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Discover LudwigThe phrase "aids breakdown" is not correct and may lead to confusion in written English.
It could be interpreted in various ways, but without context, it is unclear what is meant by "aids breakdown."
Example: "The report discusses how various factors contribute to the aids breakdown in the healthcare system."
Alternatives: "assists in the breakdown" or "supports the breakdown".
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Expressed by fibroblasts activated in a wound healing environment, seprase has a strong gelatinase activity that aids breakdown of extracellular matrix.
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For cellulase aided breakdown of cellulose to take place, a single chain must be separated from the crystalline fiber and fitted into an enzyme binding site where catalytic Asp or Glu residues hydrolyze through a general acid/base mechanism the glycoside bond (Divne et al. 1994).
The reaction generates weak carbonic acid (H2CO3) that aids the breakdown of minerals in the rocks resulting in dissolution and the release of the ions into the groundwater which was responsible for its hydrochemical characteristics.
The pancreas is primarily made up of two different tissues with separate functions: the exocrine pancreas, which secretes enzymes into the digestive tract, aiding the breakdown of fats and proteins, and the endocrine pancreas, which secretes glucagon and insulin into the bloodstream in order to control blood sugar levels.
Made with sparkling buckwheat, shimeji mushroom shrub and quince honey, this elixir is supposed to improve blood sugar balance, boost metabolism and aid in breakdown of fat.
Montgomery is Shepherd's wife who arrives in Seattle seeking reconciliation with him, Sloan is Shepherd's former best friend, who aided the breakdown of his marriage by having an affair with Montgomery, while Torres is introduced as a love-interest, and eventual wife for O'Malley.
Both sulfur and resorcinol work by aiding the breakdown of blackheads and whiteheads.
Aids is a breakdown of the complicated system that protects a person from serious diseases by attacking and neutralising infections.
Alpha-amylase is an enzyme which aids in the breakdown of starch to maltose, a compound that can act as an osmoprotectant [ 27].
The influence of bed type exerted the most impact on the C2 C3 emissions (tar proxy) with the char bed found to best aid in their breakdown and to limit the amount of hydrocarbons surviving into the freeboard.
After more than 2 1/2 years of brutal conflict between forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and opposition fighters, Syria is facing a kind of humanitarian breakdown, aid workers say, with shortages of essential medicines, power, shelter, clean water and food.
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