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Whitley R.G. (1996) The past as a prelude to the future—history, status and future of antiviral dmgs. Ann Pharmacother, 30, 967-971. 

The next case to be considered is the ideal continuous stirred tank reactor. The key to the derivation of the F(t) curve for this type of reactor is the realization that the assumption of perfect mixing implies that upon entry in the reactor an element of volume can instantaneously appear in any portion of the reactor. Therefore its past or its future history cannot be derived from its position. Furthermore, the prob-... 

Finally, both the Maxwell equations and the wave equations admit solutions in terms of retarded and advanced potentials. Long ago, Conway [29] recognized the existence of such solutions in his study of the electron. Referring to the convergence, of the disturbances Conway said that the medium now contains the future history of the motion of the electron (Ref. 29, p. 160, emphasis in original). 

Barzilai N, Shuldiner AR. Searching for human longevity genes The future history of gerontology in the post-genomic era. J. Gerontol. A Biol Sci Med Sci 2001 56 M83-M87. 

Whitley RJ. The past as prelude to the future history, status, and future of antiviral drugs. Ann Pharmacother 1996 30 967-971. 

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The properties whose values at each instant depend only on the state of the system at that instant, and not on the past or future history of the system, are called state functions (or state variables or state parameters). There may be other system properties that we consider to be irrelevant to the state, such as the shape of the system, and these are not state functions. 

Whether these are better or worse remains to be seen but it certainly is an extraordinary phenomena that will become part of the future history of the profession. There is perhaps only one other remarkable text book in this time period and that is The Strategy of Process Engineering by Rudd and Watson (33). This is remarkable for several reasons not... 

Equation 58 looks like a moving-average model, as in fact the actual value of 7(0 depends of the entire past and future history of W(0 as weU. 

In recent years bond valence theory has been put to many other uses, some routine and others exploring new applicatirms of the theory as described in other chapters of this volume. After a long period of slow development dating back almost a 100 years, the bond valence theory is beginning to find its place among the varied models used to describe chemical structure. Later chapters in this volume describe some of the exciting developments currently underway and point to the unexplored potential that will form the substance of some future history of the bond valence theory. 

Once production commences, data such as reservoir pressure, cumulative production, GOR, water cut and fluid contact movement are collected, and may be used to history match the simulation model. This entails adjusting the reservoir model to fit the observed data. The updated model may then be used for a more accurate prediction of future performance. This procedure is cyclic, and a full field reservoir simulation model will be updated whenever a significant amount of new data becomes available (say, every two to five years). 

The reservoir model will usually be a computer based simulation model, such as the 3D model described in Section 8. As production continues, the monitoring programme generates a data base containing information on the performance of the field. The reservoir model is used to check whether the initial assumptions and description of the reservoir were correct. Where inconsistencies between the predicted and observed behaviour occur, the model is reviewed and adjusted until a new match (a so-called history match ) is achieved. The updated model is then used to predict future performance of the field, and as such is a very useful tool for generating production forecasts. In addition, the model is used to predict the outcome of alternative future development plans. The criterion used for selection is typically profitability (or any other stated objective of the operating company). 

It is possible that much of the inspection in future years will be focused on areas identified from databases which collate corrosion and damage history in similar ships. The validity of any conclusions derived from assessment programmes or databases can only be accepted if the quality of the original product is known. This would suggest that the NDE inspection programmes applied by some yards will have to be expanded. 

The following resources provide a general history of gravimetry. Beck, C. M. Classical Analysis A Look at the Past, Present, and Future, Anal. Chem. 1991, 63, 993A-1003A. 

It is a good practice to ensure that both the toller and client have records of the complete incident and accident history for the toll. This information can be vital to the industry as a database of experience with the tolled process. Process safety concerns for future tolls of the product or related materials can benefit from this practice. 

Lost opportunities - This category of quality cost is impossible to quantify accurately. It refers to the rejection of a company product due to a history of poor quality and service, hence the company is not invited to bid for future contracts because of a damaged reputation. 

Eor information on both the history and principles of, and future trends in, XRE, please refer to the artide by Jenkins in this book. Eor TXRE see the outstanding handbook by Klockenkamper [4.21] and current reviews [4.22-4.24]. This contribution relies extensively on these referenced works. 

Cross, L.E. and Newnham, R.E. (1986) History of Ferroelectrics, in High-Technology Ceramics, Past, Pre.ient and Future, ed. Kingery, W.D. (American Ceramic Society, Westerville, Ohio) p. 289. 

Any eontraetor being eonsidered for an award must have a history of performing work in a safe manner. The authors believe that if a eontraetor has performed work safely in the past, it is likely that the management of the eontraetor will believe in and praetiee safe work performanee as part of its present and future business philosophy. 

More interesting, as regards future developments, are the eiforts now being made to dispense with opium as an intermediate in the production of morphine. The early history of experiments in the direct extraction of the alkaloid from poppy capsules and poppy straw has been recounted by Goris and by Wiiest and Frey. ... 

The purpose here is to show what has gone wrong in the past and to suggest how similar incidents might be prevented in the future. Unfortunately, the history of the process industries shows that many incidents are repeated after a lapse of a few years. People move on, and the lessons are forgotten. This book will help keep the memories alive. 

This chapter will first cover the nature of electrophoretic separations, especially those concerning capillary electrophoresis. Comprehensive multidimensional separations will then be defined, specifically in terms of orthogonality and resolution. The history of planar and non-comprehensive electrodriven separations will then be discussed. True comprehensive multidimensional separations involving chromatography and capillary electrophoresis will be described next. Finally, the future directions of these multidimensional techniques will be outlined. 

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