Sensitivity analyses were also conducted for a broader cut-off of screening symptom score (≥4.5, sensitivity 0.91, specificity 0.80 21), applying the same analyses as described previously.
Typically prevalence estimates yielded with the self-labelling approach are lower than those based on behavioral experience methods [ 47], so we used a broad cut-off for frequency of bullying experience ("now and then" to "many times a week").
The similarity in the pattern of results is interesting, given that our sample included adolescents who had not yet reached the age of risk of initiation or progression and that we took a relatively broad cut-off point in the quantity of use.
Although it is theoretically possible to miss some genes that may be consistently expressed at very low levels, the rather broad cut-off used at this stage implies that whatever maybe missed will only be a small fraction, since of the 955 genes eliminated, most (97.5%; 932 out of 955) showed generally low expression and large variations (SD > 0.5).
Now Gleick, who had joined the board of the science education group, has had to withdraw and is, in a broader sense, largely cut off from participating in this kind of work.
The diplomat indicated that Europe supported the broad effort to cut off funding and the supply line of foreign fighters to Isis, but he rejected any notion of sending in ground troops, commenting: "Isis is dreaming about having western forces against them".
Still, Mr. Bush and his aides are clearly signaling an intent to move forward aggressively with a broad new strategy to cut off aid to the North Korean and Iranian weapons programs.
Use a knife to cut off the broader end, where the carrot either was or still is attached to the green, leafy part of the plant.
Researchers contend that the new policy will cut off an incomparably broad stream of information about classrooms.
