mechanism
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WSJ | Buy Side: This sleek, refillable lighter combines classy design and a clever lighting mechanism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Important questions also remain about how the recovery mechanism could be adapted for broader use.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
The company’s most recent certificate of incorporation describes no such mechanism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The researchers compared this widespread reaction to a "whole house response," in which a defense mechanism ends up causing more disruption than expected.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
It is the founding concept of modern social science: David Hume’s theory of the balance of trade and Adam Smith’s conception of the market depend on the concept of a feedback mechanism.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
“Other mechanisms would be difficult and expensive to scale.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
By examining both the brain's physical mechanisms and the individual's inner experience, researchers hope to develop a more complete understanding of human behavior and mental health.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Cells responsible for detecting salty and sour tastes use different signaling mechanisms that do not depend on PLCβ2, potentially allowing those sensations to remain intact even when other taste signals are disrupted.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Although their original goal was to understand the mechanisms behind skin renewal, the team unexpectedly discovered striking differences between females and males.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
To these natural population controls were added cultural mechanisms.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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