The phrase "alter focus" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a change in perspective or emphasis on a particular subject or issue.
Example: "In order to address the new challenges, we need to alter focus and prioritize our resources accordingly."
Alternatives: "shift focus" or "change perspective".
It works much like the human eye, using electricity to alter the shape of two drops of liquid, to bend light, alter focus, and produce a miniature, yet powerful (multi-megapixel) lens for a variety of applications.
And to some extent, that's the battleground for next-gen mobile technology; Apple has its M7 motion coprocessor, for instance, and Qualcomm is building advanced camera processing tech into its SoCs that will allow users to alter focus on pictures after the shot and do much more besides.
Mr. Cohen's altered focus is being felt at the office.
Since then, the facility has altered focus, putting more emphasis on weapons-related work and acting as a user facility for outside scientists.
Most altered foci do not develop further, but a small fraction progress to formation of neoplasms.
Without AhR inhibition of intrafocal apoptosis, the phenotypically altered foci might likely undergo apoptosis, e.g. the reversibility of clonally expanded foci upon discontinuation of the tumor promoter.
Intercellular transfer of growth and/or differentiation regulating factors could be involved in suppressing the growth of initiated cells in the altered foci.
During chemical carcinogenesis in the liver, a population of abnormal cells in lesions referred to as altered foci precedes the appearance of neoplasms.
Although two ER juveniles developed altered foci, no hepatocellular adenomas or carcinomas were observed, suggesting that ER larvae are resistant to the carcinogenic effects of BaP.
However, it might be assumed that the animals would alter their focus of attention depending on the stimulus condition, whereby they use a wide focus of attention when centre only stimuli were presented, while they use a narrow focus of attention when centre and surround stimuli were present.
Lesions were classified as foci of cellular alteration smaller than one liver lobule (altered hepatic foci; AHF), foci of cellular alteration larger than one liver lobule (large foci of cellular alteration; LFCA), adenomas (ADs), or carcinomas (CAs).
