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1 The importance of normalisation when comparing tablet properties Tablet quality definition The properties of a tablet, both during manufacturing and in vivo, are determined by the properties of the materials used to make it; and the manufacturing conditions used to prepare the powder blend and compress the tablet. Understanding the impact of starting material properties and manufacturing conditions on the tablet at the development stage is of paramount importance. Some material and tablet characteristics may not matter but others can have a dramatic effect on processing and in vivo behaviour. These physical and chemical properties are known as Critical Quality Attributes, and they must be established for starting materials, in-process materials, and the finished tablet. To assess the impact of starting materials and manufacturing conditions, it is important to ensure that the correct tablet properties are used when making comparisons with tablets made from different formulations or on different pieces of equipment. It is actually very difficult to make scientifically robust comparisons between formulations and processes. This whitepaper explains the importance of the most commonly reported physical measurements- tablet hardness and compression force and how they should be modified in order to make valid comparisons. Tablet hardness and compression force Tablet hardness, or breaking strength, is an important and widely used parameter to control the tablet manufacturing process. In many cases it is used a surrogate measure for compression force during manufacture, often because the tablet machine is unable to measure compression force. It is a very important control parameter because compression affects every tablet property including disintegration, dissolution and friability. In some cases stability is also affected. However, tablet hardness (or breaking force) comparisons are applicable to one tablet size and shape only. If you materially change the size, shape or thickness of a tablet then all tablet hardness comparisons become incorrect. It is intuitively obvious that it is more difficult for a small tablet to withstand a given load than a larger tablet to do so, and in engineering terms this indeed proves to be the case. In fact there are two factors at work here. One is the effect of the cross sectional area across which a tablet breaking force is applied. Again it is intuitively obvious that the strength of the tablet is proportional to the cross sectional area across which the force is distributed and this is indeed the case. The second factor is that if the same force is applied to (say) a 6mm tablet and a 3mm tablet, the force per unit area on the small tablet is four times the force per unit area on the large tablet. This is because area is proportional to the square of the diameter of a circle. So the material in the 3mm tablet will experience a pressure four times that of the 6mm tablet at the same load. It is essential that these factors are taken into account when making comparisons between tablets. Instead of comparing breaking loads (measured in Newtons or Kilograms), tablets should be compared using breaking pressure, which in engineering terms is called the tensile fracture stress. And instead of comparing compaction force we should compare compaction pressure. When we do this, results make much more sense as can be seen below. 1
2 Figure 1: Comparison of hardness for 3mm and 6mm tablets made from Avicel with increasing compression force In Figure 1, 3mm and 6mm tablets appear to have similar breaking strengths implying the tablets are similar. However this takes no account of the differences in tablet thickness, nor the effect of differences in the compaction pressure. Only the applied compression force is quoted which does not take into account the punch diameter and hence the area over which the force is applied. Making the correct comparison Figures 1 and 2 show that making comparisons using only compression force and hardness does not reveal all of the information available in the data. This is particularly important for comparing formulations which have been compacted on different equipment. To make the proper comparison the tablet punch diameter, thickness of the tablet, and the compression force must also be taken into account so that a graph of tensile fracture stress (TFS) vs compaction pressure can be prepared. Figure 2: A comparison of 3mm and 6mm tablets shows the need to account for punch diameter and thickness in quoting tablet hardness 2
