Sentences with phrase «instrument study tools»

They were my blunt - instrument study tools.

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Thanks to tools developed in the past decade, this study found that complete measurement of carbon in the atmosphere is now possible, though it still requires state - of - the - art instruments and careful analysis.

This tool can even initiate data processing immediately following an instrument run and complete it without user intervention — features that are very important in large - scale studies.

Large - scale and effective studies of biological molecules with a different structural basis such as proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids and numerous metabolites (including e.g. fatty acids, amino acids, purines, pyrimidines or steroids) is currently highly attractive because of the availability of modern instruments and tools for both separation and analysis (2 - D chromatographs, capillary electrophoresis systems, microfluidics, mass spectrometers, powerful NMR spectrometers, DNA / RNA arrays and others).

In studies performed thus far, the accuracy of this tool appears to be comparable to longer screening instruments.

Key Question # 1 (accuracy of screening tools): Studies on the accuracy of screening tools will be included if they compared a screening instrument with a valid criterion standard, defined as a DSM diagnosis of MDD or an ICD diagnosis of depressive episode based on a validated diagnostic interview procedure, and if they reported data allowing determination of sensitivity and specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value.