Sentences with phrase «influence as mechanisms»
This study explores the role of knowledge access and peer influence as mechanisms by which networks may shape teacher self - efficacy.
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This seems a much stronger argument than solar influences as the mechanism can be clearly understood.
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Writing in 1982, after a decade in which the church as a whole had pursued the inner mechanisms of congregations, several sociologists reported as follows: «We share the conviction that in recent years congregational analysis has over-emphasized the internal dynamics of congregational life and has failed to sufficiently account for the influence of the social and ecological context of the church's inner life.
In that vein, Western donors should leverage their influence in countries such as Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda, where they still provide extensive budgetary support, to encourage stronger regulatory and institutional oversight mechanisms.
Many factors, such as antioxidant mechanisms and dietary and biological factors, influence metabolism, Redman says, but current theories hold that a slower metabolism is most beneficial for healthy aging and that organisms that burn energy most efficiently should experience the greatest longevity.
Such epigenetic mechanisms are high on the list of suspects when it comes to explaining how environmental factors that affect parents can later influence their children, such as in the Dutch second world war study, but just how these epigenetic changes might be passed on to future generations is a mystery.
This study aids in the broader understanding of the complex mechanisms that influence harmful algal bloom progression in bodies of water rich in organic nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen, and points to the direct need to reduce nutrient pollution in the face of both urban and agricultural development.
«We found no evidence that climbing allows these salamanders to more fully exploit available food resources, which instead suggests that other mechanisms, such as competition or predator avoidance, might be important influences on salamander populations,» said Connette.
Although we did observe positive effects on some aging traits, such as memory impairments and reduced red blood cell counts, our studies showed that similar drug effects are also seen in young mice, indicating that rapamycin did not influence these measures by slowing aging, but rather via other, aging - independent, mechanisms.»
Temporary spells of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome may also occur in individuals who are under the influence of a drug (such as alcohol) that may relax their body tone excessively and interfere with normal arousal from sleep mechanisms.
As a result, we clarified that the influence of the ion mass appeared remarkably in a high - density plasma and that the detailed physical mechanism in which turbulence is suppressed through an effect caused by electron - ion collisions.
Now, two research groups from Dana - Farber Cancer Institute have independently discovered a genetic mechanism in cancer cells that influences whether they resist or respond to immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors.
«GECCO aims to continue to discover additional colorectal cancer - related variants by investigating how genetic variants are modified by other environmental and lifestyle risk factors, including biomarkers as well as how they influence patient treatment response and survival,» Peters said, emphasizing how much further research is required to uncover the specific mechanisms by which genes modulate the intake of certain foods on colorectal cancer risk.
The study's investigators noted that factors such as emotional distress and frequency of headache may influence each other through a common pathophysiological mechanism.
The authors suggest that the mechanisms by which stress resilience may influence the development of type 2 diabetes are probably complex and involve unhealthy lifestyle behaviours as well as other physiological factors.
Epigenetics is being recognized as an increasingly important area of research that involves an understanding of the molecular mechanisms that influence the phenotypic outcome of the genome without alteration of the DNA sequence.
«This can help us determine mechanisms that influence species composition in planktonic communities exposed to red tides, and suggests that these chemical cues could alter large - scale ecosystem phenomena, such as the funneling of material and energy through marine food webs.»
The methylation of DNA is one of the epigenetic mechanisms regulating the functioning of the genome, influenced by not only by variations in DNA sequence, but also environmental factors such as fluctuations in the circadian rhythm.
Also the morphological fit between flowers and visitors (size, shape, functionality, location where pollen gets deposited or stigma collects pollen) as well as the visitors» physical and mental capabilities to trigger potential floral mechanisms might influence pollen transfer.
Complex surface attributes, such as its topography and chemical properties, are not explored here but are expected to influence cluster sizes in some natural environments by increasing the complexity of fluid flow patterns, inducing short - range cell relocation and modifying the long - range relocation mechanism.
Scientists have found a novel mechanism through which mutant p53 enhances metastasis by controlling tumour metabolism, as well as revealing how this process is influenced.
Anderson, J.B. and Thomas, M.A., 1991, Marine ice sheet decoupling as a mechanism for rapid, episodic sea - level change: the record of such events and their influence on sedimentation: Sedimentary Geology, v. 70, p. 87 - 104.
The near - term goal is to understand the electronic mechanisms of the process and the influence of trace impurities, such as silver or copper.
... [T] he significant correlations as well as similar atmospheric circulation patterns might provide empirical support for a solar influence on hydroclimate extremes in central Europe during spring and summer by the so - called solar top - down mechanism.
Furthermore, as dopaminergic mechanisms modulate pain responses, these researchers assessed the influence of the functional DRD2 gene polymorphism (957C > T) and the catechol - O - methyl - transferase (COMT) Val158Met polymorphism on the analgesic effect of rTMS.
We explore these mechanisms for cases of both magnetized and unmagnetized planets, in order to characterize the potential influence on the rotational history of the star, as well as the planetary orbital migration.
