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Bam


Definition:

  • (n.) An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.
  • (v. t.) To cheat; to wheedle.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The 6.6-kb DNA Bam HI fragment containing the resistance gene was cloned with the plasmid vector pIJ699.
  • (2) Analysis of HLA DRB1 and DQB1 Bam HI RFLPs revealed four DRB1 (4.8, 5.2, 6.0 and 7.0 kb) fragments and a 3.2 kb DQB1 fragment to be significantly increased in Caucasians with seropositive RA compared to healthy individuals.
  • (3) A rearranged Hind III-Bam HI fragment of 9.5 kb was detected in only one patient instead of the rearranged fragment of 8.5 kb described in CLL.
  • (4) And Germany in South Africa and, bam!, our best game.
  • (5) Digestion of nuclear DNAs with the restriction endonucleases Hae III, Hpa II, Msp I, Eco RI, Xba I, Pst I and Bam HI reveals that there is a series of highly repetitive sequences forming similar band patterns in the different species.
  • (6) Three different DNA substrates, designed to yield simple integration patterns, were used: a gel-purified 3.6-kb Bam HI fragment containing the HSV tk gene; the same fragment self-ligated; and the 3.6-kb fragment ligated to a Bam HI-cleaved subset of genomic mouse DNA.
  • (7) The specific endonuclease Bam HI from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (RUB 500) has been purified to apparent homogeneity.
  • (8) The anti-Candida activity noted in lung macrophages recovered from normal 1-day-old and adult rabbits was similar to that seen in human BAM.
  • (9) Incorporation of an alternative substrate, [3H]eicosapentaenoic acid [( 3H]EPA) into BAMs incubated in parallel resulted in production of [3H]LTB5 and [3H]5-hydroxyeicosapentaenoic acid (5-HEPE).
  • (10) Earlier studies demonstrated that transfer of a 10.8-kb Bam HI piece of MV (fragment "C") to SFV resulted in the ability of SFV to replicate in lymphocytes and suppress immune function.
  • (11) Ninety four percent of the genome of bovine herpesvirus 4 (BHV-4) strain DN 599 was cloned and a physical map was constructed by Southern blot analysis using a library of cloned fragments cleaved with the 3 restriction enzymes (Eco RI, Bam HI, and Hin dIII).
  • (12) Amongst the four common Ha-ras alleles in both controls and cancer patients, we detected the presence of a polymorphic Xho I site associated specifically with the 6.6 and 7.7 kb Bam HI fragments but absent from the 7.1 and 8.2 kb alleles, as recently reported by others.
  • (13) Treatment of mutant mouse cells (Ltk-) deficient in thymidine kinase with Bam I restriction endonuclease-cleaved HSV-1 DNA results in the appearance of numerous surviving colonies which stably express thte tk+ phenotype.
  • (14) A DNA probe which hybridizes to all pathogenic species of slow-growing mycobacteria has been used to identify restriction-fragment-length-polymorphisms (RFLPs) in Bam Hl digests of chromosomal DNA from members of the Mycobacterium avium-Mycobacterium intracellulare-Mycobacterium scrofulaceum complex.
  • (15) The 8.6- and 12.6-kilodalton species were isolated from the pH 5.5 peak by TSK gel filtration HPLC, whereas the pH 4.5 peak was further purified by passage over successive affinity columns coupled to antiserum against BAM 22P (proenkephalin 182-203) and [Met5]-enkephalin-Arg6-Gly7-Leu8.
  • (16) A partially purified preparation of restriction endonuclease Bam I was isolated from the cells of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.
  • (17) The generation of the peptidoleukotrienes LTC4, LTD4, and LTE4 by BAM could not be detected under these in vitro conditions.
  • (18) The present study used the peroxidase-antiperoxidase method, thick Vibratome sections and antisera specific for the carboxyl termini of [Met]enkephalin, [Met]enkephalyl-Arg6-Phe7, [Met]enkephalyl-Arg6-Gly7-Leu8, and metorphamide and for BAM 22P in order to obtain a detailed description of the distribution of authentic proenkephalin-containing perikarya and nerve processes.
  • (19) Any DNA digested with AvaII, SstI, XbaI, and Bam HI, followed by hybridization with pHE5.4, demonstrated no genomic alterations or amplification of the ets-1 oncogene.
  • (20) Using Taq I, Bam HI or Bgl II, we found no difference in restriction fragment patterns between adrenal cancer and normal tissues.

