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In the pneumatic pumping system, the pressure (and not the flow rate) is maintained constant as variations in chromatographic conditions occur. Thus, a change in mobile phase viscosity (e.g. gradient elution) or column back pressure will result in a change in flow rate for these types of pumps. The gas displacement pump in which a solvent is delivered to the column by gas pressure is an example of such a pneumatic pump. The gas displacement system is among the least expensive pumps available and is found in several low cost instruments. While the pump is nonpulsating and hence, produces low noise levels with the detectors in current use, its flow stability and reproducibility are only adequate. In addition, its upper pressure limit is only 2000 psi which may be too low in certain applications. 

Spatial variation of structure in a natural sample or in a technical part (e.g., gradient materials for hip-joints) can be studied by means of microfocus [44] beams (microbeams). The size of the probing X-ray beam limits the spatial resolution. 

It follows that the quantities A = d(j)/dx3 (e.g. gradients) transform under a change of coordinate system from xl to xl like... 

Tumor spheroids are an in vitro model that mimic micrometas-tases or tumor intervascular microregions thus they can recapitulate some features of in vivo tumor tissue (e.g., gradients of oxygen and proliferation (11, 18, 35)). Considering that in vivo the maximum distance that oxygen can diffuse from capillaries is 100 pm, the spheroid diameter must be above 300 pm in order to reliably include these features. 

Fig. 6. (a) Schematic representation of a simple slice-selective 2-D spin-echo pulse sequence. In this pulse sequence the magnetic field gradient (G, ) is varied for successive acquisitions of different rows of the k-space raster, (b) The corresponding k-space raster used to show how we interpret the pulse sequence. Following a sufficient Ti-relaxation period, the sequence is repeated to acquire a second row of the k-space raster. Acquisition of each row of k-space requires a separate r.f. excitation and application of a G,-gradient of different magnitude. 

Fio. 16. Schematic representation of the GERVAIS pulse sequence, identifying all pulse and delay timings. The pulse sequence shown is that for acquisition of successive velocity images. The magnitude and orientation of the g-gradient are changed as determined by the velocity or acceleration vector that is to be measured. 

Fig. 27. Gradient and flow-rate pattern (upper diagram) and the corresponding UV report (blank) of a gradient cycle used for the HPPLC separation shown in Fig. 31., e.g., Gradient iso-octane, (THF +10% methanol). Detector Schoeffel type SF 770 UV detector, at 259 nm wavelength. The shaded inflections indicate the position where a solvent peak would occur on sample injection. The shift in time scale is due to the tag time of the system (5.6 min)...

Run Module The run module is used to set up the LC conditions, including the pump (e.g., gradient method), UV methods (e.g., wavelength), and autosampler (e.g., sequence setup). Apart from the LC, the method for radiochemical detection and the volume of liquid scintillant for radioactivity counting is also programmed in this module. The autosampler (as set up by the mn module) is used to trigger the Start Run for all other instruments through external contact closures. 

The assumption for Eq. (1) is that the ELSD peak area is directly proportional to mass. For compounds of widely varying structures, charges, or vapor pressure, or for varying mobile phase compositions (e.g., gradient HPLC), the ELSD response can vary markedly (16-22). Thus, Eq. (1) is limited in its applicability. Similarly, mass spectral (MS) detectors are universal, but the response per unit weight depends greatly on the ionization type (e.g., electrospray, fast-atom bombardment, etc.) and on the ionization efficiency of the analyte. Refractive index is another universal detector, but it too suffers from variability in response depending on the mobile phase... 

Glockner, G., "Gradient HPLC of Copolymers and Chromatographic Cross-Fractionation". Springer, Berlin (1991). 

The ratio between the spatial difference of S(IV)aq in the reactor, which can be calculated from the (S02)g-gradient, and the corresponding travel-time interval is equal to the removal rate R ... 

Over the decade 1995-2005, ab initio quantum chemistry has become an important tool in studying imidazole derivatives. Two highly productive approaches are often utilized for the calculations the wave function-based methods (e.g., Hartree-Fock theory and second-order Moller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2)) and the density functional theory (DFT) based methods (e.g., gradient-corrected (BLYP) and hybrid (B3LYP) methods). 

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