(n.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela Canadensis); the pekan; the "black cat."
(n.) One who fishes.
Example Sentences:
(1) These data agree with the recent assignment of DIA1 to chromosome G22 by Fisher et al.
(2) Concentrations of DLIS were detectable in significantly more (58.3%) of the 12 CHF patients (group A) who were not receiving digoxin than in the 22 normal volunteers tested (13.6%) (P less than 0.05 by both chi-square and Fisher's exact test).
(3) Another feature of TWINAN90 is the optional output of a pedigree file which can be read by the quantitative genetics package FISHER.
(4) t-Student-Fisher tests have been used to compare an observed mean and a theoretic one, and to compare two observed means, with independent data.
(5) In a statement, Fisher Price said: “We recently learned of a security vulnerability with our Fisher-Price WiFi-connected Smart Toy Bear.
(6) When such theory is combined with the sex ratio theory of Fisher (9), a body of consistent predictions emerges regarding the haplodiploid Hymenoptera.
(7) Twelve of the 24 patients were treated within 24 hours and had a significantly superior outcome when compared to the 12 who were treated more than 24 hours after intraarterial drug injection (p less than 0.001, Fisher's exact test).
(8) After treatment, replicative forms of hepatitis B virus DNA were present in the liver specimens of four of five placebo-treated patients but in only one of seven thymosin-treated patients (p less than 0.04, Fisher's exact test).
(9) The Fisher exact test was applied to find the relationship between these abnormalities; no relationship was found.
(10) Thyrotropin increased the steady state levels of ferritin heavy chain messenger RNA in cultured Fisher rat thyroid (FRTL5) cells by about 2.5-fold.
(11) Once seen as the preserve of the tech-savvy, early adopters and gamers, adblocking has now moved into the mainstream,” said Bill Fisher, senior analyst at eMarketer.
(12) When laboratories were analyzed according to hospital size, the proficiency in performing the proper susceptibility testing was 55% (6 of 11) for hospitals with more than 400 beds versus 3% (2 of 58) for hospitals with fewer than 100 beds (P less than 0.0001 by Fisher's exact test).
(13) A significant correlation was noted between presence of sharp waves in the 6-month postoperative EEG and recurrence of seizures (Fisher's exact test p = 0.011) and also with the extent of the resection (complete vs. incomplete p = 0.042).
(14) Twelve aged (22 months), 12 adult (12 months) and 12 young (3 months) male Fisher 344 rats were compared on acquisition of a two-choice win-stay (spatial delayed matching-to-sample) water-escape working memory task.
(15) Rob Fisher, head of UK personal investments at Fidelity, thinks tax considerations alone make it worthwhile using the full limit.
(16) Fisher, who cannot afford to live in town, said the dearth of available land made it hard for developers to find plots where they could achieve the 20% margins they generally wanted, which meant community, non-profit alternatives needed to be considered.
(17) There was no significant difference in mean values (P = 0.96, analysis of variance) or frequency of CM score greater than 4 (P = 0.85, Fisher exact test).
(18) Fisher and marten appeared to be the key hosts maintaining Trichinella in the Algonquin region, but transmission dynamics were unclear.
(19) Comparisons were done by Fisher's test; significance was defined as a P value of less than 0.05.
(20) A Fisher and Paykel anesthetic humidifier was employed in the exhalation side of Jackson Rees type breathing circuit between the anesthesia machine and patient's endotracheal tube.