Sentence examples for specimens to ascertain from inspiring English sources

Companion uniaxial direct tensile tests are also performed on dog-bone shaped specimens to ascertain the strain-hardening behaviour of these composites.

A low strength/low unit weight and high-strength/high unit weight pervious concrete mix is studied using notched three point bend specimens to ascertain strength and fracture size effects using beam depths ranging from 100 to 200 mm.

One limitation to our study has been the use of FDG-PET rather than histological analysis of surgical specimens to ascertain tumour stage.

Pol was sequenced from the first positive specimen to ascertain subtype.

To explore the barriers to stool sample collection and specimen return to ascertain which factors may help to improve the process.

The assay also incorporates a control for human DNA in order to ascertain specimen quality/cellularity and exclude 'false-negative' samples.

In 1996, a survey of hospitals and private physicians was conducted to ascertain where specimens were being sent for mycobacterial culture.

During our initial experiments, we stained a group of 10 specimens on three separate occasions to ascertain the reproducibility of the COX-2 staining.

We cannot explain the differences in distribution of injury between the specimens, but although we tried to ascertain a standardized procedure they may be attributed to anatomical variations or minor differences in displacement forces.

The existing homegrown system allowed the laboratory to identify the processes that a specimen had been through, and to ascertain what processes were still required.

He told us that we were his specimens — i.e., he needed to ascertain how our rebellious generation read the canon in order to complete his critique of the human mind.