On the basis of previous observations in which the same clinical stratification method was used (5, 20), we anticipated an allocation ratio of 1.4 (control subjects without neuropathy are expected to be recruited at a rate 40% higher than those with neuropathy).
As some sites have higher annual birth rates than other sites, the recruitment allocation anticipated for each site will be proportional.
In considering the chances of graft loss as a factor for determining organ allocation, patients anticipated the traumatic impact it would have on the recipients, and rarely expressed this preference in terms of maximising the utility of the graft.
The situation is particularly acute in towns along the valley's western side, where farmers learned on Friday that federal officials anticipate a "zero allocation" of water from the Central Valley Project, the huge New Deal system of canals and reservoirs that irrigates three million acres of farmland.
It anticipates that the allocation will shift over time to traditionally more conservative asset classes as the retirement savings are drawn down.
Indeed, many investors are reluctant to place longer term bets and cling to larger cash allocations, anticipating continued volatility.
VI ., since from the pre-analytic perspective of the participant the performance of the joint action, including an allocation of contributions, is presumed and anticipated but not presupposed.
CHOICE was not designed to compare the treatment groups since different patient characteristics, as anticipated, appear to have resulted in different treatment allocations.
We anticipated that large organizations would more likely have formalized resource allocation processes; the results do not confirm this.
As the treatment allocation was carefully randomised and fully double-blind, we anticipated that this would have no influence on the results of the comparisons within each sub-study.
The authority's grant allocation has been reduced by 3.7% for 2011/12, and is anticipated to fall by 11.75% in total over the next four years.
