Active and Passive Controls

Passive hazard controls do not require continuous or even occasional actions from system users. Active controls require operators or users to accomplish a control-related task at some point during the operation to reduce risks. 

Obstacles preventing the safe movement of people, vehicles, or machines 

Blocked or inadequate egress routes and emergency exits 

Using worn or damaged tools/equipment or misusing tools 

Failing to identify hazards and provide proper equipment including PPE 

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The various transfer equations for the control of molecular dynamics can be worked out as before, leading to the following phase angle conditions for active and passive control ... 

Change heat management systems. Substitute sources of thermal energy and provide active and passive control. For example, for the catalytic liquid-phase oxidation of a substituted acetophenone to produce carboxyhc acid operating at 80°C, the reaction is very exothermic (-920 MJ/kmol acetophenone) and poses great potential for temperature runaway. Temperature runaway can be prevented by the use of a catalyst that deactivates at 100°C. 

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The enthusiasm for using Caco-2 cells and other epithelial cell cultures in studies of drug transport processes has been explained by the ease with which new information can be derived from these fairly simple in vitro models [7]. For instance, drug transport studies in Caco-2 cells grown on permeable supports are easy to perform under controlled conditions. This makes it possible to extract information about specific transport processes that would be difficult to obtain in more complex models such as those based on whole tissues from experimental animals. Much of our knowledge about active and passive transport mechanisms in epithelia has therefore been obtained from Caco-2 cells and other epithelial cell cultures [10-15]. This has been possible since Caco-2 cells are unusually well differentiated. In many respects they are therefore functionally similar to the human small intestinal enterocyte, despite the fact that they originate from a human colorectal carcinoma [16, 17]. 

Industrial fire protection and safety engineers attempt to eliminate hazards at their source or to reduce their intensity with protective systems. Hazard elimination may typically require the use of alternative and less toxic materials, changes in the process, spacing or guarding, improved ventilation or, spill control or inventory reduction measures, fire and explosion protective measures - both active and passive mechanisms, protective clothing, etc. The level or protection is dependent on the risk prevalent at the facility versus the cost to implement safety measures. 

Most ultrasonic experiments are carried out in temperature controlled systems to ensure that isothermal conditions are maintained. Even a small general increase in microbial temperature can influence both the active and passive transport systems of the cell membrane/wall and this in turn may lead to an increased uptake of compounds. If the temperature is not controlled then sonication could result in a large temperature increase which will lead to the denaturation (deactivation) of enzymes, proteins and other cellular components present within the microorganism [7]. 

Several techniques for miniaturization of simple chemical and medical analysis systems are described. Miniaturization of total analysis systems realizes a small sample volume, a fast response and reduction of reagents. These features are useful in chemical and medical analysis. During the last decade many micro flow control devices, as well as the micro chemical sensors fabricated by three dimensional microfabrication technologies based on photofabrication, termed micromachining, have been developed. Miniaturized total analysis systems (pTAS) have been studied and some prototypes developed. In microfabricated systems, microfluidics , which represent the behavior of fluids in small sized channels, are considered and are very important in the design of micro elements used in pTAS. In this chapter microfluidics applied flow devices, micro flow control devices of active and passive microvalves, mechanical and non-mechanical micropumps and micro flow sensors fabricated by micromachining are reviewed. 

Plants have active and passive mechanisms for resistance to most microorganisms. Since chemicals used for weed control interfere with metabolic processes of plants, interactions between herbicides and plant pathogens are to be expected. Interactions commonly, although not always, result in increased disease associated with herbicide use. Several examples of disease enhancement by herbicides were described in the preceding chapter. We describe here a less common phenomenon where certain fungi that colonize plant roots enhance the efficacy of a herbicide. 

This suggests that the uptake is an active and physiologically controlled process, and not only a passive absorption, although this remains to be shown. 

G. Henze, D. Kalz, C. Felsman, G. Knabe, Impact of Forecasting Accuracy on Predictive Optimal Control of Active and Passive Building Thermal Storage Inventory, HVAC k. R Research 10 (2) (2004) 153-178. 

Generally speaking, all experiments can be divided into active and passive. An active experiment is usually carried out based on the test program approved beforehand, when the test officer sets the boundary and the number of the independent variables, determines the order of setting of these values and the number of measurements, and so on. The test officer, to some extent, totally controls the situation during an active experiment. 

It has to be stressed that the terminology active and passive does not refer to open- or closed-loop control strategies. All the methods presented in this section to control the heat generated are open-loop strategies. 

Glucose dehydrogenase was coupled to a carboxylic acid terminating linker layer using standard carbodiimide amine coupling as described earlier. BSA was coupled in a similar manner to a second sensor surface to be used as a passive control. NADP", NAD" and FAD were then independently serially diluted and injected across the GDH active and BSA control surfaces for 1 min. The complexes were then allowed to dissociate for 1 min until pre-binding baseline levels were attained (Fig. 6). 

Combustion control, both active and passive, heis been used as a tool to minimize combustion-generated oscillations to obtain stable operation, maximize combustion efficiency to improve performance, control temperature distribution, minimize emissions, and improve mixing and residence times to reduce combustor size. Techniques previously used with gaseous fuel combustion have been extended to combustion of liquid fuel of interest. Porous media inserts, counter-current combustors, etc. have been investigated to control flow and temperature within the combustion chamber, aiming at compact combustors with reduced emission. 

Incorporate additional circuitry to more efficiently control fuel cell stack and power conditioning circuitry and efficiently switch between active and passive modes of fuel cell stack operation. 

The absorption of dietary zinc occurs over the duodenal and jejunal regions of the gastrointestinal tract, and mainly follows via a saturable carrier-mediated transport process (Zapsalis and Beck 1985, Lee et al. 1989). The mechanism and control of zinc absorption from the intestine has not yet been fully elucidated, although absorption of zinc is known to be regulated homeostatically, mainly under the control of pancreatic and intestinal secretion and fecal excretion. Homeostasis may involve metal-binding proteins such as metallothionein and cysteine-rich intestinal protein. Metallothionein plays an essential role in the regulation of zinc metabolism (Richard and Cousins 1975, Petering and Fowler 1986). Other unknown mechanisms may also exist, and the uptake from intestinal mucosa may involve both active and passive transport processes. 

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