One series of 41 patients has been reported by Zemskova et al. but several imaging modalities were used, not in all patients, with intervals of several months, PET being performed as a second-line examination when others were not conclusive; so, performance of modalities cannot be compared [ 141].
However, conclusive evidence for performance differences which are intrinsic to handedness per se is difficult to obtain unless left and right handers are compared who are similar in their genetic and environmental background.
We were quite pleased with these results, which showed the power of using technology to test hypotheses and get conclusive answers about performance and efficiency.
In his words, "Kraftwerk's conceptual coherence has enabled the group to present their topics in a very conclusive manner with sound, performance, projections and through amazing music".
Conclusive tests of performance by the economy as a whole are rare, but one does exist for judging the value of high interest rates as a preventive against inflation.
Despite the warning from the S.E.C. and pretty conclusive evidence that past performance has very little predictive value, most of us still use performance as the predominant factor in choosing our investments.
However, there was no conclusive improvement in the performance was obtained by means of microwave heating.
So while we continue to marvel at the Alex Fergusons and Steve Jobs, we cannot offer a conclusive view of their performance until several years after their career is over.
Furthermore, today engineers are more critical of any new material or technique and will seldom accept them unless conclusive evidence of their performance can be produced.
The rather large size of this collection allowed us to make conclusive statements on the performance of the proposed technique.
