function [VOI, STATES, ALGEBRAIC, CONSTANTS] = mainFunction() % This is the "main function". In Matlab, things work best if you rename this function to match the filename. [VOI, STATES, ALGEBRAIC, CONSTANTS] = solveModel(); end function [algebraicVariableCount] = getAlgebraicVariableCount() % Used later when setting a global variable with the number of algebraic variables. % Note: This is not the "main method". algebraicVariableCount =0; end % There are a total of 19 entries in each of the rate and state variable arrays. % There are a total of 63 entries in the constant variable array. % function [VOI, STATES, ALGEBRAIC, CONSTANTS] = solveModel() % Create ALGEBRAIC of correct size global algebraicVariableCount; algebraicVariableCount = getAlgebraicVariableCount(); % Initialise constants and state variables [INIT_STATES, CONSTANTS] = initConsts; % Set timespan to solve over tspan = [0, 10]; % Set numerical accuracy options for ODE solver options = odeset('RelTol', 1e-06, 'AbsTol', 1e-06, 'MaxStep', 1); % Solve model with ODE solver [VOI, STATES] = ode15s(@(VOI, STATES)computeRates(VOI, STATES, CONSTANTS), tspan, INIT_STATES, options); % Compute algebraic variables [RATES, ALGEBRAIC] = computeRates(VOI, STATES, CONSTANTS); ALGEBRAIC = computeAlgebraic(ALGEBRAIC, CONSTANTS, STATES, VOI); % Plot state variables against variable of integration [LEGEND_STATES, LEGEND_ALGEBRAIC, LEGEND_VOI, LEGEND_CONSTANTS] = createLegends(); figure(); plot(VOI, STATES); xlabel(LEGEND_VOI); l = legend(LEGEND_STATES); set(l,'Interpreter','none'); end function [LEGEND_STATES, LEGEND_ALGEBRAIC, LEGEND_VOI, LEGEND_CONSTANTS] = createLegends() LEGEND_STATES = ''; LEGEND_ALGEBRAIC = ''; LEGEND_VOI = ''; LEGEND_CONSTANTS = ''; LEGEND_VOI = strpad('time in component environment (hour)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,1) = strpad('MP in component MP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,1) = strpad('vsP in component MP (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,2) = strpad('vmP in component MP (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,3) = strpad('kdmp in component MP (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,4) = strpad('KAP in component MP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,5) = strpad('KmP in component MP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,6) = strpad('n in component model_parameters (dimensionless)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,2) = strpad('BN in component BN (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,3) = strpad('MC in component MC (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,7) = strpad('vsC in component MC (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,8) = strpad('vmC in component MC (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,9) = strpad('kdmc in component MC (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,10) = strpad('KAC in component MC (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,11) = strpad('KmC in component MC (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,4) = strpad('MB in component MB (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,12) = strpad('vsB in component MB (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,13) = strpad('vmB in component MB (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,14) = strpad('kdmb in component MB (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,15) = strpad('KIB in component MB (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,16) = strpad('KmB in component MB (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,17) = strpad('m in component model_parameters (dimensionless)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,5) = strpad('RN in component RN (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,6) = strpad('MR in component MR (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,18) = strpad('vsR in component MR (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,19) = strpad('vmR in component MR (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,20) = strpad('kdmr in component MR (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,21) = strpad('KAR in component MR (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,22) = strpad('KmR in component MR (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,23) = strpad('h in component model_parameters (dimensionless)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,7) = strpad('PC in component PC (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,24) = strpad('ksP in component model_parameters (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,25) = strpad('Kp in component model_parameters (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,26) = strpad('Kdp in component model_parameters (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,27) = strpad('k3 in component model_parameters (second_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,28) = strpad('k4 in component model_parameters (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,29) = strpad('kdn in component model_parameters (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,30) = strpad('V1P in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,31) = strpad('V2P in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,8) = strpad('PCP in component PCP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,9) = strpad('PCC in component PCC (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,10) = strpad('CC in component CC (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,32) = strpad('ksC in component model_parameters (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,33) = strpad('kdnc in component model_parameters (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,34) = strpad('V1C in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,35) = strpad('V2C in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,11) = strpad('CCP in component CCP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,12) = strpad('RC in component RC (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,36) = strpad('ksR in component model_parameters (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,37) = strpad('Kd in component model_parameters (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,38) = strpad('k9 in component model_parameters (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,39) = strpad('k10 in component model_parameters (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,40) = strpad('vdRC in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,41) = strpad('vdPC in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,42) = strpad('vdCC in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,43) = strpad('k1 in component model_parameters (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,44) = strpad('k2 in component model_parameters (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,45) = strpad('V1PC in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,46) = strpad('V2PC in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,13) = strpad('PCCP in component PCCP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,14) = strpad('PCN in component PCN (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,47) = strpad('k7 in component model_parameters (second_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,48) = strpad('k8 in component model_parameters (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,49) = strpad('V3PC