Path-independent qualities

Based on the descriptions of independent community pharmacy practice and the characteristics of the individuals who pursue this career path, several points must be made. First, independent pharmacists are placed in a difficult situation because of their need to possess expertise in pharmacy practice and business. All pharmacy organizations must stay in business so that they may provide goods, services, and care to patients. Second, independent community pharmacy practice represents one of the most accessible health care venues for patients. Because of this, there exist numerous clinical opportunities for pharmacists in the provision of quality patient care and positive patient outcomes. Third, independent community pharmacists contribute to the overall health of any community not only in the care provided but also in contributions to the economic and civic health of the community. As a health care provider, the pharmacy adds a stable business to any town s economic structure. Additionally, through involvement of the owner and other staff members in civic organizations, these individuals serve as volunteer leaders in activities ranging from school and hospital boards to elected offices. 

Solutions that are technically and economically feasible must be acceptable to society. The preference of the people, expressed through the political process, is shaped by their hopes and fears as well as by their choices between economic efficiency and their quality of life. What environmental impact is acceptable to the public What are the waste streams, and are there recoverable materials in them What level of independence from imports strikes the people as the best balance between national security and consumer price increases The solution path for solving a technical problem is illustrated in Figure 1.2. 

Computing the all-terminal reliability of a NanoCell is another open NanoCell problem. It would be interesting to compute the probability that there exists a path between any two I/O pins. Computational results would be beneficial in evaluating the quality of any bounds. Independent edge cuts or Gomory-Hu cut trees may prove useful in determining a necessary condition for larger NanoCells. ... 

The (logical) access path to the equipment is considered on a very abstract level in K-RAMP. With respect to the control input, aforementioned instructions are applied. In terms of process results (process data, inline metrology data, quality assurance data) K-RAMP does not care about the mapping from the production system s sensors to process parameters but assumes that there is a rather product-independent (see previous section) mapping concept between the production system and the process segments already in place. Therefore, K-RAMP only focuses on parameters which are collected on the level of process segments and does not care about specific production system sensors or sensor busses. 

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