Anecdotal information

Unfortunately, some of the points listed in Table 4.4 are still solely based on anecdotal information. This criticism relates mainly to performance, best use of talent and opportunities to learn. Notwithstanding this argument, these benefits have nonetheless been reported and/or observed and carmot be ignored. 

It might be best to situate the importance of ATP in intermediary metabolism by some anecdotal information. The average ATP molecule is hydrolysed within minutes of its synthesis (in other words, its turnover is very rapid) at rest the average human consumes... 

Performance information for the incumbent resin was missing from the early parts of the decision-making process. The decision that the technical problem was the performance of the new resin was based on anecdotal information from plant personnel on the performance of the incumbent resin. That is, the plant personnel believed that the reject level for parts made from the incumbent resin was less than 5 %. A statistical analysis of the part defect rates was not performed. This lack of information early in the process allowed the plant manager to propose a poor technical solution without understanding the root cause for the defect. Later in the troubleshooting process, a statistical analysis of the defect rate indicated that the incumbent resin had a defect rate that was statistically equivalent to the new resin. 

Chart reviews and open trials of outpatients with bipolar disorder and bipolar spectrum disorder have been published for 28 risperidone- and 23 olanzapine-treated treated children and adolescents (Frazier et ah, 1999 2001). Significant decreases in mania, depression, and aggression ratings occurred over the course of treatment however, other medications were also used simultaneously. Additional anecdotal information exists for olanzapine (Soutullo et ah, 1999 Chang and Ketter, 2000), quetiapine (Schaller and Behar, 1999), and clozapine (Fuchs, 1994). 

Over the course of human history there have been countless powerful natural and artificial drugs, but none parallel opium in its mythical status, range of uses, and longevity of interest. Indeed, no other drug has had an economic, political, and social influence comparable to opium and its derivatives. Opium is the oldest drug ever cultivated and actively pursued by the human species it even predates the fermentation of alcohol. The story of opium could fill entire libraries with historical, clinical, and anecdotal information. 

A few controlled studies and some anecdotal information indicate that low-dose antipsychotics may benefit some of these patients when used in conjunction with psychotherapy (215). 

The second issue is that of claims. This subject is difficult to write upon definitively as new or changed regulations are often put into effect. However, the trend seems to be that claims will need some form of substantiation based upon scientific reports. In the future, folklore and anecdotal information about herbs are less likely to be permitted on product labels, advertisements and point-of-sale literature. 

My plants can put on 4 -5 of growth during the 6 months they are outside. I have heard that the Salvinorin content is higher in the summer, but this is anecdotal information. 

The main purpose of this paper is to explore the robustness of SFE as an analytical technique. To do this, we have used guidelines published by the AOAC (14), Association of Official Analytical Chemists, as a way to define and measure contributors to method robustness. In particular, method robustness can be characterized by the reliability of the analytical instrumentation employed and the precision (variability) of the results. In the "Results and Discussion" section, anecdotal information will be presented as an indication of instrumentation reliability and many studies will be summarized to provide precision data for the factors of replicability, repeatability, and reproducibility. 

Reliability, that part of robustness associated with ongoing performance, can be summarized as the "ability of method or technique to successfully perform a required function under stated conditions for a stated period of time." The work presented in this paper in the "Results and Discussion" section focuses predominately on measures of precision. Some anecdotal information -essentially censored data - is presented for reliability. 

So, though I seldom directly quote research, I do have a great deal of personal interest in the subjects which follow as well as anecdotal information collected from literally hundreds of athletes over the years. This of course would mean nothing if not for clinical information for validation as well. At least to me And it pays the bills. 

That s where my website Planet Thrive comes in. Most of my health research was done online, where I found anecdotal information and support from... 

Each chapter also includes supplementary sidebar information on issues that were covered in the course of the forum discussions. The sidebar material represents both anecdotal information used as lead-ins to forum discussions and synopses of related literature that was mentioned during the discussions or that was included in this report at the suggestion of participants. 

Collection of the GC effluent and subsequent MS analysis allowed assignment of a possible molecular formula as Ci9H280. Since boar taint can be eliminated by castration of male pigs, attention was focused on the testosterone and androsterone family of compounds as possible candidates. When the crude volatiles were treated with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine, the boar taint odor was completely removed, implicating a ketone functionality for the lone oxygen atom. Anecdotal information implicated several androstene derivatives, including 47, which was described as having an intense, urine-like odor. 143 An authentic sample of 47 was prepared, and comparison of the GC and MS properties allowed the definitive structural identification of the boar taint compound. 

Investigations into the metalloenzyme nature of an enzyme frequently involves an attempt to inhibit it with a chelator, followed by reversal of any inhibition by adding excess metal. If excess zinc doesn t reverse the inhibition, it may be due to the fact that zinc can inhibit the zinc enzyme. A considerable amount of anecdotal information exists that zinc inhibits zinc enzymes but how it accomplishes it is not well established. The most thorough study of its mechanism of inhibition is on CPD... 

When ciprofloxacin is used in either form, a white corneal precipitate may develop in patients.This deposit, which is actually ciprofloxacin in precipitate, usually occurs at the ulcer site from 1 to 7 days after initiating treatment. Its presence makes it more difficult to evaluate the corneal ulcer and may decrease the patient s visual acuity. Anecdotal information suggests that this decrease in visual acuity may be severe enough for alternative pharmacotherapy to be chosen in a monocular patient. The white precipitate may disappear spontaneously even with continued treatment and resolves without adverse effect once ciprofloxacin therapy is discontinued. 

The consistent manufacture and performance of current screening tests is a very important issue, however, much of the current information on the performance of screening tests is based on anecdotal information or personal experience of users. We need to have a well designed, objective evaluation of the state-of-the-art in the screening test area. 

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