Sentences with phrase «emerged as a major factor»

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Maternal smoking during pregnancy has emerged as a major risk factor in almost every epidemiologic study of SIDS.

What if factors such as economic recession and public disapproval had not emerged as major constraints to the involvement of the US and its Western allies in the Afghan war!

«Obesity - associated metabolic perturbations are emerging as major drivers of obesity - related cancer, including alterations in growth factor signaling, inflammation, and angiogenesis,» explained Dr. Hursting.

Although some of these factors appear to have a demonstrable effect on prevalence or course of macular degeneration (green leafy vegetables are good, cigarettes are bad), none has emerged as a likely major cause of it.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor neuron death and muscle atrophy, and the RNA binding protein TDP - 43 has emerged as a major molecular factor in this disease.

While of obvious concern to our profession, product lack of efficacy did not emerge as a major contributing factor to heartworm incidence, in the opinion of veterinarians participating in the survey.

A focal part of the series is public programming that involves critical discussion amongst Santa Barbara artists and arts professionals on the necessity of new or expanded arts initiatives and considering various factors that influence how these initiatives emerge and endure, notably in regions outside of major artistic centers, as in Santa Barbara.

A focal part of the series is public programming that involves critical discussion amongst Santa Barbara artists and arts professionals on articulating the necessity of new or expanded arts initiatives; and considering various factors that influence how these initiatives emerge and endure, notably in regions outside of major artistic centers, as is our town.

Continuous quality improvement (CQI) is emerging as a major success factor in improving Indigenous primary health and health care in Australia — but sector leaders say there must be consistent national support as the benefits are not being spread evenly.