(a.) Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive.
(a.) Acting in concurrence; united in action.
Example Sentences:
(1) This review will briefly summarize some of the data on the activity-dependent components of these mechanisms and incorporate the data into a model for selective synapse stabilization of coactive synapses.
(2) In some patients stimulation can reduce rigidity and coactivation of muscles immediately or slowly over days or months.
(3) In analogy to tip-toeing movements, it is concluded that the coactivation pattern is typical for stance conditions with a restricted area of support in order to reduce body sway.
(4) Normal gait was associated with flexor contraction only when the foot was lifted and placed on the ground, whereas during ischaemic blockade flexor contraction continued during the interval between foot lifting and foot placement.The `freezing' or `blocking' gait in Parkinson's disease was found to be associated with coactivation of flexor and extensor muscles and this phenomenon occurred only in patients with features of flexion dystonia in the electromyographic recordings of their tonic stretch reflexes.
(5) Coactivation of the serotonin-containing cells and command fibers, or inhibition of the serotonin-containing cells while activating command fibers, however, shows that the cells act as "gain-setters," modulating the interaction between command inputs and motoneuron outputs.
(6) Reciprocal innervation and coactivation patterns were considered in terms of a common motor control system as proposed by the equilibrium point control hypothesis.
(7) These results suggest that SRF may affect TFIID via a cofactor or coactivator.
(8) by changing the associated neuromuscular activity from a predominantly triphasic pattern to one of coactivation.
(9) The consequence of this relationship was that 1) The compensatory reactions consisted of larger gastrocnemius responses and a stronger coactivation of the tibialis anterior; 2) Momenta of increasing strength resulted in a larger increment of both ankle joint displacement and gastrocnemius EMG responses in small compared to larger subjects.
(10) The electromyographic (EMG) coactivation patterns of the knee flexors and extensors when acting as antagonists were studied as a function of limb velocity to assess their contribution to joint stiffness and laxity.
(11) Hebb proposed that information is stored by correlation: synapses between neurons, which are often coactive, are enhanced.
(12) The aim of this study was to obtain insight into the coactivation behaviour of the jaw muscles under various a priori defined static loading conditions of the mandible.
(13) During the rapid (81 ms) paw-shake cycles, knee extensor and ankle flexor muscles exhibited single, coactive bursts that were reciprocal with coactive hip and ankle extensor bursts.
(14) This coactivation is probably partially responsible for the observed backward rotation of the trunk.
(15) Coactivation of antagonistic muscles led to an increase in both the joint stiffness and uncertainty of the equilibrium value of the joint angle.
(16) The results from this in vivo approach provide strong evidence for the coactivation of both mRNAs and components of the translational machinery following fertilization.
(17) As a consequence of the generation of nerve fibers after injury to brachial plexus or after surgical treatment, marked coactivation of muscles including antagonistic ones may not infrequently occur in patients at voluntary efforts.
(18) Direct ER interaction with the target sequence is not required, since an ER deleted for its DNA binding domain is functional in the coactivation with c-fos and c-jun.
(19) At stage 30 both sets of motoneurons were coactivated during the brief discharge that initiated each cycle.
(20) The implications of these findings are discussed with respect to the structure of the yeast and human TATA factors and the possible involvement either of specific TFIID modifications or of coactivators.
Compulsory
Definition:
(a.) Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
(a.) Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion.
Example Sentences:
(1) These results provide further data which counter the sometimes extreme advocates of the view that compulsory admission and treatment of patients with psychiatric illness is never acceptable.
(2) A guide, £44pp, is compulsory ( rscn.org.jo ) 2 Discover the Nuweiba coast: Red Sea, Egypt Beach, Nuweiba, Sinai, Egypt.
(3) Lloyds said it would achieve many of the job cuts through making less use of contractors and voluntary severance but admitted that some compulsory redundancies may be inevitable.
(4) The results are most consistent with a general non-compulsory model for the formation of a ternary complex between carrier, phenylalanine molecule and a sodium ion, which can be formed from either binary complex, i.e., either species can combine first to the carrier.
(5) Revenue from the tax will be used to increase compulsory pension payments from 9% to 12%.
(6) Of these patients 90 had to be jugded by a court commission with regard to further compulsory hospitalization.
(7) Both alcohol oxidation and acetaldehyde reduction follow a compulsory ordered pathway, with coenzyme binding first.
(8) However, an increasing body of experts argues something must be done to arrest disengagement by winning over this so-called Generation Y, born after 1982, who are predicted to be poorer than their parents, and according to Ipsos Mori research, have a record low level of trust in their fellow man.Guy Lodge, of the IPPR thinktank, makes the case for an even more radical solution – compulsory voting for first-timers.
(9) Compulsory national testing for four- and five-year-olds in England from 2016 is to be introduced as part of sweeping changes being proposed to early years and primary education.
(10) In this context, the present article makes an analysis of the main ethical and legal problems posed by HIV infection, in the framework of Portuguese law, with special focus on: a) Conflict between the necessary protection of public health by the State and the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms of the citizens; b) Inadequacy of the existent laws to fight contagious diseases to HIV infection; c) Discrimination; d) Testing and compulsory hospitalization versus informed consent; e) Confidentiality; f) Voluntary contagion.
(11) The scheme comes ahead of government plans to make such referrals compulsory after criticism that Britain’s biggest banks are failing to provide sufficient credit to a sector the government sees as having an important role in stimulating the economy.
(12) Both groups agreed over most points, except on the desirability of compulsory vocational training: 42 of the trainees thought this to be desirable compared with 35 of the teachers.The composite scheme favoured by both trainees and teachers offered an initial period in general practice together with an organized course of seminars throughout the training period.
(13) Its role in reversing the compulsory rotation at the beginning of flexion can now easily be explained: since it is an extensor, the flexion would cause its passive elongation, against which its mere tonus causes rotation.
(14) They were selected by a method to form a representative sample of all West Jerusalem compulsory kindergarten classes in 1971.
(15) In regard to therapy, the authors believe that surgery is compulsory for patients showing clinical signs of upper airway obstruction despite suppressive therapy or when the lesion shows signs of malignant degeneration.
(16) These standards must be strengthened and made compulsory before targets are raised any further.
(17) In order to contribute to the discussion of compulsory vaccinations a brief review of those vaccines that have been extensively used so far is presented.
(18) The onset of smoking in the oldest male group in this rural area occurred in the first years after the war (first land confiscation) while in the group from 70 to 74 years of age it occurred in the years of compulsory crop-purchase system.
(19) Most hospitals in California were found to provide continuing education opportunities for physical therapists, but physical therapists in small hospitals and in private-profit hospitals could be at a disadvantage financially if continuing education becomes compulsory for relicensure.
(20) Very low levels of protection were detected, regarding both compulsory and optional vaccines as well as antimalarial protection.