Beam


Definition:

  • (n.) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
  • (n.) One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship.
  • (n.) The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another.
  • (n.) The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
  • (n.) The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches.
  • (n.) The pole of a carriage.
  • (n.) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam.
  • (n.) The straight part or shank of an anchor.
  • (n.) The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.
  • (n.) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called also working beam or walking beam.
  • (n.) A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.
  • (n.) Fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
  • (n.) One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also beam feather.
  • (v. t.) To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as, to beam forth light.
  • (v. i.) To emit beams of light.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) An argon laser beam was used to irradiate the round window in 17 guinea pigs.
  • (2) Streaming is shown to occur in water in the focused beams produced by a number of medical pulse-echo devices.
  • (3) 11 patients with a postoperative classification of stage D had additional external beam radiation to the pelvic and paraaortic lymph nodes with shielding of the implanted prostatic region.
  • (4) The data collection scheme for the scanner uses multiple rotations of a linearly shifted, asymmetric fan beam permitting user-defined variable resolution.
  • (5) The scatter measurement was made using a standard imaging geometry with both beam stops and an additional x-ray detector placed behind the standard imaging detector.
  • (6) In an effort to decrease the treatment time for this technique, the flattening filter has been removed from an AECL Therac-6 linear accelerator and the characteristics of the resulting beam have been measured.
  • (7) Comparative clinical studies on temporomandibular joints (TMJ) between the LEGP and fan beam collimators also confirm the superior image quality obtained with the fan beam collimator.
  • (8) The special advantage of the UV-beam is that it allow to inactivate selectively of the particular elements of nuclear apparatus of living ciliates is to observe consequences of operation on distant descendants of irradiated cell.
  • (9) Three-five days after endoscopic laser destruction long-distance open-field gamma-beam therapy was administered to 10 patients and polychemotherapy to 9 of these.
  • (10) Guidelines for external beam treatment have been set forth in the ASTRO Newsletter.
  • (11) In work to determine whether X-radiation could be used to induce tumors of the colon in outbred Holtzman rats, a technique was devised so that only the descending colon could be irradiated with a collimated X-ray beam and tumorigenic exposures in the kilo-Roentgen range were delivered.
  • (12) Nevertheless some technical variations are required, to maintain the typical homogeneity of photon beams.
  • (13) The RBEs of fast neutron, thermal neutron beams, and neutron capture therapy relative to 60Co gamma-ray were calculated as 2.78, 4.18, and 6.15 at 0.1 surviving fraction, respectively.
  • (14) Some patients received postoperative external beam irradiation (2000 cGy whole pelvis and an additional 3000 cGy to the parametria, with a midline stepwedge) when deep myometrial invasion was present.
  • (15) Between 1981 and 1985, 20 patients with malignancy-associated ureteral obstruction (MAUO) were given external beam irradiation with a palliative intent.
  • (16) Finally, the question of oncogenic effects raised with 193 nm laser beams does not seem to apply to the 308 nm wavelength.
  • (17) Hence the laser beam acts as a fixation target and measuring beam.
  • (18) Electron beam therapy is usually employed for the treatment of tumours located at or near the surface of the body, because the electron beam gives a high dose near the surface, but falls off rapidly with increasing depth beyond the level of the 80% depth dose.
  • (19) By embedding the biopsy in the acrylic resin LR White, unsupported sections of which are stable in the electron beam, light and electron microscopy and immunocytochemistry become feasible on sections from the same block.
  • (20) Real 60Co beams contain lower energy components; in addition, Awall is defined differently by different authors.

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