The main measure of effectiveness was the comparison of the diagnosis made using LeukoScan imaging with the diagnosis from bone biopsy histopathology and microbial culture (when a bone sample is taken and grown in a laboratory to see if it is carrying an infection).

The main measure of effectiveness was how far the patient could walk in six minutes (a way of measuring exercise capacity), but the study in class II disease also looked at the change in the resistance to blood flow in the lungs’ blood vessels (a marker of how narrow the blood vessels are).

In all three studies, the main measure of effectiveness was the ‘ protective effectiveness ’ of the vaccine, calculated by comparing the number of people in the studies who developed cholera after receiving Dukoral and after receiving placebo.

A third study compared TachoSil with standard stitching in 185 patients having kidney surgery.  Two studies were carried out to see if TachoSil could be used as a tissue sealant.

The main measures of effectiveness were the change in symptoms in three main areas: functional (the degree of disability), cognitive (ability to think, learn and remember) and global (a combination of several areas including general function, cognitive symptoms, behaviour and the ability to carry out everyday activities).

A response was defined as low levels of viral DNA in the blood, together with either the levels of a liver enzyme called alanine aminotransferase (ALT) returning to normal or the marker for the hepatitis B virus disappearing from the blood.

The main measure of effectiveness was the number of patients with total clearance of treated warts. • Aldara has also been studied in 724 patients with small basal cell carcinomas in two studies where patients were treated for six weeks, and used Aldara or placebo either five times a week or every day.

The second study compared the effectiveness of Evicel with that of Surgicel (a material used to help control bleeding) in reducing bleeding during abdominal surgery (surgery of organs in the tummy).

9.3.2 Main criteria

9.3.3 Application of main criteria

The paramount consideration in the employment of the staff in the determination of the conditions of service shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

Positive echocardiogram is one of the Duke's major critera for infective endocarditis.

- an end measure when the principal scale-marks are formed by two surfaces;

The scale of the measure of length is formed by the principal scale-marks and the other marks.

The principal scale-marks are the two marks whose distance apart represents the "nominal length" of the measure.

- a line measure when the principal scale-marks are formed by two lines, holes or marks;

- a composite measure when one of the principal scale-marks is a surface and the other a line, hole or mark.

Principal display ranking criteria for flights (1) offering unbundled air transport products

In both the above cases the measurement equipment shall have a response which is substantially flat up to 60 Hz with a roll off at 100 Hz.

Guidelines on main criteria to be considered for the recognition of a holding as a classical swine fever suspected holding

Subject to paragraph 5, those products shall be treated as air-transport products and shall be incorporated in the principal display in accordance with the criteria set out in Annex I.

When a measuring instrument consists of a set of devices, not being sub-assemblies, operating together, the markings shall be affixed on the instrument's main device.

Mercury uptake, distribution and elimination were determined also in other animals (rabbits, hens) at the most exposed localities around the main stack (Stegnar, 1973).

The Council, acting in accordance with the voting procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty on a proposal from the Commission, shall determine the main intervention centres and lay down criteria to be applied when other centres are being determined;

With regard to aid applications for the dairy premium and the related additional payment, the main eligibility criteria are the amount of milk that may be produced within the reference quantity available to the farmer and whether the farmer is actually a producer of milk.

The main objective of this Directive is, on the one hand, to ensure that Member States apply common criteria for the identification of persons genuinely in need of international protection, and, on the other hand, to ensure that a minimum level of benefits is available for these persons in all Member States.

Whereas with the introduction of a system of a uniform and compulsory refunds on exports to third countries on the achievement of a single market for agricultural products, which has to a large extent existed since 1 July 1967, the criterion of the lowest average refund laid down in Article 3 (1) (a) of Regulation No 25 (2) on the financing of the common agricultural policy is no longer valid for the financing of refunds:

In order to take account of developments on financial markets, and to ensure the uniform application of this Directive, the Commission, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 64(2), may, in respect of exemptions (c) (i), and (k) define the criteria for determining when an activity is to be considered as ancillary to the main business on a group level as well as for determining when an activity is provided in an incidental manner.

The standard rates of yield should be calculated for certain main compensating products on the basis of the corresponding coefficients set out in Annex E to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds(8) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1563/2001(9) Corollary changes should be made for certain secondary compensating products.

The residence of the local KAU is an essential criterion for the allocation of these aggregates to a particular region.

(3) The main maturity criteria laid down by Regulation (EC) No 1619/2001 is the definition of a minimum size for apples.

The Joint Committee shall evaluate the projects in accordance basically with the following criteria:

(f) main criteria to be used for award of the contract; and

Whereas the principal criteria to be observed for fixing the operative events are,

Following publication of the provisional Regulation, the European Property Federation (EPF), which represents the industry managing, inter alia, the lighting in residential and commercial buildings, came forward and submitted that the price is the main criterion for users when choosing their source of supply of CFL-i. However, no specific information was provided by EPF as to how the duties would influence retail prices and consequently the users' and consumers' behaviour.

For measures for which risk analysis has not been used as the main selection criterion:

(2) Where establishment is subject to an economic needs test, the main criteria are:

Main award criteria chosen for identifying the most economically advantageous tender.

The Executive Committee shall specify the implementing arrangements and, in particular, the criteria for determining the main destination.

(1) Where establishment is subject to an economic needs test in a Member State, the main criteria are:

Guidelines on main criteria to be considered for the recognition of a holding as an ASF suspected holding

(1) Where the establishment of pharmacies is subject to an economic needs test, the main criteria taken into account are:

This characteristic is predominantly a function of the measuring technique described, but can vary according to class of compound or matrix.

Main criteria and risk factors to be considered for the decision to kill pigs in contact holdings

The devices described in 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 will be deemed acceptable if they satisfy the main criteria relating to the variable dilution principle.

The criteria are divided into three main categories, concerning textile fibres, processes and chemicals, and fitness for use.

Whereas the principal criteria for assessing whether the Community market is seriously disturbed or is in danger of being disturbed should be identified;

The reduction of harmful effects and the cost-effectiveness ratio shall be the main criteria for the selection of the strategies and measures proposed.

Main criteria and risk factors to be considered for the decision to apply emergency vaccination in pig holdings

(1) On the basis of the classification criteria set out to Annex IX to Directive 93/42/EEC, breast implants are in principal Class IIb medical devices.