Sentences with phrase «smaller fragments because»

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As small towns, small firms, inner cities, in spite of and at times, in their own way, because of gentrification, decline, and suburban life styles become increasingly mobile, privatized, and fragmented, the loss of the sense of community is more acute.

Only the most generalist species remain in the smaller fragments, she added, such as the white - eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris) or the nine - banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), which are able to adapt to disturbed environments because they do not need such large areas to find food.

Small protein fragments, also called peptides, are promising as drugs because they can be designed for very specific functions inside living cells.

The difficulty in measuring such a small increment in chromosome 21 DNA concentration has recently been overcome with the use of massively parallel genomic sequencing.20 This technique can identify and quantify millions of DNA fragments in biological samples in a span of days.23 Three cohort studies have shown the feasibility of using the technique to identify fetuses with trisomy 21 by analysis of maternal plasma DNA.24 25 26 The sample numbers studied were small because, typically, only a few samples could be analysed in each sequencing run.

Stony meteorites are the most common type, but they are difficult to recognize because they are often small fragments and look like ordinary stones.

Because smaller chunks of asteroids drift from the point of collision faster than larger pieces do, these asteroid families become shaped like the letter «V.» Smaller pieces spread out far and wide from the original impact site, while larger fragments remain condensed at thesmaller chunks of asteroids drift from the point of collision faster than larger pieces do, these asteroid families become shaped like the letter «V.» Smaller pieces spread out far and wide from the original impact site, while larger fragments remain condensed at theSmaller pieces spread out far and wide from the original impact site, while larger fragments remain condensed at the point.

According to the National Science Foundation, «Areas of patchy woods, which are very common in cities and suburban and rural areas, may have higher populations of Lyme - disease carrying ticks than forest fragments... this is because some species thrive in smaller places.»

Twenty - two bags of Pedigree ® Brand Adult Complete Nutrition were voluntarily recalled by Mars Petcare US, because of there may be some small metal fragments in the bags.

That is because of the small diameter of their urethra and ureters and their tendency to obstruct (block up) with stone fragments.