BLUE BRAIN PROJECT WHAT IS BLUE BRAIN? * BLUE BRAIN—The world’s first virtual brain * It’s being developed by IBM * Within 30 years we will be able to scan ourselves into computers 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 in Lausanne‚ Switzerland‚ is to study the brain’s architectural and
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AnalWhat is Blue Ridge’s Competitive strategy? Blue Ridge’s strategy prior to the new ink would be cost leadership. This strategy is where a firm outperforms competitors in producing products or services at the lowest cost. Using an ABC costing system is evidence that the firm is attempting to accurately cost their products‚ and produce them at lower costs than competitors. ABC will also be used for more accurate information of each customer group‚ along with their profitability. Their limited selection
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Case study E-business strategy development: an FMCG sector case study M. Webster‚ R. Beach and I. Fouweather University of Bradford School of Management‚ Bradford‚ UK Abstract Purpose – This paper sets out to discuss the development of an e-business strategy by a UK soft drinks company. It is based within the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector (also known as Consumer Packaged Goods)‚ which is characterised by powerful retailers‚ tier-1 suppliers of industrial end-products and ingredient/raw
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Teachers’Practices regarding Reading Strategy Instruction: Language teachers’ beliefs and understandings of instructing and learning assume an essential part in their classroom practices and in their professional growth. According to Harste and Burke (1977) ‚ instructors settle on choices about classroom instruction in light of theoretical beliefs they hold about teaching and learning. Teachers’ beliefs impact their objectives‚ methods‚ materials‚ classroom interaction patterns‚ their roles‚ their
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Ocean Acidification The main theme of the 3 articles is that the ocean is becoming more acidic due to fossil-fuel emission of CO2. The ocean has absorbed about 525 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere‚ this reduces the amount of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere (1). ). It is lowering the pH by .1 units changing it from 8.2 to 8.1… it is becoming more acidic. (2). It happens when the CO2 from the air mixes with the sea water‚ it produces a bicarbonate ion. This bicarbonate ion then
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The ocean as vast and as mysterious as it is‚ is facing problems caused by humans dumping waste into it and that is causing marine life to be harmed. It was thought that the ocean was so deep and huge that no matter how much garbage you put into it would have small consequences. As we have seen that is very wrong‚ here are a few of the problems ocean pollution cause: Toxic metals can destroy the biochemistry‚ behavior‚ and reproduction of marine life. Fertilizer runoff creates eutrophication that
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Wal-Mart Case Study Introduction 1. Brief History of Wal-Mart Wal-Mart is “the giant chain of discount stores‚ the second largest company in the world‚ with over $400 billion in revenue and 2.1 million associates.” (Philip and Kevin‚ p94) Wal-Mart began its business in 1962 when Sam Walton‚ the owner of Wal-Mart‚ opened up his first discount store in Rogers‚ Arkansas (Philip and Kevin‚ p94). In the next two decades‚ Wal-Mart expanding its scale rapidly. Since 1990s‚ Wal-Mart started to opened
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Internship Report On Strategies of Human Resource: A Study On Grameenphone Ltd. Submitted To Mr. ShowvonickDatta Lecturer BRAC University Submitted By Salma Sultana Masters of Business Administration (MBA) Id# 10364060 Submission Date: 1 /12 /2013 1 INTERNSHIP RESEARCH REPORT ON ‘Strategies of Human resource: A Study of Grameenphone Limited.’ 2 September ‚ 2013 Mr. ShowvonickDatta Lecturer Brac University Dhaka‚ Bangladesh Subject: Letter of Transmittal Dear Sir‚ Attached please find the
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Indian Ocean‚ commerce changed significantly in this time period with the emergence of foreign presence that once only consisted of regions in South Asia. Additionally‚ the Indian Ocean region also changed because of the shift in the way piracy was viewed. However‚ commerce in the Indian Ocean region continued to connect the rest of South Asia because it was a prominent trade network. A change in commerce in the Indian Ocean region was the increasing foreign presence. Early on‚ the Indian Ocean trade
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Ocean Pollution is Destroying the World We are constantly polluting the ocean never realizing the harm that it does. Pollution is creating an environment impossible to live in. Why should animals suffer at our expense? The ocean used to be the most beautiful place in the world‚ filled with life and color‚ but now it has turned into a trash filled monstrosity. We are constantly putting more and more trash into the ocean‚ making marine animals live in our filth. We must end pollution to save our world
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