Exact(2)
A recent study on adolescents that also considered their emotion identifying capacities showed that a scarce ability to identify emotions predicted an increase in fear, and decreases in positive affect and social support [47].
As suggested by the authors, it may depend on the scarce ability to overwintering on pastures by this parasite.
Similar(6)
To cope with environmental change and survive periods in which regular foods are scarce, the ability to solve novel foraging problems by learning new foraging techniques can be crucial.
Oxygen acts as a cofactor of FIH and therefore when oxygen is scarce, the ability of FIH to hydroxylate HIF residues decreases leading again to HIF- α accumulation, stabilization, and nuclear translocation [ 29, 30].
Data, he explains, are widely available; what is scarce is the ability to extract wisdom from them.More of everythingThere are many reasons for the information explosion.
For Egypt, Israel, Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and other water-scarce nations, the ability to externalize their water consumption by importing wheat and other thirsty grains allows them to save their scarce water for industrial production and other higher-value uses.
The multi-instrumentalist didn't sing, and his songwriting credits were scarce, but his peerless ability and technical know-how were a huge, if often overlooked, asset to the Band.
Research on the effect of cancer diagnosis and treatment on work ability is scarce; however, studies have shown recently that most patients are employed but that both physical and mental work ability can deteriorate owing to cancer (Gudbergsson et al, 2006; Steinbach et al, 2006; Kennedy et al, 2007; Taskila et al, 2007).
Related(19)
scant ability
scarce opportunity
scarce availability
scarce talent
uncommon ability
inadequate ability
valuable ability
little ability
precious ability
meager ability
small ability
poor ability
restricted ability
scarce tools
limited ability
scarce opportunities
constrained ability
insufficient ability
scarce enables
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com