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    Explain the concept of potential output and why actual output can differ from potential output? (2 marks) Potential output is the amount of output that an economy can produce when using its resources such as capital and labour‚ at normal rates. Potential output is not a fixed number but grows over time‚ reflecting increases in both the amounts of available capital and labour and their productivity. As capital and labour can be utilised at greater than normal rates‚ at least for a time‚

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    Regeneration of Neurons

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    ABSTRACT NEW DISCOVORIES FOR THE REGENERATION OF DAMAGED NEURONS (Possible cures and relief for millions of people) Normally‚ neurons in the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) cannot regenerate injured nerve fibers‚ limiting people’s ability to recover from brain or spinal cord injuries. Repair of the central nervous system and restoration of voluntary motor activity through axonal re-growth has long been considered impossible in mammals. Over the last decade‚ numerous attempts

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    and relate to another individual’s internal state has provided great motivation for research. One source of explanation arose from research on mirror neurons-which fire both during execution and observation of a behaviour (Rizzollati & Arbib‚ 1998). This particular class of neurons plays a crucial function in human social interactions. The importance of the mirror neuron system (MNS) for communication can be understood through its influence on nonverbal communication including facial expressions

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    Power is defined as derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources‚ especially to provide light and heat or to work the machines. Energy has everything and anything to do with my project. It is a very important term to understand. Energy is a very important factor that determines how far the cars I made for my project will go. This illustrates how if the car doesn’t have enough kinetic energy the car won’t go very far. According to my research‚ If work‚ which transfers energy‚ is

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    American Public University America’s Top Three Potential Terrorist Attacks Alan Jacobs HLSS 155 B001 Win 13 Professor Dr. Wesley Phillips 15 February 2013 America’s Top Three Potential Terrorist Attacks Since the successful attacks by planned by Osama Bin Laden‚ and carried out by Al Qaeda terrorists‚ the United States of America has implemented new strategies to thwart efforts by terrorist to achieve another successful attack on US soil. Along with the new

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    Post the "What We Think about Ants" chart where students can see it.  Explain that you are going to read a story about ants that is fiction (define the word if necessary) but that together you are going to see if you can learn anything about ants by reading the story.  Read Two Bad Ants aloud. Take time to discuss the actions of the ants as you read.  When the story is over‚ ask some key questions about ants that will lead to factual information. Some examples of questions might be:  • What did

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    Types of Variable A variable is any factor‚ trait‚ or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types. An experiment usually has three kinds of variables: independent‚ dependent‚ and controlled. Dependent and Independent Variables Independent variable The independent variable is the one that is changed by the scientist. To insure a fair test‚ a good experiment has only one independent variable. As the scientist changes the independent variable‚ he

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    Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient’s clinical health status. Telemedicine includes a growing variety of applications and services using two-way video‚ email‚ smart phones‚ wireless tools and other forms of telecommunications technology. I believe this is a great way for doctors‚ dentist‚ and any other health care professional to easily get the information that they need quickly. This is a huge time

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    The Audit Risks Assessment Model and Potential Areas of Improvement By: Patrick S. Fields Fraud and the Creation of Sarbanes-Oxley Following the multitude of fraud scandals in the early 2000’s‚ such as Enron and WorldCom‚ many accounting firms found themselves as part of a thorough investigation to determine what exactly caused the sudden outburst of accounting fraud. As investors and creditors pursued their lost money from the these business failures‚ accounting firms began to garner attention

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    The Neuron Doctrine

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    The Neuron Doctrine is a concept that led scientists to the realization that the brain consists of many specialized regions and cells. However‚ during the process‚ scientists had to overcome obstacles such as the minute size of the cell‚ the jello-like consistency of brain tissue‚ and the similar cream- colored pigmentation of tissue cells. Advances in technology over the years‚ though‚ helped to solve these problems: the development of the compound microscope‚ the discovery of how to harden‚ or

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