(v. i.) To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to chirp; to cheep.
(v. i.) To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.
(v. i.) To look cautiously or slyly; to peer, as through a crevice; to pry.
(n.) The cry of a young chicken; a chirp.
(n.) First outlook or appearance.
(n.) A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place of concealment.
(n.) Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper (Trigna minutilla).
(n.) The European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
Example Sentences:
(1) The use of 100% oxygen to calculate intrapulmonary shunting in patients on PEEP is misleading in both physiological and methodological terms.
(2) LTV was found to be decreased in animals treated with PEEP.
(3) Decreasing inadvertent PEEP by lengthening the expiratory time increased the compliance of the respiratory system (r = -0.74, n = 10, P less than 0.02).
(4) Experiments in volume- expanded healthy volunteers also suggest that CMV with PEEP is able to depress plasma levels of alpha-ANP.
(5) Most of these patients were managed without paralysis using intermittent mandatory ventilation and positive-end expiratory pressure (PEEP).
(6) The effects on gas exchange and hemodynamics were compared with those of CPPV with PEEP, with the premise that CNPV might sustain venous return and improve QT.
(7) Selective PEEP caused a larger volume increase in the dependent lung than general PEEP.
(8) In seven patients with severe respiratory distress, conventional mechanical ventilation and PEEP were used initially for respiratory support, which was changed to high-frequency percussive ventilation (HFPV) at the same level of airway pressure and FIO2.
(9) Oxygenation improved in both groups during the resolution of oedema with a more evident and early effect in the PEEP group.
(10) While PEEP decreased, both PA--PEEP and VT increased with increasing diameter of stenosis.
(11) Five different ventilatory patterns were used for reinflation: simulated normal breathing with and without continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), simulated deep breathing and mechanical ventilation with and without positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP).
(12) Hence, Paw was a major determinant of oxygenation, although a PEEP greater than Pflex appeared necessary to optimize oxygenation at a constant Paw.
(13) Continued hemodynamic and pulmonary monitoring of patients is mandatory when using PEEP.
(14) Four of the patients (14 percent) developed a pneumothorax following institution of high PEEP therapy.
(15) Although PEEP, SN, and EMB all increased mean pulmonary arterial pressure, PEEP, had negligible effect on Zc and Ca, whereas SN increased Zc but decreased Ca (+24% and -49%, respectively), and EMB decreased both Zc and Ca (-33% and -39%, respectively).
(16) However, during both hypercapnia and PEEP, length changes of the external oblique were significantly greater than those of the rectus abdominis.
(17) Not for them clipboards, iPads and a rolled-up copy of the New Statesman peeping out of their pockets.
(18) This study was performed to determine the clinical application of this technique in critically ill patients on PEEP.
(19) When the left renal vein was occluded and the RVP was maintained at the level seen during 20 cm H2O of PEEP, left RBF recovered only 50% of the difference from the flow during zero PEEP.
(20) At a PEEP of 8 cm H2O, cardiac performance was impaired significantly, with a profound decrease of the systemic and pulmonary blood flow, SVRV and SVLV and a reflectory increase of the Rs.
Pep
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Analysis of E. coli W mutants defective in glucose transport suggests an existence of two enzyme systems which carry out the second step of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)-dependent glucose phosphorylation, thus controlling the glucose transport into E. coli cells.
(2) City landed the former Barcelona chief executive, Ferran Soriano , and many thought the two former Barça men's recruitment looked a threat to the Italian, especially with Pep Guardiola on sabbatical and looming over any potential vacancies at Europe's top clubs.
(3) In total, 91 sequential decapeptides, with an overlap of nine amino acids, were tested in ELISA with MoAb SA-12, human and murine sera (PEP scan).
(4) However, the uptake into AH66F cells was higher than that into AH66 cells, although AH66F cells were less sensitive to PEP than AH66 cells.
(5) When the owners of Manchester City finally managed to persuade Pep Guardiola to oversee the next stage of their masterplan it is fair to say they probably did not expect to be approaching Christmas scuffling with a team of Watford’s limitations for their first league win at home in almost three months.
(6) The observation period lasted 8 h. For most AA (his, lys, phe, thr, arg, tyr, pro) the absorption rate after infusion of PEP was significantly higher than after that of AAL during the 1st hour, but the differences quickly disappeared.
(7) Harry Kane laughs off one-season wonder tag after Alan Shearer pep talk Read more “He is a great role model.
(8) It was observed that during the cold immersion the linear regression coefficients between the heart rate and the Q-S2T in the supine position as well as between the heart rate and the LVET, Q-S2T and the PEP in the head-up position were greater than the regression coefficients used in the rate correction.
(9) The results indicate that teichoic, teichuronic, and lipoteichoic acids are the unspecific cell wall binding sites for Pep 5.
(10) In order to identify their characteristics, specific conductivity of tissues in the BAP area was measured (in microamperes) by an Elita 4-PEP unit equipped with a silver probe.
(11) Clinical efficacy of a new preparation of peplomycin emulsion in hydroxypropylcellulosum (HPC-PEP) was studied in 26 patients to compared with that in 14 patients administered with 60 mg of PEP in 20 ml saline (S-PEP).
(12) Arteta added: “I may have to make a decision.” City made a move for him weeks ago with Pep Guardiola, their incoming manager, offering him a role on the staff.
(13) Statistically significant differences were found between the PEP of 20 infants below 47 hours of age and 9 infnats 2-3 months old: PEP 82 ms and 68 ms respectively.
(14) PEP protected against cystine bridge formation induced by equimolar Nbs2 but not against the extent of inactivation.
(15) Yet, if that flurry of form pepped optimism, the injuries and displays in recent friendlies have provided a grim reality check.
(16) The Michaelis constants for PEP, GDP and KHCO3 of the PEP-carboxykinase from O. volvulus were determined to be 0.16 mM, 0.15 mM and 20 mM, respectively; those of the enzyme from O. gibsoni were 0.16 mM, 0.13 mM and 12 mM.
(17) PEP I was prolonged, LVET I was abbreviated, while QS2 I remained unaltered.
(18) The isozyme was characterized by approximately normal maximum reaction velocities but had markedly decreased affinity for the substrate, phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), with 5-fold to 10-fold increases in half-saturation constants and decreased interaction between substrate binding sites.
(19) André Villas-Boas Villas-Boas was only 33 when he won the Europa League with Porto Gianluca Vialli Sven-Göran Eriksson Pep Guardiola You got… Perfection You hero You star You've done very well there You've done well there You've done OK there Sorry to break it to you but that's a bad score Come on.
(20) After 8 h, the only differences concerned his and tyr (PEP > AAL) and met, glu and asp (AAL > PEP).