In addition to specimen mass change, the extent of internal oxidation and the depletion of β phase in the substrate were evaluated.
In addition to coupon specimens, ECC bar specimens were also immersed in alkali solution at 80 °C in accordance to ASTM C 1260 to determine their length change due to alkali silica reaction (ASR).
In addition to urine specimens, dried umbilical cord specimens were obtained from 23 of the cases for further confirmation.
In addition to TiZrN/Ti specimens, two more sets of specimens were prepared for comparison, namely, TiN and TiZrN monolayer coatings.
In addition to virgin specimens, the durability performances of mechanically loaded specimens are also tested.
Two levels of sustained axial compression load were induced in the chord, representing 45% and 80% of its full axial capacity, in addition to control specimens without axial loads.
In addition to the specimens given to him by Darwin, Hooker's collection also includes pieces from the private cabinet of Reverend John Stevens Henslow, who had been Darwin's mentor at Cambridge and whose daughter Hooker would later marry.
In addition to those specimens, for molecular analyses we used samples from other geographical areas (Additional file 1).
In addition to nares, specimens were collected from the throat, axillae, perineum or groin in five other trials [ 18, 23, 24, 26, 27].
The samples included DNA and tissue samples stored in our laboratory [ 14, 16], in addition to new specimens from Hokkaido, collected between 2011 and 2013.
