Various factors affect the accuracy of histological data gathering, including the consistency of the staining protocol (here automated, with regular changes in stains, supporting relatively well-sustained quality), the thickness of the sections (here 10 µm), and the preservation, mounting, and analysis of consecutive sections (here including 89% of the entire organ).
Supporting the innovations in LUL's approach, data gathering included the use of mobile phones.
Aides familiar with his efforts said the House Intelligence Committee was focusing on more transparency for the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which oversees data gathering, including possibly declassifying that court's orders, and changes to the way the surveillance data is stored.
Behavioral data gathering includes monitoring of presence, movements or activities [ 21, 35, 37, 65, 66], such as monitoring of 'Activities of Daily Living' (ADL) [ 38, 67, 68], sleeping or overnight activities [ 27, 41], medication adherence [ 27], presence or movements in rooms or facilities [ 21, 36, 39, 53], social or communicative behavior [ 40], or detection of falls [ 33, 34].
Data gathering methods – including unstructured interviews, non-participant observation of the foreign language certification process and a questionnaire – allowed testing of the questions via triangulation (by sources and methods) to validate the results.
But rather than see that process through, the new provision changed the study mid-stream and called for gathering even more data — including the regulation's impact on the longevity of drivers.
The data gathering techniques included observation, formal structured interview and informal dialogue.
All patients in the hospital during the period of baseline data gathering were included.
Data gathering instruments include questionnaire and interviewing.
Data gathering skills include collecting relevant data and performing appropriate physical examinations [ 21].
Data gathering methods included questionnaires with follow-up interview, semi-structured interviews and document collation.
