sensitive detection

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sensitive
adjective
uk
/ˈsen.sɪ.tɪv/us
/ˈsen.sə.t̬ɪv/
easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed, ...
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detection
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈtek.ʃən/us
/dɪˈtek.ʃən/
the fact of noticing or ...
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Sensitivedetectionof circulating hepatocellular carcinoma cells in peripheral venous blood.
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Bringing in more or lesssensitivedetectionof variants changes some patterns, but not the above conclusions.
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In consequence, the approach described above does not generally allow thesensitivedetectionof the small absorbance changes between the two protein states.
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This principle is one of the mostsensitivedetectionmethods.
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The nose of the aircraft was lengthened to house sophisticated navigational equipment along withsensitivedetectionequipment for gathering electronic/signal intelligence.
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With increasinglysensitivedetectionequipment, a certain amount of pesticide residue will often be measured following field use.
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With moresensitivedetectiontechniques, this figure is reported to rise to 90%.
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The sensor is a highlysensitivedetectionsystem coupled with powerful intelligent analysis, which allows fire detection even in dusty environment.
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The mostsensitivedetectionmethod is parasite culture, and the culture medium requires the addition of rice starch.
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These studies have applications in liquid crystal displays for televisions and computer displays, highlysensitivedetectionof materials (e.g. for medical diagnosis), and optical and microwave communication.
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It has been found that copper is required for the highlysensitivedetectionof certain volatile thiols and related organosulfur compounds by olfactory receptors in mice.
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The invention has already demonstrated its proof-of-concept functionality as an apparatus and method for ultrasensitive detection of prions and other low-level analytes.
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