The acid value was determined by a standard titration method as specified in ASTM D664 [15].
The mortar permeability test method as specified under the Chinese national standard also were conducted and the results of it are used as a reference.
Specific mRNA levels in hypertensive animals relative to UNX controls were calculated and normalized to a housekeeping gene with the Δ-Δ-CT method as specified by the manufacturer (http://www3.appliedbiosystems.com/cms/groups/mcb_support/documents/generaldocuments/cms_040980.pdf).
Figure 6 illustrates the GPON upstream and downstream frame format known as GPON encapsulation method (GEM) as specified in the ITU Standard G 984.3 [37].
Numerical experiments show that these methods generate waves as specified and eliminate spurious waves effectively.
†Optimal cutoff value determined as specified in Methods.
Each run passed pre-defined acceptance criteria as specified in " Methods".
Using microarray technology, we analyzed the expression of the genes encoding the top-20 high-traffic proteins across HF and non-HF samples, as specified in Methods.
Data were represented as percent of untreated cells (made equal to 100% of incorporation of H-thymidine evaluated as counts per minutes or 100% of BrdU fluorescence staining evaluated by FACS analysis, as specified in Methods).
Therefore, the framework enables us to estimate the seasonal production at daily intervals, which leads to the determination of phenological events in the spring of the subsequent year as specified in Methods.
