survival advantage

collocation in English

meaningsofsurvivalandadvantage

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survival
adjective
uk
/səˈvaɪ.vəl/us
/sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/
continuing to exist or wanting to continue ...
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advantage
noun
uk
/ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/us
/ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ/
a condition giving a greater chance ...
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(Definition ofsurvivalandadvantagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Multiple studies, however, have demonstrated nosurvivaladvantagebetween giving chemotherapy before (neoadjuvant) or after (adjuvant) surgery.
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However, at 25 year follow-up, nosurvivaladvantagewas demonstrated.
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The results show no significantsurvivaladvantageaccrued to city residents after controlling for differences in household environmental and socioeconomic conditions.
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As noted above, the extent to which abnormality detection translates intosurvivaladvantageremains to be assessed.
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Minimally counterintuitive beliefs may have a potentsurvivaladvantageover intuitive beliefs: once processed and recalled, they degrade less than intuitive ones.
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Species that provide each other mutual assistance have asurvivaladvantage.
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To define gene expression profiles that can predict a disease-freesurvivaladvantagefor either dose dense therapy, or docetaxel - containing chemotherapy.
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A highly anxious and vigilant animal may, in many natural settings, be at a greatersurvivaladvantagecompared with its more relaxed littermates.
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Several contemporary randomized trials indicate nosurvivaladvantageto performing axillary dissection in contrast to merely observing the axilla after invasive breast cancer.
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To define gene expression profiles that can predict a recurrence-freesurvivaladvantagefor either dose dense therapy, or docetaxel - containing chemotherapy.
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Thus, faster-growing fishes that spend less time in the more vulnerable size classes should gain asurvivaladvantageover smaller conspecifics via decreased susceptibility to predation.
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At present, the femalesurvivaladvantagemeans that widows living alone comprise 60% of the whole elderly population, and 74% of those aged over 85 years.
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Thesurvivaladvantageis more substantial when oophorectomy is performed together with prophylactic mastectomy.
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Genetic polymorphism and natural selection give rise to otherwise edible species (the mimic) gaining asurvivaladvantageby resembling inedible species (the model).
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This selectivesurvivaladvantageof carriers (known as heterozygous advantage) may be responsible for perpetuating the mutation in populations.
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Another important research goal is identifying the precise conditions under which thesurvivaladvantageis in effect and those under which it is not.
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While the results have been excellent, no significantsurvivaladvantagehas been demonstrable compared with open surgical repair.
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However, infrequent mutations that provide asurvivaladvantagewill tend to clonally expand at the expense of neighboring cells in the tissue.
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If 90% of it were unnecessary, there would be a largesurvivaladvantageto humans with smaller, more efficient brains.
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Hairlessness may have offered asurvivaladvantagein tropical regions.
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