In summary, we have documented some expected, and other unexpected, associations between environmental factors and breast cancer risk in New Zealand; we have also found ethnic differences in exposure to risk factors and the associations of these factors with breast cancer.
Other studies using RRR have identified unexpected associations with legumes and some vegetables (7– 9), and therefore careful interpretation of dietary patterns is warranted.
Traffic B[ a]P breast cancer associations appeared to be stronger among premenopausal women in our study, although the greatest difference was noted within the 75th to 95th percentile traffic exposure subgroup, rather than within the top 5%, and we also saw some unexpected negative associations between traffic exposure and breast cancer among postmenopausal women.
Pairings always fascinate me: the interplay between disparate things; the unexpected associations they evoke.
But Dan Wieden's story — an everyday example of creativity emerging from unexpected associations — in no way establishes that deliberately adding weirdness would have any value at all.
Wandering through the exhibition, gallerygoers are bound to find unexpected associations between fish and armor: the layers of articulated metal plates like scales, patterned and protective, hugging the body in motion.
After early recognition with his patriotic poems in syllabic metre, in Moscow he came under the influence of the Russian Futurists, and by abandoning traditional poetic forms, indulging in exaggerated imagery, and using unexpected associations, he attempted to "depoetize" poetry.
The presence of fear, anxiety, lust, horror, and other states was a new element, but their frequently jarring context was not; he was on the lookout, as always, for the unexpected associations generated by random images (or words) in close proximity.
Unexpected associations can also be revealed thereby furthering the understanding of the mechanisms of diverse interactions and potentially indicating novel treatments.
