Cutoff values of FR for both AKI progression to stage 3 and the composite outcome as determined by Youden index were 3.9 mL/mg/2 h.
Systematic predictions are made of the composite flow stress as determined by inclusion volume fraction, the applied strain rate and the strain hardening exponent and strain rate sensitivity of the matrix.
Loadings lower than a certain value do not alter in a significant way the transport properties of the polymer membrane, while rigidity and mechanical strength of the composite are increased, as determined by differential scanning calorimetry and dynamic mechanical analysis.
The sulfur content in the final S/GNS composite was 65 wt% as determined by chemical analysis (CHNS, vario MICRO cube, Elementar, Hanau, Germany).
The incorporation of BF gradually enhanced the mechanical properties of the composites such as moduli and strengths, as determined by flexural and tensile tests.
The optimum levels of the significant variables as determined using central composite design of response surface methodology are starch (2.75%), K2HPO4 (0.01%), inoculum size [2% (v/v) containing 1.9 × 108 CFU ml− 1], and temperature (33°C).
The effects of three independent variables of ultrasound pretreatment time (min), hydrolysis time (h) and enzyme-to-substrate ratio on ACE inhibition as determined by central composite rotatable design were investigated in vitro.
Previously it had been demonstrated that patients with worse pre-operative function had the greatest outcomes following TKA, as determined by a composite physical function score [ 22].
The composite score for sensitivity and specifity, as determined by AUROC in our study, was equivalent to the originally described score (0.82 vs. 0.81, respectively).
The composite films possessed three-dimensional (3D) porous structures, as determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
