plausible mechanism

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plausible
adjective
uk
/ˈplɔː.zə.bəl/us
/ˈplɑː.zə.bəl/
seeming likely to be true, or able to ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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If so, someplausiblemechanismthrough which genes might exert their influence on parenting should be suggested.
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Emotional disequilibration linked to fluctuations in interparental hostility across the three interactions is oneplausiblemechanism.
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Secondly, we know of noplausiblemechanismby which this polarization would have been amplified or maintained.
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What can possibly be done at this stage is to suggest a moreplausiblemechanism.
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Compared to the sequential and random mechanisms, uncoupled switching may be the most biologicallyplausiblemechanismfor the control of gene expression.
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Noplausiblemechanismhas ever been identified neurophysiologically which exhibits this incredible property.
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Therefore, it is necessary to characterize the structure of these complex materials in order to clarify the nature of precursors and to find aplausiblemechanismof synthesis.
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It has been widely assumed that growth of individual structures and functional systems in response to niche-specific cognitive challenges is the mostplausiblemechanismfor brain expansion in mammals.
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This is aplausiblemechanism, as there is a reduced presence in the fetal brain of antioxidant enzymes such as catalase and peroxidase.
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However, skepticism remained because many people feel that establishing causation requires elucidating aplausiblemechanismby which the effect occurs, he recalled.
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In conclusion, therefore, in many instances there is little evidence for plausible mechanisms for the protomap account.
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The mostplausiblemechanismaccounting for the symptoms involves a dose-dependent release of certain cytokines, an event which occurs by inhaled metal oxide fumes which injure the lung cells.
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Since sequence-related families and structurally related families will not be identical, analysis of the relationships between them focuses on plausible mechanisms of protein evolution.
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The problem is that plausible mechanisms that underlie the processes remain uncertain.
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This presents aplausiblemechanismfor the initial stages of planetary formation, since particles of this size do not have sufficient gravity to cause this phenomenon.
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There are two plausible mechanisms for dealing with it.
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Hydrogen has been thought unlikely because of its volatility, but recent studies have uncovered plausible mechanisms for its incorporation and permanence in the core.
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The antimatter mechanisms proposed to date have for the most part provided plausible mechanisms for harnessing energy from these annihilation products.
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