3 The differences in tablet thickness, diameter and compression force for circular tablets can easily be accounted for by calculating tablet tensile fracture strength, and tablet compaction pressure. Tablet Tensile Fracture Stress For round flat face tablets this can be calculated from the breaking force according to the following equation first used by Fell and Newton in 1970 (1): 2P t (1) Dt σ t is the tensile fracture strength of the tablet, P is the fracture force (N), D is the tablet diameter, t is the overall thickness The equation takes account of the breaking load, thickness and diameter of the tablet and effectively divides the breaking load by the area of the fracture surface. This formula is only correct for cylindrical tablets. Pitt et al (2) has derived equations for a wide range of other shapes. 2 t 3 2 D 2.84 t D 10P t W W 3.15 D 0.01 (2) σ t is the tensile strength, P is the fracture load (N), D is the length of the short axis, t is the overall thickness and W is the wall height of the tablet If tablets of different shape are to be compared, these must be used for the comparison to be correct. Compaction pressure For a flat faced tablet, compaction pressure is calculated simply from the force applied divided by area (3) P Cp (3) A Cp is the compaction pressure, A is the area of the punch tip 3
4 Figure 3: Variation of compaction pressure with punch diameter and compression force As mentioned earlier at the same compression force, punch diameter has an exponential effect on compaction as shown in Fig kg of compression force on a 3mm punch produces four times the pressure as 400kg on a 6mm punch. For tablets which are not flat faced, the cross sectional area of the punch is still normally used, although this may introduce a small error. Tensile fracture stress/compaction pressure comparisons When the tensile fracture stress and compaction pressure for the tablets have been calculated, the data reveals its full value. By using the tensile strength for tablets and normalising the applied force with the punch diameter to give the compaction pressure we can see the impact of tablet size and compaction pressure on the key tablet property tensile fracture stress, and the effect of tablet size. 4
5 Figure 4: The tablet tensile strength comparison for 3mm and 6mm tablets made from Avicel Figure 4 show that the higher the compaction pressure applied the larger the tablet tensile fracture stress. There is an area of overlap around 150MPa of compaction pressure when the tensile strength of a 6mm tablet is similar to the tensile strength of a 3mm tablet. Normalising the data in this way provides an objective way to measure tablet physical properties. This shows that the behaviour of Avicel, when compressed into a 25mg tablet of 3mm diameter is completely scalable to the behaviour of 100mg tablet of 6mm diameter. We have in-house data to show that a 25mg tablet correctly predicts the compaction behaviour of an 800mg tablet of a completely different shape. The advantage of tensile fracture stress measurement Tensile fracture stress measurements become meaningful without regard to tablet size. A statement that a specific hardness is required to pass a friability test or survive a coating operation is not universally true and applies to one specific size only. Normalising the data will remove that barrier and help particularly in comparing formulations compressed on different equipment. 5
6 The Gamlen Tablet Press GTP-1 and tensile fracture stress measurement in formulation development The Gamlen Tablet Press GTP-1 is the world s first computer controlled bench-top tablet press and tablet hardness tester. Ideal for small scale formulation and pre-formulation studies, the Gamlen Tablet Press is simple and easy to use. Figure 5: The Gamlen Tablet Press GTP-1 (left) and dispensing powder with a powder pipette into the die of the GTP-1 (right) Measurement of tensile fracture stress is easy on the Gamlen Tablet Press GTP-1 as the force applied is recorded and the GTP-1 can also record the breaking force for the tablet under test. Since the GTP-1 also uses flat face round punches, the compaction pressure is simple to calculate. We have already used the GTP-1 for a number of applications in formulation development. We investigated the compressibility of various formulations of a well-known blood pressure medicine, comparing the existing wet granulated formulation with various substitutions of direct compression excipients. Tablets were formed at various compression forces - 100, 200, 300 and 400kg. 100mg of each material was compressed to form a 6mm round faced tablet. Data was collected on the compression profile, weight and thickness of the tablet formed. Some tablets were then subsequently crushed on the same instrument and the fracture profile recorded as well as peak fracture load. This was repeated for all formulations and a profile of the formulations compressibility and tensile fracture stress of subsequent tablets built up. Dissolution testing of the various intact tablets was also then carried out to determine the effect of excipient substitution on bioavailability. 6
