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The symbiotic effects on the vegetative growth of the hosts were assessed by total increased fresh weight and dry biomass of the plantlets.

The frequency of allogeneic cells found in BM and in the spleens of SHIPi or vehicle conditioned hosts was assessed by flow cytometry.

Differences between sibling species in prevalence, the proportion of hosts infected with at least one larval Arrenurus, and intensity, the mean number of Arrenurus on only the infected hosts, was assessed in QP3.0 [ 24].

Given the contradictory results of different studies, the potential role of humoral immune responses for the control of viral replication in natural hosts was assessed in AGMs by ablating anti-SIV antibody production through a long-term depletion of B cells.

The capacity of the multiplex RT-qPCR assay in detecting the three vitiviruses in mixed infections from a range of virus concentrations in the host was assessed.

Traditional means for determining mosquito host-preferences in the field are to estimate the proportion of blood meals on certain hosts [1] or, more specifically, to calculate a feeding index, where the proportion of blood meals acquired from a specific host is assessed in relation to the abundance of that host within the community of potential hosts [2], [3].

Similarly, the observed number of miRNAs predicted to target their own host was assessed by exchanging host genes for randomly chosen genes from predicted targets and recalculation of the number of miRNAs predicted to target their host.

Host members' attitudes and perceptions of immigrants' adjustment to the host society were assessed in two experimental studies (N = 251; N = 124).

Dissimilarities in parasite community composition between host individuals were assessed by calculating Hellinger distances using the R library vegan [ 85].

Dissimilarities in parasite community composition between all host populations were assessed by calculating Hellinger distances using the R library vegan [ 97].

To validate the mass spectrometry data, the levels of selected host proteins were assessed by quantitative ELISA both in the virus-enriched fraction and in individual plasma samples from DF or SD patients.