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From the earliest days, the BET model has been subject to a number of criticisms. The model assumes all the adsorption sites on the surface to be energetically identical, but as was indicated in Section 1.5 (p. 18) homogeneous surfaces of this kind are the exception and energetically heterogeneous surfaces are the rule. Experimental evidence—e.g. in curves of the heat of adsorption as a function of the amount adsorbed (cf. Fig. 2.14)—demonstrates that the degree of heterogeneity can be very considerable. Indeed, Brunauer, Emmett and Teller adduced this nonuniformity as the reason for the failure of their equation to reproduce experimental data in the low-pressure region. 

It is unnecessary to delve into hypothesis testing strategies further to discern the role of values in the choice of decision rules. The following are immediately noteworthy. First, whether one observes analytical chemistry, an old and well established discipline, or chemical oncology, a relatively recent one, the observer is struck by the fact that making odds is an indispensable step of the process of converting data to information. This fact alone establishes beyond reasonable doubt that science is no less subjective than other rational human endeavors. 

The skeptical reader may reasonably ask from where we have obtained the above rules and where is the proof for the relation with thermodynamics and for the meaning ascribed to the individual terms of the PF. The ultimate answer is that there is no proof. Of course, the reader might check the contentions made in this section by reading a specialized text on statistical thermodynamics. He or she will find the proof of what we have said. However, such proof will ultimately be derived from the fundamental postulates of statistical thermodynamics. These are essentially equivalent to the two properties cited above. The fundamental postulates are statements regarding the connection between the PF and thermodynamics on the one hand (the famous Boltzmann equation for entropy), and the probabilities of the states of the system on the other. It just happens that this formulation of the postulates was first proposed for an isolated system—a relatively simple but uninteresting system (from the practical point of view). The reader interested in the subject of this book but not in the foundations of statistical thermodynamics can safely adopt the rules given in this section, trusting that a proof based on some... 

Admissions officers typically spend about three to four minutes on each application essay. They re not bound by any rule that says they have to read each one from start to finish. The best way to guarantee a full read and a better chance that your essay will help the admissions officer put your application in the yes pile is to hook the reader, and only gradually reveal your subject. If you hand your subject, and your treatment of that subject, to him or her in the opening paragraph, you re providing a great reason to stop reading. 

Rules governing the imblinding of the trial must be given in the protocol. In the normal course of the trial, this occurs at the end of a stated period, although subjects may be maintained on open observation for a further period of time. The breaking of the blind is a serious matter, as it can spoil part or the whole of the trial. The occurrence of a major adverse event is the most frequent reason for imblinding and, in most circumstances, requires a discussion between sponsors and investigators. 

Atoms rarely exist as individual units. Atoms combine with each other to produce the familiar substances of everyday life. Chemistry is largely the study of how atoms combine to form all the different forms of matter. The reason atoms combine involves the subject of chemical bonding, which is explored in Chapter 7. In this chapter, the grouping of atoms into different types of compounds is examined. In the first half of the chapter, chemical nomenclature is discussed. Some of the basic rules for naming compounds are presented. Atoms combine and are rearranged through chemical reactions. The last half of the chapter examines the basic process of chemical reactions and classifies several different types of reactions. 

By making expectations crystal clear and creating a strong likelihood that those in violation will be punished, Congress and OSHA may have offset the fact that enforcement is so episodic and, therefore, may have secured compliance similar to that that would have been achieved if annual inspections were feasible. However, doing this implies that the particular firms that happen to be inspected may find themselves subject to far more rigorous enforcement of the rules than reasonable protection of worker health and safety requires. 

In the case of a new design it can be more expedient, and certainly effective, to subject prototypes to real service rather than to develop simulation tests. However, there are many cases when this is simply not sensible for time, cost or safety reasons. So, when real service trials have to be ruled out and prediction from laboratory material tests cannot be relied upon then there must be whole product testing. 

There is no scientific area in which those who hold dissident opinions are persecuted more mercilessly by the ruling order than that of revisionism. That is probably why most people don t want to touch it, and most avoid it by convincing themselves that the subject is not relevant to current problems. But for me, this draconian persecution is the best proof there is that this is a crucial subject, because the powers that be regard it as most important that nobody touches this taboo. Comprehensive and critical research in this area is therefore very important for scientific, political and social reasons.543... 

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