The phrase "and ascertain the functional" is not complete and lacks context, but it is grammatically correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the need to determine or evaluate the functionality of something, typically in technical or analytical contexts.
Example: "We need to conduct a thorough analysis and ascertain the functional requirements of the new software system."
Alternatives: "and determine the functionality" or "and evaluate the functional aspects".
In this study, we have employed skeletal muscle-specific gene disruption approach in animal models and ascertained the functional role and isoform-specificity of the p38 MAPK pathway in endurance exercise-induced skeletal muscle adaptation.
To ascertain the functional and mechanistic consequences of the expanded oligomer structures described above, standard holdase assays in which aggregation of a model client protein is monitored as a function of time in the absence and presence of sHSP were performed.
And though much more research is needed to ascertain the functional consequences of these brain changes, in some tests, heavy users demonstrated a reduced ability to solve complex problems on intelligence tests and showed signs of short-term memory loss.
To ascertain the functional integrity of renal and hepatic tissues of Wistar rats fed with processed cocoa bean-based beverages and raw cocoa bean products-containing diets by using biochemical and histological methods.
However, the dynamic nature of the ACh signal (i.e., tonic versus burst/pause firing patterns) and sex differences throughout the system have made it difficult to ascertain the functional contributions of cholinergic neurotransmission within the striatum to the effects of drugs and sex differences herein.
Fundamental parameters that ascertain the functional ability of spermatozoa are sperm count, motility, and sperm morphology [ 2].
In order to definitively ascertain the functional contribution of lymphotoxin (LT) expressed by B cells, we produced mice with the LTβ gene deleted from B cells (B-LTβ KO mice).
To ascertain the functional role of this mutation, biochemical studies with the mutant enzyme are needed along with genetic exchange studies in P. falciparum parasites.
Future studies under controlled conditions (using head cameras [57] or gaze trackers [2]) should ascertain the functional nature of these scanning strategies (e.g., fixation vs. peering).
Future investigations should ascertain the functional role of enhanced NO signaling in protection against various types of muscle atrophy and elucidate the molecular mechanism(s) responsible for the fiber type-specific expression of iNos and antioxidant genes.
