(n.) A genus of ruminant quadrupeds, including the wild and domestic cattle, distinguished by a stout body, hollow horns, and a large fold of skin hanging from the neck.
Example Sentences:
(1) Severe pathological changes were observed in the adrenal and thyroid glands of Zebu (Bos indicus) heifers infected with Trypanosoma congolense.
(2) The frequent detection of mutated ras genes in a variety of cancers (reviewed in Bos, 1988, 1989; Der, 1988) suggests that ras makes a significant contribution to human malignancies (reviewed in Barbacid, 1987; Lacal and Tronick, 1988; Der, 1989).
(3) It contains 64 amino acid residues including one phosphoserine and differs from its bovine (Bos taurus) B counterpart by 10 amino acid substitutions.
(4) Balanorchis anastrophus Fischoeder, 1901, from the reticulum of Bos taurus is reported for the first time in the State of Pará, Brazil.
(5) For the recovery of serotype 0:8 strains, the common clinical isolates in North America, enrichment in BOS and plating on CIN seems the most efficient procedure.
(6) Cytogenetic studies of the mithun (Bos frontalis), the siri (Bos indicus) and their hybrids, as well as histological examinations of testes and epididymis of siri and hybrids were undertaken to throw further light on male hybrid infertility and interspecies incompatibility, in order to facilitate the possible development of a stable interspecies crossbreed which would be similar to the highly profitable jatsum, the female mithun cross siri hybrid.
(7) We measured baseline plasma cortisol concentration over a 44-day study in Bos indicus and Bos taurus calves.
(8) The two Holstein differed at six sites, whereas the Hariana breed (Bos indicus) did not show any site polymorphism.
(9) Oestrus in domestic animals was synchronized satisfactorily during the normal breeding season by both of the standard treatments with prostaglandins or progestagens initially developed for use in Bos taurus cattle.
(10) Impairment of T-cell function in Boran (Bos indicus) cattle during primary infection with Trypanosoma congolense ILNat 3.1 was found to occur in peripheral blood, spleen and, in particular, the lymph nodes.
(11) To determine whether some of these adaptations may be present in a domain of tubulin that participates directly or indirectly in lateral contact between microtubule protofilaments, we have examined the energetics of the binding of colchicine, a drug thought to bind to such a site, to pure brain tubulins from an Antarctic fish (Notothenia gibberifrons) and from a mammal (the cow, Bos taurus).
(12) Stool bile acid measurements were of use in differentiating between IBW and IBS, but did not distinguish between CD and BOS or between CD and IR.
(13) Studies have been made on the peroxidase activity of metmyoglobins in animals from various ecological groups--the horse Equus caballus, cattle Bos taurus, beaver Castor fiber, otter Lutra lutra, mink Mustela vison and dog Canis familiaris.
(14) Protein methylase II (protein O-methyltransferase, EC 2.1.1.24) was found in Dictyostelium discoideum amoebae, Astacus leptodactylus axonal, Locusta migratoroides neuronal, Torpedo marmorata electroplaque and Bos bovis stratial tissue and compared in both the soluble and particulate fractions.
(15) The results were compared with the findings in 28 specimens of Bos taurus aged 1-4 years.
(16) Many of the European antisera, which are operationally monospecific in Bos taurus cattle, were multispecific in the African animals.
(17) WIM-8, an IgG2b monoclonal antibody, identified the 44,000 dalton protein of the bovine MHC class I molecule present on Bos taurus and Bos indicus animals.
(18) In various respiratory areas of the mucosa of the nasal conchae of the zebu (Bos indicus) there is a quantitative variation of goblet cells.
(19) The arrangement, origin, course and opening of the ductuli efferents testis of the bull (Bos taurus) were visualized using scanning electron microscopy.
(20) Plasma haptoglobin (Hp) in cattle (Bos taurus) has a molecular mass so large that it is virtually unable to penetrate 4% polyacrylamide gels and is excluded from gel filtration media with an upper exclusion limit of greater than 1000 kDa.
Chief
Definition:
(n.) The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the principal actor or agent.
(n.) The principal part; the most valuable portion.
(n.) The upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs.
(a.) Highest in office or rank; principal; head.
(a.) Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important; as, the chief topic of conversation; the chief interest of man.
