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Differences between the two data sets could be due to shifts in cell-subset frequencies in vivo and/or true alterations in the gene-expression profile of individual cells.
Some will complain that McAllister's slapstick-tragic lust for Linda shifts the focus too much from the campaign to the bedroom, but the movie means to be more than a study of electoral machinations.
Thus, the addition of the chemokine to wounds shifts the peak of TN in the wound tissues to earlier stages of wound healing than in control wounds.
Ingeniously, certain differences between families were explained by various phonetic shifts that (inexplicably) took place in one language group but not in another.
The use of modular and fabricated absorbers shifts much of the construction off-site, reducing the need for specialized cranes and equipment.