Sentence examples for gauge in a population from inspiring English sources

The significance of a tuberculin skin test result is difficult to gauge in a population where malnutrition and other causes of suppressed cellular immunity are rife, BCG vaccination is close to universal, and exposure to non-tuberculous mycobacteria common.

We set out to test the economic stress hypothesis that the monthly count of cesarean deliveries (CD), which may gauge the level of fetal distress in a population, rises after the economy declines.

The total CVL serves as a measure of the absolute level of virus in a population at the most recent point in time, and is therefore a gauge of potential infectiousness in a particular population.

When Texas pumas were released in North Florida in 1988 and 1993, to gauge whether a permanent population of Florida panthers could be established there, local opposition was fierce and hunters shot some of the cats.

For example, the balance between the tumour suppressor role of myoepithelial cells and the pro-invasive role of fibroblast populations cannot be gauged in a two-cell system.

To gauge the impact on emperor penguins, ecologist Stéphanie Jenouvrier of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts focused on a population in Pointe Géologie, Antarctica.

We developed the Knee and Hip OsteoArthritis Screening Questionnaire (KHOA-SQ) as a possible tool for gauging the prevalence of hip and knee OA in a general population study.

We conducted a population survey in Hong Kong to gauge psychological and behavioral responses to the threat of influenza A(H7N9) and support for closure of live poultry markets.

While this issue may be serious for epidemiological studies aimed at gauging absolute levels of risk behavior within a population, our study was primarily concerned with comparing migrant vs. non-migrant group differences in behaviors.

Serological surveys can be used to gauge underlying gaps in population polio immunity and subsequently guide preparedness and response planning [ 16, 18, 19].

In effort to gauge the population's understanding or familiarity with PMP, this study provides an educational framework and uses crowdsourcing as a novel means to assess perception among the general population.