In short, an optimum sperm length in birds might reflect a (temporary) resolution of the evolutionary arms-race with female sperm storage tubule length, which is the major force behind the interspecific pattern of positive directional selection in sperm length in birds [e.g. 9], [11].
This rapidly decaying amygdala activation might reflect a temporary novelty-related increase in salience as opposed to our novelty responses over the longer timescale of trials, which we tentatively related to learning.
Some of this appears to reflect temporary factors, however, including an unusually severe series of typhoons.
There are rogue polls that use unreliable methods, statistical outliers that reflect random-sampling errors, and polls that provide accurate snapshots but reflect temporary shifts in sentiment.
The government tries to adjust its unemployment benefits data to reflect temporary summertime layoffs in the auto industry.
It is also unclear whether the observed sex differences reflect temporary differences among individuals, or an accumulating, irreversible molecular load.
Since we observed a reduction of Th17 cells under Th1, and Th2 polarizing conditions these observations might reflect the differential temporary needs for Th1 or Th2 cells and Th17 cells during the course of an infection, and account for the different kinetics underlying the development of these Th cell subtypes.
The increase in the spinal cord was temporary, and might reflect a compensatory upregulation, as NAA is considered to be an important osmolytic regulator for neurons, and/or a regulator of local sprouting.
Thus, the higher mean estimates of ω for the large subunit might reflect a larger number of periods during which ω is elevated (due to temporary relaxation of constraints and/or positive selection) rather than permanent relaxation of constraints for the large subunit.
In 38% of our patients, tumor lesions experiencing morphological signs compatible with tumor necrosis under sorafenib showed at least a temporary increase in tumor size, up to 58% of the initial size of the lesion, suggesting that this might reflect an increased volume of liquid tumor parts.
