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resistivity
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resistance
resistance property of an electric conductor by which it opposes a flow of electricity and dissipates electrical energy away from the circuit, usually as heat. Optimum resistance is provided by a conductor that is long, small in cross section, and of a material that conducts poorly. Resistance is... Read more |
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Herbicide resistance
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environmental resistance
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resistance movement
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Draft resisters
draft dodger in the US, a derogatory term for a person who has avoided compulsory military service (the draft).... Read more |
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Insulin resistance
Insulin Resistance Definition Insulin resistance is not a disease as such but rather a state or condition in which a person's body tissues have a lowered level of response to insulin, a hormone secreted by the pancreas that helps to regulate the level of glucose (sugar) in the body. As a result,... Read more |
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drug resistance
drug resistance condition in which infecting bacteria can resist the destructive effects of drugs such as antibiotics and sulfa drugs . Drug resistance has become a serious public health problem, since many disease-causing bacteria are no longer susceptible to previously effective drug... Read more |
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passive resistance
passive resistance a method of nonviolent protest against laws or policies in order to force a change or secure concessions; it is also known as nonviolent resistance and is the main tactic of civil disobedience . Passive resistance typically involves such activities as mass demonstrations,... Read more |
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Government resistance
Nian Rebellion or Nien Rebellion , uprising that occurred against the Ch'ing dynasty of China. Bands [Chinese,= nien ] of antigovernment rebels in the south part of the North China Plain (between the Chang and Huai rivers) coalesced in 1853 as government strength weakened in the face of the ... Read more |
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resistance
resistance • noun 1. resistance to change synonyms: opposition to, hostility to, refusal to accept. 2. a spirited resistance synonyms: opposition, fight, stand, struggle. 3. the body... |
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uprising
...usually unsuccessful act of popular resistance (uprisings among angry workers all...rebellion, which is an act of armed resistance against a government or authority...after the fact to describe an act of resistance that has failed (a rebellion against... |
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stubborn
...have a stubborn disposition, a word that implies an innate resistance to any attempt to change one's purpose, course, or opinion...loyalty to a cause). Obdurate usually connotes a stubborn resistance marked by harshness and lack of feeling (obdurate in ignoring... |
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rebellion
...insurgency, uprising, rising, mutiny, riot, civil disobedience, resistance. 2. rebellion against rules/fashionsynonyms: defiance, disobedience, resistance, dissent, nonconformity, heresy, apostasy, schism, recusancy. |
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tolerance
...broad-mindedness, forbearance, liberality, liberalism; patience, charity, indulgence, understanding. 2. she has a low tolerance to alcohol synonyms: endurance of, resistance to, resilience to, resistance to, immunity to. |
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compel
...a little stronger, suggesting the exertion of power, energy, or physical strength to accomplish something or to subdue resistance (his mother forced him to confess that he'd broken the basement window). Coerce can imply the use of force, but often... |
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crumple
...dresssynonyms: crush, crease, rumple, wrinkle, crinkle. 2. the child's face crumpledsynonyms: pucker, screw up. 3. resistance crumplingsynonyms: collapse, fail, cave in, fall apart, give way, go to pieces, topple, shrivel.antonyms: iron... |
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defense
...against the enemysynonyms: protection, shield, safeguard, guard, security, cover, shelter, screen, fortification, resistance, deterrent. 2. build defenses against the enemysynonyms: barricade, fortification, rampart, bulwark, buttress, fortress... |
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friction
...noun 1. a lubrication system that reduces friction synonyms: abrasion, rubbing, chafing, grating, rasping, scraping; resistance, drag. 2. there was considerable friction between father and son synonyms: discord, strife, conflict, disagreement... |
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guerrilla
guerrilla • noun the communications canter was raided by leftist guerrillas from the northsynonyms: freedom fighter, irregular, member of the resistance, partisan; rebel, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist; terrorist. |
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Resistance as a culture.
Bangladesh, July 17 -- Resistance is not a band of armed men hell...ways to detonate buildings. True resistance is a culture. It is a collective...Understanding the real nature of resistance, however, is not easy. No newsbyte... |
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Resistance testing methodologies and mechanisms of resistance.(PRESENTATION)
...This review summarises recent data on resistance testing methodologies and mechanisms of antiretroviral resistance, focusing on emerging data and including...exciting developments in the field. RESISTANCE TESTING TECHNOLOGIES Antiretroviral... |
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HIV resistance patterns are shifting, study shows.(Report)
ICAAC 2003 coverage HIV resistance patterns are shifting, study shows...Belgium, have found that HIV-1 drug resistance remains extensive, but that trends...Generally, the findings are that resistance is extensive and has remained extensive... |
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Resistance test welcomed, with caution.(Report)
Resistance test welcomed, with caution Reliability...breakthrough in HIV treatment, an HIV drug resistance test has been launched worldwide, sending...researchers caution, however, that resistance testing is in its infancy and has only... |
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Resistance to change: the effects of organizational intervention and...
...In the issue of change management, the resistance to change is acknowledged as being a basic...be met with and often be sabotaged by resistance (Spiker and Lesser, 1995). Studies of resistance to change often concentrate on employees... |
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Resistance thermometers.(Temperature Measurement, part 4)
...the RTD probe to a remote resistance measuring instrument. The...The most common nominal resistance (at 0 [degrees]) for...available in numerous nominal resistances. Pt RTDs change in resistance by approximately 0.4... |
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Resistance meters outsmart hidden error sources. (technology feature:...
Lead resistance, thermal EMFs, and noise are some...unavoidable error sources that degrade all resistance measurements. DMM and ohmmeter features...the best all-round instrument for resistance measurements, you need to appreciate... |
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Resistance to Aspergillus ear rot and aflatoxin accumulation in maize...
...hybrids. A number of sources of relative resistance to Aspergillus ear and kernel rot and...breeding strategies developed to introgress resistance from these sources and potential new...part on the level and genetic basis of resistance. Generally, resistance to Aspergillus... |
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Resistance increasing to standard UTI treatment.(Infectious Diseases)(urinary...
...uropathogenic Escherichia coli antimicrobial resistance--particularly to the front-line...Recent studies indicate that TMP-SMX resistance "may be leveling off" after peaking...of TMP-SMX for UTIs has decreased, resistance to other antimicrobial agents has been... |
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Resistance of human leukocytes to vesicular stomatitis virus infection as one...
...Among reactions of innate immunity, resistance of human peripheral blood leukocytes...more than 4 log) for no immunity. The resistance/innate immunity of whole PBL and subpopulations...other. All fractions express higher resistance/innate immunity than the whole PBL... |
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