The phrase "accepted to define" is not correct in standard written English.
It is unclear and does not convey a clear meaning in context.
Example: "The committee accepted to define the new guidelines for the project."
Alternatives: "agreed to define" or "accepted the definition of".
In clinical practice, a z-score threshold of 2 is generally accepted to define the cluster implicating the IOZ [5, 11 14].
Historically, the threshold accepted to define hypertension was 160/95 mm Hg [4] until the new threshold of 140/90 mm Hg was adopted in the early 1990s by the international societies for the management of hypertension [4], [5].
The proof is that no mathematical formula has been universally accepted to define any area of the face or body by the plastic surgery community.
Other forms of validity such as face validity and content validity are concerned with whether the items of the instrument are appropriate for the health dimension being measured, in this case the conceptual model of health that is accepted to define the "quality of life" element of QALY calculations.
The 937 pairs of U{1 1}genes between A. thaliana and O. sativa were established on local sequence comparisons (reciprocal best hit or RBH) of U{1 1} gene lists with criteria generally accepted to define an orthology relationship [ 62].
Our findings can be summarized as follows: (1) a lower value of Ptr,stim (i.e., 7.0 cmH2O) than the value commonly accepted value to define diaphragm dysfunction (i.e., 11.0 cmH2O) is more reliable to predict SBT failure, (2) Ptr,stim and TFdi are equivalent to predict SBT failure.
Currently there are no widely accepted values to define IR in either normal or overweight children.
Next, we tested the effect of CD49f expression on sarcosphere formation, a commonly accepted characteristic to define TICs/CSCs.
It is also important to calculate an internationally accepted value to define adequacy given the large variations in calcium recommendations in different countries of the world.
A widely accepted convention to define a case of mental disorder using the GHQ-12 is a score ⩾3 (Goldberg et al, 1997).
Currently there are no accepted values to define insulin resistance in normal and overweight children, so we used the upper tertile of homeostasis model assessment (HOMA: fasting serum insulin (μunits/ml) × fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l)/22.5) within age group to denote higher IR consistent with previous work in both adults [ 34] and children[ 35].
