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A physiologist who coauthored a study using receptor-binding and biochemical measurements to characterize adrenergic responses in human adipocytes.[ref]
A physiologist who coauthored a study using receptor-binding and biochemical measurements to characterize adrenergic responses in human adipocytes.[ref]
A neuroscientist who authored an explanatory treatment of the nerve impulse from extracellular recordings. The account distinguishes the electrical signal measured outside a nerve from the underlying membrane events.[ref]
The Nerve Impulse Seen from Outside by Dexter M. Easton. study design and results; author roster
Portrait of Dexter M. Easton
. Portrait identified on the Florida State University profile.James Taylor coauthored research on electronic-balance measurements of solid and liquid mass density, mass, and vessel volume. The study explained how an electromagnetic restoring force returns a loaded balance to a sensed null position, then related the readings to buoyancy and measurement calibration. It also treated pycnometer density measurement, where temperature-dependent vessel capacity must be distinguished from the balance reading.[ref]
The Electronic Balance and Some Gravimetric Applications (The Density of Solids and Liquids, Pycnometry and Mass) by Randall M. Schoonover and others. Printed p. 299 byline; pp. 302–305, balance operation; pp. 313–316, pycnometer calibration and application
Randall M. Schoonover investigated precision measurements of mass and mass density. A coauthored study used an electronic force balance to weigh a silicon crystal in air and water, applying buoyancy and measurement calibration corrections. The reported crystal density agreed with its accepted value within 2.4 parts per million.[ref]
The Electronic Balance and Some Gravimetric Applications (The Density of Solids and Liquids, Pycnometry and Mass) by Randall M. Schoonover and others. Printed pp. 299–300, abstract and hydrostatic-weighing principles
The method obtains mass density from the two buoyant-force readings and known fluid densities; it does not require an independent measurement of the crystal's volume.[ref]
Jonathan Pearce is a metrologist whose research develops practical temperature measurement with contact sensors. His NPL work includes improved thermocouples, models of impurity effects during metal solidification, and methods for detecting or reducing sensor calibration drift. These connect the physics of materials with the reliability of measurements in industrial conditions.[ref]
https://www.npl.co.uk/our-people/jonathan-pearce. Research highlights: thermocouples, high-temperature standards, impurity modelling and self-validating sensors
In the coauthored Guide on Secondary Thermometry: Industrial Platinum Resistance Thermometers by Jonathan Pearce and others, an important measurement problem is resistance thermometer self-heating: the electrical measuring current heats the sensor whose temperature is being inferred. The guide describes estimating the zero-current resistance from measurements at different currents, while accounting for the surrounding medium. Its treatment of electrical resistance in the leads also explains why four-terminal sensing differs from two-wire measurements. These details show how measurement uncertainty arises from the complete sensor-and-readout arrangement.[ref]
Homepage: www.npl.co.uk/our-people/jonathan-pearce
Portrait of Jonathan Pearce
. Portrait identified on the National Physical Laboratory profile.David J. Livigni coauthored a comparison of two cryogenic radiometers at NIST. Comparing independently realized optical-power measurements tests consistency and helps identify systematic contributions to measurement uncertainty.[ref]
Comparison of Two Cryogenic Radiometers at NIST by Jeanne M. Houston and others. author list and the described study’s abstract or introductory account
Pinned article: Introduction to the OurBigBook Project
Welcome to the OurBigBook Project! Our goal is to create the perfect publishing platform for STEM subjects, and get university-level students to write the best free STEM tutorials ever.
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Intro to OurBigBook
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This feature makes it possible for readers to find better explanations of any topic created by other writers. And it allows writers to create an explanation in a place that readers might actually find it.
Figure 1. Screenshot of the "Derivative" topic page. View it live at: ourbigbook.com/go/topic/derivativeVideo 2. OurBigBook Web topics demo. Source. - local editing: you can store all your personal knowledge base content locally in a plaintext markup format that can be edited locally and published either:This way you can be sure that even if OurBigBook.com were to go down one day (which we have no plans to do as it is quite cheap to host!), your content will still be perfectly readable as a static site.
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