(n.) The state of existing or being; actual possession of being; continuance in being; as, the existence of body and of soul in union; the separate existence of the soul; immortal existence.
(n.) Continued or repeated manifestation; occurrence, as of events of any kind; as, the existence of a calamity or of a state of war.
(n.) That which exists; a being; a creature; an entity; as, living existences.
Example Sentences:
(1) One hundred and twenty-seven states have said with common voice that their security is directly threatened by the 15,000 nuclear weapons that exist in the arsenals of nine countries, and they are demanding that these weapons be prohibited and abolished.
(2) The only other evidence of Kopachi's existence is the primary school near the memorial.
(3) Subsequently, the study of bundle branch block and A-V block cases revealed that no explicit correlation existed between histopathological changes and functional disturbances nor between disturbances in conduction (i.e.
(4) It has recently been suggested that procaine penicillin existed in solution in vitro and in vivo as a "procaine - penicillin" complex rather than as dissociated ions.
(5) The data suggest that major differences may exist between ruminants and non-ruminants in the response of liver metabolism both to lactation per se and to the effects of growth hormone and insulin.
(6) The obvious need for highly effective contraception in women with existing disorders of glucose metabolism has led to a search for oral contraceptive (OC) regimens for such women that are efficient but without unacceptable metabolic side effects.
(7) These results are discussed in relation to the possible existence of enzyme-bound intermediates of nitrogen fixation.
(8) Psychiatry unlike philosophy (with its problem of solipsism) recognizes the existence of other minds from the nonverbal communication between doctor and patient.
(9) Over the past decade the use of monoclonal antibodies has greatly advanced our knowledge of the biological properties and heterogeneity that exist within human tumours, and in particular in lung cancer.
(10) This suggests that a physiological mechanism exists which can increase the barrier pressure to gastrooesophageal reflux during periods of active secretion of the stomach, as occurs in digestion.
(11) After four years of existence, many evaluations were able to show the qualities of this system regarding root canal penetration, cleaning and shaping.
(12) The authors conclude that H. pylori alone causes little or no effect on an intact gastric mucosa in the rat, that either intact organisms or bacteria-free filtrates cause similar prolongation and delayed healing of pre-existing ulcers with active chronic inflammation, and that the presence of predisposing factors leading to disruption of gastric mucosal integrity may be required for the H. pylori enhancement of inflammation and tissue damage in the stomach.
(13) Elongation of existing RNA primers by the human polymerase-primase was semi-processive; following primer binding the DNA polymerase continuously incorporated 20 to 50 nucleotides, then it dissociated from the template DNA.
(14) Richard Hill, deputy chief executive at the Homes & Communities Agency , said: "As social businesses, housing associations already have a good record of re-investing their surpluses to build new homes and improve those of their existing tenants.
(15) The relative strength of the progressions varies with excitation wavelength and this, together with the absence of a common origin, indicates the existence of two independent emitting states with 0-0' levels separated by either 300 or 1000 cm-1.
(16) Participants were selected from existing classes forming a weight training, aerobic exercise and activity control group.
(17) Neurotensin (NT) is an endogenous brain tridecapeptide for which high affinity binding sites exist in the central nervous system.
(18) These results are interpreted in terms of the accessory binding site theory of Ariëns, and suggest the existence of different accessory binding sites on the Ascaris GABA receptor.
(19) Achilles tendon overuse injuries exist as a spectrum of diseases ranging from inflammation of the paratendinous tissue (paratenonitis), to structural degeneration of the tendon (tendinosis), and finally tendon rupture.
(20) Little difference exists between the proportion of programs that offer training in first-trimester techniques and the proportion that train in second-trimester techniques.
Signification
Definition:
(n.) The act of signifying; a making known by signs or other means.
(n.) That which is signified or made known; that meaning which a sign, character, or token is intended to convey; as, the signification of words.
Example Sentences:
(1) Insulin requirement in the treated groups was significantly lower than in control group at 6 months, this difference was no longer significative at 12 months.
(2) The intrinsic viscosity of hyaluronic acid in synovial fluid decreases significatively in mild and severe arthritis (24% and 37% respectively).
(3) Statistical analysis of regression lines obtained in both groups of patients showed significative differences between slopes and elevations.
(4) It was found that the nurses' knowledge of AIDS was limited: they do not understand the signification of seropositivity and they had little knowledge of the epidemiological dimensions of the illness.
(5) Fractional excretion of potassium did not change in the control group after nephrectomy while the ethanol-fed group displayed a significative decrease at days 7 and 14.
(6) At the end of the tests the development of the most significative symptomatologic parameters has been analysed according to the Wilcoxon test: quantity, kind and characteristics of nasal secretions, nasal obstruction, phlogosis of the nasal and pharyngeal mucosa, hoarseness, difficulty in catarrhal expectoration, hypoacusia, retraction of the tympanic membrane.
(7) In spite of a significative descent of arterial pressure, we did not find any significative change in the fetal heart rate, accelerations, variability, or in the fetal motility.
(8) The bentazepam treatment cut down significatively the score mean in Hamilton scale for the anxiety after 10-15 days of treatment.
(9) The percentage of reactors increased from 30% among healthy subjects to 45,9% among the those attending the day hospital and to 60% among those admitted to wards; this is statistically significative.
(10) Thus, the signification and influence of religious, metaphysical, legal, socioeconomical and certain technical factors of the autopsy practice are briefly described, followed by a synopsis of the situation of the pathologist facing the demands of medicine, science, education, and administration.
(11) not any other parameter had significative relation with the neurotransmitters variations.
(12) On 122 validated cases out of 188 analyzed patients, the study demonstrates a significative effect on the mortality and severe morbidity related to vasospasm: the reduction of the risk is appreciated to 72%.
(13) The author points out the transport proteins whose biological roles are not completely known and ascertains that the free hormone concept has not at the present time a biological signification well defined.
(14) Excepted a statistical trend to significativity of SD versus satisfactory sedation: RS 0.311 (threshold value for 20 patients: 0.377), no relation was found between SD and data recorded.
(15) Results indicate that concentrations of the trans-isomer are significatively higher.
(16) we found a significative difference (P > 0.05) between HVA and the other etiologic groups.
(17) A significative difference between male and female values and a decrease of CrU levels with age increasing have been evidenced in both groups.
(18) Three patients died from the septicemia and the overall prognosis of the intensive care patients looks significatively worsened.
(19) Based on observations up to 20 years, after incomplete removal postoperative irradiation significally prolonged useful life and may have lead to permanent control in some.
(20) A variance analysis was made and the differences were considered to be significative at p less than 0.05.