(a.) Very intimate, near, or close.
Example Sentences:
(1) Philip Shaw, chief economist at broker Investec, expects CPI to hit 5.1%, just shy of the 5.2% reached in September 2008, as the utility hikes alone add 0.4% to inflation.
(2) Ciarán Devane, Macmillan's chief executive, welcomed the rethink.
(3) Prior to joining JOE Media, Will was chief commercial officer at Dazed Group, where he also sat on the board of directors.
(4) Even former Florida governor Jeb Bush, one of Trump’s chief critics, said ultimately, “anybody is better than Hillary Clinton”.
(5) Businesses fleeing Brexit will head to New York not EU, warns LSE chief Read more Amid attempts by Frankfurt, Paris and Dublin to catch possible fallout from London, Sir Jon Cunliffe said it was highly unlikely that any EU centre could replicate the services offered by the UK’s financial services industry.
(6) Matthias Müller, VW’s chief executive, said: “In light of the wide range of challenges we are currently facing, we are satisfied overall with the start we have made to what will undoubtedly be a demanding fiscal year 2016.
(7) Richard Hill, deputy chief executive at the Homes & Communities Agency , said: "As social businesses, housing associations already have a good record of re-investing their surpluses to build new homes and improve those of their existing tenants.
(8) Our results show that large complex lipid bodies and extensive accumulations of glycogen are valuable indicators of a functionally suppressed chief cell in atrophic parathyroid glands.
(9) They have actively intervened with governments, and particularly so in Africa.” José Luis Castro, president and chief executive officer of Vital Strategies, an organisation that promotes public health in developing countries, said: “The danger of tobacco is not an old story; it is the present.
(10) Lin Homer's CV Lin Homer left local for national government in 2005, giving up a £170,000 post as chief executive of Birmingham city council after just three years in post, to head the Immigration Service.
(11) Martin Wheatley will remain head of the Conduct Business Unit and become the future chief executive of the FCA.
(12) Evidence of the industrial panic surfaced at Digital Britain when Sly Bailey, the chief executive of Trinity Mirror, suggested that national newspaper websites that chased big online audiences have "devalued news" , whatever that might mean.
(13) Last November he bluntly warned EU chiefs he could, if he wished, “flood Europe” with refugees.
(14) Others said it might appeal to Russia, Assad's chief ally, which backs talks between the regime and the opposition.
(15) The secretary of state should work constructively with frontline staff and managers rather than adversarially and commit to no administrative reorganisation.” Dr Jennifer Dixon, chief executive, Health Foundation “It will be crucial that the next government maintains a stable and certain environment in the NHS that enables clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to continue to transform care and improve health outcomes for their local populations.
(16) Roger Madelin, the chief executive of the developers Argent, which consulted the prince's aides on the £2bn plan to regenerate 27 hectares (67 acres) of disused rail land at Kings Cross in London, said the prince now has a similar stature as a consultee as statutory bodies including English Heritage, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment and professional bodies including Riba and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
(17) October 27, 2013 7.27pm GMT Around the league And here’s how things look elsewhere, as we head into the fourth quarter: Cowboys 13-7 Lions Browns 17-20 Chiefs Dolphins 17-20 Patriots Bills 10-28 Saints Giants 15-0 Eagles 49ers 35-10 Jaguars 7.25pm GMT End of 3rd quarter: 49ers 35-10 Jaguars The quarter ends with the Jaguars facing a third-and-one at their own 32.
(18) "We were very disappointed when the DH decided to suspend printing Reduce the Risk, a vital resource in the prevention of cot death in the UK", said Francine Bates, chief executive of the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, which helped produce the booklet.
(19) UPDATE II [Tues.] Two other items that may be of interest: first, Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger was the guest for the full hour yesterday on Democracy Now, discussing the paper's role in reporting the NSA stories, and the video and transcript of the interview are here ; second, marking our collaboration on a series of articles about spying on Indians, the Hindu has a long interview with me on a variety of related topics, here .
(20) Kunduz hospital patients 'burned in beds … even wars have rules', says MSF chief Read more The resolution – which was supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and others – requests that Ban present recommendations on measures to prevent attacks and to ensure that those who carry them out are held accountable.