A number of similarity metrics are possible; the original definition of the CE method included only structural superpositions and inter-residue distances but has since been expanded to include local environmental properties such as secondary structure, solvent exposure, hydrogen-bonding patterns, and dihedral angles.
Concepts of rural development have become much broader and have expanded to include increased environmental awareness and a wide range of nonagricultural applications.
This hypothesis has been expanded to include endocrine disruptors, which include environmental toxins that can disrupt the hormonal balance of the fetus and thereby disturb sexual differentiation either by an estrogenic or an antiandrogenic effect [ 11].
Subsequently, it has been expanded to include developmental exposures to environmental contaminants as risk factors for adult onset disease.
As a result of this administrative responsibility, my interests have expanded to include a broad spectrum of environmental sciences.
Our concept of what's a fair price should be expanded to include internationally recognized labor and environmental standards.
For those species analysed in more detail and used in case studies (species from the genera Acacia and Prosopis), the dataset was expanded to include information on biological characteristics, environmental factors across species ranges, silvicultural characteristics, the social, economic and biological impacts of invasion, habitats invaded and factors reputed to drive invasiveness.
In the future, however, their capabilities may be expanded to include sensors that can help with environmental coverage, for instance, by providing readings on air quality.
The public participation required under EIA legislation should be expanded to include a project-monitoring component, since many findings regarding projects' potential environmental impacts cannot be obtained until the projects are actually underway.