7 Figure 6: Tensile fracture stress of various direct compression and wet granulated formulations The tensile fracture stress results (Figure 6) showed clear differences between the formulations. In particular we see how extra Avicel and agglomerated lactose 80 have a major effect on tensile strength of the tablet compared to the existing wet granulated material, whilst other formulations are worse. The dissolution behaviour (Figure 7) of the various direct compression formulations also reveal considerable variation according to the excipient used. After 45 minutes the tablets made from agglomerated lactose 80 and spray dried lactose produced dissolution profiles comparable to the original wet granulated material. These are followed by the partially pre gelatinised starch and then the microcrystalline cellulose with the lactose powder 200 and sieved lactose 80 exhibiting the slowest dissolution profiles for this drug. The agglomerated lactose 80 and spray dried lactose produced tablets with superior tensile strength compared to the wet granulate. Since the Pharmacopoeial test for dissolution is taken at 45 minutes, it is feasible that the existing wet granulation step in the manufacture of this particular drug could be replaced by use of either agglomerated or spray dried lactose as a direct compression ingredient. This would be of considerable benefit to the manufacturer, saving process time and cost resulting in a more efficient manufacturing process with associated economic benefits. 7
8 Figure 7: Dissolution profiles of the drug from various direct compression and wet granulated formulations This work demonstrates the benefit of determining the critical quality attributes- tensile fracture stress and dissolution profile- of the various formulations with limited amounts of material. To perform such work using pilot scale equipment would have engaged the manufacturer s equipment and personnel for a considerable length of time. Since all assessments were performed with milligram quantities of material the manufacturer saved time, material and costs whilst evaluating the widest range of formulations. The information gained is of great importance not only technically but from a business viewpoint. Conclusion Without proper normalisation of tablet hardness and compression force data, misleading conclusions may be drawn on formulation behaviour particularly when using different equipment for tableting. We have shown how important the tablet thickness and punch diameter is to normalise the tablet hardness and compression force data to give meaningful comparative data. Further information For more information on the Gamlen Tablet Press and tensile fracture stress measurement go to ; Website: Telephone : Fax: Gamlen Tableting Ltd Registered Office: Biocity Nottingham, Pennyfoot St, Nottingham NG1 1GF Registered in England and Wales no
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- Sedan is (presumably) an Autobot from the Generation One continuity family.
Sedan isn't much of a fighter, but that's not his real strength. His ability to plan, coordinate his allies' movements and almost predict what his enemy will do is what makes him a force to be reckoned with. He's pretty cold and calculating, which is off-putting, but his track record in unassailable.
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I have a problem where a 3MB internet connection is constantly being saturated. The provider graphs show this, but how do I find out who/what are sucking the bandwidth [short of installing websese]?
Is there a tool we can use ?
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Nov 18, 2011 at 3:45 UTC
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In the reports on spiceworks I have been running one called Network Bandwidth Usage which gives you a break down in Bytes of the average day and week by device. It might be a good place to start. You could also use Wireshark to view the network traffic live.
Nov 18, 2011 at 3:50 UTC
Lots of tools. It would be best to use a promiscuous monitor or a proxy to get the information you want. See http:/
Alternatively if you have a fully managed network you could use an SNMP collector like CACTI or the dude to see what ports are eating up bandwidth on your switched and as long as you know what port goes to what device you can tell what device is using the bandwidth. But without netflow or sflow you wouldn't know what type of data it is.
Nov 18, 2011 at 3:51 UTC
Wireshark is good, but it's really a more in depth utility to use. My suggestions can also stay in place long term and provide you an overview anytime all the time.
Nov 18, 2011 at 3:59 UTC
@Piper, you probably should start a new thread for this question. This is a topic onto its own. You will get it answered quicker that way.
Nov 19, 2011 at 5:50 UTC
maybe your router/ firewall can help you figure this out.
what kind of router/ firewall/ gateway have you got?
sometimes running sysinternals tcpview on a computer which you think might be doing lots of downloads can lead to the answer
Nov 21, 2011 at 11:03 UTC
I'd suggest tracking down the source of your issues using a Netflow monitor.
I've read that cacti can do this. I know you can with trials of ManageEngine and Solarwinds.
