(1) David O’Byrne, the acting national secretary of United Voice, welcomed the simplification of the funding model but was worried about the easing of some requirements under the national quality framework.
(2) All of the lines grew readily in culture despite the drastic simplification of their surface carbohydrates.
(3) The way in which this approach may lead to a simplification of some the apparent computational difficulties associated with the control of multi-joint motion is discussed.
(4) A significant decrease in morbidity has accompanied increased experience and simplification of the operative techniques.
(5) John Whiting, tax policy director of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, explains that there is a sound principle behind it: to provide administrative simplification.
(6) Transferrable penalty functions with general applicability for modifying a hypersurface to retain the desired minimum are identified, and two blocked oligopeptides (alanine dipeptide and tetrapeptide) are used for specific numerical illustration of the dramatic simplification that ensues.
(7) The advent of programmable pocket calculators has permitted simplification of these programs for general clinical and investigative applications in studies of myeloma and related monoclonal gammopathies.
(8) Even a complex character such as Ray did not evade that kind of simplification.
(9) More accurate diagnoses, simplification of invasive techniques, and increased benefit of therapeutic techniques can be expected.
(10) The frequency of cerebral embolism of cardiac origin, the simplification of the diagnostic approach by non-invasive investigations and the precision of ultrasound techniques explains the tendency towards the indiscriminate generalisation of this attitude.
(11) Simplification of this formula and separation by sex did not affect its predictive value: REE (males) = 10 x weight (kg) + 6.25 x height (cm) - 5 x age (y) + 5; REE (females) = 10 x weight (kg) + 6.25 x height (cm) - 5 x age (y) - 161.
(12) Increased speaking rates under conditions that decreased stuttering seemed to be evidence that efficient rhythmical flow of speech is facilitated by simplification of phonatory and respiratory adjustments.
(13) This leads to simplification of the spectra when labels are incorporated selectively.
(14) The effects of these simplifications on the model are discussed as are the implications of the model results for hearing protection and damage risk criteria.
(15) The simplifications that must be made in the theoretical treatment are discussed.
(16) A fixed-priced tariff energy scheme that has provided some protection from harsh winters for thousands of pensioners for more than 12 years is being axed by a utility giant as part of the national drive towards simplification of bills and pricing.
(17) The number of unordered combinations of terms in the CCRG's classification was reduced by combining cortical terms according to the CCRG's accepted system of staged simplification.
(18) Applications of this method, including the simplification of the measurement of the principal values of the 13C chemical shift tensor under slow MAS conditions, are described.
(19) Electron microscopy of muscle endplates from rats treated with D-P showed no evidence of degeneration or simplification.
(20) In this paper we present a series of models on cytotoxic T-cell activation derived, by successive simplifications, from the model for Tumor Escape from Immune Elimination of Grossman & Berke (1980).
Valid
Definition:
(a.) Strong; powerful; efficient.
(a.) Having sufficient strength or force; founded in truth; capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not weak or defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a valid argument; a valid objection.
(a.) Having legal strength or force; executed with the proper formalities; incapable of being rightfully overthrown or set aside; as, a valid deed; a valid covenant; a valid instrument of any kind; a valid claim or title; a valid marriage.
Example Sentences:
(1) Unfortunately, due to confidentiality clauses that have been imposed on us by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, we are unable to provide our full names and … titles … However, we believe the evidence that will be submitted will validate the statements that we are making in this submission.” The submission detailed specific allegations – including names and dates – of sexual abuse of child detainees, violence and bullying of children, suicide attempts by children and medical neglect.
(2) Recently, the validity of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) standards for selection of spirometric test results has been questioned based on the finding of inverse dependence of FEV1 on effort.
(3) Single-case experimental designs are presented and discussed from several points of view: Historical antecedents, assessment of the dependent variable, internal and external validity and pre-experimental vs experimental single-case designs.
(4) An application is made to the validity of cancer risk items included in a cancer registry.
(5) Although measurements are easily obtained with a tape measure, the validity of these measurements is not known.
(6) This observation, reinforced by simultaneous determinations of cortisol levels in the internal spermatic and antecubital veins, practically excluded the validity of the theory of adrenal hormonal suppression of testicular tissues.
(7) However, each of the studies had numerous methodological flaws which biased their results against finding a relationship: either their outcome measures had questionable validity, their research designs were inappropriate, or the statistical analyses were poorly conceived.
(8) We found no statistically significant difference in one-year, biochemically validated, sustained cessation rates between the group offered the long-term follow-up visits (12.5%) and the group given the brief intervention (10.2%).
(9) Although, it did give me the confidence to believe that my voice was valid and important.
(10) Both demonstrated concurrent validity and feasibility.
(11) Specifically, we apply techniques of data preprocessing, orthogonality constraints, and validation of solutions in a complete TC analysis, for the first time using actual MEP data.
(12) However, no evidence could be discerned to support its validity as a measure of a patient's treatment outcome.
(13) Validation studies, to show that the method is precise, accurate and rectilinear, have been carried out on four linctus formulations and two pastille formulations.
(14) In this paper the domain of validity of the unlabelled and labelled minimal models of glucose disappearance is studied.
(15) However, valid electroacoustic evaluation of the DMHAs cannot be accomplished using the conventional hearing aid test box.
(16) Validity of the fructosamine assay allows its potential use as a mass screening test for diabetes in these populations (USA, Africa, Caribbean...).
(17) Furthermore, CV1% and DV6% have proved to be valid parameters in finding differences in the light reflex in non-age-matched study groups.
(18) A role for cAMP in the process of LHRH release was suggested several years ago, but only recently has the validity of this notion come under close scrutiny.
(19) However the study does not permit to reach any valid conclusions; further elaborate investigations alone could prove the useful role of genetic influence in the propagation of lepromin sensitivity to the subsequent sibs.
(20) From the subcutaneous transplanted tumors a large number of MLuC1-positive tumor cells could easily be recovered, thus indicating the validity of the in vivo methodology.