Thus, before explaining that a trait is an adaptation, it is necessary to identify whether it is also shown in ancestors and therefore may have evolved historically for different functions from those that it now serves.
And why, as a natural extension of this thought, does the West ignore Israel's atomic arsenal while questioning Iran's nuclear ambitions?At the same time there is little understanding, in many Muslim countries, either of how Western democracies function, or how they have evolved historically towards enshrining maximum personal freedom.
States act under conditions which have evolved historically.
There is less of a sense of how test scores have evolved historically, as time series data on this dimension are harder to come by (although there is a clear upward trend in self-reported literacy).
In the framework of the composition microstructure processing properties relationships, the discussion in this chapter is limited to how UHS steels used in airframe structures have evolved historically, the metallurgy and mechanisms underlying their behavior, and how this knowledge has been applied to new alloy design.
Pharmacists' professional roles and responsibilities have evolved historically from a focus on medication compounding and dispensing to extended pharmaceutical care services [ 4].
Consequently, professional repertoires have evolved, historically, through market opportunism and negotiation rather than necessarily on the basis of logic, evidence or patient needs [ 7, 33].
There are various techniques for estimating the value of λ. 8 In many jurisdictions, however, it has tended to reflect externally determined decision rules that have evolved historically and with little scientific basis.
Although the extremes of these quantitative dimensions are important medically and socially, there seems to be no scientific advantage in reifying diagnostic constructs that have evolved historically on the basis of symptoms rather than etiology.
With this information, it is easier to develop an understanding of how contemporary molecular testing of immunoglobulin gene rearrangements has evolved, from historically quite heterogeneous, fairly flawed, and rather ugly approaches to current more-standardized protocols.
Though their original purpose has evolved, the role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities is still a vital one in America's education system.
