| 单词 | swabbing |
| 例句 | Fat, kindly Dr. Cuevas attempted to treat her with pills of his own devising, with vitamins in syrup and throat swabbings with borax honey, but all to no apparent effect. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His crew appeared busy swabbing decks and picking oakum, but their gazes kept drifting toward the quarterdeck. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z There had been no kidnapped boys swabbing the decks and earning pats on the head from white kidnappers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z So Humason took odd jobs at the observatory—electrician’s assistant, janitor, swabbing the floors of the telescope he had helped to build. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The innkeeper is collecting empty cups and swabbing the tables. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Without a janitor swishing a mop and swabbing the decks, the floor felt extremely gummy. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The enterprising African boy whose fine leather boots she wore would have been chained belowdecks, swabbing his body in his own filth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He cackles and sniffs, swabbing his face with his napkin. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The innkeeper looks up from where he's swabbing a table. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He did the sweeping, swabbing and all the laundry. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, the dignity of both women demanded that they never speak of dishes nor of swabbing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The nurse started swabbing my temples with a smelly grease. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Swab can refer to a sailor, in addition to the task of “swabbing the deck,” Templet says. It’s the golden age of the swab, a 99-year-old invention that has never been more crucial 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z They sheepishly apologize and get to swabbing and shining in time to greet their next group of swells. Perspective | Here’s to the class-conflicted, workplace-inappropriate ‘Below Deck’ — TV’s ideal mental vacation 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z There is no reason we should be swabbing the decks of a sinking ship — alternatives already exist, and they are flourishing. Cooperative banking has arrived 2012-05-24T12:30:00Z It’s a simple act of swabbing the outside of the bottle and running it through a meter. How to Travel With a Young Child for the First Time 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z AM Wince your way through assorted graphic swabbings in the first of this new three-part fly-on-the-wall series focusing on two of the UK's busiest sexual health clinics: one in Birmingham, the other in London. TV highlights 11/04/2013 2013-04-11T06:00:08Z In each, footage of a physical process — spitting into vials or swabbing cheeks — cuts quickly, as if by magic, to computerized results. The Racial Spectacle of DNA Test Result Videos 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z It takes place in a bathroom and involves a great deal of swabbing of the tiles and flushings of the lavatory. Psycho: Archive review 2010-10-22T10:54:00Z Indeed, so many people seemed to be swabbing and spitting that I began to wonder if I were missing something. 23 and Not Me: As an adoptee, I'm not even remotely tempted to take a DNA test 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z For antigen tests, a sample is collected by nasal swabbing, with hopes that there are some virus proteins in the sample. Travel and Coronavirus Testing: Your Questions Answered 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z By 2 o’clock in the afternoon I will be in the hospital, nurses and social workers reciting health risks and injecting me with things and swabbing and scraping the “evidence” off my body. How people reacted to my rape 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z And in a world of instant DNA swabbing and database matching, crime shows lose options. Critic’s Notebook: Supreme Court’s DNA Ruling Tests the Scriptwriter’s Art 2013-06-04T22:12:16Z Approved methods include visual inspection, swabbing for explosives or a physical pat-down. TSA apologizes to Native American woman 'humiliated' during security screening 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z That didn’t stop me from popping the mustardy orbs in my mouth, then swabbing the fiery seafood garnish from the box. Review | Like a good neighbor, Pennyroyal Station is there for you 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z I was at least partially repaid when I walked in on my 20-year-old son swabbing my mom’s lips on her deathbed and refusing to leave her side until I got there. Carolyn Hax: Readers’ advice on what we owe our aging parents, and more 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Winfree, along with two scientists who have since left the company, developed a process for swabbing dogs’ mouths for a DNA sample. Using DNA to catch canine culprits — and their owners 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z “His head of security and I were doing nose swabbing five days a week,” she recalled. Dr. Fauci, Movie Star 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z And new moms are swabbing anybody who wants to come over to meet their baby. Can’t. Stop. Self-Swabbing. 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z The research, presented at the American Chemical Society spring national meeting in Orlando, Florida, involved the team swabbing 17 species of fish caught off the southern California coast. New antibiotics could be developed using fish slime, scientists say 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z Consider that lonely experience as the alternative and the staircases, seating hassles and swabbing become a small price to pay. The Joy (and Pain) of the Physical, at an In-Person Berlin Film Festival 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z These are the sort of things that can sour in your head if you're still working as a janitor at 27, swabbing corridors in Mercy hospital. What drives writers to drink? 2013-07-27T23:05:00Z As we settle in with our menus, a trio of olive oils from around the world shows up with focaccia for swabbing. Fig & Olive is hit or miss early on in CityCenterDC 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z From one diagnosis to another: Hannah’s OCD is now in full flush, and her deep-impact swabbing of her ear canal was by far harder to watch than anything I saw in last night’s Walking Dead. Girls Watch: Slick With Sadness 2013-03-11T18:00:17Z All sorts of people are swabbing inside their cheeks and spitting into collection tubes these days in the interest of researching their ancestry. TV’s Genealogy Craze Yields Game Shows and Paper Chases but Also Interesting Lessons 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z The 129 graduate and undergraduate students were taught to collect their own data-by swabbing certain moist and oily hotspots, behind the ears, between the toes and in the naval. Skin behind the ears and between the toes can host a collection of unhealthy microbes 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z “This is bronze tablet oil,” he said, methodically swabbing the plate and delivering a golden shine to the words “leader servant mentor friend resting in the arms of Jesus.” Column: Retired Judge Lance Ito's weekly ritual: Paying homage to his late wife 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z They began swabbing pigs at swine shows, ultimately uncovering a national network of events that resulted in human infections in a predictable annual cycle. Could the Next Pandemic Start at the County Fair? 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z And only by swabbing animals directly could scientists prove whether they had been carrying the virus, a step that was precluded by the market being cleared of animals soon after the outbreak began. Report of Wuhan Market Samples Found Covid and Animal Mixtures 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z It’s not the same as swabbing a raccoon dog. New Evidence Supports Animal Origin of COVID Virus through Raccoon Dogs 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z One of the few studies that compared test accuracy between health care professionals and people swabbing themselves found no difference in rapid test results. Do Rapid Tests Still Work? 