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Department of Psychology automates
laboratory data collection
Brooklyn College of SUNY is a
teaching/research institution founded in 1930. The Psychology
Department research laboratory conducts basic research on behavior
and nutrition using laboratory animals.
The research requires careful
measurement of food intake, water intake and body weight of
laboratory animals. Their system involves an Ohaus electronic
balance and a Sartorius electronic balance connected to serial ports
of an XT computer. The balances are used to measure food cups, water
bottles, and the animals and the data is sent in real-time to a
Quattro Pro (DOS) spreadsheet using the SoftwareWedge for DOS (DOSWedge)
from TAL Technologies, Inc. (800-722-6004, www.taltech.com).
Before using DOSWedge, data had
been collected by hand by recording the weights with paper and
pencil or by collecting the data into a custom program written in
Quick Basic. This custom program was not adequate and they had
considered writing a new program to expand their data collection
capability.
They chose to use DOSWedge because
it allowed them to enter data directly into general spreadsheet
programs which have greater flexibility than their custom program.
The users noted that they are very pleased with the performance of
DOSWedge and would recommend it to their fellow scientists.
Benefits
- Significantly increased
productivity by eliminating manual data entry
- Interfaces with any PC program
such as Quattro Pro
- Cost effective easy to use
system
- Ensures 100% data accuracy
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