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  • noun Plural form of modulator.

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Examples

  • Furthermore, a few skeletal muscle specific miRs (e.g. miR-1, miR-133, and miR-206) have been characterized as modulators of myogenic cells proliferation and differentiation

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Siva K. Panguluri et al. 2010

  • Thus, by adding "a few more processing modules to a standard CMOS fabrication flow" IBM is able to integrate optical devices such as modulators, germanium photodetectors and ultra-compact wavelength-division multiplexers with analog and digital CMOS chips.

    IBM Unveils New Chip; Heats Up Supercomputer Battle (IBM) 2010

  • Many photonic components - such as modulators, detectors, switches, and waveguides - can be fashioned from silicon, but the light source itself, the microlaser, is often assembled from elements residing in columns III and V of the periodic table, and these elements don't sit well on top of silicon.

    Scientific Blogging 2009

  • High values of r33 translate into low power usage and low switching voltages for devices such as modulators built using our material.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • Many photonic components - such as modulators, detectors, switches, and waveguides - can be fashioned from silicon, but the light source itself, the microlaser, is often assembled from elements residing in columns III and V of the periodic table, and these elements don't sit well on top of silicon.

    Scientific Blogging 2009

  • The compounds are called antioxidant inflammation modulators because they spur the release of antioxidants while suppressing the body's inflammatory response, each thought to be involved in a range of diseases, also including Parkinson's and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Abbott Labs Licenses Molecules from Reata Jonathan D. Rockoff 2011

  • "The modulators become more interesting," said Dr. Cantillon, former head of development for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's drugs at Schering Plough PLC.

    Failed Lilly Drug Prompts Concern Shirley S. Wang 2011

  • I was braced for an arcane discourse on clutch packs, control valve bodies, and vacuum modulators.

    The Simple Guide to Maintaining and Upgrading Truck Transmissions 2009

  • Now it's routine to give treatments -- like chemotherapy, hormone modulators or antibodies like Herceptin -- that target breast cancer cells wherever they reside in the body.

    Dr. Elaine Schattner: New Study Supports Less Surgery For Breast Cancer Dr. Elaine Schattner 2011

  • Now it's routine to give treatments -- like chemotherapy, hormone modulators or antibodies like Herceptin -- that target breast cancer cells wherever they reside in the body.

    Dr. Elaine Schattner: New Study Supports Less Surgery For Breast Cancer Dr. Elaine Schattner 2011

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