Deja vu!
Nov 22, 2011 at 7:47 UTC
I concor with John White.
Solarwinds has a relatively simple interface to navigate, so it doesn't have a steep learning curve. For what you are wanting, it's your best bet, IMO.
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Fourteen stores were raided Monday and nine individuals — eight men and one woman — were indicted on allegations that store owners helped smuggle workers into the U.S. The immigrant workers are believed to be from Pakistan, the Associated Press reports. The New York raids were centered on Long Island.
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Poor Fblthp! 11x15, oil on illustration board, for Magic: the Gathering. And no, the original is no longer available but you'll find sketch proofs on my personal site
Mike Wazowsky? XD
you probably heard this before but you are one of the best artist hear at the deviant art. I love how you fantasy with traditional painting. Keep on doing a wonderful job!
Dude I fucking love this one! Poor Fblthp! So crisp and clear on the card, and it's a good one for the game, too!
this is awesome, love it!
wow... it's amazing.... I've got this card!
how long did it take to paint it?
how long did it take to paint it?
I know how you feel, little goblin.
I personally use this card as a bookmark that makes me smile every time I see it. Whenever anybody sees the card for the first time it always gets comments!
I love this little guy. Fblthp don't get no respect (in Ravnica anyway)
Looks like a throwback to the old creature illustrations.
great use of dry brush.
great use of dry brush.
/ / Aaah ! I really love it, it's a very amazing painting ! /
Aww! Poor little dude.
your brushstrokes are mindblowing. It's a pleasure to look at it!
Fblthp is my new favourite MtG character
I love MTG!
it's Mikey from Monsters inc.
Fblthp!! My friends and I have loved this little poor guy since we first saw that card ^^
Istant fav!
Istant fav!
me as a kid... right there.
I've felt like this before
Really impressed by the composition and value structure. There's a great sense of movement and chaos, but the structure of the piece leads your eye right where it needs to go. Plus the monster's expression is hilarious.
I have no idea what that critter is, but I already feel sorry for him being totally lost. Who's gonna help him? Somebody IS going to help him, right?
I love this little guy! He's so cute ^.^
Excellent work on the boot by the way ^.^
Excellent work on the boot by the way ^.^
Looks like Mike got lost in the Human World lol
good one
So good!
I like this
My room mate opened a foil one of these. I'm so Jealous.....
Somehow, I used to find such looks disturbing but on this one...it feels like my heart somehow feel pity instead of disgust. In his eye...I can see fear and loneliness that anyone that feels as an outcast in society could relate too.
You did an awesome job.
You did an awesome job.
Aaaaaw he's so cute!
I love the texture on the boot in the foreground and the monster's expression is priceless!
One of my favorite card arts ever. Can't help but feel sorry for the little guy
Looks cool! Do you happen to kno what card it became?
Thank you for drawing this out. It makes me feel something it so feel fear human.
same we are human so fear it and it's a people on the earth.it had been a heart.
as human. so beautiful so much+--+
same we are human so fear it and it's a people on the earth.it had been a heart.
as human. so beautiful so much+--+
very nicely done!
Goin' down the road, feelin' like an alien.
Poor little guy. Good idea!
I thought it was Mike from "Monsters Inc." since "Monsters University" is on its way. Shows what I know, and I haven't played Magic in a looong while. Good piece regardless.
I know it's already been posted but, yeah this does invoke sadness. Very good work!
oh noes! this gives me so many feels! I wanna help him phone home!!!!!!!!!!
Best name ever.
hmmm, I see....
hahahah! brightens my day
Fucking adorable. Good job man!
mike wazowski
really fantastic mr Palumbo...
Reminded me immediately of Mike Wazowski, from Monsters Inc.
But great painting! I always love your rough brushstrokes, incredible.
But great painting! I always love your rough brushstrokes, incredible.


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another plus is it is amazingly quiet.
I wholeheartedly recommend this apartment for any person wishing for a complete Parisian experience.
