Economies of scale are the main drivers of corporate gigantism in the 20th century. Economies of scale simply refers to the cost benefit achieved with an increasing output / product unit. Economies of scale exist due to the inverse relationship between quantity produced and per-unit fixed costs ; the higher the quantity produced‚ the lower the cost per unit. Economies of scale can be seen in an orange juice production. The more orders ‚ or the more fruits‚ the growers harvest‚ the more savings
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Bioethics What good is life if there is no chance of living? This question centers on the case of Sun Hudson‚ the baby born with a fatal form of dwarfism who was removed from life support after 6 months. The most relevant information in this case was the decision to remove life support from the child contrary to the mother’s wishes. Was it morally correct or incorrect? Some people may believe that the child’s parent has the right to make decisions in regard to the child’s medical treatment. Others
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Psychological and development deficits of this child; Betty Topper’s physical development was severely delayed. She weighed around half the weight of an average six year old. This was due to malnutrition and maybe even psychosocial dwarfism. In the psychosocial dwarfism syndrome‚ the failure to grow is caused because the production of growth hormone is suppressed due to extremely high levels of psychosocial stress. Once sufferers are removed to a normal (nurturing) environment‚ there is usually rapid
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Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 Growth Hormone and Thyroid hormones Growth hormone is produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. This hormone was once believed to be of importance only during periods of active growth‚ but it is now recognized that adults produce nearly as much GH as children (Adams and Koch‚ 2009).GH stimulates the liver to produce sommatropins that then targets a variety of cells. Although its major targets are bone and skeletal muscle‚ GH stimulates many types of
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Exercise for Histology (for digestive gland) I. Multichosen questions: 1. The B cells in islet of Langerhans secrete ( B ). A. glucagon B. insulin C. serotonin D. pepsin E. trypsin 2. The perisinusoidal space ( space of Disse ) in hepatic lobule is located between ( C ). A. two adjacent hepatocytes B. hepatic macrophage and endothelium of hepatic sinusoid C. hepatocyte and endothelium of hepatic sinusoid D. hepatic plate and hepatic plate E
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excessive thirst‚ hunger‚ urination‚ and weight loss. Another malfunction of the endocrine system can be growth hormone problems. Growth hormone in children who are still growing will make their bones and other body parts grow excessively‚ resulting in gigantism. This rare condition is usually caused by a pituitary tumor and can be treated by removing the tumor. There are many other problems that revolve around the endocrine system such as Hyperthyroidism‚ Hypothyroidism‚ and Cushing
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Growth Growth and development are the most fundamental characteristics of all living organisms. The physiological definition of growth is “An irreversible change in the organism‚ organ or cell is called growth”‚ which includes increase in mass weight or volume of living organism‚ it leads to development in plants. REGION OF GROWTH: Growth region is located at extreme apices of root‚ stem‚ leaf where we make out meristematic tissue. In addition to above‚ the region where intercalary and lateral
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NAME:____________________________ REGULATION REVIEW - HONORS [pic] ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 1. Explain how the endocrine system aids humans in maintaining homeostasis. 2. Consider the following diagram of the human endocrine system: [pic] a. Label each number with the appropriate term. b. Which numbered structure produces hormones that regulate blood sugar levels? c. Which numbered structure produces hormones that stimulate egg
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Achondroplasia In humans achondroplasia is the most common form of non-lethal skeletal dysplasia (short limb dwarfism)‚ affecting over 250‚000 people worldwide. The incidence is approximately one in 10‚000-30‚000 live births. (1-7) Achondroplasia is characterised by short stature (average height of 120-132cm (2‚3)) with disproportionately shorter proximal limb bones‚ a long trunk with a narrow thorax‚ macrocephaly with frontal bossing and mid face hyperplasia. (1-4) People with achondroplasia also
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The Efficacy‚ Safety and Benefits of Bovine Somatotropin and Porcine Somatotropin Prepared for the American Council on Science and Health by Terry D. Etherton‚ Ph.D. Professor of Animal Nutrition and Physiology in the Department of Dairy and Animal Science at The Pennsylvania State University ACSH Publications Editor: Andrea Golaine Case‚ M.S. Please Note: For the web site version of this report‚ tables are provided but diagrams are not. Executive Summary As the world’s population grows
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