Sentence examples for decrease in sensitivity from inspiring English sources

There also may be present the phenomenon of masking; this is a decrease in sensitivity to one odour after exposure to another (for example, a strong-smelling disinfectant).

For instance, chemosensory loss, which is the loss of the ability to detect the odour of chemicals, can lead to a decrease in sensitivity in other senses.

b Effect of buffer pH on Zn reduction illustrating decrease in sensitivity with increasing buffer pH.

The resulting 13% decrease in sensitivity is likely to reduce its scientific payoff.

The decrease in sensitivity (slope) of the second linear segment is likely due to kinetic limitation (Bard and Faulkner [2001]).

Untreated controls at the 2 intervals showed a mean decrease in sensitivity to cold of 3.6°C and 4.1°C.

The results show the copolymer with a basic monomer can control the acid diffusion without a severe decrease in sensitivity.

This advantage of the technique is expected to compensate for the decrease in sensitivity due to the large bore in the Celesteion scanner.

Similarly, any increase in specificity achieved by a shift to the right will be more than offset by a decrease in sensitivity.

Increasing the injection volumes above this level led to a decrease in sensitivity and an increase of the column back pressure with final clogging.

Despite the increase in volume sensitivity from increased axial coverage (Fig. 2), 3D PET suffers from a sharp decrease in sensitivity at both ends of the axial FOV.