(n.) A salamander, esp. the European smooth newt (Triton punctatus).
(adv.) Again; afterwards; soon; quickly.
Example Sentences:
(1) Alternatively, they were provided with a small foveal target, either fixed with respect to earth (earth-fixed target: EFT condition), or moving with them (chair-fixed-target: CFT condition).
(2) Alternatively, they were provided with a small target, either stationary with respect to earth (earth-fixed target: EFT), or moving with them (chair-fixed-target: CFT).
(3) Among five efts of the smallest size (26.54 plus or minus 2.20 mm snout-to-vent length), and displaying bright orange dorsal skin coloration, all carpal rudiments were cartilaginous.
(4) Interpretations of race differences on these clusters and the EFT provide a new perspective on the meaning of Black-White personality differences.
(5) In the third line, alpha-EFT was 1,000 mol wt smaller than the normal counterpart, both as the precursor and as the mature form.
(6) This paper presents the value and effect of endoscopic fistulotomy (EFT) as an alternative treatment in those cases.
(7) The effects of purified prolactins isolated from frogs (fPRL; Rana catesbeiana) and newts (nPRL; Cynops pyrrhogaster) were compared with those of ovine prolactin (oPRL) and thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) in the eft (Notophthalmus viridescens) skin transepithelial potential (TEP) bioassay.
(8) Using different isotopic labeling procedures, both the in vivo and in vitro graft degradation patterns demonstrated that a second early eft degradation was correlated in vivo with endothelialization and collagenase secretion by invasive cells.
(9) Viruses were isolated from kidneys of normal and renal tumor-bearing Vermont Rana pipiens after subinoculation into red eft newts (Triturus viridescens).
(10) Variance attributable to gender among the spatial tasks ranged from 0.5% in the EFT to 12% in the MRT.
(11) Integrated systemic therapy (IST) and an emotionally focused approach (EFT) were both found to be superior to the control and to be equally effective in alleviating marital distress, facilitating conflict resolution and goal attainment, and reducing target complaints at termination.
(12) An interview was held with each participant after completion of the EFT.
(13) Beyond 200 ms, the VORG remained around 0.9 in DARK and increased slowly towards 1 or decreased towards zero in the EFT and CFT conditions, respectively.
(14) In cases of parapapillary choledochoduodenal fistula, EFT is a reliable method, especially in high-risk patients, and an alternative to surgical treatment.
(15) Under standard testing procedures, the (a) normal, (b) light-attenuated, and (c) simulated aged performance of 90 young women was compared to the performance of 30 elderly women, using two forms (colored or noncolored) of the Embedded Figures Test (EFT).
(16) Witkin's Embedded Figures Test (EFT) was used to measure the changes with age in field dependence and problem-solving ability Qualitative data concerning problem-solving strategies and quantitative data were collected.
(17) The transcription of the "leader" region (Bronson et al., 1973) of the trp operon in Escherichia coli was studied in normal mutants which delete most of the operator-distal region of the operon [a deletion strain (trp OAEG) retaining only about one third of the "leader" region and two deletion strains (trpOAE14 and trpOAE2) retaining the whole "leader" region and an initial portion of the trpE], as well as in a strain with an intact trp operon, but with a temperature-sensitive lesion in ribosomal protein factor EFTs (strain HAK88).
(18) A positive association between EFT level and severity of depression, and a negative one with alcohol use, were significant when other variables considered were controlled.
(19) EFT was administered to 12 females in each of the following decades: 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60, 70s.
(20) Each of the viruses replicated to high titer in embryonated eggs incubated at 30 C. The viruses also grew in efts and adult newts, but not in bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) tadpoles or adult leopard frogs.
Oft
Definition:
(a.) Frequent; often; repeated.
(adv.) Often; frequently; not rarely; many times.
Example Sentences:
(1) According to the OFT, banks receive up to £3.5bn a year in unauthorised overdraft fees - nearly £10m a day.
(2) The CK-M expression in the developing outflow tract (OFT) and conduction system is described in detail.
(3) The objectives of this study were to document the official oral fluid therapy (OFT) policies of all the ministries of health in South Africa and of the four provincial authorities, to determine what methods of OFT are used in hospitals providing paediatric care, to determine the OFT methods recommended by hospital staff for use at home, to establish the level of support for the idea of one national policy for OFT and to determine what senior academic paediatricians think about these issues.
(4) Further, the oft-reported psychiatric troubles preceding MS clinical onset suggest that at least in some MS patients there are specific gaps in personality structure dating back to early phases of their development.
(5) All customer letters from DG Solicitors were compliant with the OFT debt recovery rules, and made clear that the firm was a trading name of HSBC and that its people were HSBC employees.
(6) In a report – which described the payday lending and debt management industry as opaque and poorly regulated – the influential committee said the government should outline a timetable within six months for deciding whether control of consumer credit will be transferred from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a new regulator replacing the Financial Services Authority.
(7) Following a review and consultation with Ofcom, the OFT found that despite ITV's market position declining, it remains almost the only provider of very large commercial audiences.
(8) There is no doubt that it is getting tougher.” Sheng, whose book, Northern Girls, follows the lives of China’s oft-exploited female migrant workers, said she believed an author’s calling was to write about the problems of society: the “injustice, the inequality and the darkness”.
(9) There is the oft-quoted structural shift from print to web for both consumers and advertisers.
(10) That is, if their oft-stated commitment to move away from outdated north-south approaches is genuine.
(11) The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) warned last year that there was “insufficient visibility and comparability of charges” to ensure that competition in the market was fully effective.
(12) "However, in order to ensure that any potential conclusions from the OFT's processes can be taken into account in the trust's own decision, we will await the OFT's findings and will publish our final conclusions on Project Canvas later this spring."
(13) The former London mayor Ken Livingstone tried to sell an afternoon distribution slot on the tube network after the OFT's 2005 ruling, prompting interest from Richard Desmond's Express Newspapers and News International.
(14) And in a direct contradiction of the oft-stated view of the Israeli leadership, he asserted: "you do have a true partner" in Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and prime minister Salam Fayyad.
(15) As part of the transition from OFT to FCA, from Autumn 2013 existing OFT licence holders will need to apply for interim permission so they can continue to operate.
(16) The OFT welcomed what it called "very clear confirmation" that it could assess current account terms and conditions on fairness.
(17) The oft-quoted 5-cm rule for melanoma excision is not valid.
(18) Yesterday, the supreme court delivered a shock decision when it ruled that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) could not challenge overdraft charges because it does not have the power to decide whether they are unfair.
(19) Furniture Village said it was aware of the OFT investigations but added that it would be inappropriate for it to comment or confirm its involvement until its findings were published.
(20) Then, in the summer of 2007, the payouts stopped after the OFT announced a test case against eight current account providers in a bid to establish the legality of the charges once and for all.