We have taken into consideration the comments from the reviewers and we think that we have considerably improved our manuscript.
A 90-day consultation process was allocated for consideration of comments and suggestions.
The diagnostic methods should be used in a systematic way taking into consideration the comments for their proper use.
We have nevertheless taken into consideration the comments of the reviewer and discuss sequence similarity before the structural evidence in the revised manuscript.
These guidelines were then reviewed by a group of independent experts (see the Appendix) and finalised after taking into consideration their comments.
At the 35th CCFAC meeting in 2003, the proposed draft of MLs for Cd in rice, soybean, mollusks, and peanuts (Codex Alimentarius Commission 2003) was circulated to Codex member countries and international organizations for additional consideration and comments.
The document containing the SORs was then reviewed by a group of independent experts (see the appendix) and after taking into consideration their comments, the guidelines were validated by the working group.
As a pilot, the first draft was given to a sample of 20 students to ensure face validity, to assess comprehension of the questionnaire, and to take into consideration any comments provided by the students.
Taking into consideration the comments of the participants, and the limited change in group scores of the nine tests on which no agreement had been reached, we deemed an additional voting round not fruitful.
By using the OSDI for measuring dry eye symptoms and severity in our study participants, and by taking into consideration all comments and suggestions from all of them, we found that scores significantly worsened when comparing healthy controls with dry eye patients (P = 0.0015).
The three reviews are below for your consideration, with the following comments from the Reviewing editor.
