Sentences with phrase «shaped by a complex»

A cat's behaviour and character are shaped by a complex mix of influences relating to the species, the individual's genetics and its experiences as a kitten.

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Guillà © n and Suà ¡ rez argue that the statistical and comparative analyses reported in their paper indicate that Internet development is «a complex phenomenon shaped not only by public policy and conditions for entrepreneurship but also by specific contingencies in each country.»

Cons: Offers fewer features than more complex models, large or irregularly shaped kibbles may get stuck, operates by intervals not time, no smartphone or Wifi connectivity

Offers fewer features than more complex models, large or irregularly shaped kibbles may get stuck, operates by intervals not time, no smartphone or Wifi connectivity

For some the «hyper literalism» of the new translation, with its unfamiliar words and complex sentence structures, put an end to a brave experiment in inculturation which, it is claimed, had been envisioned and inaugurated by Sacrosanctum Concilium and which had shaped much of the Church's liturgy in the years after the Council.

But it is also shaped by a myriad of experiences that in a complex society render it fragile and in need of integration.

Epigenetics provides evidence that the nature versus nurture controversy has been resolved and that each is shaped by the other through a series of complex chemical, biological and environmental interactions.

The percolating squall is shaping up to be the latest in a long history of clashes over «new» land on the lakefront, all made more complex by the vague legal language that determines ownership.

These complex sugars are indigestible by the infant but appear to play a powerful role in shaping an infant's gut microbiome, the fine - tuned community of trillions of microbial cells that, again, scientists are only beginning to understand.

Mr. Seabrook, the union leader who has been a proud obstacle to plenty of the reform efforts aimed at Rikers Island by Mr. de Blasio over the last several years — he filed court documents to try to stop a new use of force policy and has held City Hall press conferences decrying the mayor's policies and telling him to «shape up or ship out» — pointed to something that would probably be an even larger obstacle to closing down the city's controversial jail complex: resistance from residential neighborhoods who don't want inmates nearby.

This flux in hormones can also provide insights into the biological changes that prepare us to become a sexually mature adult, as well as the complex interplay between genetically programmed changes and those that are shaped by experience and the environment.

By repeating this tier - by - tier addition, engineers can build complex shapes, such as rocket engineBy repeating this tier - by - tier addition, engineers can build complex shapes, such as rocket engineby - tier addition, engineers can build complex shapes, such as rocket engines.

By carefully coordinating bursts of light and oxygen to firm up the resin where desired, the system makes complex, 3D shapes.

Further investigation suggested that by binding to amyloid beta, the dye helps to preserve the environment that the proteins need to form complex three - dimensional shapes.

Titan is Saturn's largest moon, a cryogenically cold world with a surface shaped by hydrocarbon rivers and seas fed by methane, ethane and complex organic compounds raining out of its thick, smoggy atmosphere.

Our environments are complex, multifaceted, and permeated by a seemingly infinite number of factors that could shape us.

The proposed «two - speed» mode of venom evolution highlights the fascinating evolutionary dynamics of this complex biochemical cocktail, by showing for the first time the significant roles played by different forces of natural selection in shaping animal venoms.

The Rosetta spacecraft's first look at comet 67P / Churyumov — Gerasimenko shows a diverse, complex world, shaped by eruptions and erosion, that may hint at what the solar system was like 4.6 billion years ago.

The new work goes beyond that by mathematically analyzing complex 3 - D shapes and tying those shapes to a particular genetic makeup.

«We've shown that any simple or complex cell shape can be captured like music by its pitch, amplitude and timbre,» she explains.

It is astonishing that such a simple shape as half a domino can have such curious implications, and it shows that even in today's complex world mathematics can still advance by looking at a simple idea in a new way.

The first was a T - shaped structure which Mulliken called an «outer complex», in which the chlorine molecule interacts only weakly with the electrons of the carbon - carbon double bond to form a loose association held together by electrostatic forces.

That suggests that even though early penguins had the recognizable body shape of today's penguins, by 36 million years ago they had not yet evolved the kind of tightly clustered melanosomes needed to perform complex aquatic feats.

By oxidizing iron, these microorganisms likely helped shape the chemistry of Earth over billions of years, ultimately leading to the evolution of more complex life such as plants and animals.

Geneticists classify traits like tooth size and shape as «complex» because they are affected by DNA variations within many genes.

Differences in the structure and dynamics of the helical region (shown in orange) of the HSP90 protein with two different inhibitor molecules (green) bound affect the shape of the binding pocket (shown by light - blue surfaces) and the rate of formation and dissociation of the complexes.

By comparing high - resolution structures of two complexes — one containing both a DUB and a pseudo-DUB, and two copies of an inactive DUB by itself — the team determined that KIAA0157 alters the shape of the BRCC36 active site, by swinging an amino acid into position to make the complex able to catalyze chemical reactionBy comparing high - resolution structures of two complexes — one containing both a DUB and a pseudo-DUB, and two copies of an inactive DUB by itself — the team determined that KIAA0157 alters the shape of the BRCC36 active site, by swinging an amino acid into position to make the complex able to catalyze chemical reactionby itself — the team determined that KIAA0157 alters the shape of the BRCC36 active site, by swinging an amino acid into position to make the complex able to catalyze chemical reactionby swinging an amino acid into position to make the complex able to catalyze chemical reactions.

