Because the serologic tests used were validated in a clinical environment among patients suspected to have dengue, their positive predictive value will be lower when applied as a screening tool in a more general sample of travelers in which disease occurrence is lower.
In the pathogenesis of the diseases caused by S. pneumoniae, as in the case of other Streptococcus species, these structures are engaged in adhesion and colonization processes; however, compared to other Streptococcus species, the frequency of pilus occurrence is lower (less than 30%%) [ 11].
Because using the bandwidth constraint eliminated some of the false spurs, the probability of false-alarm occurrence was lower in the test than in the theoretical value computed by (23).
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Proteins of other molecular weights were also found to react with antibodies from patients, but their occurrence was lower.
No use of herbicides was also found to decrease F. langsethiae, but for this species the occurrence was lower in lodged fields.
Furthermore, cancer occurrence was lower in the study area for most cancer types, with several statistically significant reductions in cancer rates.
Another common feature is that the level of tone is lowered after the occurrence of certain depressor consonants, namely voiced fortis obstruents.
Over the past 150 years, the occurrence of menarche has been lowered globally by 3 years, corresponding to 0.2 year/decade [ 32].
During June solstice the occurrence rate is lower than during the other seasons; an occurrence peak exists around Africa.
