1. What factors determine the place and different degree of word stress? Phoneticians divide syllables into strong (heavy) and weak (light). A strong syllable contains a long vowel or a diphthong or a short vowel plus two consonants; syllables with a short vowel and no coda are weak ones. Only strong syllables can be stressed (although not all of them)‚ but weak syllables are never stressed. Factors that may determine the placement of stress are: the morphological structure of the word (whether
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Factors affecting seed and seedling vigour Seed vigour is a term encompassing the sum total of those properties of the seed that determine the potential performance of the seed or seed lot during germination and seedling emergence (Perry‚ 1978). Rapid and uniform germination are among the properties of vigorous seeds (Argerish & Bradford‚ 1989). Low vigour adversely affects such factors as optimal emergence‚ stress resistance and uniform growth of emergent seedlings (Patrick et al‚ 2000) and is
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Factors affecting university students performance. We can define student as a learner or someone who attends an educational institution such as people who go to school or university. Not only that‚ anyone who seek knowledge or information can also be regard as a student. When it comes to learning‚ what we want to know is the end result. We can achieve this by scoring on exams and test or any other means to evaluate us during the whole learning sessions. Determinants of student’s performance have
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Explain the factors which might affect a grocery retailer’s selection of suppliers. 300 words. The supply chain needs to deliver the grocery retailer the competitive advantage to create value for the customer at an acceptable cost (1). It has been noted the reduction of time not only reduces costs but also gives a competitive edge to the business‚ therefore the time it takes for stock to arrive is important. ‘The supplier needs to be lean (efficient) and agile (innovative).’ (1) To do this there
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Economic Factor Affecting Automobile Sector. 1. Excess Capacity. According to CSM Worldwide‚ an automotive research firm‚ in 2004 the estimated automotive industry global production capacity for light vehicles (about 74 million units) significantly exceeded global production of cars and trucks (about 60 million units). In North America and Europe‚ the two regions where the majority of revenue and profits are earned in the industry‚ excess capacity was an estimated 17% and 13%‚ respectively
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Factors Affecting the Four Functions of Management. Numerous factors impact the four functions of management. The functions of management include: planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling. Key components include: external‚ internal‚ globalization‚ technology‚ innovation‚ diversity‚ and ethics. A prime external factor would include the current state of the of the United States economy. Consumers may not be purchasing as many Hershey products this year as they did last year‚ due to staple
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To examine three different ways of denaturing proteins. HypothesisIt was predicted that the physical characteristics of the egg white solution at room temperature would appear clear and normal like a raw egg white. This is because nothing would be done to the egg white. It was also predicted that when the egg white solution gets heated‚ the protein would denature if the temperature exceeds 65 °C. The protein would solidify‚ turn opaque‚ and turn white in colour. This would happen because the heat
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Sebastian Conde 11-1021 Managing Your Team Summary What is an Effective Team? Managers should apply three interrelated criteria in assessing overall team effectiveness: 1. Does the team’s output (e.g.‚ decisions‚ products‚ services) meet the standards of those who have to use it? It is not enough that the team is pleased with its output or even that the output meets some objective performance measure. If the team’s output is unacceptable to those who have to use it‚ it is hard to argue
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went through a series of regulatory and political changes‚ global and domestic factors surrounded the economy‚ and it emerged as the second largest economy in the world registering a positive growth in its GDP consecutively for almost two decades. The economic situation prevailing globally requires the investors today to assess the opportunities across the globe and China looks to have favourable macroeconomic factors towards being a good investment opportunity. Background of China’s Phenomenal
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Factors affecting the time period of a pendulum Aim: To investigate the factors affecting the time period of a pendulum. Introduction: The time period of a pendulum is the time taken for the pendulum to swing from the first position‚ A‚ through positions B and C and back to position A again. [pic] Many factors can affect the time period of the pendulum. These factors are: length of string‚ angle from which the pendulum is dropped‚ the air resistance and the weight of the pendulum. In
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