Sentence examples for for defining a population from inspiring English sources

Taken together, CD133/AC133 is an indicator, but definitely not a reliable marker for defining a population of CSCs in solid tumors since it does not characterize tumor-initiating cells exclusively.

Our study has several limitations, including: use of a biomarker surrogate for defining a population at low risk of SREs, a relatively small sample size, the variable duration of prior 3 4 weekly IV bisphosphonate use and the use of pamidronate rather than more potent bisphosphonates such as zoledronic acid.

The first is that no gold standard is available for defining a 'true' MUPS population.

Nevertheless, the algorithm for case identification used in this study appears suitable for defining a large patient population in need of health care.

The increased prevalence of E. cloacae and its association with high EcBSI mortality and high prevalence of IntI1 motivated us to perform PFGE, which is an auxiliary investigation method for E. cloacae isolates that has high reproducibility and high discriminatory power and is thus regarded as the "gold standard" for defining a clone in various nosocomial bacterial populations [ 2, 19].

The inclusion criteria for this study define a population that is often being referred to music therapy, and one that is in need of special attention.

Using the BCG methodology for albumin measurement and the Biuret method for total protein 21, a cut-off value of < 18 g/l for calculated globulin defines a population in which 89% have an IgG level of < 6 g/l.

To estimate the number of children who met or exceeded the recommended intake of free sugar, we have used the recommendations from the 2002 Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation for free sugar, which defines a population goal for free sugar intake of less than 10% of total energy [ 16].

3 Several methods for defining an appropriate sample size for pediatric population PK studies have been proposed, each of which is associated with relative strengths and weaknesses.

The SADPM score detects some 25% of kidney transplant patients with eight times the risk for NODAT, defining a target population for prevention programs.

This in turn would help develop a gene-based SNP panel for defining population genetic structure, as well as diversity and differentiation between rice populations particularly with regard to different ecological habitat adaptation.