False reassurance on the basis of testing of limited clinical validity is thought to lead patients or consumers to adopt unhealthier lifestyles, to omit standard preventative measures, or to forego regular screening, thus causing harm to their health.
WNV was presumed to be the etiologic agent for >9,000 American white pelican deaths in 7 states in 2002 2003 on the basis of testing of a sample of carcasses from various affected colonies (6 ).
First, while intellectual disability was identified on the basis of tests of cognitive ability, we have only indirect evidence (through reported lack of educational attainment) that their cognitive impairments may have originated in childhood.
However, on the basis of testing discussed in the 'Sample' subsection of the 'Methods' section, we are confident in the validity and reliability of the sample.
One of the plaintiffs, a first-grade teacher, was rated on the basis of test scores of students in a different school in her district, and another, who teaches vocational classes to aspiring health care workers, was rated based on test scores of students in grades and subjects she had never taught.
On the basis of test results, predictions of shear strength for high-strength SFRC beams without shear reinforcement.
On the basis of test and simulation results, the aberrations of optical system were well corrected, and the quality of projected image meets test requirements.
Clearly, broad-scope PCS leading to couples making far-reaching reproductive decisions on the basis of test results of which the clinical implications are not yet fully understood, is morally unacceptable.
Two-way sensitivity analyses also yielded threshold values for cost savings of IOPTH on the basis of test-related costs and cost of reoperation, according to the probability of cure without IOPTH monitoring (Figs. 5, 6).
On the basis of test hybridizations of strain Fiocruz L1 130 vs. the reference sample, we considered genes that gave hybridization ratios between 1.0 and 3.0 to be present in both strains and greater than 10.0 to be absent from the test strain.
Glycemic control was calculated on the basis of test results (HbA1c ≥7.0%) by type of diabetes (Type 1 and 2) and stratified by residence (urban and rural).
