WG 1 is closely related to WG 2 and 3, establishing tools and guidelines for phenotype characterization.
This study was performed in the context of the recommendations of the OIE guidelines for the characterization of BSE infection.
Molecular marker studies provide valid guidelines for collection, characterization and selective cultivation of elite Pongamia germplasm that can be exploited further for its improvement through breeding and marker assisted selection for improved characters and oil yield towards biodiesel production.
For instance, the ISCBI of the International Stem Cell Forum has been established with the goal of creating a set of international minimum standards (or best practice guidelines) for banking, characterization and testing of stem cell lines.
Although the International Society for Cell Therapy (ISCT) has proposed guidelines for the characterization and culture of MSC (Dominici et al., 2006; Horwitz et al., 2005), it has been shown that MSC-like cells derived from different tissues are functionally heterogeneous, even at the intra-population level (Bianco et al., 2010; Phinney, 2012; Tallone et al., 2011).
Despite early initiatives such as MIAPAR or PSI-PAR, a best practice guideline for antibody characterization is still not in prospect.
As most of the industrial membrane separation units use hollow fiber modules, having a proper model for simulating this type of membrane module is very useful in achieving guidelines for design and characterization of membrane separation units.
Based on a growing demand for better and standardized validation procedures and characterization guidelines for antibody molecules we have summarized our findings in a five-point plan.
Based on these experimental and characterization results, guidelines for practical inductor designs in RFICs for high-temperature applications are drawn.
Here, we summarize recent progress in GECI design, optimization, and characterization, and provide guidelines for selecting the appropriate GECI for a given biological application.
The design of these experiments should follow the guidelines for independent tests toward reliable tissue characterization (Holzapfel and Ogden 2009).
