The suspicion that we are living in some kind of simulation, that our actions take place within a matrix of situations and behaviours that have been predefined, is a staple of postmodern fiction.
The field names in common protocol headers have been predefined in MPI language and the supporting protocols can be extended if needed in the future.
In puzzle-based coding activities, both the learning path and outcomes have been predefined to ensure that each of the learners is able to successfully develop the same activity.
All of the transcripts of field reports, IDIs and FGDs, were imported into the qualitative data analysis software NVivo 2 (QSR International Pty Ltd. Version 2, 2002) and coded according to a matrix of themes that had been predefined for all community liaison data collection.
The potential modifiers and mediators have been predefined and will all be measured at baseline.
The latter kit, however, processes 1000 μL of serum and no external lysis protocol had been predefined.
The groups had been predefined when the project was designed [ 16]: A: patient organizations, B: medical associations, C: nursing organizations, D: health insurance funds, E: political institutions, F: specialized palliative care organizations and G: others.
To ensure transparency of the study, activities related to the study secretariat, data management, and statistical analyses will be contracted out to the contract research organization (CRO), Sogo Rinsho Médéfi Co., Ltd (Tokyo, Japan), and the study will be initiated after the written operation procedures and protocols for individual study-related activities have been predefined.
If a patient has a diagnosis that has not been predefined, additional diagnosis details may be recorded in a free text field.
