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The two volumes "New Developments in Polymer Analytics" deal with
recent progress in the characterization of polymers, mostly in
solution but also at s- faces. Despite the fact that almost all of
the described techniques are getting on in years, the contributions
are expected to meet the readers interest because either the
methods are newly applied to polymers or the instrumentation has
achieved a major breakthrough leading to an enhanced utilizaton by
polymer scientists. The first volume concentrates on separation
techniques. H. Pasch summarizes the recent successes of
multi-dimensional chromatography in the characteri- tion of
copolymers. Both, chain length distribution and the compositional
h- erogeneity of copolymers are accessible. Capillary
electrophoresis is widely and successfully utilized for the
characterization of biopolymers, particular of DNA. It is only
recently that the technique has been applied to the
characterization of water soluble synthetic macromolecules. This
contributrion of Grosche and Engelhardt focuses on the analysis of
polyelectrolytes by capillary electopho- sis. The last contribution
of the first volume by Coelfen and Antonietti sum- rizes the
achievements and pitfalls of field flow fractionation techniques.
The major drawbacks in the instrumentation have been overcome in
recent years and the"triple F techniques" are currently advancing
to a powerful competitor to size exclusion chromatography.
Thermodiffusion describes the coupling between a temperature gradient and a resulting mass flux. Traditionally, the focus has been on simple fluids, and it is now extending to more complex systems such as electrolytes, polymers, colloidal dispersions and magnetic fluids. This book widens the scope even further by including applications in ionic solids. Written as a set of tutorial reviews, it will be useful to experts, nonspecialist researchers and postgraduate students alike.
Key to the success of quality implementation is the
understandingteam members have of the process and the tools to be
used. Continual Improvement in Government: Tools and Methods was
designed to provide users with a complete description and practical
examples of these tools and viable techniques that will benefit
teams. This book examines the four most popular tools:
flowcharting; cause and effect diagrams; Pareto charts; and
histograms-and shows how to apply them in the public service
sector. To improve processes requires effective decision-making and
effective decision-making begins with accurate data. Koehler and
Pankowski dispel the myths and fears of data collection and
analysis. In a step-by-step approach, they lead you through the
very heart of Quality Management...DATA. Continual Improvement in
Government: Tools and Methods provides an understandable format
that explains the importance of data, the differences in the
quality of data, why it is collected, and how it is used.
This book is your guide to becoming an empowerment leader. Its purpose: to redirect and re-energize leadership in government. If you are involved in any form of government leadership, this new publication will show you exactly how to develop and implement the principles of empowerment and improve quality. Transformational Leadership in Government is written for administrators and managers who are committed to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of their staff. Koehler and Pankowski illustrate how true leadership is the creation of a working environment that encourages those closest to the problem to take the responsibility for solving it. The authors provide new principles of leadership that will enable leaders to successfully manage any government organization. The book focuses on governmental organizations that should be customer driven, process oriented, team based, and data driven. The essence of Transformational Leadership in Government can be summed up in the words of W. Edwards Deming: Give the worker a chance to work with pride.
In September 2000, the University of Bayreuth, Germany, hosted the
Fourth International Meeting on Thermodi?usion (IMT4).
TheIMTconferenceswerebornfromtheideaofbringingtogetherresearchers
in the ?eld of thermodi?usion. Under the auspices of the European
Group of Research in
Thermodi?usion(EGRT)theconferenceseriesstartedin1994with IMT1 in
Toulouse and has been continued every other year with IMT2 (Pau,
1996), IMT3 (Mons, 1998), and IMT4 (Bayreuth, 2000). The next
conference, IMT5, will be held in 2002 in Lyngby, Denmark.
Thermodi?usion, alsocalledthermaldi?usionortheLudwig-Sorete?ect, -
scribes the coupling between a temperature gradient and a resulting
mass ?ux. Although the e?ect was already discovered in the 19th
century by Ludwig and Soret, it has gained growing interest during
the last years due to improved -
perimentaltechniqueslikestate-of-the-artthermogravitationalcolumns,
modern opticalmethods, ?owchannels, andmicrogravityexperiments,
tomentiononlya few. We are still far from a detailed microscopic
picture, but analytical theories have been improved and the
availability of fast computers and e?cient al-
rithmsfornonequilibriummoleculardynamicssimulationshasprovidedvaluable
input from the theoretical side.
TheIMTconferencescoverallaspectsofthermodi?usionfromfundamentals to
new applications. Traditionally, the focus has been on the ?uid
state, ra- ing from mixtures of simple liquids to more complex
systems such as critical mixtures, electrolytes, polymers,
colloidal dispersions, or magnetic ?uids. IMT4 tried to widen the
scope by including a plenary lecture about thermodi?usion in ionic
solids. Scienti?c input comes from diverse disciplines such as
physics, chemistry, engineering, and geophysics. Sadly, Leo Kempers
passed away while this book was being prepared. Many
ofushavelostafriendandrespectedcolleague.Hismanuscripthasbeenbrought
into its ?nal state by A. Shapiro, whom we want to thank
The two volumes "New Developments in Polymer Analytics" deal with
recent progress in the characterization of polymers, mostly in
solution but also at s- faces. Despite the fact that almost all of
the described techniques are getting on in years, the contributions
are expected to meet the readers interest because either the
methods are newly applied to polymers or the instrumentation has
achieved a major breakthrough leading to an enhanced utilizaton by
polymer scientists. The first volume concentrates on separation
techniques. H. Pasch summarizes the recent successes of
multi-dimensional chromatography in the characteri- tion of
copolymers. Both, chain length distribution and the compositional
h- erogeneity of copolymers are accessible. Capillary
electrophoresis is widely and successfully utilized for the
characterization of biopolymers, particular of DNA. It is only
recently that the technique has been applied to the
characterization of water soluble synthetic macromolecules. This
contributrion of Grosche and Engelhardt focuses on the analysis of
polyelectrolytes by capillary electopho- sis. The last contribution
of the first volume by Coelfen and Antonietti sum- rizes the
achievements and pitfalls of field flow fractionation techniques.
The major drawbacks in the instrumentation have been overcome in
recent years and the"triple F techniques" are currently advancing
to a powerful competitor to size exclusion chromatography.
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