What is a Functional Group? A functional group is a portion of a molecule that is a recognizable/classified group of bound atoms. In organic chemistry it is very common to see molecules comprised mainly of a carbon backbone with functional groups attached to the chain. The functional group gives the molecule its properties‚ regardless of what molecule contains it*; they are centers of chemical reactivity. The functional groups within a molecule need to be identified when naming. *Definition taken
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Functional illiteracy is reading and writing skills that are inadequate "to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level".[1] Functional illiteracy is contrasted with illiteracy in the strict sense‚ meaning the inability to read or write simple sentences in any language. Foreigners who cannot read and write in the native language where they live may also be considered functionally illiterate. Contents [hide] 1 Characteristics 2 Links with poverty and
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Though functional leadership processes have received frequent dis¬cussion in team dynamics‚ little is known about the processes associated with leadership. There are two reasons for this; first‚ conceptually distinct processes associated with exchange‚ functional behavior‚ influence‚ and person perception have been used synonymously in defining leadership. This carelessness has made the term leadership indistinctive and has obscured the need to differentiate among such pro¬cesses. Second‚ adequate
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Functional theorists look for positive consequences for participants such as self-esteem‚ grades‚ career aspirations‚ and the career mobility patterns of former athletes. Functional theorists believe in harmony and that if social change happens that leads to dysfunction and possible chaos; self-correcting mechanisms of the social system can reverse the dysfunction and bring the system status back to the status quo. In other words‚ everything will work it’s self out for the better‚ and there is no
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Functional Behavioral Assessment Short Paper Nicole Smith ECE 201 Intro to Early Childhood I Instructor Dana Bux April 28‚ 2012 Challenging behavior comes in various of reasons. Once you have gathered information to understand the behaviors of young children you can diagnose the child with the appropriate behavior and find a solution to fix the problem. I have been receiving some information on different ways on how to diagnose and find solutions through different materials which
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Functional Strategies Management/521 Abstract This paper discusses some functional strategies use by an organization ’s various functional departments to support the corporate & competitive strategy. The managers play key role in forming these strategies. This also known as operational method to implement the tactics for internal departments. This includes Operation‚ marketing and finance strategies. Introduction The key strategies for the developments of the organizational capabilities of the business
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Definition of Functional Foods History of Functional Plainly stated‚ functional foods are Labeling and Claims Foods defined as foods that‚ in addition to supplying known nutrients‚ can provide other health benefits as well. Many common foods possess nutritional qualities that are not established as recommended nutrients‚ but are considered to have functional benefits such as reducing your risk of disease or promoting good health. A good example of a functional food would be the cranberry‚ known
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Functional Nursing ❑ Functional nursing divides nursing work into functional units that are then assigned to one of the team members. In this model‚ each care provider is responsible for specific duties or tasks. ❑ Advantages • Care can be delivered to a large number of patients • Uses other types of health care workers when there is a shortage of RNs ❑ Disadvantages • Lack of continuity of care • Patient may feel that care is disjointed
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FUNCTIONAL STYLISTICS Functional stylistics is a branch of linguistics which studies functional varieties of the literary language determined by specific spheres and aims of communication. In modern society every person constantly finds himself in regularly recurring situations typical of the given culture‚ in which he has to play a definite social role‚ i.e. to behave according to norms accepted in the given society for such situations. One of the manifestations of a social role of
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Summary/functional foods "It is the position of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) that functional foods‚ including whole foods and fortified‚ enriched‚ or enhanced foods‚ have a potentially beneficial effect on health when consumed as part of a varied diet on a regular basic‚ at effective levels". The term "Functional" according to (ADA) food that has some identified value leading to health benefits‚ including reduced risk for disease for the person consuming it.
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