The glacial lakes have been identified and categorized on the basis of different indices (NDSI and NDWI), elimination of impurities (e.g. shadow, frozen ice etc).
The MSDSs were reviewed using the ranking scheme, and categorized on the quality and completeness of information as it pertains to hazard identification, exposure controls, personal protective equipment (PPE), and toxicological information being communicated about the engineered nanomaterial.
Slides were reviewed and categorized on the basis of standardized criteria [ 17- 19, 21- 23].
Helpless behavior in the LH paradigm can be assessed and categorized on the basis of either a continuous variable (i.e., the latency to press the lever), or a discrete one (i.e., the number of failures to escape) [ 1, 2, 10].
The latter was defined and categorized on the basis of both the individual's and his/her parents' nationality (at the time of the survey or of their death), distinguishing between French, born to two French parents; French, born to at least one foreign parent; and foreigners.
CAM utilization was defined as use of any therapy classifiable as either a complementary or alternative therapy, and categorized on the basis of type of CAM, into the following: healing systems, mind-body connections, dietary supplements and herbs, energy therapy, and manipulation and touch therapy.
The structures of 178 AChE were annotated and categorized on different subsets according to the nature of the ligand, source organisms and experimental details.
Hence, studies analyzed according to clusters or dietary indices based on food groups, studies with total carbohydrate rather than sugar categorization, and studies categorized on the basis of energy intake or energy density were excluded.
The blood indices were initially measured on a continuous scale and then categorized on the basis of clinically meaningful cutoffs.
The final index was obtained as the sum of the standardized scores and then categorized on the basis of the quartiles of the observed score distribution (sed 1, sed 2, sed 3, sed 4 ).
Severity of periodontal condition was described for all the individual sites as a whole and was categorized on the basis of clinical attachment loss as severe in case of CAL ≥ 5 mm [ 18].
