Sentences with phrase «characterized by regions»

In young affected dogs retinal structure, rhodopsin expression and photoreceptor activation is normal; disease progression is characterized by regions of initial focal photoreceptor degeneration surrounded by areas of structurally normal retina, which interestingly is very similar to the phenotypes of humans with RHO mutations [24].

They've created five eREITs characterized by region (West, East, Heartland), and style (Growth, Income).

Not exact matches

Demand in the three main geographic regions should remain well oriented and the environment characterized by a stronger euro1 and higher raw materials costs than in 2017.

With national elections due to take place during the first half of 2018, Five Star's failure to win in a region seen as one of its strongholds was characterized by some commentators as evidence the party's appeal had peaked.

La Nina, characterized by colder temperatures in the Pacific around the equator, affects weather in the Atlantic hurricane region as well, in the form of less wind in the tropics and therefore more hospitable conditions for hurricanes.

The invaded regions were, in general, warmer... much rainier, and characterized by a topography that was often rugged and uneven....

The continuum is characterized most basically by extensive connection, and Whitehead defines regions as «the relata which are involved in the scheme of «extensive connection»» (PR 449).

The conclusion I want to pull out of these considerations is this: if there is at least one actual entity in the world characterized by at least one eternal object, one specific form of definiteness, then this actual entity provides all the ontological ground required for the realm of eternal objects — an appeal to God is not necessary.11 And, indeed, in Whitehead, as in Aristotle, there is an eternity and an abeternity of becoming so that within the terms of the system it is inconceivable that there be any region of the extensive continuum, no matter how far it be extended fore or aft, where there is not a generation of actual entities exhibiting concrete forms of definiteness.

The «highest» value - modality is the holy (characterized positively by the holy, negatively by the unholy); the next «highest» is the spiritual (characterized positively by the beautiful, the right, and the pure cognition of truth and negatively by the ugly, the wrong, and the positivistic quest of truth in terms of controlling nature); the third «highest» of the value - modalities is the vital (characterized positively by the noble and negatively by the vulgar); the next «highest» region is the useful (characterized positively by the useful and negatively by the nonuseful); and the «lowest» region is the.

These efforts to increase the Kingdom's influence in the region have been characterized by dangerously sectarian undertones and have heightened tensions on an already unstable Arabian Peninsula.

Fire prevalence would intensify in regions characterized by two factors, they decided — an abundance of fuel and long, dry summers.

The symptoms of Parkinson's — which is characterized by stiffness and can lead to a loss of motor and speech function — are triggered by the progressive death of neurons in a midbrain region called the substantia nigra that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine (implicated in the pleasure and reward systems as well as in the maintenance of proper movement control).

They began by characterizing the cell composition, protein expression, metabolism, and electrical activity of neurons from each region in vitro.

The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of young, from mammary glands present on most species and specialized skin glands in monotremes that seep or ooze milk; the presence of hair or fur; specialized teeth; three minute bones within the ear; the presence of a neocortex region in the brain; and endothermic or «warm - blooded» bodies.

By March 2014 — about the time the epidemic was detected, but some 3 months after the first case actually occurred — the sequences had split into two distinct lineages, one of which was characterized by a single amino acid change in a region of the virus's surface protein and allows it to bind to cellBy March 2014 — about the time the epidemic was detected, but some 3 months after the first case actually occurred — the sequences had split into two distinct lineages, one of which was characterized by a single amino acid change in a region of the virus's surface protein and allows it to bind to cellby a single amino acid change in a region of the virus's surface protein and allows it to bind to cells.

Nonetheless, as Bolch notes, «On average, the entire region is clearly characterized by a loss in mass.»

The modeling indicated that KD cases in many Japanese locations, both in and out of epidemic years, peaked only when winds originated from a densely - cultivated region in northeastern China characterized by vast cereal croplands.

Perhaps the oldest agroforestry system used in the temperate regions of the world, silvopastoral systems are characterized by integrating trees with forage and livestock production.

The neocortex — the outermost layer of the brain characterized by the squiggly sulci, or brain folds — is the region that gives all primates their exceptional intelligence.

Around the Earth's core - mantle boundary are regions called ultralow - velocity zones (ULVZs), which are characterized by liquid rock with velocities up to 30 % lower than surrounding material.

Different regions of the solar system are characterized by highly variable ratios of these isotopes.

They noted that many poor nations, for instance, are clustered in tropical regions characterized by poor soils for agriculture and lots of nasty diseases, such as malaria.

Phase 6, the highest level, is characterized by such community - level outbreaks in two WHO regions.

AD is characterized by plaques composed of amyloid β - protein (Aβ) and tangles composed of Tau protein; accumulation of Aβ protein leads to disruption of Tau and, eventually, neurodegeneration which affects brain regions in a variety of ways.

This region is characterized by a spiraling arrangement of mineralized fiber layers that act as shock absorber.

Senior author Dr. Matcheri Keshavan, a Professor at Harvard Medical School, describes their results: «The main finding was that psychotic disorders are characterized by reduced folding of the cortex in key brain regions such as the cingulate cortex (a brain region involved in thinking and emotions).

Researchers at the University of Zurich have now shown how peoples» motives can be identified as they are characterized by a specific interplay between different brain regions.

