For example, undetected damage to pavements and roadbeds caused by extensive flooding after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Louisiana were evaluated using field techniques such as falling weight deflectometers to assess the structural integrity of road beds by comparing pre- and post-Pavement Condition Indices (PCI) [52, 154].
The Amazon landscape spatial variability and anisotropic trends in the Uatumã and Urubu River regions are evaluated using geomorphometric techniques such as fractal dimension, drainage network density and semivariogram.
The chemical structure and purity of the hybrid compounds were evaluated by different techniques such as thin layer chromatography, melting point, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), 1H and 13C NMR spectra and elemental analysis.
A number of randomised trials have evaluated combinations of techniques, such as the Misgav-Ladach method for caesarean section and are the subject of a Cochrane systematic review which is in protocol stage [ 10].
We also did not evaluate more advanced MR techniques, such as T2 relaxometry of the lungs or diffusion-weighted imaging.
These problems, in addition to the inherent limitations of the Pap test, have led many researchers in Brazil to evaluate alternative or supplementary techniques such as the hybrid capture test (HPV-DNA test) and the currently available vaccine against the most carcinogenic genotypes of HPV.
The microstructure of the treated layered steel sheet have been evaluated by different characterization techniques such as optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction.
Regional myocardial function can be accurately evaluated using several deformation techniques such as feature tracking, myocardial tagging, strain-encoded MRI (SENC) and displacement encoding with stimulated echoes (DENSE) [15].
To clarify the beneficial effects of CeO2 addition on surface morphologies, phase composition, and textural evolution, the as-received nanocrystalline coatings were evaluated using various analytical techniques such as XRD, FE-SEM/EDX, and TEM.
To address this problem, many researchers and practitioners have proposed and empirically evaluated various regression testing techniques, such as regression test selection, test case prioritization, and test suite minimization.
