Introduction The acid-fast stain was developed in 1882 by Paul Ehrlich. Ehrlich was working with Mycobacterium tuberculosis‚ the bacilli responsible for tuberculosis‚ and found a technique that renders M. tuberculosis distinguishable from nearly all other bacteria. Acid-fast staining is‚ therefore‚ known as a differential stain. Mycobacterium and some Nocardia species are considered acid fast because‚ during the acid-fast procedure‚ they are able to retain the primary dye even when decolorized
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Introductory Microeconomics 2008 Exam Solutions Section A 1. C |Hours of tutoring per week|Total Opportunity cost |Marginal Cost |Wage Payment (Marginal | | | | |Benefit) | |0 |0 | | | |1 |$20 |$20 |$50
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Case Example Delhi Metro Case Problem • MD of Delhi Metro worried as Projected revenues were Rs 674.5 million below the projected costs for next year • Rs 200 million promise from State • A shortfall of Rs 474.5 million • Another possible source of fund – City funds Delhi‚ Noida and Gurgaon- But unlikely due to problems in city Budget • How to solve his pending budget crisis? Case Problem (continue………) • Mr. Sreedharan glanced through a Business magazine while his thoughts travel in the
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01DEFINE AND EXPLAIN A RANGE OF CORE ECO TERMS AND CONEPTS INCLUDING ECONOMIC SURPLUS OPP COST AND SUNK COST DEFINE AND EXPLAIN A RANGE OF CORE ECO TERMS AND CONEPTS INCLUDING ECONOMIC SURPLUS OPP COST AND SUNK COST CHAPTER !: THINKING LIKE AN ECONOMIST Scarcity principal: due to limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants‚ trade offs occur in terms of having more of one good and less of another Economic decision: any decision when securing something of value means going without something
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APPLE CASE STUDY STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT GENERAL INFORMATION • Apple Inc.‚ is a multinational consumer electronics and computer software corporation. • Headquartered in California. • Formerly known as Apple Computer Inc. • Fortune magazine named Apple the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and 2009. APPLE STRATEGY • The transformations that occurred during the years from inception to present day have included many strategic management variations that drove the equipment and software
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notwithstanding. Dick Smith marketed his own Dick Smith-branded food products as not just Australian made but also made by Australian owned companies‚ thereby keeping employment and profits in Australia—threatening the brand image of rival multinational brands. We are starting to see the impact of the ‘buy Australian’ theme on the marketing plans of multinational companies. End-of-book: Case studies Q 675 There is no doubt that the launch of Dick Smith Foods is another successful adventure for
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1. INTRODUCTION Micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) are small integrated devices or systems that combine electrical and mechanical components. They range in size from the sub micrometer level to the millimeter level and there can be any number‚ from a few to millions‚ in a particular system. MEMS extend the fabrication techniques developed for the integrated circuit industry to add mechanical elements such as beams‚ gears‚ diaphragms‚ and springs to devices. Examples of MEMS device applications
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Apple Inc. is a well-known and unique computer manufacturer which designs‚ manufactures and markets personal and professional computers‚ related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ networking solutions‚ entertainment equipments and mobile phone device. The most famous entertainment device that Apple has introduced since year 2001 is iPod. This marvelous portable digital music players started as a back and while screen‚ only Mac-compatible‚ and with a 5GB hard drive that only can store 1000 songs up
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1. Introduction Apple Inc.‚ is known to be one of the world’s most valuable companies. It is a multi-national company with a worldwide presence; approximately 72‚800 employees and total net sales of $156 billion in the year 2012 (Apple annual report‚ 2012). Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak‚ both college dropouts‚ founded this corporation in 1976 - “Steve Jobs‚ helped to transform the way in which the computer is used today through his creation of the first computer processing unit and his creative
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The Service Industries Journal Vol. 30‚ No. 6‚ June 2010‚ 911 –928 Development of brand equity: evaluation of four alternative models Hong-Youl Haaà ‚ Swinder Jandab and Siva Muthalyc College of Business Administration‚ Kangwon National University‚ Chuncheon‚ Kangwon-do‚ South Korea; bDepartment of Marketing‚ Kansas State University‚ Manhattan‚ USA; cDepartment of International Business Studies‚ Swinburne University of Technology‚ Hawthorn‚ Australia (Received 20 February 2008; final version
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