The genetic data seemed reliable as those samples were repeatedly typed with the Genderplex assay and yielded confirmable results, which is why human error in the laboratory process or technical errors could be excluded.
Musculoskeletal disorders had the highest frequency in both samples and even if all of these might not be confirmable with clinical examination, these results give insight into the subjective experience of musculoskeletal problems among the sick-listed and the general population.
Generalizations are either a hypothesis, a law or a confirmable thesis, obtained by the fact that each result of empirical physics can be generalized in different ways.
Unlike his White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, who this week predicted a "big fight" over confirmation, Mr. Obama said in an interview with CNBC and The New York Times that he would pick "somebody who will be confirmable" and forecast "a smooth confirmation process".
This is important for interpreting the results, as the predictions may not be confirmable through protein-protein interaction assays.
"Warren is confirmable, and a fight over her confirmation is worth having," he said.
But Warren continues to be dogged by questions of confirmability, despite White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs's Monday statement that Warren is "very confirmable".
Mr. Lew is Mr. Obama's chief of staff, which makes him very confirmable.
Pentagon officials said they had seen no "confirmable link" indicating that Isis had unleashed a chemical attack on Aleppo.
But that number has escalated, and the action on Wednesday makes only a dent in those confirmable posts.
Decreasing the number of confirmable positions will help the Senate focus on those who truly merit serious scrutiny, they said.
