1 the use of something --
2 the amount of something available, produced, etc. compared with the total amount that exists or that could be produced: --
3 the process of using something effectively: --
As stocking rate increases sward utilization improves, but at the cost of lowered output per head, because of grazing severity restricting animal intake.
In a population-based sample, depressive symptoms predicted greater medical care utilization, independent of a number of medical severity measures.
Here we report on the assessment of and the impact on the health services utilization and expenditure of both programmes.
Utilization of contextual information in determining the meaning of unfamiliar words.
The study is based on health-care utilization : there will always be additional persons with these conditions who do not consult.
One particular aspect of hospital utilization is the question of the appropriateness of hospital admissions and days of care.
Conversely, when graze is limited there will be higher utilization of acacias by elephants but also fires of low intensity.
We focus the discussion on the possible utilization of a detailed observation of tattoos during the screening interview for blood donors.
