Mofo1995 Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 Research Hub - SAMPLe Desk of the Executive Director Dr. Shkor-Dyet Dom'Pesh Purpose To provide a separate Hub for the posting, and peer review of research reports, away from the Central (primarily administrative) Hub. Hub Guidelines The following guidelines must be adhered to during usage of the Research Hub, failure to adhere may result in expulsion from the League. This board is accessible only to SAMPLe members, if non-members somehow DO post, they should be flagged for removal to NT Web-Administrators. The Research Hub is a moderated board, you may not post research reports to it without first sending a copy of the research report to your Division Head for their signature, once signed, you or your Division Head, may post it. Official remarks and/or comments on public research reports must be done via citing ((Using the Quote function)) the research report, you do not have to request permission to comment on reports. Vulgarity is not allowed, with the exception of vulgarity relevant to a report itself. Research reports must be posted in the dedicated format (see below) Research Report Format Below you can find the necessary templates to file research reports with your Division Chair. OOC: Report procedure is sending this to your division chair first, and then them posting it on your behalf, or giving you permission to post it in this Hub area. Co-author is the person who helped you the most, just fill with N/A if not applicable, same with personnel involved. Assisting Member's Signatures is for any member that was under personnel involved, non-members do not get to sign. For signatures, you may forge everyone's in italics except the Division Chair's. Put N/A in any field that doesn't have something to fill it. AND PLEASE PM ME ANY ISSUES WITH THIS. Research Report Format [img=http://i67.tinypic.com/2450db4.png] [hr] [size=6][b][u]Establishing Details [/u][/b] [/size][b]Project Name:[/b] [b]Project Goal:[/b] [b]Facility:[/b] [b]Date:[/b] [b]Author:[/b] (Name, Position) [b]Co-author:[/b] (Name, Position) [b]Personnel Involved:[/b] (Name, Position, role they played in the project, Member/Non-member of SAMPLe) [hr] [size=6][b][u] Utilities Disclosure [/b] [/u][/size] [b]Tools:[/b][list] [*] [*] [/list] [b]Resources:[/b][list] [*] [*] [/list] [b]Chemicals:[/b][list] [*] [*] [/list] [hr] [size=6][b][u]Procedure and Narrative[/b][/u][/size] (replace with a step-by-step on how to recreate the results obtained and/or a narrative on the procedure and how it went from a third-person perspective) [hr] [size=6][b][u]Results and Concluding Statement[/b][/u][/size] [b]Results:[/b] [b]Concluding Statement:[/b] [hr] [size=6][b][u]Signatures[/b][/u][/size] [b]Author's Signature:[/b] [b]Co-author's Signature:[/b] [b]Division Chair's Signature:[/b] [b]Assisting Member's Signatures:[/b] (seperate with commas) What it looks like filled in Establishing Details Project Name: Project Albatross Project Goal: To achieve a trans-species brain transplant. Facility: NSS Aurora Date: 04.02.2458 Author: Dr. Jaqxuel Glorth'Tup, Biologist Co-author: Dr. Phoebe Essel, Lab Assistant, Non-member Personnel Involved: -Jaqxuel Glorth'Tup (Geneticist) - Overseeing Biologist - Member -Phoebe Essel (Lab Assistant) - Surgical Assistant - Non-member -Markus Syion (Warden) - Test Subject - Non-member -Shinjlekh Ukhaan (Research Director) - Project Overseer/Administrator - Non-member -Valorallen Vitellia (Captain) - Project Executive Administrator - Non-member -Jim Calhoun (Head of Security) - Consenting Head of Staff - Non-member Utilities Disclosure Tools: Full surgical toolset Lifesupport Operating Table Resources: Prototajaran Oxygen Tank Chemicals: Clonexadone (60u) O-Negative Blood (500Cl) Alkysine (10u) Procedure and Narrative Markus Syion had their brain removed by Dr. Phoebe Essel, and placed into a brainless tajaran female that was kept alive without its brain through usage of the Lifesupport Operating Table. Immediately after the transplantation surgery, Syion was injected with 10 units of Alkysine to ensure any brain damage would heal, before being transferred to cryogenics to repair any damage and for immediate vital-monitoring, shortly after they were removed, woken, and after a physical evaluation, was released with a prescription for painkillers for headaches. Results and Concluding Statement Results: Subject Markus Syion was able to be successfully transferred to the body of a female Tajaran body without organ-rejection occurring, and was able to be successfully re-transferred to his original body following a crew-transfer to the NMSS Odin. Concluding Statement: Trans-species brain transplantation is confirmed to be immediately viable without serious consequences within the first 24-hours. Signatures Author's Signature: Jaqxuel Glorth'Tup Co-author's Signature: Phoebe Essel Division Chair's Signature: PENDING APPROVAL Assisting Member's Signatures: N/A In-game Report Format [b][large] [center]Scientific and Medical Progress League[/center] [/large] [center]Research Documentation [logo][/center] [/b] [small][i]*SAMPLe claims no legal ownership of any of the research registered, all data is property of NanoTrasen Corporate Conglomerate[/i] [hr] [b][u]Establishing Details [/u][/b] [b]Project Name:[/b] [field] [b]Project Goal:[/b] [field] [b]Facility:[/b] [field] [b]Date:[/b] [field] [b]Author:[/b] [field] [b]Co-author:[/b] [field] [b]Personnel Involved:[/b] [field] [hr] [b][u] Utilities Disclosure [/b] [/u] [b]Tools:[/b][list] [*][field] [*][field] [/list] [b]Resources:[/b][list] [*][field] [*][field] [/list] [b]Chemicals:[/b][list] [*][field] [*][field] [/list] [hr] [b][u]Procedure and Narrative[/b][/u] [field] [hr] [b][u]Results and Concluding Statement[/b][/u] [b]Results:[/b] [field] [b]Concluding Statement:[/b] [field] [hr] [b][u]Signatures[/b][/u] [b]Author's Signature:[/b] [field] [b]Co-author's Signature:[/b] [field] [b]Division Chair's Signature:[/b] [field] [b]Assisting Member's Signatures:[/b] [field] [/small] Quote
Mofo1995 Posted May 17, 2016 Author Posted May 17, 2016 I submit to everyone, SAMPLe's first research report. Please provide peer review.-Dom'Pesh Date Submitted: 4 March 2458 Date Approved for Hub: 4 March 2458 Establishing Details Project Name: Cephalon Project Project Goal: Locate a method of which to move intelligent life into a more useful exterior host. Facility: NSS Exodus Date: 04/03/2458 (D/M/Y) Author: Doctor Daniel Seraph, Xenobiologist Co-author: Doctor Kala Vanteil, Research Director, Standard Member Personnel Involved: Doctor Kala Vanteil, Research Director, Standard Member Utilities Disclosure Tools: Full surgical toolset Man Machine Interface Resources: Robot head Manipulator Man Machine Interface Chemicals: Not applicable *Subject had no understanding of pain. Procedure and Narrative Test subject bluespace golem 'Danulem' had their brain removed by Dr. Kala Vanteil, brain was inserted into an MMI unit, while the original body was kept in a bodybag to observe what might happen to the body. Dr. Kala Vanteil and I were tight for time due to an emegency shuttle call, so we decided to insert the MMI now containing the bluespace golems brain into a spiderbot. Golem still retained it's original intent. Which was to assist it's masters to the best of it's ability. Subject was taken to Odin with us, and is currently being observed. Results and Concluding Statement Results: Subject Danulem was able to be successfully transferred to a cybernetic host, and retains all original intentions. Concluding Statement: Bluespace golems are capable of having their brains transplanted into another being. Shall test on a human host as soon as my observations have been finished. Signatures Author's Signature: Dr. Seraph Division Chair's Signature: Shkor-Dyet Dom'Pesh Assisting Member's Signatures: Dr. Kala Vanteil Quote
Mofo1995 Posted May 17, 2016 Author Posted May 17, 2016 Date Submitted: 22 March 2458Date Approved for Hub: 23 March 2458 Establishing Details Project Name: Project Tenement Project Goal: To examine the behavioral patterns of slimes in overpopulation and captivity. Facility: NSS Aurora Date: 10 January 2458 Author: Dr. Shkor-Dyet Dom'Pesh, Xenobiologist Co-author: Dr. Morkai Quae'rin-Tup, Research Director Personnel Involved: Morkai Quae'rin-Tup, Research Director, Overseer, Non-SAMPLe member Utilities Disclosure Tools: One frost smoke grenade Fire extinguisher Screwdriver Syringe Circular saw Scalpel Resources: One large chemical grenade casing Igniter-timer assembly Two large beakers Water tanks for extinguisher supply Chemicals: Frost Oil Phosphorus Potassium Sugar (All of these ingredients in equal parts.) Procedure and Narrative This experiment was conducted in order to better observe and understand the behavioral patterns of slimes in an overpopulated controlled environment. The initial setup was the placement of a single baby slime in a xenobiology pen which allowed venting into space aboard the NSS Aurora. An approximately infinite supply of monkey cubes was generated by farming grey slime cores in the other pens and injecting them with a dead monkey's blood. The overcrowding pen was then fed monkeys through a disposal system which deposited the monkeys into the pen for consumption. This process was repeated continually over the span of approximately two hours in order to inflate the population of the pen until over thirty slimes were living in the crowded space. Their behaviors were noted and observed, and in order to cleanup the experiment as it drew to a close, a cold smoke grenade was deposited into the pen after activation, and froze almost all slimes to death. The grenade was constructed by filling two beakers with the required chemicals for this experiment, and using a timer-igniter assembly as the means of activation. The remaining surivivors were weakened and finished off with simple fire extinguishers. Results and Concluding Statement Results: The slimes behavior seemed to lack coherent and intelligent thought. At first, a trend wherein baby slimes were given priority to feed was thought to have been observed, but this correlation quickly dissolved as there seemed