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Try a bold color or two and you’ll avoid that feeling that you’re swabbing decks on a battleship when you mop your kitchen floor! The pros and cons of painting with bold colors 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z The year started with an “imposter” who pretended to be a medical professional accessing a juvenile detention facility and swabbing the mouths of several children. Officials hastily moved kids out of L.A. juvenile hall to avoid inspection, report finds 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Someday, the company hopes to make the process as easy as swabbing the inside of a patient’s cheek. Weight-loss drugs are a milestone for the obese but expose health inequity 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z An emphasis on swabbing throats instead of administering shots drew further attention from the vaccination campaign. As Officials Ease Restrictions, China Faces New Pandemic Risks 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Many tests with nasal swabbing require you to swab for at least 15 seconds in each nostril. COVID-19 rapid tests can breed confusion — here’s how to make sense of the results and what to do 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Other people worried swabbing would somehow harm the pigs and lead judges to “show them the gate”—show lingo for being eliminated from the competition. To thwart the next pandemic, ‘swientists’ hunt for flu viruses at U.S. hog shows 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z While a lab technician can make as much as $4,250 a month, advertisements for swabbing jobs offer something closer to $1,000. The ‘Age of P.C.R. Prosperity’? China’s Covid-Testing Strategy Comes Under Strain 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Other tests rely on swabbing saliva or hair samples. Legal cannabis poses a quandary for US companies screening staff for drugs 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Over the weekend, Chengdu’s Covid testing system — which has been tasked with swabbing all of the city’s 21 million residents every day — collapsed, leaving residents waiting in line for hours. As China Imposes More Covid Lockdowns, ‘Everyone Is Scared’ 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Tests require swabbing a monkeypox lesion and sending it off to a lab for testing. Monkeypox 2022: everything you need to know 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Right now, monkeypox tests involve swabbing the sores that appear over the course of an infection. Monkeypox can’t use the same at-home testing playbook as COVID-19 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z He told Salon via email he's been "recommending this for months" — as in, swabbing one's throat when using an at-home tests — "especially when sore throat is a prominent symptom." Some experts advise swabbing one's throat when taking at-home COVID tests. Here's why 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The monkeypox test involves swabbing one of the lesions that typically accompany the disease, making it difficult to expand testing to people who do not have symptoms, Dr. Walensky said. Demand for Monkeypox Vaccine Exceeds Supply, C.D.C. Says 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z The researchers detected the Alpha and Delta variants of the coronavirus in waste water up to two weeks before the strains were picked up by swabbing and testing people in clinics. COVID Variants Found in Sewage Weeks before Showing Up in Tests 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z In one instance, she happened to notice the scene unfolding because she was swabbing toilets in the bridge parking lot. As Deception Pass turns 100, WA’s favorite state park cultivates next generation of ‘dreams and memories’ 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Without better access to tests, which involve swabbing a lesion, it is impossible for public health officials to know the true prevalence of the disease. U.S. monkeypox response mirrors early coronavirus missteps, experts say 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z For instance, say an individual swabs one's throat when doing an at-home test that doesn't call for throat swabbing — and then tests positive. Some experts advise swabbing one's throat when taking at-home COVID tests. Here's why 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z But the push for constant swabbing comes with its own heavy costs. Costly, scandal-ridden mass testing is China’s latest ‘zero covid’ bet 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z While the veterinarian was swabbing the cat’s nose, the animal sneezed in her face. A new study is the first to document likely cat-to-human virus transmission, but risks are low overall, experts say. 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z His mother, Jackey Jackson, made sure the two made it to cleaners before 5 p.m. to pick up his pants and also talked him through swabbing his nose for his mandated coronavirus test. Students head to prom after two years of covid restrictions 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z “Here was this great big flashing red warning light in September. They didn’t mention it in the 483. They didn’t do any additional swabbing or testing. They did nothing about it.” Whistleblower report on baby formula didn’t reach top FDA food safety official 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z The collection method of throat swabbing remains a divisive issue among experts in infectious disease. Some experts advise swabbing one's throat when taking at-home COVID tests. Here's why 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Early detection is vital to slow down transmission, and in Canada and Britain many authorities recommend swabbing the throat, then nostrils to find the virus sooner. When Covid Enters the House, What Should We Do? 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z The comparisons are particularly knotty in the United States: The country does not conduct the random swabbing studies necessary to estimate infection levels, making it difficult to know what share of infected people are dying. Is COVID more dangerous than driving? How scientists are parsing COVID risks 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z After swabbing their nose and waiting an anxious 15 minutes, the result is negative. The Home Test Is Negative, but Could I Still Have Covid? 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Humans are highly suggestible creatures — as we have all learned from two years of nervously swabbing the insides of our noses. Why teens are self-diagnosing on TikTok 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z The answer depends on who's asked — as the collection method of throat swabbing remains a divisive issue among experts in infectious disease. Some experts advise swabbing one's throat when taking at-home COVID tests. Here's why 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Testing for the avian flu typically involves swabbing the mouths and tracheal area of chickens and turkeys. What to Know About the Bird Flu Outbreak 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Colegrove and Horan then commenced an exhaustive examination of the sedated mammal, taking her temperature, swabbing her eyes and nose, drawing blood, and examining the small pale hooks of her claws and her gleaming teeth. How the Hoopa Valley Tribe monitors a rare carnivore 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z But sampling and swabbing free-ranging animals can be difficult and time-consuming. The Coronavirus Menagerie 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z And the government vowed that its purchase could provide the tests faster and cheaper so people, by simply swabbing at home, could quell the spread of covid. What are taxpayers spending for those ‘free’ Covid tests? The government won't say 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z He noted that he thinks people should be following the test's instructions, but he's not surprised that people are swabbing their throats and getting positive test results. Some experts advise swabbing one's throat when taking at-home COVID tests. Here's why 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Workers in hazmat suits are also swabbing door handles, elevator buttons, couches and ATM machines, though health experts say surfaces pose little risk for spreading the virus. AP PHOTOS: COVID-19 tests at Olympics not just for people 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Testing observers make sure students are swabbing correctly, and for the right amount of time, said Sarah Pritchett, assistant deputy superintendent of strategy, deployment and response. Seattle Schools wants weekly COVID testing. Here’s why it hasn’t happened yet 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z “Nurses were standing out there in what you’re wearing, and they were swabbing people,” Ali said. Alaska ER doctor’s paintings follow passage of pandemic 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Collecting samples of saliva, or swabbing the inside of the mouth, could help identify people who are infected with the virus days earlier than nasal swabs do, some research suggests. For Coronavirus Testing, the Nose May Not Always Be Best 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z There have not been any scientific papers with peer-reviewed evidence that confirm or deny the efficacy of throat swabbing with at-home tests that don't call for it. Some experts advise swabbing one's throat when taking at-home COVID tests. Here's why 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Those who are medic qualified can also perform swabbing, he said. L.A. County reports highest one-week coronavirus total since pandemic began 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Consider swabbing your throat along with your nose for rapid COVID-19 tests, some experts say as omicron forces them to rethink what they thought they knew. Live: Coronavirus daily news updates, January 5: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z "You are going to have people who get into a car accident and go into the emergency room. They’re swabbing everybody, and you’re going to have people that have incidental positives." New York makes major adjustment to COVID patient intake reporting during Omicron surge 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z In Britain, some at-home tests require swabbing both the throat and the nose, an approach that may be worth pursuing, experts said. For Coronavirus Testing, the Nose May Not Always Be Best 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Officials say an increase in swabbing tests has caused massive backlogs. Australia: Hundreds given false Covid results in Sydney lab error 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Both tests involve swabbing your nose and/or throat. Covid: How do I get a lateral flow or PCR test? 