What's the difference between insulator and non?

Insulator


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, insulates.
  • (n.) The substance or body that insulates; a nonconductor.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Light microscopic studies of pancreata from mice sacrificed at this time demonstrated insulitis and beta cell necrosis.
  • (2) The incidence and severity of insulitis was linked to MHC but no influence of TCR genes on insulitis nor an association between insulitis and antipolar antibodies could be demonstrated in this study.
  • (3) BB rats develop both pancreatic insulitis and lymphocytic thyroiditis, but whereas spontaneous autoimmune diabetes is common, hypothyroidism is rare.
  • (4) A grassed roof, solar panels to provide hot water, a small lake to catch rainwater which is then recycled, timber cladding for insulation ... even the pitch and floodlights are "deliberately positioned below the level of the surrounding terrain in order to reduce noise and light pollution for the neighbouring population".
  • (5) Called arctic packs, the insulating material consists of crude oil or diesel fuel.
  • (6) Matthew Fuller, 25, Rueben Barnes, 16, and Mitchell Sweeney, 22, died from electrocution and Marcus Wilson, 19, died after installing insulation batts in extreme heat.
  • (7) It found that on average, loft insulation decreases home gas consumption by 1.7%, cavity wall insulation by 7.8% and a new boiler by 9.2% (median figures were slightly higher).
  • (8) Heterozygosity for H-2nod was permissive for the development of pancreatic interstitial inflammation and peri-islet insulitis, whereas homozygosity for H-2nod was highly associated with insulitis.
  • (9) The probe tip was a gold-plated pin, insulated from the saliva by soft wax.
  • (10) "We quickly added cavity wall insulation which warmed the house, and fitted low-energy light bulbs in most rooms, reducing our electricity bill.
  • (11) Nicotinamide, a vitamin B group substance, has previously been shown to prevent diabetes and suppress insulitis in the NOD mouse.
  • (12) The NOD (non-obese diabetic) mouse spontaneously develops insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) characterized by autoimmune insulitis, involving lymphocytic infiltration around and into the islets followed by pancreatic beta (beta) cell destruction, similar to human IDDM.
  • (13) New laws may be needed to force private landlords to insulate and upgrade rented homes, the report says.
  • (14) Composite resin restoration of posterior teeth necessitates a reassessment of cavity insulation and dentine conditioning.
  • (15) "Before this scheme rolled out I think there were very few accidents in the insulation industry," said the commissioner, Ian Hanger QC, adding that problems occurred after an influx of people becoming installers, including a number of "shonks".
  • (16) Treatment with IL-1 alpha also inhibited insulitis and hyperglycemia induced by adoptive transfer of pathogenic, polyclonal CD4+8- T cells.
  • (17) In conclusion, there is a reasonable chance that retirement plan assets in Delaware qualified plans are insulated from judgment creditors, but the best course is to maintain adequate insurance protection and follow an aggressive prejudgment strategy in serious cases so you don't have to resolve the issue in a bankruptcy proceeding.
  • (18) The incidence of insulation break in this polyurethane unipolar electrode is uncommon and occurs at further stress points.
  • (19) Subsequent histological examination of pancreatic tissues revealed that autoimmune insulitis was prevented in E alpha d backcross and transgenic mice but not in A beta k transgenic mice.
  • (20) These results confirmed the presence of type C retrovirus in non-obese diabetic mouse Beta cells and suggest a role for retrovirus in the development of insulitis and diabetes in these mice.

Non


Definition:

  • (a.) No; not. See No, a.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The predicted non-Lorentzian line shapes and widths were found to be in good agreement with experimental results, indicating that the local orientational order (called "packing" by many workers) in the bilayers of small vesicles and in multilamellar membranes is substantially the same.
  • (2) Aggregation was more frequent in low-osmolal media: mainly rouleaux were formed in ioxaglate but irregular aggregates in non-ionic media.
  • (3) Using monoclonal antibodies directed against the plasma membrane of Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells, we demonstrated previously that a glycoprotein with an Mr = 23,000 (gp23) had a non-polarized cell surface distribution and was observed on both the apical and basolateral membranes (Ojakian, G. K., Romain, R. E., and Herz, R. E. (1987) Am.
  • (4) Both lymph flow from cannulated pancreatico-duodenal lymphatics and intralymphatic pressure in the non-transected ones increased significantly.
  • (5) This death is also dependent on the presence of chloride and is prevented with the non-selective EAA antagonist, kynurenic acid, but is not prevented by QA.
  • (6) The PSB dioxygenase system displayed a narrow substrate range: none of 18 sulphonated or non-sulphonated analogues of PSB showed significant substrate-dependent O2 uptake.
  • (7) Peripheral vascular surgery has become an increasingly common mode of treatment in non-university, community hospitals in Sweden during the last decade.
  • (8) 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.
  • (9) Our results indicate that increasing the delay for more than 8 days following irradiation and TCD syngeneic BMT leads to a rapid loss of the ability to achieve alloengraftment by non-TCD allogeneic bone marrow.
  • (10) This study compared the non-invasive vascular profiles, coagulation tests, and rheological profiles of 46 consecutive cases of low-tension glaucoma with 69 similarly unselected cases of high-tension glaucoma and 47 age-matched controls.
  • (11) Nulliparous women were also more likely to discontinue the condom because of pregnancy, as were non-Protestants and the Australian-born.
  • (12) The strongest predictor of non-sudden cardiac death was the New York Heart Association functional class.
  • (13) It has also been used to measure the amount of excision repair performed by non-replicating cells damaged by carcinogens.
  • (14) Twenty patients with non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma were prospectively studied for intrathoracic lymphadenopathy using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
  • (15) As a group, the three mammalian proteins resemble bovine serum conglutinin and behave as lectins with rather broad sugar specificities directed at certain non-reducing terminal N-acetylglucosamine, mannose, glucose and fucose residues, but with subtle differences in fine specificities.
  • (16) Obesity in the Pimas is familial and has complex relationships with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, a common disease in this population.
  • (17) However, when conjugated to an antigen-bearing cell, a "non-antigen bearing" cell was labeled near the cell interaction area.
  • (18) The lineage and clonality of Hodgkin's disease (HD) were investigated by analyzing the organization of the immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor beta-chain (T beta) gene loci in 18 cases of HD, and for comparison, in a panel of 103 cases of B- and T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs) and lymphoid leukemias (LLs).
  • (19) It ignores the reduction in the wider, non-NHS cost of adult mental illness such as benefit payments and forgone tax, calculated by the LSE report as £28bn a year.
  • (20) The BMDs of the DM-HD group were lower in these areas and whole body than that in the non-DM,HD group.

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