Sentence examples for test the rationale from inspiring English sources

This study was conducted to test the rationale for these investments and to establish a pre-Hub & Spoke baseline for evaluating the additive impact of the program.

To test the rationale for the method, ten time series with linear trends (p<0.05) were described and analysed with respect to statistical meaningfulness and five of the time series were found to be statistically meaningful.

To test the rationale above, for SND data, is not straightforward as there is no clear definition of "supervision" and even less clear approach to its quantification and measurement.

We also performed a sensitivity analysis including only studies in which PCD status was defined by TEM and at least one more diagnostic test, with the rationale to examine whether the diagnostic accuracy of nNO measurement differs with the inclusion of a more representative spectrum of PCD population.

Items modified in the final stage of beta testing and the rationale is listed in Table  1 to document the rationale for item reduction.

It is time to turn away from retrospective and observational studies or meta-analysis and test the plausible rationales that have been put forth.

Thresholds of >0% (i.e. any overlap), >50% and 100% were also tested (sensitivity anal ysis) to investigate the effect this has on the association testing results under the rationale that combining CNV calls must also take into account the biological phenomenon of nested or overlapping CNVs along with the uncertainty of boundary estimation by the method used.

Whilst pharmacological pupillary dilatation in healthy subjects produces a decreased sensitivity to perimetry testing [ 6] the rationale in this case was to confirm the superior focal defect as being purely related to the pupillary anomaly, and not reflecting a focal glaucomatous field defect.

Statistical comparisons (five mice per group in all studies) were performed using a one-tailed Mann-Whitney test (Prism, GraphPad Software), on the rationale that a non-parametric test would best measure the consistent effect of the specific vaccine formulations (i.e., addition of the CPE targeting peptide), though similar results were obtained using a t-test.

Notwithstanding such limitations, the chosen trial simulation could establish the rationale of test accuracy of the Berger-Exner test by providing first insights as to which aspects, present in randomised control trials, may affect its utility.

Although patients and controls were selected on the basis of laboratory records for aPL testing and individually matched, the rationale for aPL testing may have differed for SLE versus non-SLE patients.