Meanwhile, when the House of Representatives changed hands during the midterm elections, Duncan's ability to give his reforms staying power diminished.
This forced the government to choose between forcibly removing the women on camera (which would diminish the regime's political legitimacy in the eyes of the international audience) or allowing them to stay (which would diminish the regime's moral authority in the eyes of its own more conservative citizens).
"Unfortunately, as more and more people begin to bring laptops and cellphones and all the other devices to stay connected, it diminishes the ability to really escape," Ms. Caldwell said.
AKI after cardiac surgery is also associated with a number of adverse outcomes, including prolonged intensive care and hospital stay, dialysis dependency, diminished quality of life, and increased long-term mortality [ 7- 9].
The mere placing of the Garber call, however, prompted questions on Monday about whether the governor's resolve to stay in office had diminished after a week of damaging testimony before the committee about his conduct.
In most medical fields today, a primary aim of health care strategies is to prevent inpatient treatment and to minimise the length of hospital stays without diminishing the quality of care for the patient.
That one executive was Mr. Kelleher, 55, leaving Mr. Taubman, 51, a 30-year veteran of the company, the choice of staying in an arguably diminished role or leaving.
VICE talked to Dimatteo and Benson to find out how Persico made his bones in the mob, where that nickname really came from, how he's stayed in power (however diminished) for so long, and how he'll be remembered.
One thing is for sure: Russia, which is unlikely to let go of its only military base on warm waters in the Syrian port of Tartous, is most probably here to stay, and with a diminishing American presence, we should now expect -- and accept -- that Moscow, for better or for worse, will have a much bigger say in regional affairs.
Apoptotic processes significantly increase early after injury on day 1 post-injury and reach a peak between day 3 and day 7 post-injury, after which the contribution of apoptotic processes is diminished but stays significantly enriched (p ≤ 0.001-0.0001).
"The reasons for staying independent continue to diminish," he said.
