Here are the few specimen entries for the Android Makers Encyclopedia "Q" topics:

1.)The

q

    command starts the Quattro pro engine with something like the

model 3

    argument loads the current worksheet during start-up.

Alternatively, if you start Quattro with only the q command (or any of Quattro's alternatives), then you must use the worksheet's /F)ile-O)pen ... command to retrieve the model template file.

Now that you are looking at the worksheet; and admittedly it is not the easiest one to use because it is not a macro driven application; the easy part is done. You are most likely to be looking at the same screen as when present when the file was last saved.

Locking in the screen position is a handy feature when developing a model to take up the next work session from the last point. This is a fairly large worksheet, so it must be well organized. Generally, the prompt provides enough information as to what the model expects in the "Input Matrix." If not, the default value built into the model should suggest the range of expectations.

2.)The

     Q Angle, as within anatomical texts, is properly of the knee because of the direct effect upon the shape of the femurs' condyloid surfaces which articulate with the mating surfaces of the tibia. However, the angle is also reflected in the pelvis and hip geometry. This is the angle of the femur shaft off the vertical, or more precisely, the sagittal plane.

An acute angle results from narrow hips in relation to the femur length; as for a tall and thin subject. Likewise, an obtuse angle may be associated with wide hips from a squat stature.

     Quadratus femoris; an ac tuator in the innermost layer of muscles and fascia of the hips, [Gray, p. 430] pulls horizontally from "the external lip of the tuberosity of the ischium" to the posterior, "upper part of the linea quadrata.See footnote 1" Gray did not describe this in his "Actions" paragraph that is in almost all of the topics.

     Quadratus lumborum; an stabilizer in the innermost layer of ac tuators of the pelvis and waist, (see [Gray, p. 367]) is listed by Gray as one of the "Deep Muscles of the Abdomen." Gray also describes a covering fascia. This muscle attaches at the last rib and to the crest of the ilium.

In a human, this is "a muscle of inspiration" (powers the inhalation) and raises the pelvis by the crest of the ilium. If both sides contract, the trunk bends. In a human and an android, one of these contracting alternatively may provide some of the hip action of walking.

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