The phrase "alone factor" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe a single factor that stands out, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The alone factor in this decision was the budget constraint."
Alternatives: "sole factor" or "single factor".
For elderly persons living alone, factors such as chronic disease, lower income level and living in a rural area may limit their ability to form social relationships.
As a stand-alone factor, income accounted for 52percentt of the life-expectancy difference between black and white men, and 59percentt of that for women.
Continuum says that while a range of factors affects the consumer's choice, "unlike price or brand, 'good for the environment' is not a stand-alone factor in deciding".
However, as regards the bilateral liner shipping connectivity as such, we aim at capturing this as a stand-alone factor.
Remuneration is not an independent stand-alone factor influencing migration intentions and cannot be decoupled from professional development factors.
For practice, the findings of this study implicate that perceived social support as a stand-alone factor is insufficient to protect against cognitive decline and mortality in old age.
It is clear that factors influencing tumour IFP are complex and that further study is required to reveal the mechanisms that elevate IFP and its importance in therapeutic response either as a stand-alone factor or in combination with other factors.
Using conditional logistic regression, we found no association between the Asp148Glu SNP and lung cancer when taken as a stand-alone factor (Chi-squared = 0.51 on 2 df, P = 0.77; test for trend: Chi-squared = 0.51 on 1 df, P = 0.48).
The results also provide evidence to demonstrate that economic motivation for migration is not an independent, stand-alone factor in itself, but rather a component of a broader factor (as identified here as Factor 2) that takes into consideration the potential to develop both resources and a career abroad.
Some stand-alone factors had more importance depending on gender.
