Sentence examples for refinement and elaboration from inspiring English sources

From the critics' point of view, one unfortunate effect of their attacks has been the progressive refinement and elaboration of the theory of conditioning to the point where it can often explain the exceptions to which they drew attention.

Researchers have long known that the middle ear bones of a mammal evolved from the jawbones of their reptilian forebears, and that the "repurposing" of the bones, as Dr. Shubin put it, for the sake of improved hearing occurred in parallel with the refinement and elaboration of mammalian dentition.

Conceptual change can encompass not only the replacement of certain elements but also the refinement and elaboration of existing knowledge structures (see Smith III et al. 1994; Vosniadou, 2008).

Roles in the refinement and elaboration of patterning have been identified for the transcriptional circuits engaged in other tissues patterned by morphogens (Davidson, 2010; Davidson and Levine, 2008; Jaeger and Reinitz, 2006; Manu et al., 2009a; Xu et al., 2005).

Therefore, it would be ideal if, through the refinement and elaboration of their culture methods, the BBB functions of immortalized cells could be improved to levels that are comparable to primary cells.

All the theory needed was elaboration and refinement for the benefit of the ordinary mortals who had to make it work, and who, in their obtuseness, opportunism or sheer malevolence, had misinterpreted or abused it.

Refinement in PHENIX included XYZ-coordinate refinement, real-space refinement, and refinement of individual anisotropic temperature factors.

Summary charts, giving brief accounts of respondents' views, noting similarities and contrasts with illustrative quotes, formed the basis for selective elaboration and further refinement of relevant themes.

The absence of these genes from the amphioxus genome suggests that both an elaboration and a refinement of the retinoid and steroid pathways took place at the base of the vertebrate lineage.

"We would be open to refinements, elaborations and clarifications of the process," said Dan Senor, a spokesman for the American administration here.

These are supplemented by probes and elaborations.