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There are many other disciplines such as linguistics, neurophysiology, philosophy, economics, history, political science and psychology that have developed rich theories that could explain many aspects of practice. The chapters of this book all serve as examples from research communities that can contribute to an engineering practice theoretical framework. 

The positive results and savings due to use of NDT and TD are hundred times grater than made investments. This is the main reason why the philosophy of safety management was changed, i.e. from the philosophy to react and correcf to the principle to predict and reduce the losses . The use of NDT and TD allows to foresee the results of economic-technical activity, to make mostly efficient decisions, to reduce the risks, to simulate mutual processes relations in technogenic, ecological and social-economical fields. 

Quality in Japan. Japanese economic prowess has been attributed variously to such quahty improvement activities as quahty circles, statistical process control (SPG), just-in-time dehvery (JIT), and zero defects (ZD). However, the real key to success hes in the apphcation of numerous quahty improvement tools as part of a management philosophy called Kaizen, which means continuous improvement (10). 

Side studies should be done by in-house company personnel if possible. If communications are not perfect, it is easy for a contractor to provide a study on the wrong basis. Company design and operating and economic philosophy often are not fully communicated to the contractor with resulting waste of time. In any event, as discussed previously, in-house personnel must do economics. Therefore, use of a contractor is limited to the same portions of the side study as for the overall evaluation. 

Favorable operational economics and good management practices require high levels of control of the ozonation system. Depending on the specific process of ozone applications, plant size, and design philosophy, the control system may be simple or complex. The trend in Europe is toward highly sophisticated and centralized control. 

The basis for collection philosophy of a flare system is based upon an economic evaluation. The methodology is outlined in the next subsection. 

The most celebrated textual embodiment of the science of energy was Thomson and Tait s Treatise on Natural Philosophy (1867). Originally intending to treat all branches of natural philosophy, Thomson and Tait in fact produced only the first volume of the Treatise. Taking statics to be derivative from dynamics, they reinterpreted Newton s third law (action-reaction) as conservation of energy, with action viewed as rate of working. Fundamental to the new energy physics was the move to make extremum (maximum or minimum) conditions, rather than point forces, the theoretical foundation of dynamics. The tendency of an entire system to move from one place to another in the most economical way would determine the forces and motions of the various parts of the system. Variational principles (especially least action) thus played a central role in the new dynamics. 

The cat cracker s operational philosophy is dictated by refinery-economics. Economics of a refinery are divided into internal and external economics. 

Eric Scerri studied chemistry at the Universities of London, Cambridge and Southampton, and obtained a Ph.D. in the history and philosophy of science from King s College, London on the question of "The Reduction of Chemistry to Quantum Mechanics," He has been a research felloiu in the history and philosophy of science at the London School of Economics and at the California Institute of Technology. He is currently an assistant professor of chemistry at Bradley University, where he also teaches histoiy and philosophy of chemistry, which are also his main research interests. He is editor of the new journal Foundations of Chemistry. Address Department of Chemistry, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625. Internet scerri bradley.edu. 

Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, U,K. 

The key characteristic of a RM is that the properties of interest are measured and certified on the basis of accuracy. The means of attaining the true value are varied, and several different philosophies have been utilized in the quest for the best estimate of the true value. The goal of all approaches is arrival at the best possible estimate of the true value a reliable and unassailable numerical value of the concentration of the chemical constituent, under constraints of economics, state-of-the-art analytical technologies, availability of (new and old) methods, analyst competence, availability of analysts and RM end-use requirement. The basic requirement for producing reliable data is appropriate methodology, adequately calibrated and properly used. 

The commercial design in JAEA aims at developing a family of plant options capable of producing competitive electricity, hydrogen, or a variable mix of both, and yet deployable in the near- to mid-term. To develop the multiple systems simultaneously does not necessarily suggest to have investment and risk multiplied. Rather, development has been minimized thanks to the three tiers of a SECO design philosophy simplicity, economical competitiveness, and originality. 

Due to the destructive nature of hydrocarbon forces when handled incorrectly, fire and explosion protection principles should be the prime feature in the risk philosophy of any hydrocarbon facility. Vapor cloud explosions in particular are consider the highest risk at a hydrocarbon facility. Disregarding the importance of protection features or systems will eventually prove to be costly both in economic and human terms should a catastrophic incident occur without adequate safeguards. 

In 1983, I set up my own company P.S. Analytical. A broad range of analytical modules with hardware and software have been designed, developed and manufactured by the company and are sold internationally. The main expertise of P.S. Analytical is to research a problem and to provide, at an economic cost, a fully engineered solution for routine use. The company collaborates with other companies, with universities and with government laboratories. P.S. Analytical has exposed me to different areas of analytical chemistry and has allowed me to tackle many areas of analytical apphcation, for example types. I have been actively involved in all aspects of the automation, especially economics, philosophy and management. P.S. Analytical has flourished and increased its range of products from simple accessories to fully integrated instrumental systems, for example, the Merlin Plus Fluorescence system for the determination of ultra-trace levels of mercury. 

There are signs that companies are becoming increasingly aware of the industrial market and some attempts have been made to develop a systematic approach to this problem. Whereas in chnical chemistry the matrix is usually blood or urine, in the industrial area there are many varied matrices. The volume of sales for any matrix is often insufficient to justify the development investment required. An alternative philosophy is needed to meet the requirements economically. The Mettler range of automatic instruments provides one example of a systematic approach to automate a range of analysers. More recently the Zymark Corporation (Zymark Center, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA), in the introduction of its Benchmate products, has defined procedures which can be tailored to individual laboratory needs by using essentially similar modules. These modules are coordinated with a simphfled robotic arm. Several tailor-made systems have been developed which have a wide appeal and are easily configurable to particular needs. 

Besides understanding the philosophy and concepts of automatic instrumentation, it is necessary to make a clear economic assessment of the advantages to he gained from the introduction of automation. There can he no substitute for practical experience in solving such problems. The field is wide, so a complete review is not practical. Some developments are described here to stimulate the reader into deeper research. It is important to evaluate the various developments that have become available through both large and small instrumentation companies. 

Thus the consistent Canadian philosophy has been to store irradiated fuel retrievably until a decision on its ultimate disposition is necessary or desirable. Experience with the storage of CANDU fuel now extends over 15 years and has provided confidence that this type of fuel can be stored safely and economically for the order of five decades, using proven technology. 

The idea that the individual person may be seen as - or actually is - a set of sub-individual, relatively autonomous selves has a long history. The contributions to the present volume explore this idea in the light of recent developments in philosophy, psychology and economics. The conceptual strategies that have been used to make sense of this perplexing notion differ in many ways with respect to how literally the notion of several selves is taken, with respect to the principles of partition and with respect to the modes of interaction between the systems. 

Elster, J. (1983) Weakness of will and the free-rider problem, Economics and Philosophy 1,231-66. 

Sen, A. K. (1977b) Rational fools a critique of the behavioural foundations of economic theory, Philosophy and Public Affairs 6, 317-44. 

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