Shrinkage often results from heat exposure, like hot water or dryers.

Heat Sensitivity

Natural fibers like cotton shrink more easily than synthetics.

Material Matters

In business, shrinkage refers to losing products, often through theft or damage.

Inventory Care

Shrinkage in business can affect profits and needs close monitoring.

Business Loss

In textiles, measure fabric after a wash to account for shrinkage before sewing.

Measure After Washing

Account for shrinkage when cutting wood to avoid ill-fitting joints.

Woodwork Precision

Shrinkage in finance signals a need to review investment strategies.

Investment Awareness

Portfolio shrinkage can result from market downturns or poor investment choices.

Market Fluctuation

 what is this you think a brain tumor and you immediately think death and I was like well what do we do I mean how do we treat this in ego's world there's only really one method of treatment because Sophie is so young and that's chemotherapy and best case scenario we would see some minimal shrinkage 13 months of chemotherapy being pumped into

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 I had figured out the exact amount of shrinkage I achieved going from a wax master to a bronze master and blown this up big enough to make a 3D lithography master of this, which I will polish, then I will send to the mold maker and then I will have it done in bronze. There are several people who own originals,

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 were followed for more than two decades. They were regularly given physical checkups and cognitive tests, and when they died, their brains were all donated for autopsy. In some of these brains, scientists discovered something surprising. Despite the presence of plaques and tangles and brain shrinkage --

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 forestation bureau's work to build a green great wall of trees across the desert of northern China seems to be paying off according to officials there has been a marginal shrinkage in desert since 2001 due in part to a large tree planting effort despite these advances the

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 but how do some memories get lost? Age is one factor. As we get older, synapses begin to falter and weaken, affecting how easily we can retrieve memories. Scientists have several theories about what's behind this deterioration, from actual brain shrinkage,

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 After 20 to 30 years, natural processes like concrete shrinkage, excessive freezing and thawing, and heavy loads can trigger cracking. And it’s not just big breaks that tiny cracks can be just as dangerous. Concrete is often used as a secondary support

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 every three weeks, which is the standard, about 40 percent of women with metastatic cancer have a great response to that drug. And a response is 50 percent shrinkage. Well, remember that's not even an order of magnitude, but that's a different story.

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 Baldness is inherited, and in people with this condition, follicles become incredibly sensitive to the effects of dihydrotestosterone, a hormonal product made from testosterone. DHT causes shrinkage in these overly sensitive follicles,

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 also laser cutting holes then I realized what the illuminated side could extra bends and warp and twist because of the shrinkage of the veneer by understanding the behavior and characteristics of

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 Some take on dwarfism, a trait that transforms them into miniature versions of animals we see closer to the surface. It's thought that reduced food availability causes the shrinkage.