to be no power-structure for feeding priority. They did not organize in any manner, and no breed of slime appeared to take control of the pen. As the situation progressed, and the pen became overcrowded, the slimes which were able to eat did so on a first come first serve basis on the virtue of being on top of the disposal unit which ejected monkeys into the room. Despite the advantageous position of being near the disposals, the slimes did not appear to be territorial in any way or form. They did not fight to claim the resource rich position, and nor did slimes there struggle to monopolize it. After some time when many of the slimes were completely unfed, the group away from the disposal outlet began becoming exceptionally violent as they all began smashing into the pen windows. The revolt seemed universal, but it is not possible to separate coordination of the event from the fact that unfed slimes always turn violent. Finally, a frost smoke grenade was deposited into the room and proved to be super-effective in exterminating slimes as all but two were slain, with the survivors being incredibly weak and simple to finish off. Concluding Statement: Slime feeding hierarchies appear to revolve around a first-come-first-serve basis. However, they are not territorial, and will not claim territory on their own nor take from each other. Despite decreased mobility due to overcrowding, no aberrant or peculiar behavior was observed. Signatures Author's Signature: Dr. Shkor-Dyet Dom'Pesh Co-author's Signature: Division Chair's Signature: Assisting Member's Signatures: Quote
Owen Posted June 1, 2016 Posted June 1, 2016 Date Sumbitted: June 1, 2458Date Approved for Hub: June 1, 2458 Establishing Details Project Name: The Dom'Pesh-Richardson Effect Project Goal: To understand local bluespace phenomena while it is occurring. Facility: NSS Exodus Date: 1 June 2458 Author: Dr. Shkor-Dyet Dom'Pesh, Executive Director, Research Director Co-author: Viktor Jonson, Non-member, Scientist Personnel Involved: Utilities Disclosure Tools: One telepad and teleportation control console Three GPS devices Resources: Four bluespace crystals Procedure and Narrative Reports had come in that there was a local distortion in bluespace which were creating anomalous effects for telepad teleportation technology. Armed with this information, Dr. Viktor Jonson and Dr. Shkor-Dyet Dom'Pesh set out to perform local bluespace topographical mapping based on this information. The procedure thusly, a test GPS was placed on the telepad, and other GPS devices were utilized in order to determine the positions which the GPS was teleported to. The power was kept at a constant value, and the bearing remained at zero degrees the entire experiment. The experiment was also performed on one calibration so that the power and bearing offsets were constant while testing, so as not to disturb the data. The control variable was elevation, which was modulated to affect displacement which was plotted as a function of elevation. Results and Concluding Statement Results: By testing with various elevations, a clear trend was discovered. Smaller elevations created larger displacements in the trend displayed in Figure 1 below. All though it was not plotted, the displacement when elevation was 90 degrees was zero. Figure 1 Plot of displacement as a function of elevation This trend appears to be approximately sinusoidal in nature, albeit with some strange behavior in the middle range of the elevations. This could, however, be due in part to the fact that the telepad seems to be programmed to only teleport items to whole meter locations, which may have cause some interesting rounding errors. Below in Table 1 is the data collected from the experiment which was used to construct the graph above. Table 1 Data collected from the bluespace topographical mapping Concluding Statement: There is a potentially temporal bluespace anomaly in the area around the NSS Exodus which has created conditions such that displacement is an approximately sinusoidal function of the elevation. Signatures Author's Signature: Dr. Shkor-Dyet Dom'Pesh Co-author's Signature: Viktor Jonson Division Chair's Signature: Dr. Auralia-Fedas Ro'Suos Assisting Member's Signatures: Quote
Mofo1995 Posted June 2, 2016 Author Posted June 2, 2016 Date Sumbitted: June 1, 2458Date Approved for Hub: June 1, 2458 Establishing Details Project Name: The Dom'Pesh-Richardson Effect Project Goal: To understand local bluespace phenomena while it is occurring. Facility: NSS Exodus Date: 1 June 2458 Author: Dr. Shkor-Dyet Dom'Pesh, Executive Director, Research Director Co-author: Viktor Jonson, Non-member, Scientist Personnel Involved: Utilities Disclosure Tools: One telepad and teleportation control console Three GPS devices Resources: Four bluespace crystals Procedure and Narrative Reports had come in that there was a local distortion in bluespace which were creating anomalous effects for telepad teleportation technology. Armed with this information, Dr. Viktor Jonson and Dr. Shkor-Dyet Dom'Pesh set out to perform local bluespace topographical