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Discover LudwigThe phrase "advanced by approximately" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing changes or improvements in a specific context, often related to measurements, statistics, or progress.
Example: "The project timeline was advanced by approximately two weeks due to increased efficiency in the team."
Alternatives: "increased by about" or "moved forward by roughly".
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OsMADS45 overexpression did not alter the oscillating rhythm of the examined floral regulatory genes but advanced (by approximately 20 days) the up-regulate of two florigens, Hd3a (Heading Date 3a) and RFT1 (RICE FLOWERING LOCUS T1) and suppressed the expression of Hd1 at the juvenile stage.
In diabetic rats lacking insulin, the phase of cardiac circadian gene expression is advanced by approximately 3 h [16], suggesting that high blood glucose levels can cause phase shifts in the peripheral tissue clocks.
However, sexual maturation was advanced by approximately 6 days in female pups born to ISF-fed mothers, with vaginal opening occurring at 25.7 dpn ± 0.48 (n = 32) as compared to 31.6 dpn ± 0.75 (n = 39) in the control group (values expressed as mean day of vaginal opening ± SE; P < 0.001).
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The SCN shell and core, however, displayed differential responses (Fig. 1), with the SCN shell advancing by approximately 3.5 h and the SCN core shifting by approximately 12 h.
MID DPN advanced DOV by about four days (n = 12, P ≤ 0.001) and LOW DPN advanced DOV by approximately three days (n = 10, P ≤ 0.001).
NYSE declines were leading advances by approximately 12 to 11. Nasdaq volume was 442 million shares.
NYSE volume was 756 million shares, with declines leading advances by approximately 13 to 12. Leading today's charge were stocks like American Express axp and Johnson & Johnson jnj.
NYSE volume is 357 million shares, with declines leading advances by approximately 13 to 12. Internet stocks, after being on a winning streak, were headed lower.
According to a theory advanced by Michael Roizen, chair of the Wellness Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and co-founder of RealAge.com, presidents age approximately two years for each calendar year in office.
South Carolina had advanced by beating Stetson, 8-2.
This is the justification advanced by John Bartlow Martin.
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