QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ~ COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 1. Using Porter’s five-forces framework‚ discuss why profitability in the European textile industry is lower than that in book publishing. Porter’s five-forces model of competitive industry structure proposes that the determinants of industry attractiveness and long-run profitability are the threat of new entrants‚ the threat of substitutes‚ the bargaining power of buyers and suppliers‚ and the rivalry between existing competitors. Using these
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of birth control (contraceptive) that is worn during intercourse to prevent pregnancy and the spread of some sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)‚ such as Chlamydia‚ Gonorrhea and HIV. The male condom is a barrier contraceptive made of latex or polyurethane. It’s also made out of animal skin in which it does not protect against the spread of infections‚ Latex rubber. The condom must be fitted over the erect penis. The male condom is a thin cover that fits over a man ’s erect penis. Condoms are available
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How to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy Each year the United States is acknowledged for having the highest number of pregnant teens in the industrialized world. We have clueless teenage females of every race having children while they are in high school. Sex is on the minds of so many teenagers that they forget that they are not yet at a stage of having children. Since it is difficult for adolescent girl to resist the temptation of having sex; a while abstinence is the best form of prevention‚ birth
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Friday‚ 19 May‚ 2000‚ 10:13 GMT 11:13 UK Huge rupture rate in breast implants Many of the inplants had ruptured Almost seven out of ten silicone-gel breast implants scanned by researchers had developed a leak. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study could reawaken the debate over the safety of breast implants. Many women claim that leaking silicone-gel has sparked serious illness‚ including chronic autoimmune disease. The FDA team used MRI scans too look at 344 women with
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23rd Annual Conference on Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials Chairman: Charles Wilkie Marquette University Featuring An Intensive Short Course in Selection‚ Evaluation‚ and Commercial Application of Flame Retardants May 20‚ 2012 Main Conference May 21-23‚ 2012 Sheraton Stamford Hotel Stamford‚ CT USA Contact: Chris Ross - Conference Coordinator Phone: 866-285-7215 X 606‚ 781-205-2433 Email: chris.ross@bccresearch.com bcc Research Market Forecasting BCC
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films they have created since their start; MSE now offers LDPE and LLDPE films. These films are used in agriculture‚ polyurethane foam manufacturing and fabrication‚ and construction and pipe wrap applications. They also now produce products for packaging. In the category of packaging‚ films are used in furniture‚ bedding‚ carpet‚ beverage‚ canning‚ medical‚ textiles‚ and polyurethane foam compression applications. MSE has a separate warehouse that was created large enough—60‚000 square feet‚ to
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the price of rubber was unstable and it fluctuated frequently. Developing an alternative to rubber could solve both of these problems. At first‚ their goal was to develop a durable elastic strand based on synthetic polymers. In 1940‚ the first polyurethane elastomers were produced. These polymers produced millable gums‚ which were an adequate alternative to rubber. Around the same time‚ scientists at Du Pont produced the first nylon polymers.
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Mountain Boarding : Mountain boarding‚ also known as Dirt boarding‚ Off-road Boarding‚ and All-Terrain Boarding (ATB)‚ is a well-established if little-known action sport‚ derived from snowboarding. A mountain board is made up of components including a deck‚ bindings to secure the rider to the deck‚ four wheels with pneumatic tires‚ and two steering mechanisms known as trucks. Mountain boarders‚ also known as riders‚ ride specifically designed boarder cross tracks‚ slopestyle parks‚ grass hills‚
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For example the making of the soccer ball have improved since the invention of the first soccer ball. Soccer balls today are made from leather and polyurethane. Referring to Newton’s first law‚ objects in motion stay in motion and object a rest stay at rest unless another force acts up to them. The first early soccer balls were made from bladders and they were really heavy. When a player kicks the ball
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At the cooper Hewitt museum‚ a few pieces stood out to me in the Scarps and Kravis exhibits. On the first floor of the Cooper Hewitt museum‚ there is the “Scraps: Fashion‚ Textiles and Creative Rescue” exhibit. The exhibit reveals the work done by three designers; Luisa Cevese‚ Christina Kim‚ and Reiko Sudo. I truly enjoyed this exhibit‚ because it contained fabrics‚ fashion‚ and textiles‚ which are all intriguing to me. As a fashion designer‚ I was very interested in the textures and patterns incorporated
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