surface of stagnant water that is usually rich in nutrients. Phosphorus is an important macronutrient in the growth of aquatic plants. We tested the effect of phosphorus on duckweed population growth using a control medium rich in nutrients and compared it to the population growth in a medium that lacked phosphorus. Each treatment had 5 replicates that began in beakers with 40 duckweed thalli‚ grown in a laboratory setting for 14 days under 140-W lights at room temperature. A regression showed that there
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Wing (1155063892) Title Language Policy in CUHK: Can the use of English as the instruction medium of courses benefit the learning of undergraduates? Abstract With the internationalization of higher education and globalization in force‚ there is increasing adoption of English as instruction medium in both local and global contexts over the recent decades. Lately‚ the adoption of English as instruction medium of four Sociology courses in CUHK has sparked debate over the possible impacts of such arrangement
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I. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Small and Medium-scale Enterprises plays an important role in economic development worldwide. Many developing countries in fact have placed Small and medium enterprise development and promotion on top of their economic agenda. With the failure of past industrialization policies favoring large enterprises to stimulate wide-ranging development‚ SMEs are being given renewed emphasis as engines of economic growth‚ employment potential and poverty alleviation. SMEs play
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eHarmony Memo Given the October 2007 conditions‚ it is imperative that eHarmony expands their membership to those interested in medium-term relationships. Its unique matching algorithm‚ central to its integrated system‚ represents significant differentiation among the competition. Welcoming members who are not specifically marriage-oriented can‚ in fact‚ strengthen its position of “serious” relationships within the personals industry. In addition‚ it is a key moment in the industry history‚ and
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Vehicle’s Motor Vehicle Registration Online System (“MVROS”). The MVROS provides the ability for State vehicle owners to renew motor vehicle registrations‚ pay renewal fees‚ and enter change of address information. The assessment identified several medium risk items that should be addressed by management. This is sample data for demonstration and discussion purposes only Page 2 DETAILED ASSESSMENT 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose The purpose of the risk assessment was to identify threats and
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International Fisher Ans: d Section: The fisher effect Level: Easy MEDIUM (applied) 4.5 Suppose annual inflation rates in the U.S. and Mexico are expected to be 6% and 80%‚ respectively‚ over the next several years. If the current spot rate for the Mexican peso is $.005‚ then the best estimate of the peso’s spot value in 3 years is a) $.00276 b) $.01190 c) $.00321 d) $.00102 Ans: d Section: Purchasing power parity Level: Medium 4.6 If the expected inflation rate is 5% and the real required
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International Fisher Ans: d Section: The fisher effect Level: Easy MEDIUM (applied) 4.5 Suppose annual inflation rates in the U.S. and Mexico are expected to be 6% and 80%‚ respectively‚ over the next several years. If the current spot rate for the Mexican peso is $.005‚ then the best estimate of the peso’s spot value in 3 years is a) $.00276 b) $.01190 c) $.00321 d) $.00102 Ans: d Section: Purchasing power parity Level: Medium 4.6 If the expected inflation rate is 5% and the real required
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efficiency (48.3%) than in infection medium and water. One hour infection time was found optimum (55.9% transformation efficiency) in culture OD600 1.0. Co-cultivation of soybean half seed explants with Agrobacterium for five days showed better results as compared with three and four days. Two hr washing in washing medium containing 1g/L cefotaxime controlled prevalence of Agrobacterium in further steps. It was found that varying kanamycin concentration in selection medium resulted in high survival rate
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above cannot apply to all situations. Let us look into the statistic of the medium of instructions of secondary school in Hong Kong carried out by Educational Research Section of Education Department in February 1998. Over 95% of the Band 1 (when divided in three bandings) middle schools in Hong Kong are EMI Schools. Is it showing that EMI schools are better because their lessons are conducted in English? Is the instruction medium being the main factor for its banding? What are the ideas comes to your
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At Banaras Hindu University in India zoologist scientist were working on research on the changes in stress and life traits in fruit flies. The scientists‚ Seema Sisodia‚ Puja Verma and Bashisth Narayan Sing explain there research in “The Effect of Diet Quality and Associated Metabolic Changes in Adult Stress Response and Life-History Traits in Drosophila Ananassae” The D. ananassae used in the experiment are flies collected from fruit and vegetable india in October 2010. The purpose of the study
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