I wonder how far along the scale of moral degeneration Zweig would judge America to be in its current state.
The classification was a five-grade scale, ranging from "0," for the absence of degeneration, up to "4" for severe narrowing of the disc space with sclerosis and large osteophytes.
Each cartilage sample was evaluated histologically and macroscopically for the degree of degeneration according to the scales of Mankin and colleagues and of Collins [ 15, 16].
Large scale degeneration of OR genes is found in cetaceans, which have secondarily adapted to a marine habitat and have lost or greatly reduced their sense of smell acquired in terrestrial environments [9].
Samples were checked for orientation and inclusion of AF and NP, and scored for degree of degeneration using a published histological 12 point scale [ 24].
They graded the severity of macular degeneration on a scale of one to five, administered food frequency questionnaires and calculated the dietary glycemic index, a number indicating the quantity of high-glycemic foods consumed, for each participant.
The conventional ranked scales based on T2-weighted MRI are limited in identifying lesser degrees of progression or regression of degeneration in the disc.
To identify an initial site of degeneration if it exists, it might be necessary to go even further back on the preclinical time scale.
"The faster the pace of regeneration, the faster the pace of degeneration," he reflects.
Duncan had seen ballet, which she described as "an expression of degeneration, of living death".
