Sentence examples for a point of intervention from inspiring English sources

Thus, it is possible that the SAG switching mechanism by these parasites could be exploited as a point of intervention.

Environmental design (eco-design) has been identified in both academic and policy circles as a point of intervention in the product lifecycle to promote environmental performance.

We believe the impact of criminal record discrimination on the patient-provider relationship warrants further study given its potential to both mediate the significant health risks following release from prison as well as to provide a point of intervention to improve health outcomes for this vulnerable group.

Based on our results and analysis, we posit that bathing beach activities should be a high priority for waste managers as a point of intervention and beach-goers must be encouraged to take a more active role in keeping beaches clean.

Under these conditions, cells may depend on DSB-associated replication restart mechanisms involving structure-specific nucleases, suggesting that these may offer a point of intervention in the development of cancer.

ANG-2 is an important mediator of endothelial activation that has been linked to reduced endothelial nitric oxide availability and vascular dysfunction [ 38, 39], and may be a point of intervention to modulate host response.

Accordingly, inhibiting this signaling axis by the use of specific small molecule inhibitors of JAK2 has recently been investigated as a point of therapeutic intervention in multiple human tumor indications [3], [21], [22], [23], [24].

It is thought that food in prenatal and early postnatal life impacts adult-onset diseases such as diabetes and heart disease; exposure to food is seen as a point of potential intervention in long-term health of individuals and populations.

It would be very interesting to follow patients with low-grade tumours at diagnosis in a randomised clinical trial setting with Bax, Bcl-2, CD40 and CD40L mapping and note whether overexpression or underexpression of these markers by immunohistochemistry predates the aggressive clinical behaviour and therefore indicates a point of therapeutic intervention.

Twenty-six (1.7%) of 1551 papers met our four inclusion criteria: 1) implemented a point-of-use water treatment intervention, 2) applied a behavioral intervention, 3) evaluated behavior change as the outcome, and 4) occurred in a low- or medium-development country.

Objective To examine the effects of a point-of-purchase (POP) intervention emphasizing various properties of healthful food items on college students' snack purchases.