For decades new employees have been selected on the basis of their aptitude to mindlessly obey superiors.
Specialist schools can attract increased state funding by choosing 10% of pupils on the basis of their "aptitude" for a special subject area such as languages or engineering.
The burnt-out kids developed most slowly in an area called fluid cognitive ability, essentially a measure of their aptitude at solving new problems.
The associations observed between infant motor development and subsequent higher levels of sports participation may be a reflection of genetic and early biological influences on motor coordination and physical performance, predisposing a child to be more active in later life because of their natural aptitude.
The TMJ undergoes adaptive changes even when chewing causes only minor displacement of the condylar head, while articular degenerative changes may develop earlier in adults because of their poor aptitude for subchondral bone remodeling.
Because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability, low toxicity, and aptitude to trap both hydrophilic and lipophilic drugs[9] and simplify site-specific drug delivery to tumor tissues[10], liposomes have increased rate both as an investigational system and commercially as a drug-delivery system.
As species, humans and horses are closely linked, not only because of their historical and cultural backgrounds, but also because they share a natural aptitude for athletic performance.
Metal ions and complexes, because of their cationic character, three-dimensional structural profiles, and propensity for performing hydrolysis, redox, or photoreactions, have a natural aptitude for interacting with DNA.
This is clear that schools may select up to 10% of their intake according to their aptitude in a range of specialisms including sport".
