A Fracture Mechanics Test Automation System for a Basic Research Laboratory

2009 ◽  
pp. 95-95-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
GA Hartman ◽  
NE Ashbaugh
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Mechanics ◽  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Automation System ◽  
Test Automation ◽  
Basic Research Laboratory

scholarly journals Evaluation of the implementation of a quality system in a basic research laboratory: viability and impacts

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-497
Author(s):  
Hilda Carolina de Jesus Rios Fraga ◽  
Kiyoshi Ferreira Fukutani ◽  
Fabiana Santana Celes ◽  
Aldina Maria Prado Barral ◽  
Camila Indiani de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Quality System ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
Basic Research Laboratory

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the process of implementing a quality management system in a basic research laboratory of a public institution, particularly considering the feasibility and impacts of this improvement. METHODS: This was a prospective and qualitative study. We employed the norm "NIT DICLA 035 - Princípios das Boas Práticas de Laboratório (BPL)" and auxiliary documents of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to complement the planning and implementation of a Quality System, in a basic research laboratory. In parallel, we used the PDCA tool to define the goals of each phase of the implementation process. RESULTS: This study enabled the laboratory to comply with the NIT DICLA 035 norm and to implement this norm during execution of a research study. Accordingly, documents were prepared and routines were established such as the registration of non-conformities, traceability of research data and equipment calibration. CONCLUSION: The implementation of a quality system, the setting of a laboratory focused on basic research is feasible once certain structural changes are made. Importantly, impacts were noticed during the process, which could be related to several improvements in the laboratory routine.

scholarly journals Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque: From the Basic Research Laboratory to the Clinic

Cardiology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 248-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Toutouzas ◽  
Konstantinos Stathogiannis ◽  
Andreas Synetos ◽  
Antonios Karanasos ◽  
Christodoulos Stefanadis
Keyword(s):  
Atherosclerotic Plaque ◽  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque ◽  
Basic Research Laboratory

US Office of Naval Research Arctic Research Laboratory, Point Barrow, Alaska

Polar Record ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 13 (85) ◽  
pp. 421-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Britton
Keyword(s):  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Government Support ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Naval Research ◽  
Research Facility ◽  
Scientific Enterprise ◽  
Office Of Naval Research ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Arctic Coast

The Arctic Research Laboratory (ARL) is a year-round, continuing, basic research facility, funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), US Department of Navy, and located in lat 71° 21'N, long 156° 46'W, near Point Barrow, on the Arctic coast of Alaska. It was established in 1947 not, as could be reasonably expected, only to further investigations of immediate and practical use to the Navy, but also to support work of purely general scientific interest. Scientists from other countries were also invited to make use of its facilities. ARL represents a laudable co-operation between government support and private scientific enterprise.

Study on Instant Original Characteristic Calculation and Matching Method for Torque Converter Test Automation

2012 ◽  
Vol 482-484 ◽  
pp. 421-425
Author(s):  
Jin Li ◽  
Wei Wei ◽  
Qing Dong Yan
Keyword(s):  
Electric Power ◽  
Test Data ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Characteristic Curve ◽  
Torque Converter ◽  
Test System ◽  
Automation System ◽  
Test Automation ◽  
Report Generation ◽  
Original Characteristic

To obtain the original characteristic of torque converter automatically and efficiently, a test automation system of torque converter is set up based on electric power cycling technology, and a test automation software is programmed by Labview language based on serial communication and technology. This test automation system realizes the load electric power recovery, test data acquisition and processing, the torque converter original characteristic curve generation, matching calculation with the engine, saving the test data and curve pictures, and the formal report generation automatically. The high efficiency and convenience of the test system are illustrated by a practical application.

Searching for Nitrogen-Fixing Microorganisms: An Original, Relevant, and Successful Early Research Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amaya Garcia Costas ◽  
Devon L. Ragen ◽  
John W. Peters
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Nitrogen Fixing ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
School Students ◽  
Soil Dna ◽  
K 12

A five-week research project was designed as part of a summer internship for high school students, and could also be used with educators or in introductory undergraduate research courses. This is a guided-inquiry-based project, framed within the significant issue of supplementing fertilizer use in agriculture with nitrogen-fixing microorganisms. This experience exposes students to how scientists are studying real-world problems; it teaches them basic research techniques, and promotes inquiry-based learning in a real research environment. It also fills a current gap in K-12 education that lacks enough microbiology emphasis. Research interns collect soil samples from various fields and use culture-dependent and culture-independent techniques to test whether there are nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that can be isolated and identified in each soil sample. Students work in a research laboratory making nitrogen-free media; culturing, isolating, and identifying microorganisms; extracting soil DNA; and amplifying the 16S rRNA and nifH genes. We administer a pre-test and a post-test, and students present their research both in a short talk and with a poster. By hosting high school students in a research laboratory and immersing them in laboratory science, we hope to inspire them to pursue a STEM-related career.

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