COMMON VERBS IN TECHNICAL RESEARCH REPORTING
You will find below some examples of verbs which appear to be commonly used in writing up research:
DESCRIBING THE AIMS OF THE RESEARCH
DESCRIBING THE PURPOSE OF THE REPORT
DESCRIBING THE AIMS OF THE RESEARCH
In English, there is a tendency to PERSONIFY the study:
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This study sets out to quantify the
performance of various centrifuges for the separation of fat globules in
suspension (intro) |
| The current review focuses on the use of new methods for the measurement of heat transfer through windows. (intro) |
| In this research, we investigate the use of fluxes in a modern iron-smelting furnace. (intro) |
| The present work studies the selection of anti-virus software in small companies in Scandinavia. (intro) |
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This work attempted to establish a
correlation between the chemical composition of pulp and quality of the
finished product. |
We do, however, also find examples of the pattern “the aim is to (verb)…..”:
| The objective of this report in the series was to investigate the chemistry of the liquor produced during pulping of recycled newsprint. (intro) |
| The purpose of the study was to establish the boundary conditions for calculating thermal stresses in diswashers. (intro) |
| The experimental goal was to visualize the mechanisms of fluid penetration. |
| This paper presents a selection of data from an investigation on heat transfer. |
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This paper demonstrates how thermal stress in
dishwashers can be controlled. |
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In the remainder of this note, we restrict our
attention to PID control. |
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In this section, some recent advances in the field
are reviewed. |
| The present paper is concerned with the heat transfer between component parts. |
| To understand several observed phenomena, we consider the structure of a paper web. |
| Publications in the recent literature indicate that both standard and heavily-adapted techniques are widely used. |
| Collins and DuBartell (1997) have shown that accurate values can be obtained by simulating the process in the laboratory. |
| Skärevik [8] presented the most thorough and complete review of recent innovations in the field. |
| Wallington [6] observed that the third model performed best in more extreme conditions. |
| Dehmann [13] investigated the phenomenon using a series of experiments involving pressure measurements. |
| In [4], Kessner explored the adhesive properties of kaolin. |
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| Samples were taken simultaneously from the inner and outer streams. |
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A
set of trials was performed on a casting ladle. |
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Data
was obtained by taking digital photographs at 1-second intervals. |
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For
each case, a flow chart of activity was developed. |
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Pressures
were calculated using the Antoine equation. |
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A
large amount of data was collected over a range of conditions. |
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Experiments
were performed with the nozzle diameter set at 30mm. |
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Experiments
were conducted with with a row of tightly packed tubes
representing the wall of a boiler. |
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Calculations
were made of the heat transfer from the radiator to the plastic
valve components. |
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Pretreatment
and cooking were carried out in a multi-unit stainless steel
vessel. |
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In
the first set of experiments, a standard fermentation vessel was
employed. |
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The
process was modelled using the Stepney-Redman technique. |
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The
feedback controllers were tuned before the experiment started. |
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Fig.
1 shows the flow pattern within a centrifuge. |
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Figure
2 shows the relationship between the temperature and the pressure. |
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Table
1 gives the measurements of the chlorine levels in the pool. |
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Table
4 lists the temperatures recorded during successive tests. |
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The
experimental findings are summarized in the table below. |
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The
source of the leak is illustrated in Fig. 3. |
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The
flow pattern was as depicted in the upper half of Fig. 4. |
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Figure
5 suggests that recycling of plastics has gone through three
distinct phases. |
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Fig.
6 plots the values taken during shear strength tests. |
| The results show that the expression given in Equation (8) accurately describes the temperature-pressure relationship. |
| These results show that the process can be controlled directly from the cab of the crane. |
| Using the modified approach resulted in improved control performance compared to the traditional approach. |
| The chlorine-free samples were found to perform best. |
| It was found that the highest values were obtained from the contaminated samples. |
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The
results suggest that the higher yield is derived mainly from
addition of fluxes. |
| The data demonstrate that the pretreatment prior to pulping enhances pulp quality. |
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The
result indicates that acid treatment results in greater
cost-effectiveness. |
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The
result demonstrates the possibility of employing a lower water
pressure during rinsing. |
| From laboratory experiments, we were able to determine that soaking in a saline solution is a viable solution. |
| The reduced shear strength of the components may be attributed to the brittleness which increases as a function of age. |
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However,
it can be deduced that the flow within the pipe is a function of
the operating pressure and the viscosity of the liquid. |
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These
results reinforce the need for tight monitoring when variables
are manipulated. |
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The
results obtained from the field studies were generally consistent
with previous simulation studies. |
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The
technique presented is limited in its effectiveness by the
fact that it improves on earlier techniques along one dimension only. |
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From
the experimental results we can conclude that leaching is the
main mechanism for the changes in the pH levels. |
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