Sentence examples for depressed the ability from inspiring English sources

Inhalation exposure of mice to diesel exhaust particles but not to coal dust depressed the ability of the lung to produce the antiviral agent interferon and increased viral multiplication in the lung.

Those loans are really depressing the ability of those institutions to lend to small businesses.

From the data obtained to date, it is clear that stress can alter a potentially important defense mechanism against malignant diseases; stress can not only alter NK cell activity in normal populations but can also depress the ability of NK cells to respond to the cytokines necessary for effective cell killing of appropriate tumor or virally infected cells (Glaser and Kiecolt-Glaser 1994).

Malaria infection results in destruction of both infected and non-infected red blood cells and depresses the ability of the bone marrow to produce new red blood cells.

The immediate effectiveness of this therapy in increasing systemic oxygen uptake is questionable because storage depresses the ability of RBCs to deform as well as unload oxygen peripherally.

(iii) Inbreeding, thought to depress the ability to acquire a mate, maintain a territory and directly impact reproductive success (e.g. Höglund et al. 2002) and (iv) heritability, with the presence of two behavioural strategies in a population generally maintained by selection (such as frequency dependence or heterozygote advantage) (e.g. Smith and Arcese 1989).

Inslee — speaking after Trump had delivered lengthy opening remarks stressing the need for some action — brought up a program in his home state that gives the family members of disturbed or depressed individuals the ability to obtain court orders to seize their guns.

This approach has several advantages: uniform and selective heating of microwave, efficient utilization of corncob sugars, the avoidance of corrosion and pollution of mineral acids, as well as the ability of depressing the side reactions [ 21].

Conversely, if weather outcomes are fortunate but other problems hinder the ability to pay bond interest, the loans could further depress the country's finances and ability to grow.

Scopolamine is also used to treat motion sickness, an effect that depends on its ability to depress the activity of the central nervous system.

Scopolamine is an effective remedy for motion sickness, probably because of its ability to depress the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).