Sentence examples for is first ascertained from inspiring English sources

Accuracy of the theoretical formulations and the solution method is first ascertained by comparing the results with that already available in the literature.

Optimum collector configurations were first ascertained by FEA modelling.

Since we decided to focus on miR-20a throughout the experiments, the presence of the mature form in MEF cells was first ascertained by Northern blot (Figure 1c).

For this investigation, analysis began in 1980 when aspirin use was first ascertained, and follow-up for incident lung cancer continued until June 2004.

DNA polymorphisms were first ascertained by dHLPC, combined with DNA sequencing, in a panel of 40 genomic samples representing individuals of sub-Saharan African, Native American, European, Middle Eastern, and Southeast/East Asian descent [ Sinnett et al., 2006].

The exact date of the relapse after quit date was not collected because of the uncertainty of recall and the lack of biochemical measure (carbon monoxide level in expired air); the date of lapse or relapse was defined as the date of the visit at which the non-abstinence was first ascertained.

Since the property market may have some influence on the potential development, it is argued here that barriers for the development should be first ascertained for which remedial actions can be formulated.

Their job was first to ascertain whether the MHT shares were worth at least their value of €618m in Lagardère's books.

The aim of this study was first to ascertain how General Practitioners (GPs) and Breast Surgeons (BSs) practicing in several European countries regarded their Breast Cancer Risk Communication Behaviours (RCBs), and to determine the relationship between their RCBs and their socio-occupational characteristics.

The aim of statistical analyses was to first ascertain whether there were differences between subjects with ADHD and controls in objective measures of activity, and if so, to test the hypothesis that attention measures were more significant and better able to discriminate between groups than objective measures of activity.

Comparisons of one control subject against the rest (n = 23) were first performed to ascertain the smoothing level with the lowest number of SPM changes in controls.