SIAmate-a compact and modular sequential injection analysis controller

A number of sequential injection analysis (SIA) measurement methods have been developed during the last years. Almost all have been used in laboratory conditions with good results, but very few have been implemented as on-line methods, applied to non-stop measurements, producing immediate results for process control. The transfer of an SIA system from laboratory to an industrial facility [J. Ruzicka, Anal. Chim. Acta 261 (1992) 3] requires a whole new range of details to be taken into account. Some SIA platform related topics will be discussed. There are numerous ways of building an SIA system that meets the needs of the industry. One alternative, SIAmate, is presented.     

鲨鱼软骨质量的聚类分析法

用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法（ＩＣＰ－ＡＥＳ）测定了１８个鲨鱼软骨真品中１３个元素含量，对测定结果进行分析和变量聚类分析，抽提５个特征指标，并以谱系数聚类建立了鉴别鲨鱼软骨真伪的数学模式，用３个假冒产品和一个鲨鱼软骨胶囊对其进行检验，结果表明，用无机元素所建立的数学模式不仅能鉴别鲨鱼软骨的真伪，还能区分鲨鱼软骨的部分及不同部位的混合物。     

表面活性剂对铽—钛铁试剂体系纸上荧光的增敏作用及其应用

本文研究了9种表面活性剂对钛铁试剂体系纸上荧光法中Tb~(3+)特征荧光的增敏作用,并探讨了钛铁试剂-溴化十六烷基三甲胺体系纸上荧光法测定Tb~(3+)的最佳条件,Tb~(3+)的检测限为0.7ng。应用本方法成功地测定了中稀土分离富集物中Tb_4O_7的含量。     

Automatic flow procedure for the determination of glycerol in wine using enzymatic reaction and spectrophotometry

An automatic flow procedure for the determination of glycerol in wines by employing a flow system based on multicommutation and enzymatic reaction is described. Glycerol dehydrogenase was immobilized on aminopropyl glass beads and packed into a column that was coupled to the flow system. The NADH produced by the enzymatic reaction was monitored by spectrophotometry at 340 nm and its radiation absorption presented a relationship with glycerol concentration. The system manifold comprised a set of three-way solenoid valves controlled by a microcomputer, which was furnished with electronic interfaces and runs a software that was designed to carry out on-line sample dilution, reagent addition, and data acquisition. The procedure allows the determination of glycerol in wine samples without any prior pretreatment. The procedure presented as profitable features a linear response range between 2.0 and 10.0 g l⁻¹ glycerol (R=0.998), a detection limit of 0.006 g l⁻¹ glycerol, a relative standard deviation of 1.8% (n=14) for a typical wine sample presenting 5.3 g l⁻¹ glycerol, a sampling throughput of 33 determinations per hour, and a NAD⁺ consumption of 0.8 mg per determination. The results were compared with those obtained using a reference method and no significant difference at 90% confidence level was observed.     

On-line photo-derivatization with flow injection and liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure electrospray mass spectrometry for the identification of indoles

The application of on-line photochemistry with flow injection (FI) and liquid chromatography (LC) in conjunction with atmospheric pressure electrospray mass spectrometry (LC-APESI-MS) for the identification of similar indole derivatives is reported here. The photo-transformation of the indole compounds is strongly affected by the substituent groups on the aromatic and heterocyclic rings. Upon photolysis for 2.5 min, the mass spectrum of tryptamine (Try) which has no OH substituent on the aromatic ring does not differ greatly from that obtained without photolysis. However, after photolysis of serotonin (Ser) which has one OH group on C5 of the aromatic ring, the mass spectrum indicates the formation of dimers and higher molecular weight ions. The fragmentation pattern of 5-hydroxytryptophol (Phol) without photolysis resembles that of Ser with a base peak of m/z 160. Upon photolysis using MeOH-H₂O (10/90), Phol is found to form a base peak at m/z 375 (100%) and a major peak at m/z 214 (66%) in addition to other ions with lower abundance. Melatonin (Mel) and tryptophan (Phan) upon photolysis are found to form high molecular weight ions with a relative low abundance. The mass spectrum of indole-3-acetic acid (Inaa) with on-line photolysis also shows different ions that are not formed without photolysis.     

