A method for the determination of serum glucoseemployinga heat clot technic for the elimination of protein and other interfering substances is described. Serum (0.10 ml.) and absolute methyl alcohol (0.09 ml. delivered as six drops) are mixed in a shell vial and a clot is formed by immersionof the vial in a 60#{176} water bath for 4 mm. The clot is overlaid with 2.0 ml. of water and the contain...

A data-driven approach is utilized to model a chiller plant that has four chillers, four cooling towers, and two chilled water storage tanks. The chillers have varying energy efficiency. Since the chiller plant model derived from data-driven approach is nonlinear and non-convex, it is not practical to solve it by using the traditional gradient-based optimization algorithm. A two-level intellige...

We explore numerically the feasibility of using chemical patterning to control the size and polydispersity of micrometer-scale drops. The simulations suggest that it is possible to sort drops by size or wetting properties by using an array of hydrophilic stripes of different widths. We also demonstrate that monodisperse drops can be generated by exploiting the pinning of a drop on a hydrophilic...

one of the major purposes of optimization in civil engineering is to perform a suitable design for the structure. this goal has to fulfill technical criteria and contain the minimum economical costs. building frames are of the most customary civil engineering structures. therefore, optimization of these types of structures could be of a great concern from the economical viewpoints. one of the c...