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This method is preferred to the conventional logistic regression model in estimating the gene risk effect after 'conditioning out' the baseline risk in DRB1*15:01 carriers and non-carriers, and it is thus efficient in eliminating the redundancy of markers that are in LD with DRB1*15:01.

This method was preferred to a confirmatory factor analysis method because of the lack of previous studies in Ethiopia using the ISMI.

This method was preferred to a kriging because the variogram or expectation of the data is unknown but the data are reliable (Cressie 1993).

This method was preferred to: i) avoid preanalytical glucose reductions due to glycolysis during shipment to the laboratory; and ii) receive immediate results to allow optimal patient information and necessary actions when GDM was diagnosed.

This method was preferred to Bayesian admixture analyses because, unlike Bayesian admixture proportions, it uses the parental populations to estimate parental allele frequencies and because interpretation of the results is straightforward when parental taxa are well-defined [ 28].

This method was preferred to simply analysing the rate of admissions in a predefined period (for example, 3 or 6 months before death) as the disease trajectories varied widely between the ICCC groups.

This USLE method is preferred to others as it is commonly applied with reliable accuracy at watershed scales when detailed input data are less available (Kheir et al. (2008); (Raissouni et al. (2012)).

This manual method was preferred to any automatic matching in a Geographical Information System (GIS) to avoid putting together cross-border locations belonging to radically different historical or socio-economic contexts.

However, this categorization method was preferred to be able to detect possible trends with increasing exposure.

This fixation-based method was preferred to avoid a possible mis-localization or redistribution of GlcCer from the surface during the experiment.

The transthoracic method was preferred to an aerosol as it is safer for the professionals responsible for infecting the animals.