Software

The easy-to-use Windows software comprises 5 different tests. Each test program has a similar basic structure compromising four stages: Setup; Recording; Analysis; Report. To illustrate this, sample screens from a Respiration Inhibition Test are shown below. Setup - This is the first screen and is used to input the data about the test. This information is transferred to the final Report. Recording - Clicking a 'Start' button on the toolbar of the Setup screen, commences the recording. Six traces scroll across the screen, providing a visual check on the rate and linearity of the decline in the oxygen content of the cells as respiration proceeds. At the end of the run, a file is created to save the data. Report - The report window provides information on the respiration rates, inhibition or (Toxicity) values, an inhibition v concentration graph and a respiration v concentration plot, together with a full audit trail. The report is in the form of a locked spreadsheet, so data cannot be altered. The data can however, be exported to Excel, or a database for further processing, if required. The report and associated Analysis screen can be printed or saved to an archive folder.

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