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Most of the actual reactions involve a three-phase process gas, liquid, and solid catalysts are present. Internal and external mass transfer limitations in porous catalyst layers play a central role in three-phase processes. The governing phenomena are well known since the days of Thiele [43] and Frank-Kamenetskii [44], but transport phenomena coupled to chemical reactions are not frequently used for complex organic systems, but simple - often too simple - tests based on the use of first-order Thiele modulus and Biot number are used. Instead, complete numerical simulations are preferable to reveal the role of mass and heat transfer at the phase boundaries and inside the porous catalyst particles. 

The key difference between a CRM and an RM is the traceability. In order to play any role at aU in metrology, traceability is a key property. Traceability refers to a property value of the CRM, and thus to the underlying measurements. Insufficient traceability of these measurement results will eventually lead to a RM that cannot be certified, as the property value cannot be related to other standards. In the ideal case, traceability is realized up to the International System of Units, SI, but this is only feasible for a very small number of CRMs. 

The first topic has an important role in the interpretation and calculation of atomic and molecular structures and properties. It is needless to stress the importance of electronic correlation effects, a central topic of research in quantum chemistry. The relativistic formulations are of great importance not only from a formal viewpoint, but also for the increasing number of studies on atoms with high Z values in molecules and materials. Valence theory deserves special attention since it improves the electronic description of molecular systems and reactions with the point of view used by most laboratory chemists. Nuclear motion constitutes a broad research field of great importance to account for the internal molecular dynamics and spectroscopic properties. 

The progress achieved in studying Arctic environment variability is due to the accomplishment of a number of international research programs. Of particular importance is the Arctic Climate System Study (ACSYS) project set up in 1991 by the WCRP as a practicable program for the next decade to assess the role of the Arctic in the global climate. Five areas were emphasized ... 

The lifetime (Ti) of a vibrational mode in a polyatomic molecule dissolved in a polyatomic solvent is, at least in part, determined by the interactions of the internal degrees of freedom of the solute with the solvent. Therefore, the physical state of the solvent plays a large role in the mechanism and rate of VER. Relaxation in the gas phase, which tends to be slow and dominated by isolated binary collisions, has been studied extensively (11). More recently, with the advent of ultrafast lasers, vibrational lifetimes have been measured for liquid systems (1,4). In liquids, a solute molecule is constantly interacting with a large number of solvent molecules. Nonetheless, some systems have been adequately described by isolated binary collision models (5,12,13), while others deviate strongly from this type of behavior (14-18). The temperature dependence of VER of polyatomic molecules in liquid solvents can show complex behavior (16-18). It has been pointed out that a change in temperature of a liquid solute-solvent system also results in a change in the solvent s density. Therefore, it is difficult to separate the influences of density and temperature from an observed temperature dependence. 

The physiological role of PHB/polyP complexes has not been established, but bacterial cells like eukaryotic cells maintain low internal Ca2+,101-103,112 and there is increasing evidence pointing to calcium involvement in a number of important cellular functions, such as chemotaxis, cell division, heat shock, pathogenicity, and differentiation.104-107 Systems for calcium export have been identified.108-109 Mechanisms for calcium entry are less well known. An L-type channel was reported in Bacillus subtilis,n0 lu and Jones et al. and Holland et al.103,112 recently demonstrated the presence of a putative Ca2+ influx channel in stationary phase E. coli,... 

In sulfite oxidase and related enzymes, transfer of the oxygen atom from Mo to substrate and its replacement from H2O both appear to occur in the Mo(VI) to Mo(IV) transformation regeneration of the Mo(VI) state is achieved via two one-electron oxidations which are mediated by the internal electron transfer chain and which generate transient Mo(V) states (Scheme 3) (7, 233, 234). A number of model catalytic systems have been reported in which O2 and/or H2O are key participants, but the role of water has not been clarified (196,198,201, 202, 235, 236). 

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