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Medical professionals identify infections by unwrapping a wound and then checking it for observable signs or by swabbing it and conducting a laboratory test. Gel-Based Sensor Continuously Monitors Wounds for Infection 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Most tests require swabbing about a half inch inside both nostrils, so it may tickle but doesn’t hurt. Can at-home COVID-19 tests make holiday gatherings safer? 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Incorrectly swabbing one’s nose—or reading the test results before or after the specified time window—can also yield inaccurate results. The Smartest Way to Use Rapid At-Home COVID Tests 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z They involve swabbing your nose and/or throat, then dipping the swab in a fluid. Covid: How do I get a lateral flow or PCR test? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z "It is recognised that it may be easier for children with additional needs to provide a saliva sample rather than regular swabbing," its statement continued. Coronvirus: Saliva tests considered for mainstream SEN pupils 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Some schools, cities, and even entire countries are already testing asymptomatic children as well as adults, swabbing millions of noses or collecting saliva on a grand scale. Schools have begun mass testing for COVID-19. But hurdles and uncertainties remain 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z This involves swabbing your nose or throat, dropping the swab in a vial of liquid and sending it to a lab for analysis. Covid: Which areas are being surge tested for variants? 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z It involves swabbing your nose and/or throat, then dipping the swab in a fluid. Covid: How do I get a lateral flow or PCR test? 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z So he started swabbing the subway, sampling the microbial world that coexists with people in our transit systems. Cities have their own distinct microbial fingerprints 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Football players took antigen tests before practices and games, lining up in small groups before swabbing their own nostrils and dropping the swabs in a tube. As Pac-12 bet on rapid coronavirus tests to play football, UW debate boiled behind the scenes, records show 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z After swabbing her nose, Abramson asked Roach, 57, if she also wanted to get vaccinated. At a walk-up coronavirus vaccine clinic in D.C., every shot is a small victory 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z The PCR test involves swabbing your nose or throat, dropping the swab in a vial of liquid and sending it to a lab for analysis. Covid: Which areas are being mass tested for variants? 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Also, although two weeks between swabbing and sequencing is fast by the standards of genomic research, it wasn’t fast enough to keep up with a highly transmissible variant. Special Report: How a coronavirus variant tore through an English island and onto the world stage 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z They settled on swabbing objects common to transit systems everywhere: benches, turnstiles, and ticket kiosks. Cities have their own distinct microbial fingerprints 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Separately, nurses working for the state were dispatched in two-person swabbing teams to test “dozens” of VIPs, some living in penthouses in Manhattan, according to one person with direct knowledge. Andrew Cuomo’s family members were given special access to covid testing, according to people familiar with the arrangement 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z The tests are PCR ones, which involve swabbing the nose or throat and are regarded as the most reliable. Does the Oxford vaccine have a blood clot problem? And other questions 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Brant offered a spray, then a small sponge for swabbing the mouth. She was dying of COVID-19. Her last hope was a Hail Mary that would save her or kill her 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z Imperfect swabbing technique, or swabbing only one nostril, may increase the risk of less accurate results. At-Home Covid Testing Is Here 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z When will we get results from a definitive study — confirming the presence or absence of virus by swabbing noses daily of the vaccinated and unvaccinated? What will it take to end the mask era in our fight against COVID-19? 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z But various labs are at least trying to solve the first part of that equation: periodically swabbing the noses of vaccine recipients and measuring the amount of viral material therein. Can vaccinated people still spread COVID-19? How long does immunity last? Here’s what science knows now 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Sweden’s coronavirus testing was very limited in the spring, swabbing only people with moderate to severe symptoms. Keeping schools open without masks or quarantines doubled Swedish teachers' COVID-19 risk 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z It was a very extensive study, swabbing every surface of this place. A W.H.O. Researcher on His Trip to China Seeking Origins of the Virus 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z The tests will be PCR ones, which involve swabbing the nose or throat and are regarded as the most reliable. Covid-19: 'Critical' those in South African variant test areas stay at home 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z The PCR test involves swabbing your nose or throat, dropping the swab in a vial of liquid and sending it off to a lab for analysis. Covid: How does mass testing work? 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z He developed an easy-to-use method that collected a specimen by swabbing the inside of the mouth after coughing. LA, Congress take divergent paths after COVID test warning 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Those who set up an appointment arrive and self-administer the test by swabbing inside their mouths. FDA warns of false results from Curative coronavirus tests 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Iloisa Teixeira, who works in the Cabot Testing Center as a medical assistant overseeing swabbing, was the first Northeastern community member to receive the vaccine. Northeastern one of 1st US colleges to administer vaccine 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Tests for the coronavirus rely on swabbing the nose or throat — a procedure subject to user error and whose results are less consistent. Measuring viral load in COVID-19 patients could predict who gets the sickest 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Another method gathers fluids from your mouth by swabbing the cheeks, gums or tongue. What You Need to Know About Getting Tested for Coronavirus 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Schools will need to train employees - likely nurses or athletic trainers - how to administer the tests, which involve a shallow swabbing inside the nose. Rapid COVID-19 tests for SC schools in place next week 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z The same attitude is being applied to the coronavirus, as Liverpool attempts to quash its outbreak by swabbing its entire population. Britain tries to swab all of Liverpool in pilot of mass coronavirus testing 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Testing sewage is cheaper and less invasive than swabbing hundreds of people, and it could be done more frequently. Sewage testing could protect schools, hospitals from COVID-19 outbreaks 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Turner sees an advantage to the swabbing strategy, in which a healthcare worker oversees the sample collection — reminding people to cough to bring up fluids, for example. Saliva tests for coronavirus infections are starting to catch on 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Mary’s Center, a network of clinics serving mostly Latinos in the District and Maryland, launched its testing effort Sept. 18, swabbing 42 people in the parking lot of CentroNía, an early-education center in Takoma Park. Maryland suburb steps up response to covid-19 in Latino communities 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z The older coronavirus test — infamous for the sometimes-painful deep nasal swabbing required — is still the most widely used, but it is much more expensive and time-consuming. Trump administration’s new rapid coronavirus tests plagued by confusion and a lack of planning 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z The test involves individuals swabbing each their own nostrils under a health care worker’s supervision and then sealing the swab in a tube, which is later collected and sent to Broad for analysis. COVID-19 Testing Lab Shows How Colleges Can Reopen Safely 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z No, she means something much more practical and real: the interruptions of work, child-rearing, grocery shopping and such buzz-killing tasks as “swabbing the cat’s stitches and unblocking toilets.” Working-class feminist contrarian Caitlin Moran on the joys of mellower middle age 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z George Mason University is swabbing inside the noses of hundreds of randomly selected students a week to check for the novel coronavirus. Welcome to college. Now get tested for the coronavirus — again and again. 