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The results of the calculation on a MICROQL based computer program adapted to a personal computer are given in Fig. 3.16. 

The reaction flow-charts of Part Two, and indeed all chemical formulae which appear in this book, were generated by computer. The program used for these drawings was ChemDraw adapted for the Macintosh personal computer by Mr. Stewart Rubenstein of these Laboratories from the molecular graphics computer program developed by our group at Harvard in the 1960 s (E. J. Corey and W. T. Wipke, Science, 1969,166, 178-192) and subsequently refined. 

Hsu [124] presents equations for directly calculating random packings based on published data and which are adaptable for computer programming and thereby studying the effects of variables. The basic data are essentially a match with Figure 9-21D. 

A family of computer programs has been rritten for this procedure called MIXCO. The algorithm used for the iteration and optimization processes is the simplex routine and was adapted... 

Occupational therapy may improve confidence and ability to stay active. Therapists can provide information about adaptive equipment for the home, specialized clothing, and personal training that can maximize a patient s independence, safety, and ADLs. They can help improve handwriting and train patients to use special computer programs that enhance communication. 

Additionally, use of a commercial AI shell for expert system development has been demonstrated without the need to learn computer programming languages (C, Pascal, LISP or any of its variations), nor to have an intermediary knowledge engineer. Although this development effort of 4-5 man months was on a minicomputer, adaptation of EXMAT to the microcomputer version of TIMM is anticipated. The completed implementation of EXMAT will support the belief that AI combined with intelligent instrumentation can have a major impact on future analytical problem-solving. 

The fundamental understanding of LSM modes has only recently been published. The adaptation of the fundamental equations for the extraction of the dielectric properties from the measurements can be accomplished by reference to Risman (1994). Simple algorithms with charts and a computer program are presently under development and should be available in the near future (MRC1994). 

Gale, J. D. (1997) GULP A computer program for the symmetry-adapted simulation of solids. J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 93, 629-37. 

A more complex situation arises when a label is used with a high natural abundance of stable isotopes, e.g., 13C that occurs in nature as 1.07% (compared to 0.016% for 2H). In that case the cluster will have to be adapted for each variant. Again, a computer program can be used to calculate the theoretical clusters for each variant and thus build up a corrected matrix [A] (Jonckheere, 1982). 

The computer is now the preferred vehicle for solution of many heat-transfer problems. Personal computers with either local software or communication links offer the engineer ample power for the solution of most problems. Despite the ready availability of this computing power I have resisted the temptation to include specific computer programs for two reasons (1) each computer installation is somewhat different in its input-output capability and (2) a number of programs for microcomputers in a menu-driven format are already on the scene or soon to be available. The central issue here has been directed toward problem setup which can be adapted to any computational facility. 

Related Calculations. This example is adapted from Process Drying Practice by Cook and DuMont, published in 1991 by McGraw-Hill. More details are available in that source. Similar calculation for direct dryers is far more complex, involving the psychrometric relations of moist air. Trial-and-error loops are required, and manual calculation is not only time-consuming but also error-prone. A sequence of equations suitable for setting into a computer program can be found in the aforementioned Cook and DuMont. 

Three approaches to the automation process can be distinguished, taking into account the criterion of the flexibility of the automation device [2], The first, denoted as flexible, is characterized by the possibility of adaptation of the instruments to new and varying demands required from the laboratory examples of these instruments are robots. The second approach, denoted as semiflexible, involves some restrictions for the tasks executed by the instrument the tasks are controlled by a computer program and its menu. As examples, autosamplers or robots of limited moves can be given. In the third approach, the instruments can execute one or two tasks, without feasibility of new requirements as examples, supercritical fluid extractors or equipment for dissolution of samples can be given. 

The DDM algorithm can be readily adapted to any full-profile refinement routine. It was included into the computer program DDM, which is based on a modified and corrected code of BDWS-9006PC. A variant of DDM has recently been implemented in the BGMN program. 

M7. McKay, D. K., Lotito, L. A., Seligson, D., and Wogrin, C. A., Adaptation of a photoelectric colorimeter to a computer program for calculating and storing data in a clinical chemistry laboratory. Clin. Chem. 10, 291-297 (1964). 

And yet the chemist adopts a pluralistic attitude toward the various theories and feels quite free to adopt whichever one seems best adapted to a particular problem. VSEPR theory is used to rationalize molecular geometries, ligand field theory to explain the spectral and magnetic properties of metal complexes, and so on. MO theory has almost entirely displaced VB theory over the last few decades. But chemists do not usually claim that the former is "right" in some sense and the latter is "wrong." Instead, the reason for the eclipse of VB theory seems to have been that MO theory is better adapted for incorporation into large and sophisticated computer programs ... 

Fig. 15.12. I. Representative curve for theophylline using graph paper and A = 216 milliabsorbance units provided by Syva Co.. With the ABA-100 analyzer some of the calibrator points are above the projected straight line. II. A saturation curve for theophylline with the EMIT assay, using the ABA-100 in the normal kinetic mode, showed that the A is significantly higher. III. The data shown in II can be fitted to a Hill equation, using the computer program of Atkins (1973), giving A = 514, //i, = 300 /ig/ml, and n = 0.56. The various instrumental adaptations will result in different values of A, Hn2, and . From Dietzler et al., 1980 courtesy Dr. D. N. Dietzler and Clinica Chimica Acta.

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