Sentences with phrase «more scavenging»

The more missions players do, the more scavenging for parts, the more players get back.

Nature, nature, and more nature... There is no shortage of family fun to be had on the island of Molokai; it just takes a bit more scavenging than you're used to in order to find the right things to do.

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There's another dimension to scavenging that is more central to the creative process in scientists and innovators — and that's the act of refurbishing physical objects to fix immediate problems.

Set in a ramshackle, hilly village run by a group of white - hatted snobs more devoted to cheese - tasting than serving the community, «The Boxtrolls» is a 3D romp about the collision between the village and the subterranean - dwelling Boxtrolls, who scavenge for trash but have been targeted for extermination by a nefarious baddie named Snatcher (voiced by Ben Kingsley).

Occasionally, mismatched spolia (as these reused pieces are called) give the impression of cost - saving scavenging, but more often sensitive selection has yielded breathtaking results, as in the church of Sant» Agnese fuori le mura (second quarter of the seventh century).

If you've got just 1 - 2 things taken care of, whether that's a batch of energy bites, something for breakfast, or simply a good salad dressing or dip for veggies, you're much more likely to reach for those choices than to go scavenging in the pantry.

Another strategy is to make alternative versions of terminal oxidases, enzymes in the membrane that transfer electrons to oxygen, which use oxygen more efficiently or are better at scavenging oxygen when its concentration is low.

Parasite avoidance is also a likely reason why the carcasses of herbivores are rapidly scavenged by other animals, whereas dead carnivores are not and why the latter end up providing more nutrients for invertebrates and vegetation.

The city birds bested their country counterparts in one other trait: They have more robust immune systems, possibly from scavenging food and water in dirty places.

The other, more popular explanation proposes that the advent of agriculture and the attendant development of human settlements in the Middle East around 10,000 years ago created scavenging opportunities for animals bold enough to exploit them and that wolves themselves thus initiated domestication.

«I suspect we're losing a lot of breeding females,» whose carcasses are smaller and more easily scavenged.

An international team that includes University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science researchers found behavioral evidence that tiger sharks prefer to opportunistically scavenge on dead or weakened green turtles rather than actively hunting healthy individuals despite more opportunities to do so.

They found that shark scavenging on remains was more common than shark predation, although in one case, it could not be determined which activity left the marks.

It is energetically more advantageous and also safer for sharks to scavenge on carcasses rather than have to chase down live turtles.

Although Liebenberg's observations support the runner - as - hunter hypothesis, Bramble and Lieberman think early Homo would more likely have first run to scavenge prey killed by other carnivores — a strategy the Hadza people of East Africa are known to use.

One more unusual behavior may be explained by the hagfish lifestyle: The slime «eels» live on the sea floor, burrowing into the mud and even into dead whale carcasses to scavenge for food.

Now, more than a decade later, Buechley and Şekercioğlu have examined factors affecting the extinction risk of more than 100 bird species, including 22 species of vultures, which eat carrion exclusively, and other scavenging birds that have broader diets.

After the fight, sharks scavenged the victim's carcass, leaving behind more than 3,000 teeth.

PALISADES, NEW YORK — When human ancestors began scavenging for meat regularly on the open plains of Africa about 2.5 million years ago, they apparently took more than their fair share of flesh.

The researchers are testing bacterial signatures of human cadavers over time to learn more about the process of human decomposition and how it is influenced by weather, seasons, animal scavenging and insect infestations.

Moreover, recent data also show that in response to brain damage caused by aging, amyloid deposition, demyelination, and other insults, microglial cells activate several genes, including APOE, in order to more efficiently scavenge and clear tissue debris that are very rich in cholesterol due to the natural composition of the brain, which is mostly made of fats.

A new study shows the DNA of Labs may make them beg, scavenge and pay attention to food more intently than other breeds.

In general, the dogs missing the DNA were heavier than those with it, and were more motivated by food according to owner surveys — they paid attention to food more intently, and begged for food and scavenged for scraps more often.

More than that, we need compounds from colourful pigments in plants so that our immune systems can work effectively, our gut bacteria have the resources they need to work on our behalf and to scavenge and neutralise free radicals produced through the body's normal activity.

