Some of the patterns are the result of fundamental factors, while others are more likely coincidence.

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But scientists who study whales are seeing migration patterns shifting as the result of climate change, as the ocean warms and food supplies change.

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Dr Melissa Hack, of British Thoracic Society (BTS), agreed that the increase in COPD among women was probably a result of smoking patterns in the 1950s and 60s.

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Since the predicted decay patterns of the two mesons were a result of the ways that matter and antimatter blended in them, that suggested that those substances are not quite equal and opposite after all.

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The study simulated changes in agricultural yields as a result of changing precipitation and temperature patterns, finding that crop yields may increase under the higher temperature and precipitation under many climate-change scenarios in this region.

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They used a system of cameras to record the movement patterns of a set of able-bodied volunteers who were walking on a treadmill, and then correlated the result with the electrical signals detected simultaneously at their scalps.

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The result is a rough picture of the spending patterns of red and blue state buyers.

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The best leaders I know regularly break out of their own patterns in hiring and promoting, and as a result they build vital, vibrant teams and companies that are better equipped to respond to a changing world.

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