Medicare Part D Drug Plan was created by Congress in 2003 to aid the elderly‚ disabled‚ and sick persons in affording their medication. Coverage for the drug plan went into affect January 1‚ 2006. This plan was called the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Cassel‚ 2005). The final bill that passed‚ was influenced by drug-company and health insurance lobbyists and focused mainly on the needs of those industries instead of the seniors it was meant to serve
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Summary A&D High Tech is a US medium size company that started to operate in the business of computer systems products and services in 1988. Due to fierce competition and decreasing profit margins‚ the company founder and CEO was seeking other growth opportunities by adopting two new strategies‚ namely: * Increasing sales nationally * Utilizing modern technology to increase operational efficiency The company online store was the answer that would enable A&D High Tech to realize
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VITAMIN D (CALCITRIOL) INTRODUCTION: Bioactive vitamin D or calcitriol is a steroid hormone that has long been known for its important role in regulating body levels of calcium and phosphorus‚ and in mineralization of bone. More recently‚ it has become clear that receptors for vitamin D are present in a wide variety of cells‚ and that this hormone has biologic effects which extend far beyond control of mineral metabolism. Vitamin D is thus not
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Sunny D was extremely successful in the 1990’s. The brand has been labeled the iconic juice brand of its decade (Rowlands 2014). When Sunny D was introduced in the UK in 1998‚ it became the biggest selling soft drink in the nation‚ trailing behind Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Sunny D took a triumphant position in the soft drink industry. Their slogan in the nineties: “the great stuff kids go for” (The Guardian 2001) was emphasized in promotional campaigns that showcased TV commercials full of energetic
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com/archive.php Research article VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN THE WELL FED CLASS OF PAKISTAN: THE POSSIBLE CAUSES AND TRENDS Yusra H. Siddiqui *‚ Rashid Minhas‚ Adnan Yaqoob‚ Samina Shakeel Department of Biochemistry‚ Quaid-e-Azam University‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan This population-based survey was conducted to determine frequency of vitamin D deficiency in the twin cities of Pakistan. 1000 patients were evaluated for tests of circulating 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OHD) levels using electrochemiluminescence
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Journal 2011‚ 10:46 http://www.nutritionj.com/content/10/1/46 RESEARCH Open Access Misleading measures in Vitamin D analysis: A novel LC-MS/MS assay to account for epimers and isobars Iltaf Shah1‚ Ricky James1‚ James Barker2‚ Andrea Petroczi1 and Declan P Naughton1* Abstract Background: Recently‚ the accuracies of many commercially available immunoassays for Vitamin D have been questioned. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC- MS/MS) has been shown to facilitate accurate
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event: the largest seaborne invasion in the history of warfare‚ otherwise known as D-Day. The impacts of this invasion completely changed the entirety of World War II and lead to the Allied Victory over the Axis armies in Western Europe. To begin with‚ D-Day lead to the Nazi army having to fight against the Allies on two fronts‚ making it much more difficult for them to defend their conquests throughout Europe. Before D-Day‚ the majority of Allied attacks against the Nazis in Europe had been by the
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10/27/15 Vitamin D Deficiency Regarding Muscles Vitamin D deficiency has been tied to mainly bone pathologies. Recent research shows that the effects of Vitamin D span further than just affecting bones and particularly cause muscle weakness. Vitamin D is responsible for aiding in the absorption of other minerals‚ such as calcium. Calcium is a key ligand in muscle contractions‚ thus‚ Vitamin D indirectly can effect muscle contractions. An article published in Nutrition Reviews‚ Vitamin D: an overview
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A R T I C L E www.hbr.org 3-D Negotiation Playing the Whole Game by David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 3-D Negotiation: Playing the Whole Game 13 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Product 5372 3-D Negotiation Playing the Whole Game The Idea
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powerhouse products that will take everyday life beyond the ordinary—beyond imagination. R&D at Samsung Innovation is crucial to Samsung’s business. As new technologies are being constantly introduced to the market‚ speed is essential for remain-ing competitive in today’s digital era‚ and new markets have to be pioneered continuously.Through the interplay of creative‚ imaginative people; a global R&D network; an organization that encourages collaboration and cooperation among business partners
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