Sentences with phrase «weaker links between»

Everything from cells to cedar trees is knit together using a myriad of weaker links between small molecules.

«Big data analysis shows weak link between badgers and cattle for TB transmission.»

The researchers reported a weak link between the children's current exposure to secondhand smoke and airflow obstruction.

Periodontal disease is sometimes implicated as a cause of reverse sneezing but all of that still makes a pretty weak link between reverse sneezing and hypothyroidism.

For example, we found a trend for a weak link between open communication and delinquency (ESr = − 0.07, p < 0.10, k = 11), while supportive parenting was moderately linked to delinquency (ESr = − 0.23, p < 0.001, k = 5) and negative aspects of support, such as combinations of neglect, hostility and rejection were strongly linked to delinquency (ESr = 0.33, p < 0.001, k = 3).

In general, attachment to parents was significantly linked to delinquency in these studies (e.g. Bernburg and Thorlindsson 1999; Ford 2005; Laundra et al. 2002; LeBlanc 1994) or attachment was even the most important predictor of delinquency (e.g., compared to other family factors and economic factors, Mack et al. 2007), while some studies found only weak links between social bonding and delinquency (e.g., compared to prior delinquency and delinquent peers, Agnew 1991).

Not exact matches

The link between Montsanto and Sumitomo is also weak — Montsanto does not manufacture or sell larvicides, and does not own any part of Sumitomo, although the companies do partner in the area of weed control in Latin America.

Europe hasn't been [able] to put the firewalls and most importantly hasn't been able to break the link between weak banks and weak sovereigns.»

Empirically, the links in the chain between tight labor markets, wage pressure, and price pressure appear much weaker than they were decades ago, a point Ben Spielberg underscores in the recent podcast we did on the Federal Reserve (which some have found surprisingly entertaining!).

There must be a recapitalisation of the weak banks, with preferably a direct link between the EFSF / ESM and the banks, in order to break the negative feedback loop that we have between banks and sovereigns.»

According to Alan J. Bailyes, there were five theological issues between the ecumenical and evangelical positions: Church and world, the nature of conversion, Gospel and culture, Christology, and hermeneutics.3 Bailyes explains that a sound and solid ecclesiology has long been a weak link in the evangelical chain of theology, «coming a poor second or cven third behind its soteriology with its emphasis upon the individual and his / her relationship with God.

For all of us, the invitation is clear; to follow Jesus in identification and sharing with the weak, marginalized and poor of the world, because in them we encounter him: Knowing from the Gospel and from historical experience that to be rich is to risk forfeiting the kingdom, and knowing how close the links are, in today's world, between the abundance of some and the needs of others, Christians are challenged to follow him, surrendering all they are and have to the kingdom, to a struggle that commits us against all injustice, against all want.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Loris Karius had another shaky evening between the sticks, while Joel Matip looked the weak link in a nerve - shredding back four.

Ed Miliband's tactic, and the tactic of many of his colleagues, has been to attack the Lib Dems as the weak link - to prompt a falling - out between the party and its coalition partners.

«Here, politicians» interests are weak and the link between the reforms and the sources of voters» anger is clear.

[3]: 82 In party list PR systems without delineated districts, such as the Netherlands and Israel, the geographic link between representatives and their constituents is considered extremely weak.

The link between prostate cancer and an infection is perhaps the weakest of all those here, but if confirmed it could lead to better screening techniques

The link between periodontitis and increased cancer risk was weaker or not apparent in African - American participants from the ARIC study, except in cases of lung and colorectal cancer.

They found significant links between both types of aggression and attention problems, although the link between attention and premeditated aggression was weaker than the link between attention and impulsive aggression.

One link between the seemingly disparate conditions of stones and weak bones is an excess of calcium in the urine, which tends to be more common in men, Carbone said.

These will probably be connected through a few weak links that will leave gaps between the clusters, the so - called structural holes.

For now, the link between mobile phones and cancer remains weak, he says.

Although there was a tendency for people to experience more anxiety about romantic relationships if they were from divorced families, the link between parental divorce and insecurity in romantic relationships was relatively weak.

In most materials, Zhang realized, the link between electrons and nuclei is too weak to create a topological - insulating behavior.

Alex Randall, project manager of the Climate Change and Migration Coalition, says that the link between climate change and conflict is still fairly weak, and that it shouldn't shift the responsibility of the war away from political or diplomatic failures:

Researchers now believe they have found a link between «Yo - Yo Diets» and immune system dysfunction, & that they contribute to a weaker Immune System, according to study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

I also kind of had some gut issues which you and I worked through, and there was clearly a link between the stress that I was facing, my underactive thyroid, my poor gut health and then my kind of weak immune system — which I paradoxically thought my immune system was great because I never got sick.

