The Economist's explainers usually stick to a four-paragraph formula: set-up, background, explanation and implications.
Hand-carved "Krampus" masks from Ennstal, #Austria Background explanation on what's a Krampus by Christoph Waltz: https://t.co/UWI4RYmW0Z pic.twitter.com//t.co/UWI4RYmW0Z
That's the background explanation behind the European Union's rejection of the Stump study, which set off alarm bells that led to the EFSA summer review of BPA.
At this stage, an in-depth needs assessment could reveal the background explanation, which may warrant changes in medical treatment or the provision of social support.
The MEdEx includes the following elements: Description of scientific background, explanation of rationale, quality of research questions and hypotheses, clarity in the description of the use of the intervention and control as well as interpretation of results.
In some cultures, a background explanation or story is often told before getting to what others might consider the most important part of the communication.
Against this background, various explanations have been put forward to explain the origins and spread of the motte-and-bailey design across northern Europe; there is often a tension among the academic community between explanations that stress military and social reasons for the rise of this design.
To avoid the kidney phenotype that has been described in FVB Cd151−/− mice [ 21], we chose to investigate the effects of Cd151 deletion on mammary tumorigenesis on a F1 (FVbackgroundground (see explanations in Methods).
There is no background or explanation; Napier accepts his lot stoically and notes that "disappointment is the dominant theme of his life".
Rather, he plunges you into the story without much background or explanation and lets you get up to narrative speed as events unfold and characters enter.
