What's the difference between booster and strengthen?

Booster


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) After 11 months, all vaccinees received a 20 micrograms booster of the recombinant vaccine.
  • (2) The serum-antibody titres after the primary and secondary injections or after a booster dose given before 12 months after the primary injection did not remain above the protective level in most of the sheep injected for longer than about 5 months.
  • (3) Twelve non-atopic and 27 atopic preschool children were studied to determine the effect of pertussis booster vaccination on cutaneous histamine sensitivity and IgE antibody response to the naturally-occurring ragweed aeroallergen.
  • (4) The four non responders received a supplementary vaccination a month later, beside the booster dose given one year later (T12).
  • (5) A booster vaccination at 56 wk induced a significant serologic response within 1 wk, suggesting an anamnestic response but titers began to decline within 8 wk in most foxes.
  • (6) The protective immunity elicited by TR-5 lasted longer and the booster effect was more prominent compared to the split vaccine.
  • (7) Of the 56 non-responders, 48 received a 40 micrograms booster dose of vaccine 6 weeks after completion of the initial course and a further eight seroconverted.
  • (8) Age, tumor stage, and the size of the booster field were found to be factors which influenced the survival rate with a fair statistical significance.
  • (9) 2nd and 3rd polio booster figures were 66.0 and 57.8% for 1982 and 76.5 and 74.8% for 1983.
  • (10) Four persons without anti-HBs after the basic vaccination received in turn two booster doses: at the 3rd and 46th month.
  • (11) Specific antibodies were further demonstrated by Western blot 4 days after the first booster immunization at 3 weeks.
  • (12) The booster radiation dose (1000 rad) given to the liver seems to be inadequate in preventing metastases there, as all the deaths were due to liver metastases.
  • (13) The choice of the carrier seemed to play an important role for both the level and maintenance of the secondary IgG response, attained as a consequence of a booster immunization with TT-alum.
  • (14) Acetaminophen did not result in significant reductions in reaction rates after the booster at 18 months.
  • (15) But the spacecraft's rocket boosters failed to ignite after it had been launched into a parking orbit around the Earth in November.
  • (16) We found a theophylline induced decrease of PGE2 production of M phi in normal but an increase in immunized animals which was less pronounced if given concomitantly with a booster injection.
  • (17) Boutik Services (+33 6 0958 0988) in 1850 has cots, booster seats, changing tables, buggies and child skis for hire.
  • (18) Antirabies gammaglobulin induced some inhibitory effect, but 2-3 booster injections of the tissue culture rabies vaccine completely compensated this effect.
  • (19) A polyvalent antiserum capable of neutralizing 82 isolates of feline calicivirus made from cats in various parts of North America was produced by the sequential inoculation of SPF cats at three-week intervals with feline calicivirus strains F-9, 68-2024 and FS, followed by a final booster inoculation two weeks after the third inoculation with all three strains combined.
  • (20) These findings support current recommendations for measles booster revaccination of school-age children and adolescents.

Strengthen


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen authority.
  • (v. t.) To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.
  • (v. i.) To grow strong or stronger.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Schneiderlin, valued at an improbable £27m, and the currently injured Jay Rodriguez are wanted by their former manager Mauricio Pochettino at Spurs, but the chairman Ralph Krueger has apparently called a halt to any more outgoings, saying: “They are part of the core that we have decided to keep at Southampton.” He added: “Jay Rodriguez and Morgan Schneiderlin are not for sale and they will be a part of our club as we enter the new season.” The new manager Ronald Koeman has begun rebuilding by bringing in Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pellè from the Dutch league and Krueger said: “We will have players coming in, we will make transfers to strengthen the squad.
  • (2) Now, as the Senate takes up a weakened House bill along with the House's strengthened backdoor-proof amendment, it's time to put focus back on sweeping reform.
  • (3) In order for the club to grow and sustain its ability to be a competitive force in the Premier League, the board has made a number of decisions which will strengthen the club, support the executive team, manager and his staff and enhance shareholder return.
  • (4) The former Stoke City manager Pulis had reportedly been left frustrated by the club failing to push through deals for various players he targeted to strengthen the Palace squad.
  • (5) Moreover, it allows the clinician to be alert towards findings which could be missed when not carefully searched for and which may be useful to raise or strengthen the suspicion of this disease.
  • (6) Possible explanations of the clinical gains include 1) psychological encouragement, 2) improvements of mechanical efficiency, 3) restoration of cardiovascular fitness, thus breaking a vicous circle of dyspnoea, inactivity and worsening dyspnoea, 4) strengthening of the body musculature, thus reducing the proportion of anaerobic work, 5) biochemical adaptations reducing glycolysis in the active tissues, and 6) indirect responses to such factors as group support, with advice on smoking habits, breathing patterns and bronchial hygiene.
  • (7) The appointment of the mayor of London's brother, who formally becomes a Cabinet Office minister, is one of a series of moves designed to strengthen the political operation in Downing Street and to patch up the prime minister's frayed links with the Conservative party.
  • (8) It added that the crisis had highlighted significant weaknesses in financial regulation, with further measures needed to strengthen supervision.
  • (9) By its pragmatic conception, modifications obtained by psychoactive agents are used (antidepressants of the group imipramine and IMAO, classical benzodiazepines and alprazolam, provocation controlled in laboratory) in order to strengthen innovating hypotheses and allow to elaborate useful treatment strategies for neuroses.
  • (10) These observations further strengthen our model for congenital transmission of T. pallidum during pregnancy.
  • (11) Discussions will cover international efforts to strengthen Ukraine's economy and energy security and help with constitutional reforms, including next month's presidential election.
  • (12) The induction of donor-type RCS during the GVHR strengthens the concept of lymphomagenesis through persistent stimulation with antigen(s).
  • (13) Progress in orthognathic surgery as well as the special methods now available for proper setting of osteotomic segments, diagnostic aids and therapeutic possibilities of orthodontics have considerably strengthened the case today for giving adults a combined treatment.
  • (14) Strengthening of the Montreal Protocol is recently being negotiated in London in 1990 in order to achieve further reductions of the regulated CFCs and to include possibly more substances.
  • (15) Results with the model strengthen the hypothesis that tetraethylammonium (TEA) acts on both the maximum potassium conductance (gK) and the mechanism of sodium conductance inactivation (Tauh) to lengthen the action potential as observed on the Ranvier node (fig.
  • (16) "At first sight, today's announcement of an independent commissioner is a missed opportunity to strengthen our co-ordinated approach to addressing these very serious matters.
  • (17) This relationship was strengthened when the results obtained in this study were combined with those from a previous study which examined the relationship between SCE induction and cell survival in Chinese hamster ovary cells exposed to simple alkylating agents.
  • (18) Any ruling from the court that strengthens suspicions that Zardari may have had a hand in the memo could be politically damaging to him.
  • (19) "The government will have a policy of zero tolerance for violence against women, and will strengthen the criminal justice system for its effective implementation," the president told a joint sitting of parliament.
  • (20) With the first prosecutions under way in the UK and Guinea-Bissau , an increased focus on strengthening the law in Kenya , and a rare conviction in Uganda , positive moves are being made in several countries to implement laws that ban female genital mutilation (FGM).