Sentence examples for competitive causes from inspiring English sources

From expression (1), it is clear that restricting the analysis to individuals failing from the cause of interest l will affect both the set risk over time that is, n j at each time t j —and the complement to one of the survival function,, as much as the censoring and the competitive causes are large.

As I l (t) depends on both the hazard function for cause l, λ l (t), and the hazard functions for other competitive causes, there is no one-to-one correspondence between λ l (t) and I l (t), that is, the relationships between the explanatory variables and λ l (t) may not reflect the relationships between explanatory variables and I l (t) (Andersen et al, 2012).

In a non-parametric setting, I l (t) can be estimated as follows: where S(t j −1) is the survival function at time t j −1, d lj is the number of subjects failed from cause l at t j, n j is the number of subjects at risk at t j, that is, subjects still in follow-up and not failed from any causes at time t j, and l=1,…, k are the competitive causes.

There was no cage in Charlotte, N.C., but Jennifer Capriati and Billie Jean King wrestled over Fed Cup team rules to a decision that was destructive to Capriati's rebuilt reputation and King's competitive cause.

In reflecting, towards the end of 2004, on its research commissioning processes, the CRCAH described them as 'cumbersome and competitive, causing fractures within what must be a collaborative organization' [ 34].

Kesler has recognized, however, that his competitive drive has often caused him to lose his composure.

The results underline the specificity of Rsd, which, under competitive conditions, causes a selective preference of RNA polymerase for Eσ38-dependent promoters.

On the other hand, intensifying the flux-sum of competitive metabolites causes the suboptimal distribution of resources which also results in the slower cell growth.

This sequence-specific competitive binding causes the release of a reporter sequence from fNC to generate fluorescent signal proportional to the mRNA target expression level.

Not only can competitive sports cause severe injury, but it can also cause mental and physical burnout.

As regards the potential impact of TR on price competition, 32.9 % of the respondents stated that 'TR is competitive and causing a downward pricing for radiology services', whereas 29.6 % stated that 'TR does not influence radiology prices' and 30.3 % did not know about potential impacts on price competition.