Airborne diseases refers to any diseases which are caused by pathogens and transmitted through the air. These viruses and bacteria can be spread through coughing‚ sneezing‚ laughing or through close personal contact. These pathogens ride on either dust particles or small respiratory droplets and can stay suspended in air and or are capable of traveling distances on air currents.[1] Often‚ airborne pathogens or allergens cause inflammation in the nose‚ throat‚ sinuses and the lungs. This is caused
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The 13th Airborne Division was an airborne formation in the United States Army during World War II‚ and was commanded by Major General Eldridge Chapman.[1] It was officially activated in August 1943 at Fort Bragg in North Carolina‚ remaining active until February 1946‚ but never saw combat. After activation the division remained in the United States to complete its training. This training was completed by September 1944‚ but had to be extended by a further four months when the division provided
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Case Study 1 Hanqing Zhao (Bill) Martin Jiles‚ Executive Director of Express‚ was leading Express for 8 years. He had set up the “can-do” culture and the results-oriented management style to help this company achieved many goals and affect Express in many aspects. Such as the “can-do” attitude played an important role in installing MIRS computer system‚ which was widely refused to use in the country because it was hard to do. However‚ although Jiles had confidence in his culture‚ it seemed that
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1. a. The simulation indicates that 584 is the optimum stocking quantity. Daily profit at this stocking quantity is $331.4346. b. Using the newsvendor model‚ Cu = 1 - 0.2 = 0.8 and Co = .2. Cu /(Cu + Co) = .8. Using the spreadsheet‚ we found Q* = NORM.INV(.8‚500‚100) = 584.16. The simulation and newsvendor model give the same optimal stocking quantity. 2. a. According to the simulation spreadsheet‚ 4 hours of investment in creation maximizes daily profit at $371.33. b. Sheen would choose an
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1986-1997 can be described as dismal. Throughout the period the company managed to remain profitable every year‚ but they underperformed the McGahan averages. Airborne averaged 1.72% ROS (including 1997‚ which was an outlier for this set)‚ 2.46% ROA‚ and 9.34% ROE. This was compared to the ROS‚ ROA‚ and ROE of 4.7%‚ 5.9%‚ and 12.6%‚ respectively. Airborne also had lower margins than its competitors‚ FedEx and UPS‚ so it can be inferred that Airborne’s performance is poor not just in general but also considering
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two films that I shall be discussing in this essay are‚ ‘Water (2005)’‚ directed by Deepa Mehta and ‘Chungking Express (1994)’‚ directed by Wong Kar-wai. ‘Water’ and ‘Chungking Express’ are two very well-known Asian films. However‚ they are both set in two completely different era’s in time. Firstly‚ ‘Water’ is set in a 1930’s India still under British rule and the second ‘Chungking Express’‚ in a postmodern city. We can see comparisons in both films in terms of gender. However‚ there are also many
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PROMOTION OF FAIRY QUEEN EXPRESS– CASE ANALYSIS OBJECTIVE: * Overcome the high losses of Fairy Queen * Defining and reaching target customers – Pricing * Promotion of Fairy Queen – Captions‚ Advertisements BRAND POSITION: Fairy Queen is a Unique; one of its kind Locomotive. This key point should be reinforced. Unlike Palace on wheels‚ which USP is luxury; Fairy Queen should promote the heritage of the Country along with the royal treatment. EXPANDING TARGET MARKET: The
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“The Express” is the story of Ernie Davis who was the first African-American to win the coveted Heisman Trophy‚ the highest accolade in American Football. Davis was a naturally talented football player‚ who developed from a quiet young man to become an icon for the civil rights movement that divided America in the early 1960s. Raised in poverty in Pennsylvania coal-mining country‚ his talent was recognized by Coach Ben Schwartzwalder who would help him turn from a high school athlete to a sporting
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Full Year Results Year ended 31 December 2012 28 February 2013 Cautionary statement This Review is intended to focus on matters which are relevant to the interests of shareholders in the Company. The purpose of the Review is to assist shareholders in assessing the strategies adopted and performance delivered by the Company and the potential for those strategies to succeed. It should not be relied upon by any other party or for any other purpose. Forward looking statements are made in good
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MY LORDS‚ Introduction 1. This is an appeal brought by Miss Sandra Johnson and others (original claimants) against the decision of the Court of Appeal. The action under review is whether the two Respondents‚ Express Bus Company (EBC) Ltd and Blasts Ltd‚ were in breach of duty of care to the deceased and injured children. 2. It is worth explaining at the outset of this judgment about the definition of negligence. Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man‚ guided upon those
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