Major surprises are often caused simply by denial (which in turn may be the cause of neglecting and missing relevant weak signals).
Because none of the risk factors (body weight, dam weight, pup weight, litter size, self-grooming, activity) are all or none and maternal neglect ends in complete abandonment, it is not likely that any of the risk factors are the cause of neglect, but rather reveal underlying neural or physiological differences that increase the likelihood of neglect.
At 81, Mr Sperling cares little about the approval of others, and has devoted some of his wealth to sponsoring a range of neglected or unpopular causes.
Sadly, history offers little reason to hope that that will be enough to overcome the underlying causes of neglect that are built into the Belgian federal system.
In order to better identify the causes of procedure and caring neglect, we also separate between 'proximal causes' and 'distal causes' of neglect.
Proximal (i.e. on-the-ground) causes of neglect include factors such as high-workloads, poor ward leadership, or negative attitudes towards patients [ 41].
Qualitative and quantitative data extraction investigated (1) the definition of patient neglect, (2) the forms of behaviour associated with neglect, (3) the reported frequency of neglect, and (4) the causes of neglect.
Other historians, however, argue that a greater cause of salutary neglect was not deliberate but was instead the incompetence, weakness, and self-interest of poorly qualified colonial officials who were patronage appointees of Walpole.
The main cause of this neglect, Julian Jackson explains in Living in Arcadia, is that during the post-Stonewall era of queer activism, Baudry's organization fell into disfavor, dismissed as conservative, conformist, and closeted.
An important distal cause of patient neglect is organisational management.
