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].
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.
Dew point temperature (DPT) of moist air plays a key role in ascertaining the comfort condition as well as indoor air quality for built environments.
Ascertaining the exact condition of theses areas has become very complicated.
These results might be useful in ascertaining optimum conditions for the removal of dyes from industrial waste and also to establish the fact that the spent R. arrhizus biomass could be a potential biomass for the removal of these dyes from industrial effluents.
Sensitivity of the RAI-MDS for ascertaining comorbid conditions ranged from 0.21 for osteoporosis to 0.92 for multiple sclerosis; specificity was high for most conditions.
44 The limitations of Medicare claims data for ascertaining chronic conditions have been well chronicled, with conditions that provide more lucrative reimbursement and require more frequent medical attention being more thoroughly reported.
The purpose of this research was to perform a scoping review of published literature on the validity of administrative health data for ascertaining health conditions in the pediatric population (≤20 years).
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.
The wire recordings include recordings of songs, but because these recordings require special listening equipment, it has not been possible to ascertain their condition.
