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The ROSDAL syntax is characterized by a simple coding of a chemical structure using alphanumeric symbols which can easily be learned by a chemist [14]. In the linear structure representation, each atom of the structure is arbitrarily assigned a unique number, except for the hydrogen atoms. Carbon atoms are shown in the notation only by digits. The other types of atoms carry, in addition, their atomic symbol. In order to describe the bonds between atoms, bond symbols are inserted between the atom numbers. Branches are marked and separated from the other parts of the code by commas [15, 16] (Figure 2-9). The ROSDAL linear notation is rmambiguous but not unique. 

The text form for parameters uses white space or commas to separate the fields (columns) of the parameter tiles. They can be read by ordinary text editors, w ord processors, etc. In the text form, param eters are easy to m odify but not easy to com pare, stn dy, etc. Many database program s are capable of reading column s of text as a database, h owever. Wh ile spreadsheets are n ot. per se, databases, they can be useful for examining parameter sets. Microsoft Excel, for example, can read the text form of a param eter file and pn t the data in a form easily manipulated as a matrix or a database. The text form of parameters are stored, by default only, in Tart files. 

Both remaining CgHi4 isomers have two methyl groups as substituents on a four carbon chain Thus the parent chain is butane When the same substituent appears more than once use the multiplying prefixes di tri tetra and so on A separate locant is used for each substituent and the locants are separated from each other by commas and from the words by hyphens... 

For branching compounds, the parent structure is the longest continuous chain present in the compound. Consider the compound to have been derived from this structure by replacement of hydrogen by various alkyl groups. Arabic number prefixes indicate the carbon to which the alkyl group is attached. Start numbering at whichever end of the parent structure that results in the lowest-numbered locants. The arable prefixes are listed in numerical sequence, separated from each other by commas and from the remainder of the name by a hyphen. 

Symbols separated by commas represent equivalent recommendations. Symbols for physical and chemical quantities should be printed in italic type. Subscripts and superscripts which are themselves symbols for physical quantities should be italicized all others should be in Roman type. Vectors and matrices should be printed in boldface italic type, e.g., B, b. Symbols for units should be printed in Roman type and should remain unaltered in the plural, and should not be followed by a full stop except at the end of a sentence. References International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry, Blackwell, Oxford, 1988 Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Pure Applied Chem. 31 577-638 (1972), 37 499-516 (1974), 46 71-90 (1976), 51 1-41, 1213-1218 (1979) 53 753-771 (1981), 54 1239-1250 (1982), 55 931-941 (1983) lUPAP-SUN, Symbols, Units and Nomenclature in Physics, PV ica 93A 1-60 (1978). 

Shorthand Notation for Electrochemical Cells Although Figure 11.5 provides a useful picture of an electrochemical cell, it does not provide a convenient representation. A more useful representation is a shorthand, or schematic, notation that uses symbols to indicate the different phases present in the electrochemical cell, as well as the composition of each phase. A vertical slash ( ) indicates a phase boundary where a potential develops, and a comma (,) separates species in the same phase, or two phases where no potential develops. Shorthand cell notations begin with the anode and continue to the cathode. The electrochemical cell in Figure 11.5, for example, is described in shorthand notation as... 

When using the automated distance array, SCREEN prompts the user for a minimum and maximum distance to use, which should be input in free format, i.e., separated by a comma or a space. SCREEN then calculates the maximum concentration across a range of meteorological conditions for the... 

Select 3 to input the linked logic sequences using a comma --r, ... 

After selecting the MEX command (selection 5) the comma delimited input consists of groups of basic events that are pairwise mutually exclusive. To extend the group to the next and subsequent lines, the first field must be blank. Up to 100 names per group are allowed with a new group starting when a non-blank character is encountered in the first field. The number of pairs that are mutually exclusive is n /[(n-2) 2 ], where n is the number of basic events in the group. An example for the plant blackout fault tree is DG-A-M,DG-B-M,DG-C-M (where means enter). 

The programs were written for a main frame computer using card input. To make the set of codes easier to use, I wrote auxiliary codes to organize the procedures and permit the user to provide input in comma-delimited format. This organizes the deck input and assures proper column placement of the data. 

After selecting the MEX command (selection 5) the comma delimited input cr" uf... 

Selection 6 (Figure A-4) executes the SUB command. The comma-delimited input alternates... 

One way of doing this is by comma-quote formatting. Using a search and replace Fig. 15.4.3-1 HRA Tree for Driving to Work... 

The amount of spacing between items is not significant in Gaussian input. In the route section, commas or slashes may be substituted for spaces if desired (except within parenthesized options, where slashes don t work). For example, the previous route section used a slash to separate the procedure and basis set, spaces to separate other keywords, and commas to separate the options to the Unite keyword. 

This second input line will include the atom label of the second atom, the label of the atom it is bonded to (the first atom), and the bond length, in that order. Items may be separated by spaces, tabs or commas. 

Komisstuch, n. army cloth, kommafdrmig, a. comma-shaped, kommandieren, v.t. command. Kommanditgesellschaft, /. limited partnership, commandite. — — auf Aktien, stock company with general partners. 

Use hyphens to separate the different prefixes, and use commas to separate numbers. If two or more different substituents are present, cite them in alphabetical order. If two or more identical substituents are present, use one of the multiplier prefixes d, fn -, tetra-, and so forth, but don t use these prefixes for alphabetizing. Full names for some of the examples we have been using follow. 

The cell notation is Zn Zn2+1 Co3+, Co2+ Pt Note that a comma separates the half-cell components that are in the same phase. The symbol Pt is used to indicate the presence of an inert platinum electrode. A single vertical line separates Pt (a solid) from the components of the half-cell, which are in the liquid phase. 

Any inert metallic component of an electrode is written as the outermost component of that electrode in the cell diagram. For example, a hydrogen electrode constructed with platinum is denoted H+(aq) H2(g) Pt(s) when it is the right-hand electrode in a cell diagram and Pt(s) H2(g) H+(aq) when it is the left-hand electrode. An electrode consisting of a platinum wire dipping into a solution of iron(II) and iron(III) ions is denoted either Fe3+(aq),Fe2 (aq) Pt(s) or Pt(s) Fe3+(aq),Fe2+(aq). In this case, the oxidized and reduced species are both in the same phase, and so a comma rather than a line is used to separate them. Pairs of ions in solution are normally written in the order Ox,Red. 

Comma PJ, Philp D, Kariuki BM, Harris KDM (1999) Chem Commun 2279... 

The author would like to thank Mr. J.M. Beurtier and Mrs. 1. Le Blanc (CF Comma, Rennes, France) and Dr. G. Nijman (Vredestein AB, Enschede, the Netherlands), and their coworkers for kindly submitting the samples that were used in generating the results discussed in this chapter. 

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