Computers in the Laboratory

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Author Index Baumann, F r e d , 23 B r o w n , A r t h u r C. I l l , 23 E n r i o n e , R i c h a r d E., 83 F i n n e r t y , W., 17 K i p i n i a k , W., 17 L e w i s , K e n n e t h Α., 23 L i s c o u s k i , J o s e p h G., 1,45 L o c h m u l l e r , C h a r l e s Η., 11 M a r c u s , R u d o l p h J . , 89 P e r o n e , Sam P., 99 S e i d e r s , B a r b a r a A. B., 109 S t . C l a i r , D o u g l a s , 37 S t u r d i v a n , L a r r y , Μ., 109

Subject Index A Animation, r e a l - t i m e , 58 Applications graphics, 46 robots, 13 Audit t r a i l s , 34 Automation goals, 3 planning, 4,6 problems, 1 Automation vs. r o b o t i c s , 11

Β Bachman diagram, 30f Backup procedures f o r computer manage ment of water q u a l i t y , 85 Bar chart, computer graphics, 52 BASIC, 29f Broadband technology, 42 Buckingham P i Theorem, 115

CODASYL—See Conference on Data Systems Languages Communications and network, 37-44 Communications s a t e l l i t e , 41 Computer d e f i n i t i o n , 45 d u a l , 21 updating, 22 Computer automated laboratory system, 17 Computer generation of s t r u c t u r e e f f e c t r e l a t i o n s h i p s , 89-98 Computer graphics, 45-82 to i l l u s t r a t e a l g a l growth, 84 Conference on Data Systems Languages, 27,29f Connections to the host, 66 Conversion techniques, analog to d i g i t a l , 20 Converter, d i g i t a l to analog (D/A), 60 CRT, 47,55

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C CALS—See Computer automated laboratory system CAS On-Line, 22,95 Central l i m i t theorem, 115 C e r t i f i c a t e of a n a l y s i s , 21 C l u s t e r i n g methods, 91,93-97 Clusters technology, 42

Data manual entry, 20 recording and v a l i d a t i n g , 19 Data networking, 21 Data p l o t t i n g , 46 Data r e p o r t i n g , 21 Data r e t r i e v a l , 19,21

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Database adjustment, 25 a r c h i v i n g , 20 design, 23,24 implementation, 23 i n t e g r i t y , 25,34 schema, 25 s e c u r i t y , 25,34 subschema, 24 updating, 20 used i n development of computer techniques, 92 Database management, applied i n a n a l y t i c a l chemistry laboratory, 23-36 Datasets, 25 Datatrieve, 29f,33 Declaration v a r i a b l e , 18 Deductive method vs. h e u r i s t i c approach, 91 D i c t i o n a r i e s , l a b manager systems, 18-19 Dimensional a n a l y s i s , 115 Displays graphics, 60-69 r a s t e r , 62-65 vector, 60-62 D i s t r i b u t e d storage, 40 Document preparation, 46,58 Ε Electrochemical s t r u c t u r a l - a c t i v i t y c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , 101 Ethernet technology, 2,42

Graphics p r o t o c o l s , 67 Graphics software, 73 Graphs and c h a r t s , computer representation, 46 H Hardware requirements f o r computer graphics, 50,54,56,58-60 H e u r i s t i c programming, 90 H i s t o r i c a l development of laboratory communications, 42 Hub system, 3 Hypers pace, 91,95 I Image i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , 57 Image processing, 46,57 INA—See Instrument network a r c h i t e c ture Inductive techniques, 91 I n d u s t r i a l robot, d e f i n i t i o n , 12 Information content, 100 enhancement, 101 goals, 100 r e t r i e v a l and r e p o r t i n g , 33 Information explosion, e f f e c t of instrumentation, 99-107 Ink j e t p r i n t e r s , 68 Instrument network a r c h i t e c t u r e (INA), 28 Instrumentation, e f f e c t on information, 99-107 I n t e r f a c i n g , computer to instrument, 2

F F a c t o r i a l design to study s t r u c t u r a l e f f e c t s on v o l t a m e t r i c data, 104t Fiber o p t i c s technology, 42 F i l e t r a n s f e r , 40 F l i c k e r , 62 FORTRAN, 29f

G Gaussian f u n c t i o n , 115 Graphics a p p l i c a t i o n s , 46 d e f i n i t i o n , 45 hard copy, 68 Graphics devices c l o s e l y coupled, 66 l o o s e l y coupled, 67 Graphics d i s p l a y s , 60 d i s c u s s i o n , 60-69

