This is an inclusive definition that accommodates not only traditional viruses but also a plethora of other selfish genetic elements, in particular, viroids that do not even have genes, and various kinds of mobile elements that integrate into the host genomes but propagate in the selfish mode.
The concept of endurance art is a Thing, and Pharrell's "Happy" video might have just stretched the definition to accommodate expressions that are not necessarily born of pain, trauma, or suffering, as has previously been inherent to the genre.
We propose definitions to accommodate both interpretations of response shift.
While this would entail that forms of blindness due to neural dysfunction count as mental disorders, which goes against our normal usage, his goal is not to completely capture our intuitions, but rather to have an adequate set of definitions to accommodate a theory of psychiatric explanation within the field of cognitive neuroscience.
Using time-dependent exposure definitions to accommodate intermittent palivizumab dosing, Winterstein et al. in a study of Florida Medicaid children found decreases in the risk of RSV hospitalization subsequent to both the initial palivizumab dose and succeeding doses [ 15].
The definition, she says, accommodates information stemming from environmental cues as well as from evolved signals, and calls for a comparison between information-transmission in different types of inheritance systems — the genetic, the epigenetic, the behavioral, and the cultural-symbolic.
Although family-friendly workplaces by definition are more accommodating to parents, they are particularly important for women who too often are confronted with a stark choice between caring for their children, supporting their family economically, and advancing their careers.
The relevance of this measure derives from being a general definition that allows accommodating several different reference states.
Mr. Olson argued for and Mr. Cooper argued against revising the law's definition of marriage to accommodate gay and lesbian couples.
Recognising that they have a problem, some theorists are seeking to change the definition of science to accommodate this kind of metaphysics.
