To identify target ROIs for neurofeedback training, each session began with a functional localizer (325 volumes, first 6 volumes discarded to ensure T1 equilibrium magnetization).
The localizer scan was followed by six neurofeedback runs (100 volumes, first 6 volumes discarded to ensure T1 equilibrium magnetization), each containing four 20 s upregulation blocks alternating with 20 s rest blocks (the first rest block was 40 s long).
A total of 240 volumes were collected continuously with a repetition time (TR) of 2,432 ms. The first five volumes discarded to allow for equilibration effects.
Feed balance was calculated by subtracting the volume of discarded aspirate from the volume of enteral input.
Protein appearing in the void volume was discarded, while protein that eluted as a single peak that was clearly separated from the void volume was collected.
After initial blocking, the volume was discarded and 100 µl of blocking solution was added to each well.
The belief is that there won't be an endless supply of crops, but whether we like it or not, there will probably always be a high volume of discarded food.
But the sheer volume of discarded items that have been sitting around gathering dust for years seemed to cast the government in the role of the profligate old grandmother who had been piling up loot in the attic for years before anyone took notice.
(The two runners-up are construction debris and yard waste, which consists of grass clippings and leaves). Newspapers alone constitute about a third of the volume of discarded paper; a year's worth of The New York Times takes up about 1.5 cubic yards, as much space as 18,660 crushed aluminum cans or 14,969 crushed Big Mac clamshells would require.
The volume of discarded blood typically varies from 2-10 ml.
In both groups, 100 mL of priming volume was discarded immediately after the circuit was connected to the dialysis catheter.
