Sentences with phrase «standard test methods»

Operated by Fisher - Nickel, Inc. for Pacific Gas & Electric Company, the FSTC has developed more than 35 Standard Test Methods for evaluating commercial kitchen appliance and system performance.

ASTM International F2638 - 07 Standard Test Method for Using Aerosol Filtration for measuring the Performance of Porous Packaging Materials as a Surrogate Microbial Barrier

The standard test method will be submitted to ISO technical committee TC198 (Sterilization) / working group WG7 (Packaging), which is responsible for ISO standard ISO 11607 - 1:2006 Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices - Part 1: Requirements for materials, sterile barrier systems and packaging systems.

In the order, well operators who did not reduce vapor pressure using environmental conditions (heat and pressure limits within the separator units) are required to conduct testing using ASTM D6377 [Standard Test Method for Determination of Vapor Pressure of Crude Oil: VPCRx (Expansion Method)-RSB-.

ASTM E2399 / E2399M - 15, Standard Test Method for Maximum Media Density for Dead Load Analysis of Vegetative (Green) Roof Systems, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2015, www.astm.org

ASTM E2398 / E2398M - 15a, Standard Test Method for Water Capture and Media Retention of Geocomposite Drain Layers for Vegetative (Green) Roof Systems, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2015, www.astm.org

E2396 - 05 Standard Test Method for Saturated Water Permeability of Granular Drainage Media [Falling - Head Method] for Green Roof Systems

Not exact matches

The study, just published in Science, showed that the creation of what the researchers are calling microtumors can help predict drug effectiveness in cancer patients better than the current standard method of testing the drugs on rodents.

One of the biggest challenges in the digital health space is proving that groundbreaking new technologies actually live up to the accuracy standards of tested, tried, and true «old school» methods.

The only other comment I'd have is that whilst he meets a much higher standard of scientific approach than the snake oil dressed as financial advice elsewhere, the core testing methods used are opaque and (as far as I can tell) not peer reviewed or made available for scrutiny.

= > When the level of accepted evidence is limited to that which can be tested by standard scientific method you are correct.

That said, other countries have different standards and some may have different rules around testing and the accepted method of testing.

NSF International is a global independent organization that writes standards and tests and certifies products for the water, food, health sciences and consumer goods industries to minimize adverse health effects and protect the environment as well as offering a range of standardized and proprietary methods of measuring sustainability for organizations, products, processes, supply chains and services.

(Of course, not all midwives encourage the refusal of standard tests, but if they do, then they are categorizing women using obsolete methods, which can be disastrous for the woman AND the baby.)

The new standard, AS / NZS 8811.1:2013, specifies a method for testing the firmness for where an infant is reasonably expected to sleep.

The NOCSAE action to move forward the development of a more comprehensive helmet standard was taken on the heels of new NOCSAE - funded research which identified brain tissue response from a concussive event and the development of a new method to test helmets which replicates some of the rotational forces involved in a concussion.

As part of a close collaboration between Empa, SR Technics and FOCA experts have spent years developing a standard test setup and method that can be used to measure fine particulate emissions from aircraft engines.

A total of 13 healthy pregnant women underwent an oral glucose tolerance test (75 g of glucose delivered orally, a standard method for determining insulin sensitivity).

Given the limitations of the PSA blood test and the standard 12 - core ultrasound biopsies for detecting prostate cancer, researchers evaluated the initial 105 men eligible for the clinical trial using a new targeted prostate fusion biopsy method.

Patients at home, whether using the standard A1C test or a continuous glucose monitoring device, can use the new method to perform a calculation that would provide more accurate real - time estimates of their recent blood sugar, according to Higgins.

In one patient, the experimental method detected the bacteria three weeks before infection was confirmed with the standard blood tests now used.

Because these methods are so new to oncologists, there is no standard procedure for testing them, or for making an empirical case for their clinical value to the FDA, medical insurers, and ultimately oncologists themselves.

The company also reports that its dyeing method is less polluting and requires less energy to produce than other flooring options, and that all of its carpets have been tested and meet indoor air quality standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Similarly, if replacing the lowest - ranked school in the survey with a top - quintile school, student test scores would improve by 0.39 of a standard deviation using a conventional VAM, and 0.53 of a standard deviation when using the MIT team's own VAM method.

