Pietas was often depicted as goddess on the reverse of Roman Imperial coins, with women of the imperial family on the obverse, as an appropriate virtue to be attributed to them.

This conservatism on the part of kibbutz children has been attributed to the Westermarck effect — a form of reverse sexual imprinting whereby even unrelated children, if raised together from an early age, tend to reject each other as potential partners.

Studies show that Ni / YSZ electrode was less active in reverse fuel cell operation than in fuel cell operation, and this can be attributed to a diffusion-limited process in the electrolysis direction, or its susceptibility to aging in a high-steam environment,

-- Although there was some variation in results which must be attributed either to trace impurities or to variation in wall effects, the photochemical exchange in the gas phase was sufficiently reproducible so that it seemed meaningful to compare the reaction rates in different series of reaction tubes for the purpose of obtaining information on the effect of chlorine concentration and of carbon tetrachloride concentration on the reaction rate.

The formation of a strong international law regime and norms against territorial aggression is strongly associated with the dramatic drop in the number of interstate wars, though it has also been attributed to the effect of the Cold War or to the changing nature of economic development.

The following lengthy quote from Herbert can give the flavor of his writing and demonstrate the sense of the importance that Herbert attributed to innate Common Notions, which can help in understanding the effect of Locke's attack on innate ideas on Herbert's philosophy:

Unless the econometrician controls for place of birth in the above equation, the effect of birthplace on wages may be falsely attributed to the effect of education on wages.

A religious rite having this effect was attributed to the physician Dhanvantari, founder of the Vedic tradition, in about 1500 BCE.

However, those experiments could be either not verified in later experiments, could not be clearly attributed to the radiation effect, or could be attributed to an inappropriate design of the experiment etc.

Turning of the flow around the wing is attributed to the Coanda effect, which is quite controversial.

That was the " inner radiation belt " of protons with energies in the range 10-100 MeV ( megaelectronvolts ), attributed later to " albedo neutron decay ," a secondary effect of the interaction of cosmic radiation with the upper atmosphere.

Though scientists often contribute to the field, many prominent scientists have felt that the practical effect on their work is limited ; a popular quote attributed to physicist Richard Feynman goes, " Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds.

The discovery of this tendency is attributed to Maurice Duverger, a French sociologist who observed the effect and recorded it in several papers published in the 1950s and 1960s.

The effect is attributed to a larger probability of s-d scattering of electrons in the direction of magnetic field.

According to research psychologist Russell Barkley, the New Age movement has yet to produce empirical evidence of the existence of indigo children, as the traits most commonly attributed to them were akin to the Forer effect ( i. e., so vague they could describe nearly anyone ).

Aerospace engineer Rabi Mehta attributed this effect to asymmetric flow due to the ball's seam construction.

In addition, all variations on the mother, or grandmother effect fail to explain longevity with continued spermatogenesis in males ( oldest verified paternity is 94 years, 35 years beyond the oldest documented birth attributed to females ).

Some rainstorms may also be partially attributed to the lake effect in fall and spring.

It is estimated that approximately six to eight lake effect snowstorms occur in a year, and that 10 % of the average precipitation of Salt Lake City can be attributed to the lake effect.

It is estimated that about 10 % of the annual precipitation in the city can be attributed to the lake effect.

This has enabled scientists to measure a range of natural phenomena including the transport of air pollutants in the region and a marked decline since 1990 in the amount of atmospheric mercury pollution, an effect which has been attributed to the post-1989 closure of polluting factories in the former Eastern Bloc states.

The stimulant effect of the plant was originally attributed to " katin ", cathine, a phenethylamine-type substance isolated from the plant.

This effect has been attributed to various compounds present in the fruits, such as dietary fiber, sorbitol, and isatin.

The magnitude of the Earth's tilt, as opposed to merely its orientation, also changes slowly over time, but this effect is not attributed directly to precession.

Shelden attributed to Orwell an obsessive belief in his failure and inadequacy.

The failure of the bacteria to work is attributed to Godzilla's low body temperature, which keeps the bacteria in a near-dormant state.

Babbage's failure to complete the analytical engine can be chiefly attributed to difficulties not only of politics and financing, but also to his desire to develop an increasingly sophisticated computer and to move ahead faster than anyone else could follow.

He also wrote his " Message To The Public ", primarily a defence of the expedition's organisation and conduct in which the party's failure is attributed to weather and other misfortunes, but ending on an inspirational note, with these words:

The cause of his death was attributed to cocaine leading to heart failure, according to the autopsy report.

Director Neil Jordan, in later interviews, attributed this failure to the film's heavily political undertone, particularly its sympathetic portrayal of an IRA fighter.

While the spread of the word in science publications can be attributed to the influence of feminism, its use as a euphemism for sex is attributed to the failure to grasp the distinction made in feminist theory, and the distinction has sometimes become blurred with the theory itself.

Economist Robert Solow of MIT suggested that the 2001-2003 failure of the expected economic recovery should be attributed not to monetary policy failure but to the breakdown in productivity growth in crucial sectors of the economy, most particularly retail trade.

However, Bird was a commercial failure, earning just $ 11 million, which Eastwood attributed to the declining interest in jazz among black people.

This reason for this lassitude is unknown but can be attributed to lack of interest, a failure to appreciate the size of the potential market, and a lack of desire to be involved in smaller, less prestigious projects.

The battle is described in some detail, including, for example the failure of the Genoese bowmen, attributed in the book, as above, to wet strings ; and also the merciless treatment of the French wounded.

This has been attributed to a lack of knowledge and skill amongst ward based staff, in particular a failure to carry out measurement of the respiratory rate, which is often the major predictor of a deterioration and can often change up to 48 hours prior to a cardiac arrest.

The failure of Leopold to advance above his Vice-Kapellmeister position at Salzburg is attributed by the Grove Dictionary to the great amount of time that the journeys kept him away from Salzburg ( the longest journey was about three and a half years ).

Attempts at the Arnold Arboretum using ten other American, European and Asiatic species also ended in failure, attributed to the differences in ploidy levels, and operational dichogamy, although the ploidy factor has been discounted by other authorities.

The defeat of the British in the American War of Independence and the defeat of the Axis in the African theatre of World War II are attributed to logistical failure.

The failure of the O-rings was attributed to a design flaw, as their performance could be too easily compromised by factors that included the low temperature on the day of launch.

Failure of treatment with penicillin is generally attributed to other local commensal organisms producing β-lactamase, or failure to achieve adequate tissue levels in the pharynx.

He attributed Qin's disintegration to its failure to display humanity and righteousness or to realise that there is a difference between the power to attack and the power to consolidate.

Priestley attributed this to the failure of the conductor, Karl Rankl to learn the music or to cooperate with Brook, and to lack of rehearsal of the last act.

The Spirit of the Times, however, attributed its success to curious audience members expected a disastrous failure and instead discovering a good show: " The play proved to possess more than ordinary merit, and if it is not a great work, it is decidedly not a very bad one.

Part of Hooker's failure can be attributed to a deadly encounter with a cannonball.

" The failure to come to an agreement was widely attributed to Yasser Arafat, as he walked away from the table without making a concrete counter-offer and because Arafat did little to quell the series of Palestinian riots that began shortly after the summit.