Sentence examples for the initial specimen from inspiring English sources

But other tests on similar specimens did not, prompting some virologists to question whether the initial specimen was contaminated at a lab where earlier tests for SARS had been conducted.

Pole figure analysis indicates that compared with the initial specimen, textures below 930 °C are weaker, while at 930 °C they are stronger.

Optimized local lamella orientations and ceramic contents are calculated, and the difference between the initial (specimen with constant ceramic content and orientation) and the optimized designs is analyzed.

The initial specimen, with a diameter of 13 mm, continuously passes through the rolls, equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) dies, and wire-drawing dies in sequence during the process.

The initial specimen was weakly reactive, but two subsequent serum specimens were both nonreactive by enzyme immunoassay.

Previously known as Oreocallis wickhamii, the initial specimen turned out to be a different species to the one cultivated and hence a new scientific name was required.

Thermal properties of the initial specimens and of the welds have been explored by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) on DSC Q2000 device from TA Instruments (New Castle, DE, USA), in the inert atmosphere (higher-purity nitrogen, GOST 9293 74) under temperatures from 40 to 200°C with linear heating rate 20°C/min.

Thermal stability and thermal-oxidative breakdown (TGA) of the initial specimens and of the weld have been studied with TGA Q50 device by TA Instruments (New Castle, DE, USA), in the dried air atmosphere under temperatures from 30 to 700°C with a linear heating rate of 20°C/min.

Thermomechanical behavior and deformational characteristics (TMA) of the initial specimens and of the weld have been investigated with TMA Q400 EM device by TA Instruments (New Castle, DE, USA), in the dried air atmosphere, with a linear heating rate of 10°C/min under temperatures from 30 to 250°C.

Participants included here were recruited from 1987 to 2002, and second generation anti-HCV testing was performed for specimens from 1987 and from 1998 2002, as well as the initial specimens regardless of year for all subjects who reported IDU duration of < 10 years.

The proportion of patients testing positive for pertussis by culture is highest when the initial specimens are obtained early in the course of illness, i.e., during the early catarrhal phase of the illness when the organism is present in the nasopharynx in sufficient quantity.