However, as this study sought to ascertain the independently increased risk of ICU admission and mechanical ventilation associated with GORD among COPD patients, the inclusion of any subjects who recently suffered from an AECOPD, which may or may not have been more likely to occur on account of GORD, may have introduced an unwanted foreign risk into our estimate.
To ascertain the effects of increasing Rheb activity on protein synthesis, we turned to an in vivo assay in Drosophila larvae.
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In order to ascertain that the increase in the endocytic capacity of ECM-treated DC was due to a change in the expression pattern of relevant endocytic receptors, we analysed membrane expression of MR, DC-SIGN and DEC205.
In order to ascertain whether the increase in antioxidant activity following SurR9-C84A treatment could be translated into cytoprotective effects, we studied the protective effects of SurR9-C84A pre-treatment against H2O2 toxicity.
To ascertain whether the increase in body weight exhibited by the TCF8+/− mice can be ascribed to increased adipose mass or to other contributors such as lean muscle mass, Echo MRI was used to measure total fat mass, lean mass, free water, and total body fluids on mice fed either the HFD or RCD (Figure 3).
To ascertain whether the increase in branch number and reduction in AZs resulted from a failure to coordinate growth of the presynaptic motor neuron and postsynaptic muscle, we examined wnt2 mutant NMJs during both 1st and 2nd instar larval stages (24 and 48 h AEL, respectively).
We performed further studies to ascertain whether the increase of the heart size was due to cell growth (increase in cell size) or cell proliferation (increase in cell number).
Additional studies may help ascertain whether the increase in connection strength for Kanji reflects the need to transfer visual information, higher-order information (such as meaning), or a combination.
For example, without these denominator data, it is not possible to ascertain if the increase in chlamydia notifications over time is due to greater transmission [ 21, 22], variation in bacterial strains [ 23, 24] or laboratory technology [ 25, 26], an increase in testing, or a mixture of each of these variables [ 20].
