Using the NCBI and Swiss-Prot databases, we ascertained individual protein functions based on the specific accession numbers determined from protein identification software (DeCyder 2D software).
We ascertained individual use of low-dose aspirin and nonaspirin NSAIDs using data from the Danish National Prescription Registry, with focus on trends in overall utilization, age and sex distribution, volume, and the proportion of total sales that was sold on prescription.
If both of these two domains could not be ascertained, individual elements were classified into LARDs (the large retrotransposon derivatives) and TRIMs (terminal repeat retrotransposons in miniature) superfamilies according to the length of the elements (LARD, > 4 kb; TRIM, < 4 kb) (36, 37).
Ascertaining individuals' quality of life and wellbeing is essential in public health and clinical research.
Ascertaining individuals' quality of life is a critically relevant activity for public health decision making and clinical research [ 29] and should be considered a priority.
All available materials were scrutinized to ascertain individuals in whom the historic fulfilment of the ACR 1987 criteria could be documented (classification) [ 21], and in the present study this was used as the primary standard reference.
As a consequence, however, it may be increasingly difficult to ascertain individuals with RA in cross-sectional studies aiming to estimate disease occurrence or to verify RA in patients with established disease in clinical settings.
The NEQ is a previously validated questionnaire comprising 12 questions designed to ascertain individuals' attitudes towards the management of common symptoms, in particular whether they are better treated by consulting a GP as compared to self-care [ 16].
Establish a current cross-sectional national picture of intrauterine device (IUD) and implant provision by US family physicians and ascertain individual, clinical site and scope of practice level associations with provision.
Our study was limited by the use of birth records to ascertain individual exposure information.
