concentration curve

  • 1curve — 1. A nonangular continuous bend or line. 2. A chart or graphic representation, by means of a continuous line connecting individual observations, of the course of a physiologic activity, of the number of cases of a disease in a given period, or of …

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  • 2curve, concentration —    The rising limb on a hydrograph curve [16] …

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  • 3Calibration curve — In analytical chemistry, a calibration curve is a general method for determining the concentration of a substance in an unknown sample by comparing the unknown to a set of standard samples of known concentration.The calibration curve is a plot of …

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  • 4Keeling Curve — The Keeling Curve is a graph showing the variation in concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide since 1958. It is based on continuous measurements taken at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii under the supervision of Charles David Keeling.… …

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  • 5Oxygen–haemoglobin dissociation curve — The oxygen–haemoglobin dissociation curve (or oxygen–hemoglobin dissociation curve) plots the proportion of haemoglobin in its saturated form on the vertical axis against the prevailing oxygen tension on the horizontal axis. The oxyhaemoglobin… …

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  • 6Half maximal effective concentration — The term half maximal effective concentration (EC50) refers to the concentration of a drug or antibody which induces a response halfway between the baseline and maximum. [ [http://www.graphpad.com/curvefit/introduction89.htm Introducing… …

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  • 7Oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve — The oxygen haemoglobin dissociation curve plots the proportion of hemoglobin in its saturated form on the vertical axis against the prevailing oxygen tension on the horizontal axis. The oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve is an important tool for… …

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  • 8Standard curve — A standard curve is a quantitative research tool, a method of plotting assay data that is used to determine the concentration of a substance, particularly proteins and DNA. It can be used in many biological experimentsThe assay is first performed …

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  • 9Lorenz curve — The Lorenz curve is a graphical representation of the cumulative distribution function of a probability distribution; it is a graph showing the proportion of the distribution assumed by the bottom y % of the values. It is often used to represent… …

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  • 10breakthrough curve —    1. A plot of relative concentration versus time, where relative concentration is defined as C/ Co with C as the concentration at a point in the ground water flow domain, and Co as the source concentration [22].    2. A plot of tracer… …

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