Similarly, FFMI performance quartile gradation was significant for almost all quartiles but no significance was detected for the 6MWT.
The performance quartile gradation for the FRC demonstrated significant differences in all quartiles for CET while a similar pattern was observed for the 6MWT.
The performance quartile gradation for the DLCO demonstrated significant differences amongst 1st and 3rd-4th, 2nd and 4th quartiles for the CET and 6MWT respectively.
Also, a number of independent physiological and clinical characteristics demonstrated a different pattern in performance quartile gradation between CET and 6MWT.
Moreover, there is performance quartile gradation for age with significant differences of age for the 4th and the rest of quartiles for CET and amongst all the quartiles for the 6MWT.
Additionally, performance quartile gradation significant differences were detected across the GOLD stages between 1st and 4th, 1st and 3rd, and 2nd and 4th in cycling and amongst all quartiles in 6MWT.
There is clear performance quartile gradation for FEV1%, FVC%, CET-Tend, peak power output of absolute watt and watt% predicted (sole exception 3rd/4th quartile in CET) and the 6MWD with significant differences amongst all quartiles for the exercise performance of CET and the 6MWT.
Such findings are critical for evaluating the combined effect of size and shape distribution on packing, and achieving a performance based aggregate gradation design.
To study the effects of RAP gradation on PCC performance, three different size classes of RAP were used: 0/20, 0/4 (fine portion) and 4/20 (coarse portion).
In addition, three alternate aggregate gradations on the performance of OGFC mixtures were investigated.
Even when the script (co-written with Vanessa Taylor) veers toward the saccharine, it does so with expert gradation and superb performances.
