exogenous factor
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exogenous
adjective
uk/ɪkˈsɒdʒ.ɪ.nəs/us/ɪkˈsɑː.dʒə.nəs/
found or coming from outside something, for example a system or a person's body ...
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factor
noun[C]
uk/ˈfæk.tər/us/ˈfæk.tɚ/
a fact or situation that influences the result ...
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A disruptive,exogenousfactormay have dramatic effects on the brain regions that are experiencing rapid growth.
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Since is anexogenousfactor, it is unexplained within the model.
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Finally, the design provides strong evidence that this mediation effect itself is not spurious and is caused by some otherexogenousfactor.
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Given the rise in oil prices, this is anexogenousfactorthat we must take into account in our public finance strategies.
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The large bowel microflora are also a very significant potential confounder of metabolic profiles and could be classified as either an endogenous orexogenousfactor.
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It might start with anexogenousfactorsuch as technological innovation.
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A policy regime model synthesizes the literature and combines a perspective on exogenous factors with a focus on political processes.
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One of the exogenous factors that contributes to the pest status of any insect species is its phytosanitary status.
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It also depends upon the existence of exogenous factors, such as the exogenously growing labor force and/or technical change.
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Another possible explanation for the cursory treatment of exogenous factors is perhaps a genuine democratic inclination on behalf of scholars.
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The available pathophysiological knowledge on the endogenous mechanisms at work is qualitative but highly incomplete whereas the exogenous factors can be completely and quantitatively known.
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The model implies that the saving decisions of different individuals reflect their rationality and knowledgeable status, given their preferences and other exogenous factors.
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The importance of such exogenous factors depends in part on whether we believe that politics will return to some equilibrium after external events intervene.
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It is likely that different mechanisms act in different patients, with both genetic and exogenous factors being important.
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Much of the literature in theoretical studies up to this point has basically ignored models of optimization with exogenous factors.
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The analysis of dynamism covers the institutional evolution process over time and space, considering both endogenous and exogenous factors.
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Such studies are strengthened when groups are matched on such active exogenous factors, rather than on basic demographics, as is commonly done.
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Further work on the effect of the transfer once the policy has taken effect should take account of these exogenous factors.
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The dynamics of such systems result from complex interacting mechanisms, and are very often regulated by both endogenous and exogenous factors.
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This system uses annual and intra-annual decision-making to decide what to grow based on the producers' goals, management concerns and exogenous factors.
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