What's the difference between mia and mica?

Mia


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Five A delta-fiber MIAs and one C-fiber MIA did not respond to mechanical or heat stimuli but did respond to injection into the electrical RF of an artificial inflammatory soup containing histamine, bradykinin, prostaglandin E1, and serotonin.
  • (2) In a long piece on the Daily Beast, he also revealed that Mia Farrow had granted permission for her image to be used in film clips honouring Allen during the Golden Globes, and expressed surprise at her Twitter reaction.
  • (3) The self-serving transparency of her malevolence seemed so obvious I didn’t even hire a lawyer to defend myself.” He took a lie detector and passed, Allen said, but Mia Farrow declined to do so.
  • (4) Three months after the use of gel was discontinued, the MIA value for plaque bacteria had returned to its original level.
  • (5) The difference in survival between patients with MIA-positive tumors and those with MIA-negative tumors was significant among patients with blood groups A and AB (P less than 0.001), but not among those with blood group B or O (P = 0.071 and 0.068, respectively).
  • (6) When my wife Mia finally gets home, I hand the baby over and drop exhausted on to the sofa.
  • (7) However, MIA did get her Grammy moment, performing at the ceremony on the day her baby was due.
  • (8) We used MIA-15-5 to stain tissue sections from 149 patients with primary lung cancer whose clinico-pathological histories were well documented.
  • (9) With monoiodoacetate (MIA), respiration fell dramatically during the 4 h of substrate-free incubation.
  • (10) Use of the gel during a 3-month period resulted in a change in the pattern of sensitivity to cholorhexidine in the plaque flora as displayed by determination of the minimal inhibitory amount (MIA) of the drug in agar diffusion assays.
  • (11) To test this hypothesis, membranes of MIA PaCa-2 cells, a human dedifferentiated pancreatic cancer cell line, were incubated without hormone (control) or with 0.1 microM EGF or somatostatin analogue RC-160 for 1 hr at 4 degrees C to phosphorylate the 60-kDa protein.
  • (12) When normal LPS-stimulated B-lymphocytes were tested in the fibroblast-MIA, only part of the population infiltrated the monolayers.
  • (13) The NFL are ramping up their legal battle against MIA, demanding an additional $15.1m (£9.1m) in restitution for her middle-finger performance at the 2012 Super Bowl .
  • (14) Mia C51 cells have a doubling time of 12 hr and maintain many of the properties of the parent tumor, including the characteristic greenish color with high myeloperoxidase activity, an an aneuploid chromosomal pattern, and intact tumorigenicity.
  • (15) Several lines have been established; the one of longest duration, Mia C51, has been maintained for over 18 months and has undergone over 100 transfers.
  • (16) Young adults (N = 58) and older adults (N = 55) answered 30 questions extracted from three dimensions of the Metamemory in Adulthood (MIA) questionnaire: Capacity, Task and Strategy.
  • (17) Interaction of U937 cells was also abolished when they were treated with pertussis toxin (PT), an agent known to induce monocytosis in vivo, indicating that the MIA may serve as an in vitro simulation of the extravasation of blood borne cells.
  • (18) MIA binding was protein, temperature and time dependent with optimal binding at pH 8.0 or above.
  • (19) We're sitting on a hanging sofa in the shadows, and MIA is swinging away happily, drinking coffee.
  • (20) Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders performed a parody of the smash hit Mamma Mia!

Mica


Definition:

  • (n.) The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns, the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called isinglass. Formerly called also cat-silver, and glimmer.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A comparison is made between the results obtained by the mica adsorption technique and those obtained by conventional preparation techniques involving fixation and staining.
  • (2) X-ray microprobe analysis identified particles which related to the known exposures, superimposed on a background of other particles related to smoking (kaolinite and mica) or to the general environment (silicon, titanium, and iron).
  • (3) The Responsible Mica Initiative aims to eradicate not only child labour but also unacceptable working conditions in the Indian mica supply chain.
  • (4) In all cases the inhibitory capacity of MICA on liver gluconeogenesis was significantly higher when injected intraperitoneally.
  • (5) This has been possible by (1) the use of specially modified SFM tips with a consistent radius of curvature of 10 nm or less, to minimize the amount of image distortion introduced by the finite dimensions of commercially available tips, (2) the optimization of a method to deposit and bind DNA molecules to the mica surface in a stable fashion, and (3) careful control of the sample humidity, to prevent solvation of the molecules and detachment from the surface by the scanning tip or stylus.
  • (6) Lambs fed the control and Mg-Mica diets absorbed similar (P greater than .05) quantities of Mg in the preintestinal region and less (P less than .05) than lambs fed the MgO, MgC and MgOH diets.
  • (7) MICA patients also reported greater overall distress than did psychiatric patients without substance abuse problems.
  • (8) We have imaged with scanning force microscopy in air fibronectin (Fn) molecules sprayed on mica and on polymethylmetacrylate (PMMA), the latter being extensively used as biomaterial for implants.
  • (9) Histopathological changes in the tracheo-bronchial lymph nodes were studied up to 365 days in guinea pigs following intratracheal injection of a suspension of mica dust.
  • (10) This mica was also present on filtration membranes of atmospheric air samples obtained from the San Diego Zoo.
  • (11) Natural objects (pebbles or pieces of mica) were also pressed into the wet clay, while in the palaces, pillars were covered with bronze plaques illustrating the victories and deeds of former kings and nobles.
  • (12) We present scanning force microscopic images of the virus embedded in 0.5% buffered phosphotungstic acid solution adsorbed on a freshly cleaved mica surface, and imaged under atmospheric conditions.
  • (13) PPG and Axalta, two of the world’s largest car paint suppliers, have joined a global initiative to purge child labour from the mica industry after a Guardian investigation linked child labour in their supply chains to Vauxhall, Volkswagen and BMW.
  • (14) Seven epidemiologic studies have been performed among mica-processing workers, and these studies are all cross-sectional.
  • (15) We have imaged single-stranded 25mer DNA that was adsorbed on treated mica or that was covalently bound with a crosslinker to a polymerized Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) film, the top monolayer of a bilayer system.
  • (16) Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to image reovirus double stranded RNA (dsRNA) deposited from diluted buffer solution onto a chemically treated mica surface.
  • (17) Human erythrocytes were attached to cover slips (glass or mica) treated with aminopropylsilane and glutaraldehyde, and then disrupted by direct application of a jet of buffer, which removed the distal portion of the cells, thus exposing the cytoplasmic surface (PS) of the flattened membranes.
  • (18) The BMW Group welcomes the fact that this [unnamed] paint supplier and its tier-two supplier have joined other companies in the Responsible Mica Initiative,” said Kai Zöbelein, sustainability spokesperson for BMW Group.
  • (19) The documentation of prolonged exposure to mica, the clinical and radiographic features of severe interstitial fibrosis, and the histopathologic delineation of the interstitial lesion, including spectroscopic and crystallographic verification of crystalline mica, support the causal relationship between mica and interstitial fibrosis.
  • (20) She adds that while there is legislation to protect children, “there is still no or little enforcement on local level ... due to corruption, lack of capacity and children who are not registered.” McQuaide says the answer to child labour in mica mining will not be found in company boycotts, audits or social projects, however well meaning, but instead in efforts that push recalcitrant governments to act.