Developing Identification Numbers

The record of an experiment should begin with a brief statement of the experiment to be performed. The procedure being followed should be described in all essential detail. When the procedure is described elsewhere, the notebook entry may be abbreviated to a reference to the pubhshed description. However, be certain to record any variations from the published procedure and to specify the apparatus that was used (make and model for commercial equipment, otherwise a sketch). If various pieces of equipment have identification numbers or serial numbers, these should be recorded. Note also any date of modification for apparatus. Include any calibration constants or calibration curves that are provided. For each chemical substance used, record the name, formula, source, grade or stated purity, and concentration (in case of a solution). If you have developed a checklist or work plan for the experiment, record this in your notebook also. 

Numeration systems are used to identify people and property, because they preserve confidentiality, increase security, and minimize errors caused when there are many people with the same name or many identical objects in the same production run in a factory assembly line. There are thousands of people named John Jones, and even if John Jones uses his middle initial, he can still be confused with another John Jones with the same initial. Thus numeration systems are developed for credit cards, social security cards, bank accounts, serial numbers for products, and other reasons. These identification numbers might be very long to defeat a criminal who is randomly guessing at numbers in order to steal from someone s bank account or credit card account. 

The design engineer should develop the habit of setting out calculations so that they can be easily understood and checked by others. It is good practice to include on calculation sheets the basis of the calculations, and any assumptions and approximations made, in sufficient detail for the methods, as well as the arithmetic, to be checked. Design calculations are normally set out on standard sheets. The heading at the top of each sheet should include the project title and identification number, the revision number and date and, most importantly, the signature (or initials) of the person who... 

A con uter database was developed to track a number of different types of Information pertaining to each sample, including sample identification number, analytical results and qualification code. 

Different identification number systems use different check digit schemes. Some are more effective than others. Given that single-digit errors and transposition-of-adjacent-digits errors account for almost 90% of all errors (see Table 1.2), any scheme that is developed should at the very least catch these two types of errors. Some of the simpler schemes, while better than nothing, do not even do this. 

You are in charge of all the computer equipment on the Marist College campus. To help keep track of all the equipment, you decide to develop an identification number system. To avoid transmission errors, this system will also incorporate a check digit scheme. 

In 1969, J. Verhoeff [26] developed a check digit scheme that meets this goal and more. It not only catches all single-digit and transposition-of-adjacent-digits errors, but catches all of the error types listed in Table 1.2. It is also flexible, as it can be used with an identification number of any length. Information on the development and use of this scheme can be found in [3). [6], [7]. [10]. [II]. and [29). 

One question still remains Why do many identification number systems still use check digit schemes that do not catch all of the errors listed in Table 1.2 This is a good question for which I have no answer. However, it does motivate the need to adjust current schemes and to create new ones. All of the concepts introduced in this book can be applied to create sophisticated schemes that will catch most errors. This was demonstrated by the Verhoeff scheme. With the birth of new identification number systems and the existence of old and ineffective check digit schemes, innovative schemes must be developed to ensure that data and information continue to flow error-free. 

In Chapter 3. sets, functions, and permutations are considered. These concepts play a role in the construction of more advanced check digit schemes and are central to hashing Junctions. A hashing function is the process used to take information and represent it as an identification number. The check digit scheme developed by IBM is also presented. In addition, the use of graphs to present and study functions and data is discussed. 

Many examples of inventory management software and systems exist with capabilities to translate across different part identification numbers and actively track inventories. The Army should not have to engage in basic design and development of software. Conversely, not all existing applications are appropriate or effective for this particular situ-... 

Equipment Identification. Developing an accurate equipment history depends on reliable means of identifying the equipment. This usually includes a department- and/or facility-assigned unique identification number as well as the manufacturer, vendor, model, and serial number. Identification numbers provided by asset management are often inadequate to allow tracking of interchangeable modules or important items with a value less than a given amount. Acquisition cost is a useful data element. 

DOT Identification Number. A four-digit number, developed by U.S. Department of Transportation, used to identify a material for regulation of its transport. The number is called Product Identification Numbers (PIN) under the Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. When used internationally it may carry a UN prefix, but those only in North America have an NA prefix. 

Data come from insurance claims and administrative databases, including ouQta-tient dispensing codes, inpatient and ouQiatient diagnoses, and procedural codes. Theoretically, therefore, Mini-Sentinel should be able to provide the number of exposed lives as weU as outcome information that will permit assessment of cardiovascular event incidence with high statistical fidelity in a cost-effective manner. Mini-Sentinel has active project teams for statistical method development, identification of health outcomes, and validation of health outcomes. While the distributed nature of the approach currently limits the number of searches and the ability to assess potential safety issues in a more real-time manner, the EHR approach may be able to provide similar capabilities in a non-distributed manner in the future (Sager et al. 2015). 

The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development alerted students and parents this week that an external hard drive containing more than 89,000 students personal information had been stolen from the department s headquarters in Juneau. In addition to test scores, the Department of Education and Early Development says the stolen hard drive contains a slew of other information, including those test-taking students names, dates of birth, student identification numbers, school and district information, gender, race/ethnicity, disability status and grade level. 

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