Sentence examples for a dual function of from inspiring English sources

The second bedroom could double as a den or study, providing a dual function of part-time sleeping space and daily functional space for the parents.

By 1921 a compromise was reached, pressured by widespread factory discontent: trade unions were thenceforth to have a "dual function" of helping to raise productivity while guaranteeing workers' legitimate rights against overbearing managers.

This dermal shield consists of bony plates, called osteoderms, interconnected by sutures and non-mineralized collagen fibers, providing a dual function of protection and flexibility.

Surgical gowns address a dual function of preventing transfer of microorganism and body fluids from operating staff to the patient and also from patient to operating staff (CDC 1998; Huang & Leonas 2000; Laufman et al. 1979; Slater 1998).

Scaffoldin subunit is an anchoring protein which has a dual function of incorporating various enzymatic subunits through the tight interactions between the cohesin and dockerin moieties and binding to the substrate with the help of carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) (Mazzoli et al. 2012; Himmel et al. 2010).

We have observed evidence of a dual function of ITAM-adapter signaling in osteoclasts.

The focus on self-portraiture seems to serve a dual function: to highlight the best examples of self-portraiture throughout time, but also to show us how seminal artists have viewed themselves throughout history.

Functional characterisation of the shrimp protein revealed a dual function: binding of β-glucans trigger the activation of this pattern-recognition protein and the prophenol-oxidase system, which is a central component of the shrimp innate immunity defence system, but βGBP-HDL is also involved in lipid transport [45], [46].

Very recently, TBX3 was identified as a TGF-β1 target with a dual function: inhibition of proliferation and promotion of the migration of breast epithelial cells.

Most of the rituals performed by the Wudi emperor had a dual function; although of dynastic political and religious significance, they frequently manifested his ceaseless search for immortality.

But other research has also shown that people tend to discard separately bought fitness gadgets within a few months – suggesting that any successful "wearable" would have to have a dual function, one of which was not in health or fitness-related.