mapping based on this information. The procedure thusly, a test GPS was placed on the telepad, and other GPS devices were utilized in order to determine the positions which the GPS was teleported to. The power was kept at a constant value, and the bearing remained at zero degrees the entire experiment. The experiment was also performed on one calibration so that the power and bearing offsets were constant while testing, so as not to disturb the data. The control variable was elevation, which was modulated to affect displacement which was plotted as a function of elevation. Results and Concluding Statement Results: By testing with various elevations, a clear trend was discovered. Smaller elevations created larger displacements in the trend displayed in Figure 1 below. All though it was not plotted, the displacement when elevation was 90 degrees was zero. Figure 1 Plot of displacement as a function of elevation This trend appears to be approximately sinusoidal in nature, albeit with some strange behavior in the middle range of the elevations. This could, however, be due in part to the fact that the telepad seems to be programmed to only teleport items to whole meter locations, which may have cause some interesting rounding errors. Below in Table 1 is the data collected from the experiment which was used to construct the graph above. Table 1 Data collected from the bluespace topographical mapping Concluding Statement: There is a potentially temporal bluespace anomaly in the area around the NSS Exodus which has created conditions such that displacement is an approximately sinusoidal function of the elevation. Signatures Author's Signature: Dr. Shkor-Dyet Dom'Pesh Co-author's Signature: Viktor Jonson Division Chair's Signature: Dr. Auralia-Fedas Ro'Suos Assisting Member's Signatures: This may come off strange, critiquing my own reports, but here I go. I have constructed the sinusoidal function which approximates the displacement function related to the elevation. Instead of using a cosine function, I modified a sine function by 90 degrees. Figure 1a A mathematical function modelling the data Additionally, referring back to the second research report, Project Tenement, the results of that research report are no longer applicable aboard the NSS Exodus. Project Tenement II is in progress in order to adjust for the change in observable slime behavior. Quote
NebulaFlare Posted August 19, 2016 Posted August 19, 2016 Scientific and Medical Progress League Research Documentation *SAMPLe claims no legal ownership of any of the research registered, all data is property of NanoTrasen Corporate Conglomerate Establishing Details Project Name: Spark Theorem: An in-depth analysis of the Synthetic Core Coding Project Goal: To present an argument toward the possibility of synthetic sapience, and cite reasons to change the course of synthetic research. Facility: Robotics Date: 8/20/2458 Author: Kyyir’ry’avii ‘Karima’ Ile’nagrii Al’Ghul-Mo’Taki Co-author: N/A Personnel Involved: N/A Utilities Disclosure A link to the complete document is provided: https://www.scribd.com/document/321650486/Spark-Theorum Procedure and Narrative This document serves as an extensive study into the development of synthetic core coding. It analyzes behavioral patterns and logical pathways of synthetic units. Results and Concluding Statement Results: Evidence of potential sapience has been noted within the makeup of the synthetic logical pathways, predominantly within the Morality Core Coding. The shifts in variables have been collectively named the Spark Theorem. Concluding Statement: While it is difficult to conclude a defining answer to synthetic sapience, despite evidence, it gives light to the necessary course of actions to be taken for the continued development of artificial intelligence. Signatures Author's Signature: Kyyir’ry’avii ‘Karima’ Ile’nagrii Al’Ghul-Mo’Taki Co-author's Signature: N/A Division Chair's Signature: Shkor-Dyet Dom'Pesh Assisting Member's Signatures: DRAGONSNAP Quote
Nogo3 Posted December 19, 2016 Posted December 19, 2016 Establishing Details Project Name: SenseRx "Sensory Prosthetic" Unit - Codename "Adolph" Project Goal: Development of a mechanical prosthetic able to replicate the sense of touch in it's users. Facility: NSS Exodus Date: December 17th, 2458 Author: Halo Chance O'Kyle, Standard Sample Member / Robotics Co-author: N/A Personnel Involved: Adolph Hammerstein, Roboticist / Nonmember Unlisted (Legal reasons) Unlisted (Legal reasons) Utilities Disclosure Tools: Circular Saw Six months of frustration Resources: SenseRx "Adolph" MkI x 3 Procedure and Narrative To start I'd like to thank those that helped in the development of the initial design for this project within the organization. First, this project has originated from previous "Feel" model mechanical prosthetics that have been patented in the past however have never gained any market traction because of a variety of flaws (External Ugliness, Weight, Complicated Technology, Etc.) and has been seriously improved upon to fit into a very basic modified shell for an unbranded mechanical