The phrase "ascertains probable" is not correct in English as it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
It could be used in contexts discussing the determination of likelihood or probability, but it needs to be rephrased for clarity.
Example: "The study ascertains the probable outcomes of the experiment."
Alternatives: "determines likely" or "establishes probable".
For genes with conflicting potential functions, further searches were performed using PubMed (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed) to ascertain probable biochemical function.
For genes with conflicting potential functions, further literature searches were performed to ascertain probable biochemical function.
Trained health workers administered the VA tool to all deaths occurring in Ballabgarh HDSS to ascertain probable cause of death.
The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) (18) was used to ascertain probable major and minor depression at baseline and follow-up.
Unfortunately, no pathological and microbiological investigations were carried out to ascertain the probable Mtb-linked etiology of scrofuloderma.
So once we classify a protein to its true family, we can easily ascertain its probable functions from the characteristics of its family.
At the time, considerable resources had to be spent to maximise the comparability of the data between study sites, and physicians were used to ascertain the probable cause of death.
Using a co-ordinated approach of different structural prediction algorithms, we were able to ascertain with confidence the probable structure of the newly identified staphylococcal enzyme (FUGUE z-score 43.6, where ≥6 represents 99% confidence [ 37]).
A survey in New York City, where case ascertainment was aggressive surrounding the St. Francis School outbreak, indicated that over 1000 persons associated with the school experienced influenza-like illness, in a period where only 74 confirmed or probable cases were ascertained.
