refinement
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With refinements - better reporting delays, asymptomatic cases - they could give public-health officials something priceless in the early hours of an outbreak: a sense of which actions matter most, before the window for containment snaps shut.
From BBC
The process took about a year and required multiple rounds of refinement before the team settled on the final reconstruction.
From Science Daily
The OPA1 inhibitors, created by collaborators at the University of Padua in Italy, are still lead compounds and will require further refinement before clinical testing can begin.
From Science Daily
After years of refinement, the most promising strain was chosen, and "Muscat Shiragai" was officially established as a new variety in 2024.
From Science Daily
For Hunter, progress at the Toronto meeting would include concrete action on the issue of traceability -- tracking raw materials from mining to refinement and ensuring suppliers follow global market rules.
From Barron's
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