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To help the reader identify the activity associated with each aspect on the more intuitive level, checklists are presented. They are not comprehensive, but can help the beginning experimenter get started. We have placed them at the beginning of Part B to give an overview of the information necessary for successful experimentation. Each reader will spend more or less time initially reading through the checklists. They can be returned to when the practical work is in the planning phase. It is important to use them critically, checking which points apply to the situation at hand and to modify and add appropriate points that have been missed. 

From the numerous and partly new functional principles as discussed in previous sections the number and complexity of the peripheral components needed to operate the PIMMS can be estimated. Besides the PIMMS-chip itself and the environment providing an appropriate vacuum the electronic hardware is another very important parameter, which determines the cost and size of the device. As the many subsystems of the spectrometer and their interactions are not standard, in many respects completely new electronic has to be generated to drive the system and read and evaluate the measurements, respectively. To allow real-time applications, such as online control, several hardware components have to work independently from a central controller, which is another challenge for the firmware and software implementation. This section presents an overview on present state of the hardware, firmware, and software infrastructure for the PIMMS and will outline the further steps for industrialization. 

Some time ago work was initiated on chromatographic separations of asphaltenes and resins in various chromatographic systems (GPC, ion exchangers, adsorption) to compare their behavior in these analytical systems. Part of the results have been reported previously (10), but they are used here to provide a better overview of the results obtained from separating the same materials by various methods. Literature data on the various procedures were... 

In the first part of this work, a brief overview over several strategies to combine such time domain transport simulations with first principles electronic structure theory is given. For the latter, we restrict ourselves to a discussion of time dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) only. This method is by far the most employed many body approach in this field and provides an excellent ratio of accuracy over computational cost, allowing for the treatment of realistic molecular devices. This digest builds on the earlier excellent survey by Koentopp and co-workers on a similar topic [13]. Admittedly and inevitably, the choice of the covered material is biased by the authors interests and background. 

Because the fabrication process is such an essential part of microfluidics, an overview of the principles underlying the microfabrication technology is presented. Pressure, flow, and temperature measurements are essential variables for characterizing fluid motion in any system. An important goal is the design and construction of self-contained microfluidic systems. Because of their small size, incorporation of pressure, flow, and temperature sensors directly on the microfluid system chip is highly desirable. There are relatively few examples where microfluidic systems have been constructed with these on-board sensors. There have been so many microsensor developments in recent years that it is only a matter of time before such systems will appear. Small-scale actuators to provide either open- or closed-loop control of the flow in microchannels are needed and these efforts are addressed. While experimental work on fluid flow itself in microscale structures is rather sparse, some results will be presented that emphasize the similarity and/or differences between macroscopic and microscopic flow of liquids. Although there are not many applications of... 

AU work on corrosion inhibition, indeed all work in the field of corrosion, is dependent on some sort of measurement or observation. In the early da weight loss, time to failure, or visual observation were the main tools. With the advent of electronic instrumentation, methods of measurement became more sophisticated. Electrochemistry and quantitative surface characterization became major tools. Unfortunately, emphasis was on the electro-" part while the -chemistry often was sorely neglected. Mercer published a first overview of the various investigative techniques in 1985 [5], which was updated in 1994 [6]. 

The principal measures of process capability are statistical. Even those that don t work with them frequently have probably heard the terms. Common performance measures include P, Pj,y C, Cj,y first-time capability (FTC), line speed, and defective parts per million (ppm). In a discussion of supply chains, these should be understood at least at a basic level. They are fast becoming widespread terminology in discussions between supply chain partners. Here, we ll provide a "management overview" of common process capability terms and address their importance in supply chain management. 

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