This lower per-sample cost, however, has to be offset against the higher initial capital cost of the instrument in comparison to a typical HPLC system.
In order to further understand the characteristics of CAST for use in population groups, it is important to determine the time needed to perform an examination using the CAST instrument in comparison to that of the WHO criterion.
The high levels of agreement between the two modes of administration found in this investigation may be explained by similar nature of telephone and face-to-face administration of a survey instrument in comparison to self-completion.
Presentation of results from use of the CAST instrument, in comparison to WHO criterion, allowed a more detailed reporting of stages of dental caries, which will be useful for oral health planners.
Instruments routinely used to screen for depression including the [ 30, 31] were not considered gold standard, even though a number of studies had used them [ 25, 32]. 2. Studies were conducted in non-mental health facilities 3. Studies reported the sensitivity, specificity, the AUC and predictive values of the screening instrument in comparison to the diagnostic standard.
When used in the name of an instrument, these terms are relative, describing the instrument's range in comparison to other instruments of its family and not in comparison to the human voice range or instruments of other families.
However, the reliability of all three versions of this instrument is worse in comparison to that of the WHOQOL-OLD.
The SMBQ instrument is however, in comparison to MBI, not as focused on the relationship between work and burnout.
Hurwitz was always a natural player and found the instrument relatively easy, certainly in comparison to school work, taking up a scholarship from a friend of Bronislaw Huberman at 14 to the Royal Academy of Music, where his studies included learning with the Australian Sydney Robjohns.
The use of this measure in the present study thus provided us with an opportunity to investigate the HSCL-10's overall functional ability as a screening instrument for Pakistani population in comparison to the PADQ, indigenously developed and validated against ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria in clinical settings.
