Fat lies: researchers uncover the inaccuracies of electronic body fat...

American Fitness;  March 1, 1997 ;   Page, Douglas;   787 words ......electronic instruments designed to estimate body fat vary widely from known standards. Such tools, known as bioelectrical impedance analyzers (BIAs), are in routine use by health clubs, hospitals, athletes, dieters and dialysis clinicians to obtain body fat estimates...

Method simplifies testing high-Q devices. (design ideas).

EDN;  February 21, 2002 ;   Victor, Alan;   634 words ......construction techniques can degrade unloaded Q. Q meters; various bridges, such as Maxwell and Hayes; and both vector and scalar impedance analyzers are useful but inconvenient-to-use test instruments. You must carefully set up test fixturing and calibration that duplicates...

A universal low cost solution to automatic testing.

Microwave Journal;  June 1, 1994 ;     581 words ......per hour. It has been designed to work with automatic test instruments, such as vector analyzers, spectrum analyzers and impedance analyzers. Its testing capability ranges from DC to 50 GHz. Operation A block diagram of the DHS-7001 system, shown in Figure 1...

Bod Pod's value as gauge of fat up in air.

The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  April 4, 2002 ;     442 words ......folds of skin. _Hydrostatic weighing: measures lean body mass and fat while you're submerged in water. _Bioelectrical impedance analyzers: measure the flow of mild electrical currents through fluids in fat and muscle. _DEXA: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry...

Tests characterize high-frequency material properties

Microwaves & RF;  August 1, 1997 ;   Amey, Daniel I; Horowitz, Samuel J;   787 words ......low-frequency data is available based on capacitor measurements obtained with inductancecapacitance-resistance (LCR) meters or impedance analyzers at frequencies up to approximately 100 MHz. Higher-frequency data is often based on bulk-material measurements in single-frequen...

Phase Angle From Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis: Population Reference...

JPEN, Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition;  July 1, 2006 ;   Bosy-Westphal, Anja; Danielzik, Sandra; Dörhöfer, Ralf-Peter; Later, Wiebke; Et al;   787 words ......values from different populations. These differences are not explained by age or BMI and may be due to differences between impedance analyzers. Conclusion: The determinants of phase angle differ between adults and children. In adults, the influence of BMI on phase...

Invasion of the BODY FAT snatchers | Science-fictionlike capsule said to...

Daily Breeze;  September 23, 2002 ;   John O'Connell;   647 words ......considered "risky." Other ways to measure body fat include taking skin-fold measurements with calipers, or bioelectrical impedance analyzers that measure the flow of mild electrical currents through fluids in fat and muscle. Neither of these methods are as accurate...

Invasion of the BODY FAT snatchers; Science-fictionlike capsule said to be...

Daily Breeze;  September 23, 2002 ;   John O'Connell;   642 words ......considered "risky." Other ways to measure body fat include taking skin-fold measurements with calipers, or bioelectrical impedance analyzers that measure the flow of mild electrical currents through fluids in fat and muscle. Neither of these methods are as accurate...

Choosing an in-house hematology analyzer

DVM;  November 1, 2006 ;   Metzger, Fred;   654 words ......instrument cycling and involve a considerable amount of maintenance and cleaning, which may increase the price per test. Impedance analyzers are moderately priced and provide fast results, but they cannot provide a true 5-part leukocyte differential or reticulocyte...

ENI Selects webplan(R) to Take Its Web-based Supply Chain Global: webplan...

Canadian Corporate News;  June 4, 2001 ;     787 words ......Radio Frequency (RF) and Direct Current (DC) high power conversion systems as well as impedance matching networks and RF impedance analyzers. ENI's products provide reliable solid-state power and measurement tools for thin film processing equipment used in the...

Obesity and Occupational Therapy Practice

OT Practice;  April 28, 2008 ;   Mosley, Letha J; Jedlicka, Janet S; LeQuieu, Elizabeth; Taylor, Felicia D;   787 words ......Other evaluations completed by individuals specializing in bariatrics include body fat composition using bioelectrical impedance analyzers and water and air displacement tests.7 Managing obesity includes weight reduction or maintenance programs that emphasize...