Leben, Arbeit, Kommunikation — Harmonie im Dreiklang

An enterprise is not just a tall shiny building or a collection of facilities. Rather, it is the sum of individuals collectively engaged in a common pursuit. From an information and communications perspective, this realization changes everything. By looking at the enterprise as a boundary-less collection of individuals who sometimes work in an office, sometimes at home, and sometimes on the road, we need new communications concepts designed to work with and enhance our complex home and work lives.     

Combining multiple knowledge bases

Combining knowledge present in multiple knowledge base systems into a single knowledge base is discussed. A knowledge based system can be considered an extension of a deductive database in that it permits function symbols as part of the theory. Alternative knowledge bases that deal with the same subject matter are considered. The authors define the concept of combining knowledge present in a set of knowledge bases and present algorithms to maximally combine them so that the combination is consistent with respect to the integrity constraints associated with the knowledge bases. For this, the authors define the concept of maximality and prove that the algorithms presented combine the knowledge bases to generate a maximal theory. The authors also discuss the relationships between combining multiple knowledge bases and the view update problem     

Determination of precompression and compression force levels to minimize tablet friability using simplex

Pilot simplex experiments for improving the tablet strength of three aspirin tablet formulations based on precompression and compression forces were presented. As each simplex moved towards the direction of the optimum, the friability was being minimized and the crushing strength was concomittantly being maximized. Because it followed a systematic direction, simplex process would locate a local optimum rapidly. The appropriate levels of precompression and compression forces that produced tablets with the desired strength were attained in five trials. By contrast, random search for this force combination required at least ten trials. Simplex technique is a cost and time effective means for determining the precompression and compression forces that will reduce the friability or increase the hardness of a tablet formulation. Results appeared to also indicate that crushing strength might be a more reliable measure of tablet strength than friability.     

Zur Nitratreaktion bei Milchprodukten

Zusammenfassung Wir haben die für die Abfüllung von Milchprodukten benützten Kartonpapiersorten auf ihren Nitratgehalt untersucht. Die untersuchten Kartonsorten zeigten schwankenden, aber unbedeutenden Nitratgehalt, der in erster Linie von den verschieden hohen Nitratgehalten der Fabrikationswässer abhängig ist. In den untersuchten Fällen wurde die Aufnahme von Nitraten durch Sauerrahm aus solchen paraffinierten Kartonbechern nachgewiesen. Die Herkunft dieser weit über den ursprünglichen Nitratgehalt der Kartons hinausgehenden Nitratmenge lag in dem zur Herstellung der Becher benützten, stark nitrathaltigen Stärkekleister. In solchen Fällen fallen somit die an die Nitratreaktion geknüpften Folgerungen (Wässerung, Verschmutzung) weg. Daher ist bei der Beurteilung der Milchprodukte auf Grund der Nitratreaktion auf diesen Umstand acht zu geben.Da solche Kartonbehälter auch zur Abfüllung anderer Lebensmittel verwendet werden (Honig, Senf, Marmelade usw.), behalten wir uns vor, unsere Untersuchungen auch auf dieses Gebiet auszudehnen.