Sentence examples for date as a reference from inspiring English sources

Operator experience was quantified by four variables using the operator's first patient recruitment date as a reference point for time: number of years of gynaecological scanning, number of gynecology scans performed, number of ovarian masses examined, and background training (sonographer or medical doctor (MD)).

The fact that homology is the basis for these pipelines means that many genomes currently available may have been annotated using old, out of date genomes as a reference which in turn have been annotated based on even older more out of date genomes.

The suspected date of the reintroduction of infection, not the date of diagnosis, was used as a reference date for the assessment of risk factors.

The interviews were conducted by a trained occupational physician and the date of diagnosis was used as a reference date for both cases and controls.

The EMR was also interrogated for body mass index (BMI), smoking history, and insurance status at reference date as well as frequency of healthcare visits before and after the reference date.

Matching criteria were: (1) SHCS centre; (2) gender; (3) HIV-transmission category (IDU, MSM, heterosexual/other); (4) age at enrolment (as close as possible, up to a maximum of 9 years difference); (5) year at reference date (as close as possible, but within the following calendar periods: 1985–1991; 1992–1996; 1997–April 2000; May 2000 2010).

BMI measures included self-reported BMI 1 year before reference date as well as measurements taken by the interviewer at the time of interview.

and the initial RDD screening date as the reference date for controls.

We used the case diagnosis date as the reference date for cases.

Date of progression was defined as the date criteria for PD are met, taking as a reference the smallest measurements recorded since treatment started.

Using the root age and crown age prior combination of 28.5 MYA and 24 MYA as a reference, our dating analyses indicate that, following the initial divergence of Taxidea in the Early Miocene (21.0 MYA, 95% HPD: 19.0 23.1 MYA), mustelids underwent two main bursts of diversification.