Sentence examples for before comparative from inspiring English sources

Differing characteristics predict dropout rates and acceptance, which need to be carefully studied before comparative treatment trials are conducted.

BMI percentile and %BF were log-transformed before comparative analysis.

The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for normality of distribution and Bartlett's test for equal variance were applied to variables before comparative analysis.

Given that many of these repeats contain highly conserved sequences that may interfere with alignments between evolutionary distant orthologs, it is important to first identify the repetitive sequence(s) within the reference genome before comparative analysis is considered.

Before comparative analysis, the individual signal intensity values obtained from the microarray probes were log-transformed (using 2 as the base) and normalized among all individual samples included in the study.

Based on a before-after comparative research design with general additive models (GAM), we evaluated the effects of Beijing's driving restriction policy on air pollution and public health.

The limitation of this study is that, firstly, this is a retrospective before-after comparative study with only small number of patients.

But, while the lack of a before-after comparative analysis to support or refute claims for safety and quality is a limitation, and it will be very beneficial when and if multi-site EHR studies addressing these outcomes can be achieved, we take the inability to do this in our evaluation to be an inextricable part of real-time evaluation of any technology-led initiative in heathcare [ 65].

A descriptive, comparative (before and after) design was used to describe and compare patient and service delivery outcomes (time to see a clinician, ED LOS, ED re-presentation rate, hospital admission rate and types of pathology tests ordered) at 6 months before (1 June 2011 PREne 2011—PRE) and after (1 July–31 December 2011 POST) the implementation of the EPAS EPAP.

We aim to examine the effect of this screening program on vocabulary development in pre-school children in a before and after comparative study design.

This before and after comparative study was approved by the institutional review board at our hospital (SNUBH IRB, B-1105/127-003).