Courtesy: ISO/TS 28037:2010 determination and use of straight-line calibration functions In analytical chemistry, a calibration curve, also known as a standard curve, is a general method for determining the concentration of a substance in an unknown sample by comparing the unknown to a set of standard samples of known concentration. A calibration curve is one approach to the problem […]
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Courtesy: ISO/TS 28037:2010 determination and use of straight-line calibration functions ISO/TS 28037:2010 is concerned with linear, that is, straight-line, calibration functions that describe the relationship between two variables X and Y, namely, functions of the form Y = A + BX. Although many of the principles apply to more general types of calibration function, the approaches described exploit the simple form of the […]
Courtesy: ISO 12402:2006 personal flotation devices A personal flotation device (PFD; also referred to as a life jacket, life preserver, life belt, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid or flotation suit) is a flotation device in the form of a vest or suite that is worn by a user to prevent the wearer from drowning in a body of water. The device will keep the wearer […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata The term “herbal medicine” is somewhat misleading in that, while plant elements are by far the most commonly used substances in TCM, other, non-botanic substances are used as well: animal, human, and mineral products are also used. Thus, the term “medicinal” (instead of herb) may be […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata After the fundamental nature of a disease in terms of the Eight Principles is determined, the investigation focuses on more specific aspects. By evaluating the present signs and symptoms against the background of typical disharmony patterns of the various entities, evidence is collected whether or how […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata In TCM, “pattern” (证; zhèng) refers to a “pattern of disharmony” or “functional disturbance” within the functional entities of which the TCM model of the body is composed. There are disharmony patterns of qi, xuě, the body fluids, the zàng-fǔ, and the meridians. They are ultimately defined by their […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata Infertility Infertility, not very well understood, posed serious social and cultural repercussions. The seventh-century scholar Sun Simiao is often quoted: “those who have prescriptions for women’s distinctiveness take their differences of pregnancy, childbirth and [internal] bursting injuries as their basis.” Even in contemporary fu ke placing emphasis on reproductive functions, […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 Health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata Yin yang and gender Yin and yang were critical to the understanding of women’s bodies, but understood only in conjunction with male bodies. Yin and yang ruled the body, the body being a microcosm of the universe and the earth. In addition, gender in the […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata Jing-luo Acupuncture chart from the Ming dynasty (c. 1368–1644) The meridians (经络, jīng-luò) are believed to be channels running from the zàng-fǔ in the interior (里, lǐ) of the body to the limbs and joints (“the surface” [表, biaǒ]), transporting qi and xuĕ. TCM identifies 12 “regular” and 8 “extraordinary” meridians; the […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata TCM distinguishes many kinds of qi (气; 氣; qì). In a general sense, qi is something that is defined by five “cardinal functions”: Vacuity of qi will be characterized especially by pale complexion, lassitude of spirit, lack of strength, spontaneous sweating, laziness to speak, non-digestion of food, shortness […]