This study sought DNA evidence of candidate organisms in archival prostate cancer tissues with the aim of assessing if a subset of these cancers show any association with common genital infections.
During this and subsequent meetings, a framework for the situation analysis was outlined, with the primary aim of assessing and providing an overview of current patterns and determinants of antibiotic use and resistance in Viet Nam.
Among these studies, Voorhies et al. [13] provided three definitions of clinical success related to the VAS, PS and surgeon examination, and Costa et al. [14] used a final cumulative score with the aim of assessing the efficacy of a lumbar fusion device by adding the VAS and PS scores.
In this article, an experimental investigation is evaluated with the aim of assessing the thermal performance of a receiver tube of a parabolic trough collector.
PCA was applied to second-derivative ATR-FT-IR spectra from infected RBCs including the ring trophozoite and gametocyte stages as well as the control samples (uninfected RBCs) with the aim of assessing spectral variance across a subpopulation of cells.
To achieve our aim of assessing the genome in a broad sense and also addressing the uniqueness of particular features for strain BS001, we then performed comparative analyses of selected salient features of the genome of B. terrae BS001 with those of other (related) Burkholderia strains.
This is a pilot RCT with a primary aim of assessing the success of recruitment and retention, engagement with the intervention, and the acceptability of trial procedures to participants and clinic staff.
To our knowledge, this is the first trial of CBT looking at treating depression by the end of pregnancy, with the aim of assessing the feasibility of delivering a CBT intervention modified for antenatal depression during the antenatal period.
In observational studies with an aim of assessing treatment effect or comparing groups of patients, several approaches could be used.
Design: Systematic review of prospective studies that had a primary aim of assessing adherence to exercise programs.
