An apparatus and a method for applying a conductive paste, for forming electrodes, onto an electronic component, such as a micro chip device. A first and a second differential amplifier may each provide an amplified output of the voltage across the shunt resistance. Material, cross-sectional area, number and density of windings, and total overall length of the spiral trace are selected accordingly. For example, standard-based abstraction operations can analyze transaction data items in standard format to obtain transaction segment data items, each about a transaction segment; transaction segment data items can be used to obtain and store segment group data structures, each about a type of transaction segment data items and which can also include standard-based abstraction artifacts. An ESR processor determines the erythrocyte sedimentation rate of the sample based on the kinetic information. By displacing the seat, the adjusting gearing permits the linear displacing of the seat part and the swivelling of the seat backrest about a fixed locking point at the vehicle body.