Method optimization approaches

OASIS method Optimized Approach based on Structurai Indices Set)... 

A novel optimization approach based on the Newton-Kantorovich iterative scheme applied to the Riccati equation describing the reflection from the inhomogeneous half-space was proposed recently [7]. The method works well with complicated highly contrasted dielectric profiles and retains stability with respect to the noise in the input data. However, this algorithm like others needs the measurement data to be given in a broad frequency band. In this work, the method is improved to be valid for the input data obtained in an essentially restricted frequency band, i.e. when both low and high frequency data are not available. This... 

Research looking into tolerance allocation in assembly stacks is by no means new. A current theme is towards an optimization approach using complex routines and/ or cost models (Lin et al., 1997 Jeang, 1995). Advanced methods are also available, such as Monte Carlo Simulation and Method of Moment. ) (Chase and Parkinson, 1991 Wu et al., 1988). The approach presented here is based on empirical process capability measures using simple tolerance models, cost analogies and optimization... 

The rest of this chapter is a series of examples and problems built around semirealistic scenarios of reaction characteristics, reactor costs, and recovery costs. The object is not to reach general conclusions, but to demonstrate a method of approaching such problems and to provide an introduction to optimization techniques. 

The aim of this short review was to signal the new possibilities offered by the fast-expanding repertoire of biocatalytic methods and approaches. These recent achievements make it possible to optimize enzymatic processes on levels reserved previously only for synthetic catalysts, and also to reach far beyond, employing the special features and origin of proteins. 

OASIS (optimized approach based on structural indices set) has been developed by Mekenyan and co-workers [87]. Given the activities or toxicities of a set of compounds, it generates large numbers of structural indices for each and develops QSAR correlations. The approach has been used to model the acute toxicity of industrial chemicals [88]. It is claimed [89] that the method can be of use in elucidating mechanisms of action. 

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The classic methods use an ODE solver in combination with an optimization algorithm and solve the problem sequentially. This solution strategy is referred to as a sequential solution and optimization approach, since for each iteration the optimization variables are set and then the differential equation constraints are integrated. Though straightforward, this approach is generally inefficient because it requires the accurate solution of the model equations at each iteration within the optimization, even when iterates are far from the final optimal solution. 

A feasible path optimization approach can be very expensive because an iterative calculation is required to solve the undetermined model. A more efficient way is to use an unfeasible path approach to solve the NLP problem however, many of these large-scale NLP methods are only efficient in solving problems with few degrees of freedom. A decoupled SQP method was proposed by Tjoa and Biegler (1991) that is based on a globally convergent SQP method. 

When from initial experiments, conditions that indicate the enantioselectivity of the system towards a given enantiomer pair or towards a limited series of substances are known, one might optimize their separation. To obtain optimal conditions, the different chemometric techniques used for method optimization in classic chromatographic or electrophoretic separations can also be applied for the chiral ones. Different experimental design approaches, using both screening and response surface designs can be In Reference 331, for... 

Secondly, with the OVAT approach the importance of interactions is not taken into account. An interaction between two factors is present when the effect of one factor depends on the level of another factor. Since only one factor at a time is varied, the presence or absence of interactions cannot be verified. However, this is not dramatic, since in robustness testing the interaction effects are considered negligible. The evaluation of such interactions is more important in method optimization. 

In reference 68, a different approach was used to verify the robustness of a CE separation of ibuprofen, codeine phosphate, degradation products, and impurities in a drug product (tablet). Small variations around the optimal conditions obtained during method optimization were introduced and the results were predicted from the response model. The variations in the factor levels during the robustness evaluation were smaller than those evaluated during method optimization. Since both migration times and resolutions were acceptably predicted, the method was considered robust with respect to the small changes. The examined factors... 

This study demonstrates that the nonlinear optimization approach to parameter estimation is a flexible and effective method. Although computationally intensive, this method lends itself to a wide variety of process model formulations and can provide an assessment of the uncertainty of the parameter estimates. Other factors, such as measurement error distributions and instrumentation reliability can also be integrated into the estimation procedure if they are known. The methods presented in the crystallization literature do not have this flexibility in model formulation and typically do not address the parameter reliability issue. 

As the follow up to our studies in connection to the development of Ti-cat-alyzed cyanide additions to meso epoxides [4], we developed the corresponding catalytic enantioselective additions to imines [5]. A representative example is shown in Scheme 1 chiral non-racemic products maybe readily converted to the derived cx-amino acids (not available through catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation methods). In these studies, we further developed and utilized the positional optimization approach effected by examination of parallel libraries of amino acid-based chiral ligands (e.g., 1 and 2). Thus, the facile modularity of these ligands and their ease of synthesis were further exploited towards the development of a new catalytic enantioselective method that delivers various ar-... 

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