The Interaction of Walsh-Orbitols in Diademane and Related Hydrocarbons

To obtain further information concerning the interaction between Walsh-orbitols of ‘conjugated’ cyclopropane rings, the photoelectron spectra of the following compounds have been recorded: bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane 1 , cis- and trans-tricyclo[5.1.0^{3, 5}]octane 2, 3 , diademane 4 , trans-pentacyclo[3.3.2.0^{2, 9}.0^{4, 10}, 0^{6, 8}]decan 5 and bicyclo[4.1.0]heptene-2 6 . The first bands in the PE.-spectra of these compounds have been assigned on the basis of a ZDO HMO-approximation. For 2 and 4 the value for resonance integral between linked 2p atomic orbitals of two adjacent eclipsed cyclopropane rings is found to be ?1.73 eV.     

Integrated lot-sizing and one-dimensional cutting stock problem with usable leftovers

This paper addresses the integration of the lot-sizing problem and the one-dimensional cutting stock problem with usable leftovers (LSP-CSPUL). This integration aims to minimize the cost of cutting items from objects available in stock, allowing the bringing forward production of items that have known demands in a future planning horizon. The generation of leftovers, that will be used to cut future items, is also allowed and these leftovers are not considered waste in the current period. Inventory costs for items and leftovers are also considered. A mathematical model for the LSP-CSPUL is proposed to represent this problem and an approach, using the simplex method with column generation, is proposed to solve the linear relaxation of this model. A heuristic procedure, based on a relax-and-fix strategy, was also proposed to find integer solutions. Computational tests were performed and the results show the contributions of the proposed mathematical model, as well as, the quality of the solutions obtained using the proposed method.

     

Selecting an agricultural technology package based on the flexible and interactive tradeoff method

Annals of Operations Research - The aim of this paper is to solve an agricultural technology packages selection problem by considering multiple dimensions which influence a maize producer’s...     

Micro-determination of potassium with EDTA

Summary A micro-determination method for potassium with EDTA is described. The perchlorate precipitate is reduced to chloride by heating the perchlorate with ammonium chloride, and the chloride is precipitated as silver chloride. This precipitate is dissolved in an ammoniacal solution of potassium tetracyanonickelate. By dissolution, two atoms of silver (or chlorine) displace one of nickel. The freed nickel is titrated with, EDTA and potassium is thus determined indirectly. The method is much more rapid than the classical gravimetric procedure, and the results are satisfactory.

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Zusammenfassung Eine Mikromethode zur Bestimmung von Kalium mit ÄDTA wird beschrieben. Der Perchloratniederschlag wird durch Erhitzen mit Ammoniumchlorid reduziert und das Chlorid mit Silber gefällt. Dieser Niederschlag wird in einer ammoniakalischen Lösung von Kaliumtetracyanonickelat aufgelöst, wobei zwei Atome Silber ein Atom Nickel verdrängen. Das freigesetzte Nickel wird mit ÄDTA titriert und so das Kalium indirekt bestimmt. Das Verfahren ist rascher als die klassische gravimetrische Methode. Seine Resultate sind befriedigend.

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Résumé On décrit une méthode de microdosage du potassium par l'EDTA. En chauffant le perchlorate avec du chlorure d'ammonium, on réduit le précipité de perchlorate en chlorure que l'on précipite à l'état de chlorure d'argent. On dissout ce précipité dans une solution ammoniacale de nickel-II tétracyanure de potassium. La mise en solution s'accompagne du déplacement d'un atome de nickel par deux atomes d'argent. On titre le nickel libéré par l'EDTA et l'on dose ainsi le potassium indirectement. La méthode est beaucoup plus rapide que le procédé gravimétrique habituel et les résultats sont satisfaisants.

     

Examining the balance between efficiency and resilience in closed-loop supply chains

Central European Journal of Operations Research - We study a hybrid system where the demand of customers can be satisfied by both manufacturing new products and remanufacturing used products. To...     

A dominance-based rough set approach applied to evaluate the credit risk of sovereign bonds

4OR - Even though sovereign bonds represent low-risk alternatives that give investors a healthy income, the risk assessment process for these bonds is still considered subjective because of the...     

A comparison of two dissimilarity functions for mixed-type predictor variables in the $$\delta $$ -machine

Advances in Data Analysis and Classification - The $$\delta $$ -machine is a statistical learning tool for classification based on dissimilarities or distances between profiles of the observations...     

The crystal structure of eudesma-4(15),7(11)-dien-8α, 12-olide: a sesquiterpene lactone fromTrattinickia rhoifolia Willd

The title compound, formula C₁₅H₂₀O₂, is orthorhombic, P2₁2₁2₁ witha=8.747(2),b=12.025(3),c=12.554(3)Å,Z=4, andD _m =1.32(2)g/ml. The structural analysis shows that the compound corresponds to eudesma-4(15),7(11)-dien-8,12-olide, a sesquiterpene lactone previously isolated fromAster umbellatus but whose crystal structure was unknown.