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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a total material" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe something that is completely material in nature, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The project requires a total material assessment to determine the resources needed."
Alternatives: "a complete material" or "an entire material".
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The coatings are made of 18 dielectric layers of Ta2O5 and SiO2 with a total material thickness of 1710 nm and 2250 nm, respectively, on each side of the Si slab.
The construction material of the isolated structure is normal weight reinforced concrete with a total material volume of 4,068.36 m 3 and the structure has a total weight of 10,170.90 tons.
According to estimations, after having evaporated, a total material mass in the order of 900 kg escaped to the atmosphere with a time-varying rate from five main openings of the building.
Fortunately, CMA produces high quality legs and gives them away for free, with a total material cost of about $200.
DNA from 120 subjects was used to sequence the entirety of BRCA1 and BRCA2 coding regions and splice sites, and validate pathogenic mutations, with a total material cost of $85/subject.
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The marked difference in wall thickness is due to the lower proportion of guest moieties on 1A and 1B, corresponding to a higher total material loading per droplet (130 pg/droplet) than for 2A ⊂ CB[8] ⊂ 2B (50 pg/droplet) when standardized to 60 × 10−6 m guest concentration.
In the univariate analyses, VEGF-A (P = 0.040) in the total material, and VEGF-A (P = 0.018), VEGF-C (P = 0.025) and VEGFR-3 (P = 0.027) in the subgroup with wide resection margins, were significant negative prognostic indicators of disease-specific survival (DSS).
In the total material, VEGF-A expression (P = 0.040) was a significant negative prognostic indicator of DSS.
Materials embodied in service sector activities together contributed a quarter to the total material footprint in 2011, making services an important, but currently disregarded area for European resource policies.
Despite this, results have shown Tungsten Carbide with a Cobalt binder to be an effective protective coating, resulting in a significant reduction in total material loss over uncoated S355 steel.
To rank these data, the surface concentration Cas i of each material i was weighted by its surface S i in the room (Cas i x S i ) and expressed as a percentage of the total material contribution (∑(Cas i x S i )).
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