'Pocketing' is not evident on simple visual inspection, and assessment using a periodontal probe is essential.
These may range from something as simple as a cytotoxicity assessment using a continuous cell line [ 1, 2, 8] through to complex endpoints assessing intracellular markers [ 9], or utilise more sophisticated cell cultures such as primary cell lines [ 10, 11], coculture systems, 3D-tissue models, or whole lung slices [ 3].
Recent toxicogenomics approaches have proven the potential of mechanism-based assessment methods by using a simple scoring method to evaluate the overall gene set-level expression changes to profile biologically active substances.
The objectives of this study were to evaluate the re-test reliability and validity of self-assessment of HV using a simple clinical screening tool involving four standardised photographs (the Manchester scale), in order to determine whether this tool could be used for postal surveys of foot disorders.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the re-test reliability and validity of self-assessment of HV using a simple clinical screening tool involving four standardised photographs (the Manchester scale), in order to determine whether this tool could be used for postal surveys of the condition.
This study demonstrates the feasibility of using a simple assessment tool to measure health facility availability of life-saving services for newborn care.
The effect on menstrual blood loss was evaluated using a simple visual assessment technique.
Using a simple visual assessment resulted in little deviation of stands assumed to be at or near full site occupancy.
It should be acknowledged that assessment of NT-proBNP is feasible using a simple blood test, while quantification of CAC requires CT imaging, which includes radiation exposure to the patient and is of much higher cost.
In a phenotype-driven approach, the progeny is screened initially for abnormalities using a simple yet quantitative assessment of physiology and behaviour (18, 19).
