(1) A major concern of cholesterol-lowering diets is the misapplication of nutritional guidelines.
(2) Because the incidence of open neural tube defects is lower for blacks than for others, excessive false positive results for blacks (estimated to be 8817 to 28,215 cases annually) would be a pernicious misapplication of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening.
(3) Examples of incidents that have signaled a problem and resulting research projects are: 1) anaphylactic cardiovascular response to red imported fire ant venom (statewide morbidity survey); (2) unexplained contact dermatitis in tomato harvesters and floral designers (immunodermatologic study and statewide survey of florists); (3) concerns over two unexplained cancer deaths at an experimental agricultural research station (farmer's mortality study); (4) a household outbreak of organophosphate poisoning (statewide hospital morbidity survey); and (5) a woman in early pregnancy exposed to misapplication of chlordane in her house (literature review and update on trends in U.S. birth defects).
(4) The present paper addressed the continued misinterpretation and misapplication of linear discriminant function analysis in neuropsychological research.
(5) Any other insertion of a ventilating tube implies abuse, either through error in diagnosis or deliberate misapplication.
(6) The adverse effects of the misapplication of these potent drugs in herpetic keratitis, in terms of an increase in the rate of complications and in the severity and morbidity of the disease, should be emphasized again.
(7) Several misunderstandings and misapplications of Disengagement Theory are discussed, including the erroneous idea that disengaged people necessarily are either higher or lower in morale than others, and the unenlightening controversy over "activity versus disengagement."
(8) We evaluated the behavioral, health perception, and physical health correlates of a residential pesticide misapplication on 54 individuals and identified factors differentially related to various levels of distress.
(9) Unless microscopic examination is routinely included, half of all microbiological information rendered on sputum specimens is meaningless and subject to dangerous misapplication.
(10) Recognition of this simple principle and careful examination of the 12-lead electrocardiogram may help to prevent the misapplication of pharmacotherapy in the vast majority of these patients.
(11) A limitation of these studies comes in the misunderstanding and misapplication of the tests used to analyze these events.
(12) The number and frequency of test misapplications support the view that additional professional training in the use of child maltreatment screening instruments is needed.
(13) Hopefully, this will prevent the misapplication of a useful analytical tool and also serve as an incentive to provoke contributions to this somewhat neglected technology.
(14) The lethal effects of the misapplication of this agent on the nervous system are discussed.
(15) In 1.2 per cent (4) the fault lay with coding inaccuracies or misapplication of coding rules in failing to select the underlying cause in a correct sequence of clinical events.
(16) The risk of toxicity from misapplication of TAC is heightened because TAC is most effective and therefore most widely used on pediatric facial and scalp lacerations.
(17) Recommendations are offered for the potential applications and misapplications in research and clinical practice.
(18) Rare earth technology has become the standard in radiographic imaging, but misapplication and insufficient comprehension of the variables of usage create practical problems.
(19) The possible misapplication of procedures by conference participants, whose only exposure to behavioral methods has been at these workshops is viewed as a potentially serious ethical issue.
(20) This paper presents a brief history of the development of these revised secondary standards, discusses their technical bases, provides a comparison of them, and discusses their limitations and potential misapplication.
Misuse
Definition:
(v. t.) To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents.
(v. t.) To abuse; to treat ill.
(n.) Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use.
(n.) Violence, or its effects.
Example Sentences:
(1) A thorough nursing assessment is essential to detect and correct drug misuse and to diagnose drug abuse.
(2) Eleven per cent of the courses that responded provided no formal substance misuse training.
(3) Buckingham Palace was drawn into the dispute when it was revealed that Pownall had sought advice from the Lord Chamberlain, a key officer in the royal household, on the potential misuse of the portcullis emblem due to it being the property of the Queen.
(4) In some areas veterans are waiting up to 42 weeks for certain psychology services.” He added: “We also welcome the call for the Ministry of Defence to publish a comprehensive strategy on alcohol misuse.
(5) The implications of qualitative and quantitative differences among love, sex and commitment are discussed in relation to (1) the concept of "multiple selves," (2) "individual variations in threshold levels," and (3) the misuse of "ideal types."
(6) Benzodiazepine (BD) misuse and dependence in 80 patients, 1974-1983 undergoing withdrawal treatment, were investigated by means of case histories and catamnestic inquiries.
(7) These accusations seek to make her an accomplice to a misuse of public funds through her parliamentary assistant’s contract.
(8) During the period October, 1970, to October, 1972, a sample of 295 patients attending Special Clinics in the City of Glasgow participated in an investigation into drug misuse.
(9) Methods to prevent polypharmacy and drug misuse have not been well studied.
(10) Professor David Nutt, director of the neuropsychopharmacology unit at Imperial College, London, and former chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs , said the report provided strong evidence "that the costs of the current punitive approaches to cannabis control are massively disproportionate to the harms of the drug, and shows that more sensible approaches would provide significant financial benefits to the UK as well as reducing social exclusion and injustice".
(11) A simple one clause Abolition of Privacy Bill: "The tort of misuse of private information is hereby abolished" might be thought to be sufficient.
(12) It is “almost too late” to stop a global superbug crisis caused by the misuse of antibiotics, a leading expert has warned.
(13) Results are discussed in light of the finding that not much time is devoted to substance misuse in the professional preparation of these health care providers.
(14) Newspapers have been lobbying hard to stave off a Leveson law of any kind, arguing that the press is already subject to laws ranging from libel to data protection and computer misuse acts to guard against illegal activities.
(15) Scotland Yard said the 15-year-old was questioned on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act, but freed on bail on Tuesday morning pending further inquiries.
(16) However, 38.7% of these subjects were not alcohol misusers.
(17) Drug-taking was, in effect, decriminalised by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 , ever since when the authorities have deployed the rhetoric of toughness to conceal the truth that we are free to take drugs with impunity, knowing our crime will probably be ignored, or at worst not punished but "treated".
(18) The prevalence of alcohol misuse is similar for all exercise categories.
(19) Some psychiatrists misuse theoretical concepts beyond their generally accepted dimensions in an attempt to support a conclusion favorable to a litigant or defendant.
(20) AT as well as RFB may be considered "misused" in having them replace the therapeutical and understanding conversation between doctor and patients, in a mechanistic way.