alternative technique
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alternative
adjective
uk/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/us/ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.t̬ɪv/
An alternative plan or method is one that you can use if you do not want to use ...
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technique
noun[C or U]
uk/tekˈniːk/us/tekˈniːk/
a way of doing an activity that ...
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Low-flow perfusion has been advanced as analternativetechniquein anticipation of providing greater cerebral protection.
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In this paper we propose analternativetechniquefor capturing simple strictness: using partial projections.
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Analternativetechnique, correspondence analysis, utilizes chi-squared as an indicator of difference and also collapses the two stages of constructing distances and fitting them into a space.
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However, the onlyalternativetechniquethat can give greater accuracy for parasite abundance is necropsy, which is not possible in working dogs or pets.
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It has been explored as analternativetechniquefor cryopreservation.
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Analternativetechniqueof creating single monolayers on surfaces is that of self-assembled monolayers.
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Retrenchment is analternativetechniquewhen formal refinement is not possible.
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Chemical brain preservation, or vascular perfusion of a person with chemical fixative agents followed by a plasticizing agent, is a possiblealternativetechnique, which allows room temperature storage.
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Usually, the retrohepatic portion of the inferior vena cava is removed along with the liver, although analternativetechniquepreserves the recipient's vena cava (piggyback technique).
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Analternativetechniqueis known among competitive intelligence professionals as strategys reverse engineering which looks for the underlying assumptions which can rationalize existing strategy.
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This is why alternative techniques should be considered.
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While at times juxtaposed, thealternativetechniqueof the use of authentic objects is seen the same exhibit mentioned above.
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Analternativetechniquewith the phoropter requires the use of a clock dial or sunburst chart to determine the astigmatic axis and power.
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Analternativetechniqueis confocal theta microscopy.
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The log rank test was used to compare survival times between patients treated with the two alternative techniques.
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Alternative techniques for achieving knowledge portability with distributed codes might well be possible too.
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The aim was to define the role of a new technology in relation to existing alternative techniques and to the clinical and economic plan.
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In general, though, comparatively little progress has been made in this area; however, the newer alternative techniques are, in their ways, much more powerful.
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