Surrounded by crime and violence everywhere, the `` hardboiled '' private eye can retain his purity only through a life of self-imposed isolation.

The supportive relations can apparently be achieved in geographical and social isolation.

By means of geographical isolation and high fertility rates, inbreeding can be fostered and the pattern of isolation from the greater society maintained.

The three types of ataxia have overlapping causes, and therefore can either coexist or occur in isolation.

Optic ataxia is usually part of Balint's syndrome, but can be seen in isolation with injuries to the superior parietal lobule, as it represents a disconnection between visual-association cortex and the frontal premotor and motor cortex, and ataxic respiration ( lack of coordination in respiratory movements, usually due to dysfunction of the respiratory centres in the medulla oblongata ).

This means that the individual atoms can be treated as if each were in isolation, as the vast majority of the time they are.

Unlike an archiver that compresses each file in isolation, an archiver that combines files before compressing them can exploit redundancy across several archived files.

An alcoholic's behavior and mental impairment, while drunk, can profoundly affect those surrounding them and lead to isolation from family and friends.

This matter can be studied in solid, liquid, or gas states, in isolation or in combination.

Its main themes include isolation, how such a condition can be borne, and the internal conflict brought about by societal repression of individual desire.

To him also is due the isolation of the elements yttrium, beryllium, and titanium, the observation that " silicium " ( silicon ) can be obtained in crystals, and that some meteoric stones contain organic matter.

The concentration of methane and other airborne contaminants underground can generally be controlled by dilution ( ventilation ), capture before entering the host air stream ( methane drainage ), or isolation ( seals and stoppings ).

Because of the variety of voltage-sensitive ion channels that can be embedded in the membrane of a neuron, many types of neurons are capable, even in isolation, of generating rhythmic sequences of action potentials, or rhythmic alternations between high-rate bursting and quiescence.

This isolation leads to feelings of meaninglessness, which can be overcome only by creating one's own values and meanings.

However, Darwin wrote, " I can by no means agree ... that immigration and isolation are necessary elements ....

Due to a phenomenon known as color confinement, quarks are never directly observed or found in isolation ; they can be found only within baryons or mesons.

Since then, several more efficient quinine total syntheses have been achieved, but none of them can compete in economic terms with isolation of the alkaloid from natural sources.

These include cuckoldry, nuptial gifts, sperm competition, infanticide, physical beauty, mating by subterfuge, species isolation mechanisms, male parental care, ambiparental care, mate location, polygamy, and mechanisms that can only be called bizarre, including homosexual rape in certain male animals, cementing of females ' vaginal pores by males in some lepidopteran insects, and insect penises specialized to remove any sperm packets from females which may have been deposited by previous suitors.

Some switches are used to isolate electric power from a system, providing a visible point of isolation that can be padlocked if necessary to prevent accidental operation of a machine during maintenance, or to prevent electric shock.

Diane Dodd was also able to show how reproductive isolation can develop from mating preferences in Drosophila pseudoobscura fruit flies after only eight generations using different food types, starch and maltose.

The isolation level shows the system identure level at which the failure cause can be recovered ( often by replacement of a line replaceable unit ).

The power to work miraculous signs is assumed to be in direct proportion to holiness, and is by Severus valued merely as an evidence of holiness, which he is persuaded can only be attained through a life of isolation from the world.

If a hybrid isolation model is assumed, it can be estimated that the hypothetical admixture event occurred about 126 generations ago, or 2520 years ago assuming 20 years per generation.

Transgender individuals, both male to female and female to male, often experience problems that often lead to dismissals, underachievement, difficulty in finding a job, social isolation, and, occasionally, violent attacks against them.

Eventually, if reproductive isolation is achieved, it may lead to a separate species.

His isolation was only compounded by articles published in the magazine alternative, which, following the lead of Hannah Arendt ’ s articles in Merkur, claimed Adorno had subjected Benjamin to pressure during his years of exile in Berlin and compiled Benjamin ’ s Writings and Letters with a great deal of bias.

The strengthening of insular ties can lead to a variety of effects such as ethnic marginalization or social isolation.

In children, hearing loss can lead to social isolation for several reasons.

Like with all phobic disorders, those suffering from social anxiety often will attempt to avoid the source of their anxiety ; in the case of social anxiety this is particularly problematic, and in severe cases can lead to complete social isolation.

Trotsky had previously suggested that Lenin's method of organisation would lead to a dictatorship, but it is important to emphasise that after 1917 orthodox Trotskyists argue that the loss of democracy in the Soviet Union was caused by the failure of the revolution to successfully spread internationally and the consequent wars, isolation and imperialist intervention, not the Bolshevik style of organisation.

Psychological distress can lead to significant depression and social isolation.

This can lead to social withdrawal and isolation, which can turn into cases of agoraphobia.

They are communities of lamas or monks ( sometimes of nuns ) who take a vow of celibacy and lead a life in isolation searching for truth and religious enlightenment.

Avoidance of such experiences ' because of a fear of ego-loss may lead to a deep sense of isolation and consequent self-absorption '.

Population dispersal is used to describe migratory events, either in the form of range expansion ( natural movement away from parents ) or jump dispersal ( crossing of barriers ), which may lead to genetic isolation.

Given sufficient time, these variations may lead to reproductive isolation.

* It could lead to isolation from allies.

Since blood is normally sterile, this process does not normally lead to the isolation of bacteria.

Hearing problems can lead to social isolation, depression, and dependence as the person is no longer able to talk to other people, receive information over the telephone, or engage in simple transactions, such as talking to a person at a bank or store.

This has lead many historical linguists and dialectologists to wonder what the dialects would be like if they had continued to develop in isolation.

This simple isolation can lead to depression and anxiety.

In military academy, cadets are trained in isolation to make them an efficient military leader to lead the soldiers of regular army as officers.

Although the deal did not lead to the immediate end of the sporting isolation, it paved the way for the formation of the unified body, the South African Rugby Football Union ( SARFU ) in 1992, with Craven as its first chairman, until he died in 1993, having served for an unbroken 37 years at the head of the sport.

He goes on in this article to say that America offers a unique liberty of opportunity and can still offer traditional isolation, which he felt could lead to a cosmopolitan enterprise.

The city's geographic isolation has helped lead to the creation of a new local dialect.

The merger helped moderate Herut ’ s political isolation and created a right wing opposition bloc with a broader base and more realistic chance to lead the government.