Sentence examples for attenuate or exacerbate from inspiring English sources

This question is of interest because if the rate of health expenditure growth for countries does converge over time, this effect may attenuate (or exacerbate) the rates of growth that might otherwise be estimated and predicted from microeconometric work on this topic.

These substances have been shown to modulate the allergic response, however a consensus has yet to be reached whether they attenuate or exacerbate asthmatic responses.

If such an effect was present, we included interaction terms in Model 3 to identify factors that might modify (attenuate or exacerbate) the adverse effect of living in a slum neighborhood.

If an adverse effect associated with living in a slum neighborhood persists after adjusting for characteristics of inhabitants, the next step is to identify factors that could attenuate or exacerbate this effect on child health.

These effects can be attenuated or exacerbated by consumers depending on the number of trophic links and the consequent presence and strength of a trophic cascade [3], [9] [11].

Underreporting of bread consumption may thus have lead to an underestimation of folic acid intakes, which may have occurred differentially according to socio-demographic subgroup, potentially attenuating or exacerbating estimated differences in folic acid intake between groups.

Several studies have shown that NOS inhibitors like L-NAME has been able to attenuate [28], [29] or exacerbate [30] TNBS-induced colitis.

Our results indicate that treatment with rmG-CSF increased several cytokines and opioid peptides content; however, it did not attenuate but exacerbate neuropathic pain.

This response could facilitate host defense or exacerbate inflammatory disease.

Will bombing ease the refugee crisis or exacerbate it?

Second, these attempts produce or exacerbate existing historically rooted tensions between farmers and state groundwater engineers.