It has been the explosive growth of prisons, more than efforts by the police, or changes in the law or tougher sentences by judges that has been "the most dominant characteristic of the American criminal justice system" in the last three decades, Professor Zimring said.
Shikhara, ( Sanskrit: "mountain peak") also spelled shikara, also called shikar, in North Indian temple architecture, the superstructure, tower, or spire above the sanctuary and also above the pillared mandapas (porches or halls); it is the most dominant and characteristic feature of the Hindu temple in the north.
And even in these the European influence has been so pervasive as to eradicate all but the most dominant aesthetic characteristics.
This is undertaken in two steps, namely (i) investigation of ( z_{i}^{ circ } ) to ascertain its most dominant variation characteristics and (ii) determination of future variation values on the basis of ( z_{i}^{ circ } ) most dominant trend or fluctuating characteristics.
It is then possible to design appropriate in vitro experiments that critically test the most dominant mechanical characteristics existing in vivo.
Results indicate that the riser position has the most dominant influence on cluster characteristics with the cluster appearance probability appearing to be largely a function of riser position only, and insensitive to changes in operating condition or material type.
Furthermore, most AP2 gene CDSs ended with AT; AGA, GCU and UGU had relatively high RSCU values as the most dominant codon; the usage characteristic of the AP2 gene codon in Malus domestica was similar to that of Vitis vinifera; Paeonia lactiflora was similar to Paeonia suffruticosa and Solanum lycopersicum was similar to Petunia×hybrida.
These sampling sites, owing to their unique geographical characteristics (including most dominant land-uses or types of land cover and a mixture of urban services) were identified so that a widest possible range of distinct urban neighbourhoods could be used to identify mosquito habitats.
The analysis of six projects conducted at AETMIS revealed a comprehensive approach to knowledge and interactions, which differs fundamentally from the characteristics of most dominant knowledge translation models in the healthcare sector.
Seed price is the most dominant single attribute cutting across all socio-demographic characteristics.
