What's the difference between biyearly and semiannually?
Biyearly
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Semiannually
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(adv.) Every half year.
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(1) Metallic implants were placed in the jaws of the monkeys as markers, and head films were taken semiannually from 2 to 5 years of age.
(2) In the Boston, Buffalo, Dallas, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York, Newark, Phoenix, and Washington, DC, areas cocaine-related ER episodes decreased for at least the last two consecutive semiannual periods.
(3) At 1 year after initiation of treatment with semiannual doses of the microfilaricide ivermectin, there were significant increases (P less than 0.05) in the percentage of CD4+CD45RA- cells, the percentage of CD4+HLA-DR+ cells, and mitogen-induced lymphokine production (IL-2, IL-4).
(4) This report summarizes 1524 analyses of juvenile fish collected semiannually in 144 estuaries nationwide from July 1972 through June 1976.
(5) Data from a university hospital for 1986-87 are used to illustrate the spreadsheet's tabular and graphic output; version A is used to predict the number of outpatient prescriptions for the next month, and data for the hospital's semiannual expenditures on i.v.
(6) Based on information and recommendations reported in the literature, as well as from our own experience, we set up a program of routine checks to correct and adjust the machinery conditions and to ensure the optimum operational status of the equipment on a weekly, monthly, semiannual and annual basis.
(7) Despite significant changes in mean density of the parasites in the first 4 years, the degree of aggregation of S. haematobium among the cohort did not change markedly in analysis of egg count data obtained semiannually.
(8) As part of a broader study of menstrual and ovulatory patterns at puberty, estrone and pregnanediol-3-glucuronide levels were analyzed in urine samples collected from 51 girls in the perimenarche for 9 weeks semiannually over a 2-year period.
(9) Nearly 5,000 homosexual men volunteered for semiannual interview, physical examination, and laboratory testing in four metropolitan areas.
(10) To screen for thyroid disease, thyroid function should be assessed before initiating therapy, semiannually during therapy or whenever clinical features of thyroid dysfunction occur.
(11) Calculations indicate that a semiannual clinical-mammographic program can be expected to result in about 37% fewer positive node cases than those observed in the National Breast Project and substantially small tumors.
(12) Infection was determined using an antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method designed for use with large numbers of sera collected semiannually.
(13) The average probability of having 2 consecutive semiannual screening examinations was 57 per cent.
(14) We estimated duration of HIV-1 infection from semiannual serologic testing during the 3-year period before CSF analysis and detected ITS of anti-HIV-1 immunoglobulin in 2 of 12 (17%) of those with less than 18 months of HIV-1 seropositivity, in 3 of 21 (14%) with 19 to 36 months, and in 13 of 29 (45%) with greater than 36 months of HIV-1 seropositivity (p = 0.037).
(15) Each sample consisted of lateral cephalometric radiographs taken annually (control group) or semiannually (treated group) from early childhood through adolescence.
(16) For each of six semiannual evaluations, proportions and numbers of CD3+CD4-CD8- lymphocytes (calculated as CD3- (CD4 + CD8] were both significantly greater in the SP group than in the SN group (P less than 0.001).
(17) The long-term effects varied; some patients required annual or semiannual lavages, wherease others remained in remission after lavage for 36 to 96 months.
(18) The caries-preventive effect of semiannual applications of a fluoride varnish (Duraphat) was tested for 2 years in 225 3-year-old children; 113 children served as a control group.
(19) A randomized prospective study of lung cancer detection was begun in 1976 to evaluate semiannual screening by radiologic and sputum cytologic study in comparison to screening at a 3-year interval, and to no screening.
(20) The patients underwent standardized evaluations at base line and semiannually thereafter and received on-site primary medical care.