The number of electrons in each element's electron shells, particularly the outermost valence shell, is the primary factor in determining its chemical bonding behavior.

Apart from infections, there are some other diseases where impaired chemotaxis is the primary etiological factor, as in Chediak-Higashi syndrome where giant intracellular vesicles inhibit normal migration of cells.

For example, in the Austrian view — often shared by neoclassical and other " free market " economists — the primary factor of production is the time of the entrepreneur, which, when combined with other factors, determines the amount of output of a particular good or service.

The Marxian school goes further, seeing labor ( in general, including entrepreneurship ) as the primary factor of production, since it is required to produce capital goods and to utilize the gifts of nature.

He was a key factor to the Marlins ' 2003 World Series run and the ballclub's primary power hitter during his tenure, hitting 138 home runs and driving in 523 in five seasons.

They have criticized neoclassical international trade theory, namely the Heckscher-Ohlin model on the basis that the notion of capital as primary factor has no method of measuring it before the determination of profit rate ( thus trapped in a logical vicious circle ).

Insulin-like growth factor 2 ( IGF-2 ) is thought to be a primary growth factor required for early development while IGF-1 expression is required for achieving maximal growth.

Social psychologists argued that situations were the primary factor.

Personality researchers argued that internal dispositions or personality traits were the primary factor.

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Religious reasons are a primary factor cited by people for the opposition of cohabitation.

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: It has been suggested that this is the primary therapeutic factor from which all others flow.

This driving force of survival is the primary factor influencing their behavior and in turn ensures states develop offensive military capabilities for foreign interventionism and as a means to increase their relative power.

Some studies have seen pre-natal hormone exposures as the primary factor involved in determining sexual orientation.

From around the mid-1970s onwards, there was an increasing emphasis on comparisons of genes on the molecular level ( initially ribosomal RNA genes ) as the primary factor in classification ; genetic similarity was stressed over outward appearances and behavior.

Language is a primary and dominant identifying factor of a people group.

Exports generated in the first quarter of 2001 were worth US $ 85. 3, the primary factor for the 172 % expansion in Mozambique ’ s exports for the period.

Some Allied leaders saw the emperor as the primary factor in Japan's warlike behavior.

ApoE4 is the primary genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

In the book the revelation was the primary factor for Sauron's assault on Minas Tirith before he had fully readied his forces.

Similarly, while studies have found that alcohol consumption increases risk when associated with H. pylori infection, it does not seem to independently increase risk, and even when coupled with H. pylori infection, the increase is modest in comparison to the primary risk factor.

Numerous sports writers have suggested that a heavy workload was the primary factor in George's decline.

In the primary grades, reading permeates almost every aspect of school progress, and the children's early experiences of success or failure in learning to read often set a pattern of total achievement that is relatively enduring throughout the following years.

This had been a primary reason for the success of the Atari 2600 VCS against systems like the Intellivision.

The primary pass thrower is the quarterback, and statistical analysis is used to determine a quarterback's success rate at passing in various situations, as well as a team's overall success at the " passing game.

A big reason for Payton's success was fullback Matt Suhey as the primary lead blocker.

The offensive line, anchored by all-pro tackle Rayfield Wright, Pro Bowlers John Niland and Ralph Neely, and future hall of famer Forrest Gregg, was also a primary reason for their success on offense ( Neely had broken his leg in November in a dirt-bike accident, and was replaced first by Gregg and then by Tony Liscio, who came out of retirement.

Fundraising is the primary purpose for many business plans, since they are related to the inherent probable success / failure of the company risk.

One of the primary purposes in doing so was to establish a key political base separate from the Democratic Machine, yet integral to the Machine's success in the predominately black wards.

The president of the Spanish National Transplant Organisation has acknowledged Spain's legislative approach is likely not the primary reason for the country's success in increasing the donor rates, starting in the 1990s.

Her career as the primary actress of Fox Studios continued with the advent of sound film, and she achieved a notable success in the original version of A Star Is Born ( 1937 ).

Dominica has also had some success in increasing its manufactured exports, with soap as the primary product.

While there are many sources of biographical information about Rosa Bonheur, there are three primary texts which are most consulted and cited in the subsequent literature ; the first is a pamphlet written by Eugène de Mirecourt, Les Contemporains: Rosa Bonheur which appeared in 1856 just after her Salon success with The Horse Fair.

The characters ' efforts to succeed or hold on to their success are interwoven with the efforts of a political operative and a local businessman to stage a concert rally before the state's presidential primary for a populist outsider running for president of the United States on the Replacement Party ticket.

In 1996, EchoStar's Dish Network went online in the United States and, as DirecTV's primary competitor, achieved similar success.

In this way, he will father more offspring, but the reproductive success of the primary female steadily declines.

Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell tried the same approach without success in the 2007 jungle primary.

He had grown up in a racially integrated background, and it may have been one of the primary reasons for his success.

After the success of the previous year's single, the performance on the night featured many primary school children who had pre-recorded their own versions of the chorus.

Curtin is credited with leading the Australian Labor Party to its best federal election success in history, with a record 55. 1 percent of the primary half-senate vote, winning all seats, and a two party preferred lower house estimate of 58. 2 percent at the 1943 election, winning two-thirds of seats.

He is considered by many American physicians to be the " architect of the modern medical practice " and a primary reason for Mayo Clinic's early success.

Another is an " early and striking example of a major IID success is the very heart of NASA ’ s space shuttle software — the primary avionics software system, which FSD built from 1977 to 1980.

More than 3 million people participated in this first open primary, which was considered a success, and former party leader François Hollande was designated the Socialist and Radical candidate for the 2012 presidential election.

The success of kōhanga reo is such that they have been followed by the establishment of primary schools and secondary schools ( Kura Kaupapa Māori ) where Māori is the primary language of instruction.