Sentences with phrase «gradual degradation»

Does this failure typically manifest itself as a «works one day, fails the next» kind of thing, or is there some kind of gradual degradation of performance?

The use of EH44 as the top layer resolved the later more gradual degradation but did not solve the initial fast decreases that were seen in the cell's efficiency.

However, dry AMD through a period of years slowly can progress to late - stage geographic atrophy (GA)-- gradual degradation of retinal cells that also can cause severe vision loss.

We are witnessing a gradual degradation of corporate credits, and an increase in bond market volatility appears likely over the coming months.

Just as the Anglican Lambeth Conference of 1930 undermined a key part of the conceptual framework that made potentially fruitful heterosexual intercourse the only acceptable kind of sex, so the gradual degradation in the popular understanding of marriage makes it very difficult for many people to conceptualise the Catholic argument against gay marriage.

The onset of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is marked by the gradual degradation and eventual death of neuronal axons, the slender projections on nerve cells that transmit signals from one cell to the next.

This has led to a gradual degradation of flexibility of our lower back and hip joints.

Though this extended chapter isn't as captivating as the main bulk of the story arc, watching the gradual degradation of the Three Kingdoms is still brilliant, and of course it gives players a new line - up of warriors to play with.

Old bulbs lose up to 50 per cent of their brightness over time, but because it's a gradual degradation this is not always noticed.

It is similar to multiple sclerosis in humans and causes a gradual degradation of the muscle functions and coordination.

Purnendu Dasgupta, a perchlorate expert from the University of Texas, Arlington, believes that the gradual degradation of perchlorate levels may be due instead to diffusion.