in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,50) = strpad('V4PC in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,15) = strpad('PCNP in component PCNP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,16) = strpad('IN in component IN (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,51) = strpad('vdRN in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,52) = strpad('vdPCC in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,53) = strpad('vdPCN in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,17) = strpad('BC in component BC (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,54) = strpad('ksB in component model_parameters (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,55) = strpad('k5 in component model_parameters (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,56) = strpad('k6 in component model_parameters (first_order_rate_constant)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,57) = strpad('V1B in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,58) = strpad('V2B in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,18) = strpad('BCP in component BCP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,59) = strpad('vdBC in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,60) = strpad('V3B in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,61) = strpad('V4B in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_STATES(:,19) = strpad('BNP in component BNP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,62) = strpad('vdBN in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_CONSTANTS(:,63) = strpad('vdIN in component model_parameters (flux)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,1) = strpad('d/dt MP in component MP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,3) = strpad('d/dt MC in component MC (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,4) = strpad('d/dt MB in component MB (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,6) = strpad('d/dt MR in component MR (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,7) = strpad('d/dt PC in component PC (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,10) = strpad('d/dt CC in component CC (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,12) = strpad('d/dt RC in component RC (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,8) = strpad('d/dt PCP in component PCP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,11) = strpad('d/dt CCP in component CCP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,9) = strpad('d/dt PCC in component PCC (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,14) = strpad('d/dt PCN in component PCN (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,5) = strpad('d/dt RN in component RN (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,13) = strpad('d/dt PCCP in component PCCP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,15) = strpad('d/dt PCNP in component PCNP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,17) = strpad('d/dt BC in component BC (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,18) = strpad('d/dt BCP in component BCP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,2) = strpad('d/dt BN in component BN (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,19) = strpad('d/dt BNP in component BNP (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_RATES(:,16) = strpad('d/dt IN in component IN (nanomolar)'); LEGEND_STATES = LEGEND_STATES'; LEGEND_ALGEBRAIC = LEGEND_ALGEBRAIC'; LEGEND_RATES = LEGEND_RATES'; LEGEND_CONSTANTS = LEGEND_CONSTANTS'; end function [STATES, CONSTANTS] = initConsts() VOI = 0; CONSTANTS = []; STATES = []; ALGEBRAIC = []; STATES(:,1) = 0.1; CONSTANTS(:,1) = 2.4; CONSTANTS(:,2) = 2.2; CONSTANTS(:,3) = 0.02; CONSTANTS(:,4) = 0.6; CONSTANTS(:,5) = 