Risk-weighted surgical pathological score was statistically significantly correlated with the magnitude of HR for CCRT in DFS (Spearman's r=1.0, P<0.001, Figure 2G), implying that higher scores in the method offset the clinical benefits of CCRT when compared with RT alone.
Countries show disparate paths in method gains and losses toward a balanced mix, but 4 patterns are suggested: (1) rise of one method partially offset by changes in other methods, (2) replacement of traditional with modern methods, (3) continued but declining domination by a single method, and (4) declines in dominant methods with increases in other methods toward a balanced mix.
Combination of different methods can offset the shortcomings of each, integrate their various advantages, and result in an advanced evaluation method (Refat et al. 2011).
On Tuesday the bank pledged that it would apply open market operations — buying or selling securities to manage liquidity and rates — and other methods to offset "short-term abnormal volatility, stabilize market expectations and maintain stability in monetary markets".
It's generally believed such methods could offset temperature increases, but there are considerable concerns about potential environmental side effects, the tricky political challenges it raises, and the ethics of deploying a technology that could alter climate on a global scale.
In wells with limited log and core data, porosity, a fundamental and essential property to characterize reservoirs, is challenging to estimate by conventional statistical methods from offset well log and core data in heterogeneous formations.
Though 'going green' costs more, business owners use sustainable methods to offset the higher expenses in the long term.
But the disadvantages that come with these methods can offset the benefits and detract from the monitoring of cortisol as a biomarker.
The remaining 70%% residual algae biomass (689 GJ/ha/year) is used in various co-product utilization methods to offset the production process' substantial energy requirements.
Finally, the U.S. and the EU pledged to work constructively to reform the World Trade Organization (WTO), primarily to make its dispute settlement process function more efficiently and devise methods to offset new trade-distorting practices such as the use of subsidies and forced technology transfer.
The organization recently released Mālama 'Āina: A Conversation About Maui's Farming Future, a detailed 50 page report (viewable here) that analyzes opportunities to grow profitable crops and market Maui-branded value-added products, using farming methods which offset climate change, end chemical spraying and crop burning, use less water, and restore soil quality.
