Engineering Cost Analysis of Automatic Handling System

Effects of pre-analytical handling on selected canine hematological parameters evaluated by automatic analyzer

To assess the effects of pre-analytical handling (storage time and temperature) on selected hematological parameters, whole blood samples were collected in EDTA coated tubes from each of 30 clinically normal male adult beagle dogs. Each sample was separated in 2 aliquots, of which one was stored in ambient temperature (25 ˚C) and the other one was refrigerated (2 to 4 ˚C). Complete blood counts...

System-of-Systems Cost Estimation: Analysis of Lead System Integrator Engineering Activities

As organizations strive to expand system capabilities through the development of system-ofsystems (SoS) architectures, they want to know "how much effort" and "how long" to implement the SoS. In order to answer these questions, it is important to first understand the types of activities performed in SoS architecture development and integration and how these vary across different SoS implementat...

Low-cost automatic activity data recording system.

We describe a low-cost, high quality device capable of monitoring indirect activity by detecting touch-release events on a conducting surface, i.e., the animal's cage cover. In addition to the detecting sensor itself, the system includes an IBM PC interface for prompt data storage. The hardware/software design, while serving for other purposes, is used to record the circadian activity rhythm pa...

Automatic handling of Frequently Asked Questions using Latent Semantic Analysis

We present results from using Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) for automatic handling of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions). FAQs have a high language variability and include a mixture of technical and non-technical terms. LSA has a potential to be useful for automatic handling of FAQ as it reduces the linguistic variability and capture semantically related concept. It is also easy to adapt for FA...

Handling Algebraic Properties in Automatic Analysis of Security Protocols