Sampling definition

Dialog 15, shown in Figure 1, is used for sample definition. This includes identification of the location of the sample in the automatic injector, the column set in use, the data collection rate, the detectors to be used, the operators initials and the sample identification. This definition file may be modified and displayed on the terminal, or printed. The file is updated during operation to show the current status of the samples. 

Before initiating an analysis, the instrument must be programmed for automatic operation and the samples placed in the appropriate positions of the injector. Dialog 16, shown in Figure 2, starts operation of the microcomputer. Intelink communication with the instrument is established and the parameters for the first sample are taken from the sample definition file on the minicomputer and are transmitted to the microcomputer. The microcomputer turns on a ready status light at the instrument to signal to the operator to begin automatic operation of the instrument. 

Figure 1. Sample definition dialog for automated instrument operation.

The third stage is data transmission during which the microcomputer transmits the entire data set for the sample to the minicomputer. The data is stored on disk until the operator initiates the fourth stage, data reduction. If multiple samples and injections have been programmed, the minicomputer sends to the microcomputer the information in the sample definition file for the next sample, and operation continues without further operator intervention. 

An example of operator interaction with the primary analysis program, GPC, is shown in Figure 5. The job number assigned by the computer during sample definition is entered along with the detector selected for analysis. The operator then selects the baseline and the limits for data analysis by entering the times of the desired points. The plots desired and the disposition of the report file are chosen. The most recent calibration curve on file for the column set is used by default but others may be selected at the operator s option. 

Selection of patient samples definition of inclusion and exclusion criteria. 

We will not go into further detail, but rather we will discuss the basic steps and the generally accepted distinction today of the notions principle , method , and procedure . The main steps of the analytical process are sampling, sample pretreatment, measurement, and interpretation of the results (the collected data) (Fig. 1-1). Procedure means all activities from sample definition to the extraction of information by interpreting the data. Methods may be defined as the processes carried out between sample pretreatment and interpretation of the results. And finally principle describes the process in which analyte matter produces a signal that is further treated. 

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