transmitting sound signals to be processed in the brain. However‚ a relatively recent medical innovation involving cochlear implants allows these individuals‚ who would otherwise be deaf‚ to perceive sound. Cochlear implantation is a safe procedure performed on individuals with profound sensorineural hearing loss in which an electric device is surgically embedded behind the ear. The cochlear implant acts as a transducer‚ collecting sound and converting it to an electrical signal that bypasses the defective
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Description of Aid A cochlear implant is an artificial hearing device‚ also called the Bionic Ear. It uses an external microphone and a speech processor to stimulate the auditory nerve through embedded electrodes in the cochlea. The technology helps hearing impaired people who are profoundly deaf and/or have damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve. Position and Type of Energy Transfer Occurring In terms of the position and type of energy transfer occurring‚ cochlear implants were developed to bypass
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For people needing cochlear implants‚ there is not a viable substitute that can serve as a replacement for cochlear implants. One technology that is similar to cochlear implants is hearing aids. Hearing aids consists of a battery‚ a microphone‚ an amplifier‚ and a receiver or speaker. The battery provides power to the hearing aid and the microphone picks up sound from the surrounding environment and converts the sound into an electrical signal. This signal is then sent to the amplifier. The amplifier
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of strategic analysis‚ including PEST and/or SWOT analyses‚ and Michael Porter’s five forces model. http://www.bnet.com/topics/strategic+analysis http://www.ehow.com/about_5085518_reason-use-swot-pestle-analysis.html PEST Analysis The PEST analysis is a framework that is used during strategic analysis to scan the external macro-environment in which a firm operates in. PEST is an acronym for the following factors Political Legal Social Technological PEST factors play an important role in
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These individuals‚ while low in percentage‚ are hearing impaired‚ or also known as deaf. Until recently‚ people hard of hearing did not have a chance to restore their lost sense. However‚ as technology has advanced‚ small electronic devices called cochlear implants have been created to provide stimulation to the auditory nerve within the inner ear‚ thus providing people with a perception of the sense of sound. While this machinery is an innovative step towards the restoration of hearing‚ limitations
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The innovation history of cochlear started with the pioneer Graeme Clark. After 50 years of extensive research and collaboration‚ Cochlear reached many milestones and world first on its journey and tens of thousands of cochlear implants were created and perfected which benefits many who suffer from severe hearing impairments and deafness. In Australia‚ nine out of ten people choose Cochlear‚ this shows that they are truly the industry leader. However‚ in today’s mist of globalisation‚ what factors
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Melissa Weeks Professor Christina Hitchcock HUMA 150 Critical Thinking 24 April 2012 Melissa Weeks: The Controversy of Cochlear Implants While composing this research paper‚ I had been asked what topic I chose by a few close friends. Most of the time‚ the person interested in the topic I chose‚ had no clue what a cochlear implant is. This is the first issue I’m concerned about. Another concern is the choices that are made by hearing parents of a deaf child. Does the parent consider if their
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& Structure of Lesson Business Environment • • • • What does the business environment comprise? Use of PEST analysis Influences and drivers for change Glocalization Title of Slides Learning Outcomes At the end of this lesson‚ you should: Understand the nature of the business environment which includes ; • What does the business environment comprise? • Use of PEST analysis • Influences and drivers of change • Glocalization Title of Slides OPENING QUESTION WHERE
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APA citations to support your statements‚ explain what a PEST table is and why it is important to an organization (1-2 paragraphs). Pest Analysis is a frame work that strategy consultants uses to scan the mirco environment in which the firm operates. (Value Based 2013) PEST is Political‚ Ecomonic‚ Social factor and Techonolgies factors. Companies will use this in workshops and it will make the managmenets brainstorm techniques using PEST for strategic plannings‚ marketing planning or development
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