solution. The sample consists of eleven stainless steel wires and eleven Nitinol wires after being in clinical use from one to eight months. The used wires‚ unused portion of Nitinol and stainless steel wires and Nitinol wires which had been subjected to anodic dissolution for two minutes were mounted for SEM observations. The results of the study demonstrated that unused nitinol wire showed large variations in surface texture when compared to stainless steel wire. SEM studies showed no discernible difference
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in using steel as a building material. Steel is a very structurally stable material. It is also eco-friendly and energy efficient. According to Hewlett‚ a freelance writer in Houston‚ construction steel is recyclable with the rates of over 90 percent. Unlike wood‚ there’s no need to worry about the material rotting or damages caused by insects. It is very durable and can withstand most weather conditions. There’s also no need for deforestation that are harmful to the environment. Steel frame compared
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Diamond’s Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel In the beginning of his book‚ Jared Diamond explains a question that the New Guinea politician Yali‚ proposed to him. The question at large is “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea‚ but we black people had little cargo of our own.”? Diamond explains that Yali’s question is (putting it mildly) asking how the whites (Europeans) developed more technology. Throughout Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Diamond is analyzing how and
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Lakshmi Mittal and the Growth of Mittal Steel (Case Study) Since its inception‚ ArcelorMittal has rapidly grown through a successful consolidation strategy with a number of significant acquisitions. According to ArcelorMittal (2012)‚ the company is the successor to Mittall Steel‚ a business originally set up in 1976 by Lakshmi N. Mittal‚ CEO and chairman of the board of directors (paras 1-2). ArcelorMittal moved the company’s headquarters to Rotterdam in 1997 (Hill‚ 2011‚ p. 261). The company
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Superman and Jesus: Parallels In the movie‚ Man of Steel‚ Clark Kent (also known as Superman) demonstrates many similarities to that of Jesus Christ. Some of the most noteworthy similarities include: being raised by non-biological parents; Jesus’s father Joseph and Clark’s mother and father‚ use his powers to help humanity and save lives‚ much like Jesus was sent to die for us. And finally‚ neither are human but can be considered a man. Clark Kent was born on the planet Krypton as Kal-El and sent
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ones is from Jared Diamond. He created the book “Guns‚ Germs and Steel‚” which was later turned into a TV miniseries. In it‚ Diamond travels around the world looking for an answer to a question that was asked by a New Guinean. Eventually‚ he turned to history. He looked at different societies and analyzed what caused them to be the way they were. Finally‚ he found an answer; geographic luck. In Episode 1 and 2 of “Guns‚ Germs and Steel‚” Jared Diamond addresses an important question that has the ability
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Group Report Maureen Frye at Quaker Steel and Alloy Corporation What were the mistakes made by Maureen Frye? Frye made several mistakes with respect to her initial attempt to implement change‚ however there are wider company issues beyond Frye’s immediate control that also contributed to the failure of her initiative. Having seen her original memo attract criticism for its arbitrary nature‚ Frye failed to fully comprehend the reasons for the initial rejection of her proposal‚ when
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HR MANAGEMENT : LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE INFOSYS Since the dawn of the millennium‚ Infosys expanded at an incredible rate both in terms of size and scale (doubled its size every 20minutes) .The management was unable to cope up with the expectations of the employees and the employees felt they were being left out of the employee favorable culture Infosys was always known for. Most of this was experienced when Infosys‚ while expanding from a “large” small company to a “small” large company‚ brought
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Essential Question: How was the character(s) affected by the oppression of apartheid? In Chapter The Gun‚ of Out of Bounds‚ the main character Esi is affected by the oppression of apartheid. One good example is “...the the white authorities had declared Mapoteng part of a “homeland” to which black people had been sent in their thousand when their homes were not wanted close to the towns and cities of whites”(100). This means that Esi and his family lived in homelands. Blacks were forced by whites
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Today’s language shows us a lot about our time era and time eras before us. How everything is arranged‚ pronounced and broken down helps us realize how different language helps change the mood and attitude of a time era. Back in the day everything was smooth and connected most people used big words and proper grammar all the time no matter the situation. But today words are short and choppy‚ if you say something out of context it’s no big deal‚ if you create your own “slang” no one cares. In
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