Studies conducted in academic health centers also make no claims about the random selection of practitioners or patients in their studies, although characteristics of those practitioners and patients are always described.
In their study, intestinal barrier characteristics and immunological properties were compared in terminal ileal biopsy tissues from healthy aged (66 77 years of age), young (7 12 years of age) and adult (20 40 years of age) humans.
In their study on the characteristics of 57 cut-outs with biomechanical explanation as observed in 3066 consecutive patients treated with Gamma Nails, Bojan et al. identified the combination of three critical factors to drive the risk for mechanical failure due to lag screw cut-out: a complex fracture type, non-anatomical reduction and a non-optimal lag screw position [ 39].
Sari et al. in their study reported the biosorption characteristics of Cd (II) and Cr III) ions from aqueous solution using moss (Hylocomium splendens) biomass.
Qishlaqi et al. 2016, in their study, assessed the physicochemical characteristics of the Tireh River water in Lorestan, Iran, and demonstrated that almost all samples have suitable conditions for drinking with regard to the WHO standard and in comparison with agricultural standard (FAO Standard), and the potential of water is suitable for irrigation purposes.
Kobayashi et al. (1982) proposed the deepening rest model in their study regarding the bud dormancy characteristics of Cornus sericea L. This model emphasizes that chilling requirements occur only during the deep rest stage, and that calculations of chilling requirements are not necessary for other dormancy stages.
Rucci et al.[ 12], in their study of the prevalence and associated characteristics of subthreshold psychiatric disorders in primary care, found comorbidity with one or more ICD-10 disorders in 39.6% of individuals with subthreshold depression.
Probably the reason why lower cut-off value was used in their study was a little different patients characteristics (the mean value of the SUVmax for all patients was 10.6) and the analysis concerned disease-free survival, not overall survival [ 24].
Some researchers have also reported the same distinctive characteristics in their studies on Iranian nurses.
