Sentences with phrase «certain types of screening»

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Among others, he's invested in the cervical cancer screening tool MobileODT and Biomeme, which claims to do genetic testing for certain types of diseases within an hour.

He was speaking after reports suggest the Department for Transport (DfT) is in talks with airline security firms to introduce a new screening system that would allow staff to check certain types of passengers as they went through airport checks.

If dots on a screen are surrounded by certain types of moving pattern, fixing your eyes on one of the dots can make the others disappear.

New findings from large - scale studies of more than 3.6 million people who underwent screening for cardiovascular disease reveals that a person's age and gender affects the prevalence of certain types of peripheral vascular diseases (PVD), and that diabetes is a major risk factor for developing these diseases, even in patients without heart disease.

However, this was an exploratory analysis, and additional SNPs in the IL15 and IL15RA genes and additional cohorts of athletes should be screened to further define the association between genotype and certain types of athletic performance; these analyses are currently being pursued.

This type of testing is currently offered to individuals who have a family history of a genetic disease, people in certain ethnic groups with an increased risk of specific genetic diseases (population screening), and people concerned about their risk of having a child with a genetic disease.

Most of the decline, however, can be traced not to improved treatments but to reduced cigarette smoking, improved screening and decreases in the incidence of certain types of cancer.

So if you have a strong predisposition for a certain type of cancer, prevention and screening is key.

The film industry has recently come under fire for representing certain types of individuals on screen but not actually hiring actors who are living those realities, including the recent horror film Hush; Kate Siegel, a non-deaf actress, was cast in the role of Maddie, a deaf writer.

I had a Dreamcast and I liked the off - screen idea for certain types of games, under certain circumstances, namely multi-player in person as opposed to online.

Given all of the above — and despite the Kindle's subpar five - way navigation button, lack of a touch screen, and limitations with certain file types — we recommend the Kindle above the rest of the 2010 crop of dedicated e-book readers for commuters, travelers, and devoted book readers.

«As for reading, I think there is a certain type of consumer who hops on a train for 10 minutes and might want to read on their phone, but for longer sitting reading, people prefer larger screens.»

Features include the ability to lend certain ebooks for 14 days, there are eight font types and five font sizes, read in landscape or portrait modes with a lock for the screen orientation, choose what page to got to or use the scroll bar, and sync your library of ebooks and last page read across devices.

The application uses magnifying glass at the top left corner of the screen to narrow down your search options just in case you are in the mood to dine only a certain type of cuisine or only in a particular neighborhood.

I have a ton of ebooks and i LOVE calibre, but the computer i use it on the screen just died and the only other computer in the house is my school computer which has restrictions on certain file types i guess.

Mutual funds that excludes certain types of companies use what's called «negative screening.»

Because some breeds are predisposed to certain types of heart disease, we offer comprehensive screening for hereditary, congenital and acquired heart disease:

Even Gearbox seem to be aware of this as one of the games loading screen messages says you'll learn to hate certain enemy types.

Touch screens are great for navigating menus and playing certain types of games.

While other apps allows adding certain types of tiles to the Start Screen, Start Screen Unlimited bypasses these limitations, and lets you customize your Start Screen with just about anything.

Most doctors firmly believe that certain types of regular screening tests and checkups are essential and help save lives.