Bacillus thuringiensis Bacillus thuringiensis is a universal‚ gram-positive‚ vegetative‚ spore-forming bacterium that is rod shaped and varies between 2–5 µm long and about 1.0 µm wide . Bt consists large rods with slightly curved ends and forms a parasporal crystal during the stationary phase of its growth cycle . Occurring in pairs or short chains‚ Bt is also motile with peritrichous flagella and non-caspulated . Bt belongs to the family of bacteria‚ Bacillus cerus (B. cerus)‚ which produces
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Case Study #1 1) In order to calculate the expected return‚ risk premium‚ and standard deviation of the portfolio invested partly in the market and partly in Pioneer‚ we first needed to devise a table with all of the known variables: Table 1 Pioneer Gypsum (X) Market (Y) Expected Return 11.0% 12.5% Standard Dev. 32% 16% Beta 0.65 N/A The calculation of the expected return‚ risk premium and the standard deviation of the portfolio are dependent upon the amount that John wants to invest.
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Unit 8- LS312 STRATEGIC PLANNING‚ POLICY AND CONTROL Denia Mukusha Kaplan University Cost Justified Compensation /Discrimination This case takes place in a large computer operations company. The stakeholders in this case are as follows: Joe‚ who has been recently promoted to the position of District Manager of Computer Operation. Mary is the Divisional Manager of Information Systems and Joe reports directly to her. John is the President and CEO of the company and the immediate boss to Mary
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I believe that the author has control of his life up until he takes a job offered to him by Outside Magazine. When he accepts the job he has to go on a guided ascent of Mount Everest and rite about the event and the experience of climbing to the summit of the world. In this paragraph I will tell you why I believe the author has control over his own life up to a certain point. In the context of this passage the author is telling that time he got sent to Nepal to write about a guided ascent of
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I will use the Mini-Nutritional Assessment short-form (MNA-SF) to assess the nutritional health of a seventy-two-year-old retired female physician who is mourning the loss of her children who have recently moved out of state. Screening Tool Malnutrition in older adults is an ever growing concern with our aging population‚ weight loss with associated loss of muscle mass can impair functional status. Growing older does not predispose oneself to poor nutrition‚ however‚ there are other aggravating
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Mini-Case. A. It is important for the decisions taken in the company‚ investment decisions and financing decisions‚ Every decision taken in the company has a financial impact‚ Investment projects‚ how much to invest and what assets to invest‚ To raise the necessary cash‚ To increase the shareholders’ stake in the firm B. Sole Proprietorship: Sole owner of a business. The manager and the owner is the same person. The sole proprietorship has unlimited liability. You pay taxes as owner and for
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• The training type I recommend that House Handy should provide to new members if they want the new salespeople to be successful is to start them out on the internet and with a CD-ROM. On page 348 in the book titled Relationship selling it states‚ “Most companies use a mix of training methods‚ including on-the-job training‚ classroom training‚ and role playing.” With that said I believe they will benefit more out of having a combination of all three. The training will differ from that of experienced
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The first of these causes was ideas during the Enlightenment. The ideas were about French society. John Locke‚ an Enlightenment thinker‚ wrote that each and every single person is born with rights. These natural rights include: life‚ liberty and property. Locke wanted to get rid of an unjust ruler‚ and people began to be inquisitive of the authority of the King. Another Enlightenment thinker‚ Montesquieu‚ wanted freedom of speech without punishment. A powerful government should be divided into three
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Shuhao Chen Hongxin Zhao IB 2/16/2013 1. The characteristics are boldness‚ innovation‚ perfection‚ low power distance and opening. Furthermore‚ in order to develop globally‚ the Asian leadership also should know how to combine the Western and the Eastern advantages of doing business together. These characteristics can efficiently help all the leaders do their job well‚ no matter them are Western or Eastern leaders. For instance‚ innovation is one of the most important characteristics. In today’s
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Newell Co. is considered to be a conglomerate with multiple business focusing on the home and office industry. What’s special about Newell is that they specialize in producing goods that are timeless and are in demand year-round‚ low cost‚ and low technology. This combination allows Newell to be successful across its corporate level operations and business. Some examples of this includes how Newell can sell their multiple products in packages from various businesses under their name‚ specialize
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