There is however a much more serious issue facing the propensity definition of fitness: it has long been held to be difficult to pin down the specific mathematical expression of the probabilistic propensity that is supposed to constitute fitness altogether.
Knowledge-based potentials included within the calculation utilized secondary structure predictions as well as transmembrane residue lipid-facing propensity (so-called "lipophilicity") generated within the Rosetta membrane ab initio utility.
I say "curiously" because until now Nuland has been a writer with a strong propensity for facing unpleasant facts and passing them along to his readers without trimmings.
And so "No Place to Go" features a jaunty tribute to the New Deal-era's job-creation effort, the W.P.A., but also pokes fun at the working man's propensity to, when facing financial ruin, "make another macho move in Scrabble" and "see if there's anything about it on The Huffington Post".
But Mr. Liau's house holds another distinction: it happens to be one of the older models around — as residents of this affluent Bergen County community facing the Hudson seem to have a propensity for tearing down and rebuilding.
For both ecological provinces we observed the propensity for faster regrowth on north facing aspects, shallow slopes and at low elevations.
Elderly patients facing gradual memory loss may also benefit from the propensity of dance to evoke reminiscence and restore long-term memories or associated emotions [ 3].
Developing blue tits apparently have a higher propensity to invest in their immune system when facing attacks by parasites.
And if this is so, the probabilistic propensity definition will not defuse the threat of triviality facing the theory of natural selection.
For example, individuals with clefts may have a higher propensity of being admitted to the hospital due to potentially facing higher risks for certain chronic conditions (such as mental health issues or cancer).
The Blaze bike light seeks to overcome one of the biggest issues that cyclists face — that is, the propensity of motorists to turn without seeing them.
