What's the difference between cal and tungsten?

Cal


Definition:

  • (n.) Wolfram, an ore of tungsten.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Myocardial changes in the patients with advanced CAL were relatively mild, and low EF and abnormal regional wall motion were not always related to severity of CAL.
  • (2) Two methods of data entry for computer-assisted learning (CAL) programs were assessed and the acceptability of two forms of CAL to 100 medical students determined.
  • (3) Cal Zastrow, also with the group, said that, although he has stood by Davis throughout the ordeal, he wouldn’t support the clerk’s policy to allow deputies to issue licenses without her authorization.
  • (4) van't Hoff plots of the thermal denaturation data gave enthalpies for the helix-coil transition of 21,600 cal (ca.
  • (5) Precursor Cal and lipid-modified precursor Cal were found in the inner membrane at early times of chase, and gave rise to mature Cal which accumulated in both the inner and outer membrane after further chase.
  • (6) A 400-cal (60% carbohydrate, 20% protein, 20% fat) homogenized meal labeled with 111In-DTPA was then infused into the stomach over 10 min.
  • (7) There was no immunological cross-reactivity between Cal-BP and rat or chicken sera, indicating that the Cal-BP in these three sera are immunologically completely distinct.
  • (8) CAL is seen as a means of empowering the patient, rather than the nurse to take control, and this is viewed as a positive move in the direction of self-care.
  • (9) From these data, the net expected savings to Medi-Cal were calculated.
  • (10) GHRH-(1-44) (50 micrograms, iv) was administered at 0900 h after an overnight fast or at 1300 h after a normal meal at 0800 h, and at the same times 45 min after a 800-Cal meal on different days.
  • (11) (4) Some data in the literature suggest that some subsets of patients with CAL may benefit from chronic intermittent NPV therapy.
  • (12) During the control (C) and refeeding (R) periods, all subjects received a 1500-cal diet.
  • (13) In leg skeletal muscle, CAL protein and mRNA increase approximately 10-fold from E-8 to E-18 with a time course that just precedes myoblast fusion.
  • (14) In contrast, Cal-IR was found mainly in nonpyramidal cells in two bands corresponding to layers 2-3 and 5-6.
  • (15) To examine the specificity of the antibody titration, IgG in sera prepared against C. pneumoniae TW-183, C. psittaci Cal 10 and C. trachomatis L2 strains were assayed by MFA using in situ inclusions of each strain and compared.
  • (16) The entropy of activation of kcat for the human enzyme was further decomposed into partially compensating electrostatic(es) (delta S*es = +15.1 cal mol-1 K-1) and nonelectrostatic(nes) (delta S*nes = -19.1 cal mol-1 K-1) terms.
  • (17) Similarly, Na-glucose cotransport was absent in [CAL+DCT] cells but present in Tamm-Horsfall negative renal cortical cells.
  • (18) Levels varied significantly among tissues [P less than 0.001, combined stages and sexes; MBH (0.80)-AMG (0.76) greater than CAL (0.4)-CNG-CB-CTX-LNG-HRT-MUS (0.07)].
  • (19) In 14 patients aged 15 to 35 yr of age with advanced CF, the effects of chronic airflow limitation (CAL), increased physiologic dead space (VD), and the timing components of ventilation (VE) on gas exchange during maximal exercise were assessed.
  • (20) Our results demonstrate that some patients with severe OSA and severe CAL can maintain normal awake arterial CO2 levels.

Tungsten


Definition:

  • (n.) A rare element of the chromium group found in certain minerals, as wolfram and scheelite, and isolated as a heavy steel-gray metal which is very hard and infusible. It has both acid and basic properties. When alloyed in small quantities with steel, it greatly increases its hardness. Symbol W (Wolframium). Atomic weight, 183.6. Specific gravity, 18.
  • (n.) Scheelite, or calcium tungstate.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Moments later, explosive charges blasted free two tungsten blocks, to shift the balance of the probe so it could fly itself to a prearranged landing spot .
  • (2) This in vivo incorporation of tungsten was competitively hindered by molybdenum.
  • (3) The results of transmission measurements for neutrons, cobalt-60 gamma-rays, and 10 and 15 MV photons made with close-packed arrays of tungsten rods are presented.
  • (4) Using a tungsten microelectrode, activities of medullary inspiratory neurons were recorded around nucleus ambiguus.
  • (5) Treatment was administered with white light produced by a commercially available halogen-tungsten lamp.
  • (6) The results support the hypothesis that mild steel welding and to a lesser extent stainless steel welding with tungsten inert gas is associated with reduced semen quality at exposure in the range of the Danish process specific threshold limit values of welding.
  • (7) All xeroradiographic measurements were made with a tungsten target source with aluminum filtration at half-value layers of 1.5 to 1.56 mm Al.
  • (8) The electrode consists of a 30 gauge stainless steel cannula through which multiple strands of 13 micron insulated tungsten microwires are threaded.
  • (9) Under these conditions, blue absorbing intermediate(s) is (are) formed, the time constant of regeneration of rhodopsin is much faster than after long tungsten bleaches, and the kinetic equation is not valid.9.
  • (10) Dense projections of the presynaptic grid are most sensitive to hypoxia: their height, distinctness of the frame, and the intensity degree of phosphoric tungsten acid staining decrease.
  • (11) For larger angles some discrepancies appear which could be either due to increased filtration by tungsten (surface roughness) or limited applicability of the data used.
  • (12) The uptake of cobalt by macrophages in the presence of tungsten carbide was found to be increased.
  • (13) A previous study from this laboratory, using morphological and biochemical (LDH release) parameters, has shown that tungsten carbide-cobalt dust exhibits a greater cytotoxicity toward isolated macrophages than cobalt metal powder alone.
  • (14) After a recovery period of approximately one month, physiological recordings were made with tungsten micro-electrodes from the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus of animals with SOC lesions.
  • (15) A high prevalence of gout among workers of the mining industry and early age at the onset of disease suggest probable association of gout with some industrial factors (manganese, tungsten, molybdenum, bismuth).
  • (16) Biological systems show a marked preference for molybdenum over tungsten.
  • (17) To determine the physiological role of xanthine oxidase in renal ischemia, we depleted rats of xanthine oxidase by feeding tungsten.
  • (18) A cross-sectional study of 1,039 tungsten carbide (TC) production workers was carried out.
  • (19) Intercellular interconnections in neuropil of dorsal ganglia in the subpharyngeal complex and nerves have been studied in a mature snail (Helix pomatia), dimensions of the shell--3.0 X 3.5 sm, after double fixation (glutaraldehyde and osmium tetraoxide) and treatment with phosphoric tungsten acid.
  • (20) Images of DNA and ribosomal subunits contrasted by sputter shadowing with tungsten are shown.

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