"Predisposition" refers to a tendency or inclination to behave, think, or feel in a certain way. It suggests that a person is more likely to have or develop a specific trait or condition due to their natural or inherited qualities.
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Participants exhibit an array of
genetic predispositions for obesity, medical and behavioral conditions, and social and financial situations.
As with many kinds of cancer, reasons a fibrosarcoma develops are still being researched, but may include genetic
predisposition of certain cats, as well as chronic inflammation from any type of injection.
Even children born
with predispositions for high noradrenaline levels and fearful responses should remain clam in stressful situations if they are with a parent they trust.
Although not strictly biographical, Waithe and co. weave experiences from Chicago's South Side into something that's not only entertaining, but an effective counterpunch to the idea that poor, inner - city youth have a genetic
predisposition toward violence and chaos.
Breed specific chronic hepatitis is the inflammation and possible necrosis of the liver due at least in part to a
breed predisposition for developing this disorder.
Some breeders favor different styles of Golden Retrievers and some may even have a personal preference for a lighter or a darker golden, but good breeders never focus exclusively on a specific colour, since this would unnecessarily narrow the gene - pool and may cause genetic
predispositions towards hereditary health issues to become magnified over time.
Hemochromatosis is a genetic
predisposition in which excess iron retention and storage can occur.
If we combine the perfect madness (Warner, 2004) of the enduring societal pressure cooker with the notion of
inherited predispositions of some women to be more anxious than others, we find a volatile condition looming in the shadows.
Maris's editorial, «Defining Why Cancer Develops in Children,» in today's New England Journal of Medicine, reflects on a major pediatric study of
cancer predisposition genes in the same issue of the journal.
The following chart summarizes the evidence associated with sterilization of dogs as far
as predisposition to some common serious cancers according to the recent studies: Type of Cancer Relative Risk Castrated Males Relative Risk Spayed Females Osteosarcoma (bone cancer) 3.8 3.1 Bladder Cancer 2 - 4 2 - 4 Prostate Cancer 2.4 - 4.3 Splenic hemangiosarcoma 2.2 Mast Cell tumors 4.1
Individuals high in hostility have a
biological predisposition toward antisocial behavior and, under given circumstances, will learn these behaviors.
Another implication, said Maris is that, as gene sequencing tools and genetic science itself continue to advance, clinicians will need to better counsel family members on the implications of previously unrecognized cancer
predisposition genes in their family.
Symptoms for food allergies are less common as compared to other dog allergies such as canine atopy (
hereditary predisposition towards developing a certain hypersensitivity).
Man's best friend is famous, of course, for his devotion, unconditional love and
natural predisposition toward human affection.
I don't, and in fact I think that research revealing the human habit of embracing or ignoring information based
on predispositions and emotion, not the information, is vitally important to convey (and needs to be conveyed more creatively, too!).
Another strategy may be utilize NAD + precursors, or blocking its consumption by poly (ADP - ribose) polymerase (PARP) enzymes to reach the same benefic effect especially in subject with
high predisposition to age related disease 40.
First evidence for a species difference in the
innate predisposition for tool use in our closest evolutionary cousins could provide insight into how humans became the ultimate tool - using ape.
Despite this, thematically, games rarely have anything to say about their
own predisposition towards landscapes of isolation, separation, and abandonment.
The study found that subjects did not react in a uniform, much less a uniformly positive manner, but rather polarized along lines consistent with
cultural predispositions toward technological risk generally.
Believers should be understanding yet aware that their attacks on faith are the result of
predispositions not facts.
The most significant factors may be genetic, since certain breeds are more susceptible than others, and strong
familial predispositions are seen within breeds.
Because of this, it is difficult to track the leading causes of death or genetic
disease predisposition of mixed breeds.
The theoretical model outlined above stems directly from Attachment Theory, called in oldspeak, conflict resolution, psychoanalytic hydraulic pressure from sexuality, faulty conditioning by the behavioral - cognitive therapists, genetic
predisposition from the biology folks, or the Existential belief in the absurd.
Cruz Camp Realizes the Truth In November, political data reporter Sasha Issenberg called Cambridge Analytica's promise «to segment the American electorate not only by
ideological predisposition but also by individual psychological characteristics... the most audacious new analytical innovation foisted on American politics this year.»
There is also a marked breed
predisposition among Siamese and related breeds, strongly suggesting an inherited component to the disease in at least some cats.
She wants to help solve a bottleneck in healthcare, which is not knowing enough
about predispositions to diseases, with the huge data set that results from over 2 million genotyped 23andMe customers.
Human genome analysis is used to delineate sequence variants and genes that determine the
individual predispositions toward healthy aging or the development of age - related diseases in people.
The presence of 1 or 2 copies of the S variant
influences predisposition to anxiety, avoidant behaviors, and interpersonal negative emotionality according to several, but not all, genetic association studies of adults, 20 while a recent study of childhood shyness - BI21 found an association in the opposite direction (ie, with the LL genotype).
Do combinatorial human mutations / polymorphisms in cardiac developmental genes
cause predisposition to disease?
At the same time, not having genetic
predisposition doesn't guarantee that you'll have a thyroid problem.
«Interpretation must now pass through a second negativity; the loss of our own
emotional predisposition not to be unsettled, our easy acquiescence to contemporary questions, languages, and perspectives.»
The human mind is predisposed to choose immediate reward over delayed gratification, and unfortunately, where money is concerned, that
predisposition comes with a huge price tag.
Consequently, if you do read every word of every article, then you will attract people with
similar predispositions to your business.
The development of effective birth control methods has made it possible for the unitive function of human sexuality to be expressed more freely, which admittedly
given predisposition to selfish predatory behavior is a mixed blessing.
This genetic
predisposition means ridding yourself of belly fat will be harder, Dr. Kashyap says, but not impossible.
What Locke could not sufficiently appreciate, given his lack of neuroscientific understanding, was the way in which the human brain has evolved and come to possess
specific predispositions as a consequence of this evolutionary process.
«Results of our study once again speak of the powerful role played by (a person's)
political predisposition in determining perceptions of local weather,» writes a research team led by Siyuan Xian of Princeton University and Wanyun Shao of Auburn University — Montgomery.
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