Eletronic publishing and chemical text processing - II. Character and vector representations of chemical structures
Abstract Fragments for two-dimensional chemical structure diagrams can be represented by either characters or vectors. The relative merits of the two approaches are considered and it is shown that the vector representation is clearly superior.
Molly - A Language for Typesetting Molecular Structure Diagrams
Abstract MOLLY is a language for drawing 2-D molecular structure diagrams commonly seen in scientific journals and textbooks. Implemented as a PIC macro library, MOLLY is integrated with the TROFF family of typesetting software available for UNIX and MS-DOS operating systems. The language is device-independent and can be used to produce publication-quality molecular drawings on laser printers and phototypesetters. MOLLY offers a new paradigm for drawing chemical structures—atomic groups are drawn in a way analogous to how a branching tree or road is traversed. The atomic groups and bonds are placed intuitively and accurately at any orientation—even when entire structures are rotated and reflected. The user can extend the language and build libraries of reusable moieties and templates. This paper describes the design of MOLLY and gives examples of its use.
Coronial Practice, Indigeneity and Suicide
All available data suggest that, like many other Indigenous peoples, Australian Aborigines are significantly more likely to kill themselves than are non-Aboriginal Australians. This statistical disparity is normally positioned an objective, ontological and undeniable social fact, a fact best explained as a function of endemic community disadvantage and disenfranchisement. This research explores the possibility that higher-than-normal Aboriginal suicide rates may also be a function of coronial decision-making practices. Based upon in-depth interviews with 32 coroners from across Australia, the following conclusions emerged from the data. First, coroners have differing perceptions of Indigenous capacity, and are less likely to have concerns about intent when the suicide is committed by an Indigenous person. Second, coroners have identified divergent scripts of Indigenous suicide, particularly its spontaneity and public location, and this supports rather than challenges, a finding of suicide. Third, the coronial perception of Indigenous life is a factor which influences a suicide determination for Indigenous deaths. Finally, the low level of Indigenous engagement with the coronial system, and the unlikelihood of a challenge to the finding of suicide by Indigenous families, means that a coronial determination of suicide is more likely.