(n.) A spring or mineral water; -- so called from a place of this name in Belgium.
Example Sentences:
(1) The influence of calcium ions on the electrophoretic properties of phospholipid stabilized emulsions containing various quantities of the sodium salts of oleic acid (SO), phosphatidic acid (SPA), phosphatidylinositol (SPI), and phosphatidylserine (SPS) was examined.
(2) But the amount of time spent above SPA has differed substantially between men and women due to women both living longer, and reaching state pension age earlier.
(3) An expanded version of this paper, containing full experimental details of the semisynthesis and characterization of [GlyA1-3H]insulin, has been deposited as Supplementary Publication SUP 50129 (30 pages) at the British Library (Lending Division), Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7BQ, U.K., from whom copies can be obtained on the terms indicated in Biochem.
(4) The vagally induced pyloric contraction was resistant to atropine but sensitive to SPA and hexamethonium, indicating involvement of SP in the activation of preganglionic neurons as well.
(5) In addition to the aforementioned, we also seek to compare radioactivity values of different spas during the same season as well as of an individual spa at different seasons of the year.
(6) Two commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits, seven serum plate agglutination (SPA) antigens, and the hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) test for antibodies to Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) were compared for sensitivity and specificity using known MG-positive and MG-negative sera from leghorn chickens.
(7) The cell hydrophobicity of SPA-defective mutants was higher than that of the parent strain.
(8) Also, a changed linker region in SpA beta gal resulted in a more soluble protein.
(9) Southern blot hybridization showed that the in vitro-constructed mutation was present in the chromosomal spa locus.
(10) By utilizing the SPA to select out the optimal method of sperm preparation, the fertilization and pregnancy outcome can be improved.
(11) The Fellowship combines the academic rigour of an MBA with the reflective and ideological framework of a wellness retreat in Bali; without the sun and spa treatments, but with the added element of the formidable Dame Mary Marsh, a great example of a woman leading as a former headteacher, charity chief executive, NED and leadership development campaigner.
(12) It is concluded that the increased rate of SPA and formation of PGI2-sensitive platelet aggregates in vitro in whole blood of MI patients are secondary to myocardial necrosis.
(13) These data suggest that the SPA cannot independently define male fertility status and should be used in conjunction with the standard semen analysis and clinical evaluation of the couple to assess male fertility potential.
(14) These data indicate the antinociception from PAG stimulation is not equally distributed throughout the body, and that the intensity of the noxious stimulus influences the threshold for SPA.
(15) Single photon absorptionsdensitometry (SPA), DPA (dual photon absorptiometry), DEXA (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry) and QCT (quantitative computertomography, peripher and central) are todays measurement techniques.
(16) Charged £500 for a night at a spa with his family in between moving houses.
(17) A good correlation between the HOS test and the sperm penetration assay (SPA) in fertile and normal semen samples was initially found, but subsequently, no significant correlation was demonstrated with fertile and infertile patients.
(18) Eighteen monoclonal antibodies selected for varied reactivity with both native and denatured SPA proteins could be classified into eight different types based on western blot analysis of the CNBr fragments.
(19) The coefficient of variation for repeat measurements by DEXA was 1.2% and by SPA 1.6%.
(20) The groundwork for spa facilities intended for the treatment of children was performed by Dr. Carl von Mettenheimer in Schwerin with the foundation of a "Verein für die Errichtung von Kinderheilstätten an deutschen Seeküsten" ("Association for the Establishment of Pediatric Sanatoria on German Coasts").
Spastic
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic.
Example Sentences:
(1) New indications are still being investigated, for example in focal tremors and spasticity.
(2) This phenomena is strongly marked in spastic and mixed types of drowning and is absent in aspiration and reflex types.
(3) We performed a combined one-stage approach for the treatment of eighteen spastic subluxated or dislocated hips in eleven children who had cerebral palsy.
(4) The drug proved to be of high value in alleviating nocturnal coughing controlling spastic bronchitis in children, as a pretreatment before bronchological examinations and their anaesthesia.
(5) In patients with spastic paraplegia presenting with recurrent dislocation of the hip, operative treatment combining a soft tissue repair and a bone block to augment the acetabulum is recommended.
(6) These initial reflex responses were exaggerated in the spastics as compared with the normals.
(7) The authors elaborated differentiated complexes of rehabilitative treatment for patients with spastic hemiparesis, normal or decreased tone, as well as for patients with transient disorders of cerebral circulation in conditions of a cardiological sanatorium.
(8) One patient was spastic and two others were athetotic.
(9) Certain pediatric patients and neonates, especially those with spastic neurogenic bladders or those who have had bilateral ureteral reimplantation, are more susceptible to this form of urinary obstruction.
(10) Evidence is provided for the concept of enlarged spasms (phenomenon of the spastic dominant) common to peptic ulcer.
(11) Further, CT-scan in families with spastic paraparesis may be of help in detecting early evidence of an underlying diffuse white matter disorder, eventually supported by more conclusive studies as VLCFA determinations.
(12) Because of laboratory and clinical observation that recurrent nerve paralysis retracts the involved vocal cord from the midline, it was proposed that deliberate section of the recurrent nerve would improve the vocal quality of patients with spastic dysphonia.
(13) Our results thus indicated that repeated applications of TENS can reduce clinical spasticity and improve control of reflex and motor functions in hemiparetic subjects.
(14) A case of acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) with spastic paralysis of the lower extremities caused by a tumor of the spinal cord as the first symptoms of the disease is presented.
(15) On this basis, afloqualone might be expected to exhibit moderate myotonolytic activity in rheumatological indications, but to be of questionable value in spasticity.
(16) We evaluated 38 noninstitutionalized patients with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy with 51 dislocated hips.
(17) Two middle-aged subjects, a male and female, with spastic dysphonia (hoarseness, stammering) were treated with both frontalis and throat muscle electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback.
(18) The intensity of spasticity was measured electromyographically by the amplitude of the stretch reflex at various velocities, and the results were correlated with those obtained by clinical assessment.
(19) These findings suggested that longer-term TENS may be effective in reducing hemiparetic spasticity.
(20) There was left spastic hemiparesis with hemisensory disturbance and he could not walk without help for the maked spasticity.