Sentence examples for consisting of periods from inspiring English sources

A blocked design was employed, consisting of periods of tonal stimulation (random frequency modulations with center frequencies 0.25, 0.5, 4.0, and 8.0 kHz) and resting periods during which only the ambient scanner noise was audible.

Winters are generally mild with occasional snaps of bitter cold, consisting of periods of snow and lower temperatures alternating with periods of warm sunny weather.

A reference time course consisting of periods of stimulation interspersed with non-stimulation intervals was created by a "sliding window" [8], [9] of stimulation that cycled repeatedly over the digit surface (Fig. 1).

Under the experimental conditions (which included a ~EC50 [ 6] epinephrine concentration, 50 nM) and in the absence of interventional drugs, EHTs showed a typical and reproducible beating pattern, consisting of periods with high frequency (4.4 4.6 Hz, called "bursts", 8 10 s length) and periods of contractile inactivity (30 40 s; Supplemental Fig. 3).

An interaction term consisting of period (before and during the Q fever outbreak) with residing in a Q fever-affected area (yes or no) was included in the model.

Thus, temperatures remain relatively constant from north to south during the year, and seasons consist of periods of wet and dry.

Movement in these organisms consists of periods of movement in a straight line interrupted at intervals by a turn, or "tumble".

It is well known that auroral radio wave absorption, as measured by riometers, consists of periods of relative quiescence which are interrupted by short bursts of activity.

CSR consists of periods of hyperventilation in association with waxing and waning tidal volume alternating with periods of CSA.

The protocol consisted of periods of lying, sitting, standing, walking over ground and walking and running on the treadmill.

The remaining time consists of periods of mixed percepts, transition periods, and discarded data at the beginning and end of the trial.