Sentence examples for and its exposure from inspiring English sources

The genomic heterogeneity within a bacterial species reflects its lifestyle, the niche it occupies, and its exposure to mobile elements, such as bacteriophages and plasmids [ 1].

BPA is one of the highest-volume chemicals produced in the world, and its exposure is widespread: it has been found in 95% of the urine samples from people in the United States and to a similar extent is found in human blood, as well (Ikezuki et al. 2002; vom Saal and Hughes 2005).

Egan-Jones flagged a handful of issues that investors should be concerned about, including the company's leverage ratio and its exposure to European sovereign debt, which it estimated at $2.7 billion.

The reduced size of the nanoparticles allow it to cross the cellular barrier and its exposure leads to the formation of free radicals in the tissues and eventually leads to oxidative damage to the cells and tissues [ 116].

It is not clear whether it is the location of visceral fat and its exposure to particular paracrine or endocrine signals that determines its properties or if distinct developmental programmes drive subcutaneous and visceral adipocyte differentiation.

The whole transaction was "tainted" and its exposure was, we suggest, justified for that reason.

Advocates of the Bay Boys argue that they are simply trying to preserve the spot and limit its exposure to pollutants and crowding.

Vivendi boss Jean-Bernard Levy had made the deal a top priority to increase the company's cash flows and raise its exposure to both telecoms and its home market in France.

Credit Suisse was an exception: it reduced its allocation to cash, and increased its exposure to equities, both by more than five percentage points.

First, and most importantly, the government wants to be "energy independent" and reduce its exposure to foreign markets (although the country does have coal reserves, so it may increase coal while decreasing natural gas use).

The toxic effects of Pb2+ depend on the duration and magnitude of its exposure and also age and nutritional status [3,4].