Nevertheless, some of the findings in this study (such as the negative association between use of prelacteal feeds and duration of exclusive breastfeeding) merit further research, and if verified, they could have important implications.
Cuneo states that the painting is usually "considered in splendid isolation from its fifteen other companion pieces, based on the assumption that it either metonymically stands in for the entire cycle, or that its perceived aesthetic predominance merits exclusive focus".
The only agreements revealed by the evidence which could be termed so "exclusive" as to merit scrutiny under the Section 1 Rule of Reason test are the agreements Microsoft signed with Compaq, AOL and several other OLSs, the top ICPs, the leading ISVs, and Apple.
Of course, they are not mutually exclusive, and there is merit in both viewpoints.
In 1993, Queen Elizabeth II appointed him to the Order of Merit, an exclusive body of just 24 distinguished practitioners of the arts and sciences.
In June 1911, as part of the celebrations surrounding the coronation of King George V, Elgar was appointed to the Order of Merit, an exclusive honour limited to twenty-four holders at any time.
He returned to Eton in 1918, to take up the same position, and died a tranquil death in 1936, though not before being awarded the Order of Merit, the most exclusive of British garlands.
A Better Chance Inc. arranges for such students to attend exclusive prep schools on the basis of academic merit, personal motivation and promise.
Both approaches have their merits and shortcomings, and should be viewed as complementary rather than exclusive.
These two hypotheses are clearly not mutually exclusive; and their relative influences across the highly heterogeneous environments of R. capensis certainly merit further attention.
