The phrase "ascertain out of" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is not a standard expression and may confuse readers.
Example: "We need to ascertain out of the data what the main trends are."
Alternatives: "determine from" or "find out from".
The study was also limited in that we did not ascertain the out-of-pocket expense for herbal remedies by patients, although most stated that herbal medicines (which we supposed were processed, imported products) were more expensive than conventional medicines.
To ascertain the out of pocket (OOP) expenditure by patients due to HAI. 147 post-operative patients (47- cases with HAI and 100-controls, without HAI) meeting inclusion criteria, matched for sex ratio and type of surgeries were included in the final sample.
During the assessment visit, patients will also be asked to complete a short questionnaire to ascertain their out of pocket expenses for attendance (Additional file 1: Appendix 3), health status (EQ-5D) [ 36], job type (using CASCOT software) and the COPD Assessment Test.
The PCC architecture has been implemented and evaluated experimentally on a byte code language for which we have designed an interval analysis that allows to generate certificates ascertaining that no array-out-of-bounds accesses will occur.
23 Meier and Jick reviewed medical records and laboratory results of 10 confirmed (with recorded diagnosis, elevated serum urate and drug treatment) and 28 probable (with recorded diagnoses and drug treatment) gout patients and ascertained 10 out of 10 confirmed cases and 24 out of 28 probable cases to be true gout patients (overall positive predictive value 90%).
This study therefore, sets out to ascertain the level of interest of medical students in neurology in comparison with seven other major medical specialties in three Nigerian universities.
After proving aggregation in vitro, a number of in vivo control studies were carried out to ascertain the selectivity of the targeting moiety and of the self-assembly mechanism of Fe accumulation within the tumors.
This condition is again anecdotally recognised in horses but no research has been carried out to ascertain what level of exercise and type of training brings it about within the different equestrian disciplines and whether it is possible to predict individual predisposition in this respect.
VAs were carried out to ascertain cause of death.
In doubtful cases, Giemsa staining was carried out to ascertain presence of H. pylori.
