Contrary to most aetiological studies, explanatory and outcome variables were specifically selected in order to test specific assumptions and the data analysis was performed specifically with consideration for these hypotheses.
As the training set sera were specifically selected for head and neck cancer patients with L1-specific Abs, we evaluated OPC patients at DFCI and JHU with unknown serum HPV L1 status, compared with controls.
Fifty full-sib families selected from the 200 broodstock families of the Landcatch Natural Selection (LNS) Atlantic salmon breeding program 2005-stripp year-group) were specifically selected for the feeding trial.
This, together with the relatively low mutagen dosages used (which were specifically selected for optimal point mutation rate), explains the low number of specific hits, and lack of noise from other mutations within the sequencing data.
The teen participants of the show were specifically selected because they represented a spectrum of what might broadly be labelled 'average' within their demographic.
For that project, the low-growing plants were specifically selected so as not to shade the Conservatory or to attract pests that might move from the planting inside, says Nina Bassuk, Horticulture Section professor who teaches the course along Landscape Architecture professor Peter Trowbridge.
All the fabrics were specifically selected to have colors and textures that complimented the warm millwork throughout.
The three surfaces chosen were specifically selected for their highly diverse chemical compositions and surface topographies.
Importantly, the novice RALS surgeons were specifically selected based on their relative expertise in conventional (non-robotic) laparoscopic surgery.
In this investigation, we selected the quadriceps muscle (QM) and the iliotibial band (ITB) as our test targets (see below why these targets were specifically selected).
Furthermore, Cry1Ac or Cyt1Aa displayed on M13 phages or ribosomes were specifically selected from a mixture of both toxins depending on which antigen was immobilized for binding selection.
