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Clear distinctions between cause, function and evolutionary history are important, but these can be made without Mayr's terminology, which we feel is ambiguous, dated, divisive and discourages full consideration of the role of development in evolution.
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God is "the one who makes the causes function as causes" (musabbib al-asbâb) (Frank 1992, 18).
8 The recommended risk coefficient is based on the meta-analysis of cohort studies published by Hoek et al 4 According to the HRAPIE report (2013), preference was given to use of the all-cause function instead of cause-specific indicators.
In spite of this, both Dickins and Barton and Gardner interpret our message as a rejection of the value of distinguishing between proximate causes, function, and evolutionary history.
Positive and negative emotions are largely independent in the brain, with different causes, functions, and circuitry.
Each component of metabolic syndrome, per se, may cause renal function damage [ 10].
All these pathogenic factors cause abnormal function of the upper abdomen, spleen and stomach.
Pfizer's clinical trials show that the drug causes lung function to drop in some patients.
Cancer can stop the liver doing its job properly and can cause these functions to fail completely.
For the sake of convenience, if no confusion is caused, the function is also denoted by in the sequel.
Vital structures are those that cannot be sacrificed without causing impaired function.
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