A rare genetic flaw that occurs spontaneously near or during conception may sharply increase the risk that a child will develop autism, researchers reported Wednesday.
In our context, a fault is a defect or flaw that occurs in a hardware or software component of the system.
The study's author, Franz J. Gayl, catalogs what he says were flawed decisions and missteps by midlevel managers in the Marines that occurred well before Mr. Gates replaced Donald H. Rumsfeld in December 2006.
"The unacceptable damage to patient care that occurred in out-of-hours provision in Cornwall demonstrates that there are still worrying flaws in how non-NHS providers are monitored once they take over the running of NHS services.
One of the major reasons often cited for using friction stir welding (FSW), particularly when it comes to the joining of light alloys, is the low incidence of flaws that can occur compared with those produced by conventional fusion (arc) welding processes.
Nevertheless, this technique may be flawed because it ignores the recruitment that occurs in poorly aerated lung units and therefore does not reflect the recruitment that may occur in the entire lung.
In this Article, the author claims that this normatively attractive framework is conceptually and empirically flawed because it ignores the complex interactions that occur within hospitals and the distinctiveness of each organization.
If the novel has a flaw, it is that in spite of the violence that occurs offstage, the plot avoids genuinely subversive or dark places.
Because it enables keyboard instruments to play in all keys with minimal flaws in intonation, equal temperament replaced earlier tuning systems that were based on acoustically pure intervals, that is, intervals that occur naturally in the overtone series.
The opening sounded rather methodical in Mr. Serkin's performance, with rhythmic distortions blemishing the first movement, a flaw that also occurred in Op. 110.
