Desk research

Desk research consists mainly of reading as much as possible about other people s experiences and recommendations. Read industry publications to find out what is currently in demand and what looks promising for the future, as well as what price ranges are available for various products. If there are one or two people who have published material of particular relevance, then if possible go and speak to them in person. They may say more in person than they will write, or their work may prove to have been derivative, in which case find the original source. Market research reports and trade publications can be obtained from most local libraries. Most broadsheet national and local newspapers report occasionally on the organic food industry, and sometimes it is possible to identify a gap in the market. 

Sclerosis Society News Desk Research Bulletms, 3 September 1998. 

Through desk research, telephone calls, and meetings, short-list the suppliers that are worth evaluating in detail. 

The study has been compiled from substantial desk research carried out on the subject of fire and polymeric materials. Opinions expressed are those of the author, unless otherwise indicated. 

This report has been compiled largely by the extensive use of desk research including company annual reports and press releases from the internet together with the resources of Rapra Technology s database. I would also like to express my thanks for the help I received from many company and trade association representatives I met at trade exhibitions, and to those companies who responded to my requests for information. 

From people by interview, discussion relating to From the location by observation and recording suitability and condition of any From the organisation by desk research of ... 

Numeric. Researchers routinely use reported numeric measurements and data in thek work. Handbooks have been the primary source for locating this type of information, but numeric databases are now increasing in availabiUty. Advantages of searching numeric databases on-line include ease of use, dkect access to desked data, and abiUty to manipulate the information in the answer set. 

Chevron Environmental, Health, and Safety Tegulatory Summary and Desk Reference, Chevron Research and Technical Co., Orinda, Calif. 

Today, computers are so ubiquitous in pharmaceutical research and development that it may be hard to imagine a time when there were no computers to assist the medicinal chemist or biologist. A quarter-century ago, the notion of a computer on the desk of every scientist and company manager was not even contemplated. Now, computers are absolutely essential for generating, managing, and transmitting information. The aim of this chapter is to give a... 

Figure 1. Professor Herman Mark at his desk at the Polymer Research Institute.

The proliferation of research publications and continuing public awareness dealing with the fate, transport, and remediation of hazardous substances in the environment has stimulated this fourth edition of the Groundwater Chemicals Desk Reference. 

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (1999). African American desk reference. New York Stonesong Press. 

Many manufacturers, e.g. Cellular Process Chemistry, CPC GmbH, Mainz, Microglas Chemtec, Mainz, Ehrfeld Mikrotechnik and the Fraunhofer initiative FAMOS [17-22], are currently working on miniaturized reaction systems. Most of these systems are available on the market or can be purchased on request Common to all is the endeavor to provide complete systems equipped with a chemical environment which allows one to perform certain chemical reactions without any additional equipment. Changeable parts and optional deliverable equipment open up a way to have a flexible chemical laboratory on the desk. Each manufacturer addresses different customers, i.e. chemical research, pharmaceutical drug synthesis or education. 

Solutions were flowed through a suprasil flat cell (0.1 mm thickness) at rates between 0.1 - S.O mL/min in order to minimize any interference from signals produced by secondary photolysis of products. Time-resolved polarization evolution profiles for the formation and relaxation of the polarized radicals were measured at a constant magnetic field and monitored by both a Hitachi 40 MHz digital oscilloscope and a Stanford Research Systems gated integrator/boxcar averager at 5 ns resolution, and both coupled to a 486 PC desk-top microcomputer for analysis. 

Economical mask-making using desk-top publishing is described at http //fas.sfu.ca/-ensc/research/groups/micromachining/file2.html by M. Parameswaran... 

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