Bouvier‚ Dogbo‚ and Camara studied whether it is possible to produce bixin using the microorganism E.coli. Bixin is a pigment that is only synthesized naturally by the plant Bixa Orellana (from tropical America)‚ and it is the second pigment used in the world‚ for example in cosmetic‚ food‚ and pharmaceutical industries. The authors presumed that engineering genes in sink organs of plants presenting high amounts of lycopene could be an alternative to the natural occurring Bixin‚ which would be advantageous
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The Sorting Hat is a legendary artifact that every new member experiences when joining Hogwarts. The Sorting Hat has been passed down from founders who created each house. Along with the hat is the personalities each founder possessed in order to help the hat determine which people possess the qualities each house contains. The Sorting Hat has the magical ability to place a student in one of the four houses it feels would result in bringing out the best qualities in a person‚ whether it’s a persons
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My poster "You’re not you when you’re drunk" was meant to replicate the snickers campaign "You’re not you when you’re hungry". It is well known that alchohol can make its user agitated and violent‚ even if they were usually a very calm person‚ 35% of offenders of child abuse admitted to having been under the influence of alchohol. My ad makes the emotional connection of the child to alchohol abuse‚ for any parent‚ this could convince them not to drink as they are unsure how they will act‚ especially
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CORPORATE GREED Have you noticed people around the country protesting near a government facility? It started on September 17‚ 2011. One month later similar thousands of people have joined the protest. It has spread in different parts of the world; protesting against “Corporate greed”. The group started in a park next to Wall Street‚ mainly by college kids spreading the word in social networks. They created a grass roots movement with a slogan “We are the 99%. Saying we the regular people work
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Argument Analysis: All Animals Are Equal In his article All Animals Are Equal‚ philosopher Peter Singer claims an argument for animal liberation. He concludes that other species deserve rights and interests as equal as human beings. He clarifies that his definition of “sentience” refers to the capacity of creatures to experience things like suffering and enjoyment or happiness. He suggests that the capable of sentience is the only plausible criterion of moral importance to makes his conclusion
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The issue of this case is whether the board of Katia was in breach of the director’s duties. In determining this issue‚ the legal principles in Corporate Act section 181 as well as Howard Smith v Ampol Petroleum‚ Whitehouse v Carlton Hotel‚ Mills v Mills‚ Ngurli v McCann‚ Harlowe’s Nominees v Woodside Oil and Winthrop Investments v Winns should be considered. S 181 states that directors should exercise their powers in good faith and proper purpose. Subjective tests (which concerns whether the
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create a sustainable environment in order to achieve long-term profits. While all of the above relationships are valuable‚ none should be dominant over the others. The CEO should be accountable to set up a holistic strategy that captures the needs of corporate governance‚ which “emphasized a manager’s accountability to multiple constituencies besides the shareholders” (1). This will allow the organization to maximize its value in the long term. Companies are networks of parties and people working together
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ITC’s Dairy Development Initiative CSR or CSV Submitted to Instructor: Prof. Asha Kaul Academic Associate: Sudhir Pandey In partial fulfillment of the requirements of the course Communicating Corporate Reputation By Jyotirmoy Pathak PGP – 12126 Section – A On 20th August 2013 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT‚ AHMEDABAD ITC Limited: A Prologue The journey that began way back in 1910 was very straight and simple for ITC Limited with only tobacco and tobacco products in their portfolio
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The University for business and the professions MSc Degree in Shipping‚ Trade and Finance MSc Degree in Supply Chain‚ Trade and Finance MSc Degree in Energy‚ Trade and Finance Cass Business School Module Code SMM586 Exam title Corporate Finance Full/Part time Date 1st May 2013 Time 10.00 -13.00 Division of Marks: Section A carries 36 marks‚ Section B carries 28 marks and Section C carries 36 marks. Instructions to students: Students should answer TWO questions
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Techniques Capital budgeting deals with setting the criteria and prescribing the process required for making capital investment choices. Choosing an investment project‚ that is‚ making a capital investment choice is ultimately a cost/benefit analysis. It requires valuing the project by comparing the payoff to its costs. Problem Value‚ rank and select investment projects Example 1. Project A Required rate year 1: year 2 year 3 year 4 year 5 Initial Cost Project B Project C
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