We started scavenging the same carcasses that other carnivores — wild dogs and hyenas — lived on, and the more meat we ate, the more our guts SHRANK, «because we didn't need a giant vegetable processor anymore.»

* Extracts of E. purpurea roots have greater free radical - scavenging capacity than those of E. pallida or E. angustifolia due to more amounts of phenolics constitute found in E. purpurea.

The «natural balance» in a fresh olive leaf provides a more powerful free radical scavenging capacity than when the individual components are isolated — this involves a synergistic action between flavonoids, oleuropeosides and phenols.

The bacteria scavenge the body for trace metals to make themselves more virulent (esp.

In one study it was found to be more potent at scavenging free radicals than vitamin E.

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It makes me wish I found more of those while scavenging around town.

I've yet to find one that fits me comfortably 100 % but this one was close, and now I'm on the scavenge for more (including overalls!

Though many, including the likes of Rex (Edward Norton), Boss (Bill Murray) and Duke (Jeff Goldblum) were once house pets, now they scavenge for scraps, fighting amongst themselves — even the more accustomed stray dogs, such as Chief (Bryan Cranston) struggle to get by.

This can be done by scavenging — using stealth or more aggressive means — or by hunting the game's wide variety of wildlife.

There's far more at play here than just blasting mechanised velociraptors, thanks to an intricate scavenging and crafting system that provides a deep and engaging long game.

Alternatively its possible to find a car that by virtue of excellent crank case fume scavenging could tolerate many more cold starts than one without.

Hang on a moment - if you really want the answer, there's a couple more factors that need to taken into account: Crank - case scavenging (that's the clever term for sucking the nasty fumes back out of the crank - case)- or lack of it - is a crucial multiplying factor affecting all the other items listed above.

When a Javelin does hit the restoration rotisserie, poor parts availability can be frustrating, considering AMC is long defunct, its corpse scavenged by Chrysler more than thirty years ago.

Advanced scavenging technology enables the Alfa Romeo 4C to maximize torque at low engine speeds and deliver more response to driver input by increasing combustion efficiency and turbine speed, all while eliminating turbo lag.

It features a number of new developments, including friction - reducing plasma - based cylinder liners, a stiffer crankcase, redesigned cam followers within the rocker bearings and a revised scavenging system for the dry sump that is claimed to reduce oil recirculation by more than 40 %.

In fact, with more valve overlap, the scavenging effect of the exhaust flow alone can even draw more air in on the intake side.

In fact, with more valve overlap, the scavenging effect of the exhaust flow can literally draw more air in on the intake side.

A new «4 -3-1» exhaust manifold has been engineered to more effectively scavenge gasses from the exhaust ports.

The header design incorporates the correct firing sequence which pairs exhaust ports together for more efficient exhaust scavenging.

Key elements include: - Aluminium block with built - in reinforcements High - flow intake ports and high - speed, high - lift valvetrain to enable high engine speed and power Compact intake fuel surge tank to increase engine response Oil scavenge pump, to ensure stable oil supply in even in high G - force bends Liquid - cooled oil cooler for more efficient temperature control during high - load driving Weight - saving hollow camshafts, which carry oil to the cylinder heads D - 4S (Direct - injection 4 - stroke gasoline engine Superior version), combining direct and port injection Electrically - driven VVT - iE on intake, with mechanical inlet and hydraulic outlet valves

Featuring a dry sump for optimal lubrication at high cornering loads and a «flat plane» crankshaft, the design allowed for more efficient exhaust scavenging without the need to have header primaries cross over from one bank to the other enabling optimal flow at high rpms.

Toronto - based writer and oenophile Irvin Wolkoff recalls that his first «cellar» was nothing more than a clutch of cardboard boxes scavenged from the LCBO, tipped sideways, and stored in a closet in his apartment.

If your cat hunts, scavenges on carcasses or eats raw meat regularly, they will have a higher risk of tapeworm and roundworm ingestion and may require more frequent monthly worming.

While dogs are carnivores, they are more than happy to scavenge whenever the opportunity presents itself, even in the home.

While cats are generally regarded to be more resourceful, more independent in looking for food, there is a much greater possibility for them to pick up disease - causing microorganisms from the scraps of food that they scavenge.