surface of the metals in exploitation as orthopaedic implants for humans. The diseases such as osteoporosis‚ osteoarthritis‚ bone tumour and trauma are the reasons for joint replacements in population over 50 years of age in developed countries. The Total Hip Replacement (THR) is an excellent alternative for patients suffering from joint failure caused by osteoarthritis. The historical failure of artificial implant restorative procedure has been due to the wear of components with subsequent bone resorption
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Britain and Total War Reasons for delaying total war Nature of British society Britain was a parliamentary democracy with a free press and strong union movement. There was no tradition of conscription and although government controls were quickly put in place‚ Britain did not assume organisation for total war in 1914. ‘Business as usual’ Britain’s official response to the war was ‘business as usual’. This is because many in Britain believed the war would be over very quickly. It was assumed
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changes when placed in water. Identify the independent and dependent variables. If the rock is placed in water‚ then it’s mass will be added to the original mass. The independent variable has to do with the amount of water put onto the rock‚ the dependent variable is the mass of the rock after it has been in the water. 3. Describe‚ in detail‚ a procedure to test your hypothesis. Identify the controlled variables. The controlled variables is the mass of the rock before it has gone into the water. It’s
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Total Quality Management in the Xerox Corporation By: Jennifer Zook Total Quality Management (TQM) is a term used to define quality programs corporations use to help increase the profit share and the customer relations of the corporation. Total Quality Management can consist of different programs that different companies use to obtain the results of customer satisfaction‚ better quality products‚ and a decrease in the defects of the products. Total Quality Management in the Xerox Corporation includes
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‘Fixed species concept’ states that the creator created each species for the specific purpose. Carolus Linnaeus was the major proponent of the fixed species concept. The fixed species concept originated from the belief that the Earth and the life on it are around six hundred thousand years old. The basis of the concept is the organismal adaptations. It was believed that the creator designed every species for a particular use. Plato’s idealism suggests that organisms are already accustomed to their
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References: 1. Foster S.T‚ (2013)‚ Managing Quality Integrating the Supply Chain‚ 5th Edition‚ Pearson Education Inc. 2. SIM University‚ (2014)‚ Total Quality Management Study Guide‚ Educational Technology & Production Team Curriculum Administration Team. 3. H&M‚ (2014)‚ Quality‚ Retrieved from; http://about.hm.com/en/About/facts-about-hm/about-hm/hm-group/quality.html 4 5. H&M‚ (2014)‚ Facts About
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Ethics; Predetermined Overhead Rate and Capacity Pat Miranda‚ the new controller of Vault Hard Drives‚ Inc.‚ has just returned from a seminar on the choice of the activity level in the predetermined overhead rate. Even though the subject did not sound exciting at first‚ she found that there were some important ideas presented that should get a hearing at her company. After returning from the seminar‚ she arranged a meeting with the production manager‚ J. Stevens‚ and the assistant production manager
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In recent years‚ managers have become increasingly aware of how their organizations can be buffeted by risks beyond their control. In many cases‚ fluctuations in economic and financial variables such as exchange rates‚ interest rates‚ and commodity prices have had destahilizing effects on corporate strategies and performance. Consider the following examples: D In the first half of 1986‚ world oil prices plummeted hy 50%; overall‚ energy prices fell hy 24%. While this was a boon to the economy as
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FRS 15 ‘Tangible fixed assets‘ FRS 15 was issued in February 1999 and sets out the principles of accounting for tangible fixed assets‚ with the exception of investment properties. The objective of the FRS is to ensure that tangible fixed assets are accounted for on a consistent basis. Fixed assets are held in our company for the profit of their use not from their resale. Tangible fixed assets should be capitalized when they are ready for use‚ which means when its physical completion is complete
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There are eight such dimensions of quality. These are: 1. Performance: It involves the various operating characteristics of the product. For a television set‚ for example‚ these characteristics will be the quality of the picture‚ sound and longevity of the picture tube. 2. Features: These are characteristics that are supplemental to the basic operating characteristics. In an automobile‚ for example‚ a stereo CD player would be an additional feature. 3. Reliability: Reliability of a product is
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