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Note that all these expressions are in terms of counts - the basic unit of uncertainty in radioactivity measurement -and assume equal count and background measurement 

In the mathematics above, and kp were set equal. There is no reason, other than convenience, why this should be so and, in general, these confidence levels can be set independently. 

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Similar traps and warning messages are included in the macros driving the calculation options on the worksheets accessed through the other command buttons of the main display of Figure 1.5. Explicit illustration of their actions is not necessary in this section. But, it is appropriate, perhaps, to mention that traps are provided, also, to detect impossible character inputs and the omission of necessary input components in, for example, calculations of the characters of direct products and the corresponding direct-sum components. 

In addition, an economic analysis of the desalination plant was performed to investigate economic viability of the SMART desalination plant. The results show that SMART is competitive with other power options, particularly with a gas fired combined plant, within a limited range of electricity generation. The calculated unit cost of fresh water production under desalination capacity of 40,000 mVday using the MED process were in the range of 0.56-0.88 /m for 80% plant availability, which is close to the results of studies performed in other countries. These results indicate that SMART can be considered as a competitive choice for seawater desalination. 

The most important feature of editing software is the option to save the structure in standard file formats which contain information about the structure (e,g., Mol-filc. PDB-filc). Most of these file formats arc ASCII text files (which can be viewed in simple text editors) and cover international standardized and normalized specifications of the molecule, such as atom and bond types or connectivities (CT) (see Section 2,4). Thus, with these files, the structure can be exchanged between different programs. Furthermore, they can seiwe as input files to other chemical software, e.g, to calculate 3D structures or molecular properties. 

PC Model has some features that are not found in many other molecular mechanics programs. This is one of the few programs that outputs the energy given by the force field and the heat of formation and a strain energy. Atom types for describing transition structures in the MMX force field are included. There is a metal coordination option for setting up calculations with metal atoms. There are also molecular similarity and conformation search functions. 

You can use multiple basis sets in a single molecular system. The Apply Basis Set in HyperChem applies the currently selected basis set to the selected atoms or to all the atoms in HyperChem if there is no current selection. For example, some heavy atoms might have a 6-3IG basis set (s and p only) while other heavy atoms might use a 6-3IG basis set (with d-orbitals). This is an unusual but flexible option for ab initio calculations. 

The press had been designed with a capacity to deliver 280 kN press force and to work at a production rate of 40 lids per minute. Calculations to determine the distribution of forming loads required indicated that the press capacity was adequate to form the family of steel lids to be produced on the machine. One of the major areas of interest in the design was the con-rod and pin (see Figure 4.66). The first option considered was based on a previous design where the con-rod was manufactured from cast iron with phosphor bronze bearings at the big and small ends. However, weaknesses in this approach necessitated the consideration of other options. The case study presents the analysis of the pin and con-rod using simple probabilistic techniques in an attempt to provide in-service reliable press operation. The way a weak link was introduced to ensure ease of maintenance and repair in the event... 

Major differences between ED and other processes are, first, the solute is transferred across the membrane against water in the other technologies discussed below, whereas only ionic species are removed by ED. As noted, two different membranes (anionic and cationic) are employed. Current consumption depends primarily on the TDS concentration. You should look at this very closely when comparing the operating cost benefits and tradeoffs of this technology to other options. Current efficiency can be calculated from the following formula ... 

Although not strictly part of a model chemistry, there is a third component to every Gaussian calculation involving how electron spin is handled whether it is performed using an open shell model or a closed shell model the two options are also referred to as unrestricted and restricted calculations, respectively. For closed shell molecules, having an even number of electrons divided into pairs of opposite spin, a spin restricted model is the default. In other words, closed shell calculations use doubly occupied orbitals, each containing two electrons of opposite spin. 

As a final note, be aware that Hartree-Fock calculations performed with small basis sets are many times more prone to finding unstable SCF solutions than are larger calculations. Sometimes this is a result of spin contamination in other cases, the neglect of electron correlation is at the root. The same molecular system may or may not lead to an instability when it is modeled with a larger basis set or a more accurate method such as Density Functional Theory. Nevertheless, wavefunctions should still be checked for stability with the SCF=Stable option. ... 

The first line of the route section always begins with a pound sign ( ) in the first column. This section specifies the theoretical procedure, basis set, and desired type of calculation. It may also include other keywords. The ordering of keywords is not important. Some keywords require options the following input line illustrates the possible formats for keywords with options ... 

The confidence limits thus established indicate the y-interval within which F(x) is expected to fall the probability that this is an erroneous assumption is 100 p% in other words, if the measurements were to be repeated and shghtly differing values for a and b were obtained, the chances would only be 100 p% that a Tis found outside the confidence limits CL(y). Use option (T(x)) in program LINREG. The details of the calculation are found in Table 2.5. 

An area of development is the inclusion of code necessary for free energy perturbation calculations for internal, van der Waals and electrostatic energy terms ( ). Another area of development is the option to use lookup tables for both nonbond energies and for constraint energy terms such as a solvent boundary energy term (16). Other features and options are routinely added as needed to aid in the execution of current projects underway within the NIH. 

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