The phrase "a subset of developed" is not correct as it lacks clarity and context in written English.
It can be used when discussing categories or classifications within a larger group, but it needs to be more specific.
Example: "The research focused on a subset of developed countries that have implemented green technologies."
Alternatives: "a portion of developed" or "a segment of developed".
Landmark initiatives such as the Chemical Effects in Biological Systems knowledge base (http://cebs.niehs.nih.gov/) sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences will be limited in their value if only a subset of developed data are submitted to it.
Provider-specific comparative performance reporting is currently being debated and implemented in a subset of developed countries, but only in a small group of developing countries [ 25].
A subset of developed SNPs was tested through sequencing of PCR amplification products and the GoldenGate genotyping technique, and it is predicted that the majority of the SNPs identified in this study (>450,000) can be applied in the development of much larger arrays of informative SNPs, such as Infinium II assays.
A LIM-homeobox gene, Lhx1/ Lim1, known for its head organizing activity in mouse (Shawlot and Behringer, 1995), is expressed by a subset of developing motor neurons of the spinal cord and guides its axons along specific trajectories (Tsuchida et al., 1994; Kania et al., 2000).
Because of the distribution of the data, least developed and less developed regions were grouped together (least developed regions are defined as a subset of less developed ones, see UN, 2010).
A subset of patients developed broad responses, which selected for consensus B epitope variants in Gag, Pol, and Nef, suggesting CTL-induced adaptation of HIV-1 at the population level.
The major positive finding was that, despite equivalent numbers of apoptotic cells, a subset of patients developed a greater inflammatory infiltrate compared to controls.
Methods used for delimitation of species from barcode data are a subset of those developed for the larger problem of species delimitation.
This dose was based on arbitrary extrapolations from doses used for other indications in adults [ 38, 39] and it was considered a 'low dose'; nonetheless, a subset of patients developed ischemia.
Although recovery after concussion is spontaneous and typically occurs within 2-3 weeks, a subset of adolescents develop persistent symptoms after a sports-related concussion.
In clinical practice it is well-known that, in spite of the documented presence of advanced CAD, only a subset of patients develops acute MI during their life-course [2].
