Sentences with phrase «indicator of the presence»

However, floral scent is an important indicator of the presence of nectar because it provides information about the age and physiological activity of a flower, which is strongly correlated with its nectar production.

The ground - based telescope detected millimeter - wave light coming from carbon monoxide, an indicator of the presence of hydrogen gas, which is fuel for stars.

Akassoglou also thinks fibrinogen and other blood clotting proteins could serve as a biomarker for MS.. A biomarker is a measurable indicator of the presence or severity of a disease, enabling physicians and researchers to track disease progression.

Excess deuterium is an indicator of the presence of extraterrestrial materials, clearly demonstrating that extraterrestrial organic amino acids exist, survive planetary accretion, and are delivered to the Earth's surface.

This is fecal matter from the flea that contains partially digested blood and is a good indicator of the presence of fleas.

The newer tests for antithyroglobulin antibodies (thyroglobulin autoantibodies) is a pretty good indicator of the presences of lymphocytic thyroiditis.

Coughing is a relatively insensitive indicator of the presence of heart failure and can also be caused by a wide range of diseases affected the airways or lungs.

Everywhere in the twenty - seven works of photography, video, sound, sculpture, and installation were those trace markers that function simultaneously as indicators of presence and ciphers of absence: photograms («that subspecies of photo,» according to Krauss, «which forces the issue of photography's existence as an index») showing hands

It could be said that the pugilistic style and aggressive tone are indicators of the presence of testosterone.........

These tests are not perfect indicators of the presence of drugs, and have proven error rates.

Not exact matches

Only 5 % respondents said they found no correlation between positive sales results and the presence of predictive indicators (and we have so many questions for that 5 %!).

Technical indicators are reflecting the presence of bullish pressure.

In sum, although a few apologists such as Stephanie Coontz still insist otherwise, just about everyone else in possession of the evidence acknowledges that the sexual revolution has weakened family ties, and that family ties (the presence of a biologically related mother and father in the home) have turned out to be important indicators of child well - being — and more, that the broken home is not just a problem for individuals but also for society.

However, the presence of an AP program in a high school is not necessarily a valid indicator of a school's quality...

The presence of leadership that follows that model — physician - scientist deans, departmental directors, division chiefs, etc. — is a good indicator.

The presence on the faculty of successful, true physician - scientists is an even better indicator.

In this dream, we can use genetics to program living organisms: «if condition A is met, then do action B.» To give a near - term example, bacteria might produce a medicinal protein only in the presence of indicators of a particular disease.

One team compiled the largest map of dark matter to date by measuring bent light — an indicator for the presence of invisible dark matter.

Another indicator that an athlete has recently been given previously stored blood is the presence of plasticizers in the urine.

«Radiocarbon dating is a perilous process,» he contends, adding that the presence of Clovis artifacts and mammoth bones just under the claimed iridium, nanodiamond, and magnetic sphere deposits is a more reliable indicator that an extraterrestrial event was responsible for their disappearance.

The presence of, or changes in the concentration of, certain proteins in biological fluids can be indicators of disease.

When Chritiani's team combined both indicators of the vitamin's presence in people — diet and season — «we found an especially strong effect.»

The presence of parturition scars — marks often found on female pelvis bones — have commonly been used as an indicator of child birth.

The findings mean that tests which detect the presence of toxin in faecal samples (the cytotoxin assay) are the most reliable indicators of true C - Diff.

«E. coli is used as an indicator organism, signaling the presence of pathogens from fecal material,» McDaniel explained.

The presence — or absence — of complications following surgery is a strong indicator of which patients are likely to be readmitted to the hospital in the 30 days following their procedure, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.

The presence of diversity that you can see is often an indicator of an inclusive environment that embraces diversity of thought.

Using a fluorescent substrate, the device targets BlaC — an enzyme produced by the bacteria that cause TB — as an indicator of the bacteria's presence.

Soon, he and his team plan to evaluate new biomarkers — that is, biological indicators, such as molecules that suggest the presence of the disease — that can identify the disorder regardless of symptoms.

The Zanello study also reports the presence of two indicators of optic nerve damage, glial fibrilar acidic protein (GFAP) and beta - amyloid.

But many viruses were found in body secretions where the presence of a virus is an indicator of an active infection.

For example, clade D Symbiodinium are more abundant in acroporid corals from back - reef lagoons in American Samoa, where the SSTs reach higher maximum temperatures than the fore - reef environments, where Acropora primarily hosts clade C. ref Because they are often found in increased abundance on reefs that are exposed to environmental stressors, the presence of clade D symbionts can be a biological indicator of negative changes in coral health.

The presence of high saturated fatty acids in breast tissue may be a useful indicator of cancer in postmenopausal women, according to a new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center, published online June 7 in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

Using a simple, homemade respirometer, Devon was able to evaluate the amount of CO2 in a person's exhalations by seeing how long it took an indicator to change colors (in response to the presence of CO2).

All samples were analyzed for the presence of 18S rRNA to determine the efficiency of the nucleic acid extraction, amplification, and as an indicator of inhibition.

It showed new, less invasive biomarkers --- statistical indicators used to measure the presence and severity of a disease.

The data show that the presence of a modification of an evolutionary conserved structure, such as the presence of a rib on the seventh vertebra (a cervical rib, i.e. a change in the number of cervical vertebrae), can be used as a reliable indicator of disturbances of early embryogenesis (Collaboration with Liliane Wijnaendts, Free University Medical Centre (VUMC).

Here we use a comprehensive set of paleoclimate indicators: East African Rift lake presence, regional Aeolian flux records from the Arabian Sea, the Mediterranean and the East Atlantic together global benthic foraminifera δ18O with to develop models predicting hominin brain size.

Schulze - Makuch also noted that a better indicator of life on Mars would be «the presence of DNA, some other nucleic acid or organic macromolecules that could be a breakdown product of a nucleic acid associated with these microfeatures.»

Even when the product label identifies the product simply as colloidal silver and never mentions the word protein, this indicator will signal the presence of a protein binder.

Consequently, in the presence of such conditions, the TSH is a poor indicator for peripheral thyroid levels and a normal TSH should not be considered a reliable indicator for an individual being euthyroid (normal thyroid), especially in the presence of symptoms consistent with thyroid deficiency.

Thus, in the presence of elevated leptin level (above 10) there is a reduction of cellular T3 and a suppression of TSH, making the TSH an unreliable indicator of thyroid status, especially when combined with an elevated reverse T3.

(Berry flavors can be a good indicator for presence of antioxidants as most berries are naturally high in these free - radical fighting substances; that's assuming real fruit is used in the flavoring.)

The diet was ketogenic, confirmed by urinary ketones... of note, presence of urinary ketones is a better indicator of ketosis than any information about diet (although they were advised to start at < 20g carb / d).

Experts, such as the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods, do not consider the the presence of coliforms as an accurate indicator of a health concern in fresh produce.»

I know the sample size is relatively small and this is not a rigorous scientific study, but I do think the themes that emerged were pretty easy to spot and that the presence of these indicators in your dating life is very likely to be good indicators of what «good dating» looks like.

They worked hard at screening those applications, seemingly homing in on a common set of indicators — «red flags,» if you will — whose presence in or absence from applications made it more likely that they would reject the application.

The presence or lack of presence of the indicators might be explored with these questions:

Our model's foundation is based on groundbreaking research conducted by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education's Center for Social Organization of Schools showing that up to 75 % of America's high school dropouts can be identified between sixth and ninth grades by the presence of one or more indicators: poor attendance, poor behavior, and course failure in English or math.

Without that ability to turn notes off, the very presence of that note indicator says, «Look carefully for a clue here.»