Brittleness

AGEs lead to the weakening and brittleness of collagen and elastin in the skin and other body tissues, resulting in wrinkles, sagging skin, and other signs of aging.

Goodman argues that the crisis exposed the brittleness of a system that relied, for years, on “just in time” manufacturing, which shrank inventories.

However, with that, came a brittleness and narrow casting which meant that bookers were fearful of really their characters and what they would need to do to become better workers rather than just fufilling that role.

Candelilla wax is a hard, light-yellow wax that can be easily shattered due to its brittleness.

Excessive water exposure can put significant strain on delicate nail cells (called onychocytes), which can lead to brittleness, peeling, and breakage.

Did you know that discoloration of your teeth or the cause of their brittleness is called dental fluorosis and is caused by fluoride, a mineral that naturally occurs in the soil and like any other that may dissolve in water?

Skeletal effects may include bone brittleness, joint stiffness, teeth discoloration, tendon calcification, and osterosclerosis.

A problem that must be resolved is the tendency for cracking due to the materials' extreme brittleness.

Distinguishing similar minerals It is distinguishable from native gold by its hardness, brittleness and crystal form.

Ice quality is judged by smoothness, friction, hardness, and brittleness.

Late 20th century ones had a single, thicker coating of polyethylene cross-linked to provide a suitable degree of brittleness.

Natural and crystalline graphites are not often used in pure form as structural materials, due to their shear-planes, brittleness and inconsistent mechanical properties.

Perry has written "The events of 1968 illustrated the brittleness of de Gaulle's rule.

Secrecy, in other words, is a prime cause of brittleness and therefore something likely to make a system prone to catastrophic collapse.

Software brittleness main Current AI systems can solve very simple restricted versions of AI-complete problems, but never in their full generality.

The Hume-Bennett Lumber Company was the last to harvest giant sequoia, going out of business in 1924. citation Due to their weight and brittleness, trees would often shatter when they hit the ground, wasting much of the wood.

These layers may cause mechanical reliability weakening and brittleness, increased electrical resistance, or electromigration and formation of voids.

The steel is then tempered, which is just a specialized type of annealing, to reduce brittleness.

The tendency to brittleness is a problem that must be overcome.

Thicker cymbals are also more likely to crack due to their brittleness, and less freedom to vibrate.