Confirmation of pregnancy viability (presence of fetal cardiac activity) and diagnosis of fetal presentation (head or buttock in the maternal pelvis) are the first essential components of ultrasound assessment in obstetrics.
An important conclusion from this case was the confirmation of the viability of executing an exploration campaign on a national level, without following the procedures dictated by the current exploration model of the O&G industry.
Confirmation of cell viability was performed and quantified by the 3- 4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2-yl -2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay as previously described (Wang et al. 2007).
The strengths of our study are the relatively large number of mother-infant dyads recruited, the pragmatic nature of the trial, and confirmation of identity and viability of the probiotic organisms.
Although many of the mechanisms proposed for probiotic activity probably require growth and metabolism at the physiological site of action, confirmation of the requirement for viability through design of clinical studies with a non-viable control would clarify this issue.
Peripheral blood and an aliquot of UCB from potential subjects were shipped to the University of Florida for infectious disease testing, HLA confirmation, and viability screening.
Tissue viability was expressed as percentage of viability relative to that of samples at T0.
We are fast approaching the absolute limit of viability.
French winemakers are always pushing the limit of viability.
"There's $70 million worth of viability, not liability," she said.
