(v. t.) To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.
(v. t.) To fix, specify, select, or designate; to point out authoritatively or exactly; as, to assign a limit; to assign counsel for a prisoner; to assign a day for trial.
(v. t.) To transfer, or make over to another, esp. to transfer to, and vest in, certain persons, called assignees, for the benefit of creditors.
(v.) A thing pertaining or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.
(n.) A person to whom property or an interest is transferred; as, a deed to a man and his heirs and assigns.
Example Sentences:
(1) Structure assignment of the isomeric immonium ions 5 and 6, generated via FAB from N-isobutyl glycine and N-methyl valine, can be achieved by their collision induced dissociation characteristics.
(2) A statement from the company said it had assigned all its assets for the benefit of creditors, in accordance with Massachusetts' law.
(3) Five days later, the animals were randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups: Group 1 received intracranial implantation of controlled-release polymers containing dexamethasone; Group 2 received intraperitoneal implantation of controlled-release polymers containing dexamethasone; Group 3 received serial intraperitoneal injections of dexamethasone; and Group 4 received sham treatment.
(4) Students are assigned to tutorial groups, and much of the educational thrust of the program is built upon interactions within these groups.
(5) The second triplet, which was stable in the dark at 4.2 K following illumination, was assigned to the radical pair Donor+I-.
(6) After the first stage of analysis the spin systems of 60 of the 77 residues were assigned to the appropriate residue type, providing an ample basis for subsequent sequence-specific assignments.
(7) In an effort to identify the optimal dose and strain of measles vaccination for early immunization, Peruvian infants were randomly assigned to receive one of three measles vaccines in varying doses at 5 to 6 or 8 to 9 months of age.
(8) Independent t test results indicated nurses assigned more importance to psychosocial support and skills training than did patients; patients assigned more importance to sensation--discomfort than did nurses.
(9) Families were randomly assigned to one of two forms of conjoint therapy: an Insight-oriented treatment (N = 10) or a Problem-Solving intervention (N = 10).
(10) Patients were randomly assigned to receive 10 minutes before surgery either I.V.
(11) Some additional amino proton resonances have also been assigned.
(12) These chemical shift assignments have been achieved using 1H-detected two-dimensional heteronuclear 1H-13C correlation techniques.
(13) 7 male and 39 female undergraduates were alternately assigned to rooms painted red or Baker-Miller Pink.
(14) These data agree with the recent assignment of DIA1 to chromosome G22 by Fisher et al.
(15) The sequential resonance assignment of the 1H NMR spectrum of the antihypertensive and antiviral protein BDS-I from the sea anemone Anemonia sulcata is presented.
(16) Following a baseline examination, the furcation-involved molars were randomly assigned in each patient to either a test or a control treatment procedure.
(17) The letter to Florence Nightingale was written by Bernita Decker as part of a nursing course assignment for our Nurse Educator advisor, Betty Pugh.
(18) This initial observation of release of eosinophil chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis in vivo along with histamine assigns the mast cell a central role in cold urticaria.
(19) This assignment was supported by peptide mapping with a tryptophan-specific reagent.
(20) Both amino acids were found to have the L-configuration by GC analysis on a chiral column and alanine was assigned to be the N-terminal amino acid by Edman degradation.
Sign
Definition:
(n.) That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.
(n.) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen.
(n.) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder.
(n.) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument.
(n.) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture.
(n.) A word or a character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of ideas.
(n.) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known.
(n.) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb.
(n.) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard.
(n.) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed token or notice.
(n.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac.
(n.) A character indicating the relation of quantities, or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign + (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division Ö, and the like.
(n.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one appreciable by some one other than the patient.
(n.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc.
(n.) That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents.
(n.) To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify.
(n.) To make a sign upon; to mark with a sign.
(n.) To affix a signature to; to ratify by hand or seal; to subscribe in one's own handwriting.
(n.) To assign or convey formally; -- used with away.
(n.) To mark; to make distinguishable.
(v. i.) To be a sign or omen.
(v. i.) To make a sign or signal; to communicate directions or intelligence by signs.
(v. i.) To write one's name, esp. as a token of assent, responsibility, or obligation.
Example Sentences:
(1) Forty-nine patients (with 83 eyes showing signs of the disease) were followed up for between six months and 12 years.
(2) It is concluded that during exposure to simulated microgravity early signs of osteoporosis occur in the tibial spongiosa and that changes in the spongy matter of tubular bones and vertebrae are similar and systemic.
(3) Clinical signs of disease developed as early as 15 days after transition to the experimental diets and included impaired vision, decreased response to external stimuli, and abnormal gait.
(4) The neurologic or digestive signs were present in 12% of the children.
(5) The recent rise in manufacturing has been welcomed by George Osborne as a sign that his economic policies are bearing fruit.
(6) The omission of Crossrail 2 from the Conservative manifesto , in which other infrastructure projects were listed, was the clearest sign yet that there is little appetite in a Theresa May government for another London-based scheme.
(7) In patients with coronary artery disease, electrocardiographic signs of left atrial enlargement (LAE-negative P wave deflection greater than or equal to 1 mm2 in lead V1) are associated with increased left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP).
(8) The only sign of life was excavators loading trees on to barges to take to pulp mills.
(9) Based on our results, we propose the following hypotheses for the neurochemical mechanisms of motion sickness: (1) the histaminergic neuron system is involved in the signs and symptoms of motion sickness, including vomiting; (2) the acetylcholinergic neuron system is involved in the processes of habituation to motion sickness, including neural store mechanisms; and (3) the catecholaminergic neuron system in the brain stem is not related to the development of motion sickness.
(10) Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography failed to demonstrate any bile ducts in the right postero-lateral segments of the liver, the "naked segment sign".
(11) There was prompt symptomatic relief and amelioration of signs of nephritis.
(12) In the 2nd family, several members had cerebellar signs, chorea, and dementia.
(13) There are several common clinical signs which should alert the physician to a possible diagnosis of SLE and which should condition him to look for specific clinical and laboratory findings.
(14) It is also a clear sign of our willingness and determination to step up engagement across the whole range of the EU-Turkey relationship to fully reflect the strategic importance of our relations.
(15) Some retailers said April's downpours led to pent-up demand which was unleashed at the first sign of summer, with shoppers rushing to update their summer wardrobes.
(16) About tow amyloid tumors diagnosed because of oropharyngeous signs, the authors remind the main symptoms at the upper airway and ENT tracts; the local, regional and general treatment will be discussed.
(17) In addition, PDBu-treated subjects showed signs of having remembered the location of the platform better than controls when tested 24 h later.
(18) No signs of the blood-brain barrier disruption were observed.
(19) Never become so enamored of your own smarts that you stop signing up for life’s hard classes.
(20) However, coinciding with the height of inflammation and clinical signs at 12 dpi, the GFAP mRNA content dropped to approximately 50% of the level at 11 dpi but rose again at 13 dpi.