A urine analysis system according to an embodiment includes: a testing apparatus that measures particles included in a urine sample according to a flow cytometry method; an image capturing apparatus that captures images of particles in the urine sample to acquire particle images; and a management apparatus that receives a measurement result obtained by the testing apparatus and the particle images acquired by the image capturing apparatus. The management apparatus generates an order to capture an image of the urine sample based on the measurement result obtained by the testing apparatus. The image capturing apparatus executes the image capturing processing of the particles in the urine sample for which the image capturing order has been generated by the management apparatus, and transmits the acquired particle images to the management apparatus.

A urine analysis system according to an embodiment includes: a testing apparatus that measures particles included in a urine sample according to a flow cytometry method; an image capturing apparatus that captures images of particles in the urine sample to acquire particle images; and a management apparatus that receives a measurement result obtained by the testing apparatus and the particle images acquired by the image capturing apparatus. The management apparatus generates an order to capture an image of the urine sample based on the measurement result obtained by the testing apparatus. The image capturing apparatus executes the image capturing processing of the particles in the urine sample for which the image capturing order has been generated by the management apparatus, and transmits the acquired particle images to the management apparatus.

A system for collecting and chemically analyzing water samples extracted from the soil to measure one or more analytes of interest such as soil nutrient levels of agricultural interest for increasing crop yield and quality in one use of the system. The system includes a sample collection probe (20) comprising a filter media (26) arranged to contact the soil when embedded therein and capture a water sample from the soil, and operably coupled to a sample processing sub-system (180) thereby collectively forming a sampling station (190). The sub-system (180) is configured to receive and analyze the water sample. A programmable probe controller (60) directs operation of the sample collection, processing, and chemical analysis in situ. A networked array (110) of sampling probes dispersed throughout the field may communicate wirelessly with at least one remote electronic device such as via the cloud computing (102). A modular version of a sampling probe (200) permits customized sampling at various soil depths.

A sampling structure, a sealing structure and a detection assembly are provided. The sampling structure includes a first main body, a second main body and a third main body. The first main body includes a first channel, the first channel includes a first opening that is exposed. The second main body is connected to the first main body and includes a second channel and at least one partition column located in the second channel, the second channel is linked with the first channel, and a first gap is between the partition column and a channel wall of the second channel. The third main body is connected to the second main body and includes a chamber, the chamber is linked with the second channel and is capable of containing a sample.

A sampling structure, a sealing structure and a detection assembly are provided. The sampling structure includes a first main body, a second main body and a third main body. The first main body includes a first channel, the first channel includes a first opening that is exposed. The second main body is connected to the first main body and includes a second channel and at least one partition column located in the second channel, the second channel is linked with the first channel, and a first gap is between the partition column and a channel wall of the second channel. The third main body is connected to the second main body and includes a chamber, the chamber is linked with the second channel and is capable of containing a sample.

This device and method can be used for monitoring and control of the milk quality, monitoring and control of the health of dairy animal and herd management and decision-making. The device for milk analysis is composed of tanks for water and reagent, a milk probe, a unit for analysis and management and a unit for transfer and monitoring with software applications. The samples are mixed in a mixing flask, previously subjected to an ultrasonic and temperature measurement as well as a measurement of conductivity. The movement of the fluid through the system is performed by peristaltic pumps. The actual measurement takes place at the outflow of the measured sample in one of two funnels with elongated ends with integrated capillary of the ends of each. To the funnels are mounted a pair of motion sensors.

This device and method can be used for monitoring and control of the milk quality, monitoring and control of the health of dairy animal and herd management and decision-making. The device for milk analysis is composed of tanks for water and reagent, a milk probe, a unit for analysis and management and a unit for transfer and monitoring with software applications. The samples are mixed in a mixing flask, previously subjected to an ultrasonic and temperature measurement as well as a measurement of conductivity. The movement of the fluid through the system is performed by peristaltic pumps. The actual measurement takes place at the outflow of the measured sample in one of two funnels with elongated ends with integrated capillary of the ends of each. To the funnels are mounted a pair of motion sensors.

According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of information transmission in a system comprising at least one liquid handling device and at least one external device, the method comprising: in one or more of said at least one liquid handling device, producing a machine-readable code that contains information that is derived from a status or properties of the respective liquid handling device or information that has been stored in the respective liquid handling device; in said one or more of said at least one liquid handling device, displaying the respective code on a display that is integrated to a structure of the respective liquid handling device; reading the displayed code or one or more of the displayed codes by an external device.

According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of information transmission in a system comprising at least one liquid handling device and at least one external device, the method comprising: in one or more of said at least one liquid handling device, producing a machine-readable code that contains information that is derived from a status or properties of the respective liquid handling device or information that has been stored in the respective liquid handling device; in said one or more of said at least one liquid handling device, displaying the respective code on a display that is integrated to a structure of the respective liquid handling device; reading the displayed code or one or more of the displayed codes by an external device.

Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for automated sampling, testing and treating large water basins. In an embodiment of the invention, the method includes storing a plurality of locations of a water basin, where each location includes at least one chemical delivery outlet. The method further includes monitoring water quality for each of the plurality of locations and mapping a water quality value to each of the locations. The method even further includes responsive to the water quality value failing to meet a threshold value in one of the locations, automatically determining an amount of chemical based on the water quality value and delivering the amount of chemical only to the one of the locations through its corresponding chemical delivery outlet.