(n.) A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the component parts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to synthesis.
(n.) The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either (a) what elements it contains, or (b) how much of each element is present. The former is called qualitative, and the latter quantitative analysis.
(n.) The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles.
(n.) The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations.
(n.) A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order.
(n.) A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis.
(n.) The process of ascertaining the name of a species, or its place in a system of classification, by means of an analytical table or key.
Example Sentences:
(1) Spectral analysis of spontaneous heart rate fluctuations, a powerful noninvasive tool for quantifying autonomic nervous system activity, was assessed in Xenopus Laevis, intact or spinalized, at different temperatures and by use of pharmacological tools.
(2) Renal micropuncture and microdissection techniques with ultramicro fluid analysis have been applied to evaluate single nephron function in the skate, Raja erinacea.
(3) We conclude that first-transit and blood-pool techniques are equally accurate methods for determining EF when the time-activity method of analysis is employed.
(4) Models able to describe the events of cellular growth and division and the dynamics of cell populations are useful for the understanding of functional control mechanisms and for the theoretical support for automated analysis of flow cytometric data and of cell volume distributions.
(5) The combined analysis of pathogenesis and genetics associated with the salmonella virulence plasmids may identify new systems of bacterial virulence and the genetic basis for this virulence.
(6) The analysis is based on the personal experience of the authors with 117 cases and the review of 223 cases published in the literature.
(7) This theory was confirmed by product analysis and by measuring the affinity of the substrate for the enzyme by its inhibition of p-nitrophenyl glucoside hydrolysis.
(8) Western blot analysis of these mitochondria using an antibody against carnitine palmitoyltransferase II purified from beef heart demonstrates a 68-kDa protein, which under ischemic conditions apparently is decreased by 2 kDa.
(9) Size analysis of the solubilized IgA IP employing sucrose density gradient ultracentrifugation, indicated that these were heterogeneous, with a size generally larger than 19 S.
(10) Historical analysis shows that institutions and special education services spring from common, although not identical, societal and philosophical forces.
(11) Amino acid sequence analysis showed that both peaks had identical N-terminal sequences through the first 28 residues.
(12) Further analysis with two other synthetic peptides (212Cys to 222Glu and Cys X 221Ile to 236Glu) indicated that the dodecapeptide Ile-Glu-Phe-Gln-Lys-Asn-Asn-Arg-Leu-Leu-Glu mimicked either the whole or a major part of the neutralization epitope.
(13) We have developed a new procedure for the rapid preparation of undegraded total RNA from cultured cells for specific quantitation by dot blotting analysis.
(14) Twelve families with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) were studied by linkage analysis using 10 polymorphic marker loci from the X-chromosome pericentromeric region.
(15) Analysis revealed some significant differences in the false-positive rate, depending on the test method used or virus samples evaluated.
(16) The difference in HDL and HDL2 cholesterol concentrations between the MI+ and MI- groups or between the MI+ and CHD- groups persisted after adjustment by analysis of covariance for the effect of physical activity, alcohol intake, obesity, duration of diabetes, and glycemic control.
(17) Because of the small number of patients reported in the world literature and lack of controlled studies, the treatment of small cell carcinoma of the larynx remains controversial; this retrospective analysis suggests that combination chemotherapy plus radiation offers the best chance for cure.
(18) Immunofluorescence analysis of Pr-28 antigen showed that the antigen was localized mainly in perinuclear cytoplasm.
(19) The main result of the correspondence analysis is a geometric map of this relationship showing how the relative frequencies of headache types change with age.
(20) 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).
Glyph
Definition:
(n.) A sunken channel or groove, usually vertical. See Triglyph.
Example Sentences:
(1) Two related peptides, carbobenzoxy-L-PheGly and carbobenzoxy-L-GlyPhe, are less potent in raising the bilayer to hexagonal phase transition temperature, with the latter peptide being the least effective of the three.
(2) A liquid chromatographic method for determining glyphosate (GLYPH) and its major metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in various environmental substrates is described.
(3) I like you,” shouted one fan to Prince, in between tracks.“You’re not too bad yourself,” replied the singer, clad in a black fur gilet and cradling a guitar behind a microphone stand bearing his signature male-female glyph symbol.
(4) The mean recoveries for GLYPH in barley, canola, dry pea, flax, soybean, wheat, and white bean ranged from 90.0 to 98.1%, with coefficients of variation (CV) from 2.9 to 10.0% and limits of detection (LOD) from 0.07 to 0.14 ppm.
(5) He glances around the room, with its indecipherable glyph-strewn whiteboards.
(6) Precision for GLYPH determination was good with less than 14% coefficient of variation on mean recovery for all substrates.
(7) Mean recovery efficiencies for GLYPH as determined from fortified blank field samples were as follows: bottom sediment 84%, suspended sediment 66%, organic soils 79%, mineral soils 73%, alder leaf litter 81%, salmonberry leaf litter 84%, and artificial deposit collectors 87%.
(8) Carlson traces its roots back to the romanticism of lost cities in the jungle, the beautiful and enigmatic glyphs, and what some considered the mysterious fate of the Mayan people.
(9) A postcolumn liquid chromatographic method to determine the extractable residues of glyphosate (GLYPH) and its principal metabolite, (aminomethyl)phosphonic acid (AMPA), in various cereals and beans is described.
(10) The stone carvings show traditional Baktun glyphs - a 'baktun' representing a cycle of the Mayan calendar.
(11) The method was successfully used to quantitate GLYPH and AMPA in organic and mineral soils, stream sediments, and foliage of 2 hardwood brush species.
(12) It helps you draw levels for platform games using symbols (“glyphs”) for common elements: ladders, moving blocks, coins and so on.
(13) For fans of Richard D James, there was no mistaking the weird glyph that appeared above London’s Oval Space on Saturday .