Guinea and Merck’s Gift to World: A Vaccine for Ebola Christmas may have come early to the West African nation of Guinea; a vaccine developed by Merck and tested on 4‚000 people in Guinea proved 100% effective. Sakoba Keita‚ Ebola response coordinator in Guinea called it Guinea’s gift to the world and it very well might be. Conditions of Testing There are certain medical concerns on the testing methodology. Due to the epidemic nature of the disease and the urgent need for a solution‚ no placebos
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Acquisition between Merck and Schering-Plough Introduction On March 9‚ 2009‚ Merck & Co.‚ Inc. and Schering-Plough Corporation announced that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which Merck and Schering-Plough will combine‚ under the name Merck in a stock and cash transaction. As the two companies’ combined 2008 revenues were $47 billion. The deal officially closed on November 3‚ 2009. Background of the two parties Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK)
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error should be relatively low‚ meaning that there would be little difference between the values measured in our experiment and the true values of the metal. Density was the simplest experiment. It basically entailed measuring the length and diameters of the metal cylinders and measuring their mass with a scale. The data collected were then used to calculate the volume‚ and later the density of the unknown metal. Due to the simplicity and reliability of the density experiment‚ it was given the most
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Emily Davis Partner: None Chemistry 253- TA: Alma Wellensiek Lab 3: Identifying a Constituent of “Panacetin” 9/15/2011 Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to determine the unknown component of Panacetin. Theory: Panacetin is an analgesic (pain reducing) and antipyretic (fever reducing) drug that is sold in drug stores. However‚ there is a suspicion that this bottle may be counterfeit‚ not containing the chemicals that it should. Panacetin should be made up of about 50 percent
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CASE BASED SYNOPSIS ON HOW EXACTLY HAVE COMPUTERIZATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LOWERED COSTS AT CHEVRON AND MERCK ? 1.1 INTRODUCTION TO COMPANIES Chevron Corporation Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation. Headquartered in San Ramon‚ California‚ and active in more than 180 countries‚ it is engaged in every aspect of the oil‚ gas‚ and geothermal energy industries‚ including exploration and production; refining‚ marketing and transport;
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Measuring Brain Activity Most of the noninvasive imaging methods estimate brain activity by changes in blood flow‚ oxygen consumption‚ glucose utilization‚ etc. Discuss the potential problems with using this type of indirect measure. The brain is the control center of the human body. It sends and receives millions of signals every second‚ day and night‚ in the form of hormones‚ nerve impulses‚ and chemical messengers. This exchange of information makes us move‚ eat‚ sleep‚ and think.
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CURRENCY DEPRECIATION AND ITS IMPACTS Devaluation means decreasing the value of nation’s currency relative to gold or the currencies of other nations. Devaluation occurs in terms of all other currencies‚ but it is best illustrated in the case of only one other currency. Devaluation and Depreciation are sometimes used interchangeably‚ but they always refer to values in terms of other currencies and the value of currency is determined by the interplay of money supply and money demand. In common modern
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user. 2. User selects the type of currency they wish to convert. 3. User enters the amount of currency they wish to convert. 4. Currency is converted using established conversion rates. 5. Completed conversion amount is displayed for the user. IPO Chart Input | Process | Output | (Keyboard) User enters selection | Get type of foreign currency | ForeignCurrencyType (string) | (Keyboard) User enters amount | Get amount of foreign currency | ForeignCurrency (float) | Rate (float)ForeignCurrency
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Best practices for measuring customer satisfaction? Is it upper level management‚ hired consultants‚ surveys‚ or reactions to industry swing? So many choices but what really is a best practice. Customer satisfaction programs‚ research‚ employee satisfaction‚ and personal experience all play a role in measuring customer satisfaction. Even when using those practices it takes effort and continuous improvement to stand a chance on improving customer engagement and satisfaction. Hopefully these next
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Vietnam’s decision to devalue its currency by 5 per cent last week to protect itself from undervaluation of the Chinese renminbi‚ and the worried response from Thailand and other Asian countries‚ suggests the move towards global trade conflict may already be unstoppable. As one group of countries seeks to gain or maintain trade advantage by manipulating their currencies‚ the historical precedent suggests that countries that are not able to devalue will respond with trade protection‚ especially tariffs
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