Because the bridges and nuts were no longer hand-made it was necessary to update the design, and the bridges were changed to add a set of tuners that allow for fine-tuning the guitar after the strings are locked at the nut.

Because the object is illuminated by the Sun, absolute magnitude is a function of phase angle and this relationship is referred to as the phase curve.

Because of this, each of the infinitely many antiderivatives of a given function f is sometimes called the " general integral " or " indefinite integral " of f and is written using the integral symbol with no bounds:

Because the volatility of a comet's material decreases as it gets further from the Sun, the comet becomes increasingly difficult to observe as a function of not only distance, but the progressive shrinking and eventual disappearance of its tail and the reflective elements it carries.

Because the RDOS < tt >. systm </ tt > call macro implements a < tt > jsr </ tt >, AC3 is overwritten by the return address for the < tt >. pchar </ tt > function.

Because intermediates only function to maintain the image information accurately across duplication, each manufacturer tends to only produce one or two different intermediate stocks.

Because of its emphasis on usage, communicative function, and the social context of language, functional grammar differs significantly from other linguistic theories which stress purely formal approaches to grammar, notably Chomskyan generative grammar.

Because the males have a stronger odor than the females, it is suspected that it also has a sexual function.

Because of this function, radioisotopes of iodine are concentrated in the thyroid gland along with nonradioactive iodine.

Because the high peaks function as moisture catchers, Kyrgyzstan is relatively well watered by the streams that descend from them.

Because they function as an energy store, these lipids comprise the bulk of storage fat in animal tissues.

Because mania and hypomania have also been associated with creativity and artistic talent, it is not always the case that the clearly manic bipolar person needs or wants medical help ; such persons often either retain sufficient self-control to function normally or are unaware that they have " gone manic " severely enough to be committed or to commit themselves.

Because of the connection between the Riemann zeta function and π ( x ), the Riemann hypothesis has considerable importance in number theory: if established, it would yield a far better estimate of the error involved in the prime number theorem than is available today.

Because the stars were all born at roughly the same time, the different properties of all the stars in a cluster are a function only of mass, and so stellar evolution theories rely on observations of open and globular clusters.

Because the continental crust is so much thicker than the oceanic crust, it conducts heat less efficiently, making it function like an insulating blanket.

Because the units of throughput are the reciprocal of the unit for propagation delay, which is ' seconds per message ' or ' seconds per output ', throughput can be used to relate a computational device performing a dedicated function such as an ASIC or embedded processor to a communications channel, simplifying system analysis.

Because FCB compatibility has not been maintained, WordStar 3. x will not function properly on modern versions of Windows.

Because the check value has a fixed length, the function that generates it is occasionally used as a hash function.

Because the equation is second order in the time derivative, then by the nature of solving differential equations, one must specify both the initial values of the wave function itself and of its first time derivative, in order to solve definite problems.

Because both may be specified more or less arbitrarily, the wave function cannot maintain its former role of determining the probability density of finding the electron in a given state of motion.

Because group delay is, as defined in ( 1 ), it therefore follows that a constant group delay can be achieved if the transfer function of the device or medium has a linear phase response ( i. e., where the group delay is a constant ).

Because the logarithm is a monotonically increasing function, the logarithm of a function achieves its maximum value at the same points as the function itself, and hence the log-likelihood can be used in place of the likelihood in maximum likelihood estimation and related techniques.

Because there are 26 letters in the English alphabet and 26 = 2 × 13, the ROT13 function is its own inverse:

Because of his brain injury and the extreme damage suffered to his sight, the patient had to train himself for a new line of work, that of a portfolio-maker, an occupation requiring a great deal of precision in the making of measurements and a fairly well-developed sense of form and contour.

Because there is no selection pressure for sight in this environment, any number of genetic abnormalities that give rise to the damage or loss of eyes could proliferate among the population with no effect on the fitness of the population.

Because eyes are particularly vulnerable to this type of damage, eye protection should be worn to reduce the risk of injury.

Because of concerns about liver damage from protracted use of paracetamol at high doses, four pharmaceutical companies ( Purdue Pharma, Cephalon, Zogenix, and Egalet ) are developing extended-release capsules and other forms of hydrocodone by itself.

Because ion implantation causes damage to the crystal structure of the target which is often unwanted, ion implantation processing is often followed by a thermal annealing.

Because cells and more importantly the DNA can be damaged, this ionization can result in an increased chance of cancer, and thus " ionizing radiation " is somewhat artificially separated out of particle and electromagnetic radiation, simply due to its larger potential for biological damage per unit of energy.

Because the plants and animals of the sea floor are the basis of the food chain, damage to the shoreline has consequences for the whole shallow-water ecosystem, including the multi-million-dollar Saudi fisheries industry.

Because STA-099's qualification testing prevented damage, NASA found that rebuilding STA-099 as OV-099 would be less expensive than refitting Enterprise.

Because of sustained damage, U-571 is forced to resurface.

Because damage to the cable can cause reflections, an instrument called an electrical time domain reflectometer ETDR ( for electrical cables ) or an optical time domain reflectometer OTDR ( for optical cables ) can be used to locate the damaged part of a cable.

Because pancreatitis can cause lung damage and affect normal lung function, oxygen is usually delivered through breathing tubes that are connected via the nose.

Because dry-firing ( releasing the firing pin with an empty chamber ) a gun can sometimes lead to firing pin ( striker ) damage, dummy rounds termed snap caps are designed to protect centerfire guns from possible damage during " dry-fire " trigger control practices.

Because running fsck to repair a file system which is mounted for read / write operations can potentially cause severe data corruption / loss, the file system is normally checked while unmounted, mounted read-only, or with the system in a special maintenance mode that limits the risk of such damage.

Because of the bomb damage and the gradual decline in local trade, after the war there was a major redevelopment of the town in the 1960s.

Because of this damage and its constant use by holiday goers the National Park lands authority decided to create a National Park on this State Forest land in an attempt to help regenerate the bushland.

Because the leather is natural as well as delicate, the wearer must take precaution as to not damage them.

Because the Amundsen-Scott base lacks diagnostic medical equipment such as an MRI or CT scan machine, station doctors were unable to fully evaluate the damage done by the stroke or the chance of recurrence.

Because the city escaped war damage during WWII, many historical temples, traditional shops and Kura ( Japanese traditional storehouses ) remain in the city center.

Because of this, the U. S. battle group was able to put the Hiryū out of action, and inflict major damage on the rest of the battle group.

Because of the risk involved in using a melee weapon, they were typically the most powerful weapons available, in terms of damage.

Because of their shape, corns intensify the pressure at the tip and can cause deep tissue damage and ulceration.

Because availability of service is important for all e-business websites, steps must be taken to prevent disruption of service by events such as power outages and damage to physical infrastructure.

Because the coilgun's electric circuit is inherently analogous to an LC oscillator, the unused energy returns in the reverse direction (' ringing '), which can seriously damage polarized capacitors such as electrolytic capacitors.