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The phrase "as the initial specimens" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a comparison or reference to the first examples or samples in a study or analysis.
Example: "The results were consistent with those observed as the initial specimens, indicating a reliable pattern."
Alternatives: "like the original samples" or "similar to the first specimens".
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Participants included here were recruited from 1987 to 2002, and second generation anti-HCV testing was performed for specimens from 1987 and from 1998 2002, as well as the initial specimens regardless of year for all subjects who reported IDU duration of < 10 years.
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A person was identified as having a follow-up specimen if name, date of birth and gender were the same as for the initial specimen because no additional patient identifiers were available.
Previously known as Oreocallis wickhamii, the initial specimen turned out to be a different species to the one cultivated and hence a new scientific name was required.
A postexcision neck image was not always performed if the initial specimen imaging (ES) was interpreted as negative and continued surgical exploration was performed.
But other tests on similar specimens did not, prompting some virologists to question whether the initial specimen was contaminated at a lab where earlier tests for SARS had been conducted.
In this study, 430 and 409L stainless steels having columnar and equiaxed structures were chosen as initial specimens to elucidate the role of microstructure and composition on ridging.
Hyperkeratosis and hyperplasia of the epidermis were more prominent on initial specimens than on follow-up specimens.
All specimens examined were from the initial surgical specimen, prior to the administration of either radiation or chemotherapy.
Specimen temperature change decreased as the initial conditioning temperature increased.
The diameter of the resected specimen was 154 mm, three times as large as in the initial image (Fig. 4).
The initial ZnO specimen is considered to have been contaminated by Pt during specimen preparation by focused ion beam milling.
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