Basic Concepts in Economics Fundamental Economic Concepts 1. Scarcity and Choice – Scarcity is the universal problem that faces all societies because there are not enough resources to produce everything people want. Scarcity requires people to make choices about the goods and services they use. 2. Opportunity Cost and Trade-Offs – Opportunity cost is the foregone benefit of the next best alternative when scarce resources are used for one purpose rather than another. Trade-offs involve choosing
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Extraction of Ethanol” from Jackfruit Pulp (Artocarpus heterophyllus) as an alternative source of ethanol. Statement of the Problem Generally‚ this study aims to determine if jackfruit pulp (Artocarpus heterophyllus) can be a source of ethanol. Specifically‚ this study aims to answer the following questions: 1. Is there a significant relationship between the percent yield of ethanol and the different lengths of fermentation of the jackfruit pulp (Artocarpus heterophyllus)? 2. Is there a significant
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Introduction: In our traditional learning system‚ usually we see only teachers play the central role in the classroom where students are listeners. Moreover‚ students cannot enjoy their lessons because teachers dominate in the classroom. So sometimes they feel inattentive in classroom‚ as a result student is virtually dropping out from the classroom. That is not exact teaching-learning system in our primary education. Learning should be more joyful‚ more interesting and life oriented. Then students
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United Kingdom Golden Age I believe that the United Kingdom is currently in its‚ “Golden Age‚” with its recent Artistic and intellectual achievements. Achievements such as their movies making‚ in 2009‚ British films grossed around $2 billion worldwide and achieved a market share of around 7% globally and 17% in the United Kingdom. Some of Britain’s intellectual achievements such as in 2009 when‚ British doctors announced in November that they had helped perform the world’s first transplant of an
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Wavelet-Transform-Based Algorithm for Harmonic Analysis of Power System Waveforms Javid Akhtar‚ Md Imran Ali Baig Ghousia College of Engineering Ramanagaram-571511 mirzaimranalibaig@gmail.com Abstract The concept is to develop an approach based on wavelet transform for the evaluation of harmonic contents of power system waveforms. This new algorithmic approach can simultaneously identify all harmonics including integer‚ non-integer and sub-harmonics. This algorithm presents features that
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The North-South Airline* In 2008‚ Northern Airlines* merged with Southeast Airlines to create the fourth largest U.S. carrier. The new North-South Airline inherited both an aging fleet of Boeing 737—200 aircraft and Stephen Ruth. Ruth was a tough former secretary of the navy who stepped in as new president and chairman of the board. Ruth’s first concern in creating a financially solid company was maintenance costs. It was commonly believed in the airline industry that maintenance costs rose
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Exercise 1: Sandy is considering moving from her apartment into a small house with a fenced yard. The apartment is noisy‚ and she has a difficult time studying. In addition‚ the fenced yard would be great for her dog. The distance from school is much the same from the house and from the apartment. The apartment costs $750 per month‚ and she has two months remaining on her lease. The lease cannot be broken‚ so Sandy must pay the last two months of rent whether she lives there or not. The rent
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Book Summary: Tweak by Nic Sheff The author Nic Sheff writes the novel in first person which always the protagonist/ writer to have a somewhat distance or non-existent type of feel to the story. Nic was an attractive and smart young man. But for some reason he felt empty and purposeless. In order to fill this void he felt‚ he first tried pot. This was not enough for him; he then turned to Methamphetamine or meth. Once he started he felt alive for the first time. Nic has gone from a promising young
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NHall MO260:Unit8-Computer Applications Allscript vs. eClinical I have researched different computer applications‚ and have broken it down to two. I will be discussing Allscript and eClinical software applications for the medical business. First I will tell you some important facts about Allscript. Allscripts is one of the highest client-rated business solutions. One of the more important aspects of Allscripts would be to be how quickly and easily the physician’s office can manage important
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The writer makes us take Bruno’s side in this extract partly because he’s a child and every one tends to take the child’s side against a figure of authority. It also makes us side with him because he’s a strong boy who wants to make himself heard and stand up for what he believes in. This also shows he’s strong and courageous. As the text implies he shows great respect for his parents and does what he’s told by them; a quotation that supports this is ‘to be told what to do by mother and father –
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