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In a study by Andersson et al. [30], the possibilities to use quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models to predict physical chemical and ecotoxico-logical properties of approximately 200 different plastic additives have been assessed. Physical chemical properties were predicted with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Estimation Program Interface (EPI) Suite, Version 3.20. Aquatic ecotoxicity data were calculated by QSAR models in the Toxicity Estimation Software Tool (T.E.S.T.), version 3.3, from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as described by Rahmberg et al. [31]. To evaluate the applicability of the QSAR-based characterization factors, they were compared to experiment-based characterization factors for the same substances taken from the USEtox organics database [32], This was done for 39 plastic additives for which experiment-based characterization factors were already available. 

The software interfaces can be internal and/or external to the application program. Internal interfaces are those occurring between the application modules or the hardware components. External interfaces are interfaces to other systems. Guidance on software integration testing is provided in FDA publication CPG 7132a.07. According to this... 

The objective of the integration test is to uncover errors associated with software interfaces and/or the integration of the software with the hardware. Unit-tested modules are built into a program structure that has been dictated by the design documentation. 

The software test strategy and detailed test scripts (protocol) are reviewed and approved by the Project Team. This review will verify that the test cases will stress the program interfaces, challenge the data boundaries and limits, and verily that the test cases are traceable to the appropriate clauses in the requirements specification deliverable. The review also verifies that the test cases adequately cover the risks identified in the Risk Analysis. The unit/ integration test results are documented by the programmer, and reviewed, approved, signed, and dated by QA. 

Out-of-the-box HTS informatics software solutions with integrated functionality of all three operational components (HTS data, plate and sample tracking, chemical structures) include ActivityBase from IDBS, Assay Explorer from Symyx (former MDL), BioAssay Enterprise from CambridgeSoft, Accord Enterprise (Accelrys), Chemlnnovation (CBIS), and others. However, we recommend careful evaluation of functionality, usability, architecture, and availability of a published application programming interface (API) if the system is to be integrated with other informatics components. Because the commercial solutions have different strengths, one answer is to combine different components or build certain functionalities in-house. 

Traditionally data, properties, information etc has been stored in files on computer disks. More recently, it has become common practice on Macintosh computers, when using Microsoft software or some UNIX applications, to use either extensions to the file name or the first few bytes in the file (or another file) to indicate some aspects of the data, for example that it is suitable for Microsoft Excel. While this approach is practical to indicate something about files containing columns of data, it is not appropriate to store information about the values in cells in spreadsheet or how it relates to data in other columns. This requires a relational database such as ORACLE, and for performance reasons the values in the cells may only be accessed via the ORACLE API (Application Programming Interface) or SQL (Standard Query Language), in other words, it is suggested that relational databases such as ORACLE should be viewed as sophisticated file systems which allow the values to be organised, efficiently stored, rapidly retrieved etc. 

To be coupled via OASIS4, the component models have to include specific calls to the OAS1S4 PSMlLe software layer. The OAS1S4 PSMlLe Application Programming Interface (API) was kept as close as possible to OAS1S3 PSMlLe... 

NetBIOS Acronym for Network Basic Input/Output System. In networking, a layer of software, originally developed in 1984 by IBM and Sytek, that links a network operating system with specific network hardware. NetBIOS provides an application program interface (API) with a consistent set of commands for requesting lower-level network services to transmit information from node to node. 

NEXPERT OBJECT was probably one of the most mature systems concerning the integration capabilities with software on a corporate level. It offered an application programming interface (API) that supports industry standard programming languages, such as C, C-H-, Smalltalk, or LISP. 

An application programming interface (API) is a docnmented set of programming methods that allow a software engineer to interface with software from within his own program. 

Schema evolution is the ability to change deployed schemas, i.e., metadata structures formally describing complex artifacts such as databases, messages, application programs, or workflows. Typical schemas thus include relational database schemas, conceptual ER or UML models, ontologies, XML schemas, software interfaces, and workflow specifications. Obviously, the need for schema evolution occurs very often in order to deal with new or changed requirements, to correct deficiencies in the current schemas, to cope with new insights in a domain, or to migrate to a new platform.

Since 2007, monitoring data available through NORMAN project participants, NORMAN contact points, reference laboratories and other network members have started to be entered in the database. Whenever possible, the existing databases are uploaded directly into the project database via specific software interfaces. For collection of the other data, simple pre-programmed Excel sheets matching the structure of the database are used. 

E11.13(b) The secular determinants from El 1.13(a) can be diagonalized with Lhe assistance of general-purpose mathematical software. Alternatively, programs specifically designed for Hiickel calculations (such as the one at Australia s Northern Territory University, http //www.smps.ntu.edu.au/modules/mod3/ interface.html) can be used. In both molecules, 14 7T-electrons fill seven orbitals. 

In open source software, every user is a potential developer. Hence, technical knowledge of program architecture becomes relevant to the individual user. The HCToolkit design utilizes plugin architecture wherever possible, families of related modules are written to instance abstract interfaces. The interfaces are Phase EquationofState, Phase Database, Phase Flash and Phase Unifac, as shown in Figure 1. 

In addition to these application-functional layers, some functions are needed to support interactions between clients and servers via networks. All the distributed software that supports interaction between application components and network software is called middleware. Middleware is a generic term for all the software components that allow us to connect separate layers or components and put them into a complete distributed system. It provides an application programming interface (API) that isolates application codes from the underlying network communication formats and protocols. It also supplies intermediate system services such as security, naming, directory, messaging, and transaction management services ... 

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