The phrase "ascertain a preference" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to determine or find out someone's choice or liking regarding a particular matter.
Example: "Before finalizing the menu for the event, we need to ascertain a preference among the attendees."
Alternatives: "determine a preference" or "identify a preference."
To ascertain a leading or lagging strand preference for duplication mutations, several short DNA sequences, i.e. mutation inserts, were designed that should demonstrate an asymmetric propensity for duplication mutations in the two complementary DNA strands during replication.
The EQ-5D-3Lis a preference based utility instrument that captures 243 health states [ 39] to ascertain an individual's HRQoL according to five domains: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain and, anxiety or depression.
He suggested that the choice of A1C goal requires ascertaining a given patient's preferences for longevity versus eye/renal complications, a very difficult conversation to have with patients, many of whom are "just not able to understand" these concepts.
As with all flower wines both ingredients can be made into a cordial or a tea on the day of picking to ascertain your preference toward this wine.
Discussions with consumers surrounding the provision of information should be encouraged so that doctors and pharmacists may ascertain consumer preference for either spoken, written or a combination of both types of information and tailor this according to consumer needs.
We use an algebraic approach to ascertain preferences from a large dataset that we obtained from the popular travel website Booking.com using a web crawler and compared with the customer-constructed preference matrix.
The algorithm was able to ascertain sexual preference with ninety-eight-per-cent accuracy when using only photos of the subjects' shoes.
The 60% decrease in the evaluation time, the 46% decrease in the number of generations, and the 53% decrease in the number of evaluation demonstrate that the proposed method can efficiently ascertain user preference and improve the design process by screening generated chromosomes and predicted the chromosomes which are not consistent with user preference.
To ascertain the preference of FadD13, fatty acids of various chain lengths viz palmitic acid (C16), tetracosanoic acid (C24) and hexacosanoic acid (C26) were separately employed as a substrate for FadD13.
A tailored approach is needed to ascertain individual patient preference for delivery and scope of medicine information desired so that appropriate information is provided.
