An overview of some analytical approaches to the computation of the structural and thermodynamic properties of single component and multicomponent hard-sphere fluids is provided. For the structural properties, they yield a thermodynamically consistent formulation, thus improving and extending the known analytical results of the Percus–Yevick theory. Approximate expressions for the contact value...

As food legislation calls for methods of control, reliable analytical methods have to be available to make the enforcement of regulations possible. The reliability of analysis data can be improved through the use of methods that fulfil certain performance criteria (demonstrated in interlaboratory studies) and the application of analytical quality assurance (AQA) procedures is recommended, inclu...

Distributed Generation is the generation of electricity from many small energy sources and is located closer to the user, or customer. This paper presents analytical method to determine the optimal location to place a distributed generation in radial feeder model to minimize the real power loss of the system. The analytical expression and the methodology are based on the power flow method. The ...

This paper describes the methodology and analytical methods used in nuclear forensic investigations. Two case studies are taken as examples to illustrate this. These examples represent typical cases that have been analysed at the Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU) since last 10 years, i.e. the beginning of the illicit trafficking of nuclear materials. Results of the various analytical te...

A methodology for the measurement of high field strain and polarisation responses of fine scale piezoelectric fibres is presented. Using analytical models, the response of the fibres is extracted from measurements made on 1–3 composites. Analytical modelling shows that composites with a high fibre volume fraction are desirable for accurate prediction of the fibres response. Poor model response ...

This study is designed to determine whether providing immediate feedback improves the analytical review skills for accounting students trained in a setting where feedback is not normally used. In this exploratory study, a combination of training and practice with explanatory feedback improved judgment accuracy for inexperienced student auditors performing analytical review tasks. Participants r...

The practice of therapeutic drug monitoring is based on several disciplines, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and chemical analysis. The impact of the analysis on the determination of pharmacokinetic parameters is not well appreciated. Analytical goals in therapeutic drug monitoring should be established by determining the nature of the problem to be solved, selecting the appropria...

Analytical techniques for the determination of polychorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) and dioxin-like PCBs (DLPCB) are reviewed. The focus of the review is on recent advances in methodology and analytical procedures. The paper also reviews toxicology, the development of toxic equivalent factors (TEF) and the determination of toxic equivalent quantity (TEQ)...

An analytical approach for the interpretation of multicomponent heterogeneous adsorption or complexation isotherms in terms of multidimensional affinity spectra is presented. Fourier transform, applied to analyze the corresponding integral equation, leads to an inversion formula which allows the computation of the multicomponent affinity spectrum underlying a given competitive isotherm. Althoug...