Effects of temperature may mask symptoms of certain viral and mycoplasmal diseases, however, making them more difficult to detect.
Although improvement in prediction of NTD# by incorporating spatial autocorrelation of residuals may mask significance of certain physical determinants, such an incorporation of residuals is a practical approach for substantial improvement in prediction of NTD when other covariates were not so predictive and the improvement is very significant for monitoring and preparedness of birth defects.
Although improving model performance by incorporating spatial autocorrelation of residuals and projected coordinates may mask the importance of certain prediction variables not accounted for in the models, incorporating such spatial information is a practical approach for improving prediction of NTD incidences in epidemiologic studies when important prediction variables is unavailable [ 18, 35].
Titova et al. suggested that one possible reason for these contrasting findings could be that the MeDi score, which is commonly used to explore correlations between MeDi and health outcomes in elderly cohorts, may mask health-related effects of certain dietary components by including others that are not relevant for the health domain of interest [ 115].
Appointment-level data may mask demographic patterns of attendance if certain groups are disproportionately likely to rearrange but subsequently attend appointments.
Several recent studies have reported that certain anaesthetics, in particular barbiturates, may mask ocular dominance plasticity [9], [11], [14].
However, biases due to different evolutionary rates among COGs (possibly higher in certain "accessory" functions, such as defense mechanisms, with respect to housekeeping functions) may mask ancient sharing with nonproteobacterial taxa.
Not providing genetic results may mask the reasons why participants have been enrolled in the study [ 1, 7], but disclosing genetic results requires certain types of guidance for the participant.
Also, patients may mask their feelings.
Statistics, however, may mask fundamental problems in malaria-endemic regions.
