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This is accomplished using the ECFC and the Critical Human Achon Profile (CHAP), a fask analysis-based method used to identify the most critical actions necessary for the performance of the task. Change Analysis is a technique for investigating the role of change in accident causation. It will be described in Section 6.8.6. 

The technique of change analysis was originally developed by Kepner and Tregoe (1981) as part of research sponsored by the Air Force. It was subsequently incorporated in the MORE technique described earlier. A comprehensive descriphon of the process is provided in Ferry (1988). The main stages of the process are shown in Figure 6.10. The MORT process indicates that the... 

Of the thousands of different enzymes present in the human body, those that fulfill functions indispensable to cell vitality are present throughout the body tissues. Other enzymes or isozymes are expressed only in specific cell types, during certain periods of development, or in response to specific physiologic or pathophysiologic changes. Analysis of the presence and distribution of enzymes and isozymes— whose expression is normally tissue-, time-, or circumstance-specific—often aids diagnosis. 

The ability of purified PemB to demethylate pectin was confirmed using different techniques. Addition of PemB to a pectin solution (98% methylated) caused an acidification of the reaction medium tested by NaOH titration and by pH indicator colour change. Analysis of the reaction end products by gas chromotography indicated that methanol was formed. These results showed that PemB is able to demethylate pectin, liberating acidic groups and methanol. 

Of the various methods of data presentation, the one with which starting analysts may be least familiar is trend analysis and statistical quality control. In an industrial environment, analysis is often centered around the production of batches of material. The properties of those batches may change over time due to random effects or to subtle changes in the production process. In either case, the quality of the product may change. Analysis is used to track the change in the properties of batches over time. Industrial analytical methods, therefore, need to be extremely rugged. Millions of dollars may depend on the analyst s judgment as to batch equivalence. 

The PHA procedure can be conducted using various methodologies. For example, the checklist analysis discussed earlier is an effective methodology. In addition, Pareto analysis, relative ranking, pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA), change analysis, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis, event tree analysis, event and CF charting, PrHA, what-if analysis, and HAZOP can be used in conducting the PHA. 

Membrane deterioration may be merely caused by decrease of acetyl content(C ) in the active surface layer as a result of hydrolysis or oxidation, not by structure change. Analysis was carried out based on solution-diffusion model proposed by Lonsdale etal( ), using their measured values of solute diffusivity and partition coefficient in homogeneous membrnaes of various degree of acetyl content and also using those values of asymmetric membranes heat treated at various temperatures measured by Glueckauf(x) ... 

The team identifies negative events, conditions, and actions that made major contributions to the incident. Tools such as Barner Analysis or Change Analysis may be used. 

Once the causal factors have been identified, the factors are analyzed using a root cause analysis tool, such as 5-AVhys or predefined trees. See Chapter 9 for a more detailed discussion of Barrier Analysis (sometimes called hazard-barrier-target analysis or HBTA) and Change Analysis (also referred to as Change Evaluation/Analysis or CE/A). In essence, these tools act as a filter to limit the number of factors, which are subjected to further analysis to determine root causes. 

The process of evidence gathering, timeline development, scenario determination, and causal factor identification is somewhat iterative, and therefore some of the tools and quality tests previously described may assist in causal factor identification. More specifically, barrier analysis and change analysis, together with a completeness test, can ensure that all valid causal factors are identified. 

Causal factor identification is relatively easy to learn and apply to simple incidents. For more complex incidents with complicated timelines, one or more causal factors can easily be overlooked, however, which inevitably will result in failure to identify their root causes. There are a number of tools, such as Barrier Analysis, Change Analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis, that can assist with bridging gaps in data and the identification of causal factors. Each of these tools has merits that can assist the investigator in understanding what happened and how it happened. 

Change analysis o) (also known as Change Evaluation/Analysis, CE/A) is another tool that can assist the identification of causal factors. It is useful for brainstorming about what has changed since conditions were safe, or perceived as safe. It may also be used for hypothesizing potential contributory factors to a hazardous condition or action. 

A more complex incident may require the use of harrier analysis or change analysis to assist in developing the causal factor chart. 

Especially in academic science, data analysis often starts as an exploratory creative process with evolving ideas of the data analysis flow and rapidly changing analysis parameters or conditions. Therefore, data analysis software has to be extremely flexible in order not to limit the exploration of data. Furthermore, it is important that the data analysis process is comprehensible and easily readable at all time points to ensure that scientists can share their approach with colleagues and to better prevent conceptual mistakes. A third requirement to data analysis software is the minimization of effort and time a scientist has to invest to implement various methods. 

JY Chang. Analysis of phospho-amino acids and amino acid amides at the picomole level using 4 -dimethylaminoazobenzene-4-sulphonyl chloride. J Chromatogr 295 193-200, 1984. 

K.C. Chang, Analysis of Transient Drop Size Distributions in Dilute Agitated Liquid-Liquid Systems, PhD Dissertation, University of Delaware, 1990. P.L. Fondy and R.L. Bates, Agitation of liquid systems requiring a high shear characteristic, AIChE J., 9(3) 338-342 (May 1963). 

Stakeholder requirements Financial parameters and available resources Process change analysis Technology integration objectives... 

Change may be the mother of progress but it is really the mother of twins progress and trouble. The consequences of change should always be considered carefully. Many accidents are caused because the results of changes are not anticipated. The procedure for change analysis is ... 

Healy, S.K., and Felton, J.S. (1988) Base-change analysis of revertants of the hisD3052 allele in Salmonella... 

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