Word: signalized
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...during our hike back toward the Ndoki River that we come upon the band of chimps -- an encounter Fay calls "the signal wildlife experience" of his 14 years in Africa. The ruckus the apes raise begins with threats and distress calls, but some of them seem to let out the hoots that chimps use to greet one another. I would like to think these chimps have the capacity to welcome the apelike aliens into their forest...
...suit accused the airlines of using a code on computerized reservations systems to signal when prices were going up or down. The airlines denied any wrongdoing. As part of last week's settlement, though, the four agreed to provide $368.5 million worth of discounts to passengers who can prove they purchased a ticket on one of the four carriers and flew through any of 34 principal U.S. airports between Jan. 1, 1988, and June 30, 1992. If the settlement is approved by a federal court in Atlanta later this year, vouchers usable for discounts of up to 10% on most...
...offering electronic devices free of charge to a limited number of women in cities participating in the six-month pilot program. The devices are worn as pendants or installed in homes as security-system panels. A woman fearing imminent assault can press her panic button, which relays a signal through her telephone line to ADT dispatchers, who in turn notify police. The victim must be inside her home or within 200 ft. of it for the device to work. To be eligible for the test program, already under way in Tampa and Jacksonville, the women must agree in advance...
...next time similar pollen grains are detected, the antibodies signal the mast cells, which release a flood of chemicals, including histamine, against the harmless intruder. It is histamine that causes swelling, itching and other irritations all too familiar to hay fever sufferers. At the same time, additional IgE antibodies are produced and placed in position on mast cells, so that the next exposure to the pollen may produce a more severe response...
...systems, which translate sound waves captured by microphones into electronic representations -- or analogs -- amplify the background noise along with the voice, and wax < and wane depending on atmospheric conditions. Using digital technology, the new phones achieve quality equal to what earthlings get calling across town, even with the faintest signal...