A novel accelerated microtribological capability was implemented on a commercial ultra-low drift nanomechanical test system (NanoTest) by modification of the instrument's hardware.
Mandolina and gitara are the Antandroy names of a popular Southern chordophone similar to the kabosy but with nylon fishing line for strings and five or seven movable frets that facilitate modification of the instrument's tuning.
MDC performed the modification of the instrument, collected the data, performed the statistical analyses and drafted the manuscript.
Also there will be a need for continued modifications of the instruments to try to increase their delicacy, such as the need to decrease the size of the bipolar instrument.
The purpose-built instrument was a modification of the tool developed by the McMaster University Occupational Therapy Evidence-Based Practice Research Group [ 30].
The CBPI was insensitive in this study when applied to research dogs, therefore modification of the CBPI instrument may be required to allow caregivers to better assess dogs less familiar with human interaction in research housing settings.
Interventions like workshops on provision of effective feedback or modification of the assessment instrument could be considered in future programs to facilitate interactive and high-quality feedback in the mini-CEX [ 17, 29].
There is a need for more studies to validate the existing QoL instruments in the Nigerian population; this may be a preface to the modification of existing instruments or the generation of new ones structured to suit the values and culture of our society.
However, in each category, different instruments were used or modifications of the same instrument.
The MacNew Heart Disease HRQL questionnaire [MacNew] is a self-administered modification of the original QLMI instrument [ 14, 15].