0.3; CONSTANTS(:,6) = 2.0; STATES(:,2) = 0.1; STATES(:,3) = 1.2; CONSTANTS(:,7) = 2.2; CONSTANTS(:,8) = 2.0; CONSTANTS(:,9) = 0.02; CONSTANTS(:,10) = 0.6; CONSTANTS(:,11) = 0.4; STATES(:,4) = 9; CONSTANTS(:,12) = 1.8; CONSTANTS(:,13) = 1.3; CONSTANTS(:,14) = 0.02; CONSTANTS(:,15) = 2.2; CONSTANTS(:,16) = 0.4; CONSTANTS(:,17) = 2.0; STATES(:,5) = 0.1; STATES(:,6) = 1.5; CONSTANTS(:,18) = 1.6; CONSTANTS(:,19) = 1.6; CONSTANTS(:,20) = 0.02; CONSTANTS(:,21) = 0.6; CONSTANTS(:,22) = 0.4; CONSTANTS(:,23) = 2.0; STATES(:,7) = 0.1; CONSTANTS(:,24) = 1.2; CONSTANTS(:,25) = 1.006; CONSTANTS(:,26) = 0.1; CONSTANTS(:,27) = 0.8; CONSTANTS(:,28) = 0.4; CONSTANTS(:,29) = 0.02; CONSTANTS(:,30) = 9.6; CONSTANTS(:,31) = 0.6; STATES(:,8) = 0.1; STATES(:,9) = 0.1; STATES(:,10) = 0.1; CONSTANTS(:,32) = 3.2; CONSTANTS(:,33) = 0.02; CONSTANTS(:,34) = 1.2; CONSTANTS(:,35) = 0.2; STATES(:,11) = 0.1; STATES(:,12) = 0.1; CONSTANTS(:,36) = 1.7; CONSTANTS(:,37) = 0.3; CONSTANTS(:,38) = 0.8; CONSTANTS(:,39) = 0.4; CONSTANTS(:,40) = 4.4; CONSTANTS(:,41) = 3.4; CONSTANTS(:,42) = 1.4; CONSTANTS(:,43) = 0.8; CONSTANTS(:,44) = 0.4; CONSTANTS(:,45) = 2.4; CONSTANTS(:,46) = 0.2; STATES(:,13) = 0.1; STATES(:,14) = 0.1; CONSTANTS(:,47) = 1.0; CONSTANTS(:,48) = 0.2; CONSTANTS(:,49) = 2.4; CONSTANTS(:,50) = 0.2; STATES(:,15) = 0.1; STATES(:,16) = 0.1; CONSTANTS(:,51) = 0.8; CONSTANTS(:,52) = 1.4; CONSTANTS(:,53) = 1.4; STATES(:,17) = 0.1; CONSTANTS(:,54) = 0.32; CONSTANTS(:,55) = 0.8; CONSTANTS(:,56) = 0.4; CONSTANTS(:,57) = 1.4; CONSTANTS(:,58) = 0.2; STATES(:,18) = 0.1; CONSTANTS(:,59) = 3.0; CONSTANTS(:,60) = 1.4; CONSTANTS(:,61) = 0.4; STATES(:,19) = 0.1; CONSTANTS(:,62) = 3.0; CONSTANTS(:,63) = 1.6; if (isempty(STATES)), warning('Initial values for states not set');, end end function [RATES, ALGEBRAIC] = computeRates(VOI, STATES, CONSTANTS) global algebraicVariableCount; statesSize = size(STATES); statesColumnCount = statesSize(2); if ( statesColumnCount == 1) STATES = STATES'; ALGEBRAIC = zeros(1, algebraicVariableCount); utilOnes = 1; else statesRowCount = statesSize(1); ALGEBRAIC = zeros(statesRowCount, algebraicVariableCount); RATES = zeros(statesRowCount, statesColumnCount); utilOnes = ones(statesRowCount, 1); end RATES(:,1) = CONSTANTS(:,1).*(power(STATES(:,2), CONSTANTS(:,6))./(power(CONSTANTS(:,4), CONSTANTS(:,6))+power(STATES(:,2), CONSTANTS(:,6)))) - ( CONSTANTS(:,2).*(STATES(:,1)./(CONSTANTS(:,5)+STATES(:,1)))+ CONSTANTS(:,3).*STATES(:,1)); RATES(:,3) = CONSTANTS(:,7).*(power(STATES(:,2), CONSTANTS(:,6))./(power(CONSTANTS(:,10), CONSTANTS(:,6))+power(STATES(:,2), CONSTANTS(:,6)))) - ( CONSTANTS(:,8).*(STATES(:,3)./(CONSTANTS(:,11)+STATES(:,3)))+ CONSTANTS(:,9).*STATES(:,3)); RATES(:,4) = CONSTANTS(:,12).*(power(CONSTANTS(:,15), CONSTANTS(:,17))./(power(CONSTANTS(:,15), CONSTANTS(:,17))+power(STATES(:,5), CONSTANTS(:,17)))) - ( CONSTANTS(:,13).*(STATES(:,4)./(CONSTANTS(:,16)+STATES(:,4)))+ CONSTANTS(:,14).*STATES(:,4)); RATES(:,6) = CONSTANTS(:,18).*(power(STATES(:,2), CONSTANTS(:,23))./(power(CONSTANTS(:,21), CONSTANTS(:,23))+power(STATES(:,2), CONSTANTS(:,23)))) - ( CONSTANTS(:,19).*(STATES(:,6)./(CONSTANTS(:,22)+STATES(:,6)))+ CONSTANTS(:,20).*STATES(:,6)); RATES(:,7) = ( CONSTANTS(:,24).*STATES(:,1)+ CONSTANTS(:,31).*(STATES(:,8)./(CONSTANTS(:,26)+STATES(:,8)))+ CONSTANTS(:,28).*STATES(:,9)) - ( CONSTANTS(:,30).*(STATES(:,7)./(CONSTANTS(:,25)+STATES(:,7)))+ CONSTANTS(:,27).*STATES(:,7).*STATES(:,10)+ CONSTANTS(:,29).*STATES(:,7)); RATES(:,10) = ( CONSTANTS(:,32).*STATES(:,3)+ CONSTANTS(:,35).*(STATES(:,11)./(CONSTANTS(:,26)+STATES(:,11)))+ CONSTANTS(:,28).*STATES(:,9)) - ( CONSTANTS(:,34).*(STATES(:,10)./(CONSTANTS(:,25)+STATES(:,10)))+ CONSTANTS(:,27).*STATES(:,7).*STATES(:,10)+ CONSTANTS(:,33).*STATES(:,10)); RATES(:,12) = ( CONSTANTS(:,36).