Repertoire of useful phrases
Part three – Method & Materials
- sth was used
Zea mays SCARECROW (ZmSCR) was used as a molecular marker to investigate radial patterning (…).
Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) was used for phylogenetic reconstruction,
We used the amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis.
Among the multivariate methods, principal component analysis, cluster analysis, and classificatory and canonical discriminant analysis were used.
- we conducted/sth was conducted
We conducted a morphological examination of specimens (…).
Our investigation was conducted on Diploschistes muscorum (…).
- to investigate sth/investigation
The investigation of (…) continued for three years.
A thorough investigation of (…) was carried out over (…. years).
Different stress parameters were investigated as potassium leakage (…).
This study investigates five taxa which have been recognized in (…).
We investigated the inflorescence structure, (…).
- sth is applied
Often used location-allocation models are applied (UFLP, k-median) under several assumptions.
- a study of sth is/was carried out
A biometric study of (…) is carried out.
- to analyse and measure sth/sth was analyzed and measured
We analysed chemically different European samples.
A total of 22 morphological features were analyzed and measured in 417 plants.
- sth was compared to sth
Macronutrient and heavy metal concentrations in (…) vascular plant species growing in (…) were compared to those at two background sites in (…).
- sth was assessed
Ecological characteristics of (…) throughout Europe were assessed using ‘Ellenberg values'.
- sth was calculated
X was calculated using recently developed methods to analyse (…).
- to examine sth using/by using/by the use of
It examines a number of XX using(the)X model.
- to generate sth from sth
(…) were generated from an airborne laser altimetry (LiDAR) survey (…).
- to process sth
Five selected samples have been processed by (…).
- sth is based on sth
The segmentation is based on cluster analysis (…).
- sth is computed
(…) gradient of the surface variation is computed and used to (…).
- sth was modified
(…) the filter was modified in such a manner/way that (…).
- sth was employed to do sth
Graph theory tools were then employed to evaluate the …
- to highlight sth
Two main trends (…) are highlighted and analyzed (…).
- sth is complemented by/ with sth
The review is complemented with observations.
- drawing on somebody's concept of sth, sth is done
Drawing on Foucault's concept of heterotopic space, this paper reports on a qualitative study based on (the) focus group interviews conducted (…).
- to identify sth
A comprehensive search of peer-reviewed and non-reviewed research identified 139 studies.
To identify the ways in which public space is conceptualized and located, we analyze (…).
sth was used
we conducted
we investigated a new method of verb + ing
a study of sth is carried out
the method involves verb + ing
sth was analysed and measured
sth was compared to sth
characteristics of sth were assessed using sth
sth was calculated/computed using sth
the analysis with sth was conducted
sth was generated from
sth was/has been processed
sth /derives/is derived from
sth was modified
sth is based on
sth was associated with
using (the) X method, we examined sth
sth was employed
sth is supported by
X models are applied
to complement sth with sth/sth is complemented by sth
looking at sth (relationships/dependences)
to highlight sth
drawing on somebody's concept of sth
in order to sth, we draw sth
to interview sb
to identify
the present study investigates
sth of sth was evaluated
sth was examined