The method we opted is the boxes method [5, 6], it allows to determine simultaneously the two main features namely conductivity and thermal diffusivity.
However, because of both the exploratory nature of our analysis and the controversy concerning the Bonferroni method, we opted not to use this adjustment [ 22, 23].
Due to the adequate sensitivity of the method we opted to consider MRD as the dilution of matrix that fully mitigates the impact of matrix on the back-calculated analyte value (in this case, a dilution factor of 6).
The three methods we opted to use in order to determine the loss of cell viability, when considered in isolation, are not ideal.
Thus, for all of the methods presented we opted to include specific gravity as a covariate in the statistical models we fit.
We opt for this method because it is the simplest and the least arbitrary method available.
We opt two model based methods for PDF estimation.
Having failed to find a ready-made suitable method in the published literature, we opted to utilize a combination of established methods and adapt them to our settings.
We opted for this method because it maintained the stability and compatibility of theoretical constraints, statistical efficiency and congregate ability (White and Lovett 1999).
We opted for this method in order to avoid that similar yet not identical categories would be classified as mismatch.
