Sentences with phrase «convergence of several factors»

«The idea of Migrant arises from the convergence of several factors linked to personal experience as an immigrant and as a woman, by the societies I've met and the culture in which I grew up.»

It is the convergence of several factors which most always account for an increased susceptibility towards psoriasis, but it generally stems from an immune system which was compromised in the first place which will not only ensure the beginning but the continuation of psoriasis, and sometimes indefinitely.

The convergence of several factors explains the trend: cheaper genetic sequencing technologies, the discovery of new oncogenes (genes that can cause a normal cell to become cancerous), a new generation of computers and bioinformatics that can analyze vast amounts of data, and a multibillion - dollar effort by researchers inside and outside the pharma industry to develop targeted drugs and companion diagnostics for cancer.

Such a transition has been made possible by the convergence of several factors: a stream of new science showing an accelerating pace of climate change and its impacts; the everyday experience of people witnessing the change around them (and seeing it on the evening news); the compelling portrayals of what is happening and why, such as Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth and the 2007 reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; and the shifting stances of constituencies as diverse as evangelical Christians (who argue for protecting the climate on grounds of stewardship of God's creation) and military leaders (who argue on grounds of national security).