Cyclic tests of sandwich specimens, and a representation of the results in terms of cumulative strain, indicate that some of the acoustic emission activity during loading and unloading of the specimens is likely to be associated with the debonding and pulling-out of knitted fabric tows across the fracture surfaces of the matrix cracks.
Therefore, the proportion of positive specimens is likely to be a more robust indicator in such situations.
Castor is reported to have appeared in Europe, North America, and Asia in the Late Miocene [13], [14], [15], [16], however the results of this study suggest that these Asian "Castor" specimens are likely attributable to Sinocastor.
In the present study, the LSG biopsies were performed for diagnostic purposes, thus the biopsy specimens are likely to be tissues from the early phase of primary SS.
The high level of IgE-As observed in the remaining serum specimens was likely related to cross-reactive antibodies against Anisakis antigens considered to be panallergens (3 ).
Waites et al.[ 26] indicated that PCR-positive, culture-negative specimens are likely to represent true positives due to the much higher sensitivity.
As neck shaft angle lowers with age 48 cadaveric specimens are likely to have lower neck shaft angles than the general population.
The nonviability of the 6 remaining positive specimens was likely due to the 4 freeze-thaw cycles that occurred before LLC-MK2 cell culturing or possibly the degradation of HMPV RNA within the specimens during transport and storage.
However, using the 24-hr urine specimens is likely to be more accurate than previously published work, which has been based on spot urine samples with post hoc adjustment to try to correct for concentration effects.
Since the samples in our study were not collected through active case finding, the high MDR rate noted in our specimens is likely to reflect the large number of previously treated patients included in this study.
