A method and apparatus for remotely monitoring properties of gases and plasmas is disclosed. Relationships between the objects may be determined based on usage information and a usage pattern may be generated if the usage information recurs a selected number of times in a predetermined period of time. The first electrode comprises first openings and the second electrode comprises second openings. In one embodiment, F0 is equal to or more than 2 times Fs. Moreover, the method can include sending the query to the application data store and receiving query results in response thereto. The ink composition for ink jet recording comprises at least a colorant, water, an alkanediol, and a surfactant, wherein the alkanediol comprises a water soluble 1,2-alkanediol and a water soluble alkanediol having a hydroxyl group at both ends of its main chain, and the surfactant is a polyorganosiloxane.