There are plenty of examples: the Ivy League bonus, the external hire advantage, the he-was-friends-with-the-big-boss-before-he-even-got-here supplement.
But then again, there was clearly an external marketing advantage of zero-ing in one particular area.
Image sets for all patients were analyzed with a commercially available external workstation (Advantage Windows 4.6; GE Healthcare).
Though monitoring can be done internally or externally, external monitoring has the advantage of providing an independent and unbiased evaluation.
In contrast, a monolateral external fixator has advantages with being located to one side of the limb, is usually easier to apply and remove and has greater patient acceptance [13, 14].
Although this reduces the external validity, the advantages of standardisation are mostly regarded as preponderant.
Monolateral external fixators have advantages over traditional Ilizarov circular fixators; they are easy to apply, they are less bulky, and they are therefore more convenient for the patient.
Specifically, bacteria adopt certain sizes and shapes so they can import nutrients most efficiently, meet requirements imposed by cell division, attach themselves to external surfaces, take advantage of passive dispersal mechanisms, move purposefully to pursue nutrients or avoid inhibitors, or avoid predation by other organisms [ 5, 6].
This technique offers many advantages over external bonding of FRP reinforcement, for example, an increased bond capacity and protection from external damage.
What are the adaptive advantages of external development?
