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verb
- 1. reduce the force, effect, or value of: "this research provides a glimmer of hope that coral reefs can attenuate the effects of ocean acidification"
- 2. reduce in thickness; make thin.
adjective
- 1. reduced in force, effect, or physical thickness: rare "the doctrines of Christianity became very attenuate and distorted"
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4 days ago · This glossary of botanical terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to botany and plants in general. Terms of plant morphology are included here as well as at the more specific Glossary of plant morphology and Glossary of leaf morphology.
11 hours ago · Some respiratory flow patterns allow for high airflow but partially attenuate the increased alveolar ventilation and thus make respiratory alkalemia less of an issue. To take advantage of evaporation, specialized blood vessels (e.g., the carotid rete) within the nasal region of panting species increase conductive heat transfer to the nasal region for heat transfer.
2 days ago · Genetic depletion of Picalm expression could attenuate DOX-induced myocardial damage and Aβ peptide production in vitro and in vivo. The animal model has been constructed to investigate the effects of anti-PICALM antibody (50 µg per mouse) by intramyocardial injection.
4 days ago · One promising mechanism is trait mindfulness, defined as present-focused, nonjudgmental awareness. Trait mindfulness has been found to mediate associations of attachment insecurity with anxiety and other outcomes (Macaulay et al., 2015; Martín et al., 2017).
2 days ago · Another expectation is that social endorsement cues may not attenuate the effects of impoliteness and intolerance on perceived incivility and intentions to silence others. One recent meta-analysis shows that the strength of the positive effects of bandwagon cues depends on if the message was related to the topic (Wang et al., Citation 2023 ).
1 day ago · As the groups were defined by lung function, the expected patterns of abnormality are observed in Table 2. It is noteworthy that participants in the “Obstruction and Low D L CO” group had lower values of FEV 1 , FVC, and FEV 1 /FVC, higher values of RV/TLC and lower values of VA/TLC than those in the “Obstruction with Normal D L CO” group, indicating worse airflow obstruction ...
3 days ago · Background Recently developed blood markers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) detection have high accuracy but usually require ultra-sensitive analytic tools not commonly available in clinical laboratories, and their performance in clinical practice is unknown. Methods We analyzed plasma samples from 290 consecutive participants that underwent lumbar puncture in routine clinical practice in a ...
