protective effect
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprotectiveandeffect
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protective
adjective
uk/prəˈtek.tɪv/us/prəˈtek.tɪv/
giving ...
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effect
noun
uk/ɪˈfekt/us/əˈfekt/
the result of a ...
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The second is to consider the possible mechanisms that are at play in thisprotectiveeffect.
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What this protective attribute is relates to the second question, that of what mechanisms underlie theprotectiveeffect.
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In this study, education beyond primary school had aprotectiveeffectagainst mortality.
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Continuing treatment appears to have aprotectiveeffectagainst relapse.
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Our study therefore adds to the weight of evidence in favour of theprotectiveeffectof breast feeding.
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Thus, beyond its effect to slow depletion of energy, profound hypothermia confers aprotectiveeffect even after stores ofadenosine triphosphate are completely exhausted.
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There is aprotectiveeffectof breast feeding before the onset of breast cancer.
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However, the data set was small and had low power to detect aprotectiveeffect.
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In the infused animals, aprotectiveeffectof the chemical on weight loss, survival and motor performance was observed, suggesting a viable therapeutic approach.
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Survival of ram spermatozoa at high dilution:protectiveeffectof simple constituents of culture media as compared with seminal plasma.
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Therefore, it was postulated that the dissection of antibody response would shed some light on the mechanisms responsible for theprotectiveeffect.
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Religion and spirituality may have aprotectiveeffecton physical and psychological well-being in healthy individuals and may help people cope with illness.
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Being fed wet feed appears to have aprotectiveeffectagainst seropositive herd classification.
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Notably, co-worker social support had a strongprotectiveeffecton future fatigue in women.
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All etiologic research has been guided by a focus on variables with putative risk orprotectiveeffect.
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A larger study to investigate specifically the potentiallyprotectiveeffectof influenza immunization would be an important contribution to understanding in this area.
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Theprotectiveeffectseen with the dessert items is puzzling.
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The other interpretation is that full breast-feeding has a strongerprotectiveeffectwhen sanitation is poor.
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Some authors have suggested that magnesium sulphate, a drug commonly prescribed in pre-eclampsia, may be responsible for having aprotectiveeffectin these neonates.
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