Let the starting and end points of the recruitment window be denoted by c0 and c1, respectively, and let w be the maximum age at which a subject may be ascertained (here less than 15 years).
It is therefore counter-intuitive that the association of SLC22A11 should be restricted to gout cases ascertained by less stringent criteria.
Though a mathematical triviality, Bayes' Theorem is of great value in calculating conditional probabilities because inverse probabilities are typically both easier to ascertain and less subjective than direct probabilities.
The improvement of wear resistance of copper by these means is, however, less ascertained.
An earlier study conducted by Ukpaka and Ukpaka (2016) ascertained acidic pH (less than 6.5) in groundwater collected from Port Harcourt area, Nigeria, in the dry season.
A Swedish study with data suggesting that influenza A(H1N1 pdm09 vaccination was greatly under-ascertained (less than 12% of the mothers had a record of vaccination) used almost the same study population as this study when examining stillbirth.
A failure to pay a draft must be more or less formally ascertained (in continental Europe through a formal "certificate of dishonour").
No association between screen-viewing and high staff volume was ascertained (i.e., less than 3 studies).
The potential impact of the cost of caesarean section on maternal decision was not ascertained although this was less likely to be a major factor in this state-funded public hospital compared with fees charged by private hospitals.
With better knowledge, empirical data have replaced many of the assumptions underlying the earlier GBD estimates, and, as YLD calculations became prevalence-based rather than reliant on the less-easily ascertained incidence and duration, estimates have gained in reliability.
In a 2012 case, she wrote, "I would ask whether people reasonably expect that their movements will be recorded and aggregated in a manner that enables the Government to ascertain, more or less at will, their political and religious beliefs, sexual habits, and so on".
