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Acquisition


Definition:

  • (n.) The act or process of acquiring.
  • (n.) The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as, learning is an acquisition.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Multiple overlapping thin 3D slab acquisition is presented as a magnitude contrast (time of flight) technique which combines advantages from multiple thin slice 2D and direct 3D volume acquisitions to obtain high-resolution cross-sectional images of vessel detail.
  • (2) This computer is connected to a fileserver via a local area network and is used exclusively for data acquisition.
  • (3) The possibility that both IL 2 production and IL 2R expression are autonomously activated early in T cell development, before acquisition of the CD3-TcR complex, led us to study the implication of alternative pathways of activation at this ontogenic stage.
  • (4) Both groups did not differ in the acquisition rate.
  • (5) Nevertheless, acquisition of thermotolerance can be induced at any stage of the life cycle.
  • (6) It facilitated the acquisition of quantitative velocity information with standard Doppler ultrasound techniques by identifying areas of high velocity or turbulent flow and was invaluable in the assessment of anomalous pulmonary venous drainage occurring either as an isolated anomaly or in conjunction with complex intracardiac lesions.
  • (7) The early absolute but transient dependence of these A-MuLV mast cell transformants on a fibroblast feeder suggests a multistep process in their evolution, in which the acquisition of autonomy from factors of mesenchymal cell origin may play an important role.
  • (8) "Runners, for instance, need a high level of running economy, which comes from skill acquisition and putting in the miles," says Scrivener, "But they could effectively ease off the long runs and reduce the overall mileage by introducing Tabata training.
  • (9) Those small problems which exist can be attributed to detector sampling problems, especially in the axial direction, which is a consequence of the geometry of these scanners, which are designed primarily for 2D data acquisition.
  • (10) After 40 programmed minutes of acquisition and 12 min of maintenance, without notice, both schedules changed to extinction for 28 min.
  • (11) Young and old mice were entrained to an LD 12:12 cycle, and then physiological and behavioral performance was monitored by a data-acquisition system.
  • (12) FC Terek Grozny, the newly energised team based in the troubled Caucasus republic of Chechnya , is hoping a slew of high-profile international acquisitions will help it make waves in the Russian premier league, which kicked off last weekend.
  • (13) The rate of acquisition in POST-lesioned mice was observed to be facilitated at the 2 first time intervals (between days 19-22 and 32-35), but this effect was reversed (impairment) when the test was carried out between 45-48 days postsurgery; no significant effects were observed in ANT-lesioned mice.
  • (14) The purpose of this paper is to outline procedures that will facilitate the integration of microcomputers into the clinical milieu by (a) identifying the reasons why and how these devices are used improperly; (b) proposing ways to correct these problems; (c) providing recommendations concerning the acquisition of major microcomputer hardware, software, and adaptations; and (d) providing an annotated list of resources for further information.
  • (15) Overall, these results confirm that the medial septum plays a crucial role in the acquisition of problem solving.
  • (16) Following damage to anterodorsal CA1 cells and the alveus, acquisition was impaired but performance was normal when the task was learned preoperatively; postoperative acquisition and performance of the preoperatively learned task were impaired in animals with fimbrial lesions.
  • (17) The acquisition of dryness is accelerated by eradication of bacteriuria and a sympathetic and energetic management regime, which should place responsibility on the child and result in the child voiding more frequently and completely.
  • (18) Implications of these findings for fear and fainting acquisition and its relation to avoidance were discussed.
  • (19) In summary, these studies show: 1) that the H-35 cell IGF-II receptor is synthesized first as a 245-kDa precursor having 4-6 high-mannose oligosaccharide side chains, 2) processing of the receptor oligosaccharides by mannose removal and terminal sialylation converts the 245-kDa precursor to the 250-kDa mature product which has been previously identified as the functional receptor in the plasma membrane, 3) the apparent molecular mass of the receptor in the absence of N-glycosylation is 232-kDa, and 4) glycosylation of the IGF-II receptor is required for the acquisition of IGF-II binding activity.
  • (20) This trig pulse controls the acquisition of the ultrasound images.

Obtain


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To hold; to keep; to possess.
  • (v. t.) To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.
  • (v. i.) To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.
  • (v. i.) To prevail; to succeed.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A former Labour minister, Nicholas Brown, said the public were frightened they "were going to be spied on" and that "illegally obtained" information would find its way to the public domain.
  • (2) Sperm specimens were obtained from 13 men participating in our in vitro fertilization program.
  • (3) As a consequence, similar response curves were obtained for urine specimens containing morphine or barbiturates.
  • (4) The nuclear origin of the Ha antigen was confirmed by the speckled nuclear immunofluorescence staining pattern given by purified antibody to Ha obtained from a specific immune precipitate.
  • (5) Manometric studies with resting cells obtained by growth on each of these sulfur sources yielded net oxygen uptake for all substrates except sulfite and dithionate.
  • (6) Although measurements are easily obtained with a tape measure, the validity of these measurements is not known.
  • (7) Multiple overlapping thin 3D slab acquisition is presented as a magnitude contrast (time of flight) technique which combines advantages from multiple thin slice 2D and direct 3D volume acquisitions to obtain high-resolution cross-sectional images of vessel detail.
  • (8) Since 1987, it has become possible to obtain immature ova from the living animal and to let them mature, fertilize and develop into embryos capable of transplantation outside the body.
  • (9) Symptomatic improvement was obtained in 14 of the 15 hands, and sensory-evoked response improved in 13 hands.
  • (10) These data indicate that RNA faithfully transfers "suppressive" as well as "positive" types of immune responses that have been reported previously for lymphocytes obtained directly from tumour-bearing and tumour-immune animals.
  • (11) These observations were confirmed by the killing curves in pooled serum obtained at peak and trough levels.
  • (12) The obtained results are used to study the relation between the acoustic characteristics of these vowels and the corresponding articulatory dimensions.
  • (13) Scatchard analyses of binding data obtained with synaptosomal preparations from 17-day-old embryos revealed two T3 binding sites.
  • (14) In the present study, respirometric quotients, the ratio of oral air volume expended to total volume expended, were obtained using separate but simultaneous productions of oral and nasal airflow.
  • (15) Maximal yields of lipid and aflatoxin were obtained with 30% glucose, whereas mold growth, expressed as dry weight, was maximal when the medium contained 10% glucose.
  • (16) Flow cytometric DNA analysis was performed on both fresh and on paraffin embedded samples obtained by gastroscopic biopsies in 5 patients with histologically normal gastric mucosa (20 specimens) and by radical gastrectomies in 9 cases of human gastric cancer (36 specimens).
  • (17) In experiments performed to determine whether PtdIns(4,5)P2 hydrolysis induced by TRH may have been caused by the elevation of [Ca2+]i, the following results were obtained: the effect of TRH to decrease the level of PtdIns(4,5)P2 was not reproduced by the calcium ionophore A23187 or by membrane depolarization with 50 mM K+; the calcium antagonist TMB-8 did not inhibit the TRH-induced decrease in PtdIns(4,5)P2; and, most importantly, inhibition by EGTA of the elevation of [Ca2+]i did not inhibit the TRH-induced decrease in PtdIns(4,5)P2.
  • (18) Variables included an ego-delay measure obtained from temporal estimations, perceptions of temporal dominance and relatedness obtained from Cottle's Circles Test, Ss' ages, and a measure of long-term posthospital adjustment.
  • (19) Data obtained with fenoldopam were corroborated with use of SK&F 38393, another dopamine D1-receptor agonist.
  • (20) Bipolar derivations with the maximum PSE always included the locations with the maximum PSE obtained from a linked ears reference.