The phrase "a delineating factor" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a characteristic or element that distinguishes or defines something.
Example: "In the study of personality traits, openness to experience is often considered a delineating factor between introverts and extroverts."
Alternatives: "a distinguishing element" or "a defining characteristic."
Thus, the differences in body temperature may be a delineating physiological factor in assessing patient status and subsequent outcome, as previously suggested by others [9, 13, 16, 17].
Of note, there were no differences in physiological indices such as systolic pressure and revised trauma score (RTS), suggesting that differences in body temperature may be a delineating physiological factor in assessing civilian patient status on presentation.
In an effort to determine the specific factors that could improve attendance and participation in diabetes prevention programmes, Daspupta et al. [ 36] invited women within five years of a GDM diagnosis to a focus group discussion with the aim of delineating factors that could enhance participation and engagement in diabetes prevention programmes.
NIS-mediated radionuclide imaging and therapy has exciting potential as a safe and effective method of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, and delineating factors underlying the discordance between NIS expression and function is critical in moving this modality into the practical realm.
Delineating factors that affect these differences could be important to understand the underlying mechanism to efficiently enhance CTLs.
These generic models delineating factors underlying the three tiers of healthcare (i.e., structure, processes, and outcomes) form the basis of our conceptual framework.
These animal studies have 1) allowed insight into the mechanisms that determine alveolar growth, 2) delineated factors central to the pathogenesis of neonatal chronic lung disease, and 3) informed the development of new therapies.
While the empirical studies have delineated factors that affect small enterprise performance, no study has attempted to find out which of the factors dictate the particular informal strategic management mode a small enterprise owner would choose in order to leverage the performance of his/her enterprise.
In the study of Poll et al. the regulation of the HNF6 promoter was studied in detail thereby delineating transcription factor binding sites [17].
We have presented a model delineating the interrelated factors of antimicrobial therapy, the immune system and resistance gene transfer, and their effect on the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial strains.
(A) Delineated forest boundary (B) forest history map.
