In fact, the association between enhanced efflux and increase in the incidence of CVD is still fueling discussions as to the pertinence of this biomarker of HDL function.
In the end, the GAU physicians judged as "uncertain" the pertinence of the SMAF, the walking speed, the Timed "Up & Go", and the GDS (additional file 1).
The pharmacists completed the same task as to the pertinence of the items in the discharge prescription but were also asked to make qualitative comments on the format of these items.
GPs should be in excellent position to self-demonstrate as well as educating patients on the pertinence and efficacies of hygienic measures.
As the European Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme (ETS) is emerging, it seems interesting to look back on previous experiments and to bring together a few elements of reflection about the pertinence of ETS as a new policy tool to regulate industrial pollution.
However, the pertinence of ecological networks as a conservation strategy has recently provoked debate.
The macroscopic and histological observations are compared to biochemical parameters in order to appreciate the pertinence of the latter as suitable criteria in tissue engineering.
In that study we demonstrated the pertinence of using ESTs as a source of phylogenetic characters, provided there is adequate orthology determination.
The pertinence of BeWo trophoblasts as a model to study the interplay between trophoblasts and bacterial pathogens is supported by the fact that BeWo cells share several properties with human villous trophoblasts, including morphology, biochemical markers and hormone secretion [25], [26].
