Low levels of mobile penetration – which stand at 30 percent, a significantly lower percentage than in the rest of the continent – dampen the potential expansion of access to financial services through mobile technology.

Low sea levels may have also exacerbated temperature extremes.

Low levels of dopamine lead to high levels of prolactin.

Low phosphate levels are an important limit to growth in some aquatic systems.

A player's " string " of polo ponies may number 2 or 3 in Low Goal matches ( with ponies being rested for at least a chukker before reuse ), 4 or more for Medium Goal matches ( at least one per chukker ), and even more for the highest levels of competition.

Low levels of myo-inositol may be involved in diabetic neuropathy.

# Low levels of exposure ( lower than previously or commonly tolerated ) result in manifestations of the syndrome ( i. e. increased sensitivity ).

Low levels of maternal gene flow from North Africa and the Horn of Africa were also observed in a few groups, mainly via the presence of mtDNA haplogroup M and haplogroup I lineages in about 12. 5 % of the Maasai and 7 % of the Samburu samples, respectively.

Low levels of plasma chylomicron are also characteristic.

Low insulin levels and / or insulin resistance prevent the body from converting glucose into glycogen ( a starch-like source of energy stored mostly in the liver ), which in turn makes it difficult or impossible to remove excess glucose from the blood.

Low water levels have caused groundwater contamination through the springs adding to the regional controversies over water use, endangered suckers ( fish ) and struggling salmon species, and farming.

Low levels of constituents such as PCBs, dioxin, and brominated flame retardants, may remain in treated sludge.

Low molecular weight heparin is a more highly processed product that is useful as it does not require monitoring of the APTT coagulation parameter ( it has more predictable plasma levels ) and has fewer side effects.

Low humidity conditions or watering the plants with a water source which contains high levels of dissolved salts will result in the leaves yellowing and rapidly dying from the tips back to the rhizome.

* Dietary factors ( Low levels of certain vitamins and minerals, particularly magnesium, manganese, and vitamin E ) and also Vitamin D

Low levels of fibrinogen can indicate a systemic activation of the clotting system, with consumption of clotting factors faster than synthesis.

Low levels in 1980s put the Canvasback on lists of special concern, but numbers increased greatly in the 1990s.

Drivers directed Spirit to a smaller sloped feature, dubbed " Low Ridge Haven ", where it spent the long Martian winter, waiting for spring and increased solar power levels suitable for driving.

* Low levels of the hormone testosterone

Low hydro-levels had driven the wholesale market spot prices to very high levels.

* The small button at the top center of the console's lower face is now referred to in the manual as the " Brightness Switch " and selects between two levels of brightness, " Normal "( Low ) and " Bright "( High ) with no off setting.

Low distortion is relatively easy to achieve in electronics with use of negative feedback, but the use of high levels of feedback in this manner has been the topic of much controversy among audiophiles.

Low oxygen levels lead to hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction, the tightening of small blood vessels in the lung to create an optimal distribution of blood through the lung.

Low nutrient levels also reset the growth threshold so that cell progresses through the cell cycle at a smaller size.

Low seems to have supported Eden at first and then relented because things worked out differently, so there is no fire in his eye.

Conversely the use of true brass seems to have declined in Western Europe during this period in favour of gunmetals and other mixed alloys but by the end of the first Millennium AD brass artefacts are found in Scandinavian graves in Scotland, brass was being used in the manufacture of coins in Northumbria and there is archaeological and historical evidence for the production of brass in Germany and The Low Countries areas rich in calamine ore which would remain important centres of brass making throughout the medieval period, especially Dinant – brass objects are still collectively known as dinanterie in French.

Most brochs have scarcements ( ledges ) which would have allowed the construction of a very sturdy wooden first floor ( first spotted by the antiquary George Low in Shetland in 1774 ), and excavations at Loch na Berie on the Isle of Lewis show signs of a further, second floor ( e. g. stairs on the first floor, which head upwards ).

Low ranking males benefit from an unstable hierarchy and have increased sexual opportunities.

Some have theorized it emerged from the overwhelming influence of Low German in medieval times, having flattened the originally Nordic melodic accent, but stød is absent in most southern Danish dialects where Low German impact would have been the greatest.

Low surface brightness dwarf galaxies are important sources of information for studying dark matter, as they have an uncommonly low ratio of visible matter to dark matter, and have few bright stars at the center which would otherwise impair observations of the rotation curve of outlying stars.

Low business taxes-the maximum tax rate is 20 %-and easy incorporation rules have induced about 73, 700 holding or so-called letter box companies to establish nominal offices in Liechtenstein, providing 30 % of state revenues.

The Low Pay Commission found that, rather than make employees redundant, employers have reduced their rate of hiring, reduced staff hours, increased prices, and have found ways to cause current workers to be more productive ( especially service companies ).

Low taxes have drawn many foreign companies to Monaco and account for around 75 % of the $ 6. 581 billion annual GDP income in ( 2011 ).

: ' oxen's head ', with osse being a synonym for steer and bull in Middle Low German ), with an attached hide, and a crown above, may have originated from this period.

This could be because these languages have been mutually affected by each other, as well as having a similar development influenced by Middle Low German.

Low and high cycle fatigue are enhanced and have been documented to provide increases up to ten times greater than non-UIT specimens.

Some linguists have argued that it was the more-common Low Malay that formed the base of the Indonesian language.

Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man have their own Medium and Low Secure units but use the mainland faculties for High Secure, which smaller Channel Islands also transfer their patients to as Out of Area Referrals under the Mental Health Act 1983.

Low, thick clouds ( such as stratocumulus ) primarily reflect incoming solar radiation, causing it to have a high albedo, whereas high, thin clouds ( such as Cirrus ) tend to transmit it to the surface but then trap outgoing infrared radiation, causing it to have low albedo.

This may have merged later with the belief that butterflies ate milk and butter ( compare Middle High German molkendiep-literally “ milk-thief ”; Modern German Molkendieb and Low German Botterlicker-literally “ butter-licker ”), or that they excreted a butter-like substance ( compare Middle Dutch boterschijte-literally “ butter-shitter ”, also Middle Dutch botervliege, Dutch botervlieg, German butterfliege ).

Low birthweight is a risk factor for CP — and premature infants usually have low birth weights, less than 2. 0 kg, but full-term infants can also have low birth weights.