(a.) Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory.
Example Sentences:
(1) Based on the principles of adaptational mutations and genetic exchange of catabolic activities, it becomes possible to select and engineer microorganisms that are suitable for the degradation of recalcitrant compounds.
(2) A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicentre study assessed the clinical efficacy and safety of pulsed electromagnetic limb ulcer therapy (PELUT) in the healing of recalcitrant, predominantly venous leg ulcers.
(3) We present a patient whose genital warts were recalcitrant to treatment.
(4) Isotretinoin (Accutane Capsules) is a synthetic vitamin A compound used for treatment of recalcitrant cystic acne.
(5) Such gene cassettes or operons can be transferred into suitable microbial hosts for extending and custom designing the pathways for rapid degradation of recalcitrant compounds.
(6) Of the 30 patients with warts, most of which were recalcitrant, 14 were cured and the remaining 16 showed marked improvement.
(7) This procedure is a simple and effective method for safe office treatment of patients with recalcitrant recurrent erosion.
(8) The thermal cycle sequencing procedures are advantageous because they allow fast and simple semiautomation of the sequencing reaction; make possible the direct DNA sequencing of PCR products, bacterial colonies and phage plaques; require only femtomoles of template DNA; eliminate the requirement of an independent primer annealing step; remove the requirement of denatured plasmids for sequencing double-stranded templates; and use a highly thermostable DNA polymerase for sequencing through potential recalcitrant secondary structure domains and large linear double-stranded DNA templates such as lambda derivatives.
(9) To study the human teratogenicity of this agent, we investigated 154 human pregnancies with fetal exposure to isotretinoin, a retinoid prescribed for severe recalcitrant cystic acne.
(10) The biosynthesis of prostaglandins (PG) in biopsies from 9 patients with recalcitrant psoriasis was studied before, during, and after treatment with 8-methoxy-psoralen and long-wave ultraviolet light (UVA).
(11) The Dec+ mutants had also acquired the capacity to metabolize other recalcitrant branched hydrocarbons such as 3,6-dimethyloctane and 2,6-dimethyldecane.
(12) Levamisole should be tried in recalcitrant chronic candidoses and bacterial infections not responding to specific antibiotic treatment.
(13) Thus, combination therapy is recommended for treatment of recalcitrant cases of bacterial endocarditis caused by N. mucosa.
(14) If the holding phase is sufficiently prolonged, a reduction in the number and complexity of operative procedures needed for recurrent and recalcitrant cases can be expected.
(15) Treatment of associated systemic disorders may improve the ulcers, but lesions may be recalcitrant and persist for months to years.
(16) Cyclosporine, an immunosuppressive drug, is effective in the treatment of recalcitrant psoriasis.
(17) In recalcitrant cases, however, entrapment of the first branch lateral plantar nerve should be suspected.
(18) These autonomous movements were otherwise recalcitrant to therapy and were felt to arise from neural generators intrinsic to the spinal cord.
(19) The effectiveness and tolerance of isotretinoin have been assessed in 72 cases (34 male and 38 female) suffering from papulo-pustular acne with nodulo-cystic component recalcitrant to traditional treatments.
(20) The government’s strategy is clearly based on a deep confidence that it has time, that it won’t be forced back to the polls by a recalcitrant Senate, that it will have years to reach a rapprochement with the angry states and that it will bring down two more budgets before it has to face the voters.
Uncooperative
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) In 25 patients we evaluated the efficacy of the prone position to counter these technical difficulties and found that the prone position offers visualization superior to the supine, especially in obese and uncooperative patients and those with abundant bowel gas.
(2) Obstacles to successful treatment include an erratic schedule, mistrust of authority, and uncooperative or aggressive behavior.
(3) It was found that psychiatric and nursing observations corresponded over a wide area of psychopathology: anxiety, tension, depression, hostility, preoccupation with hypochondriacal, grandiose and self-depreciatory ideas, hallucinosis, thought disorders, mannerisms, retardation, emotional withdrawal, hypomanic activity and uncooperative behaviour.
(4) Conscious sedations were performed on 20 uncooperative 2-4-year old children.
(5) A method is described for obtaining consistently high-quality images during nonneurologic computed tomography of the severely ill and uncooperative patient using a neuromuscular blocker to induce apnea.
(6) Proficiency in the recognition and interpretation of these clinical symptoms, physical signs, laboratory data, ECGs, and radiographic findings is important when evaluating acutely ill, uncooperative, or unresponsive patients.
(7) Frequently, the uncooperative patient is labeled as having a poor or defiant attitude toward orthodontic treatment.
(8) The results showed a significant difference between DHEC and placebo with regard to total and partial scores of SCAG as well as to single items (mental alertness, recent memory, disorientation, anxiety, mood depression, emotional lability, motivation, uncooperativeness, fatigue, headache, tinnitus).
(9) The subjects of the investigation were 45 uncooperative patients who had difficulty in accepting regular dental treatment.
(10) From the outset, he was dealt a severe handicap: an uncooperative and reform-averse Senate.
(11) The use of this simple and reliable technique for recording the electroretinogram made it possible to include this investigation as a routine procedure without the need for sedation in infants and uncooperative children.
(12) Based on its use in unilateral family therapy with 68 spouses of uncooperative alcohol abusers, procedural guidelines, criteria for use, and two case examples from a crossover experimental dyad are described.
(13) Splenic Mchi, however, are neither uncooperative nor inhibitory when interacting with peritoneal T cells.
(14) Pediatric cancer patients often become anxious, agitated, combative, and uncooperative due to the pain or fear of pain during invasive procedures.
(15) At the present time they are the best objective non-invasive audiometric tests (versus subjective psychoacoustic examinations) for predicting hearing thresholds in infants and uncooperative patients.
(16) For those who had a depressive state and who became uncooperative, "conjoint" sessions with the patients and their family members (e.g.
(17) Riders are labeled as uncooperative, selfish, not team players – it must be the case, rider A has been in the sport four years and has moved teams each year.
(18) The incidence of 'uncooperativeness' and drug side-effects, and the proportion of participants who complied with and completed treatment also varied significantly from country to country.
(19) Contraindications for gastric lavage are similar to those for emesis except that it may be safer to use in obtunded, comatose, or uncooperative patients.
(20) The students spent a great proportion of their time examining the child, yet their findings were questionable particularly if the child was uncooperative.