... replicates of a certified performance evaluation standard containing the analytes of interest Calculate mean and standard deviation of these dataThe mean must be within the performance evaluation standard s ... on the size and range ofthe scales With practice, the recommended nomographs can be read with a precision of 1% However, the overall bias ofthe results depends on the bias ofthe analytical data ... Environment Federation StandardMethodsforthe Examination of Water and Wastewater bromination ofthe phenol red occur readily If the reaction is buffered to pH 4.5 to 4.7, the color ofthe brominated...
... Federation StandardMethodsforthe Examination of Water and Wastewater Organism Plate 10900 E Selected Taxonomic References The most useful references forthe nonspecialist are listed below These ... Association, Water Environment Federation StandardMethodsforthe Examination of Water and Wastewater Algae General TAYLOR, W.R 1957 Marine Algae ofthe Northeastern Coast of North America, 2nd ed Univ ... D.J REISH & J.W ANDERSON, eds 1994 Ecology ofthe Southern California Bight Univ California Press, Berkeley REISH, D.J 1995 Marine Life of Southern California, 2nd ed Kendall/ Hunt Publ Co., Dubuque,...
... execution, methodsfordata analyses, and the reporting format forthe test data Non -standard tests, on the other hand, are tests performed according to any other test method Regardless of whether ... addition to the ones mentioned by the four methods Result ofthe study evaluations The purity ofthe test substance was not stated in six ofthe nine studies Neither stability nor by-products ofthe ... date of start ofthe test; method of preparation of stock solutions, the recovery efficiency ofthe method, and the limit of quantification in the test matrix should be reported Result of the...
... in the evaluation ofthe performance of a classification algorithm The SN is the proportion of correct positive classifications out ofthe number of true positives The SP is the proportion of ... negative classifications out ofthe number of true negatives The accuracy is the total number of correct classifications out ofthe total number of samples The PPV is the probability that a patient ... level of accuracy shows the real potential for confident clinical assignment of therapies on an individual patient basis Then the prediction accuracy ofthe ensemble can be obtained using the standard...
... attempted for three SPT patients in whom the mass was located in the portion of body or tail ofthe pancreas For tumors of SPT located in the neck and body ofthe pancreas, resection ofthe midportion ... midportion ofthe pancreas and the mass with preserving the rim ofthe head and tail portion can be achieved However, forthe patient in whom the mass was located within the head ofthe pancreas, ... (SPN), the experience with themanagementof disseminated disease is very limited in the literature6, therefore, attention to the therapy strategy of this neoplasm in the future may allow a more...
... measured for min, and the relative A660 against the control test was calculated every minute using the following formula: The relative A660 = A660 of flocculating test A660 of control test Forthe ... of 95 ml) The A280 to A260 ratio ofthe UV-absorbing peak indicated it was composed mainly of nucleic acid In the profile ofthe NaOH-extracted polymer (B), the elution volume (80 ml) of saccharide ... than the trivalent cation of aluminum (relative A660 at was 0.583) These data suggest that calcium and magnesium ions play a role in the floc formation of activated sludge and the adsorption of...
... practice forthe investigation and treatment of IBD in children which will promote consistency ofthemanagementof such conditions Individual cases must be managed on the basis of all clinical data ... Development of guidelines [2-4] These guidelines are the work ofthe IBD working group ofthe British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN) and are for use by ... Guidelines fortheManagementof Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Children in the United Kingdom Index Introduction Inflammatory Bowel Disease Managementof Crohn’s Disease Managementof Ulcerative...
... understanding of and accommodate the target's MOAs and the trade-off of free choice and externalities The potential for success ofthe three sets of tools is derived from the target's assessment ofthe ... necessary On the individual's side ofthe ledger, apathy is a strong source of power The greater the value ofthe exchange for one side, the more power can be brought to bear by the other through ... after they are discovered, but others need the incentives of a marketing exchange or the coercion of law to be maintained When the target of critical mass consists ofthe entire community, the force...
... Behavioural therapy can increase the effectiveness of other weight-loss treatments, and the duration ofthe therapy influences the ability to maintain the weight loss No single behavioural therapy ... investigated in depth One ofthe reasons for this is the difficulty of measuring stress Another is the difficulty of determining whether stress is a consequence of obesity or a cause of it.44,45 This ... effectiveness of other weight-loss treatments; the duration ofthe therapy is related to the extent of weight-loss maintenance Evidence level Overall, behavioural therapy used in combination with other...
