Sentence examples for by a quantitative method from inspiring English sources

This paper studies the effects of road pricing on land use under different development scenarios (business as usual scenario and transit oriented development scenario) by a quantitative method, which combines the integrated land use and transport interaction model (TRANUS model) with the scenario-planning techniques.

For example, Shen et al. [ 91] aimed at classifying individuals into schizophrenic and healthy control groups by a quantitative method.

LVEF could be assessed in 97.5% of the patients by a quantitative method or the two-dimensional visual estimate method ('eyeballing') [ 16].

Usual screening tests (e.g., for phenylketonuria) have low false-negative rates, and thus only positive results require confirmation by a quantitative method.

The specimens that resulted positive were further tested by a quantitative method (Cobas Amplicor HBV Monitor, Roche Molecular Systems, Branchburg, NJ, USA) to determine the viral load.

The final stages of analysis took the form of checking hypotheses suggested by a quantitative method by returning to the qualitative data, and vice versa.

By developing a quantitative method, Sokolov et al. [2] identified the properties of biological nanoparticles based on AFM.

Furthermore, by using a quantitative method it may be possible to improve specificity and positive predictive value of CMV detection.

Moreover, we validated the semiquantitative scoring of TILs expression in a representative patient subgroup (n=30) by using a quantitative method based on the median number of cells per tumour field (× 10 magnification).

Perfusion parameters (CBF, mean transit time, time to peak, cerebral blood volume) were measured by either a quantitative method (comparing perfusion parameters in a given part of the brain with the same contralateral area) or a qualitative method (visual inspection of affected hemisphere compared with the contralateral side).

Serum HCV-RNA levels were assessed in all patients by means of a quantitative method (real time polymerase chain reaction) and expressed in IU/mL.