In earlier applications it has been employed in the form of the one-parameter Winkler model to compute corrections factors for the DCB specimen for data reduction based on beam theories [12], see also [13].
ILA provided specimens for Ontario data, and participated in the critical revision of the manuscript.
CB provided specimens for Finland data, and participated in the critical revision of the manuscript.
Of 1,803 patients with sputum specimens for which data were available, 885 (49%) were male, and 324 (18%) were children <5 years of age.
It took a median of 6 days (range 1.5 17 days) from the date a WNV-positive human specimen was collected for data to be reported to the WNV surveillance program, and a median of 16.5 days (range 4 45 days) from date of onset to date reported to ArboNET.
Table 2 summarizes taxonomic designations of specimens for which genetic data was obtained.
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology [3] recommended the creation of an integrated national network of standardized biospecimen repositories as well as continued efforts aimed at developing a standard consent template for the collection and storage of specimens and data for future research use.
All specimens with sequence data for ITS2 and for at least one of the two chloroplast markers (rbcL, matK) were included in three datasets (rbcL & matK; rbcL & ITS2; rbcL, matK & ITS2).
For example, when asked how many requests for specimens and/or data they receive from researchers, a member of a biobank that features a collection of 1.6 million specimens taken from 1.3 million people said: You know when you look historically the number has significantly increased, but it's still relatively few.
All specimens had data for patients' gender, age, and address, with patients' indigenous status determined for 94.1%.
A similar approach was used in the construction of the web-accessible database for use by the scientific research community for specimen data queries, data analysis, and specimen selection.
