This work shows that reliable understanding involves thoughtful combination of interdependent parameters, whereas the specific surface area seems not a pertinent parameter.
In addition, the global void ratio did not appear to be a pertinent parameter in explaining the behavior of sand silt mixtures, while fine content and intergranular void ratio were suitable parameters for explaining the behavior of sand silt mixtures.
In the case of thin solid films, the ratio of the contact radius to the radius of the grooving tip proved to be a pertinent parameter to predict the damage and did not depend on the scratching velocity or temperature.
The transitivity-induced parameter dependence makes the pertinent parameter space a complex manifold.
In DNA/DNA MM discrimination the affected base pair (C·G vs. A·T) is the pertinent parameter.
Conversely, microalbuminuria is quite different (42.7% versus 10.7%) in CAD and NO CAD, suggesting that microalbuminuria could be more pertinent parameter for CAD screening.
Our results showing a high incidence (38.3%) of fluconazole non-susceptible Candida, and no pertinent parameter able to predict the species of causative Candida suggest that, in France and probably the rest of Europe, the use of the North American recommendation may now be more adequate.
