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Discover LudwigThe phrase "act as cause" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing causation or the role of something in producing an effect.
Example: "In this experiment, the chemical reaction will act as cause for the observed changes in temperature."
Alternatives: "serve as a cause" or "function as a cause".
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In addition, there were fewer events in ER positive tumors, so it might act as cause of limited power.
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The three are on the hit list of the California Safe Cosmetics Act as causing cancer or birth defects.
This model of diet was developed by a multidisciplinary team from the Monash University in Melbourne and became well-known after the publication of a study in 2008 showing that dietary FODMAPs acted as causing factors in patients with IBS.
Data on end-of-life decisions came from a series of surveys among physicians who acted as cause-of-death certifiers for a representative sample of deaths (excluding acute deaths) in 1990 , 1995 2001 and 2005 [ 20].
Depression causes an increase in muscular tension which spreads to the pericranium muscles and might act as a cause for TMD symptoms.
Excessive weight/obesity is also currently seen as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and it could, at least in some cases, act as a cause for metabolic disturbances such as hyperglycemia [10].
The inefficiency of mitochondrial protein import might also act as another cause for the developmental failure of iSCNT embryos.
At higher potentials nitrates act as passivators causing a sudden passivation of Fe during a mass-transport controlled process across a salt film.
Once the insect starts to probe host tissues, adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) are released from red blood cells and may act as phagostimulants, causing the insects to gorge on blood.
In sensitized persons, venom compounds can act as allergens, causing the release of mast-cell mediators and a spectrum of allergic reactions that can range from mild, local swelling to severe systemic reactions, anaphylactic shock, or even death.
Aristotle proposed the existence of divine unmoved movers which act as final causes; the celestial spheres mimic the movers, as best they could, by moving with uniform circular motion.
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