Sentence examples for heightened resistance from inspiring English sources

The Chernobyl disaster sparked criticism of unsafe procedures and design flaws in Soviet reactors, and it heightened resistance to the building of more such plants.

Recent evidence indeed suggests that much of the genetic risk is not due to neurological vulnerability but to a heightened resistance to the unpleasant side effects of heavy alcohol consumption.

Infection or vaccination confers heightened resistance to pathogen rechallenge because of quantitative and qualitative differences between naive and primary memory T cells.

Cortical spreading depression (CSD) is characterized by slowly propagating neuronal and astrocytic depolarization, resulting in transient, heightened resistance to subsequent neuronal injury.

This molecular architecture gives the cyclotides heightened resistance to thermal, chemical and enzymatic degradation and has prompted investigations into their use as scaffolds in peptide therapeutics.

The results of bioassays strongly suggest that BTCI may have potential as a transgene protein for use in engineered crop plants modified for heightened resistance to the cotton boll weevil.

Mr. Kerik is also known to be temperamental, and his willingness to demote and replace subordinates who do not live up to his expectations may heighten resistance.

"Confrontational approaches in general, though once the norm even in many behavioral treatment settings, have not been found effective and may backfire by heightening resistance and diminishing self-esteem on the part of the targeted individual," the report says.

Exposure to messages regarding the social determinants of health does not necessarily persuade people to endorse preventive policies; exposure can actually heighten resistance to redressing inequities [ 6].

Subjecting C. elegans to low amounts of oxidative stress can also induce longer lifespan and heightened stress resistance via hormesis: nematodes pre-treated with hyperbaric oxygen or juglone subsequently exhibit increased resistance to both oxidative stressors; in addition, animals pre-treated with hyperbaric oxygen have a 20% longer life expectancy [ 22].

At Wax Lake Delta, we find that ~0.40 m/s water velocities within the main deltaic channels slow to 0.1 0.2 m/s as flow spreads laterally across, and converges within, the vegetated islands, coinciding with shallow (<0.5 m) depths and heightened flow resistance.