Yum Brands Incorporated (YUM)‚ incorporated in 1997‚ is a quick service restaurant (QSR) with over 34‚000 units in more than 100 countries and territories. Yum consists of six operating segments: KF C‚ Pizza Hut‚ Taco Bell‚ Long John Silvers (LJS)‚ A&W all American Food Restaurants (A&W)and YUM Restaurants International ( YRI). (Rueter‚ 2007) YUM also previously known as Tricon understands that successful marketing strategies are required to remain on top of the competitive market. According author
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Clostridium Difficile Bacterial Information and Culture Clostridium difficile‚ commonly known as C. diff‚ is a spore-forming‚ gram-positive‚ anaerobic bacillus (The Mayo Clinic). Although the active bacteria are gram-positive‚ the spores are gram-negative (Horridge‚ et al). Culture of c-diff is performed at normal human body temp‚ on a blood agar (Nadan). After 48 hours of incubation‚ isolates resembling C. diff are anaerobically subcultured on a fastidious anaerobe agar. After the final culture
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The AMES test also known as bacteria reversed mutation assay is used to evaluate the mutagenic properties of test articles. The test was first developed by Bruce Ames in 1974 (Krebsfaenger). The amino acid dependent strain of S. typhimurium and E. coli are used in this experiment where in the absence of the external histidine source‚ the cells cannot grow to form colonies. Specifically these strains of Salmonella are defective in 1.) Repair of mutations (uvrB) and 2.) A rfa mutation (eliminating
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------------------------------------------------- Introduction Cystic fibrosis (also called CF or mucoviscidosis) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that affects most critically the lungs‚ and also the pancreas‚ liver‚ and intestine. It is characterized by abnormal transport of chloride and sodium across an epithelium‚ leading to thick‚ viscous secretions. The name refers to the characteristic scarring (fibrosis) and cyst formation within the pancreas that was first recognized in the
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RED DRESS by Alice Munro Alice Munro (Canadian writer‚ famous throughout North America) THEME: FEMALE ADOLESCENCE Sub-themes: • Mother-daughter relationship: o "She was just sitting and waiting for me to come home and tell her everything that had happened. And I would not do it‚ I never would." (implies that the daughter wished for her own space and felt her mother was too clingy and needy for her attention – failure at being a woman) o "My mother‚ never satisfied‚ was sewing a white
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2) Grant Thornton IFRS Page 40. Expenditures related to research are expensed as incurred. Internally generated intangibles representing development shall be capitalised if certain conditions are met. Page 41 Research costs shall be expensed as incurred (IAS 38.54). Intangible assets arising from development shall be capitalised if an entity can demonstrate all of the following: Technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset
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Thalassery‚ also known as Tellicherry‚ is a city on the Malabar Coast of Kerala‚ India. This is the second largest city of North Malabar in terms of population. The name Tellicherry is the anglicized form of Thalassery. Thalassery municipality has a population just less than 100‚000. Established in 1866‚ it is the second oldest municipality in the state. Possessing an area of 23.98 km2‚ Thalassery is a town strategically located on the western coast of Kannur district on the Malabar Coast of Kerala
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BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT FROM THEN TILL NOW Gary Buckman GSP110 † Introduction to Game and Simulation Development Professor Getz 03/06/2009 WOW! No I’m not surprised. If you or your friends have ever said you were playing WoW then you know the game I’m talking about.. World of Warcraft . If you have heard of this game then you have probably heard of Blizzard Entertainment. Blizzard Entertainment was founded in 1991 by 3 men Michael Morhaime‚ Allen Adham‚ and Frank Pierce. The company
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The story of “Dances With Wolves” revolves around a U.S. Union Army Lieutenant and his developing of a relationship with the Sioux Indians (Costner). In my opinion‚ all of the events in the film can be separated into three sections: before making contact with the Natives‚ meeting with and developing a relationship with the Natives‚ and choosing what side to stay with at the end. I think the most important message in the film‚ out of very many‚ is that even the worst of enemies could very well be
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Lemery is a first class municipality in the province of Batangas‚ Philippines. According to the latest census‚ it has a population of 76‚090 people in 12‚709 households. The municipality got its name after the Spanish Governor-General José Lemery e Ibarrola Ney y González. Most of the people in Lemery are Tagalogs. In recent years‚ there’s been a noticeable increase of Visayans in some barrios or barangays. The main language spoken is Tagalog‚ and a significant number now speaks Cebuano. A small
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