The phrase "ascertain whether the effect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to determine or find out if a particular effect exists or has occurred.
Example: "The researchers aim to ascertain whether the effect of the new drug is significant in reducing symptoms."
Alternatives: "determine if the effect" or "find out whether the effect".
To ascertain whether the effect of TT was solely due to Hp-eradication, only-antibiotics treated mouse-group was introduced in the study.
To ascertain whether the effect of mutating His-104 is specific, the other four His residues were each mutated to Gln.
We then wanted to ascertain whether the effect of mutant huntingtin presence was dominant, an important factor when considering the genetics of HD.
To ascertain whether the effect of TPEN was unique to NICR, we examined the effect of TPEN upon another channel regulated by luminal Ca2+, the IP3 receptor.
To ascertain whether the effect was on the hens in the flocks, the cockerels in the flocks or just on eggs, the study was divided into three phases.
Third, we found that the HMI led to a drop in blood pressure as well as in total cholesterol; however, given that the HMI is a behavioral intervention, we have no way to ascertain whether the effect of the intervention will persist for the rest of the patient's life.
The available studies did not allow us to ascertain whether the effects of supplementation accumulate while supplementation continues or if the effect plateaus over time.
5) The effects of DKC1 knockdown on mRNA expression should be globally assessed by RNA-Seq to ascertain whether the effects on pluripotency gene expression simply reflect more general effects on gene expression.
To ascertain whether the effects described above were directly correlated with Aurora-A/STK15 overexpression and not depending on additional genetic changes that occurred during the selection, we over-expressed Aurora-A/STK15 transiently.
To ascertain whether the positive effect of the rs2802292 G-allele on FoxO3A activity could counteract the detrimental effects of imbalanced AMPK/Akt signals on transformation and cancer progression in PJS and PHTS tissues, we typed this polymorphism in a group of unrelated patients previously characterized for LKB1 or PTEN mutations.
