(noun) The attitudes, behavior, beliefs, customs, habits, language, and values that are characteristic of a group, society, or organization in a particular place and time, the accumulated knowledge of which is passed to the next generation through socialization.xample: The culture of a nonprofit that promotes community activism as a method of curbing violence against women. Audio Pronunciation: (culÂ·ture). Download Audio Audio Pronunciation: culture.mp3. Usage Notes: 1  Plural: cultures.
Q: What is GC/MS? A: GC/MS is the abbreviation for gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, the testing methodology LabCorp uses to confirm presumptive positive drug screen specimens. GC/MS provides identification of the molecule(s) based on characteristic fragmentation patterns at specific retention times. GC/MS is a tandem technology, utilizing a gas chromatograph coupled to a mass spectrometer. Q: Why are screening and confirmation cut-off levels different? A: Simply stated, screening and confirmation testing are performed using different testing methodologies that precipitate different cut-off levels.
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) is a calorimetric method that is very useful for studying protein stability. DSC measures the apparent molar heat capacity (C p) of a protein as a function of temperature (Freire, 1995) (Figure 17.7).