Specific diagnosis of norovirus is routinely made by polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) assays or real-time PCR assays, which give results within a few hours.

Specific diagnosis and treatment of dandruff may be difficult as its spectrum blurs with those of seborrhoeic dermatitis and some other scaly.

Specific IgE testing is the proven test for allegry detection ; evidence does not show that indiscriminate IgE testing or testing for immunoglobulin G ( IgG ) can support allergy diagnosis.

Specific tests are a must for proper diagnosis of leptospirosis.

Specific diagnosis depends on finding eggs in the stool.

Specific evidence for infection includes WBCs in normally sterile fluid ( such as urine or cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF )); evidence of a perforated viscus ( free air on abdominal x-ray or CT scan ; signs of acute peritonitis ); abnormal chest x-ray ( CXR ) consistent with pneumonia ( with focal opacification ); or petechiae, purpura, or purpura fulminans.

Specific staining by DEAE-cellulose treated Af and Af, although clearly distinguishable under the microscope from either nonspecific staining or autofluorescence of cells, was not satisfactorily photographed to show such differences in spite of many attempts with black and white and color photography.

Specific obligations to support compliance with the domestic legislation or regulatory requirements of the contracting party providing genetic resources, and contractual obligations reflected in mutually agreed terms, are a significant innovation of the Nagoya Protocol.

Specific chemotherapeutic agents are associated with organ-specific toxicities, including cardiovascular disease ( e. g., doxorubicin ), interstitial lung disease ( e. g., bleomycin ) and occasionally secondary neoplasm ( e. g., MOPP therapy for Hodgkin's disease ).

Specific examples are speech compression and transmission in digital mobile phones, room correction of sound in hi-fi and sound reinforcement applications, weather forecasting, economic forecasting, seismic data processing, analysis and control of industrial processes, medical imaging such as CAT scans and MRI, MP3 compression, computer graphics, image manipulation, hi-fi loudspeaker crossovers and equalization, and audio effects for use with electric guitar amplifiers.

Specific enhancements were made to add channel hopping and a variable time slot option compatible with ISA100. 11a.

Specific objects or even days can be holy, but they derive holiness from being connected with God — the seventh day, the tabernacle, and the priests all derive their holiness from God.

Specific examples of services which warrant the Purple Heart include any action against an enemy of the United States ; any action with an opposing armed force of a foreign country in which the Armed Forces of the United States are or have been engaged ; while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party ; as a result of an act of any such enemy of opposing armed forces ; or as the result of an act of any hostile foreign force.

Specific sites linked to Robin Hood include the Major Oak tree, claimed to have been used by him as a hideout, Robin Hood's Well, located near Newstead Abbey ( within the boundaries of Sherwood Forest ), and the Church of St. Mary in the village of Edwinstowe, where Robin and Maid Marian are historically thought to have wed. To reinforce this belief, the University of Nottingham in 2010 has begun the Nottingham Caves Survey with the goal " to increase the tourist potential of these sites ".

Specific ecoregions of Western Australia include: the sandstone gorges of The Kimberley on the northern coast and below that areas of dry grassland ( Ord Victoria Plain ) or semi-desert ( Western Australian Mulga shrublands ), with Tanami Desert inland from there.

Specific gravity usually means relative density with respect to water.

Specific seasons for bow hunting or muzzle-loading black powder guns are often established to limit competition with hunters using more effective weapons.

Specific alters may react negatively to therapy, fearing the therapists goal is to eliminate the alter ( particularly those associated with illegal or violent activities ).

Specific rail-to-rail comparators with p-n-p input transistors, like the LM139 family, allow input potential to drop 0. 3 volts below the negative supply rail, but do not allow it to rise above the positive rail.

Specific burial customs were characterized by the dead being laid on their sides with their knees pressed against their breast, one hand under the head.

Specific punishments introduced in Moscow included beheading for alleged traitors, branding of thieves ( with execution for a third arrest ).

