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    resistance
    /rɪˈzɪst(ə)ns/

    noun

    • 1. the refusal to accept or comply with something: "they displayed a narrow-minded resistance to change" Similar opposition tohostility toaversion torefusal to acceptOpposite acceptancereceptivity
    • 2. the ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely: "some of us have a lower resistance to cold than others"

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  2. May 30, 2024 · resistance, in electricity, property of an electric circuit or part of a circuit that transforms electric energy into heat energy in opposing electric current. Resistance involves collisions of the current-carrying charged particles with fixed particles that make up the structure of the conductors.

  3. Jun 14, 2024 · Electrical resistivity (also called volume resistivity or specific electrical resistance) is a fundamental specific property of a material that measures its electrical resistance or how strongly it resists electric current.

  4. Jun 16, 2024 · antibiotic resistance, loss of susceptibility of bacteria to the killing (bacteriocidal) or growth-inhibiting (bacteriostatic) properties of an antibiotic agent. When a resistant strain of bacteria is the dominant strain in an infection, the infection may be untreatable and life-threatening.

  5. 6 days ago · friction, force that resists the sliding or rolling of one solid object over another. Frictional forces, such as the traction needed to walk without slipping, may be beneficial, but they also present a great measure of opposition to motion.

  6. 1 day ago · Queer resistance, community and wrestling define Seattle’s therapeutic Wrestle Yr Friends Wrestle Yr Friends host "The Stonewall Brawl" in Seattle, inviting fans and others to, yes, wrestle ...

  7. 2 days ago · Crude oil has been pushing up against a resistance zone for four days as defined by a relatively narrow price range. Again, on Tuesday, crude rallied to a new trend high of 82.24 before ...

  8. Jun 20, 2024 · Background In the era of second-generation ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitors (ALK-TKIs), there was a paucity of data regarding the progression patterns, resistant mechanisms, and subsequent therapeutic approaches for ALK-positive (ALK+) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods Patients with advanced ALK+ NSCLC were retrospectively selected from our center. Cohort 1 consisted of patients who ...

  9. Jun 13, 2024 · Three years ago, Databricks pioneered this approach by releasing Unity Catalog, the industry's only unified governance solution for data and AI across clouds, data formats, and data platforms. It is designed to scale securely and compliantly for both BI and Gen AI use cases. Over 10,000+ enterprises are now leveraging Unity Catalog to govern ...

  10. Jun 19, 2024 · [1] In electronics, negative resistance ( NR) is a property of some electrical circuits and devices in which an increase in voltage across the device's terminals results in a decrease in electric current through it. [3]

  11. 5 days ago · As one scholar has put it, “slaves ‘naturally’ resisted their enslavement because slavery was fundamentally unnatural.” 1 Forms varied, but the common denominator in all acts of resistance was an attempt to claim some measure of freedom against an institution that defined people fundamentally as property.