Sinodependance enables on average an Australian balanced superfund to have an exposure of 11% of its net assets to the Chinese economy mostly due to the impact of mining giants such as BHP and Rio Tinto (more than 10% of the All Ordinaries Index). The first part of this assignment tries to identify companies and selection rules in order to set up a fund (named Super China Exposure) that invests in Australian listed companies with exposure to the Chinese economy. The second part gives details about weights
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Exposure to teratogens can have an impact on the developing fetus‚ the later child‚ and the adolescent. Some Teratogens are environmental influences that harm fetal development (Berk‚2008). They come from a variety of external influences that include mother’s nutrition‚ medications‚ Stress of the mother‚ pollutants‚ injury‚ disease or illness. These environmental influences impact fetal growth. Teratogens are not the only cause of birth defects. Genetics also play a role in fetal development and
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Effects of the Bottleneck and the Founders effect Cecil Smith GS102 Grantham University Online The bottleneck effect happens when something of a great devastation has happened‚ causing a great amount of people to lose their lives and leave behind very few people at the most. The bottleneck effect happens at random and can kill of a whole population and with it can also wipe out the gene pool by doing so. An example of the bottleneck effect would be something like a tsunami‚ or an earthquake‚ which
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EFFECTS OF PRACTICE ON STROOP CONGRUITY John S. Monahan Central Michigan University‚ monah1js@mail.cmich.edu Abstract Automaticity‚ both reading and response‚ response competition‚ translation models‚ and the imbalance/uncertainty model of the Stroop effect were investigated. Two participants received four weeks of key press practice using standard Stroop stimuli. Tests of RT to standard Stroop‚ Single colored letter‚ and Stroop dilution stimuli were conducted before and after each week of
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who comes into the clinic today with her father for a comprehensive mental health evaluation. This patient will be addressed as patient 003. She denies any religious or cultural preferences during the interview. Recent Travel Outside U.S. - Recent Exposure to illnesses: The patient and her father deny any recent travels outside the United States. Chief Complaint: The patient’s father reports that the patient seems to be anxious a lot more than usual. The patient expresses difficulty staying motivated
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The Effect of Mozart on Spatial Ability Alyssa Oldham Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Psychology 100.01 November 20‚ 2010 Dr. Barbara Mitchell Abstract Since 1993‚ when the Mozart effect was first introduced‚ people have been asking‚ does listening to Mozart truly improve my spatial ability? Should I play Mozart for my children? Should I listen to Mozart if I’m pregnant? The answer to each of these questions‚ is no. Seventeen years ago Rauscher‚ Shaw
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sometimes called the "but for" test). There is an important exception to this rule. In the case of a "divisible" disease such as pneumoconiosis‚ the amount of dust inhaled operates cumulatively to cause the disease and determine its severity. If exposure to the dust is partly due to the defendant’s negligence and partly not‚ the defendant will be liable to the extent that his breach of duty has materially contributed to the disease. If there is more than one defendant‚ liability can be apportioned
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Explain the theoretical significance of the phenomenon known as the Garcia effect. Does this phenomenon have any practical significance for animal or human behavior? The Garcia effect or conditioned taste aversion is an example of classical conditioning of an animal’s thought to link a taste with a symptom brought on by toxic substance causing nausea. It has had great significance in the understanding of human and animal learning. It shows that learning has a biological link. It shows that
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“Mozart Effect” The Mozart effect has two general definitions. Firstly‚ it is a set of research results that indicate that listening to Mozart’s music may induce a short-term improvement on the performance of certain kinds of mental tasks known as "spatial-temporal reasoning". And also it is popularized versions of the theory‚ which suggest that "listening to Mozart makes you smarter"‚ or that early childhood exposure to classical music has a beneficial effect on mental development. The term
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Outline Thesis: In order to illustrate a scientific contemporary phenomenon such as a Placebo effect‚ a methodic itinerary must be abode by. I. General overview II. Mechanism of the Effect III. Clinical Utility IV. Symptoms‚ Conditions and Consequences In our twenty first century‚ various remedial methods and mechanisms are presented due to the evolution of paramedical science. The healing process of the body works together with the mind. Hence‚ the treatment process
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