Author contact for missing data was categorized as: yes, no, or unknown.
The obtained results from empirical analysis of the collected data are categorized as follow: a) successful learners' processing information; b) individualistic difference in response latency; c) the general effect of mediation on learners' response latency.
The NEISS data was also categorized by disposition: Released, Hospitalized, Fatality, and Other (including transferred, left without being seen, not recorded, etc).. Age groups (in years) for NEISS data were categorized as: 2 4, 5 10, 11 13, 14 17, 18 22, 23 29, 30 39, 40 49, and 50 + .
MHC supertypes were identified on the basis of branch length; clusters of individuals (n>1) which were separated from other individuals by a branch length of ≤0.007 (an arbitrarily chosen value, after visual inspection of data) were categorized as a unique supertype (Fig. 2).
Unconfirmed data were categorized as not available (n/a).
Coded data were categorized as knowledge recall, transformational learning, and knowledge gaps.
Those patients who showed no abnormalities in these data were categorized as normal.
Data were categorized as related to the initial débridement, the penultimate débridement, and the final débridement.
Missing data were categorized as 0 alcoholic drinks/week and no binge episodes, respectively, in a sensitivity analysis.
In the analyses, identified salient variables for clinical and laboratory data were categorized as described previously [ 27].
