Replacement-Policy Development: A Case Study of Glove Replacement at a Nuclear Processing Facility

Individual/group replacement models were used to identify the minimum-cost policy for replacing protective gloves that are utilized in product fabrication at a nuclear processing facility. Since historical data on glove longevity were not available to determine the failure-rate distribution, the classical replacement model for items that fail was modified to consider glove life as a normally distributed variable. Moreover, the absence of replacement-cost required that the classical model be transformed to incorporate the ratio of single to unit-group replacement cost. Sensitivity analysis on these two input parameter values provided guidance for the development of an appropriate replacement policy.     

Approximate neutrality of large-Z ions

LetN(Z) denote the number of electrons which a nucleus of chargeZ can bind in non-relativistic quantum mechanics (assuming that electrons are fermions). We prove thatN(Z)/Z1 asZ.Research partially supported by the NSERC under Grant NA7901 and by the USNSF under Grants DMS-8416049 and PHY 85-15288-A01     

Complexometric titration of phosphorus in organic compounds

Summary A new complexometric method for the determination of phosphorus in organic compounds is described. After combustion in an oxygen-flask, phosphorus is precipitated as cerous phosphate. The excess cerous ion is back-titrated at pH 6–7 with EDTA in the presence of methylthymol blue or xylenol orange indicators. Alkaline hypobromite is used as an absorbent. Tight clamping of the paper carrier in the platinum holder insures complete combustion.

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Komplexometrische Titration von Phosphor in organischen Verbindungen

Zusammenfassung Die Probe wird im Sauerstoffkolben nach Schöniger verbrannt und der Phosphor als Cer(III)-phosphat ausgefällt. Der Überschuß an Cer(III) wird bei pH 6–7 mit ÄDTA zurücktitriert, wobei Methylthymolblau oder Xylenolorange als Indicator dient. Als Absorptionsmittel wird alkalische Hypobromitlösung verwendet. Um eine vollständige Verbrennung zu gewährleisten, ist es wichtig, daß das Papier mit der Probe fest am Platinhalter angeklammert wird.

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This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.     

Pt对Mo基催化剂还原-硫化过程的影响

采用脉冲硫化、连续硫化、程序升温还原、程序升温及程序降温电导及X射线衍射等方法研究了贵金属Pt对MoO3催化剂还原-流化过程的影响及Pt对MOS2配位不饱和活性中心形成的影响．结果表明，Pt担载或在MoO3上可以促进MoO3的还原-硫化，使MoO3的还原-硫化温度大大降低Pt担载在MoSw上可促进MoS2的部分还原形成配位不饱和的钼中心     

A new caffeoyl quinic acid from aster scaber and its inhibitory activity against human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) integrase

The phytochemical study of the aerial parts of Aster scaber Thunb. (Asteraceae) yielded a new caffeoyl quinic acid, (-) 3,5-dicaffeoyl-muco-quinic acid (2) and three known compounds, (-) 3,5-dicaffeoyl quinic acid (1), (-) 4,5-dicaffeoyl quinic acid (3), (-) 5-caffeoyl quinic acid (4). The structures were established by high resolution spectroscopic methods. The antiviral effects against HIV-1 integrase of the compounds was evaluated. (-) 3,5-Dicaffeoyl-muco-quinic acid (2) exhibited potent antiviral activity with an IC50 value of 7.0 +/- 1.3 microg/ml.