(a.) Lacking nothing of completeness; complete; perfect; uninjured; whole; entire.
(a.) Essential to completeness; constituent, as a part; pertaining to, or serving to form, an integer; integrant.
(a.) Of, pertaining to, or being, a whole number or undivided quantity; not fractional.
(a.) Pertaining to, or proceeding by, integration; as, the integral calculus.
(n.) A whole; an entire thing; a whole number; an individual.
(n.) An expression which, being differentiated, will produce a given differential. See differential Differential, and Integration. Cf. Fluent.
Example Sentences:
(1) Some common eye movement deficits, and concepts such as 'the neural integrator' and the 'velocity storage mechanism', for which anatomical substrates are still sought, are introduced.
(2) The influence of the various concepts for the induction of lateral structure formation in lipid membranes on integral functional units like ionophores is demonstrated by analysing the single channel current fluctuations of gramicidin in bimolecular lipid membranes.
(3) "As the investigation remains live and in order to preserve the integrity of that investigation, it would not be appropriate to offer further comment."
(4) The data on mapping the episomal plasmid integration sites in yeast chromosomes I, III, IV, V, VII, XV are presented.
(5) The coefficient of variation in the integrated area of a single peak is 16%.
(6) It is likely that trunk mobility is necessary to maintain integrity of SI joint and that absence of such mobility compromises SI joint structure in many paraplegics.
(7) The purpose of this paper is to discuss the potential for integrating surveillance techniques in reproductive epidemiology with geographic information system technology in order to identify populations at risk around hazardous waste sites.
(8) Breast reconstruction should not be limited to the requiring patients, but should represent, in selected cases with favourable prognosis, an integrative and complementary procedure of the treatment.
(9) 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.
(10) We conclude that neuronal activities in the region of the retrofacial nucleus are important both in the integration of stimuli from the central chemoreceptors and in defining the discharge patterns of respiratory neurons.
(11) Only Arteparon had a favorable effect on the integrity of the articular surface.
(12) The process of integrating the two banks is expected to take three years, with predictions that up to 25,000 roles could eventually be eliminated.
(13) Angus (A), Charolais (C), Hereford (H), Limousin (L), and Simmental (S) breeds were included in deterministic computer models simulating integrated cow-calf-feedlot production systems.
(14) Their levels in urine are a useful indicator of the integrity of membrane barriers of the kidney glomerular capillary wall.
(15) The resistance of GSA 65 to proteolytic degradation, together with previous immunofluorescence data that indicate the antigen is an integral part of the G. lamblia cyst wall, suggests that this molecule may play a role in maintaining the integrity of the cyst in vivo.
(16) It is intended to aid in finding the appropriate PI (proportional-integral) controller settings by means of computer simulation instead of real experiments with the system.
(17) Coup leader Captain Amadou Sanogo on Friday pleaded for foreign help to preserve the territorial integrity of the former French colony, a major gold and cotton producer.
(18) The problem-based system provides a unique integration of acquiring theoretical knowledge in the basic sciences through clinical problem solving which was highly rated in all analysed phases.
(19) These included: 1) association of infectious processes with other laboratory results; 2) a feeling of integration with the patient and health care team; and 3) the introduction of medical terminology.
(20) Based on the results of the Community AIM Exploratory Action, further collaborative work is required at EEC level to create an Integrated Health Information Environment (IHE) allowing essentially for integration, modularity and security.
Paramount
Definition:
(a.) Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; preeminent; as, a paramount duty.
(n.) The highest or chief.
Example Sentences:
(1) The results of our phenotypic and functional testing of unmodified GIC (no enzyme treatment, no additional culture with or without interleukin 2), show that T cells, especially OKT8+ cells, are of paramount importance in the mechanism of this type of acute irreversible rejection of human renal allografts (i.e., to the point of allograft rupture), but other potential effector mechanisms are also present in situ.
(2) mechanisms of quality control, including extensive programs of orientation, inservice, and utilization review, are paramount in achievement of success.
(3) In the Labour party over the past two decades, the leader has become paramount, directing not just his own staff, but Labour headquarters.
(4) Urinalysis, a simple front-line test, is of paramount importance in the evaluation and management of the patient with urinary tract infection.
(5) Since the primary diagnosis of this condition is almost invariably based on cytologic observations, the diagnostic criteria are of paramount importance.
(7) They emphasize that life-time diagnosis of pericardial mesothelioma is of paramount importance because rational chemotherapy permits prolongation of the patient's survival.
(8) The paramount feature revealed by immunohistological double marker analyses was the intimate association of myoid cells (antigen producing) with interdigitating reticulum cells (potentially antigen presenting cells), both of which were surrounded by T3+ lymphocytes in thymus medulla.
(9) The latter method is suitable for routine use in renography when accuracy is not of paramount importance.
(10) These preliminary data confirm the paramount importance of cellular immunity in controlling neoplasias.
(11) The use of zinc nitrate is favored if toxicological considerations are paramount, but ninhydrin development has to be carefully controlled if optimal results are to be obtained.
(12) The functional end result is of paramount importance.
(13) The symptoms of anaemia and indigestion appear to be paramount in making an early diagnosis, and negative barium meal studies should not be accepted when these two symptoms are present.
(14) These results might be of paramount significance in developing the detection method for HCV infection and in preparing HCV vaccine.
(15) Correct diagnosis and understanding of its pathogenesis is paramount in order to apply definite surgical treatment.
(16) Regardless of the technique utilized it remains paramount that the surgeon plan the initial procedure with great care as each failure results in diminished blood supply to the graft bed and makes subsequent procedures less likely to succeed.
(17) The work presented here gives a description, analysis and discussion of the effect of organic loading which is a paramount parameter of the performance of RBC's.
(18) The intended application is to assist in treatment selection during phase II trials, especially with rapid responses and when the disease involved is serious enough that design-motivating ethical considerations become paramount.
(19) Although the precise mechanism of thrombosis is incompletely known, the recognition of this type of dementia is of paramount importance as it is a potentially treatable condition.
(20) An understanding of the pathophysiology of anaphylaxis, the most serious of the allergic disorders, is paramount for its diagnosis.