One frequently specified method of cryogenic external leakage testing requires the assembly, pressurized with gaseous helium (GHe), be immersed in a bath of liquid nitrogen (LN2) and allowed to thermally stabilize.
Because the protocol specified method of correction for missing values last observation carried forward has been questioned in the intervening years, we also included a more modern method multiple imputation at the request of the BMJ peer reviewers.
Although we tried hard to avoid use of 'other specified' and 'other unspecified' ICF codes, the interRAI communication item relating to making self understood over the past 3 days does not specify method of communication whereas the ICF codes distinguish between verbal, non-verbal and other methods.
A research and development (R&D) task applies a specified method to the domain of the task with the objective of obtaining a satisfactory result in the range of the task.
Further research may specify methods of recruiting, training, supervising and using volunteers to maximise the benefit for all involved.
The pattern of findings suggests a moderate risk of bias from a failure in any study to specify methods of randomization, and those assessing outcomes not being blind to group allocation.
Given that no consistent estimates of health-related quality of life were identified for the different complications and given that the IQWiG does not specify methods of aggregating and valuing different endpoints, the ICERs were calculated for the number of averted complications per catheterization.
Completeness clinical study reports include identifiable CONSORT statement specified methods to enable replication of the study.
We included data in stage 2 of the review full analysis following standard Cochrane methods only if the study reports satisfied the following three criteria: Completeness Clinical study reports/unpublished reports that included identifiable CONSORT statement specified methods to enable replication of the study.
In cases of "other specified methods" (ICD-10 X830), unspecified methods (ICD-8 E958,0), Late effect of suicide (ICD-8 E959,0), the diagnosis in the second and third position was used to determine whether the method of suicide was violent or not.
Barriers were the short-term project form of the RG, a time window perceived to be too narrow for implementation of the specified methods, clinicians' attitudes to and competence in working with return-to-work, the lack of manuals and guidelines describing treatment modalities in MMR, and finally the lack of well-defined criteria for patient inclusion.
