The aim was to embed the essence of these dialogues in the design of the instrument, but allow it to be standardised in a way that would allow a questionnaire based version of the scale to measure the participants' opinions on the effects of the intervention (not their view on the natural progression of the health problems being considered).
Therapeutic hypothermia, however, induces numerous physiological and pathophysiological changes and therefore should be performed in a standardised and controlled manner in order to be safe and effective.
A single normalised sample can be compared against a large sample group standardised in the same way [ 12].
In this study we had to define a usable clinical cut off point, as the ICG-R is not standardised in a Danish population.
In-house laboratory processing costs were based on a protocol developed and standardised in several European laboratories [ 25].
To generate gliospheres, we have adopted a culture condition as standardised in our laboratory (Chearwae and Bright, 2008).
Laboratory tests used to calculate CRP are faster than those used to measure ESR, and measurements can be standardised in a central laboratory for multicentre clinical trials.
The high agreement with the 'golden standard' suggests the validity of the method and indicates that injury scoring can be standardised in a reliable way, even among persons without veterinary education.
All scenarios were standardised in an initial pilot study in terms of the amount, and quality of information included (see online supplementary appendix I).
All aspects of the intervention are documented and standardised in an evidence-based study manual which also contains resources for the intervention nurses.
7 9 This risk has been somewhat mitigated in recent years by the introduction of 'controlled scrum engagement' where the distance between opposing front rows has been standardised in an attempt to reduce acceleration and thus collision forces.
