Sentence examples for main causative factor from inspiring English sources

A main causative factor might be the use of perioperative opioids, but their impact relative to other factors including volatile anaesthetics—has never been quantified.

Sundararaj et al. [15], in his study of 196 cases of Volkmann's ischemic contracture, also reported that tight external splintage was the main causative factor.

While nearly 95% of all operated cysts can be removed in their entirety, a major reported intraoperative difficulty lies in the presence of adhesions to the dural wall, which is the main causative factor of incomplete resection [9].

In addition, if the physiological state of the affected organisms is surveyed after a mass mortality event, the main causative factor is not clear in terms of whether the mortality is due to external environmental factors or internal physiological ones.

The main causative factor for greenhouse gas emissions, acidification and air pollution is the burning of fossil-based fuel for agricultural operations, production of fertilizers and pesticides needed for cultivation (in the case of ethanol), ocean-based transportation (for naphtha) and the chemical processing steps (for all feedstocks).

In general, culture-induced stress promotes the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), the main causative factor for oxidative stress.

As a distinct feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the presence of excess metal ions in the brain is most probably one of the main causative factors for the aggregation of β-Amyloid (Aβ) proteins.

Eutrophication Erosion of fertilized soil containing ammonia, nitrates and phosphates in corn farming and N2O emissions are the main causative factors in eutrophication of fresh water [46].

However, identification of the main causative factors is extremely difficult because these events involve a complicated interplay between the physiological condition of bivalves and environmental factors, so the cause of death can rarely be explained by a single factor.

Loss of nutrients, including K, from agricultural land have been identified as one of the main causative factors in reducing water quality in many parts of arid and semi-arid regions (WHO 1993; Jalali 2005; Kolahchi and Jalali 2006).

Inadequacies in the forage supply, either in quantity or "quality", appear to be the main causative factors of molasses toxicity.