This call is modified to a quieter courtship call on the approach of a female or to a more aggressive version if a male intruder draws near.

The test is unstable ( i. e. the crack propagates along the entire specimen once a critical load is attained ) and a modified version of this test characterised by a non constant inertia was proposed called the tapered double cantilever beam ( TDCB ) specimen.

* A version of the Vindication, slightly modified for easier reading

It was fabricated by AMD in a slightly modified version of their CS44E process, a 0. 25 µm complementary metal – oxide – semiconductor ( CMOS ) process with six levels of aluminium interconnect.

An E-3 version included additional changes to the fuzing, and an E-4 featured a modified seeker for use with the F-14 Tomcat.

This thesis is supported by the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, explaining that the Turko-Mongol name Timur underwent a similar evolution, from the Sanskrit word cimara (" iron ") via a modified version * čimr to the final Turkicized version timür, with-ür replacing-r due to the Turkish vowel harmony ( hence babr → babür ).

For example, deoxyribose, a component of DNA, is a modified version of ribose ; chitin is composed of repeating units of N-acetyl glucosamine, a nitrogen-containing form of glucose.

An excellent Computer history site ; the above is a modified version of his timeline, used with permission.

In 1978, W. C. Still introduced a modified version of column chromatography called flash column chromatography ( flash ).

This prose version has since been modified and reproduced widely by other authors.

In mathematics and, in particular, functional analysis, convolution is a mathematical operation on two functions f and g, producing a third function that is typically viewed as a modified version of one of the original functions, giving the area overlap between the two functions as a function of the amount that one of the original functions is translated.

In 1976, after consultation with the National Security Agency ( NSA ), the NBS eventually selected a slightly modified version, which was published as an official Federal Information Processing Standard ( FIPS ) for the United States in 1977.

" The Veterans Administration also adopted a slightly modified version of Medical 203.

He also put a slightly modified version of this engine into a motorcycle and called it Das Kleine Wunder —" the little marvel ".

A modified version of this lamp is used to transport the Olympic Flame for the torch relays.

Some scenes from the original version were omitted from the Saban dub, or were modified, in order to comply with Fox's Standards and practices which considered several scenes to be inappropriate for the target age group.

The B-side single " Eclipse " is actually a reversed and modified version of Enya's song " Deireadh An Tuath " from this 1987 album.

In 1992 a re-mastered version of the Enya album was released as The Celts including a longer, modified version of " Portrait ", which was renamed " Portrait ( Out of the Blue )".

A modified version of this proposal was accepted by Cromwell and the Council of Officers and less than a month after the dissolution of the Rump, during May 1653, letters in the name of the Lord-General and the Army Council were sent to Congregational churches in every county in England to nominate those they considered fit to take part in the new government.

The song, or a modified version of it, has been used in the Roger Jones musical From Pharaoh to Freedom.

A portion of the people on Guam favor a modified version of the current Territorial status, involving greater autonomy from the federal government ( similar to the autonomy of individual States ).

The seventh version is a 4th Edition D & D genre setting using a modified version of the 4th Edition mechanics.

The approach is novel in that it uses a mostly stock aircraft with a modified landing gear " pod " that carries the engine for road propulsion.

The first blow came in 1911, when Eastman Kodak modified its exclusive contract with the MPPC, to allow Kodak to sell its raw film stock, which led the industry in quality and price, to unlicensed independents.

In 1953 a second modified version of the NTSC standard was adopted, which allowed color television broadcasting compatible with the existing stock of black-and-white receivers.

Production car racing, Showroom stock racing Street Stock, Pure Stock, or U-Car racing includes all categories of auto racing where unmodified ( or very lightly modified ) cars race each other, outright and also in classes.

A stock car, in the original sense of the term, described an automobile that has not been modified from its original factory configuration.

Private racers have also had considerable success with stock and modified Mazda Wankel-engine cars.

After a stock has been replaced, the divisor is reviewed and modified to ensure a smooth transition of the stock index.

* Race of Champions ( Modified ), a yearly stock car race using modified race cars

In January 2003, the Waterloo & City was closed for over three weeks for safety checks after a major derailment on the Central line, which required all 1992 tube stock trains to be modified.

All other tube stock of the period used the American pneumatic cam ( or the later pneumatic cam modified ) under the floor, yielding about 33 % more passenger space in the motor cars.

A train of modified 1992 stock in its original Network SouthEast livery stands at Bank station on the Waterloo & City line.

Provisions of the 1933 Banking Act that were later repealed or replaced include ( 1 ) Sections 5 ( c ) and 19, which required an owner of more than 50 % of a Federal Reserve System member bank ’ s stock to receive a permit from ( and submit to inspection by ) the Federal Reserve Board to vote that stock ( replaced by the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ); ( 2 ) Section 8, which established the Federal Open Market Committee ( FOMC ) made up of representatives from each of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks ( replaced by the Federal Reserve Board-dominated FOMC established by the Banking Act of 1935 ); ( 3 ) Section 11 ( b ), which prohibited interest payments on demand deposits ( repealed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 ) and authorized the Federal Reserve Board to limit interest rates on time deposits ( phased out by the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 ), both of which interest limitations were incorporated into Regulation Q, and ( 4 ) Section 12, which prohibited Federal Reserve System member bank loans to their executive officers and required the repayment of outstanding loans ( replaced by the 1935 Banking Act ’ s regulation of such loans and modified by later legislation ).

Throughout the 1770s, the stock was modified in an inconsistent fashion.

The design of the stock was again modified for the Model 1777, with a cheek rest cut into the inboard side of the butt.

The system works using a character rig or " Biped " skeleton which has stock settings that can be modified and customized to the fit character meshes and animation needs.

So far, the MBTA only has one pair of the modified rolling stock, and the cars operate in a consist that runs only once during the morning rush hour toward Alewife and once during the evening rush hour toward Braintree, departing Alewife at the top of the evening rush.

Known as the Zittara is manufactured in India by the Ordnance Factories Board for Indian service, the new Tavors have a modified single-piece stock and new sights, as well as Turkish-made MKEK T-40 40 mm under-barrel grenade launchers.

Lee-Enfield rifles equipped with the cup launcher were modified with copper wire wrapped around the stock, to prevent the wood from cracking under the increased recoil.

Due to the isolated and rural nature of the Isle of Wight's railways, rolling stock has tended to be made up from displaced older vehicles, rebuilt or modified as required.

The bank robber Clyde Barrow modified his Browning A-5 shotgun by cutting the barrel down to the same length as the magazine tube, and shortening the stock by to make it more concealable.

Rolling stock consists of three coaches built by Exmoor, and three ex-Fairbourne coaches which have been modified and regauged.

Investment costs are moderately high compared to similar APBA stock and modified outboard racing classes.

Modified Outboard Hydroplane Racing classes are powered by modified stock outboard class motors.