Specific language impairment ( SLI )-difficulty with language or the organized-symbol system used for communication in the absence of problems such as mental retardation, hearing loss, or emotional disorders.

Specific neurological symptoms usually then follow, often in the form of parkinsonism ( cogwheel rigidity, bradykinesia or slowed movements and a lack of balance are the most common parkinsonian features ) with or without a typical hand tremor, masked facial expressions, slurred speech, ataxia ( lack of coordination ) or dystonia ( twisting and repetitive movements of part of the body ).

Specific gravity is measured by comparing the weight of the gem in air with the weight of the gem suspended in water.

Specific settings include isolated forts, ranches and homesteads ; the Native American village ; or the small frontier town with its saloon, general store, livery stable and jailhouse.

Specific attention is divided into: the site, location and solar orientation of the building, local sun path, the prevailing level of insolation ( latitude / sunshine / clouds / precipitation ( meteorology ) ), design and construction quality / materials, placement / size / type of windows and walls, and incorporation of solar-energy-storing thermal mass with heat capacity.

Specific fuel consumption of air-breathing jet engines at their maximum efficiency vary more or less inversely with speed, which in turn means that the fuel consumption per mile or km can be a more appropriate comparison metric for aircraft that travel at very different speeds.

This is acknowledged by the American Institute for Conservation who advise " Specific admission requirements differ and potential candidates are encouraged to contact the programs directly for details on prerequisites, application procedures, and program curriculum ".

: Specific regions within a country or areas in dispute among countries, such as Kashmir, are not covered, but other areas of the world whose status is disputed, such as the Spratly Islands, have entries.

Specific weaknesses in the text include: it does not stipulate guidelines for the ' non-detriment ' finding required of national Scientific Authorities ; non-detriment findings require copious amounts of information ; the ' household effects ' clause is often not rigid enough / specific enough to prevent CITES violations by means of this Article ( VII ); non-reporting from Parties means Secretariat monitoring is incomplete ; and it has no capacity to address domestic trade in listed species.

Specific or personal coercion is the most commonly considered kind.

where ( Specific mutual Information ) is the pointwise mutual information.

Specific high-temperature mica-insulated wire and cable is rated to work for up to 15 minutes in molten aluminium, glass, and steel.

Specific plot elements and features in The Hobbit that show similarities to Beowulf include the title thief as Bilbo is called by Gollum and later also by Smaug, the underground path into the mountain, and Smaug's personality which leads to the destruction of Lake-town.

Specific gravity is commonly used in industry as a simple means of obtaining information about the concentration of solutions of various materials such as brines, sugar solutions ( syrups, juices, honeys, brewers wort, must, etc.

The Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket ( VASIMR ) is an electro-magnetic thruster for spacecraft propulsion.

Specific impulse ( usually abbreviated I < sub > sp </ sub >) is a way to describe the efficiency of rocket and jet engines.

Specific impulse is a useful value to compare engines, much like miles per gallon or litres per 100 kilometres is used for cars.

Specific fuel consumption is inversely proportional to specific impulse and effective exhaust velocity.

Specific ultra-fast comparators, like the LMH7322, allow input signal to swing below the negative rail and above the positive rail, although by a narrow margin of only 0. 2 V. Differential input voltage ( the voltage between two inputs ) of a modern rail-to-rail comparator is usually limited only by the full swing of power supply.

Specific detectivity, or D *, for a photodetector is a figure of merit used to characterize performance, equal to the reciprocal of noise-equivalent power ( NEP ), normalized per unit area.

Specific detectivity is given by, where is the area of the photosensitive region of the detector.

Specific human capital refers to skills or knowledge that is useful only to a single employer or industry, whereas general human capital ( such as literacy ) is useful to all employers.

Specific works ( although this is by no means an exhaustive list ) include:

Specific humidity is a ratio of the water vapor content of the mixture to the total air content on a mass basis.

* Specific inductive capacity, abbreviated to SIC, which is more commonly known as the relative permittivity or the dielectric constant