在线分离光度法测定痕量金的研究

本提出了一种泡沫塑料柱在线分离富集／β－环糊精－十二烷基苯磺酸钠溶液在线洗脱／硫代米蚩酮光度法测定痕量金的新方法。方法的检测出限是３×１０＾－＾８ｇＡｕ，线性范围是５×１０＾－＾７－８×１０＾－＾６Ａｕ，对于１．０μｇＡｕ进行１１次测定，相对标准偏差小于３．０％。     

Gorenstein AC亏范畴*

作者定义了Gorenstein AC导出范畴 D^b_gac(R)并且和导出范畴作了一些比较.作者定义了Gorenstein AC奇点范畴 D^b_gacsg(R),在这个范畴中具有有限Gorenstein AC- 投射维数的模都是零对象.同时, 作者给出了由Gorenstein AC- 投射模构成的稳定范畴到奇点范畴的三角嵌入 F : GAC → D^b_sg(R) .通过作函子 F 的商引入Gorenstein AC亏范畴 D^b_gacd(R),并且给出三角等价 D^b_gacd(R) = D^b_gacsg(R)     

Stochastic on-line knapsack problems

Different classes of on-line algorithms are developed and analyzed for the solution of {0, 1} and relaxed stochastic knapsack problems, in which both profit and size coefficients are random variables. In particular, a linear time on-line algorithm is proposed for which the expected difference between the optimum and the approximate solution value isO(log^3/2 n). An(1) lower bound on the expected difference between the optimum and the solution found by any on-line algorithm is also shown to hold.Corresponding author.Partially supported by the Basic Research Action of the European Communities under Contract 3075 (Alcom).Partially supported by research project Models and Algorithms for Optimization of the Italian Ministry of University and Scientific and Technological Research (MURST 40%).     

Real-time onboard wind and windshear determination,part 2: Detection

This paper is concerned with windshear detection in connection with real-time wind identification (Ref. 1). It presents a comparative evaluation of two techniques, one based on the shear/downdraft factor and one based on the wind difference index. The comparison is done with reference to a particular microburst, that which caused the 1985 crash of Flight Delta 191 at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.The shear/downdraft factor has the merit of combining the effects of the shear and the downdraft into a single entity. However, its effectiveness is hampered by the fact that, in a real situation, the windshear is accompanied by free-stream turbulence, which tends to blur the resulting signal. In turn, this results in undesirable nuisance warnings if the magnitude of the shear factor due to free-stream turbulence is temporarily larger than that due to true windshear. Therefore, proper filtering is necessary prior to using the shear/downdraft factor in detection and guidance. One effective way for achieving this goal is to average the shear/downdraft factor over a specified time interval . The effect of on the average shear/downdraft factor is studied.     

Real-time onboard wind and windshear determination,part 1: Identification

Standard wind identification techniques employed in the analysis of aircraft accidents are post-facto techniques; they are processed after the event has taken place and are based on the complete time histories of the DFDR/ATCR data along the entire trajectory. By contrast, real-time wind identification techniques are processed while the event is taking place; they are based solely on the knowledge of the preceding time histories of the DFDR/ATCR data.In this paper, a real-time wind identification technique is developed. First, a 3D-kinematic approach is employed in connection with the DFDR/ATCR data covering the time interval preceding the present time instant. The aircraft position, inertial velocity, and accelerometer bias are determined by matching the flight trajectory computed from the DFDR data with the flight trajectory available from the ATCR data. This leads to a least-square problem, which is solved analytically every seconds, with / small.With the inertial velocity and accelerometer bias known, an extrapolation process takes place so as to predict the inertial velocity profile over the subsequent -subinterval. At the end of this subinterval, the extrapolated inertial velocity and the newly identified inertial velocity are statistically reconciled and smoothed. Then, the process of identification, extrapolation, reconciliation, and smoothing is repeated. Subsequently, the wind is computed as the difference between the inertial velocity and the airspeed, which is available from the DFDR data. With the wind identified, windshear detection can take place (Ref. 1).As an example, the real-time wind identification technique is applied to Flight Delta 191, which crashed at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on August 2, 1985. The numerical results show that the wind obtained via real-time identification is qualitatively and quantitatively close to the wind obtained via standard identification. This being the case, it is felt that real-time wind identification can be useful in windhsear detection and guidance, above all if the shear/downdraft factor signal is replaced by the wind difference signal (Ref. 1).This paper and its companion (Ref. 1) are based on Refs. 2–4.This research was supported by the Aviation Research and Education Foundation and by Texas Advanced Technology Program, Grant No. TATP-003604020.