Through the identification of the key influencing parameters for calculating the factor of safety and the percent strain, numerical experimentations are performed in accordance with the methodology of 2k factorial design, from which polynomial regression models are developed for each rock mass condition.
The FFQ was developed in accordance with the methodology proposed by Willett [1].
The questionnaire was developed in accordance with the methodology recommended by the author of the TPB [ 15].
This was also produced in film format, in accordance with the methodology described by Cruz & Carvalho [ 17].
In accordance with the methodology validated in previous work [ 11, 20], four scenario-specific profiles for the EPPM were created, based on levels of perceived threat and perceived efficacy.
All of the PIB data were processed in accordance with the methodology outlined in Nordberg et al. [ 26]; PIB data were summed between 40 and 60 min after injection of the tracer for each of the 213 participants.
Since HPSR involves the use of methodologies that draw from different disciplines and knowledge paradigms, yardsticks and standards for research conduct vary in accordance with the methodology being applied [ 6, 38].
Our questionnaire was developed in accordance with the methodology proposed by Wilson [ 31] in four steps: conceptual definition of the construct, description of the set of items, strategy for coding of the responses, and calibration of the instrument.
