Iron levels for the women with androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata were SIGNIFICANTLY lower than in women without hair loss. The iron levels of the women suffering from alopecia universalis and telogen effluvium, however, were not lower than those of the women without hair loss.
a special mark or emblematic figure stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, and the like; thus, the local mark for London is a lion. special mark or emblematic figure stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, and the like; thus, the local mark for London is a lion.
As you imply, a blue plate special is (or was) a set meal served at a reduced price, usually in the cheaper sort of restaurant. The first example in the big Oxford English Dictionary is from a book by Sinclair Lewis dated 1945, but it is also the title of a story by Damon Runyon published in 1934.