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cut-off

Anesthesiology The point at which elongation of the carbon chain of the 1-alkanol family of anesthetics results in a precipitous drop in the anesthetic potential of these agents–eg, at > 12 carbons in length, there is little anesthetic activity, beyond 14 carbons, none Lab medicine

1. A time after which a specimen cannot be processed due to logistics or necessity for 'batching' specimens to ↓ labor in performing certain assays and.

2. A critical value for an analyte which is ≥ 2 standard deviations above or below a mean or 'cut-off' and thus abnormal. See Decision level, Panic value.

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Delhi University is definitely not the dead end for individuals who can,t make it there due to the sky-high cut-offs,"said Neha Pandey, another aspirant.

DU CUT-OFFS HIT 100% YETAGAIN

An obvious solution would be a system that allows the operator to vary the movement of the knife drums to accommodate different cut-off lengths at highest possible web speeds.

Sheeting technology keeps pace with fine papermaking

Moreover, conduct a standard cut-off test by selecting invoices from the end of the previous period and those from the beginning of the next period.

Timing is of the essence

Moving back the birthday cut-off date for kindergarten enrollment would result in more children being developmentally ready for kindergarten, bringing lower retention rates and more equivalent comparison on national tests to other states with earlier cut-off dates.

BOARD SEEKS EARLIER SCHOOL CUT-OFF DATE; KINDERGARTNERS WOULD BE OLDER

Since the accounting change is made on a cut-off basis, only those items arising on or after the beginning of the year of change are accounted for under the new method of accounting.

OID deferral opportunities

Following cut-off, the casting goes through a caustic wash or a shotblasting operation to remove any traces of the shell.

Grinding operations for investment casting: keeping an eye on costs

The cut-off for the subject, however, has only seen a slight decrease of 0.

No second cut-off list in most DU colleges

I'm not sure how big a difference a change in the cut-off date will make,'' Wright said.