The phrase "a specific absence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a particular lack or non-existence of something in a defined context.
Example: "The report highlighted a specific absence of data regarding the last quarter's sales figures."
Alternatives: "a particular lack" or "a distinct absence".
To say that there is a specific absence of pot in the room is to say that some particular pot is not in the room, but to say that generic absence of pot in the room is to say that any pot is not in the room (i.e. no pot is in the room).
Aged ZnT3 KO animals, which have a specific absence of synaptic zinc, show significant deficits in proteins such as BDNF, pro-BDNF, TrkB and NMDA receptors.
The study reported on sickness absence outcomes directly related to a specific absence.
In addition, we found a specific absence of compositional skew between leading and lagging strands in Sakl0C-left.
101 Loss of Chx10 results in reduced proliferation of retinal progenitors and a specific absence of differentiated bipolar cells.
So the question remains as to why there is a specific absence of neuropathic pain following nerve injury at younger ages.
We further studied the incidence of a specific sickness absence pattern labelled as "normal" and "abnormal".
As an example of the second of these laws, consider Mathuranātha's remark (1951: 66) that a 'heap' of (specific) absences (abhāva-kūṭa) is equivalent to a generic absence.
We tested the proportional hazards assumption by including an interaction of each diagnosis-specific absence variable with the log of follow-up time; in all cases, this interaction was not statistically significant.
The Ewins review published in December found that the "existence of a tie to a specific employer and the absence of a universal right to change employer and apply for extensions of the visa are incompatible with the reasonable protection of overseas domestic workers while in the UK".
Finally, we were not able to detect TAp63-positive cells using a specific antibody, confirming the absence of TAp63 transcripts (data not shown).