... performed, including assessment ofthe risk –benefit ratio Estimates of expected health outcomes for larger societies are included, where data exist The level of evidence and the strength of recommendation ... to these guidelines The problem of early recognition of AF is greatly aggravated by the often ‘silent’ nature ofthe rhythm disturbance In about one-third of patients with this arrhythmia, the ... aware of so-called ‘asymptomatic AF’ Much earlier detection ofthe arrhythmia might allow the timely introduction of therapies to protect the patient, not only from the consequences ofthe arrhythmia,...
... lipid-lowering trials the LDL-C level has been used as an indicator of response to therapy Therefore, LDL-C remains the primary target of therapy in most strategies of dyslipidaemia managementThe most recent ... 10% ofthe total caloric intake The optimal intake of SFAs should be further reduced (,7% of energy) in the presence of hypercholesterolaemia The intake of n-6 PUFAs should be limited to ,10% of ... enzymes Therefore, the beneficial clinical effects are indirect By binding the bile acids, the drugs prevent the entry of bile acid into the blood and thereby remove a large portion ofthe bile...
... controlled trials Many of these treatment methods are used widely; we therefore encourage the execution of carefully designed studies to establish whether the further use of such methods is justified ... recommend the wearing of a lumbar support forthe treatment of nonspecific chronic low back pain C4 (D) Shortwave diathermy Summary of evidence • There is no evidence forthe effectiveness of shortwave ... Summary of evidence • There is no evidence forthe effectiveness of thermotherapy compared with sham/placebo treatments in the treatment of chronic low back pain (level D) • There is no evidence for...
... C, Standards Task Force; American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons; Collaborative Group ofthe Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer and the Standards Committee ofThe American Society of ... factors These data emphasize the technical aspect of rectal cancer surgery and the need for a standardized surgical approach SURGICAL THERAPY Resection Margin A 2-cm distal margin is adequate for ... vessels up to the origin ofthe primary feeding vessel is adequate.56–58 Thus for rectal cancer, this is at the origin ofthe superior rectal artery, just distal to the origin ofthe left colic artery.59...
... development ofthe conceptual model (in particular the results of site investigation); the selection of criteria and assumptions; the evaluation ofthe potential risks; and the basis forthe decision ... investigation data to further refine the technical understanding ofthe nature and scale ofthe pollutant linkage, the characteristics ofthe site and the risks associated with implementation of a remediation ... part ofthemanagementof environmental risks in a sustainable way, and is a formal component of particular stages of regulatory regimes It allows forthe structured and transparent balance of the...
... the scaling ofthe argument on index k ofthe measured data in reciprocal space As the sum is finite, it only represents an approximation ofthe delta function The position ofthe origin and the ... implementation of a segmentation algorithm is presented In the cases studied, the procedure gives better results than thestandard watershed transformation Forthe quantitative analysis ofthe uniformity of ... derivation due to the time-dependence ofthe unit vectors Using the product rule forthe derivation and the fact that the time derivative ofthe unit vector is the cross product of !rf with this...
... knowledge related to the mechanics of human movement The work at the University of California formed the basis for many ofthe fundamental techniques currently used forthe study of human locomotion ... patterns of locomotion requires new methods that would limit the risk of producing artifact due to markers or the constraints ofthe testing methodsFor example, the constraints ofthe laboratory ... limiting the advancement ofthe study of human movement is the measurement of skeletal movement from markers or sensors placed on the skin The movement ofthe markers is typically used to infer the...
... the design ofthe study did not allow for an accurate assessment ofthe duration ofthe pre-operative disability, which might have influenced the post-operative course Nevertheless, despite these ... designed the study MSM, TMS, DRM, RED, MAM collected thedata MGZ, SDU, MSM, DRM analyzed thedata AB, MGZ, SDU, TMS, DRM prepared the manuscript AB, MGZ, MSM, RED, MAM ensured the accuracy ofthedata ... [8] None ofthe patients had prior surgery for clubfoot, and the botulinum toxin was utilized as a substitute for tenotomy to attenuate the function ofthe triceps surae muscle complex The patients...