The phrase "allow for a causal" is not correct in English as it appears to be incomplete or improperly structured.
It may be intended to express the idea of permitting or accommodating a causal relationship or factor in a discussion or analysis.
Example: "In our study, we must allow for a causal link between the variables to draw accurate conclusions."
Alternatives: "account for a causal" or "consider a causal".
The results provide some, preliminary evidence that IR, but not TAF, may be specifically involved in the change mechanisms of both individual and group CBT for OCD, although the design of the study with pre- and post-therapy measurements only does not allow for a causal mediator analysis.
Admittedly, the cross-sectional nature of this study does not allow for a causal inference.
Second, the design of this study was cross-sectional, which does not allow for a causal interpretation of our results.
The evaluation design did not allow for a causal association to be made as the findings were primarily descriptive and no significance testing was reported.
Furthermore, the study's design is cross-sectional and hence does not allow for a causal interpretation of the relationships found in the predictive model.
However, although a longitudinal study design is considered the gold standard to draw the trajectory of meaningful events and to allow for a causal interpretation of their association with school completion or dropout, conclusions should be taken with caution [ 37].
The PC algorithm (Kalisch and Bühlmann, 2007; Spirtes et al., 2000) allows to define the direction of some edges allowing for a causal interpretation of the network.
A differentiation of viable and non-viable cells on a cell by cell level allows for a causal evaluation of cell viability in regard to changing conditions, such as stress, cell aging or respiration rate.
We chose this approach as we believe that a Cox model updating information on exposure would not allow for a correct causal inference structure.
While associations are clear, the existing evidence does not allow for an established causal or 'dose response' relationship between LWH and incidents at work, or for a threshold number of extended hours above which there is a significantly higher risk and the hours physicians could work and remain safe and healthy.
Most studies on comorbidity have been designed as cross-sectional studies and do not allow for any causal interpretation between bodily distress, anxiety and depression.
