The aim was to identify a clinically useful diagnostic biomarker or panel of biomarkers with a robust cut-off for positivity that could potentially be taken forward for validation in PBA cytology samples.
Scores on Mardia's coefficient that are greater than 7 were initially thought to represent data with a multivariate non-normal distribution [ 27]; however, Bentler [ 28] later suggested a more robust cut-off (>5).
At year 1 and 2 an increase in sCr of 0.3 mg/dl was also the lowest robust cut-off for prediction of mortality in the entire cohort, again only when the definition is based on ΔADM (RR 2.11(1.24-3.6) and RR 1.79(1.06-3.03) for mortality at 1 year and 2 years respectively) (Fig. 4b and c).
But they eventually adjusted to the robust cut-and-thrust exchanges that have become the norm in British public affairs broadcasting and something of a blood-rite measure of the mettle of the modern British politician.
The experiments were initially performed on a constructed risk score formula (10) with different cut-off points in order to choose the robust cut-off point that can characterize the two prognosis breast cancer patient groups with high accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity.
Thus, while personality traits are often viewed as too broad to be useful and not amenable to interventions, I hope that the above shows that when the mechanisms that link traits to illness are identified as well as using empirically robust cut-offs, personality traits can be used to develop individual interventions that should be beneficial to the patient.
SO KEEN were many energy and clean-technology executives to see a robust agreement to cut emissions of greenhouse gases emerge from December's climate summit that thousands of them trekked to Copenhagen to cheer policymakers on.
Further research should address both these issues, thus determining a robust neck shaft angle cut off, or population-specific cut offs.
Mr. Kennedy cut a robust figure, given to hugging.
Gómez cut a robust figure with a bright yellow vest over his green tie-dye Masa Critica T-shirt and a beard that reached halfway down his chest.
