(a.) Major; in the major mode; as, C dur, that is, C major.
Example Sentences:
(1) Retrospective DUR attempts to detect and address patterns of prescribing that might be indicative of inappropriate therapy.
(2) In order to understand the process of executing a voluntary standing movement, the parameters latency (AEA-LT), duration (AEA-DUR) and amplitude (AEA-AMP) of the anticipatory electromyographic (EMG) activity (AEA) in the tibialis anterior muscle, Hoffmann (H) reflex amplitude in the soleus muscle (Sol) prior to the onset of EMG activity in that muscle, and EMG reaction time (EMG-RT) were measured during heel raising from the standing position.
(3) After repeated 12-hourly dosing to steady-state, and adjustment of dose to achieve trough concentrations of between 5 and 10 mg l-1 (28-55 mumol l-1), theophylline concentration fluctuated to a significantly greater extent within a dose interval when the subjects were taking Phyllocontin than when they were taking Theo-Dur.
(4) At each cooking time, a sample was withdrawn and its hardness measured individually on 25 kernels, with the DUR-INCAP.
(5) Taking into account the bending strength and modulus of elasticity, only Kol-Dur and Diemet can be recommended.
(6) Twenty-one patients, 12 to 18 years of age, with nocturnal asthma controlled with sustained-release theophylline administered twice daily, were enrolled in a 10-week, double-blind, two-way crossover study that compared Theo-Dur tablets administered twice daily with an equivalent daily dose of Uniphyl tablets administered once daily at bedtime.
(7) The mean daily dose of theophylline prior to the study was 828 mg, while the mean dose after three weeks of Uni-Dur therapy was 783 mg.
(8) The mutagenic activity of vastak and durs ban pesticides was studied by the micronucleus test in mouse bone marrow.
(9) The absorption kinetics of theophylline after single oral administration of a sustained-release theophylline tablet formulation, Theo-Dur, were studied in healthy volunteers.
(10) Uniphyl produced greater "peak" and lower "trough" theophylline concentrations than did Theo-Dur, although both lower "trough" theophylline concentrations than did Theo-Dur, although both drugs maintained concentrations within the accepted therapeutic range.
(11) Taken with a balanced meal, the mean parameters were similar; for Theo-Dur and Dilatrane A.P.
(12) 88% absorption was achieved in 6 hr with Choledyl SA versus 10 hr with Theo-Dur.
(13) Theotrim, and Theo-Dur was carried out in five dogs and six healthy human volunteers under fasting conditions, using immediate-release aminophylline tablets as controls.
(14) The bioavailability and absorption pattern of theophylline from Theo-Dur Sprinkle were investigated in adults both in fasting conditions and after two different meals.
(15) In tests with plaster models we inspected the antibacterial effect of the dental plasters Dento-rock and Dento-dur.
(16) A double-blind crossover comparison of a 12-hour theophylline preparation (Theo-Dur) and a 24-hour theophylline preparation (Theo-24) was conducted with 20 young adult chronic asthmatic patients requiring daily bronchodilator therapy.
(17) E-0686 exhibited almost the same rate constant in dissolution in vitro and in absorption in vivo, while Theo-Dur did not.
(18) West of Durness, round Cape Wrath, Sandwood Bay has a spectacular mile-long beach.
(19) The bioavailability and pharmacological effects of slow-release preparations oxtriphylline (Choledyl SA) and anhydrous theophylline (Theo-Dur) were compared in a single-blind, randomized, crossover study in 10 normal men.
(20) Three parameters of this ECG were analysed: total QRS duration (Dur QRS), amplitude of the signal 40 ms before its termination (V 40), and the duration of the terminal activity less than 40 microV (Dur LP).
Pur
Definition:
(v. i.) To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat does when pleased.
(v. t.) To signify or express by purring.
(n.) The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment or pleasure.
Example Sentences:
(1) No correlation between PUR, platelet survival, platelet function and the clinical situation could be assessed.
(2) The sequence of markers in the corresponding segment (mel to purA; 91.5 to 93.5 min) of the E. coli linkage map was shown to be mel--aspA--mop(groE)--ampA--frdA--pur A.
(3) Two types of repetitive DNA elements are located within the PAI-1 structural gene and flanking DNAs: we have found 12 Alu elements and 5 repeats of a long poly (Pur) element.
(4) These things happen, it all comes together and a team suddenly starts purring; we hit five in about 10 minutes and, with Jimmy [Greaves] in that groove, we'd have beaten any team anywhere.
(5) Pur repressor bound specifically to purF operator DNA as determined by gel retardation and DNase I footprinting assays.
(6) It is concluded that: PUR, but not BAC, is a useful pharmacological tool for the aminopeptidase inhibition and for activation of enkephalinergic neurons; aminopeptidases are concerned with activities of opioid peptides.
(7) Facebook Twitter Pinterest David Cameron tells Michael Bloomberg ‘the Queen purred’ Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the discussions between Geidt and Heywood.
(8) Before a ferociously red crowd, in which the Australian fans, scattered throughout the stadium in little blobs of yellow, struggled to assert themselves in any meaningful way, the Chileans started with their customary disregard for defence, a line of five attackers purring forward with gushing, almost smug intent.
(9) The order of the markers was hom-1-thr-1-his-1-(gly-1 or gly-2)-pur-1-pur-2.
(10) Nicola Sturgeon could be sat in that castle now – we know she had her eye on it – it was a damn close-run thing.” Royal circles found particularly offensive Cameron’s portrayal of the Queen as having “purred down the line” when he telephoned her to tell her Scotland had voted against independence.
(11) The dominance of the referendum explains why a relieved Cameron told the former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, in an overheard conversation days after the referendum, that the Queen had “ purred down the line ” when he told her the result.
(12) Furthermore, Pur-1 is able to activate an intact insulin promoter in HeLa cells, where it is normally inactive.
(13) The concentration of PPRibP has been examined in the rat adrenal gland at various times after induction of diabetes with STZ, in view of the key role it plays in the synthesis of Purs and Pyrs.
(14) Mutations in this group have previously been shown to be pleiotropic, affecting not only ras but also two other genetic entities, gua 1 and pur 1, which yield auxotrophic mutations.--The eight new mutations have been characterized phenotypically in double heterozygotes with gua 1, pur 1 and ras mutations.
(15) Washington is positively purring with pleasure over Abe's tougher stance.
(16) He tossed Shakespeare into a modern-day, thinly veiled Miami in the electrifying Romeo + Juliet and sent Nicole Kidman wafting, purring and simpering through bohemian Paris in Moulin Rouge!
(17) Puromycin aminonucleoside, an analog of PUR with no inhibitory action on protein synthesis, had no effect.
(18) Exogenously supplied histidine (that blocks conversion of AMP to guanine nucleotides) does not reduce the growth rate of the strain of pur apt genotype on adenosine as the sole purine source.
(19) The mutation, called rer, is located between arg B and pur D loci.
(20) PUR induced the dose-related analgesic effect abolished by NAL and increased the level of ENK in the striatum.