Indirect extension measurement involves determining specimen extension by measuring the variation in the distance between the testing machine crossheads. Thus, it includes the deformations of all ...

(a) The system consisted of six parts as follows: (1) a force transducer; (2) a BAP; (3) a fixture; (4) a high-speed camera; (5) a pool; and (6) a data acquisition system. (b) Photo of the BAP. (c) ...

GREAT importance is given to indirect auscultatory blood-pressure measurement for its convenience and value both as an indicator of an underlying disorder and as a predictor of future ...

In modern society, indirect measurement is ubiquitous in which unknown information is transformed into the other physical quantity and is reconstructed mathematically from its measurement data.

Indirect Measures of student learning ask students to reflect on or self-assess their learning rather than demonstrate it. This can include measures of students’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, and ...

Very often, in the test and measurement industry, a measurement is made by instrumentation, which is often subject to errors. It is difficult to estimate the true value of the measured quantity given ...

For decades scientists have tried to find a way to measure the mass of the lightest matter particle known to exist. Three new approaches now have a chance to succeed. In 1980, Hamish Robertson was a ...

Psychological measurement and theory constitute a central endeavour in the modern scientific study of human behaviour and mental processes. This field explores the quantitative assessment of abstract ...

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