(1) When allegations of systemic doping and cover-ups first emerged in the runup to the 2013 Russian world athletics championships, an IOC spokesman insisted: “Anti-doping measures in Russia have improved significantly over the last five years with an effective, efficient and new laboratory and equipment in Moscow.” London Olympics were sabotaged by Russia’s doping, report says Read more We now know that the head of that lauded Moscow lab, Grigory Rodchenko, admitted to intentionally destroying 1,417 samples in December last year shortly before Wada officials visited.
(2) It would still need to work with government funded national anti-doping organisations where they exist (though even those considered an example to others, such as UK Anti Doping, are facing swingeing cuts) and bully as well as cajole sports into testing properly with rigour and independence.
(3) Before 2015, Wada did not have the authority to conduct its own investigations under the World Anti-Doping Code, according to Nichols.
(4) Mo Farah must clear air quickly with Alberto Salazar over doping claims Read more Farah intends to speak to his coach, Alberto Salazar, in the next day or so about the serious doping allegations made by Panorama .
(5) The German journalist whose documentary lifted the lid on claims of systematic doping in Russian athletics has said he is prepared to make a follow-up after receiving more evidence.
(6) In Kenya’s case, Wada’s intervention is about forcing the nation’s government to provide the £3.5m needed to fund and staff the fledgling Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya.
(7) However, both 3 h and 14 days after the reinfusion of autologous blood, the mean time of the blood-doped subjects was significantly lower (94.1%; P less than 0.05; 96.3%, P less than 0.05, respectively) than the control group.
(8) "The BOA and the panel both stress that no advance notice out of competition testing is a fundamental part of ensuring an effective fight against doping in sport," he said.
(9) We’re prepared to inform international society about the steps we’re taking, the investigation, the decisions.” Pound’s report, commissioned in the wake of a devastating documentary by the German journalist Hajo Seppelt for ARD in December last year, outlined systemic cheating on a grand scale including a second “shadow lab” that was used to screen samples, anti-doping labs infiltrated by secret service agents and positive tests covered up for cash.
(10) Given a certain somebody gave millions of cancer sufferers false hope by insisting his seven Tour de France wins were the result of a medical miracle rather than the most sophisticated doping programme ever seen in sport, it is hard to keep the faith.
(11) The present technique is suitable for checking and characterizing silicon rods before their neutron-doping.
(12) It was recently shown that oligolamellar vesicles of 3:1 mixtures of dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE) and the photopolymerizable lipid 1,2-bis[10-(2',4'-hexadienoyloxy)decanoyl]-sn-glycero-3-phosphocho line (SorbPC) are destabilized by polymerization of the SorbPC [Lamparski, H., Liman, U., Frankel, D.A., Barry, J.A., Ramaswami, V., Brown, M.F., & O'Brien, D.F.
(13) Russia is only the fifth country to be banned from competition in the IAAF’s 103-year history and the first to be barred for systemic doping.
(14) That process could see Kenya’s national anti-doping agency being declared non-compliant – although insiders were keen to stress the chances of the country being removed from the Olympics were slim because the International Olympic Committee would need to kick Kenya out.
(15) Wada had asked a series of questions to the Kenyan authorities and stressed that we needed the Kenyan government to expedite, and show commitment to, the national anti-doping organisation’s development.
(16) Caution should be practiced with oral contraceptives in dope control of anabolic steroids.
(17) One of Armstrong's former teammates, Floyd Landis, had admitted to doping and accused Armstrong of the same.
(18) Russian officials have acknowledged the country has a problem with doping but denied any government involvement.
(19) The UCI should also pay more attention to medical issues in cycling and when Therapeutic Use Exemptions should be granted Words of warning Sanctioned riders should be used ‘as an educational tool’ to inform their peers about the dangers of doping through interviews, appearances, lectures and recorded messages pointing out the impact of doping on their lives, ‘the social stigma, financial impact, health effects and self-esteem issues’ Voice of the union The UCI should ‘facilitate the creation of a strong riders’ union … to give riders a collective voice particularly on issues of ownership, revenue sharing, the racing calendar and anti-doping.
