What's the difference between hoa and hob?

Hoa


Definition:

  • (interj.) A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace.
  • (interj.) Halloo! attend! -- a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach.
  • (interj.) Stop! stand still! hold! -- a word now used by teamsters, but formerly to order the cessation of anything.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Fertilization of golden hamster eggs was blocked both in vitro and in vivo by antibodies produced in rabbits against specific hamster ovarian antigens (HOA).
  • (2) Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) was first described in 1868 as "hyperostosis of the entire skeleton".
  • (3) Paula Higgins, chief executive of the HOA, said: "Although designed to protect homeowners, the new rules could be a disaster in the making.
  • (4) In 1890 HOA was named "osteoarthropatie hypertrophiante pneumique".
  • (5) Four of them (4.9%) presented the classical hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) described by Bamberger and Pierre Marie, i.e., finger clubbing, ossifying periostitis of the long bones, joint pains and swelling.
  • (6) A survey by the Homeowners Alliance (HOA), a lobby group for homeowners, indicates that more than 400,000 homeowners believe they will no longer be able to afford their mortgage payments when their current interest-only deals come to an end.
  • (7) Secondary HOA was initially called "hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy" because it is frequently associated with various malignancies or chronic infections of the lung and pleura.
  • (8) Discriminant analysis of eleven behavioral variables associated with feeding permitted the assignment of hyperosmotically-acclimating (HOA) toads (Bufo boreas) to six different behavioral states.
  • (9) The HLA-A, -B and -C antigens expressed by WI-L2-729-HF2 and its mutants HOA-1 and HOA-20 were identical.
  • (10) Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) may be defined as a syndrome of chronic proliferative periostitis of the long bones, clubbing of the fingers and toes, arthralgia and or arthritis, oligo- or polysynovitis.
  • (11) Cytochrome c oxidase forms tight binding complexes with the cytochrome c analog, porphyrin cytochrome c. The behaviour of the reduced and pulsed forms of the oxidase with porphyrin cytochrome c have been followed as functions of ionic strength; this behaviour has been compared with that of the resting oxidase [Kornblatt, Hui Bon Hoa and English (1984) Biochemistry 23, 5906-5911].
  • (12) This may range from the well known syndrome of HOA, heralding lung cancer, to a lesser known association of pyogenic arthritis due to an unusual enteric pathogen, signaling colon cancer.
  • (13) Bone scintigraphy has emerged as the most sensitive test for HOA; in fact, a bone scan may show evidence of periostitis in patients with no other signs, symptoms, or radiographic abnormalities of the disorder.
  • (14) (Debey, P., Hui Bon Hoa, G., Douzou, P., Godefroy-Colburn, T., Graffe, M., AND Grunberg-Manago, M. (1975) Biochemistry 14, 1553).
  • (15) This was the place to see Hoa Hakanini'a , one of the famous stone statues from Easter Island; or a Cree Indian tent.
  • (16) We agree with the theory which proposes that clubbing is the initial, and most conspicuous sing of a full syndrome, (HOA).
  • (17) Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) in association with primary bowel disease is rare, but is usually seen in patients with chronic diarrheal states, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
  • (18) Most importantly, clubbing or HOA may provide the first clinical indication of a chronic infection or an intrathoracic neoplasm.
  • (19) Our results support the notion that platelet endothelial cell interaction may play a key role in the development of HOA.
  • (20) Dr. Duong Quynh Hoa's pediatric research institute, children's hospital, and new medical school are principally concerned with the development of socioeconomic conditions where the doctor is only 1 among many collaborating to improve the quality of life.

Hob


Definition:

  • (n.) The hub of a wheel. See Hub.
  • (n.) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
  • (n.) A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, etc.
  • (n.) A fairy; a sprite; an elf.
  • (n.) A countryman; a rustic; a clown.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A new bone cell line was established by transfecting normal adult human osteoblast-like (hOB) cells, derived from a 68-year-old woman, with the plasmid pSV3 neo.
  • (2) Grilled onion salad with pomegranates Serves 4 1kg new season's onions with tops on (or red and spring onions), roots trimmed and washed 1 large pomegranate, or 100g picked pomegranate seeds 1 tbs finely chopped fresh mint For the dressing: 1 large pomegranate, or 100g picked pomegranate seeds 1 small garlic clove, crushed to a paste with salt 6 tbs extra virgin olive oil sea salt and black pepper Place the onions whole over a hot barbecue, directly on the naked flame of a gas hob or under the grill until the skin is charred and crispy all over and the flesh is very soft, for about 15-40 minutes depending on the size of the onions.
  • (3) In order to estimate the peripheral metabolic state under the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) which is considered to be a moderate and controllable shock state, we measured the pyruvate (P), lactate (L) and ketone bodies (acetoacetate [ACA], 3-hydroxybutyrate[HOB]) pre, during, and post-CPB in 20 open heart surgical patients (Group 1).
  • (4) Brigitte is a posh wendy house for grown ups, I realised as we squeezed ourselves inside the nine-metre-squared space, which somehow fits a double bed, a tiny table, chair and stool, a teeny bathroom with shower, two slender wardrobes, three shelves, and a kitchenette, with fridge, hob and coffee maker.
  • (5) SDS-substrate gel electrophoresis of hOB-conditioned media revealed a prominent band of gelatinolytic activity at 68 kD, and specific polyclonal antisera established its identity with the major gelatinolytic protease of human fibroblasts.
  • (6) I do this by holding them with tongs over the fame of my gas hob – it’s super-quick and gives a delicious charred taste – but the oven will do just fine.
  • (7) Whereas an effux of beta-HOB has been observed during exercise, Acac uptake was increased in these patients.
  • (8) Bring to the boil on the hob, then transfer to the preheated oven and cook for 8-10 minutes.
  • (9) Cytogenetical consequences of high oxygen pressure action (HOB) have been studied in professional and nonprofessional divers after deepening.
  • (10) Skim any fat from the liquid in the casserole, then set on the hob and bring to a simmer.
  • (11) As I hob-nobbed with friends, family and the invited guests of the RI at the drinks reception beforehand, my mind kept flitting back to my notes.
  • (12) Abundant secretion of gelatinolytic, but not collagenolytic, enzymes by hOB may indicate that human osteoblasts do not initiate and direct the cleavage of osteoid collagen on the bone surface, but may participate in the preparation of the bone surface for osteoclast attachment by removal of denatured collagen peptides.
  • (13) Put the roasting tin on the hob and get it simmering.
  • (14) Recipe by Jane Baxter Three ways to cook rhubarb • Roasting rhubarb gently in the oven (as in the recipe above) is the best way to get nice-looking pieces – when you simmer it on the hob it is very easy to overcook the rhubarb and create a (delicious) puree.
  • (15) A high correlation was found between the number of undeveloped embryos and the blood concentrations of metabolic diabetic factors: glucose (r = .53-.64 in type-I diabetes), B-HOB (r = .7-.77 in type-II diabetes untreated or treated with Daonil), acetoacetate (r = .66 in insulin-treated type-II diabetes), and HbA1c (r = .89 in insulin-treated type-II diabetes or .99 in Daonil-treated type-II diabetes).
  • (16) ‘owl-light’ (Lancashire) fizmer the whispering sound of wind in reeds or grass (Fenland) grimlins the night hours around midsummer when dusk blends into dawn (Orkney) The word-hoard: Robert Macfarlane on rewilding our language of landscape Read more gruffy ground the surface landscape left behind by lead-mining (Somerset) grumma a mirage caused by mist or haze (Shetland) hob-gob a dangerously choppy sea (Suffolk) muxy of land; sticky, miry, muddy (Exmoor) outshifts the fringes and boundaries of a town (Cambridgeshire) roarie-bummlers fast-moving storm clouds (Scots) snow-bones long thin patches of snow still lying after a thaw, often in dips or stream-cuts (Yorkshire) turn-whol a deep and seething pool where two quick streams meet (Cumbria) zwer the whirring sound made by a covey of partridge taking flight (Exmoor)
  • (17) We evaluated the effects of 17 beta-estradiol treatment (1 pM to 10 nM) on the proliferation and differentiation of cultured normal adult human cells that expressed many of the phenotypic characteristics and hormonal sensitivities of mature osteoblasts (hOB cells).
  • (18) HOB and TKB significantly increased immediately after the start of CPB, afterward which declined during CPB and returned to the control level after CPB.
  • (19) Whereas alkaline phosphatase activity was increased by nearly twofold (P less than 0.01) when the hOB cells were treated with 1 nM 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3], treatment with estradiol had no effect when given alone and did not affect the cells' response to 1,25-(OH)2D3.
  • (20) Concentrations of FFA, 3-HOB and AcAc were 10, 20 and 35% lower than those of untreated goats.

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