Le Petit Trianon was a very nice apartment in a great part of Paris. My wife and I enjoyed our stay. The neighborhood is wonderful, transportation close, supermarkets, food stores, BAKERIES, and all the conveniences for first time visitors to Paris from USA. The room is modern with beautiful tile stand-up shower! A nice feature for westerners. I would return for a future stay. It's a nice place. We had a small problem with internet that was promptly handled by the property manager. Some initial basics were also provided by property manager that made our arrival comfortable.
I found the Le Petit Trianon lovely and in a great neighborhood. It's really perfect for one person, or a couple. Very nicely appointed and great use of space. My only complaint would be to advise users of the washer/dryer that the clothes do not get dry in a machine like that. If one does their laundry it is best to dry them on the rack that is provided in the closet. I found that they dry pretty quickly that way. Also, the stairway is treacherous, so it's best not to be too old or have heavy luggage.
My husband and I spent three wonderful weeks at Le Petit Trianon. It was our first trip to Paris together and we loved so much about our trip and our stay in Le Marais.
The apartment is so lovely - exactly as the pictures suggest. Thoughtfully appointed, with much consideration as to the needs of guests. We found the quirkiness of the building to be charming. It felt like we were actual residents of a real neighborhood in a lively and vibrant area of Paris and that is exactly what we were looking for. There are numerous restaurants close to the apartment that we would highly recommend - having gone to Cafe La Royal on the corner almost every day for le petit dejeuner - we got to know the staff there and were so grateful they were willing to let us practice our halting french with them. The Italian restaurant directly across the street (Il Prezzemolo) serves the most delicious pizza and white wine and has a very friendly and attentive wait staff - even providing the address one evening of a gypsy jazz club for us!
The only drawback from our perspective is the noise factor of the street below. And, as it was warm weather while we were there (September), we needed to leave the windows open at night and it was very noisy. This is not something the owners of the apartment nor the management can control - it is simply the situation of the location of the apartment. Given the narrow street, the car and motorcycle traffic and the liveliness of Le Marais - especially at night, it is just something to recognize and be prepared for. If travel plans are for cooler months when windows can be left closed most of the time, then the apartment is truly commendable. Whenever we had the windows closed, the apartment was very quiet.
As others have already done, I would like to express our thanks to Hannah for her considerate and helpful service to us while we stayed at the apartment. She was such a joy to work with - timely responses and checked in on us several times during our stay to just see how we were doing. We appreciated her thoughtfulness and professionalism so much.
We would give the apartment, Paris-Sharing and management, 5 stars for everything under their control, but with the noise of the street below, we felt it deserves 4 stars overall as it did impact our stay.
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I know I owe you all an update on the progress of my 30 Before 30 list, but I have to make some not-quite-positive remarks (I've failed 3 things– doh!), and I wanted to come back from my short blog hiatus on a positive note.
So, here it is, my positive note: I am in the chorus for the Durham Savoyards' production of Princess Ida! Take that, #4! I'm so excited about this– I've done music all my life, but I haven't been in a musical since middle school, and that was a musical revue, so this will be my first actual show, and certainly the first in my adult life. What makes it even better is that my high school buddy of old, Kimmy, is also in the chorus. It'll be just like the best parts of show choir and geometry class, all over again! I can't wait. Rehearsals start in January, and save the date, because the show is March 24-27, 2011 and I expect all of you within a 3 hour radius to get your hinies to Durham and see it.
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So I want to fly out of Aberdeen roughly the first week in November.
I am still overwhelmed with things I need to do before I go and made even worse in the fact I have not yet picked my first destination to fly to.
As in previous topics I have stated I very much want to go to the flow, I do not want to stick to an Itineary but I also don't want to waste time looking places up when I am over there. I am at the stage I think where I wan't to do too much.
I have £5,000 and a few months in my life spare and have dreamt of this since I was a school leaver I am now 26.
