Alchemy in relation to Chemistry Practical applications of alchemy produced a wide range of contributions to medicine and the physical sciences. The alchemist Robert Boyle is credited as being the father of chemistry. Paracelsian iatrochemistry emphasized the medicinal application of alchemy ‚continued in plant alchemy‚ orspagyric. Studies of alchemy also influenced Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity.Alchemists made contributions to the "chemical" industries of the day—ore testing and refining‚ metalworking
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Family violence is not a new phenomenon‚ as it has essentially existed since the beginning of time. Only in modern times‚ however have societies begun to recognize violence and family members as a social problem (Barnett‚ Miller-Perrin & Perrin‚ 2005). For many years‚ the social problem of family violence had not only been heavily ignored‚ but for a number of years‚ had not been fully understood. For example‚ family violence takes many forms and has a number of different names. Family violence‚ also
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.:: India-China Relations ::. | | | I. Introduction: 1. Rise of India and China Changing Global Balance:According to Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew‚ the rise of India and China was changing the global balance. India and China together account for 40 per cent of the world’s working age population and 19 per cent of the global economy in PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) terms‚ according to Mr. Lee. In the next 20 years their collective share of the global economy could
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Organizational structures developed from the ancient times of hunters and collectors in tribal organizations through highly royal and clerical power structures to industrial structures and today’s post-industrial structures. [edit] Organizational structure types [edit] Pre-bureaucratic structures Pre-bureaucratic (entrepreneurial) structures lack standardization of tasks. This structure is most common in smaller organizations and is best used to solve simple tasks. The structure is totally centralized
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Organizational Structure An organization is a social unit of people‚ systematically structured and managed to meet a need or to pursue collective goals on a continuing basis. All organizations have a management structure that determines relationships between functions and positions‚ and subdivides and delegates roles‚ responsibilities‚ and authority to carry out defined tasks. Therefore‚ in order to better manage the large amount of resources and assets organizations need to be in some sort of
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The Nayar of India Chrystal Powers Professor Bob Larkin Anthropology 101 April 29‚ 2013 The Nayar of India The Nayar people of India are indigenous people that live in the southwest part of India. Their culture is known to be complex yet fascinating. Generally they were known to be rulers‚ warriors‚ and landowners that rarely worked the land but supervised it. They later gradually lost their political power as they abandoned the role of being warriors. The Nayar
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employee is required to adhere to the orders of their superiors who in turn have to operate under the structure and rules of the organization (Weber‚ 1946). When looking at how bureaucracy is used and implemented across the globe‚ it is clear that there are huge differences in how efficiently organizations and governments are being run‚ despite the fact that they are all working within a bureaucratic structure. In this paper we will look at public administration and question whether or not the bureaucratic
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Financial Management Unit – 4 Capital Structure Capital Structure • It refers to the kinds of securities and the proportionate amounts that make up capitalization. • A decision about the proportion among the three types of securities viz.‚ Equity shares‚ Pref. Shares and Debentures refers to the Capital Structure of an enterprise. What is “Capital Structure”? • Definition The capital structure of a firm is the mix of different securities issued by the firm to finance its operations
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forged and later broadly circulated. Separated and independent warrior societies began to consolidate into growing political and physical entities. This was due‚ according to Elias‚ to social and economical developments. No one predesigned these changes and they had no clear objective‚ they were just warranted on account of shifting modes of social existence. This process of the monopolization of political and physical power has eventually led to the formation of the modern state. These large
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The Constitution of India is the longest written constitution for a country‚ containing 395 articles‚ 12 schedules‚ numerous amendments and 117‚369 words. Indian Law is largely based on English common law because of the long period of British colonial influence during the period of the British Raj. After the failed rebellion against the British in 1857‚ the British Parliament took over the reign of India from the British East India Company‚ and British India came under the direct rule of the Crown
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