In contrast, other repeating firearms, such as lever-action, pump-action, and semi-automatic, have a single firing chamber and a mechanism to load and extract cartridges into it.

Finally, the group action on one side ( being the firing squad ), with the condemned standing opposite, presents a visual contrast that reinforces to all witnesses that solidarity is an overriding necessity in a military unit.

So the BOLD contrast reflects mainly the inputs to a neuron and the neuron's integrative processing within its body, and less the output firing of neurons.

Neuronal magnetic field contrast measures the magnetic and electric changes from neuronal firing directly.

In contrast, one suppressor designed for rifles firing the powerful. 50 caliber cartridge is long and in diameter.

He has made a long study of visual inhibition, the process whereby a neuron firing in response to one group of retinal cells can inhibit the firing of another neuron ; this allows perception of relative contrast.

" In contrast, during rehearsals, everyone had supported firing Gene Barry, who was considered adequate but never outstanding as Georges, but finding a replacement proved to be difficult.

Test installation was carried out in mid-1990 and firing trials followed from mid-1991 in the U. K. Starstreak would complement the Stinger by improving the overall systems ability to deal with low hovering helicopters which frequently do not provide enough contrast for lock-on by infrared guided missiles.

In contrast, a five-barreled machine gun firing 1000 rounds per minute fires only 200 rounds per barrel per minute, an acceptable rate of fire for continuous use.

Because the rocking motion used when cutting on a plate or board with an ulu pins down the food being cut, it is also easier to use an ulu one-handed ( a typical steak knife, in contrast, requires a fork ).

A red filter, Zeiss barrier filter with the code ( Schott ) designation BG 23, was also used in the ocular lens assembly as it improved the contrast between specific and nonspecific fluorescence.

The Proto-Sinatic or Proto Canaanite script and the Ugaritic script were the first scripts with limited number of signs, in contrast to the other widely used writing systems at the time, Cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Linear B.

In the hands of a skilled composer or arranger, the natural harmonics can be used to haunting melancholy effect or, by contrast, to create a charming pastoral flavor, as in the lilting " Ranz des Vaches " and works by Brahms, Rossini, and Britten cited below.

In CS AAS, in contrast, a single lamp, emitting a continuum spectrum over the entire spectral range of interest is used for all elements.

In HR-CS AAS background correction is carried out mathematically in the software using information from detector pixels that are not used for measuring atomic absorption ; hence, in contrast to LS AAS, no additional components are required for background correction.

In addition, as the same algorithm is used for background correction and elimination of lamp noise, the background corrected signals show a much better signal-to-noise ratio compared to the uncorrected signals, which is also in contrast to LS AAS.

" The term was introduced by Apollonius of Perga in his work on conic sections, but in contrast to its modern meaning, he used it to mean any line that does not intersect the given curve.

To make the show more cost-effective, it was also shot with virtually no outdoor scenes ( in contrast to the first series which was shot largely on location ) and several frequently used indoor sets, such as the Queen's throne room and Blackadder's front room.

By contrast, evidence based on the textual differences between the Septuagint and the Masoretic Text has been used to argue that the context of the MT truly does depict a historical Jeremiah.

By contrast, the British press were jubilant ; many newspapers sought to portray the battle as a victory for Britain over anarchy, and the success was used to attack the supposedly pro-republican Whig politicians Charles James Fox and Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

The term " common law " ( connotation 2 ) is often used as a contrast to Roman-derived " civil law ", and the fundamental processes and forms of reasoning in the two are quite different.

In contrast, however, survivors of the ill-fated Mexican military colony on Clipperton in 1917 ( see below ) indicated that they were dependent upon rain for their water supply, catching it in several old boats they used for this purpose.

The term denumerable can also be used to mean countably infinite, or countable, in contrast with the term nondenumerable.

The " Stern " ( German for star ) refers to the board's star shape ( in contrast to the square board used in Halma ).

So by reducing the number of tracks used and thus capacity, it was possible to further reduce cost-in contrast to Double Density drives used e. g. in IBM PC computers of the day which saved 180 kB on one side ( by using a 40 tracks format ).

The Crucifix, a cross with the corpus ( Body of Christ ), is an ancient symbol used within the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran churches, in contrast with some Protestant groups, which use only a simple cross.

By reducing the number of tracks used ( and thus the capacity ), Commodore could further reduce cost-in contrast to the double-density drives used e. g. in IBM PCs of the day which saved 180 KB on one side ( by using a 40-track format ).

Digital television ( DTV ) is the transmission of audio and video by digitally processed and multiplexed signal, in contrast to the totally analog and channel separated signals used by analog TV.

The term is used in contrast to the protocanonical books, which are contained in the Hebrew Bible.

In contrast, in genres that mainly or exclusively use pizzicato ( plucking ), such as jazz and blues, a great deal of time and effort is focused on learning the varieties of different pizzicato styles used for music of different styles of tempi.

In contrast, the KMT or pan-blue coalition agrees that the Republic of China is an independent and sovereign country that is not part of the PRC, but argues that a one China principle ( with different definitions across the strait ) can be used as the basis for talks with the PRC.

The primase used by archaea and eukaryotes in contrast contains a highly derived version of the RNA recognition motif ( RRM ).

The term " low ceiling diuretic " is used to indicate that a diuretic has a rapidly flattening dose effect curve ( in contrast to " high ceiling ", where the relationship is close to linear ).

