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What can we help you with?
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How do I define the number of bonds formed by an atom?
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How can I search on tautomers with ConQuest?
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How is Hermes licenced?
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I do not understand what is meant by a particular error message in enCIFer, so how do I resolve the problem?
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What are the strengths/weaknesses of similarity searching in WebCSD?
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How does author name searching work?
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I find searching for polymeric structures difficult and I get results I don't fully understand. Can you explain how polymeric structures are defined so I can tailor my searches to be more effective?
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Why are my H-bond constraints not being taken into account?
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What should I sketch for a similarity search?
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Why has my substructure search given fewer hits than I expected?
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