This Chip Can Tell If You’ve Been Poisoned Quick detection. This 2-cm-wide chip (inset) can quickly test for botulism‚ a deadly disease caused by theClostridium botulinum bacterium. When you are dealing with a deadly poison that can be found in food and is a potential terrorist weapon‚ you want the best detection tools you can get. Now‚ researchers in France have demonstrated an improved method to detect the most deadly variant of the botulinum neurotoxin‚ which causes botulism. Their test
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The present paper aims to analyse two occupations performed by Evelyn in the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Madden‚ 2011). According to Townsend and Polatajko (2007)‚ occupation is “an activity or set of activities…given value and meaning by individuals” (p. 19) and occupational performance is defined as the “actual execution of…an occupation” (p. 26). The two concepts are emphasised in the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement (CMOP-E)‚ which was developed to clarify the
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I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak In the novel I am the Messenger Ed Kennedy is a character that depicts many attributes in which give him a life of solitude and feeling that there is no purpose in life. But with one event Kennedy’s life changes into a life of purpose‚ a life full of adventure‚ and a life in which he always wanted. Kennedy was a below average teenager with not much of a future since he was a high school drop out. Being an underage cabdriver it gave him enough money to survive
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A review of “First-Mover Disadvantage” By William Boulding and Markus Christen What is this article about as a whole? In today’s business environment many believe that in order to be successful and most profitable that they must be the “first mover”. The first mover is the initial firm that paves the road for a new product or market. It is believed that the first movers lock in competition enabling them to squash future entrants. The first mover often has heavy brand recognition or even
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DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Nebraska Anthropologist Anthropology‚ Department of 1-1-1996 Busy Corporations: The Effects of Corporations on the Environment and the Public Markus Craig Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nebanthro Part of the Anthropology Commons Craig‚ Markus‚ "Busy Corporations: The Effects of Corporations on the Environment and the Public" (1996). Nebraska Anthropologist. Paper 91. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nebanthro/91 This Article
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HISTORY OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1.1 INTRODUCTION In 1981‚ Gary Dickson published the first and (arguably) last widely recognized historical treatment of the field of management information systems (MIS) – now more commonly called information systems (IS). Given the many shifts in the direction of IS since 1981 and the wide-ranging and sometimes heated debate about the identity and core characteristics of IS‚ we contend that the field could benefit substantially from another historical analysis
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self: A perspective from individualism-collectivism research. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology‚ 69(5)‚ 925-937. Katz‚ D. (1960). The functional approach of the study of attitudes. Public Opinion Quarterly‚ 24(2)‚ 163-204. Kim‚ H. S.‚ & Markus‚ H. R. (1999). Deviance or uniqueness‚ harmony or conformity? A cultural analysis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology‚ 77(4)‚ 785-800. Knowles‚ E. S.‚ Butler‚ S.‚ & Linn‚ J. A. (2001). Increasing compliance by reducing resistance. In
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In "Growing Up Digital"‚ the author begins to speak about technology usage in schools’‚ and how it affects the academic growth of students’. According to recent studies‚ technology usage causes a tendency to procrastinate‚ a shorter attention span‚ and a lower quality sleep. For example‚ a student may begin a homework assignment‚ but receives a text message so instead of finishing the assignment the student will focus on their cellphone. Thus‚ the student will end up procrastinating and forget about
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abused and unfairly treated‚ but he still learned kindness and peace‚ and eventually became famous and memorialized today. His situation is shown in some of the characters in the Book Thief. Even though there’s a lot of suffering and pain in the book‚ Markus Zusak shows how the characters grow from it‚ just like Martin did. In the Book thief‚ Marcus Zusak illustrates how enduring pain can make people grow in the characters Max‚ Ilsa‚ and Liesel. In the story‚ Max experiences enduring pain and gained
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Children these days worry about many things‚ from having the newest style of clothing‚ to fitting in with friends. Liesel Meminger from The Book Thief by Markus Zusak had many more serious things to worry about. Being a foster girl from Munich in Nazi Germany during World War II also treats Leisel horribly‚ for she runs into many problems. Not only is World War II terrifying for Liesel‚ but it is also terrifying to many people in her life. This book is considered a classic because Liesel’s life as
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