* The first time a newspaper called the Academy Award an âOscarâ was in 1934, when Sidney Skolsky, a famous columnist used the word in his column on Katharine Hepburnâs first Best Actress win. * By 1939, the name âOscar,â stuck to the statuette. * The statuette weighs 8.5 lbs. and the height is 13.5 inches.
A strain gage rosette is, by definition, an arrangement of two or more closely positioned gage grids, separately oriented to measure the normal strains along different directions in the underlying surface of the test part. Rosettes are designed to perform a very practical and important function in experimental stress analysis. It can
The purpose of the microalbuminuria test is to measure the amount of albumin in the urine. The test is typically used in conjunction with a creatinine test to provide an albumin-to-creatinine ratio. Creatinine is a waste product in the blood that should be removed by the kidneys. When kidney damage occurs, creatinine levels in the urine decrease while albumin levels may increase. Measuring the amount of albumin in the urine is important for detecting the presence of kidney damage.