(n.) Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child.
(n.) A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.
(a.) Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory.
(v. t.) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted and spoiled.
(v. i.) To be a pet.
Example Sentences:
(1) In cases with unilateral hypoperfusion, the percentage of the activity in the lesion to that in the contralateral normal cortex on the early SPECT was correlated well with that on CBF measured by PET (r = 0.870, p less than 0.001).
(2) However, localizing a functional region with PET has been severely limited by the poor resolving properties of PET devices.
(3) The PET studies suggest dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex as a result of damage to the lentiform nuclei.
(4) If the PET measurement is commenced prior to arteriovenous equilibrium, significant errors occur in calculated CBV.
(5) Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) are now being used to improve the information available from radioisotopic imaging of patients with cancer.
(6) The muscarinic receptor agonist carbachol had no significant effects on [3H]PEt and [3H]IP formation in nontransfected HEK cells.
(7) Appropriate corrections for atrophy should be employed if current PET scanners are to accurately measure actual brain tissue metabolism in various pathologic states.
(8) Using a 1-stage random-digit dial telephone survey, we estimated the number of pet dogs and cats and cancer case ascertainment in the principal catchment area of an animal tumor registry in Indiana, the Purdue Comparative Oncology Program (PCOP).
(9) Such information could be most useful for in vivo receptor visualization studies using positron emission tomography (PET) scanning.
(10) Half the adolescents completed the child maltreatment instrument first, while the rest completed the pet maltreatment instrument.
(11) In this study, PET images were obtained using [18F]-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose, a marker for glucose metabolism.
(12) The global black market in animal and plants, sold as food, traditional medicines and exotic pets, is worth billions and sees an estimated 350 million specimens traded every year.
(13) The distribution of 1-11C-acetoacetic acid after injection into adult Wistar rats and cats was investigated by PET.
(14) If we start letting movie stars – even though they’ve been the sexiest man alive twice – to come into our nation (with pets), then why don’t we just break the laws for everybody?” Joyce said at the time.
(15) We have developed a method that allows two sets of regional cerebral metabolic rates of glucose (rCMRglc) to be obtained in a single extended procedure using positron emission tomography (PET) and [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG).
(16) Metabolic PET studies also give insight into pathophysiologic mechanisms of epilepsy.
(17) In view of the number of PET studies involving low count rate acquisitions, there has been increasing interest recently in the development of positron cameras capable of fully three-dimensional acquisition and reconstruction.
(18) We performed dynamic positron emission tomographic (PET) studies of glucose utilization, using (18F) 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG), in patients with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) and healthy age-matched controls, to evaluate blood-brain-barrier glucose transport and glucose utilization rates in the disease.
(19) We used a 11C-glucose method for positron emission tomography (PET) while estimating cerebral glucose metabolism during human sleep with polysomnography (PSG).
(20) His mother is Denise Welch, late of Corrie and Loose Women, and his father his Tim Healy, who was briefly famous 30 years ago for his role in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
Pew
Definition:
(n.) One of the compartments in a church which are separated by low partitions, and have long seats upon which several persons may sit; -- sometimes called slip. Pews were originally made square, but are now usually long and narrow.
(n.) Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a pen; a sheepfold.
(v. t.) To furnish with pews.
Example Sentences:
(1) A recent survey by the Pew Research Center shows that for most people, access to the internet without government censorship is important.
(2) The survey by the Pew Research Centre found that 18% now say that the US president is a Muslim, up from 11% in March 2009.
(3) Image: Courtesy of Pew Research Center The data also show why autocrats might have reason to fear open discussions in cyberspace.
(4) "Users clearly want the option of being anonymous online and increasingly worry that this is not possible," said Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center's Internet Project.
(5) Sometimes to do the right thing, you have to break a law.” In a Pew Research poll of Americans earlier this year 57% of 18 to 29-year-olds said Snowden’s leaks had served the public interest but respondents 65 and over disagreed.
(6) If it doesn’t, you know, most likely we’re not living what we’re supposed to be living.” Data from Pew released in anticipation of the pope’s US visit corroborates what Dr. Ospino is saying about “authentic Catholics” and US Latinos: unlike many of their white Catholic counterparts, “Latino Catholics tend to be more aligned with the church” and its views on a host of issues.
(7) The Pew survey of 1,511 adults was carried out over four days starting on the day after the first presidential TV debate last week.
(8) A recent Pew poll showed that 68% of people think privacy protections online don’t go far enough .
(9) Based on the findings of the new "Portrait of Jewish Americans" survey from the Pew Research Center , Republicans will need to find a different key.
(10) Pew also found that 68% of internet users think current laws are not protecting their privacy enough online, while 50% are worried about the amount of personal information about them that's online – up from 33% in a similar survey in 2009.
(11) According to the Pew Research Internet Project 22% of online African Americans are Twitter users, compared with 16% of online whites.
(12) My colleague guided me across the threshold into Ntarama church and steadied me on the first-row pew.
(13) Pew’s motivation for funding this work is a general concern that, in a climate of change in the media industry, different funding models are needed for modern journalism – particularly for science and environment reporting.
(14) According to a recent survey by the Pew Research Centre's Global Attitudes Project, 43% of Russian internet users regularly use Facebook and Twitter, up from 33% the year before.
(15) Research by Reuters found that Americans support Apple, while polling by Pew found that the public are on the side of the FBI , the complex topic and emotive language used on both sides often confusing respondents.
(16) I wish that I could just bask in the knowledge that the pope and the people in the pews share many of my views for a transformed church.
(17) Other leaders, though, are in the doghouse, Pew said: "Compounding their doubts about the Brussels-based European Union , Europeans are losing faith in the capacity of their own national leaders to cope with the economy's woes.
(18) Yet there he was grinning from a pew in Westminster Abbey, using the occasion to "represent my nation" and boost his presidential aura.
(19) But Pew's research also underscores the unfulfilled nature of Latino political power.
(20) Contrasting the Pew survey with Sidoti’s comments, a clear picture emerges: western millennials believe that we’re failures – immoral and irresponsible.