For example, assessing the haemodynamic outcome after surgery requires a reproducible and accurate assessment of ventricular function as clinical decisions are usually based on a change in serial measurements rather than a single absolute value [10].
■ Employers must have a 'sound business reason' for refusing a request, and deal with the request in a 'reasonable manner' by, for example, assessing the advantages and disadvantages, meeting with you to discuss it and offering an appeal process.
Perhaps the best use for P&F charts is for traders to employ them as part of a trading strategy, for example assessing the overall trend from the most recent signal and accepting trades based on another indicator, such as an oscillator like the relative strength index.
For example, assessing the cost-effectiveness of interventions being compared is not within the objectives of the recently established Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute [ 64].
For example, assessing the housing needs of a client follows a similar process whether or not the person has a mental illness.
Previous research has extracted clusters from a limited number of maternal factors to assess synthetic effects using LCCA, for example, assessing the relationship between dietary patterns (based on series of foods) and birth defects [ 11].
The evaluation of background-normalised qPCR data can be subjective; for example, assessing the quality of a curve, or determining the perfect starting point of the exponential phase and where to assign the threshold for Cq generation.
For example, assessing the thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) genotype, a well-known predictor for azathioprine (AZA) toxicity, has not formally been shown to be cost-effective compared with standard medical care or to improve quality of life [ 41].
For example, assessing the risk of bias is a key concept, but the items used to assess this in a diagnostic review are likely to focus on issues such as the spectrum of patients and the verification of disease status, which differ from reviews of interventions.
The illustrative example assesses the impact of air pollution abatement policies according to expert perceptions using proactive scenarios; the results revealed that, despite some positive changes, air protection activities are missing an overall strategic vision.
