Résistance des matériaux -- Histoire. : History of strength of materials : with a brief account of the history of theory of elasticity and theory of structures / Stephen P. Timoshenko
The capacity of an organism to defend itself against pathological processes or the agents of those processes. This most often involves innate immunity whereby the organism responds to pathogens in a generic way. The term disease resistance is used most frequently when referring to plants
Diminished or failed response of an organism, disease or tissue to the intended effectiveness of a chemical or drug. It should be differentiated from DRUG TOLERANCE which is the progressive diminution of the susceptibility of a human or animal to the effects of a drug, as a result of continued administration
Diminished effectiveness of INSULIN in lowering blood sugar levels: requiring the use of 200 units or more of insulin per day to prevent HYPERGLYCEMIA or KETOSIS
The capacity of a normal organism to remain unaffected by microorganisms and their toxins. It results from the presence of naturally occurring ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, constitutional factors such as BODY TEMPERATURE and immediate acting immune cells such as NATURAL KILLER CELLS
--names of specific materials and forms, e.g. Magnesium alloys; Plates (Engineering); also subdivision Testing under specific materials or forms, e.g. Concrete--Testing; Girders--Testing
Résistance passive. : Nonviolent resistance : a new approach to violent and self-destructive children / Haim Omer ; translated from the Hebrew by Shoshannah London-Sapir and Haim Omer