Selected gene candidates mainly the molecular markers of high developmental capacity oocytes reported in a previous study [ 49] were validated on the original samples of ZGP, ZGNP and ZBNP groups using quantitative real-time PCR.
The Brief COPE was validated on a sample of adults participating in a study of psychological recovery after Hurricane Andrew (Carver 1997).
Although the SAQ was tested and determined to be a valid, reliable, responsive instrument to measure the HRQOL of patients with CAD [ 24], and has been used in a variety of settings with a variety of samples including men and women, the original scale was validated on a sample of older men who were inpatients or outpatients at a Veterans Medical Centre.
The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) was originally validated on a sample of healthy children aged 6 16 years, investigating the occurrence of sleep disorders during the previous 6 months.
The research instrument was first validated on a sample of 55 participants.
The instrument was tested and validated on a sample of US physicians practicing in family medicine, internal medicine and paediatrics.
Validated on a sample of 300 Asian American Vietnam veterans, the RRSS has high internal consistency and adequate temporal stability.
It was pre-tested and validated on a sample of 20 truck drivers and used to collect data on the outcome (exposure to the intervention), sociodemographic data, and data on participant HIV at-risk behaviors during the 12 months prior to the survey: Sociodemographic data included age, gender, marital situation, education level and health insurance.
First, potential participants were screened for dementia by administering the Mini-Cog [ 31], a tool that has been validated on a sample of ethnically diverse older adults [ 32].
Scoring instrument was also validated on a sample of 255 letters written by 64 students from 2010/11 generation of the 4th study year.
