They serve as predecessors for women scientists working now and for girls interested in studying science.
TWGDAM issued quality assurance guidelines in 1989 [ 26], 1991 [ 27], and 1995 [ 28] which served as predecessors for the Quality Assurance Standards issued by the FBI's DNA Advisory Board in October 1998 [ 29] and April 1999 [ 30].
About 33% thinner than its predecessor and 15% lighter, the iPad 2 has a better processor, a dual core Apple A5 that Apple says is twice as fast as its predecessor for CPU operations and up to nine times as fast for GPU operations.
This is not shocking news, and sales are unlikely to suffer because the vehicle has less ground clearance and can't tackle off-road ascents and descents as well as its predecessor, for which off-road prowess was never a strong point anyway.
The film abounds in little screens, tablets, and picturephones; in 2011, Samsung fought an injunction from Apple over alleged patent violations by citing the technology in "2001" as a predecessor for its designs.
The Obama administration, it seems, is stricken with the same peculiar penchant as its predecessor for self-servingly redefining commonly understood terms.
She felt misunderstood even after she made a major contribution to military and technological progress: earning a "frequency-hopping" patent that has been used in dozens of crucial ways, including as a predecessor for secure WiFi and Bluetooth.
In this respect, TAP can be seen as a predecessor for the current merit-based pay model introduced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, which offers principals bonuses for narrowing achievement gaps, reducing dropout rates and improving student performance on standardized tests in reading and math.
The M2 was an unsuccessful design, large-scale production cancelled before it was begun, and kept in the U.S. and limited to training use, but it served as the predecessor for the M3 Lee and M4 Sherman, which were successful and many other armored vehicles were based on the M3 and M4 chassis.
However, the study should be seen as a predecessor for future randomized controlled trials investigating effective pain management among workers engaged in repetitive and physical jobs.
