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After 3 days, the c-wave was diminished substantially to approximately 50% of the preinjection baseline.
Regarding the follow-up bid, it appeared that the distribution of (yes, yes) responses diminished with bid size.
This way, positive psychological factors are enhanced while negative ones are diminished.
The cytokinin or ethylene requirements for overcoming thermoinhibition of lettuce germination can also be eliminated or diminished by removing or weakening the endosperm.
Removal of the cotyledons strongly diminished enzymatic activity in the embryonic axis.
The heightened baseline pain state reached a peak at 3 weeks post-injury, and diminished back to baseline by 1 year.
The rate of production of thyroxine is diminished.
Although collective work parties have diminished since the ' time of the elders ', they still take place frequently, particularly among certain categories of people.
