In this case, the log-binomial regression analyses were performed with statistical significance checked on the basis of p-value of ≤ 0.05 at 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the corresponding prevalence ratios (PRs).
The accuracy of the procedures was checked on the basis of minimum average percent relative error of each petrophysical method for estimation the volume of clay, using the comparison of the log-derived values with the true laboratory-measured volume percent of clay minerals.
Using the enhanced SAA, the global stability analysis is checked on the basis of the minimization results of the tangent plane distance functions (TPDF) for the systems where the nonideal phases are described by PR or SRK equations of state.
The photocatalytic properties were checked on the basis of acetic acid photooxidation (the steady rate of linear increase of the CO2 yield was used for the estimation of photocatalytic activity).
For example, the data processing performed as part of the ranking was checked on the basis of the raw data provided.
Convergence of three chains was checked on the basis of maximum posterior differences (low heterotachous data set [L-data set] = 0.14; high heterotachous data set [H-data set] = 0.27) following the authors' suggestion.
The identification of all specimens has been carefully checked on the basis of morphological characters according to Systema Porifera (Hooper and Van Soest 2002) and the recent update undertaken in the World Porifera Database (Van Soest et al. 2008).
The identification of all specimens used in this study has been carefully checked on the basis of morphological characters by the taxonomists in our team.
