causal factor

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causal factor - a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

determinant, determining factor, determinative, determiner

cognitive factor - something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

decisive factor, clincher - a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively

influence - a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"

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Our data show that hepatic inflammation is not a causal factor in the development of hepatic insulin resistance in [Ldlr.sup.-/-] mice.

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When Dr William Brend analysed the 1914 infant mortality rates for all parts of the British Isles, he saw that poverty couldn't be a causal factor but that air pollution must be.

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And Mark Pottenger asks whether the population as a whole may be affected: "Could increasing sleep deprivation in modern society be a causal factor in increasing dementia?"

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Several vitamin D effects on the electrophysiology, contractility, and structure of the heart suggest that vitamin D deficiency might be a causal factor for myocardial diseases.

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However, prior studies could not differentiate whether it was simply a marker or a causal factor," said lead author Catherine Campbell, of Kaiser Permanente.

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"At this time we cannot rule out any possible causal factor."

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In the May--June issue of Army Sustainment, there is an article titled "The Three Most Common Electrical Safety Issues in Deployed Environments." It is a good article, but I believe the author may have missed the main causal factor for the fires and problems of using surge strips in deployed locations.

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In studies which show a positive link, placing tiny needles under the skin is not necessarily the causal factor, but could simply be an effect of taking some time off to relax.