Sentence examples for collection of spots from inspiring English sources
Pier 6 at the south end, near Atlantic Avenue, has its own collection of spots — including Bark and Milk Truck, new this summer — and roof deck seating.
The other limitation was the lag period between admission of the case and initiation of collection of spot urine for UPCR, as urine was collected only after including the case in the study protocol after meeting the inclusion criteria.
A 1995 study in central Italy included collection of spot urine samples from 195 school children 6 7 years of age (Aprea et al. 2000).
A 1997 study of farmworker families near Fresno, California, included collection of spot urine samples from 9 children and 18 adults (Mills and Zahm 2001).
A 2000 study in an agricultural community near the U.S. Mexico border in southern Texas included collection of spot urine samples from 41 children (Shalat et al. 2003).
Because collection of spot urine samples is relatively simple and noninvasive, this sample type is commonly used in studies involving children (Fenske et al. 2005).
A 1998 study in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, involved collection of spot urine samples from residents in former U.S. Forces housing, including 309 children ≤5 years of age (Heudorf and Angerer 2001; Heudorf et al. 2004).
Albuminuria was determined by collection of spot urine samples, and a urine albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) >2.5 mg/mmol in males and >3.5 mg/mmol in females (or an albumin concentration >30 mg/L if ACR unavailable) was considered abnormal.
The limitations of our study included the cross-sectional design that limited the ability to make cause effect inferences, and the one-time collection of spot urine specimens due to a large variability in albumin excretion rates that did not allow an evaluation for the persistence of MAU.
Although collections of spot urines were planned to occur at least 2 weeks apart, four women had an interval < 2 weeks between successive collections.
Therefore, when multiple collections of spot urine samples over a period of days to weeks or months are logistically and economically possible, specimens should be collected at different times of the day.
