The phrase "a number of terminal" is not correct in English.
It should be "a number of terminals." You can use it when referring to multiple terminal devices or locations, typically in a technical or transportation context.
Example: "A number of terminals at the airport were closed due to maintenance."
Alternatives: "several terminals" or "multiple terminals."
The CEBPs are important in a number of terminal differentiating systems [39]; E2Fs in promoting cell-cycle progression [40], [41]; NOTCH1 is coupling growth and differentiation [42]; SMand and LEF1 connect to TGFβ and WNT signaling [43].
A number of terminal differentiation markers of hair follicles, including hair follicle-specific keratins, were significantly down-regulated in transgenic skin at late developmental stages, E18.5 and P1, and hair keratin-associated proteins were also down-regulated at P1 (Fig. S1).
Recently, studies demonstrated that during a number of terminal differentiation processes, TBP protein levels become dramatically downregulated.
We have proposed a simplified model by putting a number of terminal deadenylation reactions into a single one [ 37].
In fact, the solutions of the 50 GP runs are functions of a number of terminal that ranges from 1 to 23, with a median value of 4, and first and third quartiles of 2 and 7 respectively.
The regression tree produces mean tree-cover estimates in a number of terminal nodes, where the number of nodes is determined by the calibration data used to derive the tree, statistical thresholds for addition of branches, and selection of pruning methods.
The Port of Singapore Authority oversees all shipping activity and operates a number of terminals on the island.
A novel feedback-based adaptive network coded cooperation (FANCC) scheme is proposed for wireless networks that comprise a number of terminals transmitting data to a common destination.
The port of Santos has made some improvements in recent years - a number of terminals have been privatised and more streamlined operations have been put in place, but it has not been enough to cope with increased demand.
A SCADA system consists of a number of remote terminal units (RTUs) collecting field data and sending that data back to a master station using a communication system.
