Due to the intervertebral disc specific structure and the interactions between nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus‚ it is capable to resist high compressive loads and provide spinal mobility (Tang‚ Liu‚ & Zhang‚ 2014). The nucleus pulpous is capable to endure high compressive forces because of its high water content‚ low permeability and osmotic properties (Galbusera et al.‚ 2014). It works by distributing hydraulic pressure in multiple directions within each intervertebral disc under compressive
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joints 2. Processes: They are projections or outgrowths that either help form joints or serve as attachment points for connective tissue (such as ligaments and tendons) B.) Why are Liu and Hassan surprised to find a metopic suture on an adult skull? In which skull bone do metopic sutures occur? Liu and Hassan are surprised to find metopic suture on an adult skull because the metopic suture occurs on an infant skull. Right after birth the left side and right side of the frontal bone are
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NYU School of Medicine and Jianmeng Liu of Peking University examines the evidence as to whether newborns delivered by C-section are more likely to develop chronic diseases later in life. While the jury is still out and research is ongoing‚ recent studies underscore the need for health care providers to discuss with expectant parents the risk of babies born through cesarean section developing obesity‚ asthma‚ and diabetes‚ according to the paper by Blustein and Liu. Cesarean section is sometimes a
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Steinhardt‚ and Goldin‚ 607]. The original stories‚ Lienu zhuan‚ written by Liu Xiang in Han times were tremendously popular‚ and had a significant impact on dynastic culture several centuries afterwards. Their original purposes may have been to prevent further damage done by court women who lacked classical Confucian educations. These women were in close proximity to the emperor‚ which negatively influenced the imperial court. Liu Xiang’s stories served as educational basis to counter their influence
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For the exclusive use of Y. LI Harvard Business School 9-284-057 Rev. June 1‚ 1998 MCI Communications Corp.‚ 1983 In April 1983 Wayne English‚ chief financial officer of MCI Communications Corp.‚ faced the problem of setting financial policy in an environment characterized by a large potential demand for external funding and great uncertainty concerning MCI’s future. MCI‚ which provided long distance telecommunications services in competition with AT&T‚ had seen its revenues grow from almost nothing
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SCHOOL OF FINANCE SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS CHENGDU‚ SICHUAN‚ CHINA PR NIKE‚INC. ANALYSIS REPORT An academic written sample from Liu Yijun In support of applying MSc Finance at Manchester University Note: This is a short version only covered what was performed by Liu Yijun‚ including brief introduction‚ the calculation of FCF‚ WACC‚ sensitivity analysis and word typesetting In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course Equity Investment January
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INTRODUCTIONBorn out of Qingdao Refrigerator Factory in 1984‚ the Haier (pronounced "high-er") Group is China’s largest home appliance manufacturer (Wang and Ong 2007)‚ and the world’s fourth largest white goods manufacturer (Chen 2008). Haier was ranked first among China’s Top 10 Global Brands by the Financial Times in 2005 (Haier’s company facts 2008). It was also ranked 86th among the world’s 500 Most Influential Brands by World Brand Lab in 2006 and is the only Chinese brand to be among the
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Ray Bradbury’s classic dystopian novel‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ depicts a futuristic American society where conformity‚ censorship and technological obsession is commonplace. Published in 1953‚ the novel follows Guy Montag‚ a fireman who‚ instead of putting out fires‚ burns books. Montag‚ in an unhappy marriage and hiding forbidden books‚ eventually meets former English professor Faber. With Faber’s help‚ Montag begins his journey to reprint and reproduce books‚ however‚ he is caught and is forced to escape
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At last week‚ I read the touching news on the Apply daily website which gives an account of the public Light Bus driver never receives the fare for every old man or woman. He wants to do something for charity for helping elder man due to the high inflation. It made me realize that the company of Hong Kong has the responsibility to reward the citizen in need with the profit they earned from the market. Nowadays‚ many people in society expect organizations or enterprises to be socially responsible
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forgot that they were actually soldiers serving in the air force for the USA. Meanwhile‚ two test pilots‚ Xiao Yang and Liu Hao‚ were testing the new type of fighter aircraft in China conscientiously. Xiao was the only woman among the teams of test pilots‚ however‚ she was smart and was willing to take up additional responsibility. Therefore‚ she was usually praised by Liu and other members. "There are always discontents among people over the world. They are fighting for resources‚ food‚ energy
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