Esophageal benign stricture is the pathological stricture caused by any disease in esophageal antrum. In addition‚ the external pressure of the mucosal ring and the mediastinal tissue can also cause esophageal stricture. Benign stricture of the esophagus (BSE) can severely reduce quality of life and cause major complications such as aspiration‚ weight loss and malnutrition [1]. Esophageal stent implantation has been widely used in clinical practice‚ and this surgical method effectively alleviates
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Based on the research data provided in the case study‚ Fisher- Price should initiate the production of the ATV explorer. Fisher- Price has an industry wide reputation of producing high quality toys with strong construction‚ good engineering and attractive design. Fisher-Price is the best-known brand for preschool toys (64.7%) with a market share of 74.7%. Moreover Fisher Price was also ranked highest at 82.7% in the brand loyalty measure for toys purchased most often. Observing their sales
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* Pick your company as a team: MATTEL * Get an annual report and 10K or similar recent financial statements from 2011 or most recent year available. Besides Edgar (the government SEC site)‚ and company sites‚ you may want to look at Hoover or other sources such as Wards‚ Mergent’s Industry Review‚ Dun & Bradstreet‚ or Standard & Poor’s for company and industry info. These can all be found online or through the library (note: for some resources you might need to be connected to IU/IUPUI
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names recognized with economics today. However‚ many lessor known economists have made lasting impressions‚ often making attributions to the theories we know today. One of these individuals who influenced economics in this way was Irving Fisher. Irving Fisher was a very unique and brilliant man. He attended Yale University where he studied mathematics. He later used this background and applied it to economics‚ earning a PhD in economics‚ the first from Yale University. His study of mathematics
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Heather Morin Book Review: Getting to YES vs. Your Guide to Improve Your Negotiation Skills Greatly 09/26/2012 I started reading the book‚ Your Guide to Improve Your Negotiation Skills Greatly by Thomas Anderson which I felt the introduction was executed brilliantly by using the example of a rental property. The negotiation process according to the author is similar to that of the landlord/tenant relationship; where each individual must hold up their part of the deal for the rental property. The
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Irving Fisher - His Life Fisher was born in New York state in 1867. He studied science and philosophy at Yale. Here he had a wide variety of interests. For example‚ he published poetry and works on astronomy‚ mechanics‚ and geometry. Despite all of these interests‚ Fisher was most interested in mathematics and economics. Yale did not have an Economics Department at the time. Regardless‚ Fisher continued with his interests and earned the first Ph.D. in economics ever awarded by Yale. Fisher stayed
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Fisher-Price Case Analysis Fisher-Price Toys‚ a producer of quality toys for preschool children has to make a decision on whether to introduce a new riding toy (ATV Explorer) to the market. The company is faced with the difficult situation of whether to price this product higher than the usual price for Fisher-Price products. The company was unsure that customers would be interested in the product at a higher than usual price. SWOT ANALYSIS Internal Strengths * Fisher –Price ranked 3rd
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Historical Fort Fisher The Historical Fort Fisher battle ground of the Civil War is located at 1610 Fort Fisher Boulevard at the southern expanse of what is today known as Pleasure Island in North Carolina. Originally named Federal Point‚ the name “Fort Fisher” comes from Colonel Seawell L. Fremont’s honor and tribute to Colonel Charles F. Fisher who had been killed at The Battle of Bull Run the previous year. Fort Fisher consists of two different sites known as the “sea-face” and the “land
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Industry history: 1.the toy industry is composed of a few large firms and several hundred small manufacturers. 2. The toy industry is highly seasonal. 3. Chain store were likely to continue to be major vendors of toys. 4. Toy industry observers break down the types of toys available into four categories: a. prestige items b. staple nondiscount toys c. semidiscount items d. extreme discount toys. Company background The company was founded in 1930 and the organizer thought each toy must have
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John Cheever’s short story‚ “The Swimmer‚” was first published in 1964‚ and because of its popularity‚ a film was produced that told the story on the silver screen. The author‚ John Cheever‚ was born on May 27 1912 in Quincy‚ Massachusetts and began writing at the age of seventeen after being expelled from Thayer Academy. His first story was appropriately titled Expelled. Cheever was eventually made a Guggenheim Fellow‚ a grant for writers‚ which gave him money and the free will to write whatever
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