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In our experiments, complement activation due to contact of serum with the composite monoliths seemed to be relatively weak because the positive control serum containing zymosan A exhibited a much higher 11-fold increase in the concentration of C5a, already after 10 min of incubation (Figure 5c).

In well-adapted populations, selection may be relatively weak because most individuals will be near a local fitness peak.

Low correlations between dG-MDA levels and lipid peroxidation rates may also arise if MDA adduct levels are low enough for complete repair [ 63], and it has further been suggested that the relationship between circulating MDA concentrations and MDA adducts may be relatively weak because MDA is generated predominantly in cell membranes, some distance from cellular DNA [ 64].

In general, the absorption peaks for both of them are relatively weak, because their resonance frequency is far from each other.

In the case of h-BN composite, this effect was relatively weak because the nanotubes were agglomerated between the micron-sized BN particles.

When a pore consists of a narrow part followed by a wider part, the driving force of water at the wide part is relatively weak because of low capillary pressure, while flow resistance in the narrow part is high.

The electrophoretic effect is relatively weak because the charge of the peptide is shielded in high salt solution (1 M KCl).

Because the above factors vary within and across countries, the external validity of many of the studies is relatively weak because the productively efficient skill mix depends on these local factors.

Although selection on mutations affecting worker traits is relatively weak because it is indirect (i.e., as it changes the fitness of their reproductive kin), social interactions between workers can cause measurable indirect effects on colony fitness leading to social regulatory networks shaped by colony-level selection.

This approach is appropriate in a horizontal conflict such as combative or reactive political violence, between equals who are relatively weak (because strong parties can be their own peace-keepers), but is not appropriate to vertical conflicts between un-equals because it freezes the status quo in a biased manner [ 6].

Company executives said returns were relatively weaker because it released 11 games in the third quarter compared with 13 games in the third quarter of 2003.