Triplicate determinations were carried out.
All determinations were carried out in triplicates.
All the analytic determinations were carried out in triplicates.
After behavioural experiments, biochemical determinations were carried out.
Blank determinations were carried out wherever necessary and the corrections were made if required.
Water activity (aW) determinations were carried out using AQUALAB CX2 (Decagon, Devices, Inc., Pullman, WA, USA).
All determinations were carried out in triplicates and values were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD).
The anions and cations determinations were carried out at the School of Science, University of West of Scotland, Scotland.
All the determinations were carried out with sample concentrations within the calibration range selected for each marker compound.
Accordingly, free volume size determinations were carried out, considering shapes for free volumes as spherical as well as cylindrical.
All ion determinations were carried out with a flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer (PG Instruments, England) with an air-acetylene flame equipped with PG instrument hallow cathode lamps.
