(1) Mean VCF (sens 83 percent, spec 80 percent), %S (sens 50 percent, spec 96 percent), EFC (senc 58 percent, spec 96 percent), and EFQ (sens 58 percent, spec 92 percent) were less satisfactory.
(2) According to their physiological properties, these bacteria have been classified as Pseudomonas spec.
(3) These studies indicate that several properties of the SPEC cells in culture contrast markedly with those of both typical endometrial adenocarcinoma cell lines and normal endometrial epithelia, as described in the literature.
(4) Patten is understood to have ruled out any such plan after consultation with Egon Zehnder, the headhunting firm that recently delivered the "job spec" for the next director general to the BBC Trust.
(5) The cell line SPEC-1, derived from a human serous papillary endometrial carcinoma (SPEC), has been established and repetitively subcultured for over 18 months.
(6) Spec complementary DNA clones were used to isolate genomic clones from two lambda libraries.
(7) Alkaline phosphatases were purified from human placenta, bovine milk, shrimp and clam with a final spec.
(8) The speC-derived probe also hybridized to a fragment of CS112 bacteriophage DNA containing the phage attachment site.
(9) Why does Toyota put different spec pedals in the same model of car?
(10) "The artillery department gave the specs for a new weapon.
(11) We conclude that plasma-spec act (or stable isotope enrichment) can serve as an index for nutritional zinc status during recurrent infection.
(12) By gentle palpation of the wall of the lower abdomen, spec.
(13) Investigations on the effect of lindane on the growth of Chlorella spec.
(14) I've seen people wear far sillier things in the pub [than 3D specs]," said Brian Lenz, the director of product design at BSkyB.
(15) "Fiddling with the job spec to suit one person, the sheer number of leaks that have gone on in this process, these things make good candidates pull out," said the source.
(16) In addition to the standard CD, vinyl and digital versions, there will be a deluxe edition, with three bonus tracks, and a special Japanese Blu-Spec , with four extra songs.
(17) Primer extension to map the transcriptional initiation sites of the LpS1 genes and sequencing analysis showed there was little in common among the 5'-flanking regions of the LpS1 and Spec genes except for the presence of a binding site for the transcription factor USF.
(18) You may own a top-spec digital SLR camera, but would you offer your services at a friend's wedding?
(19) To determine whether the speC genes occurring in association with divergent chromosomal genotypes (clones) are identical or represent a group of allelic variants, we sequenced speC from 23 S. pyogenes strains representing 15 clones identified by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis.
(20) Although no significant differences were observed in speC frequencies in isolated associated with the three disease categories, a genotype of speB slo was significantly higher in isolates associated with pharyngitis (54.1%) than in strains associated with scarlet fever (18.8%) or severe invasive disease (23.8%).
Spectacle
Definition:
(n.) Something exhibited to view; usually, something presented to view as extraordinary, or as unusual and worthy of special notice; a remarkable or noteworthy sight; a show; a pageant; a gazingstock.
(n.) A spy-glass; a looking-glass.
(n.) An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light.
(n.) Fig.: An aid to the intellectual sight.
Example Sentences:
(1) On the initial visit, the best corrected acuity with spectacles was determined and a potential acuity meter reading was obtained; this test suggested potential for visual recovery in two of the three patients.
(2) The contra-indications for them are: 1. a better visual acuity with spectacles than with contact lenses, 2. advanced cases (4th degree of Amsler) whose fitting is impossible, 3. unilateral keratoconus, 4. associated diseases such as trachomatous pannus, allergic kerato-conjunctivitis.
(3) Bristol 2015 has three core objectives, she explains, one of which is putting Bristol on the map internationally; hence the media spectacle.
(4) Goldman perimetric field examination was done on 42 glaucomatous eyes, with aphakic spectacles and a soft lens correction.
(5) The spectacle earlier this year of London's mayor, Boris Johnson , rushing ahead to buy water cannon for use in the capital before the home secretary had authorised the use of such equipment, is hardly helpful.
(6) But the president said that the rest of the country had relied for too long on police to do the “dirty work” of containing urban violence and bore responsibility for the violent spectacle in Baltimore.
(7) Of course, everyone who is not drawn in by the spectacle of a 69-year-old man with hair that clearly telegraphs its owner’s level of self-delusion and casual relationship to the truth is horrified at Trump’s ascendency in the Republican party primary.
(8) When the unmagnified peripheral visual field was unobstructed during adaptation, VOR gain increases were significantly less than when the unmagnified peripheral visual field was occluded, and were similar to those observed during adaptation without the wearing of telescopic spectacles at all.
(9) The endpoint for the procedure is corneal astigmatism that will allow either spectacle or contact lens correction, depending on the patient's visual needs.
(10) It renders images on a split screen to simulate a stereoscopic view for the wearer, much like 3D TVs and 3D spectacles in cinemas.
(11) No significant difference was found comparing spectacle lenses or illuminated stand magnifiers with regard to reading duration.
(12) Celebrities from Justin Bieber to Spike Lee were on hand for the opening of a spectacle that mixes circus tricks with the music of the late King of Pop – a pairing that has already proved lucrative for Cirque on the road with the arena show, Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour .
(13) The five disturbing symptoms of binocular confusion can be positivity eliminated by an appropriate combination of spectacles and contact lens (combined correction) in regard to echometry and intraocular optics.
(14) That we're about to embark on such a spectacle is a gift, considering that the defending Stanley Cup champs from Chicago looked destined for the golf course just days ago.
(15) So little wonder that the spectacle of five safety incidents in a week – however minor – could trigger rumblings of distrust from a nervous public.
(16) Patients with macular dysfunction were given spectacle lenses with prism and a control group of similar patients were assessed without prism.
(17) Windshields, spectacles, contact lenses, lashes, an excessive tear meniscus, intraocular lens scratches, and posterior capsular opacification are possible causes that can be easily identified and treated.
(18) Inside Hall’s lair was a glass table on which lay his spectacle case and iPad (no computers for ranking BBC execs), surrounded by seats rescued from an old kitchen, and a pair of swivel chairs salvaged from Television Centre.
(19) Contrast sensitivity with the Echelon lens was compared to contrast sensitivity with bifocal spectacle correction.
(20) Can the pinhold principle be practically applied to solving the problem of providing useful vision for aphakics without resorting to aphakic spectacles?