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Constraint programming has been successfully applied to problem areas as diverse as DNA structure analysis, time-tabling for hospitals, and industry scheduling. It is well adapted to solving real-life problems because many application domains evoke constraint description naturally. Some examples follow ... 

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The methods described below for detection and enumeration of bacteria in water are based on information from various established standard manuals and textbooks (e.g.. Refs. [2,16,69,77,99]). Because of space constraints, descriptions will focus on detection and enumeration of indicator bacteria (heterotrophic microorganisms, coliforms, E. coli, fecal streptococci/enterococci) and Staphylococcus aureus. 

Conflict resolution, relative scheduling, relative control synthesis and optimization are formulated on a constraint graph model that is derived from the sequencing graph model under detailed timing constraints. Descriptions and analyses of these formulations are presented in subsequent chapters. 

A statistical ensemble can be viewed as a description of how an experiment is repeated. In order to describe a macroscopic system in equilibrium, its thennodynamic state needs to be specified first. From this, one can infer the macroscopic constraints on the system, i.e. which macroscopic (thennodynamic) quantities are held fixed. One can also deduce, from this, what are the corresponding microscopic variables which will be constants of motion. A macroscopic system held in a specific thennodynamic equilibrium state is typically consistent with a very large number (classically infinite) of microstates. Each of the repeated experimental measurements on such a system, under ideal... 

But the methods have not really changed. The Verlet algorithm to solve Newton s equations, introduced by Verlet in 1967 [7], and it s variants are still the most popular algorithms today, possibly because they are time-reversible and symplectic, but surely because they are simple. The force field description was then, and still is, a combination of Lennard-Jones and Coulombic terms, with (mostly) harmonic bonds and periodic dihedrals. Modern extensions have added many more parameters but only modestly more reliability. The now almost universal use of constraints for bonds (and sometimes bond angles) was already introduced in 1977 [8]. That polarisability would be necessary was realized then [9], but it is still not routinely implemented today. Long-range interactions are still troublesome, but the methods that now become popular date back to Ewald in 1921 [10] and Hockney and Eastwood in 1981 [11]. 

The model describing interaction between two bodies, one of which is a deformed solid and the other is a rigid one, we call a contact problem. After the deformation, the rigid body (called also punch or obstacle) remains invariable, and the solid must not penetrate into the punch. Meanwhile, it is assumed that the contact area (i.e. the set where the boundary of the deformed solid coincides with the obstacle surface) is unknown a priori. This condition is physically acceptable and is called a nonpenetration condition. We intend to give a mathematical description of nonpenetration conditions to diversified models of solids for contact and crack problems. Indeed, as one will see, the nonpenetration of crack surfaces is similar to contact problems. In this subsection, the contact problems for two-dimensional problems characterizing constraints imposed inside a domain are considered. 

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In order to generate a candidate EAR, one should consider potential raw materials and by-products, satisfaction of stoichiometric conditions, assurance of thermodynamic feasibility, and fulfillment of environmental requirements. These issues can be addressed by employing an optimization formulation to identify an overall reaction that yields the desired product at maximum economic potential while satisfying stoichiometric, thermodynamic, and environmental constraints. For a more detailed description of this optimization program, the reader is referred to Crabtree and El-Halwagi (1994). 

Terms of reference are not job descriptions but descriptions of the boundary conditions. They act as statements that can be referred to in deciding the direction in which one should be going and the constraints on how to get there. They are more like rules than a job description and more suited to a committee than an individual. They rarely cover responsibilities and authority except by default. 

Another aspect of wave function instability concerns symmetry breaking, i.e. the wave function has a lower symmetry than the nuclear framework. It occurs for example for the allyl radical with an ROHF type wave function. The nuclear geometry has C21, symmetry, but the Cay symmetric wave function corresponds to a (first-order) saddle point. The lowest energy ROHF solution has only Cj symmetry, and corresponds to a localized double bond and a localized electron (radical). Relaxing the double occupancy constraint, and allowing the wave function to become UHF, re-establish the correct Cay symmetry. Such symmetry breaking phenomena usually indicate that the type of wave function used is not flexible enough for even a qualitatively correct description. 

To achieve these consistencies, MODEL.LA. provides a series of semantic relationships among its modeling elements, which are defined at different levels of abstraction. For example, the semantic relationship (see 21 1), is-disaggregated-in, triggers the generation of a series of relationships between the abstract entity (e.g., overall plant) and the entities (e.g., process sections) that it was decomposed to. The relationships establish the requisite consistency in the (1) topological structure and (2) the state (variables, terms, constraints) of the systems. For more detailed discussion on how MODEL.LA. maintains consistency among the various hierarchical descriptions of a plant, the reader should consult 21 1. 

Dynamic simulation with discrete-time events and constraints. In an effort to go beyond the integer (logical) states of process variables and include quantitative descriptions of temporal profiles of process variables one must develop robust numerical algorithms for the simulation of dynamic systems in the presence of discrete-time events. Research in this area is presently in full bloom and the results would significantly expand the capabilities of the approaches, discussed in this chapter. 

The molecular modelling approach, taking into account the pyruvate—cinchona alkaloid interaction and the steric constraints imposed by the adsorption on the platinum surface, leads to a reasonable explanation for the enantio-differentiation of this system. Although the prediction of the complex formed between the methyl pyruvate and the cinchona modifiers have been made for an ideal case (solvent effects and a quantum description of the interaction with the platinum surface atoms were not considered), this approach proved to be very helpful in the search of new modifiers. The search strategy, which included a systematic reduction of the cinchona alkaloid structure to the essential functional parts and validation of the steric constraints imposed to the interaction complex between modifier and methyl pyruvate by means of molecular modelling, indicated that simple chiral aminoalcohols should be promising substitutes for cinchona alkaloid modifiers. Using the Sharpless symmetric dihydroxylation as a key step, a series of enantiomerically pure 2-hydroxy-2-aryl-ethylamines... 

There are various parameters and assumptions defining radionuclide behavior that are frequently part of model descriptions that require constraints. While these must generally be determined for each particular site, laboratory experiments must also be conducted to further define the range of possibilities and the operation of particular mechanisms. These include the reversibility of adsorption, the relative rates of radionuclide leaching, the rates of irreversible incorporation of sorbed nuclides, and the rates of precipitation when concentrations are above Th or U mineral solubility limits. A key issue is whether the recoil rates of radionuclides can be clearly related to the release rates of Rn the models are most useful for providing precise values for parameters such as retardation factors, and many values rely on a reliable value for the recoil fluxes, and this is always obtained from Rn groundwater activities. These values are only as well constrained as this assumption, which therefore must be bolstered by clearer evidence. 

The last part will consist in the description of a chess game in the real conditions of a tournament with time constraints, influences of the spectators in the audience and possible poisoning of the actors. This is the so-called operando approach for which many technical improvements have been made to obtain the maximum of information. Detailed examples will be given concerning the developments allowing to hunt intermediates with very short lifetimes. 

The mathematical formulation comprises of a number of mass balances and scheduling constraints. Due to the nature of the processes involved, the time aspect is prevalent in all the constraints in some form or another. A superstructure is used in the derivation of the mathematical model, as discussed in the following section. A description of the sets, variables and parameters can be found in the nomenclature list. 

The task scheduling constraints used in this model are similar to those that have been presented in full in Chapter 2. However, the reader should note that the time variables in these constraints relate to water using operations only. These constraints will therefore not be discussed here, since the full description of the constraints can be found in the preceding chapters, particularly Chapter 2. However, these constraints are presented below. 

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