The Chemistry of Decomposition Decomposition is defined as the biological and chemical changes a body undergoes after death. It is the decay of tissues and structures. There are two types of decomposition: abiotic and biotic. Abiotic decomposition is defined as the degradation of a substance by chemical or physical processes; such as hydrolysis‚ reduction‚ or oxidation. Biotic decomposition is the metabolic breakdown of materials into simpler components by living organisms. This is typically
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Capital structure describes how a corporation has organized its capital—how it obtains the financial resources with which it operates its business. Businesses adopt various capital structures to meet both internal needs for capital and external requirements for returns on shareholders investments. As shown on its balance sheet‚ a company’s capitalization is constructed from three basic blocks: Long-term debt. By standard accounting definition‚ long-term debt includes obligations that are not
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bodyModernized Body Modification Body modification is defined as the altering‚ or adding too of one’s body. When many think of body modification‚ they think of tattoos‚ and piercing. Body modification is in fact a wide spectrum of different types of altercations‚ which may include everything from tanning to scarification. Simple modifications are not usually thought of as body modification‚ because they are so ordinary and seen as “normal”. Simple body modifications are; shaving‚ hair dying‚ teeth
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Introduction to the Human Body Matching: Directions of the body Medial: Toward the midline of the body; opposite of lateral. Proximal: A structure is nearer to the trunk than is another part; opposite of distal. Distal: The part of the radius (arm bone) that is closer to the wrist than the elbow. Superior: The lung is above the diaphragm; above is described as… Anterior: Toward the front (the belly surface); another word is ventral. Matching: regional Terms Axillary: Armpit. Patellar: Kneecap
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|Biology | |2013 Subject Outline | |Stage 1 and Stage 2 | contents INTRODUCTION 1 Purposes of the SACE 1 Subject Description 1 Capabilities 2 Literacy in Biology
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Tattoos‚ piercings and any other ornaments are applications that also take the human’s body as their final object. In his essay “The Body Jigsaw”‚ Philippe Liotard states that cosmetic surgery and body alterations stand at opposite sides. In the following‚ I’m going to take a position relatively to the above statement‚ before analyzing the situation in my home society‚ Lebanon. First of all‚ Liotard believes that body modifications are ways that one can use in order to look different from the common
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The main problems of lexicography The most burning issues of lexicography are connected with the selection of head-words‚ the arrangement and contents of the vocabulary entry‚ the principles of sense definitions and the semantic and functional classification of words. In the first place it is the problem of how far a general descriptive dictionary‚ whether unilingual or bilingual‚ should admit the historical element. In fact‚ the term "current usage” is disconcertingly elastic‚ it may‚ for instance
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MOSINYIEMANG OTHUSITSE OTHMOS001 THE IDEALISED BODY This research seeks to compare and contrast the following paintings by; Titian’s‚ Venus of Urbino. 1538‚ Edouard Manet’s‚ Olympia. 1863 and Lucian Freud’s Naked Portrait (Kate Moss). 2002 by looking at “The Idealised Body” in relation to the issues of “gaze‚ looked-at-ness‚ voyeurism‚ objectification as well as notion of the woman as an object of pleasure for a male viewer by the male artist. These works are all painted on different times‚ Titians
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Organizational Structure of Memphis City Schools MGT/230 October 31‚ 2012 Every type of company or organization that exists operates with a certain organizational structure. However‚ the organizational structure is tailored to best meet the needs and services of the company. Organizational structures are used as a means of communicating how business will take place within an organization. The structure of an organization is important to the main areas that make an organization function effectively
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Creating a Competitive Salary Structure INTRODUCTION Each employee in an organization is paid a salary. Salaries vary greatly‚ with executives earning as much as (or greater than) 100 times an entry-level employee’s salary. This variation is not by chance. It is rationally established through a salary structure – a hierarchy of salaries. Organizations develop this structure based upon internal factors (such as current rates‚ job relationships‚ and custom) and external factors (such as labor
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