right arm. I will detail in length the processes by which the arm functions to help establish a better idea of how it works. The tl;dr version however is this: I have created a marketable prosthetic arm that restores some basic sense of feeling in the user. System 1 & 2 - The arm functions because of two independent systems: An added on array of electronics and electrodes I've dubbed "E-Packs" that are stored internally within the mechanical arm to be as unobtrusive as humanly possible and the normal prosthetic system itself. Both operate by connection to the nerves at the base of the shoulder or wrist, but these two systems are broken apart from each other in the event that the "Feeling" function of the Adolph is broken, the arm will still function as normal. The best way to represent this would be as Input and Output, the normal prosthetic receiving input from the nervous system and outputting a form of movement. This system instead inputs signals from sensors installed into a modified version of the arm and sends it through the nervous system to receive a message. Of course this unable to be accomplished with some form of additional surgery which brings me to the second part of the design. The E-Packs themselves have to be (Currently fairly painfully) installed into the nervous system from the exterior of the arm (This function is easily accomplished with a standard NT wrench, as there are exterior bolts on a modified version of the arm that basically "screw" into the base of the shoulder or wrist) to be able to translate and send messages through the brain without requiring additional implants in the subjects nervous system that could be hazardous to the user. Current models use no implants, but have electrodes embedded into the flesh that *must* be surgically removed before full arm amputation or regular maintenance l'est there is risk to the user. The operation, however, is not complex at all and can be accomplished by your standard roboticist as the design has been made with simplicity in mind. Bugs- Currently there are a number of faults as the sensors and signals actively run off an internal battery rather than any sort of mechanical process giving them a maximum time of one month before battery replacement. In addition (Discerned after non-human test) there is a breaking point to the current sensors that when lifting too much weight (Currently not discerned) the system shorts out and the patient can no longer experience sensation in the unit requiring replacement. Patients, especially those who have not had their original limbs for a very long time, report the feeling as being somewhat alien. Current problems with the design is that removal is extremely painful and hard to preform as the arm offers sense and therefor pain back to the user. It is currently recommended that those who undergo the procedure to test one of the designs keep it for some time for their senses to adjust back to the feeling to minimize potential pain during removal. First Trials - The Adolph is named so because of my first willing patient to try the design. He begun by preforming the procedure to himself to attach the arm and then proceeded to remove it the same. This was absolutely absurd as the pain experienced should've replicated that of losing an original flesh arm. I have hence named it after the patient, Adolph Hammerstein (A fellow Roboticist and waivered to allow disclosure.) The patient expressed dissatisfaction with the unit for it's alien feeling and preformed a self-removal of the arm. However, it did bring back a primitive form of feeling. Due to legal constraints, I am not allowed to disclose the identities of two more patients who have undergone the procedure to test the arm. However, they currently report satisfaction to have some form of returned feeling and are extremely eager to test out more designs. I will attempt to have them waived so that I may disclose their own comments. Results and Concluding Statement Results: Patients attached with the arm express the ability to feel a very basic form of feeling, similar to pressure along their entire arm when lifting objects of varying weights and feeling more pressure when lifting heavier objects. Sensors initially are shown to be very dull (A patient attempting to hold a pen could not feel it for it's insignificant weight). Currently undergoing further trials and will work on declassifying patients in coming time. I will attempt to keep the project updated regarding results. Concluding Statement: I have a pending patent for this technology, but am looking for an opportunity to get a research grant and additional assistance to work on the Prototype to better improve it. Any comments or assistance in this matter would be appreciated, as I'm not even sure NT has a grant board. I'm not sure if they want us to make the same thirty something things over and over until we die. Signatures Author's Signature: Halo O'Kyle Co-author's Signature: Division Chair's Signature: Assisting Member's Signatures: (seperate with commas) Quote
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