This last category was included as a surrogate measure for heavy CM users.
From the Danish patient register, we obtained information on history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (as a proxy measure for heavy tobacco smoking), connective tissue disease, moderate to severe kidney disease, diabetes, psoriasis, and atopic dermatitis in the models.
The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC, see later) recommended the use of the top tertile of lifetime analgesic dose (grams) as the measure for heavy analgesic exposure in preference to the definition of "substantial use" as it was defined in the study protocol before revision.
Binge drinking and other measures of heavy use have been of particular interest for studies of genetic risk.
Phobos-2 was the first to measure loss rates for heavy ions (O+ and O2+ being the major constituents).
The extrinsic probe designed for refractive index measurement proves to be a reliable tool for measuring heavy organics deposition in crude oils under high pressures and temperatures where the sample to be measured is not very accessible.
In domestic matters, Scott advocated increased salaries for public officials, economic development measures, and heavy punishments for persistent criminals.
For heavy use measured by estimated total number of calls, again, there was no positive association with brain tumors: ORs were < 1.0 in all categories of number of calls, including those in the top decile, for both glioma and meningioma.
The silicon pixel detector (SPD) of the ALICE experiment in preparation at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN is designed to provide the precise vertex reconstruction needed for measuring heavy flavor production in heavy ion collisions at very high energies and high multiplicity.
The surface temperature of the defrost heater was measured to be 520 °C for minimal frost and 560 °C for heavy frost.
