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While not measurable, these subjective terms enable customers to rate products and services on the extent to which they satisfy their requirements and are therefore suitable for their purpose. However, to the company supplying products and services, a more precise means of measuring quality is needed. To the supplier, a quality product is one that meets in full the perceived customer requirements. 

The requirements within the product specification need to be expressed in terms that can be verified. Hence you should avoid subjective terms such as good quality components , high reliability , commercial standard parts , etc. as these requirements are not sufficiently definitive to be verified in a consistent manner. (See the later section on Design acceptance criteria and Part 2 Chapter 2 on Clarifying standards of acceptabili-fy-)... 

For comparing the relative loss of a flavor component from a container, we have found the sniff test (6) very useful, especially when gas concentration measuring techniques were not available. Typical results of this type of test are shown in Table II. Each filled container was held in a glass jar for approximately 48 hours. The results are stated in qualitative, subjective terms such as slight, strong, or undetectable. The... 

Besides subject terms, the CA File also contains bibliographical information, such as author names, location of the laboratory in which the work was done, language of the paper, and so on, and these can be searched. For example, S ROBERTS, J7/AU will find all papers published by any authors named Roberts whose first name begins with J. These terms can be combined with subject terms in Boolean searches. 

In general terms, electrospray ionization is considered to be concentration-sensitive at Tow flow rates and mass-flow-sensitive at high flow rates, while APCI is considered to be mass-flow-sensitive. Low and high are both subjective terms and require investigation as part of method validation. 

In general terms, electrospray is a more effective ionization method for componnds of higher polarity than is APCl, although higher is a very subjective term and there are a range of compounds for which both techniques are applicable. 

However, subtle differences are apparent between the fine structures of conventional and Tyrann-M/E membranes. In subjective terms the former consists of a structure reminiscent of jumbled jacks whereas the latter resembles a mat of spaghetti. Although there is no proof that in this instance differences in microcrystalline habit are responsible for observable differences in SEM fine structure, it is tempting to speculate that the "jacks" indicate the presence of lamellar microcrystallites and the "spaghetti" structure, a more extended chain type of microcrystallite. Although purely tentative at present, this interpretation is consistent with the greater elasticity, and hence flexibility, of Tyrann-M/E. 

The key to use of any control system is to select the correct values for K, Tj and T,. The optimum control is a somewhat subjective term that is made clear by the presence of different mathematical definitions ... 

The stability of the concrete mix can be considered in terms of its cohesion , which is a subjective term used to describe its ability to maintain a homogeneous appearance when subjected to applied stress. Lack of cohesion leads to segregation of the mix components into layers relevant to their densities. A further term associated with mix stability is that of bleeding , which is the movement of water to the surface of the fresh concrete. This phenomenon can occur either in isolation or as a manifestation of segregation. Bleeding in excess is normally considered to be undesirable because of the dangers of water runs at the shutter/concrete interface and cracking due to plastic settlements, and there is also the possibility of adverse effect on the concrete-reinforcement bond due to the collection of water beneath the steel. 

Power quality is a simple term, yet it describes a multitude of issues that are found in any electrical power system and is a subjective term. The concept of good and bad power depends on the end user. If a piece of equipment functions satisfactorily,... 

At the outset let it be understood, I shall not here endeavor to define precisely the subject terms with which I am supposed to be dealing. I think the answer immaterial to determinations of patentability. The result of a patentability holding arising only out of a failure to... 

It is usual amongst experienced tasters to employ general and subjective terms to define astringency or sub-qualities of astringency. To categorize the vocabulary. 

The General Subject Index links subject terms, such as reactions, processes and equipment, classes of substances, and biochemical and biological subjects, including plant and animal species, with their corresponding CA abstract numbers. 

In the absence, at the present time, of any subject indexing of the current issues of chemical abstracting journals of the world, Chemisches ZerUralblatf Das System is the first device providing a unilateral subject approach to the weekly issues of Chemisches Zentralblatt. Published in 1958, Das System (4) is a listing of 8662 "system numbers" allotted to chemical subject terms since the sequence of abstracts in each weekly issue of the journal is numerical, one may determine—by looking up pertinent system numbers—whether that issue carries any abstracts of... 

Finally, consider the extraordinary passage cited towards (he end of 2.3.3, which Marx says that the recognition by labour that its separation from the means of production is unjust is the knell of doom to capitalist production. The fact that Marx uses the term "recognition" (Ericiuiimjif) rather than some subjective term such as "belief", shows that he believed the injustice to be a/act about capitalism. Also, (he passage shows that the perception of this fact is at least a concomitant of the abolition of capitalism, and quite plausibly part of the motivation for abolishing it. 

Deficiencies in many of the studies make it difficult to fully evaluate the quality of the data reported. General problems include the following (1) many details of experimental protocols were omitted, thereby prohibiting an evaluation of the study s adequacy (2) very often, only one dose was used, so an analysis of any possible dose-response relationships was not possible, and the possibility that certain observed effects were not compound-related cannot be excluded (3) control data often were not presented and (4) the results were frequently described in subjective terms, and no attempt was made to quantitate the data. Despite these limitations, animal studies do provide irrefutable evidence that the central and peripheral nervous systems are target organs for organic mercury-induced toxicity. 

There are a number of toxicology databases available on the internet, and recently there has been an amalgamation of the best in the form of TOXNET (http //toxnet.nlm. nih.gov/), a cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas. The web site provides access to an impressive array of files containing factual information related to the toxicity and other hazards of chemicals. Users can readily extract toxicology data and literature references, as well as toxic release information, on particular chemicals. Alternately, one can perform a search with subject terms to identify chemicals that cause certain effects. A variety of display and sorting options are available. 

The color of a powder sample is used to indicate the presence of solvents, distribution of particle size, and other possible differences in the different lots of a new lead compound. In some instances, degradation of drug can be correlated with color changes to such a degree that accurate color measurements can be used as a tool to provide product specification. The compendia often describe the color of the substances, but mostly in subjective terms. Historically, the color evaluation has been a subjective measurement however, newer quantitative measurement systems make this a more objective process. There are two basic methods for measuring the colors of surfaces ... 

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