mechanisms

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The authors suggested that high dose Wegovy may increase the risk of reduced blood supply to the optic nerve through mechanisms involving blood pressure drops, fluid loss, and instability in the autonomic nervous system.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Network Rail said the new system "eradicates the failure mechanisms of the past by providing complete separation of bimetallic elements and using a copper contact wire which improves current collection" from overhead wires by trains.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Earnings of the company’s public-transport segment are protected by indexed fare pass-through mechanisms, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

This has weakened the market’s previous self-correcting mechanisms.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

If Arp is right, the exotic mechanisms proposed to explain the energy source of distant quasars—supernova chain reactions, supermassive black holes and the like—would prove unnecessary.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan