Sentence examples for visible contraction from inspiring English sources

The most visible contraction has been in Citi's consumer business, which is shrinking from 50 countries to 24, and in America, from 14 cities to seven.

A score was given according to the following scale: 0 = no contraction, 1 = palpable contraction, 2 = visible contraction, 3 = slight knee extension against gravity, 4 = full knee extension [24].

Any visible contraction was considered incomplete relaxation.

A palpable and visible contraction of only the target muscle is defined as an ES-true verification (see Figure  2).

A palpable and visible contraction of only the target muscle will be assessed as an ES-true verification.

If only the target muscle shows a palpable and visible contraction after the ES level is reduced, the needle location will be defined as an ES-true verification.

Failure was characterized as the cessation of electrical activity in the extracellular recording and the lack of visible contractions of the ventilatory muscles.

No visible contractions of the rectus abdominis or gluteus muscles were allowed.

The stimulator (Rehab 4 Pro, CEFAR Medical AB, Malmö, Sweden) delivered biphasic, symmetric impulses of 45 Hz, 400 μsec pulse duration, 12 seconds on and 6 seconds off, at intensities able to cause visible contractions.

The intensity of muscle stimulation will be delivered at a level able to cause visible contractions (confirmed by palpation if uncertain) in all muscle groups without causing undue pain or discomfort to the participant.

Ewes experiencing TD or LPS showed more frequent postural changes and visible contractions and tended to show more tail-wagging in the 2 h prior to birth of their first lamb, than did control ewes.