Bottom Line: The link between MCTs and improved exercise performance is weak and more studies are needed to confirm these claims.

Past research focused on weak epidemiological evidence to determine the link between saturated fats, cholesterol, and CVD.

Dr. Joel comes on Bulletproof Radio to discuss things that make your mitochondria weak, supplements that increase resilience, the link between the gut microbiome and the heart, and tests you can take to track your cardiovascular health.

To be fair, however, between Robbie, Leto, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Will Smith as Deadshot, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flagg and Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, there doesn't seem to be a weak link in the film's cast.

There's also not a single weak link in the all - star cast (including youngster Dev Patel), and though the film could have easily come across as being too schmaltzy in the hands of another director, John Madden strikes the right balance between comedy and sentimentality.

Back to Boss, where things get more interesting (in between the various hauntings) as Mayor Kane attempts to find redemption on a number of fronts: at home, where his wife (the terrific Connie Nielsen) and estranged daughter Emma (Hannah Ware, a pallid weak link) can barely stand to share a dinner table with him; and more compellingly, with the city at large, where his efforts at urban redevelopment of a run - down housing project seem unusually selfless — he certainly impresses the alluring and earnest political operative (Sanaa Lathan) whom he lures into his inner circle.

Links between adult basic education classes and other worker training programs are weak, with workers who enter Department of Labor training programs with low skills typically not allowed into training programs and not referred to the DOE - based Adult Basic Education system, and

In today's report, commissioned to update on progress made in this area, Ofsted warned that the sharing of information between schools and providers was «generally weak, even in those schools where learners were taking part in taster and link courses».

It didn't work well then, and it works less well now — the link between goods price and wage inflation is a weak one.

Our proposal, which we discuss in detail in «What «Smart Beta» Means to Us» (Arnott and Kose 2014), combines one core criterion (it must overtly sever the link between the price of a stock and its weight in the portfolio) and several weaker requirements (the strategy must have most of the other advantages of conventional indexing, such as low turnover, broad market representation, liquidity, capacity, transparency, ease of testing, low fees, and so forth).

Yet, historically the link between GDP and locally listed stock's prices is at best weak, isn't that a problem?

3) Deflation can be good or bad — deflation is not always bad for output — the link between deflation and growth is weak, and nonexistent without the Great Depression

The only weak link is Ludger himself, who strikes an awkward balance between a silent protagonist and a customizable one.

A number of recent studies have found a strong link between peak human - induced global warming and cumulative carbon emissions from the start of the industrial revolution, while the link to emissions over shorter periods or in the years 2020 or 2050 is generally weaker.

The link between climate change and species is weak enough, but the link between climate change and poverty is weaker still.

The charts below illustrate that occasional weak cool - season links may occur between the phase strength of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO phase strength) and EF1 to EF5 tornado reports for bi-monthly periods from 1950 through 2010 (1951 to 2011 for the last pair, Dec - Jan period).

According to Stone, cases where the link between human - generated greenhouse gas emissions and local warming trends were weak were often due to the fact that the climate observational record was insufficient in those regions to build a clear picture about what has been happening over the past several decades.

The supposed link between sunspots and global warming is so tenuous and has so many problems in its science, any effect sunspots have on our planet are likely to be very weak:

It concludes that establishing the links between former government officials and the fossil fuel industry highlights «the major potential for conflict of interest», adding: «When one takes into account what is at stake for large fossil fuel companies, and how much lobbying they conduct on climate policy more generally, weak revolving door policy provides another avenue of influence for private fossil fuel interests to exploit».

Even if the link between goodness - of - fit and forecast warming is weak, I would expect only random fluctuations in the «likely» range.

The last factor in particular (measured formally with the «Socio - sexual Orientation Inventory - revised») appeared to explain a large part of the link between having been poached by one's partner and having weak commitment to the new relationship.

She finds no difference in children's vocabulary scores at age three between stable two - parent families (whether cohabiting or married) and stable single - mother families, but she finds that scores are lower in unstable families (whether cohabiting or married) than in stable families.42 Carey Cooper and co-authors also highlight the role that partnership instability plays in the link between family structure and child cognitive development, although these links are much weaker than those they find for behavioral development (discussed below).43

Cassidy and Berlin suggested that adequate peer relations mediate a link between weak parent attachments and loneliness in children [45].