Furthermore, these graphene-induced factors alter the morphology of naïve macrophages by remodeling their actin assembly, decreasing their ability to adhere to the extracellular matrix, and attenuating their phagocytosis.
Recently, scientists have tested more plausible explanations, including climate change and the idea that the quality of plants eaten by lemmings might vary cyclically or that high densities might stress lemmings, decreasing their ability to reproduce and causing populations to crash.
Overheating can damage the batteries, decreasing their ability to store charge, and, in some cases, can lead to a phenomenon called thermal runaway, when elevated temperatures result in chemical reactions that lead to yet more heat, eventually resulting in a fire.
Even if financial constraints are not an issue, it may limit them to a highly homogeneous customer base, resulting in difficulty in diversifying their business, and hence decreasing their ability to learn, develop new products or services and reduce exposure to risk.
On the other hand, many teens get drunk or high on purpose to reduce their inhibitions, thereby decreasing their ability to make conscious choices.
Perhaps most deadly of all, nitrate fertilizer kills our living soils and microorganisms, decreasing their ability to sequester (through plant photosynthesis) excess CO2 in the soil.
But a tax, he said, would be "a hit on banks that will decrease their ability to lend".
Aging the specimens, considerably decreases their ability to recover and also decreases the effects of moisture conditioning and temperature change on this ability.
Pretreatment of ETEC cells with sera from immunized mice decreased their ability to adhere to cells of the human colon adenocarcinoma cell line HT29.
Biofilters can, however be exposed to salt water, through intrusion of seawater in coastal areas which could decrease their ability to intercept and retain pollutants.
Metal stress affects sensitive species28 and decreases their ability to compete, resulting in an increase in the abundance of metal-resistant species that can adapt to stress and fill the empty niches in order to maintain ecological stability (functional redundancy)29.
