However, there have been a number of improvements to the materials and the lens design which have been demonstrated to and which have the potential to decrease the incidence of secondary cataracts.
These pilot tests allowed us to determine the preparation time needed for the tests and allowed us to make improvements to the reading materials and adjust the difficulty of the questions.
The area of vascular grafts draws attention as improvements to the patency of existing materials are needed.
We discuss a number of potential improvements to the NMF in Supplementary Materials.
Unlike the use of semi-rigid blank holder systems, the active-elastic blank holder system shows improvements with respect to the material flow in the flange area and reduced sheet thinning in critical corner regions of the work-piece.
Some of the materials investigated show higher specific capacities than literature materials, with further improvement to the performance of these materials anticipated through the intelligent selection of heat treated manganese dioxide which exhibit the ideal properties outlined in this study.
In recent years, better results have been reported due to improvements in the material manufacturing process, which has led to the production of a new generation of surgical-grade dense alumina ceramic (Sedel et al. 1994, Huo et al. 1996, Bos and Garino 2000, Willmann 2001).
For industry giants like BHP, though, there are few companies large enough or with assets profitable enough to make a material improvement to the bottom line, analysts say.
If Mr. Taylor wants to show he is serious, the letter continued, he should "make a material improvement" to the offer to compensate shareholders for the reduction in its value.
"We remain of the view that the equity market is still undervalued, relative to the material improvement in the economy and the significant earnings power of the domestic corporate sector," a Morgan strategy report said of Japan.
