Sentence examples for modifications and minimal from inspiring English sources

The advantages of this technique, as compared to alternative methods, e.g. photographic measurements, include the suitability of the technique for use in existing opaque pipework without requiring major modifications and minimal disturbance of the flow.

Alcohol brief interventions are time-limited interventions that can range from a single 10 15 minutes session to several sessions of assessment, personalised feedback about drinking behaviour, goal setting, behaviour modification strategy and minimal follow-up reinforcement visits or on-going support [ 6, 7].

This new procedure is efficient and appropriate for the obtention of highly pure SWCNTs with minimal damage to the walls and minimal modification in the length of the tubes.

For example K244 is also surface exposed and minimal modification was observed in contrast to the nearby K242.

This discrepancy between global hypermodification and minimal local modification changes is consistent with our recent studies on human lymphoblastoid cell lines [ 22], and suggests that in ES cells, as in other cell types, many genes are sheltered from the global changes in histone modification induced by environmental inhibitors.

The reason why such an apparent increase in the extent of protein oxidation was detectable in smokers' saliva in our study, we believe, is that we generally treated each saliva sample immediately after collection so that the chemical and enzymatic modifications are minimal.

Exterior modifications were minimal: a metal dome and a crescent on the side, Mr. Mustafa said.

To fully exploit the opportunities of bioprocess automation, therapeutics developers must closely consider whether an automation strategy is applicable, how to design an 'automatable' bioprocess and how to implement process modifications with minimal disruption.

Both qualitative and quantitative analyses demonstrated a stronger collagen synthesis and remodelling on older subjects, whereas the modifications were minimal on younger subjects.

Principal scaffold-related cytotoxic activities of these drugs arise from induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that generate mutagenic base modifications with minimal site selectivity [17], [18].

Recent studies have explored the response of different neural tissue-type cells, like neural stem cells, neurons, astrocytes and microglia, to silica NP treatment in order to assess optimal surface modifications that ensure minimal cytotoxicity [60].