What's the difference between confirmed and habitual?

Confirmed


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Clinical and roentgenographic criteria could not discriminate between patients with and without pneumonia, confirming the findings of previous investigations.
  • (2) The nuclear origin of the Ha antigen was confirmed by the speckled nuclear immunofluorescence staining pattern given by purified antibody to Ha obtained from a specific immune precipitate.
  • (3) Trifluoroacetylated rabbit serum albumin was 5 times more reactive with these antibodies and thus more antigenic than the homologous acetylated moiety confirming the importance of the trifluoromethyl moiety as an epitope in the immunogen in vivo.
  • (4) In vitro studies carried out in this Department confirmed the high activity of mecillinam against Salmonella spp.
  • (5) The results of our microscopic model confirm that the continuum hypothesis used in our previous macroscopic model is reasonable.
  • (6) Consensual but rationally weak criteria devised to extract inferences of causality from such results confirm the generic inadequacy of epidemiology in this area, and are unable to provide definitive scientific support to the perceived mandate for public health action.
  • (7) The results of the evaluation confirm that most problems seen by first level medical personnel in developing countries are simple, repetitive, and treatable at home or by a paramedical worker with a few safe, essential drugs, thus avoiding unnecessary visits to a doctor.
  • (8) This theory was confirmed by product analysis and by measuring the affinity of the substrate for the enzyme by its inhibition of p-nitrophenyl glucoside hydrolysis.
  • (9) In 1 of the 3, anterior capsular detachment was also demonstrated radiographically and confirmed surgically.
  • (10) These observations were confirmed by the killing curves in pooled serum obtained at peak and trough levels.
  • (11) The pancreatic changes are unlikely to be an artefact, but rather a direct toxic effect of the alcohol as confirmed by the biochemical changes.
  • (12) Thus, our study confirmed that male subjects with a history of testicular maldescent have an increased risk for testis cancer, although the magnitude of this risk was lower than suggested previously.
  • (13) The operative arteriograms confirmed vascular occlusive phenomenon.
  • (14) A specimen of a very early ovum, 4 to 6 days old, shown in the luminal form of imbedding before any hemorrhage has taken place, confirms that the luminal form of imbedding does occur.
  • (15) One of the main components was confirmed to be caffeic acid which had inhibitory effect on renal failure in mice by Ac1-P.
  • (16) Abbott also unveiled his new ministry, which confirmed only one woman would serve in the first Abbott cabinet.
  • (17) We have confirmed this directly by showing that pure CCK is a potent inhibitor of gastric emptying.
  • (18) According to some reports as many as 30 people were killed in the explosion, although that figure could not be independently confirmed.
  • (19) All masses had either histologic confirmation (n = 11) or confirmation with other imaging modalities (n = 4).
  • (20) An inverse relationship between the pumping capacity of the heart and vascular resistance was confirmed at different stages of examination and treatment of the patients.

Habitual


Definition:

  • (n.) Formed or acquired by habit or use.
  • (n.) According to habit; established by habit; customary; constant; as, the habiual practice of sin.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Effects of habitual variations in napping on psychomotor performance, short-term memory and subjective states were investigated.
  • (2) Based on our results, we propose the following hypotheses for the neurochemical mechanisms of motion sickness: (1) the histaminergic neuron system is involved in the signs and symptoms of motion sickness, including vomiting; (2) the acetylcholinergic neuron system is involved in the processes of habituation to motion sickness, including neural store mechanisms; and (3) the catecholaminergic neuron system in the brain stem is not related to the development of motion sickness.
  • (3) II, the visual and auditory stimuli were exposed conversely over the habituation- (either stimulus) and the test-periods (both stimuli).
  • (4) The hypothesis that the standard acoustic startle habituation paradigm contains the elements of Pavlovian fear conditioning was tested.
  • (5) From the third day to the fourth week after this treatment, there was some recovery of the SF rate, and the SCR tended to reappear with a marked slowing down of its habituation.
  • (6) Regardless of the habitual diet, a test meal accentuated the rate of triacylglycerol appearance in whole plasma and in the very low density lipoproteins of Triton WR-1339-treated monkeys, and the rate of increase of the protein component after feeding was slightly higher.
  • (7) This contrasts sharply with the reduction in both the frequency and surface area of sensory neuron active zones that accompanies long-term habituation, and suggests that modulation of active zone number and size may be an anatomical correlate that lies in the long-term domain.
  • (8) Infants were habituated to models posing either prototypically positive displays (e.g., happy expressions) or positive expression blends (e.g., mock surprise).
  • (9) It's that he habitually abuses his position by lobbying ministers at all; I've heard from former ministers who were astonished by the speed with which their first missive from Charles arrived, opening with the phrase: "It really is appalling".
  • (10) Species differed with respect to speed of habituation but not with respect to sensitivity towards stimulus change.
  • (11) Intact animals showed habituation of exploratory behaviour toward a heterospecific fish after five consecutive encounters.
  • (12) Habitual physical activity in children is related to physical fitness and appears to mediate cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors.
  • (13) This increase may be due to enhanced responding to sensory characteristics of foods resulting from a failure to habituate to food cues.
  • (14) The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, is looking at restricting access to health services via a tighter habitual residency test.
  • (15) It was abnormal in its resistance to habituation and in its exaggerated motor response.
  • (16) These results extend the scope of immunologic circadian rhythms to the reticuloendothelial system as a feature of a bioperiodic defense mechanism, most active during the habitual rest light span of nocturnally active mice.
  • (17) A hypothesis is presented as to how certain occlusal relationships and habitual patterns of jaw use may predispose an individual to TMJ internal derangements.
  • (18) Each of 12 male habitual smokers with coronary artery disease was given dipyridamole (75 mg) and aspirin (324 mg), dipyridamole (75 mg) and placebo for aspirin, or a placebo for each drug 3 times daily for 1 week before each of three 20-minute periods (separated by 2 weeks) of smoking 2 cigarettes after a 12-hour period of abstinence.
  • (19) Diclofenac sodium suppositories 150-200 mg day-1 were compared with placebo in a double-blind study during the first 3 days after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in 40 patients with habitual snoring or obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.
  • (20) An attempt was made to correlate the intelligence level of three well-defined groups (Gifted, IQ 140; Normal, 95 IQ 105: Mentally retarded, 45 IQ 55) and the habituation rate and pattern of a GSR response to a series of light stimuli.