All variables used in the final dataset were validated as being defined and collected similarly in both countries and patients less than 20 years old were excluded.
The categories are defined and collected together with demarcation rules and anchor examples in a code-decode guide which forms the guideline for the classification of passages.
How background area is defined and samples collected are shown to impact the shape and location of the probability density function that in turn affects the estimation and precision of associated distributional parameters.
Selected potential biomarkers including salivary prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), cortisol, facial thermo-images, blood pressure, pulse, and saturation pulse oxygen (SPO) were defined and values were collected before, during and after flight simulation in the pressure chamber.
This study is unique as it investigates a real outbreak of feed-borne salmonella, where the source of infection was reliably identified, the period of exposure could be defined and data were collected from all exposed farms.
This study is unique, as it investigates a real outbreak where the source of infection was reliably identified, the period of exposure could be defined and data were collected from all exposed farms.
The demands of the stakeholders were analysed; then smart construction objects (SCOs) and smart gateway are defined and designed to collect real-time data throughout the working processes of on-site assembly of prefabricated construction using the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.
In the first step of the techno-economic analysis cycle, the scope of the analysis is defined and input data is collected and processed.
"Key descriptors" of the essential aspects of clinical practice in low back pain were defined, and this information was collected in each of the assessments.
In classical epidemiological surveillance, objectives are defined and relevant data are then collected to meet these objectives.
