This advantage of using hypotheses seems in agreement with the practice of science, in which hypotheses are routinely used, and often motivated by mechanistic knowledge on the data generating process.
Usage of oral NSAID ibuprofen as controlled treatment in the present study was in agreement with the practice guidelines for OA recommended by the American College of Rheumatology [ 5].
While it is essential to consider the BMI taken at the time of registration in studies relating to prognosis models, consideration of BMI at the time of onset in our study is in agreement with the practice as exemplified in.
The design staff was generally in agreement with the standard practice of using coal-fired boilers for two-thirds of the power plant, with the remainder being oil-fired boilers.
Selection of the 400 nt as the minimum fragment length is in agreement with the conventional practice where fragments shorter than 400 nt are used for detecting nucleotide polymorphisms and short functional motifs (Wooley et al., 2010).
48 The first appointment will be in person and will take place out of hospital, in the patient's own primary care setting (by agreement with the general practice), at the local community hospital, or, alternatively, in a dedicated space at the research unit.
However, ethical safeguards included the following: - all data were collected anonymously and any details that could potentially identify individuals were removed after data collection; - all members of the research team were nominated as 'agents' of each practice and each signed a confidentiality agreement with the other participating practices.
Intervention practices also were asked to identify a 'champion' for the project; with the agreement of the practice, a member of staff from any of the clinical disciplines was invited to attend an additional 2.5 days of training about domestic violence and to integrate this into the work of the practice.
The Anglican Communion is united by a common loyalty to the archbishop of Canterbury in England as its senior bishop and titular leader and by a general agreement with the doctrines and practices defined since the 16th century in The Book of Common Prayer.
According to the league's collective bargaining agreement with the NHL Players Assn.., no practices can be held Dec. 24 to 26 and coaches or other club officials are not permitted to urge players to practice or skate during that time.
6 PPDP agreement: an agreement is made with the practice and a contract agreed with the PPDP facilitator, based on regional arrangements.
