The HI assay is the most widely accepted serological test for influenza immunity and is the gold standard measure of functional HA-specific antibodies after vaccination.
Only two tests (ISWT and stair-climb test) were validated against CPET, the gold standard measure of functional capacity.
Integration of large-scale profiling methods and curation of the public repository overcomes platform, species and batch effects to yield a standard measure of functional distance between experiments.
The aim was to test whether online and written versions of the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), a standard measure of functional disability in back pain, are equivalent at both group and individual levels to establish whether they can be used interchangeably.
Alan F. Holmer, president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, said he was deeply troubled by the new standard of "functional equivalence" because it meant that Medicare might not pay for incremental improvements needed to achieve major advances in drug therapy.
But employers rate very few; there is no proper test of competence for most of those who complete them; and although apprentices are expected to be "working towards" an acceptable standard of functional maths, English and information technology, it is unclear how often that is achieved.
The current accepted 'gold' standard of functional mapping of eloquent cortex is electrical cortical stimulation (ECS) suffers from known limitations.
