Participants not using a specific weight control practice received a value of zero for the duration variable (12).
For the analytical validation, each assay was required to meet six validation criteria: amplification efficiency, linearity, intra-run reproducibility, inter-run reproducibility, r value, and signal-to-noise ratio of the fluorescent signal using a specific synthetic positive control.
This group membership information is then shared with all Gateways in the SDDL core network using a specific DDS Topic for control, to which all Gateways subscribe so they can update their cached mobile node's membership information.
Some therapists felt that using a specific intervention as a control, had it been possible to identify one, would not reflect the fact that in 'real life' TAU is more often something like social work management of the case rather than a definable therapy.
Using a specific miR-210 and endogenous control U6 stem-loop primer, reverse transcription was performed according to the manufacture's protocol of the TaqMan miRNA RT Kit (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, USA).
However, model uncertainty and system drift are often very significant; this can prevent a control designed using a specific model from being effective.
The purpose of this retrospective long-term study was to evaluate the peri-implant bone changes in immediate implants and matched non-immediate implants as a control group using a specific and proven measurement protocol over a 10-year period, because there are no similar studies published.
This study aims to evaluate the HR-QOL in survivors of severe sepsis and septic shock (sepsis group) compared with survivors without sepsis (control group), using a specific questionnaire (QOL-SP), developed by Fernandez.
In every immunohistochemical staining batch, we used a specific positive control for every antibody used.
Our data quantitatively confirm what was suggested by observational cohort studies in clinical practice.[2], [3], [4] By using a very specific control group and including a rigorous collection of treatment practices, we can be more confident in our conclusion that the severity of H1N1 associated ARDS was higher than non-H1N1 associated lung injury.
