For the first time, 20% of the assessment criteria were based on "research impact", which sent academics scurrying around trying to make their work intelligible to the public.
The inclusion and exclusion criteria were based on consultation from a panel of experts in this area and carefully designed.
Eileen T. Kennedy, president of the Smart Choices board and the dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, said the program's criteria were based on government dietary guidelines and widely accepted nutritional standards.
The scoring criteria were based on the European Guidelines for Quality Criteria for CT [14].
Data inclusion criteria were based on ASRM and QIDS scores submitted on the same date.
The diagnostic criteria were based on the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD), third edition.
Sampling site selection criteria were based on possible sources of contamination.
These criteria were based on the US Food and Drug Administration FDAA) "Bioanalytical Method Validation: Guidance for Industry" protocol [34].
Criteria were based on the principle of economic materiality rather than on a formal and/or legal-administrative nature.
The diagnostic criteria were based on the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (beta version) (ICHD-3-beta) [12].
These efficiency criteria were based on cash flows (usually, discounted): net income, return on investment, internal rate of return, and payback period.
