Hearing loss is a decrease in the ability to perceive sounds.
So far, she said, the sperm of the intersex males has shown some decrease in the ability for self-propulsion, but the males remain able to reproduce.
Moreover, exposure of DC to live MF resulted in a decrease in the ability of DC to promote CD4 T cell production of IFN-gamma and IL-5.
Tens of millions of baby boomers are encountering two problems that are related: the decrease in memory functions described in your article, and a concurrent age-related decrease in the ability to stay asleep during the night.
Deletion of PitA family genes could lead to decrease in the ability of iron acquisition and of adhesion and invasion of S. pneumoniae.
Previous studies have documented a decrease in the ability of neonatal hypothyroid animals to learn and habituate to maze tests, and an increase in spontaneous activity.
In particular, there is a gradual decrease in the ability of the sample to support a stress following a small fraction of the total plastic strain to failure.
This was associated to a decrease in the ability to retain, store, and use rain water, and also in nutrient cycling.
Specifically, there appears to be a measurable decrease in the ability of the healthy elderly to initiate and maintain sleep, accompanied by a decrease in the proportion of the deeper, more restorative slow-wave sleep and rapid eye movement sleep.
This will cause a decrease in the ability of the soil to form stable aggregates and loss of soil structure.
Inhibition increases with carbon number in the chain to about 10 carbons, but with higher members, little increase or decrease in the ability to inhibit corrosion occurs.
