The Blue Brain Project is an attempt to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. The aim of the project‚ founded in May 2005 by the Brain and Mind Institute of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland‚ is to study the brain’s architectural and functional principles. The project is headed by the founding director Henry Markram and co-directed by Felix Schürmann and Sean Hill. Using a Blue Gene supercomputer running
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Selected Readings in Business (Shulman) Chapter 12 China: The Case for Negotiations Case Study: Chapter 12‚ p.1 After a year of market research‚ the United States asset management company Investese has decided to enter the Chinese market‚ a lucrative market with great growth potential. Therefore‚ it has begun to investigate the possibility of forming a joint venture with the Chinese fund-management firm Chan Ching‚ one of the largest such firms in China. Investese President Dan Brighton hopes
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Case: 75 Federal Finance Bank – Instructor’s Solution INPUT DATA: Amount Needed to Raise Flotation Costs Stock Offer Price Market Value/Book Value Ratio (Dollars in thousands) Assets Cash U.S. Treasuries Mortgage-backed Securities Municipal Bonds Government Agency Securities Total Cash & Securities Residential Mortgage Loans Consumer Loans Business Loans Total Loans Fixed Assets Total Assets Liabilities Passbook Savings Non-interest Checking N.O.W. Accounts Money Market Accounts Certificate of
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AACS4794 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Case Studies Case Study 1: A Giant Step for Mattress Giant (May 2007) Mattress Giant is one of America’s largest bedding retailers‚ with 240 stores in 14 states. For years‚ the company spent more than $20 million (about RM70 million) annually‚ about 10 percent of its revenue‚ advertising to people in their mid-30s‚ whose household income was $30‚000 - $40‚000 (about RM105‚000 - RM140‚000) per year .and who drove domestic car. As it
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Esophageal cancer in a young woman with bulimia nervosa: a case report Eric T Shinohara‚ Samuel Swisher-McClure‚ Michael Husson‚ Weijing Sun and James M Metz Journal of Medical Case Reports 2007‚ 1:160 doi:10.1186/1752-1947-1-160 Received: 27 July 2007 Accepted: 29 November 2007 Published: 29 November 2007 Introduction In the past twenty-five years‚ the prevalence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has increased dramatically within the United States and it is now the most common histological type
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2004 What Is a Case Study and What Is It Good for? JOHN GERRING Boston University T his paper aims to clarify the meaning‚ and explain the utility‚ of the case study method‚ a method often practiced but little understood. A “case study‚” I argue‚ is best defined as an intensive study of a single unit with an aim to generalize across a larger set of units. Case studies rely on the same sort of covariational evidence utilized in non-case study research. Thus‚ the case study method is correctly
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VIRGIN BLUE UNDERSTANDING EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 1. Attractiveness of the Industry 1a. Identify the industry‚ product segments and value chain The industry is the Australian airline industry (global). Core activities cover providing travel services to leisure travellers in Australia and overseas‚ including flights‚ travel insurance‚ holiday packaged deals‚ and freight business. Products segments including ▪ Business travel ▪ 57.1% of industry revenue ▪ full-fare ▪ business &
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Case Study on Local Motors : Designed by the Crowd‚ Built by the Customer Submitted to: Submitted by: Dr. Dindayal Swain Ruchika Mahapatra DECLARATION I hereby declare that the case study on “LOCAL MOTORS : DESIGNED BY THE CROWD‚ BUILT BY THE CUSTOMER – A Case Study” submitted to International Business Institution‚ Bhubaneswar is a record of original work done by me. Miss Ruchika Mahapatra PGDM 2013-15 INDEX NAME PAGE NO. Background of the Company 1
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far for decades. I t is known for its comfort and many different styles of fitting. It’s now available in many different colours but perhaps the most famous one is blue jeans. There’s more to a pair of jeans than you thought. Most of you probably think that jeans are just made in factories by machines‚ but that is certainly not the case. For starters‚ the brass wire that makes up the teeth of the zip comes from Japan. Which means it is probably a strong and sturdy material and quality. The Japanese
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CASE STUDY ANALYSIS ON XYLYS: EXPLORING CONSUMER PERCEPTION ABOUT PREMIUM WATCHES IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT SUBMITTED TO: - SUBMITTED BY:- Professor Dr. D.D Swain Iliyas ahmad Associate Professor (Marketing) 1st Year PGDM DECLARATION I Iliyas ahmad‚ student of IMI Bhubaneswar PGDM 2012-2014 1st batch
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