Abstract: A facility for defining an analytical method is described. The facility solicits and receives first user input that describes the analytic method. The facility solicits and user input that (1) specifies at least one question that is part of the analytic method; (2) for each question, specifies a possible answer to the question; and (3) for each of at least some combinations of one or more of the possible answers, specifies a routing target associated with the combination. The facility persistently stores an analytic method internal representation of the analytic method encoding this user input.

Abstract: A method for performing an analytical method is described. Facility accesses a stored analytic method internal representation of the analytic method, and presents one or more questions encoded in the internal representation. For each question, the facility present multiple possible answers to the question encoded in the internal representation, and receives user input selecting at least one of the presented possible answers to the question. The facility identifies a routing target whose association with the combination of answers selected by the user input is encoded in the internal representation, and presents information whose association with the identified routing target is encoded in the internal representation.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a system, composed by mechanical and electronic components and by a resident software inherent to the system. The system for the mean of thermal properties of fluids is destinated to the measure of thermal properties such as diffusivity and effusivity, and from those values, to obtain the conductivity and the volume thermal capacity of flowing media. Besides the use for the direct measure of thermal properties, the referred system has application in the verification of the quality or of adulterations in fuels (octane and no conformity), fuel oils and lubricants, perfumes, foods, drunk, and working as humidity met gases. In these cases the essential feature is the correlation of the measure of thermal property and the quality parameter of the substance analyzed. The present invention can used in industries and laboratories.

Abstract: An adjustable work surface support for use with a primary work surface and a secondary work surface comprising primary work surface connecting means; secondary work surface connecting means; a parallelogram link support comprising a support bar mounted to the primary work surface connecting means to define a first axis; and a pair of parallel arms, each arm attached at one end to the support bar and a second end attached to the secondary work surface connecting means to define a second axis, a connecting plate, attached adjacent one of the parallel arms to the primary and secondary work surface connecting means; having a first pivot point rotatable about the first axis and a second pivot point being rotatable about the second axis; such that when the arm is pivoted about the first axis, an angular position of the secondary work surface with respect to the primary work surface is substantially constant.