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Thousands of U.S. families are swabbing their noses twice a week in a DIY experiment to help solve some of the mysteries about the coronavirus. How key bottlenecks scrambled COVID-19 testing in Sacramento 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z She helps them do the nose swabbing, and they both say it doesn’t really hurt. US kids, parents perform DIY tests for coronavirus science 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Nasal swabbing showed that the infected but asymptomatic study participants had lower levels of viral RNA than infected people who felt ill at some point. Coronavirus research updates: Dogs’ and cats’ infection rates mirror those of people 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z “Many of us believe that quite a substantial rate of false negatives is a consequence of inaccurate swabbing,” said Lawrence Young, a professor of molecular oncology at Warwick Medical School in Coventry. Exclusive: UK's home testing dogged by delays, undermining push to reduce virus transmission 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Others will be forced out after swabbing positive. Plaschke: Only in L.A. (and Anaheim): Mega-stars power Dodgers and Angels like never before 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z The nasopharyngeal swab checks for coronavirus in the back of the nasal passage and is one of a range of swabbing techniques. No, these tests don't damage the brain 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Strict protocols involve swabbing patients for the virus 48 hours prior to surgery and minimal contact with others thereafter, screening visitors upon hospital entry and extra precautions with feverish hand washing and N95 masks. Flying cross country amid coronavirus pandemic for heart surgery: One patient’s success story 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z Donovan said the only plausible reason to decline free testing would be the difficulty swabbing residents with dementia. Care home refused free tests. Now, nearly everyone has virus 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Louisiana is offering testing kits and lab analysis to nursing homes, and is going in to help with the swabbing if needed. Louisiana gets tougher with nursing homes over virus testing 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z The state is offering testing kits and lab analysis to nursing homes, and is going in to help with the swabbing if needed. Louisiana misses goal on virus testing at nursing homes 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z But such swabs are in short supply, and swabbing can prompt people to cough or sneeze, potentially launching a barrage of viral particles. Coronavirus research updates: Trump’s favoured drug shows no benefit — but another drug does 2020-05-24T04:00:00Z Because they are less accurate than the genetic tests conducted by swabbing a patient’s nose, the antibody — or serologic — tests were not used to confirm positive cases reported by the state. Virginia says it will stop counting antibody tests as coronavirus tests in daily reports 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Many people who undergo coronavirus tests using the most common method — swabbing through the nose — find the test uncomfortable or even painful. After Decades of Service, Five Nuns Die as Virus Sweeps Through Convent 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z “We’ll just go in about an inch, swirl around a couple times,” Michael Moentmann calmly explained before swabbing the nostril of water department employee Leon Wheeler. ‘Crash course’: Med students in Detroit help test for virus 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z While a handful of the company’s facilities have used state assistance for swabbing, CCI’s nursing homes have worked out their own agreements with a private lab to do most of the tests, he said. Louisiana misses goal on virus testing at nursing homes 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The company’s rapid growth owes in part to a unique approach that allows patients to self-administer the tests by swabbing their own mouths after coughing. L.A. turned to Silicon Valley for a streamlined coronavirus test. It brings potential risks and rewards 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Running a test involves swabbing a potentially infected person's nasal passage and swirling the specimen in an open container with liquid chemicals, raising the potential of releasing the highly contagious virus into the air. Trump-touted fast COVID-19 test poses safety issues, lab workers say 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z This past week, medical professionals led by the University of Washington’s Dr. Thuan Ong went room by room through a nursing home in a highly orchestrated ballet of swabbing and bagging. ‘We’ve been ignored’: Nursing homes plead for more testing 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Cloaked in gowns, masks and face shields, they spend hours swabbing people and running tests through rapid-response machines. ‘Crash course’: Med students in Detroit help test for virus 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z By swabbing nasal cavities and scanning lungs, the agency identified at least three COVID-19 cases among some 70 people who were tested, said Medical Examiner Dr. Jonathan Lucas. The silent, deadly spread of coronavirus in California began far earlier than first reported 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z But the oral-based approach is not the one preferred by the Food and Drug Administration, which recommends an uncomfortable swabbing deep inside the nose, the more widely used technique. L.A. turned to Silicon Valley for a streamlined coronavirus test. It brings potential risks and rewards 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Self-administered nose swabs are just as accurate as those more invasive swabbing methods, according to an analysis done by UnitedHealth Group and the Gates Foundation. First at-home COVID-19 testing kit authorized by the FDA 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z People will stay in their cars for tests, which they will administer themselves by swabbing their own throats using instructions provided onsite, officials said. L.A. County reports 81 new coronavirus deaths, the highest one-day toll by far 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z Instead, some major airports do screenings, which means asking passengers questions and checking their temperature, not swabbing their nasal passages to find out for sure. Trump and his trail of unmet promises in coronavirus fight 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z This would involve large-scale planning, the swift development of a contact-tracing app, and thousands of volunteers to help with swabbing, processing results and monitoring quarantine. The coronavirus crisis could end in one of these four ways | Devi Sridhar 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Dennis Layton, an audio engineer in Lancaster, said he got a false negative result from Curative after swabbing himself at a test site at the Antelope Valley Mall in Palmdale on April 5. L.A. turned to Silicon Valley for a streamlined coronavirus test. It brings potential risks and rewards 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Instead, consumers could collect their own samples, by either swabbing the throat or cheek or spitting into a cup. Covid-19: beware online tests and cures, experts say 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z The simple act of swabbing tonsils and nostrils was risky because of the sharp cough and spray it provoked. Coronavirus anxiety overwhelmed this doctor. A deep breath helped. 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The housekeeper had been receiving similar texts all week, every one of them a cancellation from homeowners on whom she depends to make a living — swabbing their toilets, vacuuming their carpets and shining their floors. ‘Plz Cancel Our Cleaning’: Virus Leads Many to Cast Aside Household Help 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Each patient steps into the booth for a rapid consultation via an intercom, while samples can be safely taken by swabbing their nose and throat using arm-length rubber gloves built into the panel. 10 Covid-busting designs: spray drones, fever helmets, anti-virus snoods 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z In Florida, they are swabbing people’s noses near Miami to test for the coronavirus. Here’s What Calling in the National Guard Means 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z They were met by healthcare workers in protective gear, swabbing their noses through an open window. Drive-thru coronavirus test sites popping up slowly across America 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Its six lanes can reportedly serve 200 cars a day, swabbing people as they remain in their car for coronavirus. Life in the Containment Zone 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Authorities needed a new plan to narrow down possible suspects - not “swabbing everyone at random” for DNA samples. Cedar Rapids investigator dedicated to solving Martinko case 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z That appears to be, at least in part, because standard testing involves swabbing nasal passages and the throat, while the virus may be lodged in the lungs. How the Coronavirus Numbers Changed So Sharply 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Getting tested for the coronavirus is far more difficult and uncomfortable than swabbing for the common flu, doctors and medical experts told The Post. Coronavirus testing can be gross and uncomfortable 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Now, the Justice Department proposes to revoke that exemption — which means DHS must start swabbing. Opinion | You need a good reason to curb privacy. None exists for collecting DNA at the border. 