This is, however, a complex process: the reflection by snow results from scattering of sunlight by numerous snow grains with largely varying shapes and sizes.

A crystal is really just a very large macromolecule, and could be used for richly varied complex chemistry if assembled atom by atom into desired shapes with strategically placed defects and dopants.

Protein - protein complexes show good complementarity in surface shape and polarity and are stabilized largely by weak interactions, such as burial of hydrophobic surface, hydrogen bonds, and van der Waals forces.

«The Acheulian is one of the first defined prehistoric techno - complexes and is characterized by shaped bifacial stone tools.

The evolutionary history of the diapsid lineage is quite complex; diapsids evolved into many shapes, occupying many different ecological niches since they first came onto the scene in the late Carboniferous Period (roughly 350 million years ago), when they were represented by the earliest diapsid, the tiny lizardlike Petrolacosaurus.

Aβ is believed to penetrate neuronal plasma membranes, where it leads to lipid peroxidation.10 It has also been implicated in deactivating a subunit of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, thereby inhibiting conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA and the eventual production of cellular energy as ATP.32 Another way Aβ affects glucose metabolism in the brain is that fragments of Aβ disrupt insulin signaling by binding to neuronal synapses, which alters their shape and function.15, 38 Insulin receptors are abundant at synapses, so if the integrity of the synapse itself has been compromised, the receptors won't function effectively.

«Films like The Shape of Water, A Fantastic Woman, Lady Bird, and Call Me By Your Name not only have complex, detailed, and moving portrayals, but prove that audiences and critics alike are hungry for stories which embrace diversity.»

Films like «The Shape of Water,» «A Fantastic Woman,» «Lady Bird,» and «Call Me By Your Name» not only have complex, detailed, and moving portrayals, but prove that audiences and critics alike are hungry for stories which embrace diversity,» said Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD president and CEO.

Best - case scenario: The film's sincere efforts to invest this scenario (adapted from a novel by Ruth Rendell) with complex emotion make it play like a cross-dressing riff on Vertigo, with one lover trying to shape another in a dead person's image.

Okja By Amy Taubin Bong Joon Ho's shape - shifting tale of a girl and her genetically engineered superpig becomes an unflinching look at the industrial meat complex

In secondary education... we are beset by a peculiar paradox: in our complex industrial society there is increasingly more to learn, and formal education is ever more important in shaping one's life chances; at the same time, there is coming to be more and more an independent «society of adolescents,» an adolescent culture which shows little interest in education and focuses the attention of teenagers on cars, dates, sports, popular music, and other matters just as unrelated to school.

At the age of eight, our favourite activity was constructing complex cubbies and forts out of palm fronds and saplings — all of which we cut and shaped with the saws and machetes we were allowed by our parents to use.

You can now make complex shapes by arranging the pieces in different ways.

All that in idea seemed simple became in practice immediately complex; as the waves shape themselves symmetrically from the cliff top, but to the swimmer among them are divided by steep gulfs, and foaming crests.

The book follows Sarah and Handful over the next 35 years, «as both strive for a life of their own, dramatically shaping each other's destinies and forming a complex relationship marked by guilt, defiance, estrangement and the uneasy ways of love,» according to the publisher.

What stands out for me aren't so much the characters — protagonists Nailer and Nita are complex and believable, but many of the supporting characters are sketchily drawn — or the plot, which has a familiar shape — shipwrecked rich girl rescued by gutter rat, flight from bad people wanting to use rich girl as pawn, a big fight, a hairsbreadth rescue — but the meticulously detailed, multi-layered post-climate change world in which the action takes place.

Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity, by renowned scholars Elaine Pagels and Karen L. King, lets us hear an extraordinary voice silenced for over 1,500 years, opening a fascinating window into the complex world of early Christianity.

Start simple by keeping your exterior to a square shape before you try something more complex.

You can, of course, delineate complex shapes by tracing on the screen with your finger, and even tasks like keeping objects on the right layers, when you graduate to more complex level - design, are considerably eased by the ability to drag and drop.

The player removes the unique and complex shapes one by one in order to keep the Pink Star shape safe on the island.

By 1965 he was working mostly in oil with interlocking geometric shapes in rich colors and complex patterns.

Large - scale paintings such as Partitions (1971) and Roman XI (1981) feature Tworkov's gestures confined to complex shapes and guided by lines or grids.

Characterized by mathematically complex compositions of color, shape and dizzying pattern, the term «Op Art,» was first used by artist Donald Judd in his review of Julian Stanczak's «Optical Paintings,» and was later popularized by a 1964 Time magazine article, catapulted the term into main - stream use.