January 12, 2016 Individuals with rage disorder have smaller volumes in brain structures linked with emotion People who have a behavioral disorder characterized by extreme outbursts of anger, such as road rage, have significantly lower gray matter volume in the brain region that plays an important role in regulating emotion, report scientists from the University of Chicago.

People who have a behavioral disorder characterized by extreme outbursts of anger, such as road rage, have significantly lower gray matter volume in the brain region that plays an important role in regulating emotion, report scientists from the University of Chicago.

Notably, the West African cohort has been useful for refining the association signals found in European and Asian ancestry populations; it has provided some of the earliest evidence for how relatively diverse populations might facilitate fine - mapping of loci originally identified in more homogeneous populations characterized by larger regions of strong linkage disequilibrium.

Modern human footprints reflect the specialized anatomy and function of the human foot, which is characterized by a fully adducted hallux [big toe in line with the other toes], a large and robust calcaneus [heel] and tarsal region, a pronounced medial longitudinal arch, and short toes.

My results support the hypothesis that corals living in regions characterized by larger temperature fluctuations have wider breadths of thermal tolerance.

Like others arbovirus (YFV, DENV, CHIKV) in this Kedougou region, ZIKV were found frequently at the end of the rainy season between September and December [2, 35], characterized by the existence of a very diversified mosquito fauna and an old population of vectors that have taken several blood meals and thus are more likely to be infected by contact with viremic hosts.

The irregular vasculature of solid tumors creates hypoxic regions, which are characterized by cyclic periods of hypoxia and reoxygenation.

Loggerhead juveniles disperse to regions whose climatic variability is characterized (a) in the North Atlantic by the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) and (b) in the North Pacific by the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO).

By applying the technique known as voxelation, developed by collaborators at UCLA, spatially defined regions (1 cubic millimeter in size) of the mouse brain can be characterized to develop three - dimensional (3D) relationships between cells and molecular networkBy applying the technique known as voxelation, developed by collaborators at UCLA, spatially defined regions (1 cubic millimeter in size) of the mouse brain can be characterized to develop three - dimensional (3D) relationships between cells and molecular networkby collaborators at UCLA, spatially defined regions (1 cubic millimeter in size) of the mouse brain can be characterized to develop three - dimensional (3D) relationships between cells and molecular networks.

Corticobasal degeneration is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by nerve cell loss and atrophy (shrinkage) of various regions of the brain, including the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia (which helps to start and control movements, as well as other functions).

The regions that comprise the functionally connected resting - state default - mode network (DMN) in adults appear to be the same as those that are characterized by task - induced decreases in blood - oxygen - level - dependent (BOLD) signal.

An imprinting mark region characterized by paternal allele specific methylation has been suggested to reside in a GC - rich region of 400 bp direct repeats starting at -2 kb relative to the H19 transcription start and extending upstream.

These increases were characterized by increased activation at 3 T in several prefrontal and parietal cortex regions that showed activation at 1.5 T.

In contrast to the honeybee genome, gene density in the parasitoid wasp genome is positively associated with the recombination rate; regions of low recombination are characterized by fewer genes with larger introns and by a greater distance between genes.

By employing two paradigms that differed widely in musical complexity, we found that improvisation (compared to production of over-learned musical sequences) was consistently characterized by a dissociated pattern of activity in the prefrontal cortex: extensive deactivation of dorsolateral prefrontal and lateral orbital regions with focal activation of the medial prefrontal (frontal polar) corteBy employing two paradigms that differed widely in musical complexity, we found that improvisation (compared to production of over-learned musical sequences) was consistently characterized by a dissociated pattern of activity in the prefrontal cortex: extensive deactivation of dorsolateral prefrontal and lateral orbital regions with focal activation of the medial prefrontal (frontal polar) corteby a dissociated pattern of activity in the prefrontal cortex: extensive deactivation of dorsolateral prefrontal and lateral orbital regions with focal activation of the medial prefrontal (frontal polar) cortex.

These mice were created and deposited by The Pleiades Promoter Project (Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia); their goal is to generate 160 fully characterized, human DNA promoters of less than 4 kb (MiniPromoters) to drive gene expression in defined brain regions of therapeutic interest for studying disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease), Multiple Sclerosis, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Depression, Autism, and Cancer.

They pinpointed the locations of large, dense regions called mass concentrations, or mascons, which are characterized by strong gravitational pull.

Female pattern hair loss is characterized by a loss of hair density at frontal and vertex regions of the scalp (the top).

Many studies have found that stress can contribute to headaches, a condition characterized by pain in the head or neck region.

«The Human Microbiome Project (HMP) was launched by NIH in 2007 to characterize the microbes found in different regions of the body....

Currently, terrorism reached large dimension in the Middle East with the rise of so - called Islamic State that aims to expand his caliphate throughout the Middle East, which characterizes itself by the Sharia, the Islamic Law interpreted from the Alcoran, establishing connections in Europe and other regions of the world in order to carry out attacks that may confer upon them authority through terror.

The nighttime skyline of Detroit, Michigan is pictured above.Centered directly on the Great Lakes region in the central Northern region of the United States, the state of Michigan dominates the region with two massive peninsulas jutting out into the glacial lakes.The Great Lakes State is commonly characterized by the rivalry of two major colleges, Michigan -LSB-...]

Dogs that are stressed, malnourished, or in an endemic region are at highest risk, and chronic infection typically is characterized by mild diarrhea or vomiting.