(1) The conclave In one of his last acts as pope, Benedict issued a decree on Monday to allow the cardinals to bring forward the start of the conclave – which takes its name from the Latin phrase cum clave ("with key") and refers to the fact the cardinals used to be locked in until they made their choice – meaning the gathering could begin as soon as next week.
(2) Chymosin secretion was partly restored when the claves were again given a skim-milk diet.
(3) Four groups of five diamond burs were sterilized by four methods: (1) sterilization with a chemical agent (Sporicidin); (2) steam under pressure (autoclave); (3) dry heat (Dri-Clave); or (4) chemical vapor (Chemiclave).
(4) Twenty-one male and 43 female Holstein claves received either 0, 10, or 20% mustard meal starter rations from birth to 3 mo of age.
(5) Gain by claves fed 10% protein was equal to that by those fed 12.5% protein.
(6) A reduction of 19-25 in TD and increase of 4-18 in BV was observed on auto-claving and both the differences were significant (P less than 0.05) in all millets.
(7) There was no evidence that the added magnesium to the calcium solution improved the clinical response of parturient paresis cases in this spring claving season, as had been suggested previously.
(8) Water and glycosaminoglycan contents were measured in upper and lower thoracic aortas of claves and steers.
(9) Seventy-one 4 month old claves were vaccinated by the conjunctival route with different doses (10(6) to 10(10)) of living bacteria, either freshly prepared or lyophilized.
(10) The infection and the disease rates were significantly (P less than 0.01) different between claves and cows.
Clavus
Definition:
(n.) A callous growth, esp. one the foot; a corn.
Example Sentences:
(1) The control of her diabetes has been poor, and diabetic neuropathy and lipoatrophy-induced painful skin lesions such as clavus and tylosis have been persistent.
(2) Clavus is a very frequent condition of the toes which, despite the fact that it is usually underrated, can complicate the life of its carriers.
(3) Both patients also showed mild diffuse palmoplantar keratosis and clavus-like lesions over the interphalangeal joints of the toes; one patient also had keratotic papules on the hands and hyperkeratotic plaques over the knees.
(4) Psoriatic scales and hyperkeratotic stratum corneum from clavus and plantar keratoderma contained increased levels of FLCB with 18 carbons and decreased levels of FLCB with 20 carbons.
(5) CO2 laser surgery performed on the punctata aeriata, interdigital clavus formations, and hypertrophic scars are not always as successful but offer the surgeon another modality in taking care of the patient's problems without the need for extensive surgery.