incomes and a universal demand for better health care; however‚ most of the world markets for pharmaceuticals were concentrated in North America‚ Europe and Japan. Drug discovery was an expensive process‚ with leading firms spending more than 20 per cent of their sales on research and development (R&D). Developing a drug‚ from discovery to launch in a major market‚ took 10 to 12 years and typically cost US$500 million to US$800 million (in 1992). Bulk production of active
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The Early Modern World was an age of discovery for the continent in many aspects‚ from physical discovery of new continents to the discovery of novel ideas for the people and nations of Europe. One place that had always been a curiosity for the Europeans was the land of silk: China. Europeans had known about China since antiquity‚ and several European successfully traveled to the eastern wonder but did not return to write of their experiences in China for Europe to read. Two Italian and Catholic
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Europe and the spread of European culture and civilisation throughout the globe. Until 1500 the world had‚ on whole‚ pressed in on Europe. Beginning in the 1500s‚ Europe began to press out on the world. This period in history is known as the Age of Discovery or Exploration. During this time‚ driven by a variety of motives‚ European explorers mapped almost all of the world’s seas and outlines of the continents and completed incredible feats such as the rediscovery of America and the circumnavigation of
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become civilized through the adoption of Christianity. Introduction - Beginning in the early fifteenth century‚ European states began to embark on a series of global explorations that inaugurated a new chapter in world history. Known as the Age of Discovery‚ or the Age of Exploration‚ this period spanned the fifteenth through the early seventeenth century‚ during
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References: i. The Process of New Drug Discovery and Development‚ Second Edition‚ Charles G. Smith and James T. O ’Donnell‚ 2006‚ p. 422‚ published by Informa Healthcare. ii. "Food & Drug Administration‚ Generic Drugs: Questions and Answers". Food and Drug Administration‚ January 12‚ 2010
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with Africa and the Middle East | | | 1. | African cargo | | | 2. | Middle Eastern rivals | | D. | Genoese and Venetian Middlemen | | | 1. | Italian influence | | | 2. | Shifting slave markets | II. | The European Voyages of Discovery | | A. | Causes of European Expansion | | | 1. | Luxury goods | | | 2. | Religious fervor | | | 3. | Inquisitive minds | | | 4. | Royal competition | | | 5. | Employment opportunities | | B. | Technology and the Rise
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Hadn’t Dario Fo generated his play The Accidental Death of an Anarchist in a comical manner‚ the Italian fascist government of 1970 would have censored it. Dario Fo surely knew that if his play was more direct and aggressive‚ the play would have been censored and he would have paid the consequences. The Accidental Death of an Anarchist surely served as political tool‚ not only because it denounced the so called “strategy of tension” used by the fascist government. Dario Fo has succeeded in his objective
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Ancient sailors A) used tacking to help stay close to the shore at night. B) avoided sailing near shores because of strong currents. C) rarely spent a night at sea. D) probably learned to navigate using the quadrant and compass. 3. The Age of Discovery was spurred on by A) the invention of the printing press. B) the introduction of Ptolmey’s geography to Europe. C) Prince Henry’s naval observatory. D) All of the above. 4. The primary motivation for European
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Toms Shoes TOMS could mean "Trade Order Management System"‚ since this shoe company gives one pair of shoes to needy children for each pair bought‚ in a one-on-one scale. History of TOMS shoes Inventor TOMS founder‚ owner and chief shoe-giver Blake Mycoskie is making a lofty promise to both customers and critics: By the end of 2015‚ TOMS will produce one-third of all the shoes it donates in the countries that are the the focus of its giveaway programs. Blake Mycoskie stumbled on a goldmine
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resources or‚ sadly‚ push him/her closer to the edge. You will continue to add information to the chart you started in Activity 3.1.1. Equipment Powering the Human Body chart from Activity 3.1.1 Laboratory journal Computer with Internet access Discovery Channel Human Body: Pushing the Limits DVD or Internet clip Procedure Many survival guidebooks reference the Rule of Threes‚ rough estimates for how long a person can last without key resources. This rule states that a human can live: 3 minutes
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