Noma is interested in the mechanisms that regulate the three - dimensional genome structure, which influences various nuclear processes such as transcription, DNA replication, repair, and chromosome segregation.
«These results suggest that phytoestrogens can interfere with the normal estrogen feedback mechanisms with respect to release of gonadotropin in the ewe... although most studies into the effects of phytoestrogens have concentrated on changes in the reproductive tract, there are indications that they interfere with the hormone balance between the ovaries and the hypothalamo - adenohypophysical system... ewes on phytoestrogens have shown follicular abnormalities such as numerous small follicles, deficient antrum formation and signs of early atresia... it is possible that the permanent changes brought about by phytoestrogens in the brain are a result of these compounds interacting with estrogen receptors in this tissue, and subsequently influencing the re-synthesis or replenishment of cyto - plasmic estrogen receptors... phytoestrogens can interfere with the delicate feedback mechanisms involved in the release of the gonadotrophins.»
While influenced by the brain and nervous system, as well as hormones, the heart also contains its own intrinsic mechanism allowing it to beat independently.
The mechanisms by which required nutrients, such as the aforementioned vitamins and minerals, influence mood can be explained in part by their role in the production of neurotransmitters [43].
However, in the ensuing years, many of the mechanisms first proposed by Logan and colleagues (as listed, adapted from [73, 74]-RRB- whereby beneficial microbes could influence mood or fatigue, have been examined experimentally.
The negative influence of alcohol on thyroid functions are well - documented, as seen above, but it's impossible not to wonder about the underlying mechanisms.
While scientists still need to study the mechanisms by which alternate nostril breathing improves efficiency in a vigilance - specific task, it is known that vigilance is influenced by psychological factors such as stress (negative effects) and motivation (positive influences).
The mechanism for this is not established but evidence supports direct action of KBs together with modifications in levels of hormones, which influence appetite, such as ghrelin and leptin.21 Here we can summarize (listed in order of importance and available evidence) that the weight - loss effect of VLCKD seems to be caused by several factors:
Kokubo says coffee, which contains caffeine and compounds known as quinides, likely influences our health through different mechanisms.
The remainder of this review focuses on recent studies assessing the molecular mechanisms regulating protein synthesis and breakdown and the potential influence of amino acids as signaling molecules.
Ravitch, who has long been an effective polemicist, must have felt increasingly irrelevant and ignored over the last decade, as rigorous quantitative analyses, which she is not capable of producing or even understanding very well, increasingly displaced clever rhetoric as the primary mechanism for influencing education policy.
Topics include localization of brain function; general functions of specific brain areas; anatomy of the neuron; neurotransmission; mechanism of drug action on neurons; genetic, behavioral, and environmental influences on drug addiction; and addiction as a chronic disease.
Legal mechanisms known as poison pills, permitted under the laws of most states, effectively prohibit shareholders from accumulating a large position in a company or working with other large shareholders to influence the company.
Science tells us that negative experiences have much more influence than positive experiences as a survival mechanism.
Using the process of reproduction as a point of entry, the artist questions the communication mechanisms and aesthetic conventions that influence our understanding of reality.
Regarding the various mechanisms that Semiletov and Shakhova view as influencing carbon emissions from the ESAS, I recommend reviewing the following open access article:
At the other side, if the influence of solar cycle (s) on cloud cover is real (no matter what mechanism is involved), then the initial variation in insolation (as incorporated in current models) is increased by a factor 4 - 5.
You and those who believe as you do obviously assume that CO2 dominates the greenhouse effect, even though it is well established (from modeling, anyway) that clouds exert the most influence as a «heat trapping» mechanism (though their LW forcing is supplanted by their SW forcing capacity.)
Sun, clouds, oceans, biology, wind, snow, ice and land interacting as tremendous energies cascade through powerful mechanisms... along with cosmic influences, like cosmic rays that shower the Earth like a galactic gravestone falling on your toe.
«Radiative forcing is a measure of the influence a factor has in altering the balance of incoming and outgoing energy in the Earth - atmosphere system and is an index of the importance of the factor as a potential climate change mechanism.
Their sum must be conserved in this exchange, therefore a very high correlation is unavoidable over periods too short for the LOD to be influenced as strongly by other mechanisms.
Instead, they demanded an unworkable framework of legally binding international emissions targets, influenced and supported by climate hawks who demanded a laser focus on increasing renewable deployment and energy efficiency, mainly through market mechanisms such as cap - and - trade and carbon taxes.
Since CO2 from coal - generated electricity used for air conditioning would be tiny compared to ocean CO2 flux, the temperature influences CO2 as only a Natural mechanism and will affect both sources and sinks of carbon.
As the Report says: «there is high confidence (medium evidence and high agreement) that the GCR - ionization mechanism is too weak to influence global concentrations of cloud condensation nuclei or their change over the last century or during a SC in a climatically - significant way»