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z In some videos, he runs around swabbing his sister’s shoes for bacteria, and grows his own homegrown bacteria in test tubes. The highest YouTube earner this year? An eight-year-old 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The court was told about relevant food hygiene practices, including swabbing for allergens and a clean-down between products, but there was "no evidence" these took place on the day the dip was made. Firm fined over woman's tzatziki allergic reaction 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Still, some researchers say the experiments should not be done, given the lack of evidence that swabbing infants with their mothers’ bacteria produces any benefit. Do C-section babies need mum's microbes? Trials tackle controversial idea 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z I sit at my desk in my boxers, drinking iced tea, occasionally swabbing sweat from my neck and chest. Ditch your air-conditioning. You'll be fine | Franklin Schneider 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z “We are already investigating every death in the city, swabbing every body. We are putting up a wall around Goma, with vaccines, mass communications, surveillance teams and chlorination and temperature checks at all entry points.” Ebola has spread for nearly a year in Congo. Officials are scrambling to ‘reset’ the response. 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Still, here you are, swabbing the meaty pastry with dabs of sweet citrus and bright herbs. Review: At Yours Truly in Venice, a chef offers his vision for ‘modern Californian’ cooking 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Doctors created the measles vaccine after swabbing his throat when he was sick and isolating the virus cultures for the first time. The first measles vaccine was named after him. But he didn’t vaccinate his son. 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z It involves swabbing the victim’s body, clothing and personal items to collect the assailant’s DNA, which could potentially lead to arrests, charges or convictions. Bill to improve rape kit testing in Idaho signed into law 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z And I thought, “OK, well, I'm not even captain of this ship; I'm like, swabbing the decks over here.” ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s’ Stephanie Beatriz and Melissa Fumero make their TV directorial debuts 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z A clinician starts by swabbing the nasal passages, just as she would for a lateral flow test. Better Diagnostics Could Help in the Fight Against Flu 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Paul Cosford, medical director and director of health protection for Public Health England, says detailed swabbing for the agent needs to be done and then tested. How can you detect Novichok and other questions 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The government is using DNA testing - done by swabbing inside the cheek - along with documentation such as birth certificates and passports to reunite children with parents. The Latest: Government’s DNA testing turns up surprises 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Just a few days after swabbing his car door, they also removed items from a trash can outside DeAngelo’s Citrus Heights home. Hunt for Golden State Killer led detectives to Hobby Lobby for DNA sample 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z By swabbing abandoned chimpanzee nests in Tanzania's Issa Valley, scientists learned that just 3.5 percent of the bacteria species present came from the chimps’ own skin, saliva, or feces. Who Has the 'Cleaner' Bed: Chimps or Humans? 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z "If they find any weapon debris they will be swabbing it for samples," Mr de Bretton-Gordon said. How do you test for chemical weapons? 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z For now, though, details about the swabbing experiment are thin on the ground. Bacteria on Space Station Likely From Germy Humans, Not Aliens 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z You won’t find me swabbing my cheek cells for DNA or tinkering with yeast in a lab on the weekend. Mail-Order CRISPR Kits Allow Absolutely Anyone to Hack DNA 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Horvath and a research partner will be swabbing study participants on Aug. 2 at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh; on Aug. 3 at N.C. North Carolina researcher wants to examine earwax, armpits 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z On Friday, Be The Match volunteers registered 58 people, swabbing their cheeks to collect samples. Looking for a marrow match in a crowd at Renton event 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z Not all the measures will be visible to the public, they said, though travelers might notice more bomb-sniffing dogs, more thorough screening of their carry-on bags and swabbing of devices for traces of explosives. DHS officials announce enhanced security measures for all flights to U.S. but won’t expand laptop ban 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z The fingerprinting method, offered by Strand Diagnostics, is simple: A doctor gets a DNA sample by swabbing inside a patient’s mouth. The Lab Says It’s Cancer. But Sometimes the Lab Is Wrong. 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z To minimize the risk to researchers, Munster helped develop a protocol for collecting samples from dead animals: swabbing the outside instead of using sharp instruments to collect blood or tissue. Hunting for Ebola among the bats of the Congo 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z We started by swabbing my real body and then wiping these microbes on to my body double. Could ants tackle the 'antibiotic apocalypse'? - BBC News 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z The strategy — which she had promoted so successfully that most U.S. hospitals now use it — included bathing all infants in the ICU with a powerful disinfectant, and swabbing inside their noses with an antibiotic. UCI doctor’s plan to stop superbugs is widely used. At her own hospital, it didn’t work 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z He and his students are trapping rats and mice in medians and parks, and one of his students is swabbing the posteriors of live pigeons. Scoop It Up! That Stuff Could Aid Science 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z This is thought to be such a problem that researchers are looking into how to transfer the microbes in other ways, such as swabbing the baby with gauze dampened with the mother’s bodily fluids. Your child’s microbiome, and why its health matters 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z In his mind, he was 21 again — strong from swabbing decks and climbing steep ladders aboard the battleship Arizona. A Pearl Harbor survivor spent decades trying to forget it. Then one man got him talking. 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z I have had my films quoted back at me by someone rifling through my underpants, and been asked for selfies by someone swabbing me for explosives. Typecast as a terrorist | Riz Ahmed | The Long Read 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Known as a Terk - a Trace Explosives Recovery Kit - it contains a swabbing kit with enough cotton wool and solvent to send up to six samples back to Fort Halstead for analysis. Inside the secret world of explosives forensics - BBC News 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Law enforcement officials were in Penn Station’s Amtrak area on Monday with a machine that’s used for swabbing bags to check for bomb residue. NYC deploys 500 more officers for precaution after massacre 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z As the workweek began, law enforcement officials were in Penn Station’s Amtrak area with a machine that’s used for swabbing bags to check for bomb residue. NYC deploys 500 more officers for precaution after massacre 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z In a more low-tech approach, kids will work with their own bacteria, swabbing their fingers with paintbrushes, running the brushes across petri dishes and waiting for patterns to form. Brazilian Artist Vik Muniz Builds a School in Rio 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z In Dole’s case, it was swabbing various locations in its plant in Springfield, Ohio, not necessarily testing the finished products, according to the F.D.A. inspection. Dole Knew About Listeria Problem at Salad Plant, F.D.A. Report Says 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z He said that he was asked to rub it with his hand, then present his hand for swabbing, which he did. Sikh American Actor Flies Home to New York Wearing His Turban 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z The swabbing in Detroit, which began in 2014 and quickly won a grant of nearly $850,000 from the National Institute of Justice, is the largest sustained effort to sample microbes from human cadavers. The Living Dead 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z A doctor was swabbing his head with a brown substance. The Terrible Beauty of Brain Surgery 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Rasmussen’s stepson, Keith Brandtjen, stuck by his stepfather’s bed, stroking