The phrase "as a specific alternative" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when presenting a particular option or choice among others in a discussion or argument.
Example: "We can consider several methods for improving efficiency, with the new software as a specific alternative."
Alternatives: "as a particular option" or "as a distinct choice".
This may be a specific alternative, such as a circular cluster for the scan statistic, or it may be the omnibus "not the null hypothesis".
Recently, 68Ga-DOTATATE as a more specific alternative to the assessment of macrophages with PET/CT has been published [16].
Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) have emerged as a more specific alternative to the TST [ 4].
Interferon-gamma release assays have emerged as a more specific alternative to the tuberculin skin test (TST) for detection of tuberculosis (TB) infection, especially in Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinated people.
Using the NCBI BLAST website http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/, the 100% identity to the reference sequences were confirmed for the MRF transcripts (MYOD1, MYF5 and MYOG), as well as the muscle specific alternative splicing variant of the investigated sarcomeric transcripts (Additional files 1, 2, 3, Figure S1 S3).
Adult somatic cell-derived iPSCs are increasingly being investigated as a patient-specific alternative to hESCs with less controversy.
Nonantigenic and nontoxic agent γ-inulin is known as a specific activator of alternative complement pathway in humans, mice, and other mammalian species, and was demonstrated to be more potent than strong standard complement activators zymosan and killed S. aureus (Cooper and Carter, 1986a).
Oxygen concentration was monitored for 4 min before adding SHAM 2 mM (as a specific inhibitor of the alternative pathway) or KCN 2 mM (as a specific inhibitor of the cytochrome pathway).
A second anti-bovine conjugatec (hereafter referred to as KPL anti-bovine) was tested against cattle and bison, and an anti-deer conjugated against elk and caribou as more specific alternatives.
This situation occurs particularly when the knowledge and experience of the decision maker, as well as the data regarding specific alternatives on certain attributes, are insufficient or incomplete.
