Sentence examples for pattern few from inspiring English sources

Because of this spatial pattern, few locations experienced low exposure to all three pollutants.

Although previous entomologic and parasitologic studies in this region have shown the influence of these changes on the heterogeneity of the malaria transmission pattern, few have determined whether this variability translates into variation in the P. falciparum genetic diversity.

The distribution by age of DHF/DSS infants in all four countries presents a similar pattern: few cases were observed in infants younger than 3 months, and the largest numbers observed were in infants 6 8 months old.

In contrast, host mice receiving CCR2−/− BM exhibited minimal mononuclear cell infiltrates at both day 3 (Fig. 1 G, J ) and day 7 (Fig. 1 H, K ) after CTX treatment; consistent with this histological pattern, few GFP+, Mac3+, or CD68+ cells were present at day 3 (Fig. 2 G, H, J, K ) or day 7 (Fig. 2 I, L ).

Montclair follows the pattern: fewer white residents than in 1990 (now just under 60percentt of the total), more blacks (about a third), more Hispanics and Asians, more immigrants.

Despite the wide variety and significance of larval color patterns, few studies have been conducted at a molecular level compared with the number of studies on adult butterfly wing patterns.

Despite the variety and significance of the larval color patterns, few studies have been conducted at a molecular level compared with the available research on adult butterfly wing patterns [ 4- 9].

Consistent with developmental gene silencing through methylation being the primary factor underlying HOXA methylation patterns, few genes exhibited lower methylation levels with concomitant high gene expression levels in either of the two comparisons.

B birds spent 9.7±2.1% of time perching, spent less time lying than L and W birds (P<0.05) and changed their feeding and drinking patterns (fewer observation periods containing bouts of both eating and drinking than C birds, P<0.05).

Although early onshore fields in North America and Russia were developed with regular well patterns, fewer options remain due to surface access limitations and/or subsurface discontinuities.

However, in nanoindentation, the unique spatial patterning, fewer and coarser shear bands (see Fig. 3c), can be observed owing to space time relationship of plastic deformation.