To increase the likelihood of obtaining reliable data, investigators should consider ascertaining condition severity and current medical management when querying subjects about comorbid conditions in surveys.
In order to ascertain conditions of comfort for outdoor spaces we need to define comfort for outdoors.
Similar to the cross-sectional studies, self-report was the most prevalent method of ascertaining conditions (n = 5), followed by identification through medical record review (n = 4).
For the rolling slipping state of a main drive system, the present paper established the nonlinear mechanical model of the main drive system and used the Krilov Bogolubov method to produce the solution of the nonlinear mechanical model, and ascertained the condition of generating self-excited vibration.
This condition was used as a control condition, to ascertain that it was not sound in general that may influence the in- or decreases in motion.
One unique strength of this study was our ability to control for clinically ascertained preexisting conditions and lung function.
We ascertained comorbid conditions using the Charlson comorbidity index [ 22] and severity of illness using APACHE III [ 23] and the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) [ 13].
Though the geoelectrical methods alone, even under favorable conditions, do not replace test drilling to ascertain groundwater condition, yet in many cases can reduce the number of test drillings by giving a better selection of test borehole locations (Yadav and Abolfazli 1998).
Using a longer lookback period for ascertaining a condition is likely to result in a higher proportion of subjects with the condition, but the effect of the condition may be reduced because the severity of the condition can vary depending on how recently it was identified [ 4].
The collection and processing of information to ascertain the condition of railway infrastructure allows remedial action to be undertaken in a more efficient manner.
If it required an inspection of the cattle at the State line by some competent person, to ascertain their condition, and permitted them, if found free from disease, to be carried into the State, it would not be obnoxious to the objection of regulating inter-state commerce, or of discriminating against a certain species of property coming from a particular section.