The test, which can be used on a teardrop, identifies people at high risk of blindness, and is some 15 times cheaper to use than the standard method.

The first order set list design was an opt - in version in which no lab tests were pre-selected; this is the standard method of lab test ordering in electronic health records for most healthcare facilities.

In addition to his role as HyStEP lead, Johnson is also on the CSA Group committee that is developing test methods for the Society of Automotive Engineers» standard defining refueling protocols.

Science should be taught as a core of method, with a body of partly - tested hypotheses and theories that are under constant review, and that have to meet adequate standards if they are to be admitted to the fold.

The newly tested method, devised by CSHL Professor Michael Wigler and Associate Professor Alexander Krasnitz, draws the raw material for further analysis from the standard pre-surgical biopsy.

The molecular techniques showed themselves to be superior, with a mean time of 1.1 days for both DNA testing methods; 14.3 days for the rapid culture method; and 24.7 days for the reference standard test.

A quick screening method has been used for the first time in a standard open laboratory to identify and test promising anti-Ebola drugs.

All tests detect viral RNA (ribonucleic acid) by means of the so - called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) which is a standard method for detecting nucleic acids.

In a test, the freely available tool also proved to be less time - consuming and had a lower error rate compared to the standard commercial method.

The ImmunoStar 5HT 6 receptor antibody was quality control tested using standard immunohistochemical methods.

The ImmunoStar # 24505 5 - HT2C Receptor antiserum was quality control tested using standard immunohistochemical methods.

The AWS Benchmarking Project is an integral part of DOE's HydroGEN consortium and will leverage HydroGEN's expertise and resources to test and validate the standard protocols and benchmarking methods developed in this collaborative effort.

A China - UK graphene conference was held as part of the launch activities on the 24 October 2015 and graphene experts from China and the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) discussed graphene R&D progress and the development of graphene international standards; the discussions included NPL's work in this area and the related testing methods.

During the ceremony, Wente challenged the students to make four commitments: to discovery; to the scientific method and hypothesis testing; to the highest ethical standards; and to hard work.

Researchers gave them a series of drug challenges and spirometry tests (the standard diagnostic methods for asthma) to confirm or rule out the disorder.

Although this method is considered the gold standard for estimating sodium intake, that lone urine test may not provide an accurate snapshot of the participants» everyday intake over the full eight - year study, as the researchers themselves note.

New standards, methods and testing protocol for the clinical treatment of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis need to be addressed and implemented by medical community.

In these variations, diagnostics associated with the autoimmune condition can be typically assessed using one or more of: a blood test, spirometry, imaging based method, endoscopy, biopsy, and any other standard method.

Applied Kinesiology (AK) is a system that evaluates structural, chemical and mental aspects of health using manual muscle testing combined with other standard methods of diagnosis.

Standard Days Method ® (SDM) is a simple, fertility awareness method that was developed and tested by IRH in 2001 and is being integrated into family planning services worlMethod ® (SDM) is a simple, fertility awareness method that was developed and tested by IRH in 2001 and is being integrated into family planning services worlmethod that was developed and tested by IRH in 2001 and is being integrated into family planning services worldwide.

The inference or «subtraction» method (testing other components and assuming the remainder is carbohydrates) is never recommended for testing «available carbohydrates» (i.e. non-fiber carbohydrates) and yet many studies will still use the subtraction method because it is cheaper and it's the international «standard», thanks to the push to label dietary fiber.

There is an urgent need for new technologies to detect these occult infections that are not apparent by standard quantitative PCR DNA testing methods, in order to prove or disprove the important disease associations that have been suggested.

The ALCAT Test is considered the «gold standard» in laboratory methods for identification of sensitivities to food and chemicals.

He developed methods and techniques through experimentation, observation, and creativity that set the standard for bodybuilding years ago and are still followed today, time tested and proven.

Integrate these online testing methods into your corporate training strategy to assess employee knowledge and stay up - to - date with compliance standards.

The resource goes much deeper than the standard «PHEOC» model of the scientific method by emphasizing peer review, the testing of ideas, a science flowchart and «what is science?»