The ductility of these softened nanocrystalline Zn specimens is consistently higher than that of the hardened specimens.
Three patients provided specimens collected at different times during their disease course; of these, one set of specimens was consistently negative, one set showed stronger staining earlier in the disease course than at baseline, and one set was initially negative, but demonstrated stronger staining in the specimen collected more recently.
The telson, however, is not preserved in detail on any specimen, being consistently broken off a few millimetres posterior to its articulation with the pretelson in those specimens where it is visible.
Each specimen was tested 2 4 times; specimens which were consistently positive, positive 2/3 or 3/4 times were considered positive.
Urine specimens were more consistently collected at the beginning of the work day; therefore, we used TCPy levels in these samples as the exposure biomarker.
Although all four hospitals have backup generators and samples were transported in cold boxes with freezer packs, it is possible that, in some instances, some specimens were not consistently maintained at the correct temperature, which may have influenced pathogen recovery.
Several possible explanations exist for the presence of mycobacterial 16S rRNA and rpoB, and the absence of IS6110 in the sarcoid specimens, although these three amplicons were consistently present in our positive controls.
Normal gastric mucosa and the primary tumours of the specimens were used as positive controls and were consistently positive for CK.
RNA concentrations were consistently highest in central nervous system specimens (median 1010.91 genome copies/g tissue).
In our control specimens, the calyx units were not swollen and calyceal junctions were consistently recognized in all calyceal contacts.