J J o y s t i c k s , computer graphics, 70 L Lab manager system, 17 Laboratory automation, 1-9 Laboratory data management, 17-24 Laboratory f r o n t end device, 39 Laboratory Information Management Systems, 2 extensions and m o d i f i c a t i o n s , 35 goals, 3 Light pens, 69 LIMS—See Laboratory Information Management Systems Line drawing, 46 a p p l i c a t i o n s , 54

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INDEX

L i n e a r i t y , d e f i n i t i o n , 110 Linearized l e a s t squares method, 116 Local storage, problems, 40 L o g i s t i c f u n c t i o n , 115

M


Mass storage, devices, 40 Medline, 22 Modeling a p p l i c a t i o n s , 54 computer graphics, 46 Models s t o c h a s t i c , 111-115 theory behind, 110

Ν Network computers f o r water management, 85 Data Communications, 37 d e f i n i t i o n , 37 D i g i t a l Computer, 37 l o c a l area, 42 wide area, 41 Network and communications, 37-44 Network showing primary data paths, 86 Networking cost, 41 e f f e c t s on data access and manipulation, 41

R Raster, d e f i n i t i o n , 60 Raster c o l o r , 65 Raster d i s p l a y s , 62 d i s c u s s i o n , 62-65 Raster p r i n t e r s , 68 Record a n a l y s i s , 30f, 31, 32 a r c h i v i n g , 34 I/O device, 30f, 31 instrument, 30f, 31 method, 30f, 31 r e s u l t , 30f, 32, 33 r e t r i e v i n g , 34 run, 30f, 32, 33 run parameter, 30f, 32, 33 sample, 30f, 31 w o r k l i s t , 30f, 31 Remote computer, 19 Remote job entry (RJE), 22 Report generation, 19 Reporting, information r e t r i e v a l , 33 Resolution, i n r a s t e r d i s p l a y s , 64 R e t r i e v a l , information and r e p o r t i n g , 33 RJE—See Remote job entry Robot, 3 d e f i n i t i o n , 11 t r a i n i n g , 12 types and a p p l i c a t i o n s , 13 Robotics i n the l a b o r a t o r y , 11-16 Robotics vs. automation, 11 Robots, pick-and-place components, 12 Rotation, computer graphics, 56 Runsheet processing, 20

0 ODYSSEY, computer graphics, 52 On-line data a c q u i s i t i o n , review, and v a l i d a t i o n , 20 Ρ PASCAL, 29f Pen p l o t t e r s , 69 Personal computers, 40 Photographic systems, 68 Pick-and-place components of robots, 12 Pie chart computer graphics, 50 P i x e l s , i n r a s t e r d i s p l a y s , 63 P l o t t i n g , data management, 19 P l o t t i n g program, computer graphics, 46 P r o b a b i l i t y f u n c t i o n , 111 Purchasing, 5-6

S Sample approval, 20 Sample i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , 19 Sample management, 19 Sample t r a c k i n g , LIMS, 2 Scaling computer graphics, 56 functions and f a c t o r s , 46 laws, 111 model, 111-115 Scan conversion i n r a s t e r d i s p l a y s , 63 Schema, VAX LIMS a r c h i t e c t u r e , 29f Screen c o p i e r s , computer graphics, 68 Screens, touch s e n s i t i v e , 71 Secondary r e s u l t s , manual data entry, 20 S e c u r i t y , 29f,34 data management, 18 Storage tube technology, 61


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C O M P U T E R S IN T H E

Structural-activity classifications, electrochemical, 101 S t r u c t u r e - e f f e c t r e l a t i o n s h i p s , com puter generation, 89-98 Subschema, VAX LIMS a r c h i t e c t u r e , 29f


Τ Tablet, computer graphics, 71 Task-to-task communications, networking, 40 Test, d i c t i o n a r i e s , data management, 19 Text as data, use, 89 Toxline, 22 Track b a l l , computer graphics, 70 T r a i n i n g robot, 11 T r a n s l a t i o n , computer graphics, 56 U U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 83-87 Use of t e x t as data, 89

LABORATORY

V VAX database u t i l i t i e s , 27t VAX LIMS, 26f a r c h i t e c t u r e , 27,29f f u n c t i o n s , 25 Vector d e f i n i t i o n , 60 d i s p l a y s , 60 Vector d i s p l a y s , d i s c u s s i o n , 60-62 Voltametric e l e c t r o a n a l y t i c a l data, methods of o b t a i n i n g , 103

W Water management, 83-87 network of computers, 85 Water q u a l i t y chemical a n a l y s i s using mechanized/computerized equipment, 84 l a b computers, 85 management by computers, backup procedures, 85


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