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Late in 1938, in Berlin-Dahlem, an experimenter in nuclear chemistry touched off a wave of excitement throughout the world which even reached the front pages of the most conservative newspapers. At the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry, only a few miles from Hitler s Chancellery, three researchers had proceeded to repeat some experiments first performed by Enrico Fermi in Rome in 1934. The Italian scientist, in an attempt to produce the Curies artificial radioactivity in the very heavy elements by bombarding them with neutrons, believed he had created an element (No. 93) even heavier than uranium. 

All projects benefit from scientific peer review when done well, and these reviews keep the skills of scientists and engineers sharp. Reviews also provide an important function in assuring that scientists within dedicated institutions stay in touch with the external community. Within DoD CBD laboratories, there was a noticeable lack of connectivity to research in other institutions and an independent review process, especially in the critical research phase. 

We wish to thank Dr. Michael Jacobs of the Arizona State Museum for loaning us the majolica samples used in this study. We thank Dr. T. Douglas Price of the University of Wisconsin-Madison fmr supporting this project In addition, we wish to thank Dr. Pamela Vandiver of the Smithsonian Institution s Center for Materials Research and Education for her insights on this project, ha help with the preliminary literature research, and fm getting us in touch with scholars riio Mve done chemical studies of majolica. 

In Chapter 10, we attempt to introduce a number of case studies that touch ou practical technical problems, some of which the author has personally experienced in his research work, both in academic institutions and in industry. Mauy of the principles and fundamentals presented in the preceding chapters of our book are introduced and illustrated as given in these case studies. Case studies 5 and 6 are taken from the open literature. The list of case studies presented includes the following ... 

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