(a.) To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially.
Example Sentences:
(1) SCAMP 33 is found in all secretory carrier membranes studied so far while SCAMP 35 is found in exocrine and certain endocrine granules and liver Golgi membranes and SCAMP31 only in exocrine granules.
(2) Lady Cockburn is a bountiful loving mother, her children playful scamps - and even Reynolds's pet macaw gets into the picture, introduced for balance, but adding just a hint of the exotic, and of empire.
(3) A high specific activity derivative of cyclic AMP was prepared by synthesizing succinyl cyclic AMP tyrosine methyl ester (SCAMP-TME) and iodinating the phenolic hydroxyl group of the tyrosine moiety with (125)I.
(4) The resulting radiolabeled 125-ScAMP-TME was subsequently purified by reverse phase chromatography on Seppak C18 cartridge and used as tracers.
(5) We know what you mean, but we couldn't find a red-haired freckled scamp on a piebald horse at short notice so you'll just have to pretend.
(6) At 12 he got his first TV role in Little House on the Prairie and then his big break came when he was cast as a naughty scamp in Silver Spoons.
(7) Purified ScAMP-125I-TME and ScGMP-125I-TME functioned in the respective radioimmunoassays for up to 12 weeks when suspended in a 1:1 (v:v) mixture of n-propanol and 20 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0.
(8) This antibody binds secretory carrier membrane proteins with apparent Mr 31,000, 33,000 and 35,000 (designated SCAMPs 31, 33, 35).
(9) Using an isocratic buffer for HPLC, mono-ScAMP-125I-TME and mono-ScGMP-125I-TME were eluted from a C18 column at 8.9 and 6.9 min, respectively.
(10) Both the cell fractionation and immunocytochemical localization indicate that GRAMP 100 differs in distribution from GRAMP 92 and 30K SCAMPs, two other components of exocrine granule membranes identified with monoclonal antibodies.
(11) Thirteen-year-old Ryan Ward, a big-eyed scamp with his shoulders up to his ears, tells me earnestly that he only ever really gets in trouble for being late.
(12) The resulting radiolabeled cyclic nucleotide derivatives, ScAMP-125I-TME and ScGMP-125I-TME, were subsequently purified by reverse-phase chromatography on Sep-Pak C18 cartridges (Waters Associates, Milford, MA) and tested as tracers in sensitive radioimmunoassays for cAMP and cGMP, respectively.
(13) Free and antibody-bound (125)I-SCAMP-TME were separated by precipitation of the antibody-bound fraction with a second antibody (goat anti-rabbit gamma globulin).
(14) Interestingly, Jackie Gleason died on exactly the same day Messi was born, suggesting the little scamp is the reincarnation of the American actor.
(15) Carrier free 125I-labeled succinyl cyclic adenosine monophosphate (ScAMP) and succinyl cyclic guanosine monophosphate (ScGMP) tyrosine methyl esters (TME) were purified by reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or descending paper chromatography.
(16) All had less than 0.005 per cent of the potency of cyclic AMP in inhibiting (125)I-SCAMP-TME binding.
(17) Immunocytochemical staining shows that these SCAMPs are highly concentrated in the apical cytoplasm of exocrine cells.
(18) 2'-O-succinyladenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate tyrosyl methyl ester (ScAMP-TME) and 2'-O-succinylguanosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate tyrosyl methyl ester (ScGMP-TME) were radioiodinated using chloramine T and Na125I.
(19) Displacement of (125)I-SCAMP-TME by unlabeled cyclic AMP when plotted as a semilogarithmic function was linear over a concentration range of 2-100 picomoles.
(20) "Haven't had this confirmed this end yet..." 2.45pm BST "We apologise if anyone was offended by any of the gestures we saw there," says Sky's Man In The Studio after Sky's Man At Everton is assailed by cheeky scamps.
Youngster
Definition:
(n.) A young person; a youngling; a lad.
Example Sentences:
(1) Everyone gets a bit excited with the whole ‘youth’ thing but, at our clubs, the managers wouldn’t just play any old youngster.
(2) The developmental challenges inherent in the stage of adolescence are particularly stressful for mildly retarded youngsters and contribute to a high incidence of behavioral disorders.
(3) The prevalence of the habit was higher: a) in men, both in the youngsters and their parents; b) in medical students than in those of the economic sciences; c) in parents with university education.
(4) But Hilton insists critics are wrong to see the group as ruthless youngsters who meet purely to further their own careers.
(5) Sigurdsson joined Reading as a youngster in 2005, and had loan spells at Crewe and Shrewsbury before breaking into the first team.
(6) Beta cell function, peripheral sensitivity to insulin and specific pancreatic autoimmunity were studied in 30 youngsters with cystic fibrosis (CF) accurately selected in order to fulfill the criteria for normal glucose tolerance.
(7) This paper describes a series of young patients hospitalized in a psychiatric facility because they presented symptoms indicative of a psychotic disorder when, in fact, the youngsters were dealing with the strain of keeping a family secret hidden.
(8) There may be cases in which youngsters have travelled overseas perhaps out of curiosity or with an interest but upon arriving shall we say in Turkey, through which a lot of these people are staged, get cold feet and decide they don’t want to pursue that objective.
(9) Calais's youths: the unaccompanied minors left in political limbo Read more Dubs, who was saved from the Nazis and brought to London in 1939 as part of the Kindertransport programme, has led a parliamentary campaign to take in youngsters from camps near Calais and elsewhere in Europe who, he says, are hugely vulnerable to exploitation, sexual violence and disease.
(10) In youngsters of severely diabetic mothers, during glucose infusion, hyperinsulinemia is associated with hyperresponsiveness of the beta-cells and insulin resistance.
(11) The youngsters who identified with her when they saw her in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 2001 can feel that she has yet to let them down, nearly 16 years later.
(12) The effectiveness of a time-out intervention for adolescent psychiatric patients, adjudicated (delinquent) youth, and behaviorally disordered youngsters was explored in this study.
(13) In a joint report , seven anti-tobacco organisations said PMI is trying to recruit a new generation of youngsters, many of whom risk becoming hooked on tobacco for life.
(14) Hastily packing his one-man tent, the youngster set off walking from Idomeni, alone.
(15) Up to 20% of the senior school pupils may truant in a 2-week period and teachers report these youngsters to be more aggressive and to show more neurotic symptoms then the regular school attenders.
(16) This finding provides strong evidence that a comprehensive family-oriented outreach program for youngsters with chronic physical disorders can have long-term mental health benefits.
(17) In 15 patients the airway obstruction was completely relieved and these youngsters were extubated without difficulty.
(18) The performance of institutionalized delinquent youngsters on paired associate learning tasks was investigated to determine whether level of aspiration (LOA) statements were associated with improved performance under varying feedback conditions.
(19) The authors report data from a clinical-epidemiological survey of 322 youngster (143 m and 179 f) aged 4-16 with primary headache aimed at assessing latent time between precursors and onset of headache.
(20) The various factors that influence puberty and menarche reflect the total environment in which the youngster develops.