Therefore, the data on inputs were collected for the year 2009 or the closest available (intersectoral mobility of researcher variable being an exception due to data availability), and the data on outputs were collected for the year 2012 or the closest.
Data on several hundred inputs were collected in the study.
Two biological ChIP-seq replicates and inputs were collected for AML1, AML1-ETO, p300, N-CoR, H3K4me3, and H3K27me3.
Data on quantities of inputs were collected according to what was typically needed for treating specific complications thus yielding estimates of 'costs per treatment'.
In order to compute total cost of production, a micro-costing approach was used in which both the quantity and the unit price of the essential inputs were collected.
Given that data on several hundred inputs were collected in the study, an inspection of the data set was made to narrow down consideration to a subset of variables likely to have the largest effect on the overall cost-per-case estimate.
Expert input data was collected using Delphi structured close group discussion method, and then analyzed through Grounded Group Decision Making (GGDM) method.
The input space was collected from the parameters that have an impact on the TEC data such as the hour number (HR, diurnal variation), the day number (DN, seasonal variation) and the sunspot number (SSN, measure of solar activity).
