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7% of the genes had an adjusted R-squared statistic over 0.7, showing that most of the genes had first-order mRNA degradation rates.
All of these opioids except fentanyl follow first-order kinetics.
The position and intensity distribution of the first-order diffraction pattern was monitored by a photodiode array which was scanned electronically every 0.5 ms.
Though Shultz elevated the status and visibility of counterterrorism coordination by appointing as coordinator first L. Paul Bremer and then Robert Oakley, both senior career ambassadors of high standing in the Foreign Service, the department continued to be dominated by regional bureaus for which terrorism was not a first-order concern.
For the applications and validation tests that follow, we use just the first-order corrections.