Small-Item Contact Test Method, FY11 Release

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teri Lalain
Keyword(s):  
Test Method ◽  
Small Item ◽  
Contact Test

Sperm migration into post partum cervical mucus: scanning microscopy study

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 48-49
Author(s):  
P. Vigil ◽  
P. Morales ◽  
L. Uribe ◽  
A. Perez ◽  
E Bustos-Obregón
Keyword(s):  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Microscopy Study ◽  
Cervical Mucus ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Contact Test ◽  
Mucus Cervical ◽  
Sperm Migration ◽  
Estradiol Levels

Breast-feeding is associated to the infertile period occurring post-partum. During this period there is arise in prolactin and FSH, with lowered levels of LH, progester one and estradiol, indicating ovarian in activity. There assumption of ovarian ciclic activity, with rising estradiol levels should be associated with a change in the pattern of cervical mucus secretion from an infertile type of mucus to a fertile type. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the score of the cervical mucus, according to WHO parameters, present in amenorrhoeic women under exclusive breast feeding at 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 days post partum. In addition, sperm migration into the mucus was evaluated using the slide contact test method according to WHO (1987). Scanning electron microscope studies were done in order to stablish the ultrastructural characteristic as of post partum mucus and it with control peri-ovulatory cervical mucus. Cervical mucussamples from 54 women were collected at the time intervals described before. Six samples from normal lycycling women were used as control. Twenty-one (39%) of the 54 post partum cervical mucus samples gave a positive result in the slide contact test.

scholarly journals Evaluation of antibacterial effects of pulp capping agents with direct contact test method

2014 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
pp. 095-099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammet Yalcin ◽  
Ugur Arslan ◽  
Ayse Dundar
Keyword(s):  
Direct Contact ◽  
Antibacterial Properties ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Capping Agents ◽  
Pulp Capping ◽  
Contact Test ◽  
Microtiter Plates ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Direct Contact Test

ABSTRACT Objectives: Calcium hydroxide has been used in dentistry as a major capping material having the capacity to introduce the formation of a mineralized dentin bridge, but it has no direct inducing effect to the pulp cells. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial properties of three different pulp capping agents using a direct contact test (DCT). Materials and Methods: The antibacterial properties of three pulp capping agents were evaluated a DCT. For the DCT, wells (n = 12) of 96-microtiter plates were coated with the tested cements (Dycal, Dentsply, USA; DiaRoot BioAggregate, Diadent, Holland; Calcimol LC, Voco, Germany) and Kalzinol (zinc oxide/eugenol cement, Dentsply, USA) was used as control material. A Lactobacillus casei suspension was placed on the surface of each specimen for 1 h at 37°C. Bacterial growth was monitored for 16 h with a temperature-controlled microplate spectrophotometer. The kinetics of the outgrowth in each well were recorded continuously at 650 nm every 30 min. The data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA, and Tamhane's T2 multiple comparison test. The level of significance was determined as P < 0.05. Results: All pulp capping agents showed an increase in the logarithmic growth rate of L. casei when compared with the control group (P < 0.05). Therefore, all pulp capping agents did not show antibacterial activity. Conclusions: The tested pulp capping agents haven't got antibacterial properties. Therefore, they should be used carefully when pulp is exposed or only very thin dentin remained over the pulp to avoid bacterial contamination.

Metrological support of individual blood glucose meters in telemedicine

2019 ◽  
pp. 52-56
Author(s):  
Yu.F. Glukhov ◽  
N.V. Krutikov ◽  
A.V. Ivanov ◽  
N.P. Muravskaya
Keyword(s):  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Blood Glucose Level ◽  
Glucose Level ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Level Measurement ◽  
Measurement Devices ◽  
Real Practice ◽  
Health Care Centers ◽  
Medical Measurement

We have studied and analyzed status and metrological supervision of blood glucose monitors, individual devices for a person’s blood glucose level measurement. It has been indicated that nowadays blood glucose monitors like other individual devices for medical measurement are not allowed to be involved in telemedicine public service. This accounts for absence of metrological supervision with these measurement devices in telemedicine. In addition, the key problem is absence of safe methods and means of remote verificaition, calibration and transmission of measurement data to health care centers. The article offers a remote test method for blood glucose monitors using a number of resistors with values correlating with measured blood glucose level. The available method has been successfully trialed in real practice.