*STATES(:,6)+ CONSTANTS(:,39).*STATES(:,5)) - ( CONSTANTS(:,38).*STATES(:,12)+ CONSTANTS(:,40).*(STATES(:,12)./(CONSTANTS(:,37)+STATES(:,12)))+ CONSTANTS(:,29).*STATES(:,12)); RATES(:,8) = CONSTANTS(:,30).*(STATES(:,7)./(CONSTANTS(:,25)+STATES(:,7))) - ( CONSTANTS(:,31).*(STATES(:,8)./(CONSTANTS(:,26)+STATES(:,8)))+ CONSTANTS(:,41).*(STATES(:,8)./(CONSTANTS(:,37)+STATES(:,8)))+ CONSTANTS(:,29).*STATES(:,8)); RATES(:,11) = CONSTANTS(:,34).*(STATES(:,10)./(CONSTANTS(:,25)+STATES(:,10))) - ( CONSTANTS(:,35).*(STATES(:,11)./(CONSTANTS(:,26)+STATES(:,11)))+ CONSTANTS(:,42).*(STATES(:,11)./(CONSTANTS(:,37)+STATES(:,11)))+ CONSTANTS(:,29).*STATES(:,11)); RATES(:,9) = ( CONSTANTS(:,46).*(STATES(:,13)./(CONSTANTS(:,26)+STATES(:,13)))+ CONSTANTS(:,27).*STATES(:,7).*STATES(:,10)+ CONSTANTS(:,44).*STATES(:,14)) - ( CONSTANTS(:,45).*(STATES(:,9)./(CONSTANTS(:,25)+STATES(:,9)))+ CONSTANTS(:,28).*STATES(:,9)+ CONSTANTS(:,43).*STATES(:,9)+ CONSTANTS(:,29).*STATES(:,9)); RATES(:,14) = ( CONSTANTS(:,50).*(STATES(:,15)./(CONSTANTS(:,26)+STATES(:,15)))+ CONSTANTS(:,43).*STATES(:,9)+ CONSTANTS(:,48).*STATES(:,16)) - ( CONSTANTS(:,49).*(STATES(:,14)./(CONSTANTS(:,25)+STATES(:,14)))+ CONSTANTS(:,44).*STATES(:,14)+ CONSTANTS(:,47).*STATES(:,2).*STATES(:,14)+ CONSTANTS(:,29).*STATES(:,14)); RATES(:,5) = CONSTANTS(:,38).*STATES(:,12) - ( CONSTANTS(:,39).*STATES(:,5)+ CONSTANTS(:,51).*(STATES(:,5)./(CONSTANTS(:,37)+STATES(:,5)))+ CONSTANTS(:,29).*STATES(:,5)); RATES(:,13) = CONSTANTS(:,45).*(STATES(:,9)./(CONSTANTS(:,25)+STATES(:,9))) - ( CONSTANTS(:,46).*(STATES(:,13)./(CONSTANTS(:,26)+STATES(:,13)))+ CONSTANTS(:,52).*(STATES(:,13)./(CONSTANTS(:,37)+STATES(:,13)))+ CONSTANTS(:,29).*STATES(:,13)); RATES(:,15) = CONSTANTS(:,49).*(STATES(:,14)./(CONSTANTS(:,25)+STATES(:,14))) - ( CONSTANTS(:,50).*(STATES(:,15)./(CONSTANTS(:,26)+STATES(:,15)))+ CONSTANTS(:,53).*(STATES(:,15)./(CONSTANTS(:,37)+STATES(:,15)))+ CONSTANTS(:,29).*STATES(:,15)); RATES(:,17) = ( CONSTANTS(:,58).*(STATES(:,18)./(CONSTANTS(:,26)+STATES(:,18)))+ CONSTANTS(:,56).*STATES(:,2)+ CONSTANTS(:,54).*STATES(:,4)) - ( CONSTANTS(:,57).*(STATES(:,17)./(CONSTANTS(:,25)+STATES(:,17)))+ CONSTANTS(:,55).*STATES(:,17)+ CONSTANTS(:,29).*STATES(:,17)); RATES(:,18) = CONSTANTS(:,57).*(STATES(:,17)./(CONSTANTS(:,25)+STATES(:,17))) - ( CONSTANTS(:,58).*(STATES(:,18)./(CONSTANTS(:,26)+STATES(:,18)))+ CONSTANTS(:,59).*(STATES(:,18)./(CONSTANTS(:,37)+STATES(:,18)))+ CONSTANTS(:,29).*STATES(:,18)); RATES(:,2) = ( CONSTANTS(:,61).*(STATES(:,19)./(CONSTANTS(:,26)+STATES(:,19)))+ CONSTANTS(:,55).*STATES(:,17)+ CONSTANTS(:,48).*STATES(:,16)) - ( CONSTANTS(:,60).*(STATES(:,2)./(CONSTANTS(:,25)+STATES(:,2)))+ CONSTANTS(:,56).*STATES(:,2)+ CONSTANTS(:,47).*STATES(:,2).*STATES(:,14)+ CONSTANTS(:,29).*STATES(:,2)); RATES(:,19) = CONSTANTS(:,60).*(STATES(:,2)./(CONSTANTS(:,25)+STATES(:,2))) - ( CONSTANTS(:,61).*(STATES(:,19)./(CONSTANTS(:,26)+STATES(:,19)))+ CONSTANTS(:,62).*(STATES(:,19)./(CONSTANTS(:,37)+STATES(:,19)))+ CONSTANTS(:,29).*STATES(:,19)); RATES(:,16) = CONSTANTS(:,47).*STATES(:,2).*STATES(:,14) - ( CONSTANTS(:,48).*STATES(:,16)+ CONSTANTS(:,63).*(STATES(:,16)./(CONSTANTS(:,37)+STATES(:,16)))+ CONSTANTS(:,29).*STATES(:,16)); RATES = RATES'; end % Calculate algebraic variables function ALGEBRAIC = computeAlgebraic(ALGEBRAIC, CONSTANTS, STATES, VOI) statesSize = size(STATES); statesColumnCount = statesSize(2); if ( statesColumnCount == 1) STATES = STATES'; utilOnes = 1; else statesRowCount = statesSize(1); utilOnes = ones(statesRowCount, 1); end end % Pad out or shorten strings to a set length function strout = strpad(strin) req_length = 160; insize = size(strin,2); if insize > req_length strout = strin(1:req_length); else strout = [strin, blanks(req_length - insize)]; end end