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Encourage flexibility in thinking about alternative solutions to problems. Perhaps it might be possible to develop a set of open-ended problems, much like the case-study approach used so effectively by business schools. 

Another example of the case study approach used in the course involves the evolution of scientific ideas regarding matter. As far as we know, the earliest concept of an atom dates to Democritus of ancient Greece. His philosophical reasoning led him to conclude that there must be a smallest un-cuttable (a-tom) piece of any given substance. At the start of the 19 century, no one had any defensible ideas about the structure of matter or how elements combine to make compounds. The theory that answered these questions came from John Dalton. He reasoned that if only certain specific ratios of substances combine, it must be due to fundamental units of matter, the atoms, which combine in that same ratio. Some of his original concepts were modified by subsequent scientists to account for new observations, but his basic idea led to numerous discoveries that provided a better understanding of the nature of matter. 

Our science building at Brigham Young University is not complete. We are still adding equipment and modifying laboratories to accommodate the latest of experiments. In the same way, these two volumes do not represent a completed study of chemical thermodynamics. This is especially true in Chapters 15 and 16 where we have chosen to use the "case study approach in which we introduce selected examples where we apply thermodynamics to the study of processes of an industrial, geological, and biological nature. It is impossible to cover these broad fields in one book. The examples that we have... 

It should be indicated that a probability density function has been derived on the basis of maximum entropy formalism for the prediction of droplet size distribution in a spray resulting from the breakup of a liquid sheet)432 The physics of the breakup process is described by simple conservation constraints for mass, momentum, surface energy, and kinetic energy. The predicted, most probable distribution, i.e., maximum entropy distribution, agrees very well with corresponding empirical distributions, particularly the Rosin-Rammler distribution. Although the maximum entropy distribution is considered as an ideal case, the approach used to derive it provides a framework for studying more complex distributions. 

Chapters 15 and 16 apply thermodynamics to a variety of chemical processes. A case study approach is used in these two chapters to demonstrate the application of thermodynamics to such diverse fields as biochemistry, geochemistry, and industrial chemistry. In these chapters, no attempt is made to be comprehensive in covering the field. Instead, examples have been chosen that demonstrate the thermodynamic principles as they apply to problems in different disciplines. 

Sankar NS, Donaldson D. Lessons to be learned a case study approach. Finger discoloration due to silver nitrate exposure review of uses and toxicity of silver in clinical practice. J R Soc Health 1998 118(6) 371. ... 

The goal of this case study was, using an in silico approach with the Entelos Asthma PhysioLab Platform, to evaluate the potential of PDE4 as a drug target for moderate asthma, by evaluating the clinical impact of PDE4 inhibition in moderate asthmatic patients. 

The division between labor markets and labor relations, as methodologies and objects of study, is artificial. In its modem form it is the result of the rigid application of static optimization methodolo to one field and a more inductive, narrative-and-case-study approach to the other. In the study that occupies this book the dichotomy appears in the guise of two different approaches to the explanation of occupational risk, one that sees it as the negotiated outcome of conflict and cooperation within the firm, the other that regards it as simply one more commodity to be transacted in the marketplace. Modem efficiency wage theory, however, represents a first step toward the dissolution of this divide, and more flexible and creative uses of game theory can be expected to take us even further down this road. 

We note that case study is not a clearly defined concept, and there are different interpretations of it. If the authors claim they have used the case study approach, we accept it by face validity ... 

This case study was used to illustrate how BN models can be used as basis for constructing risk matrices, and how this information may be used further in (multiple criteria) decision making using the ER approach and IDS Multi-Criteria Assessor. 

May, Bella J., and Margery A. Lockard. Prosthetics and Orthotics in Clinical Practice A Case Study Approach. Philadelphia F. A. Davis, 2011. Contains numerous case studies of amputations, examining the causes of amputation, the postsurgical care, physical therapy, and the prosthetic devices used. 

Abstract This chapter presents a framework for sustainable operations of food supply chains. A case study approach is used. The data were collected using exploratory interviews and through a structured questionnaire. The sustainable food supply chain involves operational levers of robustness, transparency, traceability and information flow and performance measure for monitoring and control of day-to-day operations for efhciency, flexibility, responsiveness and product quality. New product development, research and development, productivity improvement, entrepreneurial orientation, quality control and conducive policy support across key stages of production, procurement, processing, distribution and consumption of the dairy supply chain emerge as key elements of the sustainable framework. 

In the process industries batch plants are attracting attentions because of their suitability for prt ucing small-volume, high-value added commodity chemicals. Pipeless plants have also been developed and built to increase plant flexibility. Unexpected events, such as the failure of a processing unit, sometimes happen during operations. To avoid risk and to utilise the remaining resource, it is important to reschedule the production operation quickly. The constraint model in BPS has been extended to include constraints for rescheduling. These additional constraints are described in this paper and a case study is used to demonstrate the feasibility of the approach. 

Case study approach was applied to this research. Case study research is useful to explore an area in which the researcher has little or no control over events and the focus is on an existing event in a real life context (Eisenhardt, 1989, 1991 Yin, 2003). To conduct case studies in vegetable marketing in Jiangsu Province, we had asked for the perception of the case company interviewees about the concepts in our model related to guanxi network, buyer-seller relationships and the performance. 

A case-study approach is appropriate for exploratory studies such as this (Yin, 1994). For the subject of the study, an acdderrt was needed where detailed information was available to form a Current Reahty Tree - the situation at the time of the accident. From this, it should be possible to generate safety recommendations to form a Future Reality Tree - the situation we would like to bring about The accident used for the study was the Ansett (New Zealand) Dash 8 controlled flight into terrain, near Palmerston North in New Zealand, because litigation had made the necessary information available. 

Abstract. In safety-critical domains, conceptual models are created in the form of metamodels using different concepts from possibly overlapping domains. Comparison between those conceptual models can fa cihtate the reuse of models from one domain to another. This paper describes the mappings detected when comparing metamodels and models used for safety assurance. We use a small use case to discuss the mappings between metamodels and models, and the relations between model elements expressed in mappings. Finally, an illustrative case study is used to demonstrate our approach. 

This section s purpose is accomplished by discussing one failure and mentioning a few others with the hope that the reader will continue to be a student of failures. An excellent resource is Norbert J. Delatte, Jr s book Beyond Failure Forensic Case Studies for Civil Engineers (2009), which uses a case study approach to draw technical, procedural, and ethical lessons from many unfortunate failures. The over 40 case studies are organized by specialty areas such as statics and dynamics structural analysis and fluid mechanics and hydraulics and management, ethics, and professional issues. 

It is possible to construct performance curves for essentially any piece of equipment. In this chapter, performance curves are developed for several specific equipment types. This case-study approach is used to help you develop your own methods for generating performance and system curves for equipment not covered in this text. 

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