For cancer studies, ULSAM is comparatively small and modest or weak associations may go undetected: our data indicate an overall modest inverse relation of serum selenium level with prostate cancer risk, which we could not substantiate.
In addition, " brittle culm" mutants in rice (Oryza sativa) have been mapped to the three orthologs of AtCEA4, 7 and 8 and again these mutants have similar phenotypes, including modest dwarfism, thinner and weaker culms, and reduced cellulose content [ 23].
"Over all, this report is consistent with recent economic indicators which have been on the low side of expectations," Mr. Sweet said of the Conference Board report, released after news of modest gains in private jobs and weak existing-home sales data.
In human BC cell lines, LY6K mRNA expression was abundant in KK47 (184.9-fold 184.9-foldo norelativedder), modestoinormal(43.6-fold), and weak in T24 (7.2-fold; Figure 2A).
"The staff's baseline scenario envisages modest adjustment, weak growth and continuing unsustainable imbalances".
The fund's economists added, "The staff's baseline scenario envisages modest adjustment, weak growth and continuing unsustainable imbalances".
Microorganism relationships with rainfall indices and tributary discharge variables were globally weak to modest, and generally inconsistent among season, site and microorganism.
The positive associations reported to date have been weak to modest and seem more apparent in premenopausal than in postmenopausal women (Potischman and Troisi, 1999; De Stavola et al, 2000; McCormack et al, 2003; Mellemkjaer et al, 2003).
The biological observation, in which the strength of each binding is not too strong or weak but modest and similar when multiple binding sites exist on a target from Lai [ 89], is formulated in the method.
Although most African countries have ratified the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), 1 progress in the implementation of WHO FCTC articles has been weak to modest, and existing legislation often does not meet the standards set by the WHO. 4 Discussions of disease and health in Africa and other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often focus on infectious diseases.
