Sentence examples for most specific indicator from inspiring English sources
Among the indicators, the catch over biomass ratio was most often the most specific indicator to fishing, whereas mean length was most often the most sensitive to change in phytoplankton biomass.
Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of acetylcholine and the most specific indicator of cholinergic neurons.
An intrathecal synthesis of anti-NMDA receptor antibodies is the most specific indicator [ 8].
CHAT is presently the most specific indicator available to monitor the functional state of cholinergic neurons in the central and peripheral nervous systems [ 40].
The rationale for this strategy is that ALT is the most specific indicator of viral hepatitis [ 4], and has been recommended as the testing criterion by other authors [ 16- 18].
Measurements of the intact pesticide in blood are the most specific indicators of exposure to a given organophosphorus pesticide; however, these measurements are complex and may be hampered by their instability in blood.
Among the asbestos diseases, mesothelioma is the most sensitive and specific indicator of the disease burden in the population (Weill et al. 2004).
Using orthogonal polarization spectral imaging, Top and colleagues demonstrated in septic children that persistent microcirculatory alterations were the single most sensitive and specific indicator of outcome [ 34].
Our aim was to design a unidimensional scale which would combine the relatively most specific, individual, behavioral indicators for assessing acute pain in this population.
The second major generic challenge relates to managing the risks associated with specific indicator development, most critically the risk of creating perverse incentives that skew behaviour of those whose performance is being assessed in a manner not predicted or desired by those responsible for defining performance measures.
Fecal coliform represents a more specific indicator of fecal contamination, however, it does not specifically quantify Escherichia coli (E. coli), the most common coliform inhabiting the intestinal tract.