My main concerns are not meeting people and not doing things right which will perhaps end me thinking I have failed and coming back earlier than planned.
Main countries I would like to visit are
Czech Republic - Prague and Olomouc.
Poland - Warsaw and Krakow.
Hungary - Budapest,
Croatia - Zagreb
Italy - Venice, Pisa, Florence, Bologna,
Germany - Munich, Heidelberg, Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin.
Holland - Amsterdam
Belgium - Bruges, Brussels
that sort of route is what am thinking. Maybe biting off more than I can chew??? As I said I have around 3 months and £5,000 in total. Willing to stay in once place longer to stretch funds with work.
I would love to start in a City where it will have like minded people like myself at this time of year, that won't be daunting for a first time solo traveller on her own. I am into culture,history,churches and all the ususal things. I am not into going clubbing but do wish to meet people that I can have a social beer(s) with.
Where would be a good place to start?
So far I have considered....Pisa, Amsterdam and Prague. But basically I have an open ticket to anywhere I just need to book it...
Plesae help if you can
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Struggling to decide....travel buffs help me please
So I want to fly out of Aberdeen roughly the first week in November.
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Hi Kathryn,
You will love travelling solo. I thought I would hate it but it was great - back in the good ole days of my twenties and now in my forties. My advice, that I am sure you have read on other threads, is to take some walking tours. You are sure to meet up with like-minded people as you have all chosen that particular tour. It is easy to go for a drink or a coffee after a two hour walking tour. It is easy to suggest and people often haven't planned for something right after a tour.
I noticed you are thinking about Pisa - imho - a day trip. It is fun to see but I wouldn't want to spen much time there.
You will have a great time no matter what you choose. What an awesome experience...I am kind of jealous. Have a great trip!
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So 5000GBP for 90 days... this budget is around 55 GBP per day. More or less 18 destinations in 90 days, average 5 day on each including traveling days... Not extremely bad, but not as easy as you may think... Traveling around will add significantly on the costs, and if you subtract say 1 and a half to 2 traveling days, you are left with 3 full days per destination that may or may not be enough on some areas. You can save on some areas especially in eastern Europe, while you may go above your daily budget on western Europe counties. I do not know what your interests and everything are but I would think that as far as you make the effort to go on a place, visiting some major sites and museums, maybe taking a couple of excursions, going out with your newly-found friends etc are a must-do/see activity. You would not want to miss out on those things due to time or money constrains. If it was me, I would slow down a bit, maybe picking less destinations,or built a core itinerary and keep flexible... by having in mind some additional destinations as a possibility rather than a must...
Personally I would try to start by visiting northern countries that are known for their very cold winter - such as Poland- on November and save places with milder winter for late December/January. Of course advice depends on your specific interests too, for example you may decide you want to be in a specific area for Christmas, or would love to snow ski a bit or whatever...
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Start north, work your way south. Some of these towns have more expensive accomodation than others, so watch out for Hamburg rooms, Venice rooms (stay in Mestre and take the bus), Warsaw (try B&Bs).
Amsterdam is a good place to start. It will be more friendly to solos than others.
Good luck, and watch the cash.
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Hi, MissGronky86 -
You should be able to have a wonderful trip!
I love traveling solo and would not do it any other way - it is such a wonderful self-indulgence to be able to do exactly what you want to do when you want to do it! For some solo travel reports, see:
(and please write a report and add a link to that thread!)
If I understand correctly, you have a rough plan in mind and are willing to adjust it as you go - sounds like a great idea to me! That should let you stay a bit longer in some places and forge on from others. As mariha notes, each time you change locations you'll lose more time than you think and those moments can be disorienting, as you adjust to a new language and new conditions and orient yourself to a new city. But just be prepared for that and give yourself time to get over a few rough moments now and again.
I see that you tagged your post for Poland only. You might want to ask Fodor's editors to add tags for the other countries you hope to visit. I suspect you'll get many more responses that way.
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Carpets & Candids: Olivia's green leather skirt
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