(a.) Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing.
(n.) Something that surrounds or invests; as, air . . . being a perpetual ambient.
Example Sentences:
(1) Based on several previous studies, which demonstrated that sorbitol accumulation in human red blood cells (RBCs) was a function of ambient glucose concentrations, either in vitro or in vivo, our investigations were conducted to determine if RBC sorbitol accumulation would correlate with sorbitol accumulation in lens and nerve tissue of diabetic rats; the effect of sorbinil in reducing sorbitol levels in lens and nerve tissue of diabetic rats would be reflected by changes in RBC sorbitol; and sorbinil would reduce RBC sorbitol in diabetic man.
(2) "Maybe dullness is associated with psychic pain," Wallace wrote at one point, "because something that's dull or opaque fails to provide enough stimulation to distract people from some other, deeper type of pain that is always there, if only in an ambient low-level way, and which most of us spend nearly all our time and energy trying to distract ourselves from."
(3) Eight men and eight women each performed peak oxygen intake tests on a cycle ergometer breathing ambient air and a mixture of 12% oxygen in nitrogen (equivalent to an altitude of 4400 m) in the two experiments.
(4) As judged by the evolution of 14CO2, rates of oxidation of individual fuels by tissues of the conceptus appeared to be conditioned by ambient fuel concentrations rather than the dietary status of the mother.
(5) Cats were trained to press a lever for 0.5--1.0 ml of milk reward both in the presence and absence of ambient light.
(6) Study of the environmental pollution (ambient air, drinking water, food and fodder) in southern Ukraine industrial region and study of congenital developmental defects were carried out.
(7) Depressed ambient calcium levels are associated with decreased myocardial contractility and when low enough cause electromechanical dissociation.
(8) Eleven healthy men participated, and the study was carried out at two different ambient temperatures of 20 and 25 degrees C. 2.
(9) Cold-insoluble globulin is the fraction that was shown to exist as an independent entity from fibrinogen at an ambient temperature by immunoelectrophoresis and ultracentrifugation.
(10) These data indicate that, compared with animals at sea level, animals at altitude have an increased body burden of COHb and will attain the COHb level associated with the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for CO more quickly when breathing CO.
(11) No effect of ambient light could be detected in the presence of Co2+.
(12) The goal of this paper is to show how to compute and limit the ambient concentration error attributed to molecular diffusion approximations for such monitors.
(13) Data were collected from flocks located in Kumagaya city (36 degrees N, Japan), where they were subjected to periodic seasonal changes in photoperiod and ambient temperature specific to that area.
(14) Great differences were found in the magnitude of this rise in activity; these differences can be reduced to negligible levels if the material is mixed for 30 minutes at ambient temperature after reconstitution and then stored for not more than 4 hours at 4 degrees C before assay.
(15) The reduction rates of pHi induced by a peritubular bicarbonate reduction or sodium removal were attenuated by 20% by withdrawal of ambient chloride.
(16) Nine of the groups were fed nutrient solutions of different compositions, antacid and sucralfate through orogastric tube during induction of stress ulcer by restraint and a cold ambient temperature.
(17) After ozone-exposed mice had been returned to ambient air for 10 days, ciliary regeneration occurred and, the major airways had a surface appearance approaching the normal state.
(18) These results suggest that it would be difficult to use TA102 to identify the oxidative mutagens present in an ambient air particulate extract.
(19) Experiments were performed in a cylinder full of beads open at one end and closed at the other in which a mixture of oxygen with helium or argon or sulphur hexafluoride could diffuse with ambient air through the open end.
(20) These findings indicate that varying skin temperature by altering ambient temperature significantly changes resistance measurements and the estimation of total body water and percent fat by BIA.
Caulk
Definition:
(v. t. & n.) See Calk.
Example Sentences:
(1) There was no difference in post-operative sensitivity between the teeth restored with Barricaid or Caulk Temporary Crown and Bridge Resin.
(2) Cathodic, linear anodic, and anodic polarization studies conducted on three commercial dental amalgams, Caulk Fine Cut Alloy, Spheralloy, and Dispersalloy, showed that all amalgams were in a passive state at the corrosion potential in synthetic saliva solution.
(3) This provides an ideal caulking substance to use as a sealing material during endodontic procedures where leakage of oral fluids is anticipated or has occurred after dental dam placement.
(4) Caulk varnish and Polyvar had values lying between the two materials.
(5) This study investigated the effects of thermal stress and specimen storage time on the tensile bond strength of three prosthodontic adhesives: Comspan (LD Caulk), Panavia Opaque (Kuraray), and Super-Bond (Sun Medical).
(6) By using light cured periodontal protection like Barricaid from Caulk: the patients have a greater adaptation with their appliance.
(7) Plasticine and Weatherstrip Caulking Cord were found to meet all criteria best.
(8) The breakdown of passivity in Caulk Alloy and Spheralloy amalgams is attributed to the presence of the gamma2 phase (Sn7-8Hg) whereas the passive behavior of Dispersalloy amalgam is attributed to the absence of the phase.
(9) • Seal the tops and bottoms of skirting boards using silicon mastic or decorative caulking.
(10) Leakage of low-melting-point metals from the underside of polystyrene molds can be prevented by applying a silicone caulking material to the bottom of the mold and pressing the mold on a metal plate before pouring.
(11) Additional documentation regarding the etching of ceramic materials, including Dicor (Caulk Company Ltd., Milford, DE) was produced.
(12) Newly developed amalgams such as Tytin, Sybraloy, and Dispersalloy had low static creep, high compressive strength, and similar values for both diametral tensile strength and dimensional change in comparison with conventional amalgams such as Kerr Spheraloy, Caulk Spherical, Shofu Spherical, and Caulk 20th Century Micro Cut.
(13) The smoothest surfaces were obtained using Centrix System rubber points alone, Centrix System rubber points plus Caulk's Prisma Gloss fine and super-fine pastes, and Caulk's Enhance disks plus Caulk's Prisma Gloss fine and super-fine pastes.
(14) The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate two cases of esthetic conservative anterior crown reconstruction and a posterior composite restorative technique using a newly introduced polishable hybrid material (Prisma APH, L. D. Caulk Co., Milford, DE).
(15) It is suggested that in existing structures with infiltration of radon from the soil remedial action be based on the principle of first trying to caulk obvious and accessible openings and, if this is not possible, installing a sub-floor depressurising system.
(16) Seven light-cured proprietary composite restorative materials, P-50 (3M), P-10 (3M), P-30 (3M), FulFil (Caulk), Herculite (Kerr), Silux Plus (3M) and Silux (3M) were characterized in terms of water uptake at 37 degrees C. For several of the systems, elastic modulus and glass transition temperature were evaluated with a dynamic mechanical analyser (Autovibron DDV-II-C).
(17) Airborne compounds from two groups of plasticizers used in air conditioner filters and caulks as well as flexible polyvinyl chloride and related plastics have been identified as major sources of low level laboratory contamination that can cause serious interferences in pollutant analyses especially at the low levels requiring GCEC for quantitation.
(18) The combination of cavity design with enamel conditioning and the use of a low viscosity sealant prior to the insertion of the composite (Caulk Nuva System) resulted in restorations showing no microleakage and a perfect marginal adaptation.
(19) In Columbia, which is in the middle of the state, business owners spent Saturday caulking and duct-taping windows and readying sandbags.
(20) Both new and conventional dental alloys and their amalgams, namely Tytin, Sybraloy, Dispersalloy, Kerr Spheraloy, Caulk Spherical, Shofu Spherical, and Caulk 20th Century Microcut were used to complete the investigation.