The viral titer decay rate, characterizing the decline of the virus concentration after the peak (Figure 3), corresponds to the slowest of the rate of loss of virus-producing cells and the rate of viral infectivity loss [37].
The reduction of Complex I activity characterizes the decline of metabolism during aging; this event originates a favorable ground for the oncogenic expression of somatic mutations able to stimulate nutrient uptake.
(See Appendix A for simulations investigating the extent to which the Gompertz and Siler models are able to depict the growing variability in longevity conditional on survival to older ages, even while characterizing the declining variability in the overall lifespan distribution).
Mr. Carnaroli declined to characterize the fall other than saying saying it was "a slight loss at the margin".
The decades between the early-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries saw substantial change in the region Europeans referred to as the Near East, characterized by the decline of the Ottoman empire, the disarray of World War I, and the establishment of modern national borders.
Aging in humans, and a wide variety of other animals, is characterized by the decline of physiological activity and function.
Linear regression analysis was applied to each database to characterize the age decline observed in normal subjects; the standard error of the regression was used to define the 95% CI limits of the measured SBRs.
Mr. McNeil, who characterized the decision as amicable, declined to discuss it further.
The photos show iconic spots but also the urban decline that characterized the decade.
In its poignant state of suspended animation, Nuestra Señora del Pilar y Santiago was a concise introduction to the pulses of prosperity and decline that characterized the interplay among the O'odham, the Catholic missionaries and the Apaches, who had become master raiders after acquiring horses from the Spanish conquistadors.
