Anonymised participants' extracts are used in the qualitative results section of this report, based information on each participant being presented in the form [2B: 61F, SI, high], indicating [Pair identifier; Age and sex, situs, stigma score].
The analytical methods used were optimised for certainty in the qualitative result and therefore three different analytical approaches were applied: LC-MS/MS, LC-HRMS and GC-HRMS.
Two-tailed statistical test was used to compare the qualitative results of TST, QFN-G-IT and T-SPOT.TB, respectively, between the different categories of the risk factors studied.
Two-tailed statistical test was used to compare the qualitative results of TST, QFN-G-IT and T-SPOT.TB, respectively, between the two degree of exposure categories in adults and children.
As a result, some GPs used the qualitative interview as an opportunity for further clarification, perhaps suggesting a lack of such opportunities during their initial discussions about involvement in the trial.
Six of the studies used a binary system to analyse the qualitative results, with two studies using the three-point system negative, minor and significant amyloid presence (Table 2).
However, the empirical analysis does not indicate benefits of using the transformation, even if the qualitative results were positive.
The quantitative adsorption profiles obtained using the ELISA profile were in a good agreement with the qualitative results obtained previously using zymograms during the 72 h hydrolysis [ 1].
In this design, the qualitative element is considered first for exploring the research area, then the quantitative element is used to extend and quantify the qualitative results [ 26].
bEl-Osta, Mishra and Ahearn [17] found that whether one used estimated payments or actual payments, the qualitative results did not differ.
