Thresholds for each marker were set by visual comparison of the overlay with the corresponding immunostain for each image, minimizing the likelihood of false positives.
The participation rate of eligible persons was high (78% for the 1990 subcohort and 67% for the 2000 subcohort), minimizing the likelihood of selection bias.
The increasing cost of medical school may have unintended consequences, providing access to education only for wealthy students and minimizing the likelihood that graduates will remain in country or serve in poor or peripheral areas.
A heat detector is the proper device suited for detecting fires while minimizing the likelihood of false alarms.
Their tight regulation ensures that IDPs are available in appropriate levels and for the right amount of time, thereby minimizing the likelihood of ectopic interactions.
They are able to supply relatively robust amounts of blood to the fetus early in pregnancy, thus minimizing the likelihood of oxygen deprivation and the need for the placenta to produce soluble FLT.
Second, the estimated relative risk was adjusted for multiple demographic, nutritional, reproductive, lifestyle (health-related), and socioeconomic factors, thus minimizing the likelihood of uncontrolled confounding affecting the results.
NSA applies attorney general-approved processes to protect the privacy of US persons – minimizing the likelihood of their information in our targeting, collection, processing, exploitation, retention and dissemination.
Explaining the strategy and its justification is actually the key to minimizing the likelihood that the strategy will motivate others to become radicalized.
SeqZip greatly reduces the length of completely identical sequences thus minimizing the likelihood of template switching.
