At present no method for glycohemoglobin (%HbA1c) is automated on a main-line analyzer to allow joint measurement with other indicators of diabetic control such as glucose and cholesterol. We describe an adaptation of a latex-enhanced competitive immunoassay for quantifying %HbA1c to the Dade International Dimension analyzer. After a manual hemolysis step, HbA1c and total hemoglobin (Hb) are de...

Two-dimensional Euler equations have been solved on an unstructured grid. An upwind finite volume scheme, based on Roe's flux difference splitting method, is used to discretize the equations. Using advancing front method, an initial Delaunay triangulation has been made. The adaptation procedure involves mesh enrichment coarsening in regions of flow with high low gradients of flow properties, ac...

Dilution can best be defined as the proportion of waste tonnage to the total weight of ore and waste in each block. Predicting the internal dilution based on geological boundaries of waste and ore in each block can help engineers to develop more reliable long-term planning designs in mining activities. This paper presents a method to calculate the geological internal dilution in each block and ...

Currently, visually described borehole samples are the primary input for large-scale 3D geological models of the subsurface, both when modelling architecture and composition. Cone penetration tests are rarely used and to a limited extent only. There are several reasons why it is of interest to utilize CPT data for geological and lithological modelling of the Dutch subsurface: 1) CPTs are more a...

Unconventional reservoirs are keys to oil and gas exploration and development, especially shale gas reservoirs. Discriminated shale gas reservoir lithofacies are, in particular, a primary problem in shale gas reservoir engineering. The mineral composition will affect both absorbed and free gas contents, therefore their identification is important. The mineral composition is one part of lithofac...