The criteria for controls were (1) men aged 18 and above; (2) for healthy controls, without a history of drug abuse before the study and no evidence of drug abuse during study; (3) for heroin addicts and methamphetamine abusers, predominate drugs of choice were heroin and methamphetamine in the baseline survey, respectively; (4) provided informed consent.
Observation and palpation of features predominated in the choice of assessment, but specific tests, grip strength, evaluation of sensation and hand function were also included.
Currently available evidence from ESTs indicates that alternative splicing in Arabidopsis occurs and affects many genes, but for most genes with documented alternative splicing, one AS choice predominates.
But it seems clear that the Internet-capable phone will predominate as the mobile device of choice.Combining the Internet with mobile phones will pose technical, business and cultural challenges.
In the UK CRRT predominates, and serendipitously this appears to be the better choice.
In North America and most of Europe, voles predominate in the diet and shrews are the second most common food choice.
In this case, initial choice of antimicrobials is more difficult since multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens predominate in the nosocomial ICU environment.
On the other hand, a choice of r close to 1 signifies our interest in avoiding false negatives since W1 will predominate in Equation 15.
If changes in cuticular hydrocarbon profile drive speciation, then directional selection due to mate choice with profile-based criteria should characterize processes of divergence or reinforcement, while stabilizing selection should predominate at other times.
VAD occurs primarily in the lower socioeconomic strata of poor countries, among people with limited food choices and diets predominated by less nutritious staple foods [8].
