Reflexes that involve sucking and turning toward stimuli are intended to maintain sustenance, while those involving eye-closing or muscle withdrawal are intended to ward off danger.
At a scale model of an ancient village in northern Kazakhstan, where horses were maintained for sustenance, I met Sandra Olson, the curator of anthropology at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh and a co-curator of the exhibit.
Locals have a long history of applying adaptation measures to maintain their sustenance.
Every day he also had to cultivate vegetables on several garden plots for sustenance, and maintain public works including road-surfaces and the aluminium, diesel-powered longboats that bring visitors ashore.
It doesn't provide the sustenance we need to maintain a positive view of ourselves.
But the data suggest this is not providing enough sustenance for the polar bears to maintain their weight, Obbard said.
In cancer cells the GSH levels maintain DNA synthesis, growth and multidrug/radiation resistance, and sustenance of GSH levels through GSH biosynthesis is vital for growth and survival of tumours.
The lowercase fast food, by contrast, maintains the restaurant's role of offering diners pleasure and sustenance, but simply does it speedily.
Take adequate sustenance in the form of food and drink to maintain your energy and ensure adequate hydration.
In other words, it is the experience that the entrepreneur has gained in the process of venture creation, sustenance and growth that decides the kind of network they could create and maintain.
These systems were developed to maintain landscapes with healthy soil quality, a complex structure and diverse habitat composition, which favoured the sustenance of diverse species and a stable ecosystem functioning.
