The differences between the queen and male genotypes of a given couple were assessed using a personal program that computes basic population genetic statistics (i.e. observed heterozygosity and mean difference in allele size within and between multilocus genotypes).
Tolerability was assessed using a subject questionnaire, and safety was assessed from a basic metabolic profile drawn before the colonoscopy.
Support for five predictions developed from the basic tenets of CMT was assessed using a multi-year occupancy and mark recapture data-set.
Basic socio-demographic variables and NCD risk factors were assessed using a structured, pre-tested and interview administered questionnaire.
Functional ability was assessed using a modified version of the Lawton and Brody activities of daily living scale [ 25] that captures both basic (BADL) and instrumental activities (IADL).
Proliferation was assessed using a MTT assay as described earlier43.
Each compound was assessed using a nine-point dilution curve.
F-significance was assessed using a randomization approach80 (SM-EF).
RNA quality was assessed using a BioAnalyzer (Agilent).
Chemilumenescence was assessed using a Fuji imager.
Ecological stability is assessed using the basic coefficients of ecological stability.
