continuous observation
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continuous
adjective
uk/kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/us/kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/
without a pause ...
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observation
noun
uk/ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑːb.zɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
the act of observing something ...
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(Definition ofcontinuousandobservationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Continuousobservationof rabbits following infection allowed precise recording of incubation and survival times.
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Data from thecontinuousobservationperiods were blocked into subsets of 30 min to facilitate further analysis.
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Nevertheless, faecal samples could not always be collected without interruptingcontinuousobservationon the focal animals.
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Of the remainder, eight were passed outside thecontinuousobservationperiod but before the bird was released; these seeds were assigned a minimum passage time as described in the methods.
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The whole position is under close andcontinuousobservation.
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The service is undercontinuousobservationand the records do not indicate that the number of premature disconnections is exceptional at the exchanges referred to.
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The prison reports are based oncontinuousobservationover the whole period of a prisoner's detention.
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It involvedcontinuousobservationand recording of conditions by observers, who moved around in each workshop and stayed for at least a year.
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Continuousobservationwill, however, be maintained with a view to strengthening further the machinery and making such improvements as experience may suggest.
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The responsibility for safeguarding the local authority's houses is one for the local authority themselves, who keep the houses undercontinuousobservation.
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The telephone service is undercontinuousobservationand the number of such interruptions is relatively very small.
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The test sections of the experimental loop-way are kept undercontinuousobservation, but definite conclusions cannot be reached unless the sections are subjected to traffic for an extended period.
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The point-of-care diagnostic project focuses on thecontinuousobservationand monitoring of biological liquids, e.g., veterinary or human blood samples.
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Such a series of measurements did not form acontinuousobservationof the signal and thus introduced a systematic bias into the measurement.
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However, methodological difficulties have hampered behavioral research, especially on the forest dwelling species, because their secretive behavior and cryptic coloration make them difficult to follow forcontinuousobservation.
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