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The author would also like to express thanks to PPG Industries Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the use of library facilities during the preparation of part of this manuscript. 

Relatively few general books on colloid science are currently in print, so that the reader wishing to extend his knowledge may find it necessary to make use of library facilities. 

A promising goal is the completely synthetic production of binding proteins or other synthetic receptors which are fitted to the structure of the analyte by molecular design. The use of libraries guarantees to close the bottleneck in Ab production. Abs with special properties such as resistance to matrix effects or organic solvent stability can also be selected from libraries, providing an... 

Data Annotation Annotation of components in a data set is a significant challenge and currently represents a major bottleneck in metabo-nomics analysis. Approaches that have been applied toward the routine annotation of components measured in a sample include (1) deriving the molecular formula from accurate mass measurements (2) use of databases to identify biologically relevant structures from molecular formulas (3) the use of libraries of LC—MS/MS fragmentation data (4) traditional structure elucidation approaches that use MS" and NMR on isolated or semi-isolated samples ... 

The book was initiated, and in the most part written, during a Humboldt Fellowship awarded to one of us (IH) and spent at the Universitat Magdeburg. We are grateful to the Humboldt Foundation for making this possible. For the use of library facilities we also thank the Anorganisch-Chemisches Institut, Universitat... 

These sputtering techniques suffer from two main drawbacks, discrimination and irreproducibility. Highly surface-active species may dominate the spectra as a result of their suppression of other components of the sample at the surface of the matrix. This discrimination may result in poor sensitivity for certain species and makes quantitation difficult (see section 12.6.2). Ionisation of the matrix gives rise to chemical noise, and the spectra may be further complicated by the formation of sample-matrix adduct ions. These effects prevent the use of libraries in the interpretation of FAB and LSIMS spectra. 

Given recent trends toward adding book chapter titles in library catalog records, and the inappropriateness of many subject headings, keyword searching is often more effective than the use of Library of Congress Subject Headings. This is exemplified by the... 

Child s interest score Assesses child s regular activities based on number of books in the home, use of library, attendance at organized activities including recreational/sporting, artistic/musical and instructional/educ-ational activities, frequency of these activities. A higher score indicates a wider range or higher frequency of activity. 

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