(a.) The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. ( See Base, n., 3 (a).) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively.
Example Sentences:
(1) Administration of aminonucleoside and daunomycin produced proteinuria but did not cause a decrease in lipid P. Anticollagen and anti-lymphocyte sera that attached to the basement membrane but failed to produce proteinuria, also failed to affect the phospholipid content.
(2) The present results suggest that in addition to sulfated glycosaminoglycan some nonsulfated glycosaminoglycan (hyaluronic acid) may also be present in the glomerular basement membrane.
(3) They had no endocrine-like granules and were not associated with nerves or basement membranes.
(4) However, when beta-xyloside-treated cultures were supplied with exogenous basement membrane, Schwann cells produced numerous myelin segments.
(5) The diffuse reaction product seen in basement membranes of ganglion and nerve may also be artifact.
(6) As an extension of the previous study which indicated that mesoglea is a primitive basement membrane which has retained some characteristics of interstitial extracellular matrix, the present study was undertaken to analyze the role of mesoglea components during head regeneration in Hydra vulgaris.
(7) Electron microscopic examination of all leptomeningeal and meningioma cultures revealed desmosomes and dense tonofilament formation; in addition, granular, filamentous basement membrane-like material was abundant in the extracellular spaces of all cultures.
(8) LV force production is dependent on the coupling of myocytes to the extracellular matrix, which is mediated through the basement membrane.
(9) The authors conclude that certain basement membrane components actively promote fetal intestinal epithelial cell differentiation.
(10) Laminin is a constituent of the basement membrane in both chicken and quail blastoderms.
(11) That these antilaminin antibodies were, at least in part, responsible for the toxicity was indicated 1) by reduced cultured embryo toxicity for six of seven serum samples after pre-absorption with purified laminin, 2) by demonstrating a relationship between the amount of affinity-purified antilaminin IgG added to control serum for culture and the severity of embryo abnormalities seen at the end of culture, and 3) by the sera's failing to react with other basement membrane proteins, including type IV collagen, fibronectin, osteonectin, and heparan sulfate proteoglycan.
(12) To study the role of the serum complement system in the early necrosis of acinar cells an acute pancreatitis was produced by injection of basement membrane antibodies into the pancreatic duct of mice and rats.
(13) This enhancement of laminin synthesis corresponds to the mesangial expansion and to the development of laminin-containing spike formations of the glomerular basement membrane at week 8.
(14) In autumn, leaf-heaps composted themselves on sunken patios, and were shovelled up by irritated owners of basement flats.
(15) Pathological consequences of these events include inflammatory neutrophil infiltration, damage to the collagen and mucosal basement membrane, increased capillary permeability, edema, cell degeneration and necrosis.
(16) Ultrastructural examination of a tumor with a typical cribriform pattern showed spaces of two types; the more frequent type was bounded by cells with straight plasma membranes and contained filamentous and basement-membrane-like material, and the less frequent type was surrounded by cells with numerous microvilli and contained nonfilamentous homogeneous material.
(17) Laminin, a major component of basement membranes, is known to be present in the internal limiting membrane, and might be involved in the growth of ganglion cell axons.
(18) A case of bullous disease in a child with linear IgA immune deposits at the basement membrane zone and with some clinical, histological, and electron microscopic characteristics both of dermatitis herpetiformis and bullous pemphigoid, is described.
(19) This agrees with previous ultrastructural observations that, in small mammals, neither basement membranes nor large connective tissue spaces are found inside enteric ganglia.
(20) We tested for the distribution of basement membrane (BM) components collagen IV, laminin, heparan sulphate proteoglycan, fibronectin, for S100 protein and for the presence of interstitial collagens III and V. Laminin was generally noted in association with Schwann cells, but collagen IV occurred with perineural cells.
Easement
Definition:
(n.) That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation.
(n.) A liberty, privilege, or advantage, which one proprietor has in the estate of another proprietor, distinct from the ownership of the soil, as a way, water course, etc. It is a species of what the civil law calls servitude.
(n.) A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Trump signs order reviving controversial pipeline projects “The Obama administration correctly found that the Tribe’s treaty rights needed to be respected, and that the easement should not be granted without further review and consideration of alternative crossing locations,” said Jan Hasselman, an attorney for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.
(2) The Obama administration declined to issue the easement in December and initiated an environmental impact study, a process that could have delayed the project for years.
(3) The army corps lacks statutory authority to simply stop the EIS and issue the easement,” the tribe said on Tuesday.
(4) His spokesman said the easement, which Obama had denied in December , “isn’t quite issued yet, but they plan to approve it” within days.
(5) He sought a more modest clarification of the guidelines: if he were to starve himself to death, what easement of pain could doctors give without fear of the law?
(6) The corps of engineers has twice delayed issuing the permit, known as an easement.
(7) Trump orders revival of Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines Read more The acting secretary of the army has directed the army corps of engineers to proceed with an easement necessary to finish the pipeline, Don Canton, spokesman for Hoeven, told the Associated Press.
(8) Between these two extremes, the OFT suggests a range of possible "easements and modifications".
(9) Company officials say they still need to acquire 12% of the total land easements from owners who have not yet reached a deal.
(10) People are jumping the gun, no easement has been issued,” he said, adding that he had confirmed that with the justice department.
(11) While these discussions and analysis are ongoing, construction on or under Corps land bordering or under Lake Oahe cannot occur because the Army has not made a final decision on whether to grant an easement,” the letter concludes.
(12) Aggression by law enforcement has always been intentional to force the government to give the easement.” “It’s escalating more and more to the point where law enforcement is not really concerned with human life,” he added.
(13) His uncle is an oil executive, and his brother works for oil companies around the globe, but he also has family members who are farmers in the midwest and have had easements forced across their own land for oil pipelines.
(14) The letter, revealed in court filings, states that the easement will be issued “no earlier than 24 hours” after the delivery of the letter, which is dated 7 February.
(15) Fees have been replaced by what the Labour party claims to want, a graduated and capped surtax, one corrupted by easements, postponements, bursaries and means tests.
(16) The easement has not yet been approved and the assistant secretary for civil works will “make a decision on the pipeline once a full review and analysis is completed”, he said.
(17) The best way to protect people during the winter, and reduce the risk of conflict between water protectors and militarized police, is to deny the easement for the Oahe crossing, and deny it now,” he added.
(18) Asked about Obama’s comments, pipeline spokeswoman Vicki Granado told the Guardian: “We are not aware that any consideration is being given to a reroute, and we remain confident we will receive our easement in a timely fashion.” The company’s announcement comes as North Dakota regulators are moving ahead with a formal complaint against the corporation for failing to properly disclose findings of Native American artifacts along the construction route.
(19) The non-profit Detroit Riverfront Conservancy has convinced landowners to grant permanent easements for it to build a 5.5 mile walkable, bikeable strip along the water’s edge.
(20) The 'Fair Use' doctrine and the 'Rights in Data' clauses of the general provisions of the Federal Procurement Regulations are discussed in detail; so is the use of Talent Consent and Waivers and Easements of Copyright.