his hair, reading to him and swabbing his mouth with water. A life well ended 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z They were knocking on neighbors’ doors, snapping photographs in the apartment, digging through garbage bins, swabbing the walls, the windows, everywhere for DNA. An unbelievable story of rape 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z At home, she carefully followed the instructions, swabbing inside the mouths of her husband and her daughter, placing the samples in the pouch provided and mailing them to a lab. Privacy not included: Federal law lags far behind new tech 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z At home, she carefully followed the instructions, swabbing inside the mouths of her husband and their child, placing the samples in the pouch provided and mailing them to a lab. Federal privacy law lags far behind personal-health technologies 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The National Ebola Response Centre will remain operational until the end of the year and swabbing of all dead bodies for Ebola will be mandatory until June 2016. WHO officially declares Sierra Leone Ebola-free 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z KABUL, Afghanistan — He was well-known around his hometown, Kunduz, as the big-hearted, half-blind janitor who worked at the Doctors Without Borders hospital, swabbing the blood of war wounded from its tiled halls. Afghan Family Remembers a Loving Son Killed in Airstrike on Kunduz Hospital 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z By swabbing his own daughter, Prof Knight hoped so. 'Microbial birthday suit' for C-section babies - BBC News 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z “We don’t just drive around taking people’s picture and start swabbing them,” he said. Facial Recognition Software Moves From Overseas Wars to Local Police 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z The measures include “expanding our system of swabbing and testing our plant environment by 800% to include more surfaces” and “sending samples daily to a leading microbiology laboratory for testing,” it says on its website. Blue Bell knew of listeria problem as early as 2013, FDA report says 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Volunteers at the Swab for Dablah event provided a DNA sample that was easily obtained by swabbing the skin on the inside of the individual’s cheek. Hopeful community hosts event to find bone marrow match 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z Blue Bell said it was expanding its cleaning and sanitizing of equipment and increasing swabbing of factory surfaces by 800 percent, with samples sent daily to a lab for testing. Blue Bell Recalls All Products After Listeria Outbreak 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z I was at least partially repaid when I walked in on my 20-year-old son swabbing my Mom’s lips on her deathbed and refusing to leave her side until I got there. Good values, memories part of an everyday inheritance 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z It’s unlikely cops will be swabbing Chipotle chairs for evidence anytime soon, but now it looks like they probably could. You're always shedding DNA, and now the police can use it as evidence 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Why should we spend scarce medical resources swabbing the inside of pigs’ nostrils, looking for viruses? Bird Flu Returns: What Past Outbreaks Can Teach Us 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z But the center did not have equipment to test for Ebola after death, such as by swabbing her mouth. Heart-Rending Test in Ebola Zone: A Baby 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z “Prevention is better than kill,” he said as he poured a milky fluid on his hands, then rubbed it up and down each finger, before swabbing his counter. Countering Fear of Ebola With Education Where West Africans Live in U.S. 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Whether the cues are shape- or color-based, high-octane Cleo’s interest never flags, her moist nose swabbing the screen with a confident swagger befitting her Computer Rock Star nickname. EXCHANGE: Canine study uses computer games 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The Berkshire district attorney’s office wants Delratez to submit to a cheek swabbing to allow for DNA comparison as part of the investigation. Suspect in North Adams slaying fights DNA request 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Hospital personnel began swabbing various surfaces to determine the source, which struck one more patient, an 11-year-old girl, who died the day after her diagnosis. A Deadly Fungus and Questions at a Hospital 2014-04-29T01:39:15Z For this study, the researchers selected two dog breeds, German Shepherds and Border Collies, and extracted DNA by swabbing the insides of their cheeks. Man’s Best Friend? The Mysterious Role of Oxytocin Revealed 2014-01-28T17:51:10Z Most recently, forty-eight individuals in the Netherlands were the subject of prodding, swabbing and a bit of gentle rolling. Why Mosquitoes Like You and Not Me 2013-08-13T13:45:05.997Z Yet if the only problem is the discomfort that comes from swabbing the inside of a cheek then a state could collect the DNA in another way. Viewpoints: Supreme Court and DNA 2013-06-04T01:43:37Z And so it was on a chilly Saturday in late January that I found myself spitting into a test tube for 23andMe and swabbing my cheek for the Genographic Project. Finding My Inner Neandertal 2013-04-19T16:15:00.217Z She was asked by Ms Thomson about a blood swabbing taken from the linoleum at the front of the bath. Missing Lynda's blood 'in flat' 2013-02-06T17:09:10Z This involves swabbing household items and measuring how much bacteria - and what sort - develops. How dirty are toilet seats? 2012-11-17T01:51:21Z Some pairs did the tests together, swabbing each other’s gums. Another Use for Home H.I.V. Test: Screening Partners 2012-10-05T23:03:53Z The DNA test involves swabbing the carcasses at point of slaughter and traces the animal's origins all the way back to its father "on the farm where the animals were conceived". Protecting prime cuts 2012-09-05T00:54:04Z Researchers are also trying to develop new ways to identify woman at risk for cervical cancer such as swabbing the cervix with diluted vinegar turning damaged tissue white. Screening: Testing times 2012-08-29T17:51:21.983Z On TVs around town, radar showed a ragged mop of moisture swabbing its way north up the Florida peninsula. Republicans defy a gathering storm 2012-08-26T23:24:00Z In the final few transmissions, instead of swabbing the nose, researchers made each animal sneeze, then collected the contents and placed them directly in the nose of the next ferret. Deadly Pandemic Bird Flu Details Finally Are Made Public 2012-06-21T19:15:00.410Z After swabbing samples from hotel rooms in Indiana, Texas and South Carolina, they found the TV remote control and the bedside-lamp switch were among the most contaminated. Hotel hygiene: Mind the remote 2012-06-21T15:00:14Z The “waister” had to do everything on board that was menial—swabbing, sweeping, and drudging generally. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The treatment is swabbing with iodized phenol or curettage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z "Not altogether," replied Philip, thinking of the second class; "but I did not expect to find you swabbing bathrooms." A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Up from the ugly, leering, little eyes swept the swabbing linen, traversing the smooth top of the round head and disappearing mysteriously at the rear. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z We were reduced to swabbing her lips with little sponges dipped in water, and waiting out her agony. Op-Ed Contributor: Medical Marijuana and the Memory of One High Day 2011-12-10T03:55:21Z If I had been born you, I'd have been as happy as a dead bird swabbing the main deck and shinning up the futtock shrouds and hauling in the tops'ls. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z And that Kasim worked for his aunt, sweeping and swabbing her house. India Ink: One Child's Tale of Being Sold into Forced Labor in India 2011-11-10T07:48:38Z Repeat the swabbing, putting on plenty of the solution, until it ceases to foam. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The results, published online last week by the Journal of Archaeological Science, suggest that swabbing works better than shaving the ceramic. Will DNA Swabs Launch CSI: Cargo Scene Investigation? 2011-10-13T18:11:03Z In the afternoon, the fog gathered still more thickly round us, and dripped from the rigging, so that the sailors were continually swabbing the deck. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z After complaints to multiple managers went nowhere, Jordan began swabbing samples, which she sent to a testing lab. Mother claims fast food chains have germ-ridden playgrounds 2011-08-22T18:22:00Z Carr-Jordan is videotaping and swabbing playlands in between visits to museums and friends as she travels cross-country this summer with her husband and four children. Fast-food playgrounds fail the yuck test 2011-07-20T21:18:27Z They do this by swabbing for a saliva sample, which is then sent to BioPet to update its reference database for Twin Ponds' canines. Dog Owners Who Don't Scoop Poop Get Outed By DNA 2011-07-08T10:10:00Z As he sat swabbing himself, as the sailors would say, he heard the murmurs of the crowd down below on shore rising up. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z Fortunately, no serious damage had been done, and no one hurt except Hank, and his injury was due to a slip and fall that might have occurred even when he was swabbing down the deck. Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam 2011-06-07T02:00:13.313Z He was still very uncertain on his feet, however, as he made his way forward for his deck swab, for the first duty of the day was to take up his occupation of swabbing decks. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z The new test does not require the culturing of blood samples; it employs saliva, easily obtained by swabbing the inside of a baby’s mouth. Vital Signs: Screening: Saliva Test for Cytomegalovirus Proves Accurate 2011-06-03T19:13:03Z One day, when common seaman Newberry was engaged in the maritime occupation of swabbing down the decks abaft the bridge, a large yacht passed majestically by. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Stirling heard them swabbing down, and caught the cockney accent of the mate raised in cheerful encouragement as the skipper sent forward more grog. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Even swabbing five times didn't produce correct results. Fruit salad and blood sugar meters don't mix 2011-02-09T19:03:23Z The gunner had cracked the first aid box and was swabbing his arm with antiseptic. Sense of Obligation 2011-02-09T03:00:52.337Z A moment later, he came back again, swabbing the bespattered bar with a towel. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z Fainberg has lobbied for hand-held swabbing of hands and luggage for trace detection of explosives, especially on international flights. Are airport X-ray machines catching more than naked images? 2010-12-26T01:57:00Z The thought of swabbing down a lavatory and taking pennies all day is poisoning him.” Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z The rapid bedside test takes 20 minutes, involves swabbing the gums and is extremely reliable, he said. D.C. will quiz doctors' HIV/AIDS knowledge to ensure better screening 2010-11-17T02:00:00Z After swabbing his mouth, Mr. Tarloff asked if he could pray. Video Shows Man Accused in Therapist?s Death 2010-04-08T02:16:00Z In addition to conducting physical inspections and swabbing products with alcohol or acetone, the company X-rays components and de-encapsulates them to inspect the interior die for markings and dates. Fighting a Flood of Counterfeit Tech Products 2010-03-02T03:03:00Z Ms. Philipps said that she retrieved the blood and DNA by swabbing the retractable portion of Officer Kern’s baton, including the tip. 2010-02-04T07:55:00Z Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy I woke thinking I heard the usual swabbing of decks beginning, but this was incorrect. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday When long roll was beat Sunday morning at Shiloh, he had his gun off the stock and was swabbing out the barrel in a pail of water. Company K, Twentieth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry Roster and Record The artillerymen to the left were feverishly swabbing out their guns and trying to cool them off, and bringing up everything in the shape of ammunition from the limbers in the rear. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign The honorable senator said that the negroes might be useful in loading and swabbing and firing cannon. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War He was swabbing his knife in the fold of a pancake when Maggie made that frightful, shivering exclamation and jumped aside out of the door. The Rustler of Wind River The latter was vigorously swabbing the cockpit when Woolfolk appeared, but he paused. Wild Oranges Scotty was swabbing the deck of the cockpit as casually as though trouble was the last thing on his mind. The Flying Stingaree Scipio turned to reply in the midst of swabbing Jamie’s lower limbs. The Twins of Suffering Creek Jack could feel the dry fur swabbing his pharynx and mouth. They Twinkled Like Jewels Buckets of vinegar water for swabbing the guns were laid handy. The Black Buccaneer Then began slushing and swabbing, and bumping my cot. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 If no metal fouling is in evidence, then swab out with the swabbing solution. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition He was swabbing the floor with a rag mop; a voluntary task, undertaken to relieve his wife, who was lounging over the glowing cookstove, reading a cheap story book. The Twins of Suffering Creek Of all the unpleasant experiences that I had at war, this throat swabbing was the worst. In the Flash Ranging Service Observations of an American Soldier During His Service With the A.E.F. in France Soon afterwards the skipper asked to be allowed to visit him, and when the Doc. next went forward he found him swabbing the patient's brow with icy cold water to bring him to! Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories Green hands, or worn seamen, in former times stationed in the waist in working the ship, as they had little else of duty but hoisting and swabbing the decks. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. If swabbing solution or standard metal fouling solution is not available, the barrel should be scrubbed as already described, with the soda solution, dried, and oiled with a light oil. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition The skipper stared at him blankly, meanwhile swabbing at his burns with oiled waste. Gold Out of Celebes A thin film of smoke slid from her funnel, and he could see the Indian pilot swabbing down her smooth teak decks. The Rapids "Use him?" says I, swabbing off my forehead—I'd been hustling a few barrels myself. At Good Old Siwash An effective swabbing implement, having a plate of gutta-percha fitted at the end of a broom handle. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Of course, the swabbing solution should always be used, if available, for it must be remembered that each "puff" when the bore "sweats" is an incipient rust pit. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition I was awakened at four bells by the disturbance of the sailors swabbing down the deck—an exhibition performance, as the general condition of the ship led me to think. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia The gunners had playfully taught her all about loading, firing and swabbing their cannon. The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War The floor itself did not leave room for me to lie down—besides it was often wet by dirty water being spilled upon it, or from the daily “swabbing” it usually received. Ran Away to Sea The gunner's mate, one of those men who love to keep a gun in shape, was swabbing it out at the time, and they never saw anything of him again. The U-boat hunters The amount of swabbing required with the swabbing solution can be determined only by experience assisted by the color of the patches of cloth. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition I remarked, last of all, the site of the battery that alarmed us, and, by a strange sharpness of sight and sense, believed that I saw the gunners swabbing, ramming, and aiming the pieces. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War While I was afterwards engaged with the steward in swabbing up the cabin and putting things to rights we felt the ship give some tremendous rolls. The Two Whalers Adventures in the Pacific So we made camp on the outskirts of the village, and I went to work swabbing out the throats with carbolic acid and preparing liquid food from our grub box. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska Perhaps his arms pained him; and thinking thus Frank was sorry he had not insisted on swabbing them with some witch hazel which they kept handy in the shop, in case of bruises while working. The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck The gunner had cracked the first-aid box and was swabbing his arm with antiseptic. Planet of the Damned Several Moorish seamen were going about with bared legs and arms, swishing water on the decks and swabbing up the blood with which they were bespattered. The Middy and the Moors An Algerine Story “It melts me,” responded the doctor, swabbing his face with the napkin. Rattlin the Reefer As the disease advanced it was increasingly painful to swallow and exceedingly difficult to induce the sufferers to make the attempt or to open their mouths for the swabbing. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska We glared reproachfully at the stout child, as much as to say, "Why don't you finish your swabbing at a proper hour?" The Chauffeur and the Chaperon While this was going on, Tom Trivett continued swabbing my head and neck. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures The crew had ceased the morning "squilgeeing" and swabbing forward, and were busy stowing away mops, buckets and brooms. A Wounded Name Ropes and swabbing and pullin’ a oar or setting of a sail’s more in my line, mate.” Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track I occupied myself with mopping the seats, and generally “swabbing her up,” as Hall called it, so that in due time we were ready to sail, well provisioned and well equipped, on our eventful voyage. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life A separate piece of cotton is used for each eye and the swabbing is done from the nose outward. The Mother and Her Child She was on her hands and knees, with her back towards the staircase, swabbing vigorously, and did not see the detective descending the stairs. The Shrieking Pit Little Abe, as he said, "was fair swabbing o'er," he wept for joy. Little Abe Or, The Bishop of Berry Brow "And if you think you look sporty, or anything but idiotic, sitting there in a flowered kimono and swabbing out the throat of that gun——?" More Tish If possible even swabbing of the foreign body should be avoided by swabbing out the bronchus, when necessary, before the region of the intruder is reached. