Since 1971 much effort has been devoted to explain earthquake on the basis of Dilatancy and fluid flow (Scholz et al., 1973).
In last decades, a lot of research has been devoted to explain the mechanisms of crystal growth and crystallisation pressure inside pores and their relation with crack propagation in materials such as natural stone, brick, mortar and concrete.
Therefore a great number of works have been devoted to explain the flattening behavior and the splashing mechanisms from different aspects, such as fluid dynamic, solidification behavior, surface wettability, and surface adsorbates/condensates.
Many efforts have been devoted to explain changes in or adherence to specific health behaviors.
For instance, if the patient was a smoker, more time has been devoted to explain smoking cessation programs.
In this context, that a single cent of medical research should be devoted to explaining whom I choose to share my bed with, is utterly obscene.
Shizuo Tsuji, Mr. Tsuji's father, was the author of the ground-breaking book, "Japanese Cooking, A Simple Art," which is devoted to explaining Japanese technique.
A second spot is devoted to explaining to the owner of an auto repair shop, who is looking for "an edge," how FedEx can ship parts "from factories around the world" and "clear them through customs".
Rather, most of it is devoted to explaining what the author sees as the three main financial "dominoes," or trends that cause extended ripples, like falling dominoes, in world markets.
An entire chapter in the report written by the Financial Service Authority into what went wrong at Royal Bank of Scotland is devoted to explaining why no "enforcement" action was taken against the former directors or even the bank itself.