Customer’s satisfaction on service quality at Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank – An Giang Branch

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. First
Author(s):  
Tran Minh Hieu ◽  
Nguyen Duong Ngoc Mai Chi
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Alpha Reliability ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Development Orientation

This study applied SERVQUAL scale of Parasuraman et al to measure factors affecting customer satisfaction on service quality at Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank - An Giang Branch (Techcombank An Giang). The study was conducted to survey 207 customers who have been using the service at Techcombank An Giang. The survey results were analyzed by the Cronbach's Alpha reliability test method, then used Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to verify and evaluate the scale of service quality. The results of the regression analysis show that customer's satisfaction about service quality at Techcombank An Giang includes four factors: The factor with the highest level is the Empathy with Beta = 0.253, the second of factor is the Responsibility with Beta = 0.248, ranked third in the influence level is the Tangible with Beta = 0.235, and the lowest impact level is the Reliability with Beta = 0.144. The research also uses statistical methods to describe and test the differences of demographic factors with customer's satisfactionon service quality.The analysis results show that there is no difference between customer's satisfaction on service quality and factors such as gender, age, income, number of transaction banks, regular transaction banks, and time to use the service at Techcombank An Giang. Through the research results, the author would like to propose some ideas to improve the quality of services, thereby attracting new customers and importantly, keeping traditional customers because the development orientation of Techcombank is to take care of old customers to cross sell other products of the bank. The Stud results offer a basis for the branch to identify the factors influencing customer satisfaction on their service quality, thereby having an appropriate strategy to improve customer satisfaction.

An evaluation of ECT sample height for small flute board grades and Box Manufacturer’s Certification compliance

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 24-28
Author(s):  
CORY JAY WILSON ◽  
BENJAMIN FRANK
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Compressive Load ◽  
Test Sample ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Sample Height ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Corrugated Fiberboard

TAPPI test T811 is the specified method to ascertain ECT relative to box manufacturer’s certification compliance of corrugated fiberboard under Rule 41/ Alternate Item 222. T811 test sample heights were derived from typical board constructions at the time of the test method’s initial development. New, smaller flute sizes have since been developed, and the use of lighter weight boards has become more common. The T811 test method includes sample specifications for typical A-flute, B-flute, and C-flute singlewall (and doublewall and triplewall) structures, but not for newer thinner E-flute or F-flute structures. This research explores the relationship of ECT sample height to measured compressive load, in an effort to determine valid E-flute and F-flute ECT sample heights for use with the T811 method. Through this process, it identifies challenges present in our use of current ECT test methods as a measure of intrinsic compressive strength for smaller flute structures. The data does not support the use of TAPPI T 811 for ECT measurement for E and F flute structures, and demonstrates inconsistencies with current height specifi-cations for some lightweight B flute.

Evaluating hardness and the S-test

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-169
Author(s):  
Doug Cash ◽  
Benjamin Frank
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Load Curve ◽  
Permanent Damage ◽  
Additional Load ◽  
The North ◽  
Complete Failure

The corrugated industry typically quantifies crush resistance using the Concora corrugated medium test (CMT) on fluted medium or flat crush on combined board. These tests compress the materials until the point of complete failure of the flutes. Combined board elastically resists crushing forces until a certain point, the hardness of the structure, while additional load causes permanent damage and deformation. This study investigates how hardness can be measured directly from a load curve collected during CMT (or flat crush) testing and how it varies throughout the North American paper supply. It also explores how hardness correlates with the values obtained from the newly developed S-test. This new test method deserves further study as a potentially more appropriate specification for crush resistance of corrugated medium.

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