Sentence examples for measures of beta from inspiring English sources

This study suggests that simple measures of alpha diversity (species richness) may not adequately quantify overall diversity and that measures of beta diversity may be necessary to assess the role of prairie dogs as keystone engineers.

QIIME calculated both weighted and unweighted unifrac, which was phylogenetic measures of beta diversity.

Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) in mice were calculated as measures of beta cell function and insulin sensitivity, respectively [8].

Because the resulting values could not be transformed to meet the assumptions of parametric tests we used multiresponse permutation procedures (MRPP) in Blossom [58] which make no assumptions about the distribution of the data to assess differences among habitat classes in these measures of beta diversity.

Of note, measures of beta cell function returned to pre-treatment levels by 4 weeks after treatment discontinuation, implying a benefit only while drug is present.

The present studies demonstrate that sustained treatment with the SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin for 6 to 12 months improved fasting and postprandial measures of beta cell function in humans.

The objective of the present study was to examine the development of such oscillatory activity by comparing electroencephalography (EEG) measures of beta-band fluctuations in 7-year-old children to adults.

They noted another study had linked poorer sleep and reports of frequent napping with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) measures of beta-amyloid deposition.

Traditional measures of beta-cell mass preclude real-time quantification and thus the kinetics of beta-cell regeneration cannot be accurately ascertained.

Homeostasis model assessment of pancreatic beta-cell function (HOMA-B) and insulin sensitivity (HOMA-S), as measures of beta-cell function and insulin sensitivity, respectively, were estimated by the homeostasis model using Levy's computer model [9].

The extent of variation along the first DCA axis (a measure of beta diversity) also differed significantly among habitat classes (squared deviation from mean MRPP standardized test statistic = −21.5, p<0.001; absolute deviation from median MRPP standardized test statistic = −26.0, p<0.001).