(20) Last week Kenya missed a deadline to prove to the World Anti-Doping Agency it was doing enough to combat doping, and the IAAF president, Sebastian Coe, refused to rule out the possibility of a ban.
Lubricant
Definition:
(a.) Lubricating.
(n.) That which lubricates; specifically, a substance, as oil, grease, plumbago, etc., used for reducing the friction of the working parts of machinery.
Example Sentences:
(1) Utilizing the bilateral comparison technique in 30 hospitalized patients with chronic stable plaque-type psoriasis vulgaris, we closely monitored the clinical responses to ultraviolet radiation (Westinghouse fluorescent FS40 bulbs, 290--400 nm) and a variety of tar preparations and lubricant vehicles in combination and separately.
(2) Several functional properties of MG1, MG2, and PRG have been examined, including their presence in two-hour in vivo enamel pellicle, binding to synthetic hydroxyapatite, lubricating properties, and interactions with oral streptococci.
(3) We have reviewed the functions of salivary secretions and the major role that saliva plays in maintaining oral homeostasis by protection, repair, and lubrication as well as in the initial phase of digestion.
(4) Results of the determinations indicated that protective leather gloves contained considerable content of chromium, and chromium-free machine oils and lubricants were polluted with chromium's minute quantities as the oils and lubrications were being used.
(5) I used it primarily as a social lubricant but also to alleviate boredom, stress and loneliness.
(6) An artificial joint that articulates with full fluid film lubrication could greatly reduce wear and frictional torque and hence reduce the incidence of loosening and inflammatory tissue reaction.
(7) Sexual dysfunctions which impair coital ability, especially ejaculatory difficulties in the male and genital atrophy and loss of vaginal lubrication in the female, are frequent.
(8) They distribute stresses over a broad area of articular cartilage, absorb shocks during dynamic loading, and probably assist in joint lubrication.
(9) Lubricants, anthralin, and corticosteroids form the mainstay of therapy in mild and moderate psoriasis of the palms and soles.
(10) These include: transcutaneous energy transmission and an implanted variable volume device which eliminate the need for percutaneous access; utilization of an intrathoracic blood pump and variable volume device which allow the diaphragm and abdominal cavity to remain intact; parathoracic or subcutaneous location of the transformer secondary, energy converter, internal battery and interconnecting elements allowing replacement with a minor surgical procedure; employment of the "biolized" continuous blood contacting surface which has the potential of long-term use without anticoagulants and utilization of an electrohydraulic energy converter which provides synchronization without requiring transducers and associated electronics and which provides lubrication of mechanical components.
(11) In the second experimental group the canal negotiation was done in the same way but using a cream (ENDO-PTC) with sodium hypochlorite as a lubrication substance.
(12) This modulates the interaction strength between the polypeptide and water species that "lubricates" the chain's movements, leading to larger protein-volume fluctuation and higher ultrasonic absorption.
(13) Eucerin cream, Gauztex bandages, and DuoDerm pads were used to lubricate and stabilize anesthetic armamentarium.
(14) Since prosthetic meniscal replacement may be performed in the setting of normal articular cartilage, a prosthesis will be required to match the exact joint configuration, induce the same lubricity, produce the same coefficient of friction, and absorb and dampen the same joint forces (without incurring significant creep or abrasion) as does the normal meniscus.
(15) Attention is their choice of lubricant, and we really should not provide it.
(16) The effects of lubrication on the retention of parallel-sided and tapered cast post and cores cemented with zinc phosphate-cement (ZnPO4) and glass ionomer cements were investigated.
(17) Optimal conditions for the protective and lubricant properties of respiratory mucus are represented by high wettability, and adhesiveness high enough not to induce flow of mucus in the respiratory bronchioles under gravity but low enough to mobilize mucus by airflow during coughing.
(18) This lubricant was chosen because it does not damage the tissues defenses of the host and invite infection.
(19) When sharpened with citrus and lubricated with olive oil, this is a real delight.
(20) The final level reached was independent of the specific surface area of the lubricants, but granular magnesium stearate gave a lower surface coverage than the powdered lubricants.