(v. t.) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
(v. t.) To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest; as, a good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects.
(v. i.) To be of importance.
(n.) That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair.
(n.) That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest; moment.
(n.) Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety.
(n.) Persons connected in business; a firm and its business; as, a banking concern.
Example Sentences:
(1) This paper discusses the typical echocardiographic patterns of a variety of important conditions concerning the mitral valve, the left ventricle, the interatrial and interventricular septum as well as the influence of respiration on the performance of echocardiograms.
(2) As far as acrophase table is concerned for all enzymes and fractions the acrophase occurred during the night.
(3) At pH 7.0, reduction is complete after 6 to 10 h. These results together with an earlier study concerning the positions of the two most readily reduced bonds (Cornell J.S., and Pierce, J.G.
(4) The problem of treatment oneside malocclusions of adult patients needs to concern of anchorange.
(5) This article is intended as a brief practical guide for physicians and physiotherapists concerned with the treatment of cystic fibrosis.
(6) Since the start of this week, markets have been more cautious, with bond yields in Spain reaching their highest levels in four months on Tuesday amid concern about the scale of the austerity measures being imposed by the government and fears that the country might need a bailout.
(7) The aetiological factors concerned in the production of paraumbilical and epigastric hernias have been reviewed along structural--functional lines.
(8) A review is presented concerning the development of new neuroimaging techniques in the last decade which have improved the diagnostic exploration of patients with spinal cord injuries, including studies of possible sequelae.
(9) Much of the current information concerning this issue is from short-term studies.
(10) Accidentally discovered nearly 40 years ago as the first true antidepressants, the MAOIs soon fell into disfavor due to concerns about toxicity and seemingly lesser efficacy compared with the newer tricyclic compounds.
(11) Several dimensions of the outcome of 86 schizophrenic patients were recorded 1 year after discharge from inpatient index-treatment to complete a prospective study concerning the course of illness (rehospitalization, symptoms, employment and social contacts).
(12) A full-scale war is unlikely but there is clear concern in Seoul about the more realistic threat of a small-scale attack on the South Korean military or a group of islands near the countries' disputed maritime border in the Yellow Sea.
(13) Regulators concerned about physician behavior and confronted by demands of nonphysicians to prescribe controlled substances may find EDT a good solution.
(14) Reasons for non-acceptance do not indicate any major difficulties in the employment of such staff in general practice, at least as far as the patients are concerned.
(15) Recent research conducted by independent investigators concerning the relationship between crime and narcotic (primarily heroin) addiction has revealed a remarkable degree of consistency of findings across studies.
(16) This is a report concerning a unique combination of Alzheimer's disease with the following refluxes: buccosalivary, gastroesophageal, vesicoureteral, urethroprostatic and urethrovesicular, along with neurogenic bowel and neuropathic bladder.
(17) I"m not concerned about the Secretary of State's comments, he suggests.
(18) It did the job of triggering growth, but it also fueled real-estate speculation, similar to what was going on in the mid-2000s here.” Slowing economic growth may be another concern.
(19) The data obtained are considered inasmuch as they concern the hypobilirubinemic action of nicophesone.
(20) In South Africa, health risks associated with exposure to toxic waste sites need to be viewed in the context of current community health concerns, competing causes of disease and ill-health, and the relative lack of knowledge about environmental contamination and associated health effects.
Knot
Definition:
(n.) A figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc.
(n.) A fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling.
(n.) A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself.
(n.) An ornamental tie, as of a ribbon.
(n.) A bond of union; a connection; a tie.
(n.) Something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a perplexity; a problem.
(n.) A cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians.
(n.) A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber. A loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.
(n.) A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.
(n.) A protuberant joint in a plant.
(n.) The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
(n.) See Node.
(n.) A division of the log line, serving to measure the rate of the vessel's motion. Each knot on the line bears the same proportion to a mile that thirty seconds do to an hour. The number of knots which run off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour.
(n.) A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship goes eight miles an hour, her speed is said to be eight knots.
(n.) A kind of epaulet. See Shoulder knot.
(n.) A sandpiper (Tringa canutus), found in the northern parts of all the continents, in summer. It is grayish or ashy above, with the rump and upper tail coverts white, barred with dusky. The lower parts are pale brown, with the flanks and under tail coverts white. When fat it is prized by epicures. Called also dunne.
(v. t.) To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle.
(v. t.) To unite closely; to knit together.
(v. t.) To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.
(v. i.) To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled.
(v. i.) To knit knots for fringe or trimming.
(v. i.) To copulate; -- said of toads.
Example Sentences:
(1) Two years ago I met a wonderful man and we now feel it’s time to tie the knot.
(2) The tinsel coiled around a jug of squash and bauble in the strip lighting made a golf-ball size knot of guilt burn in my throat.
(3) It is emphasized that surgeons should be more aware of the relationship of the holding power of surgical knots to not only the knot-typing technique but also the kind of suture material used.
(4) When a supercoiled substrate bearing two FLP target sequences in inverse orientation is treated with FLP, the products are multiply knotted structures that arise as a result of random entrapment of interdomainal supercoils.
(5) In principle, the more turns and throws the stronger the knot.
(6) Also numerous small knots on the small intestine, peritoneum, and omentum, as well as a considerable amount of ascites were observed.
(7) Suture knots are buried in the sclera to minimize the risk of late-onset endophthalmitis.
(8) The catheter with intact triple knots could be withdrawn without an invasive maneuver.
(9) A more detailed analysis of the products from recombination between wild-type sites indicates: (1) that the catenanes or knots produced by recombination are both simple and complex; (2) that the ratio of free products to catenanes is independent of the distance between the two directly repeated loxP sites; and (3) that for DNA substrates with four loxP sites significant recombination between non-adjacent sites occurs to give free circular products.
(10) This article studies the different knots, modalities and sutures.
(11) The mechanical performance of these sutures was judged by the following parameters: knot breakage force, configuration of secure knots, and knot run down force.
(12) This could be of important use in expediting root-knot nematode resistance (based on the Aps 1-linked resistance gene Mi) screening for breeding programs, or F1 testing for seed production purposes.
(13) After this manoeuvre, both the introducer and the small knot could be withdrawn from the jugular vein without further incident.
(14) The former appears characteristic of circularly bent DNA and gives rise to a substantial retardation, the latter of bending across a knot or kink in the DNA chain associated with a relatively minor retardation relative to standards.
(15) The suture appears to be solid, and the knots do not loosen.
(16) Now before you get your knickers in a knot, of course I love my children – and I do a decent job of caring for them.
(17) With respect to handling, knotting, tissue drag, absorption, and postoperative complications, the improved Dexon suture was found to be well suited for use in cataract surgery.
(18) The reduced phacoemulsification incision size in combination with a scleral pocket closed with a continuous single knotted 10-0 monofilament nylon suture under tonometric and keratometric control significantly dampens the changes in corneal astigmatism during the early and late postoperative periods.
(19) Two new triterpenoid saponins, wistariasaponins D [1] amd G [2], and the known saponin dehydrosoyasaponin I [3] were isolated from the knots of Wistaria brachybotrys.
(20) Loose ends in efforts to untangle the Gordian knot of Syria | Letters Read more “What is important is Russia has to not be engaged in any activities against anybody but [Isis],” secretary of state John Kerry said.