However, mass transfer in three-phase reactors is only partially understood.
Despite extensive studies, the role of keratins in HD assembly and maintenance is only partially understood.
The requirement for surface passivation is only partially understood, but appears to be linked to the synthetic method.
Efficient organic electronic devices require a detailed understanding of the relation between molecular structure, thin film growth, and device performance, which is only partially understood at present.
The bactericidal mechanism of AgNPs (and Ag+) to organisms is only partially understood and debate is ongoing as to the exact means of action [20].
The underlying relationships between DNA sequences, structure and flexibility is only partially understood, owing to the delicate nature of a number of competing weak forces.
The influence of different types of restorative design features on the long-term survival of Dicor glass-ceramic restorations is only partially understood.
Cellularized collagen gels are a common model in tissue engineering, but the relationship between the microstructure and bulk mechanical properties is only partially understood.
At a small scale (hectometric scale), the process of site selection ('landing') is only partially understood, but is known to include the perception of field colour and landscape characteristics.
"In our hyper-distracted society," Singhal says, "news is often consumed in fragments, and the truth is only partially understood.
The environment inhabited by Spinosaurus is only partially understood, and covers a great deal of what is now northern Africa.
