(v. t.) To model or fashion anew; to change the form of.
Example Sentences:
(1) Decreased MU stops additions of bone by modeling and increases removal of bone next to marrow by remodeling.
(2) In 5 of the 7 patients with an initially abnormal pituitary fossa, serial radiological studies revealed remodelling in 3.
(3) Statistical analysis of the findings indicates that there is no significant difference in bone-remodeling activity between similar sites on alternate ribs.
(4) The chemical composition of the grafted veins was different from that of the nongrafted, controlateral saphenous veins suggesting a molecular remodeling of the grafted veinous wall.
(5) The results are indicative for the existence of synaptic remodeling and turnover in rats subjected to one-way active avoidance training.
(6) Fractures of the neck of phalanx showed no remodelling at all and if deformity is not corrected it is probably permanent.
(7) The sites of growth and remodeling, and the associated changes in cortical bone structure, have been studied in the chimpanzee mandible and compared with those previously reported in the human and macaque mandibles.
(8) In B-cell malignancies, abnormal bone remodeling is an early event linked to specific bone involvement.
(9) Human macrophages have been implicated in connective tissue remodeling; however, little is known about their direct effects upon collagen degradation.
(10) Also, there was some new collagen deposition associated with remodeling of the ZI, while no demonstrable synthetic activity occurred in relationship to ZCI.
(11) Both resident and inflammatory mesangial phagocytes secrete factors that remodel the mesangial matrix, stimulate mesangial cell proliferation, alter glomerular basement membrane permeability, and regulate blood flow.
(12) Thus, our data indicate that enzymatically formed dansyl-PAF is completely remodeled into dansylalkyl-2-acyl-GPC by the sequential action of PAF acetylhydrolase and CoA-independent transacylase.
(13) Although studies directed at attenuating left ventricular remodeling after infarction are in the early stages, it does seem that this will be an important area in which future research might improve long-term outcome after infarction.
(14) Recent experiments indicate the initial reaction that produces lyso-PAF in the remodeling pathway of PAF biosynthesis is under the control of a CoA-independent transacylase that is capable of catalyzing both the hydrolysis of the acyl moiety of the alkylacylglycerophosphocholine precursor and its transfer to another lyso-phospholipid.
(15) The ability of MCP to hydrolyze three classes of peptides decreased in parallel indicating that the 20 S protease is not significantly remodeled during red blood cell maturation.
(16) These findings are noteworthy in that they help to explain the characteristics of life-spans of cohort labeled red cell populations in small animals, and provide a possible example of a cell's remodeling process within the spleen.
(17) The venue was originally home to Marlesford Lodge school, which was remodelled as a boarding school in 1884.
(18) Light-microscopic findings revealed that osteogenesis gradually became dominant after transient osteoporosis, leading to a disproportional state of the bone remodelling.
(19) The fact that short term use of other drugs might modify infarct remodelling should be considered in studies attempting to assess efficacy of one particular drug.
(20) In the area where the collagen was disorganized, and also near the periosteum, woven bone was first formed, which was then remodeled into lamellar bone.
Repurpose
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) But the genius of the High Line was to revive and repurpose a decaying piece of legacy infrastructure, and by doing so to revitalise several moribund districts of Manhattan, whereas the garden bridge would be new-build in an already vibrant part of London.
(2) The repurposing of the devices of unwitting users in foreign jurisdictions for covert attacks in the interests of one country’s national priorities is a dangerous precedent – contrary to international norms, and in violation of widespread domestic laws prohibiting the unauthorised use of computing and networked systems,” they conclude.
(3) A further £597m of existing UK aid programmes for agriculture will be repurposed to ensure they tackle child hunger.
(4) Inspired by the legalisation of same-sex marriage in the US in June but frustrated by Australia’s continued inaction on the issue, Holmes is hand printing hundreds of rainbow-coloured posters that repurpose the classic 1970s cricket anthem, C’mon Aussie C’mon .
(5) Gove is an educated man and would surely acknowledge that the repurposing of art to reinforce notions of cultural identity is something beloved of, and practised by, political regimes on both the far left and far right.
(6) He described how Amazon.com could not have launched as a 10-person company without the logistics infrastructure of delivery services like USPS and FedEx, or credit card payment systems of the phone network that was repurposed for the internet.
(7) The BBC pledged to explore ways of making some of its regional and local news materials available to "other news outlets for repurposing and rebroadcast in ways which support the economics of regional news provision beyond the BBC".
(8) "We put a lot of capabilities into Black Ops II that were designed for e-sports competition and again, the creative process has a way of repurposing things that aren't always expected," he says.
(9) It felt like a very natural combination on both sides.” The success of the Pokémon April Fool pranks showed that the underlying mechanics of Ingress could be repurposed, to build something that could bring in millions of players who would never usually look twice at the sci-fi trappings of the original game.
(10) Proposed by an expert panel convened through the Urban Land Institute, this “vision for a repurposed icon” calls for grass fields, trees, play equipment and exhibition spaces in what could be one of the largest indoor parks in the world.
(11) Long known for its knack for borrowing from the catwalk and repurposing for the high street in a more wearable way, Zara’s success also relies on trial and error.
(12) Recent viral hits have included a video of an anti-Tory diatribe set to a repurposing of the grime anthem Shutdown and an official Labour campaign video from rising star AJ Tracey .
(13) Pregnant with her second child, awaiting the imminent publication of her first poetry collection, Plath wrote her novel in a matter of months, the grant she'd received to fund its completion strategically repurposed so she could get started on yet another book – the poems we now know as the Ariel poems.
(14) In fact, I had quietly left some weeks beforehand, and run away to look for the living wage, the social housing, the repurposing of abandoned buildings, free education and the NHS.
(15) Coastguard ships are mainly repurposed naval or commercial vessels and are equipped with light armaments such as machine guns and deck cannons, unlike in the past when most of China's patrol craft had no weaponry.
(16) The city’s sprawling colonnades and Tetrapylon remain , while Isis has repurposed its amphitheatre, using it to stage mass executions of its enemies.
(17) While that pipe will likely be gathered up and repurposed by the corporation, said Swift, “all the pipe that was built before it was approved is a landmark to the company’s hubris” – a sign that the company is not likely to give up on tar sands any time soon.
(18) The idea – known in the drugs' business as repositioning or repurposing – was first floated in the early 1990s but has gained momentum as the pipeline of potential blockbusters has dried up.
(19) We are already starting to see some soft-serve machines being repurposed to produce a tasty, natural product rather than the mix of thickeners, stabilisers and emulsifiers we are used to.
(20) So we don't know how she'd react to the loudest squabble in the aftermath of her death being a surreal fight over an old musical number repurposed as an anti-tribute to her memory – a protest people actually have to pay to take part in.