The Frank–Starling law of the heart (also known as Starling’s law or the Frank–Starling mechanism or Maestrini heart’s law) states that the stroke volume of the heart increases in response to an increase in the volume of blood filling the heart (the end diastolic volume). The increased volume of blood stretches the ventricular wall‚ causing cardiac muscle to contract more forcefully (the so-called Frank-Starling mechanisms). The stroke volume may also increase as a result of greater contractility
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“GOING GREEN” Number of Words: 1288 CONTENT 1. Introduction………………………………………………………. 3 2. “Going Green” 4 2.1. Description 4 2.2. Happenings 4 3. Hotel’s standpoint 5 3.1. “Going Green” in the Hospitality Industry 5 3.2. “LEED” Certificate 5 3.3. Examples of Change 5 4. Acting 7 4.1 Advantages 7 4.2 Disadvantages 7 5. Conclusion…………………………………………..……………… 8 6. Reference List………………………………………………..….. 9 6.1 Internet………………………………………………………………………………….………………9
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Green Technology Brandon Dye INF 103: Computer Literacy Instructor Ray Schafer September 17‚ 2013 Final Paper Skipping the complicated scientific definitions‚ green technology is simply any technology that is more efficient and environmentally friendly. Green technology is intended to mitigate or reverse the effects of human activity on the environment. Also the use of green technology and renewable energy is an integral part of the government ’s agenda today and in
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Green revolution has been one of the most visible forms of globalisation. This has brought about some kind of interconnectedness amongst countries. With this interconnectedness comes a form of contradiction within the Green Revolution strategy. This essay will consider important aspects such as the impact that Green revolution has had on the world as a whole‚ specifically Asia. This essay will also critically discuss the dominant tenets and power relations involved in the process of the green revolution
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Thomas Cole David Jackson 8/2/04 Art Appreciation Maxwell Painting landscapes was very important during the 19th century. Thomas Cole was one of the most important figures in landscape painting in the United States. He went to many places searching for nature‚ which he painted to show the unmatchable beauty nature creates. His works of art helped people see and take pride in their great land‚ which was called America. Cole ’s works were often made people feel like they needed to go out in
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Behavioral Economics & Dodd-Frank: A Behavioral Analysis of the Financial Crisis in the U.S. & Subsequent Reforms in the Dodd-Frank Act Taylor A. Marr: s0547755 MA in International & Development Economics (MIDE) HTW – University of Applied Sciences: Berlin Master’s Thesis: Word count (main content only): 10‚497; Word count total: 15‚290 First Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dullien Second Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Joebges July 6‚ 2015 Table of Contents Abstract 4 List of Abbreviations 5 I. Introduction
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definition embraces the idea that the amount of punishment must be proportional to the amount of harm caused by the offense. A more recent version‚ supported by Michael Davis‚ discharges this idea and replaces it with the idea that the amount of punishment must be proportional to the amount of unfair advantage gained by the wrongdoer. Davis introduced this version of retributive justice in the early 1980s‚ at a time when retributive justice was making a recovery within the philosophy of law community‚
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Barney Frank a former American politician and board member of New York‚ has served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He previously announced he was gay. This shocked many‚ but had no effect on his career. He was re-elected in Massachusetts with 70% of the votes. This reached a point when being gay was more acceptable than a politician. It is not surprising to be a gay politician anymore‚ especially in San Francisco. He supports Supervisor Scott Wiener; unfortunately
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Green Marketing Green marketing is promoting environmental advantages through a company’s product; it can be internal dealing with employees and the organization with the external factor dealing with customers. Green marketing is taking off due to much interest from customers; since knowledge of our environment is being observed. Especially with knowledge from the media stating that something needs to be done in order to protect our environment from increasing numbers in pollution and air quality
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in banking industry with title of “Green Banking”. 1.1 Green Banking: Green banking in general refers to the efforts of the Banking sector to keep the environment green and to minimize greenhouse effects through rationalizing their strategies‚ policy‚ decisions and activities pertaining to banking service‚ business and in-house operational activities. Green banking may be seen as a component of the global initiative from Banks end to save environment. Green banks or environmentally responsible
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