In contrast to the large weapon inventories of contemporary FPS games, Halo players may carry only two weapons at once, calling for strategy when managing firearms.

A wheellock firearm can be instantly readied and fired even one-handed, in contrast to the then-common matchlock firearms which must have a burning cord of slow-match ready if the gun might be needed, and which demand the operator's full attention and two hands to operate.

In contrast, a Bureau of Justice Statistics ( BJS ) report on “ Firearms Use by Offenders ” found that only 0. 8 % of prison inmates reported acquiring firearms used in their crimes " At a gun show ," with repeat offenders less likely than first-time offenders to report acquiring firearms from a retail source, gun show or flea market.

In contrast, in many other states, private sales / transfers of firearms between private citizens of the same state are entirely legal, regardless of whether within or outside of gunshows.

* Night sights: On tactical firearms, the contrast enhancements can consist of trasers containing tritium gas, which emit a dim light due to the radioactive decay of the tritium, and fluorescent material.

In direct contrast to his third incarnation, this Doctor was absolutely opposed to violence of any sort ( as demonstrated in stories such as Battlefield, where he stops a battle merely by ordering the warriors to desist ) and he was totally against the use of firearms ( to the extent of ' talking down ' a soldier ordered to execute him in The Happiness Patrol by emphasising the easiness of the kill versus the enormity of ending a life ), although he also proved capable of rendering a man unconscious with a touch ( Battlefield, Survival ).

In contrast to the nuclear changes described above, another change in muscle nuclei was seen, usually occurring in fibers that were somewhat smaller than normal but that showed distinct cross-striations and myofibrillae.

In contrast, the morphologically similar seeds of Liliales have no phytomelan, and usually retain a cellular structure in the inner portion of the seed coat.

In contrast to modern concrete structures, the concrete walls of Roman buildings were covered, usually with brick or stone.

In contrast to a commercial bank, a central bank possesses a monopoly on increasing the nation's monetary base, and usually also prints the national currency, which usually serves as the nation's legal tender.

In Slavic languages, / l, r / as syllabic nuclei are usually the result of the disappearance of,, or ( contrast for example the Russian cognates for vlk and smrt, ' volk ' and ' sm < nowiki >'</ nowiki > ert < nowiki >'</ nowiki >').

In contrast, outbound calls are made by agents to consumers, usually for sales purposes ( telemarketing ).

An infection that does not and will not produce clinically evident impairment of normal functioning, such as the presence of the normal bacteria and yeasts in the gut, is not considered a disease ; by contrast, an infection that is asymptomatic during its incubation period, but expected to produce symptoms later, is usually considered a disease.

In contrast, the spoken languages of the Han Chinese are usually referred to as dialects of one Chinese language despite their vast differences.

They usually seek, in contrast, to preserve the integrity of existing ecologies and ecoregions, and in general are more pessimistic about human “ management ”.

Similarly, release print stocks usually are available only in two varieties: a " normal " print or a deluxe print ( on more-costly print film like Kodak Vision Premiere ) with slightly greater saturation and contrast.

In contrast to free software, the author usually restricts one or more rights of the user, including the rights to copy, distribute, modify and make derivative works of the software or extract the source code.

Technically speaking, it is not a type of frost, since usually supercooled water drops are involved, in contrast to the formation of hoar frost, in which water vapour condenses slowly and directly.

In contrast to games such as Risk or Monopoly, in which a close game can extend indefinitely, German-style games usually have a mechanism to stop the game within its stated playing time.

By contrast, more mafic rocks such as tonalite, gabbro or diorite have 1 to 5 PPM uranium, and limestones and sedimentary rocks usually have equally low amounts.

In contrast to the " effeminate " view of the central character that usually accompanied a female casting, she described her character as " manly and resolute, but nonetheless thoughtful ... thinks before he acts, a trait indicative of great strength and great spiritual power ".

In contrast, the reloading of shotshells that are usually not available in low-cost, promotional pricings, such as. 410 bore, 16 ga, 20 ga., and 28 ga., becomes more economical to reload in much smaller quantities, perhaps within only 3-5 boxes of shotshells per year.

In contrast, the vocational higher education and training that takes place at vocational universities and schools usually concentrates on practical applications, with very little theory.

Culex mosquitos ( Culex quinquefasciatus shown ) are biological vectors that transmit West Nile Virus. In contrast, biological vectors harbor pathogens within their bodies and deliver pathogens to new hosts in an active manner, usually a bite.

By contrast, non-life insurance cover usually covers a shorter period, such as one year.

This is in stark contrast to the media climate prior to the 20th century, where the media market was dominated by smaller newspapers and pamphleteers who usually had an overt and often radical agenda, with no presumption of balance or objectivity.

As the rind is sweet and the juicy center is sour, the raw fruit is usually consumed either whole — to savor the contrast — or only the rind is eaten.

The defining characteristics of LANs, in contrast to wide area networks ( WANs ), include their usually higher data-transfer rates, smaller geographic area, and lack of a need for leased telecommunication lines.

In contrast full alphanumeric and / or variable graphics displays are usually implemented with pixels arranged as a matrix consisting of electrically connected rows on one side of the LC layer and columns on the other side, which makes it possible to address each pixel at the intersections.

LCD displays that use this implementation will usually have the ability to dim the LEDs in the dark areas of the image being displayed, effectively increasing the contrast ratio of the display.