What's the difference between instantaneous and sustained?

Instantaneous


Definition:

  • (a.) Done or occurring in an instant, or without any perceptible duration of time; as, the passage of electricity appears to be instantaneous.
  • (a.) At or during a given instant; as, instantaneous acceleration, velocity, etc.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Utilizing a range of operative Michaelis-Menten parameters that characterize phenytoin elimination via a single capacity-limited pathway, a situation assuming instantaneous absorption (case I) is compared with the situation in which continuous constant-rate absorption occurs (case II).
  • (2) This report represents the first comprehensive description of instantaneous and continous phasic blood velocity at the mitral valve during atrial arrhythmias in man.
  • (3) Doppler echocardiographic examination at the site of the pulmonary anastomosis revealed an instantaneous gradient less than 20 mmHg in 9 patients (45%), a gradient between 20 and 60 mmHg in 9 patients (45) and a gradient greater than 60 mmHg in two patients (10%).
  • (4) The present work describes two methods, the method of instantaneous dilution and that of gel filtration.
  • (5) It was concluded that 1) late ejection was quantitatively important to LV pumping, 2) behavior during late ejection was inconsistent with E(t)-R, and 3) ad hoc modification of E(t)-R models was not likely to yield LV pumping models that could satisfactorily reproduce instantaneous P(t) and Q(t) behavior over the entire ejection period.
  • (6) It is shown that when a constant current is applied such that a stable equilibrium and rhythmic firing are present, the following predictions are inherent in the HH system of equations: (a) Small instantaneous voltage perturbations to the axon given at points along its firing spike result in phase resetting curves (when new phase versus old phase is plotted) with an average slope of 1.
  • (7) Limits of agreement, in stable haemodynamic situations without drugs, were -20.0 and 22.4% of mean average flow for constant diameter Doppler flow estimates, and -14.5 and 15.1% of electromagnetic flow values for instantaneous diameter estimates.
  • (8) The I50 is 7 x 10(-6) M. The inhibitory effect is instantaneous and completely reversed by washing the cells with a Ringer solution.
  • (9) Bohr's equation (BE); 2. ideal alveolar air equation for O2 (IDO2); 3. end-tidal (ET); 4. by the Rahn's definition of 'mean alveolar gas', i.e., alveolar pressures are defined when instantaneous respiratory exchange ratio (IRQ) equals mean respiratory exchange ratio (MRQ).
  • (10) A new technique is described, in which a copy machine (Rank-Xerox) is used for instantaneous reproduction of biological assays.
  • (11) Inhibition was essentially instantaneous and irreversible to G-25 gel filtration.
  • (12) On the other hand, the values of the instantaneous frequency, duration, and rhythmicity of the copulatory thrusting movements performed during mounts, intromissions or ejaculations did not differ significantly from the values obtained under saline treatment.
  • (13) A beam flatness monitor is described which consists of 16 iron chambers and amplifiers, the outputs of which are sequentially sampled and displayed as a series of dots or lines on a conventional CRO, giving an instantaneous display of beam flatness variations.
  • (14) To assess the relation of instantaneous speed to discharge rate, the component of the discharge pattern related to direction was subtracted from the total discharge.
  • (15) A stochastic process model developed to fit these data indicated the influence of both time-dependent and instantaneous components of IIF, presumed to be the result of seeding and heterogeneous nucleation, respectively.
  • (16) The threshold of instantaneous change of stage 2 to shallower stages due to the sound of a passing truck was at the peak level at less than 55 dB (A), and that of stage REM to other stages at 55 to 60 dB (A).
  • (17) Under these conditions, the instantaneous current observed as soon as the depolarizing pulse is applied displays outward rectification and reverses near ECl.
  • (18) For breast tissue characterization, three acoustic parameters, integrated attenuation coefficient(IAC), frequency-dependent attenuation coefficient(FDAC) and instantaneous frequency(IF), were estimated in vitro and processed to make images of these parameters for resected human breast specimens.
  • (19) Furthermore, the study shows that plasma conjugated CA may provide delayed and cumulative indexes of sympathetic activation, complementary to the instantaneous markers such as free CA.
  • (20) A simple sliding apparatus was used to prestretch instantaneously the plastic modules to 100, 200 and 300% of their original length.

Sustained


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Sustain
  • (a.) Held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as, sustained pasion; a sustained style of writing; a sustained note in music.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In this study of ten consecutive patients sustaining molten metal injuries to the lower extremity who were treated with excision and grafting, treatment with compression Unna paste boot was compared with that with conventional dressing.
  • (2) Electrophysiologic studies are indicated in patients with sustained paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation or aborted sudden death.
  • (3) The study examined the sustained effects of methylphenidate on reading performance in a sample of 42 boys, aged 8 to 11, with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
  • (4) It is suggested that the rapid phase is due to clearance of peptides in the circulation which results in a fall to lower blood concentrations which are sustained by slow release of peptide from binding sites which act as a depot.
  • (5) Photograph: Guardian The research also compiled data covered by a wider definition of tax haven, including onshore jurisdictions such as the US state of Delaware – accused by the Cayman islands of playing "faster and looser" even than offshore jurisdictions – and the Republic of Ireland, which has come under sustained pressure from other EU states to reform its own low-tax, light-tough, regulatory environment.
  • (6) In order for the club to grow and sustain its ability to be a competitive force in the Premier League, the board has made a number of decisions which will strengthen the club, support the executive team, manager and his staff and enhance shareholder return.
  • (7) But if you want to sustain a long-term relationship, it's important to try to develop other erotic interests and skills, because most partners will expect and demand that.
  • (8) Hypnosis might be looked upon as a method by which an unscrupulous person could sustain such a state of powerlessness in a victim.
  • (9) Eight other children (20%) had normal or borderline elevation of CPK-MB fraction and EKG abnormalities combined with abnormal echocardiograms or radionuclide angiograms, and were considered to have sustained cardiac concussion.
  • (10) Communicating sustainability is a subtle attempt at doing good Read more And yet, in environmental terms it is infinitely preferable to prevent waste altogether, rather than recycle it.
  • (11) We found no statistically significant difference in one-year, biochemically validated, sustained cessation rates between the group offered the long-term follow-up visits (12.5%) and the group given the brief intervention (10.2%).
  • (12) The conversion of orotate to UMP, catalyzed by the enzymes of complex II, was increased at 3 days (+42%), a rise sustained to 14 days.
  • (13) Histamine (10(-6)-10(-4) M) induced concentration-dependent increases in tone and Ca2+i, but these responses were not sustained.
  • (14) Our studies have shown that infarcted dogs which exhibit inducible sustained ventricular tachycardia had late potentials and could be distinguished from those with no arrhythmias by the following QRS characteristics.
  • (15) These agents have been well-tolerated and generally produce a high incidence of sustained improvements in neutrophil counts and marrow morphology, although hemoglobin and platelet counts have generally not been altered.
  • (16) "I hope that he has the sleepless nights I have had for the past five weeks because my son sustained horrific injuries."
  • (17) The weakness was treated by intensive physical rehabilitation with complete and sustained recovery in all cases.
  • (18) For recreational runners who have sustained injuries, especially within the past year, a reduction in running to below 32 km per week is recommended.
  • (19) In the facial fractures, a large number of these patients also sustain a head injury.
  • (20) Chromatographic analysis of this radioactivity reveals that the octadecapeptide gives rise to much higher tissue levels of intact peptide and we believe that this acts as a depot and gives rise to the sustained blood concentrations and prolonged biological effects observed with this peptide.