Pure samples with a single contrast agent (either Gd or Mn) were analyzed to increase the number of concentrations calculated and to verify that the method returned a value of 0 if the agent was not present in solution.
An articulating advanced bipolar device (ENSEAL G2; Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, OH) and an electrothermal bipolar vessel sealer (LigaSure; Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) were analyzed for differences in surgeon perception of ease of instrument use and workload using the NASA Raw Task Load Index (RTLX) scale.
Serum samples from a subset of volunteers in each arm of the trial, containing moderate to high titers of neutralizing antibodies to HIV-1 MN, were analyzed.
Fe and Mn were analyzed in the laboratory using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) (Shimadzu AA-6800) with a precision level of 1%%.
Cu, Cd, Zn, Co, Cr, Mn, Ni, Pb, Na, K, Cu, Fe, Zn, Mg and Mn were analyzed using flame AAS (Varian AA240FS), As by hydride generation AAS (Varian AA240) and Hg by cold vapor AAS (novAA350, Analytik jena).
From these water samples, some selected physico-chemical parameters (pH, turbidity, EC, TDS, TSS, TH, Ca, Mg, NO2, NO3, SO4, PO4, Fe and Mn) were analyzed to predict the water quality status of Robe Town.
All the composition range form 0 to 100% of Mn was analyzed and they were studied by voltammetry associated with transmittance spectra in 0.1 M KOH electrolytic solution.
Soluble CD14 (R&D, Minneapolis, MN) was analyzed by ELISA according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Blood Mn was analyzed by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry with Zeeman background correction (Perkin Elmer AAS800, Perkin Elmer, Turku, Finland).
Total protein extracts of 8-day-transduced MNs were analyzed using an anti-Beclin1 antibody.
The N, P, K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, and Mn contents were analyzed using the digestion method [ 21] and determined using an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS; Perkin Elmer, 5100, USA).
