mechanism

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After uncovering this hidden mechanism, the Northwestern team worked to create monoclonal antibodies capable of blocking it.

From Science Daily

"The structure concerned is not decorative, it's an essential part of the mechanism that attaches the engine to the wing, and carries loads such as thrust and drag," he explained.

From BBC

Lacking funding, Iranian banks have relied on borrowing from the central bank through an emergency liquidity mechanism that charged high interest rates but lent money without requiring collateral.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s an elegant economy to Lucia’s prose that reads as both skill and survival mechanism.

From Salon

The authors also point out that "high humidity significantly reduces the effectiveness of evaporative cooling -- the primary mechanism honey bees use to regulate hive temperatures -- potentially making thermoregulation even more difficult."

From Science Daily