Either way, for independent thinkers, the journey itself is the primary reward and no external factor can take away the pure joy they derive from following their own path.

对于独立思考的人来说，任何一条路本身就是最大的奖励，没有任何外来因素能够攫取他们在走自己的路的过程中的愉悦。

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The risk factor is independent of the mother's weight gain during pregnancy or starting weight, she says.

她还认为，婴儿过重的风险系数不依赖于母亲孕期的体重增加或其初始体重。

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The results suggested that mutation of the P53 gene may be still as an independent prognostic factor in the gastric cancers with serosa invasion.

这些结果提示：P 53基因突变可能浆膜浸润胃癌病人预后的一个重要的非依赖性因子。

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The next most common factors is a drop in household income, which can be related to the death of a spouse or an independent factor. (Note: People who shift from owning to renting are generally economically less well-off than those who continue to own.) And the third factor: nursing home entry of a family member.

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But a more recent study of 12, 000 American men and women found that high Lp-PLA2 levels were an independent heart-disease risk factor mainly in those patients with relatively low cholesterol levels.

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But what sets its ConsERV technology apart, aside from a more compact and flexible form factor, is that independent testing has shown it delivers higher rates of moisture transmission, translating into better energy efficiency.

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