Specimen Viewing
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Econometric Views (EViews)
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2025
Econometric Views, often stylized as EViews, is a package that merges statistical analysis with econometric studies. It is designed to provide tools for time series analysis, forecasting, and econometric model simulation. The software originated from MicroTSP software and has evolved significantly since its inception in 1981. The history of EViews is marked by a continuous effort to enhance its computational speed and user interface. It was initially developed for large computing systems but...
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A View of Their Own: Capturing the Egocentric View of Infants and Toddlers with Head-Mounted Cameras
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2018
Infants and toddlers view the world in a fundamentally different way from their parents. Head-mounted cameras provide a tractable mechanism to understand the infant visual environment. This protocol provides guiding principles for experiments in the home or laboratory to capture the egocentric view of toddlers and infants.
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A Novel Method for In Situ Electromechanical Characterization of Nanoscale Specimens
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2017
Isolating electrical and thermal effects on electrically assisted deformation (EAD) is very difficult using macroscopic samples. Metallic sample micro- and nanostructures together with a custom test procedure have been developed to evaluate the impact of applied current on the formation without joule heating and evolution of dislocations on these samples.
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Brain Banking: Making the Most of your Research Specimens
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Cited by 21 •
2009
Brain banking and systematic sampling of biological material provides the basis for unbiased stereology and maximizes the potential data obtained from each specimen.
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Cranial Bones: Lateral View
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2023
The lateral view of the cranium is dominated by temporal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones. The temporal bone forms the lower lateral side of the skull. The temporal bone is subdivided into several regions. The flattened upper portion is the squamous portion of the temporal bone. Below this area and projecting anteriorly is the zygomatic process of the temporal bone, which forms the posterior portion of the zygomatic arch. Posteriorly is the mastoid portion of the temporal bone. Projecting...
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These three factors determine whether sample features can be separated in the image. Illumination supplies the viewing conditions, magnification enlarges the image, and contrast differentiates one component from another. Adjusting them together helps reveal cells, tissues, organisms, or other sample components without treating any single setting as sufficient. The resulting image can then support observation and documentation.
Mounting, staining, and sectioning are preparation options that can improve visibility before observation. Because each changes how the sample is presented, preparation should be treated as part of the viewing workflow rather than an afterthought. Better visibility can make structures, organization, and other observable features easier to recognize, compare, and document.
Documentation records the observable features and organization seen in a sample, allowing findings to be compared across specimens or related to experimental results. It also provides a reference for communicating observations and deciding whether a sample should undergo additional imaging or molecular analysis. In this way, viewing connects initial observation with later biological investigation.
Researchers can begin by selecting the sample and deciding whether mounting, staining, or sectioning is needed to improve visibility. They then establish suitable illumination, magnification, and contrast, examine structures and patterns, and document the observations. If the visual results identify a useful comparison or experimental finding, the sample can be selected for additional imaging or molecular analysis.
Specimen viewing is used across microscopy, anatomy, ecology, and education, but its role can vary with the biological question. It may support identification, comparison, or documentation of samples and their observable features. This breadth makes the practice useful for examining cells, tissues, organisms, or other components while connecting visual observations to wider biological investigation.
It can help researchers recognize patterns in samples, evaluate whether observed features relate to an experimental result, and identify material that merits additional study. Those decisions may lead to further imaging or molecular analysis. Viewing therefore functions not only as an endpoint for observation but also as a screening step that helps focus later biological investigation.