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery The nose, throat, and ears receive daily care—sprays to the nose and gargles to the throat, as well as special swabbing to the tonsils. The Mother and Her Child The staple dressing is tincture of iodine; you don't attempt anything but swabbing with lysol, and then gauze dipped in iodine. Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 Chorus over, the captain bold set his men to swabbing decks, etc., and ordered the watch up aloft on the tower to plant the flag with the skull and crossbones and keep the lookout. The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping None of the crew had shown the slightest emotion on seeing Blood take over command of the schooner and Ginnell swabbing decks. Great Sea Stories The captain was never actually drunk again, and the Water-Lily got to look clean, thanks largely to the way Pedro slaved at scraping, sweeping, swabbing, rubbing, and polishing, to please his new master. We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys Dryness of the tongue may be relieved by swabbing the mouth with a mixture of glycerine and lemon juice. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. Two or three sailors—the anchor watch—were forward, engaged in some service about the capstan, and a fellow was swabbing the deck amidship. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune There were not many present at that hour—only a few habitual loafers, mostly playing cards; a porter was sweeping up sawdust and a single bartender was industriously swabbing the bar with a towel. The Strange Case of Cavendish They were clearing the ropes, collecting the lamps, picking up knives, handspikes, crowbars, swabbing the decks with squashy flaps. Romance The sky and sea were grey enough when we were swabbing the decks in the early morning; as the day wore on, they only took the deeper tints of gathering clouds which hid the sun. We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys Canker Sore Mouth, Honey and Borax for.—"Honey and borax used as a mouth wash or swabbing is excellent." Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada This finished, he hauled up pails of water with a pail tied to the end of a rope and started swabbing down the decks. The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea Or The Loss of The Lonesome Bar It's seamanship you wants to learn, not swabbing decks or emptying buckets below whilst others is aloft. A Great Emergency and Other Tales He's swabbing down my shins now with something that stings and cools at the same time. Eastern Standard Tribe "Ye've got a clear track from this," called Graham, swabbing his battered face with a piece of cotton waste drawn from one of the pockets of method. Empire Builders You can use this for a baby by swabbing the mouth, and I have known some mothers to throw in a small piece of alum making it stronger for an older person. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada "He's there—long ago!" answered the informant excitedly, and swabbing perspiration from his face. The Furnace of Gold But the boys were not so considerate, and Tom laughed outright when he caught sight of Baxter swabbing up some dirt on the rear deck. The Rover Boys on Land and Sea The Crusoes of Seven Islands The wound is thoroughly cleansed by means of ablutions if necessary; but preferably by swabbing with pledgets of cotton or gauze which are moistened in antiseptic solutions. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 "Isn't he about ten feet high by six broad, tattooed all over like a circulating art gallery, and addicted to chewing quids and swabbing out your hut in his bare feet?" Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 24, 1920. "Well, you have had your fun—lots of it!" said Langham, swabbing his face. The Just and the Unjust Near the forward hatch, industriously swabbing the deck, was a black-haired youth whose father helps to control some of the largest moves on 'Change. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" Mr. Barnett was again engaged in swabbing throats while Frenchy supported the patients and I held a bottle in whose neck a candle had been planted. Sweetapple Cove Olive would have that young woman swabbing the decks before they had been out three days! The Captain's Toll-Gate The thinning of the horn and the swabbing of the wound may, as before, be proceeded with. Diseases of the Horse's Foot Then he gave me his oily hand, which wanted rubbing down with a bit of deck swabbing. Essays in Rebellion My cabin was flooded by a leak, and I superintended the baling and swabbing from my cot, and dressed sitting on my big box. Letters from the Cape He was a "squeedgie" man; his job was to go about all day with a long-handled mop, swabbing up the floor. The Jungle Upon the shore, at the spot where the Cypriani's boat ordinarily landed, stood a tallish, stocky young man, looking at them cheerfully and swabbing his brow with a large blue handkerchief. Captivating Mary Carstairs She obtained, one later afternoon, at the instance of a window-card, the swabbing of the tiled floor of an automobile show-room. Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It There are men on deck, some swabbing out the roundhouse. The Inn at the Red Oak You know how I left you, men," Marble commenced, swabbing his eyes and cheeks, and struggling to speak with something like an appearance of composure, "and the errand on which I went. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale In the darkness, dusky figures could be seen swinging the sponge-staff, swabbing the cannon, driving home the charge. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee Whilst swabbing the perspiration off our brow, one of the dogs makes his appearance, and, trotting slowly back with panting flanks and lolling tongue, throws himself on his side exhausted. Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians There should also be an asbestos swab for swabbing out the inside of the cylinder or other chamber with kerosene previous to starting the operation. Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon "You've come just in the nick of time," said the stout little man, swabbing his bald head from force of habit, though the morning was chill. Blindfolded I should have been very miserable had not Marah made me work with the men, hauling the ropes, swabbing down the decks, scrubbing the paintwork, and even bearing a hand at the tiller. Jim Davis I remained below, complaining loudly of the heat and confined air of my situation, and swabbing all the while most energetically, when I saw my friend start. Tom Cringle's Log Indeed, with such recklessness had I bequilted my jacket, that in a rain-storm I became a universal absorber; swabbing bone-dry the very bulwarks I leaned against. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War Tommy and Joyce were both on deck: the former in his shirt-sleeves, swabbing down his new paint with a wet mop. A Rogue by Compulsion When their hands had encircled the glasses for the third time, Racey, instead of drinking, suddenly looked across the bar at McFluke who was industriously swabbing the bar top. The Heart of the Range Pa yelled and talked profane, and told 'em to bring a cannon and kill the elephant, which kept ducking him with his trunk, and swabbing out the bottom of the fountain basin with pa. Peck's Bad Boy at the Circus The Croonah was fully equipped for fine weather - for cleaning brasses and swabbing decks and bending awnings; but for bad weather - notably for a cyclone - she was perilously undermanned. The Grey Lady He had stolen on deck some time after midnight for a breath of air, risking detection, and from the shelter of a secluded corner well aft had heard the two men swabbing the deck below. West Wind Drift While the glowing enthusiast was swabbing the perspiration from his face, I said: "I don't mean the least harm, but really, now, do you think he can sing?" A Tramp Abroad — Volume 02 "Seventy miles an hour!" gasped George, swabbing at his eyes. The Guest of Quesnay He carried a broom and a bucket, from which trailed a mop used for swabbing wet floors. Felix O'Day The town folks tiptoed away, the men looking solemn but glad, and the women swabbing their deadlights and saying how affecting 'twas, and so on. Cape Cod Stories He and Parks had been swabbing out the firing gun and putting the polished work of the cart apparatus in order. Tides of Barnegat At daylight all hands were called, and we went through the usual process of washing down, swabbing, &c., and got breakfast at eight o'clock. Two Years Before the Mast They employed the very brief halt of the regiment in swabbing out the barrels of their muskets very carefully, and removing the last traces of moisture from the nipples and hammers. The Red Acorn At daylight all hands were called, and we went through the usual process of washing down, swabbing, etc., and got breakfast at eight o'clock. Two Years Before the Mast His eyes was bound up mostly; he had a big shade over 'em, and was half the night swabbing and poulticing, and putting lotion into 'em. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields The morning begins with the watch on deck's ``turning to'' at daybreak and washing down, scrubbing, and swabbing the decks. Two Years Before the Mast The washing, swabbing, squilgeeing, &c. lasts, or is made to last, until eight o'clock, when breakfast is ordered, fore and aft. Two Years Before the Mast The washing, swabbing, squilgeeing, etc., lasts, or is made to last, until eight o'clock, when breakfast is ordered, fore and aft. Two Years Before the Mast |
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