Profiling services

World Pharmaceutical Markets. England Espicom Business Intelligence. A profiling service, which focuses on the demographic, economic, and political factors which infiuence health-care markets in individual countries. Individual reports cover one country, and are updated periodically as new information becomes available. This is arguably the best source of health data for the third world and smaller markets. Most of this information is unavailable elsewhere. 

Some drug companies maintain no Internet sites at all. Even so, information about them is obtainable oifiine. Dedicated profiling services like Bio-Space (www.biospace.com) appraise such companies and publish their findings on the World Wide Web, often to attract investors. These service companies also describe pharmaceutical corporations that do keep home pages. 

Because of this, you will want to keep your finger on the pulse of your organization s on-time pick-up and delivery performance. In particular, you will want to be kept informed of any critical or high-profile service failure incidents — not from an operations perspective, but rather to see if a particular run is too tight, and therefore a safety concern. Remember,... 

Most refrigeration systems are essentially the same as the heat pump cycle shown in Fig. 6.37. Heat is absorbed at low temperature, servicing the process, and rejected at higher temperature either directly to ambient (cooling water or air cooling) or to heat recovery in the process. Heat transfer takes place essentially over latent heat profiles. Such cycles can be much more complex if more than one refrigeration level is involved. 

Enough space must be available to properly service the flow meter and to install any straight lengths of upstream and downstream pipe recommended by the manufacturer for use with the meter. Close-coupled fittings such as elbows or reducers tend to distort the velocity profile and can cause errors in a manner similar to those introduced by laminar flow. The amount of straight pipe required depends on the flow meter type. For the typical case of an orifice plate, piping requirements are normally Hsted in terms of the P or orifice/pipe bore ratio as shown in Table 1 (1) (see Piping systems). 

This equation is appHcable for gases at velocities under 50 m/s. Above this velocity, gas compressibiUty must be considered. The pitot flow coefficient, C, for some designs in gas service, is close to 1.0 for Hquids the flow coefficient is dependent on the velocity profile and Reynolds number at the probe tip. The coefficient drops appreciably below 1.0 at Reynolds numbers (based on the tube diameter) below 500. 

Both wetted-sensor and clamp-on Doppler meters ate available for Hquid service. A straight mn of piping upstream of the meter and a Reynolds number of greater than 10,000 ate generally recommended to ensure a weU-developed flow profile. Doppler meters ate primarily used where stringent accuracy and repeatabiHty ate not requited. Slurry service is an important appHcation area. 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Information Profiles on Potential OccupationalHa rds, available from the National Technical Information Service, Spriugfield, Va., 1993. 

Figure 4-8 shows a comparison of the two currently used rotor profiles. Figure 4-8a shows the circular profile used in the past for both the dry and flooded compressor. The newer asymmetric profile shown in Figure 4-8b is being adopted for use in both dry and flooded service by various vendors because of the improved efficiency due to a lower leakage in the discharge area of the compressor. Because size is a factor, the improvement in efficiency is more dramatic in the smaller compressors. 

Flooded compressors use the asymmetric profile rotor extensively because the rotor s efficiency is most apparent in this size range. Flooded compressor size has, over the more recent times, been increased. The upper range is in the 7000 cfm range. While most applications are in air and refrigeration, certain modifications can make it applicable for process ga.s service. One of the considerations is the liquid used for the flooding. 

Interpretation of joint leakage is somewhat more complicated because the pressure profile causing the leakage may not always be a true representation of the ultimate service conditions. 

Regular inspection and lubrication of the teeth is an absolute requirement when this type of clutch is used. If tooth profile damage is observed, it should be repaired before being returned to service. 

The connection of AA-size cells in parallel can replace larger cells (e.g., D-size cells). Four AA cells fit into a D-size can, and six AA-cells are in equivalent weight to a D-cell [27]. The utilization of the Mn02 cathode is considerably improved because the cathode thickness is only 2 mm in a AA cell, but 5 mm in a D-cell. The internal resistance is also lower by a factor of 4 to 6. Figure 11 depicts a 5 PxlO S bundle battery five AA cells in parallel = 1 bundle, 10 bundles in series make a (nominal) 12 V battery. It is used as the power source for a transmitter/receiver service. A typical load profile is 2 A for 1 min, 0.33 A for 9 min average load, 0.5 A per bundle or 0.1 A per cell service, about 15 h. Smaller bundle batteries (with 2x9 cells) are very suitable for notebook-computers 18 AA cells weight 0.36 kg, and the total initial capacity is 32 Wh. 

Toxicological Profile for Diethyl Phttolate, U. S. Department of Health Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, (1993). 

ATSDR. 1990c. Toxicological profile for radon. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

The toxicological profiles are developed in response to the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 (Public Law 99-499) which amended the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund). Section 211 of SARA also amended Title 10 of the U. S. Code, creating the Defense Environmental Restoration Program. Section 2704(a) of Title 10 of the U. S. Code directs the Secretary of Defense to notify the Secretary of Health and Human Services of not less than 25 of the most commonly found unregulated hazardous substances at defense facilities. Section 2704(b) of Title 10 of the U. S. Code directs the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to prepare a toxicological profile for each substance on the list provided by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (b). 

The correct form to use for a given joint will depend on the material, the method of welding (machine or hand), the plate thickness, and the service conditions. Double-sided V- or U-sections are used for thick plates, and single V- or U-profiles for thin plates. A backing strip is used where it is not possible to weld from both sides. Lap joints are seldom used for pressure vessels construction, but are used for atmospheric pressure storage tanks. 

From the 323 projects in EPA s MTBE Treatment Profiles dataset, 13 projects were identified where MTBE was treated using MPE. Information on the treatment of other oxygenates during these 13 projects is limited no projects reported treating other oxygenates. Most of the 13 MPE projects were full scale (9 projects). Most of the projects (9) used MPE only the remaining four projects supplemented MPE with air sparging (2 projects) and ISCO (2 projects). Short summaries for two projects, MPE at Service Station A, Maryland, and MPE at Sparks Solvent/Fuel Site, Sparks, Nevada, are included at the end of this section. 

Toxicological Profile for Nickel, Draft Update Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry United States Public Health Service. Available atwww.eco-usa.net/toxics/nickel.shtml, 1995. 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) (1998) Toxicological Profile for Phenol. US Department of Health and Human Services. Atlanta, US. http //www.epa. gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/phenol.html... 

For each selected PFC, a profile was edited including the name of the compound, its CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) number and the SMILES (Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry System) formula. 

By means of LIMS the reliability of the tests, the traceability of the results, and the security of the data can be guaranteed. In addition, the effectivity of the costs may be estimated and supply, service and maintenance of instruments managed. LIMS always has to be designed in an individual way according to its specific profile. Information on LIMS can be found mainly on the internet (see Limsource, Lapitajs and Klinkner, etc.). 

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