The standard for replacement?
The state argued that Charity met the federal standard for replacement because damages caused by the 2005 storm amounted to more than half its value.
Although autologous vessels, such as the internal mammary artery, radial artery, or the saphenous vein, are considered the golden standard for replacement of malfunctioning or diseased blood vessels, their availability is limited especially in elderly patients [ 3].
And Earl Kramer, president of No. 1100's board, said that the building at one time had no particular standard for replacements, and that both full pane windows and plain double-hung sash were the norm.
The same co-op has set a standard for window replacement: Shareholders must match the appearance of the original multipaned design.
As the cryopreserved allograft is the current standard for valve replacement in pediatric patients, identifying and quantifying essential structural mechanical properties of the native valve leaflet is a crucial step in the engineered valve leaflet design process.
In times of emerging cost restraints, should this not become the new standard for renal replacement therapy in the ICU?
Although transplantation is considered the gold standard for kidney replacement therapy, available donor organs are a limited resource with an average waiting time of 3.2 years for a kidney transplant in the UK.
Autologous bone represents the gold standard for bone replacement, because it offers minimal immunological rejection, complete histocompatibility, provides the best osteoconductive and osteoinductive properties, and is inexpensive and easy to obtain [ 55].
This paper aims to redress this imbalance by examining the current live challenge tests and their associated statistics and determining the confidence that we can have in them, thereby setting a standard for candidate replacements.
