The following correction was printed in the Observer's For the record column, Sunday July 7 2002 We should clarify that coeliac disease is characterised in the reaction to gluten found in wheat foods, not wheat itself, as we mistakenly said.
Along this line of knowledge, it is characterised, in the first place, by the integration of the economy into society.
Crystallography is characterised in the Online Dictionary of Crystallography (http://reference.iucr.org/dictionary/Main_Page) as "the branch of science devoted to the study of molecular and crystalline structure and properties, with far-reaching applications in mineralogy, chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology and materials science".
Uncleaned polystyrene is characterised in the positive polarity by molecular fragments at m/z = 77.04 (C6H5 +), 91.05 (C7H7 +) and 117.07 (C9H9 +) (Fig. 1a) while Dehypon LS45 is characterised by molecular fragments at m/z = 31.02 (CH3O+), 45.03 (C2H5O+) and 59.05 (C3H7O+).
A key feature of RiskScape is its modular structure (Fig. 1): the hazard (e.g., volcanic tephra deposition) is characterised in the hazard module, assets (e.g., the built environment, people) are stored in the asset module, and the consequences (e.g., vulnerability and fragility functions) are captured in the vulnerability module.
16 According to the Computerised Respiratory Sound Analysis Guidelines, 17 the frequency of crackles is characterised in the spectrum of 200 2000 Hz, while wheezes have a frequency spectrum of 100 1000 Hz.
The row between two high-profile women, who were both catapulted to cabinet positions by Sarkozy before they had run for any elected office, was characterised in the media as a spat between "Sarko's babes".
Sandwiches composed of different types of viscoelastic film and metallic skins are characterised in the frequency bandwidth of 0 1 kHz.
The Italian school system has been characterised, in the last decade, by a process of granting schools a degree of autonomy in terms of educational, managerial and financial functions.
In a previous study, two electrophysiological patterns for torsadogenic drugs were characterised in the model of isolated canine Purkinje fibres from their respective effects on action potential.
