charge and used as a source of power. SECONDARY BATTERIES * rechargeable * high cost (short-term) low cost (long-term) * used in objects with high energy requirements: e.g. mobile phones‚ power tools * require special handling‚ containment & disposal * limited interchangeability * long life time * produce smaller amount of waste (flat discharge curve) * high energy efficiency * used in situations where charging is practical * lower energy density:
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however‚ never officially ended and the two sides are still technically at war today. Although the America backed UN and South Korea did not win the war‚ they did not lose either and consequently‚ America was able to uphold their foreign policy of containment due to the fact that the communist North Korea did not obtain new land‚ therefore preventing the spread of
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also retrieving the satellite. After realizing the the satellite supposedly sent to “harmlessly” research dusts and microorganisms was truly based upon biological warfare‚ the Wildfire scientists bring the trio to Dr. Stone’s secret underground containment lab in Nevada. As the story unfolds over the next three days‚ major developments occur‚ including catastrophe. The scientists learn more of the extraterrestrial microbe‚ dubbed
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Labor Cost Cutting Strategy In a sluggish economy‚ it is more important than ever for businesses to cut costs. Knowing how to reduce the cost of paying employees without reducing product quality‚ dropping employee morale or otherwise sacrificing the way you do business can be the difference between being in the red or the black at the end of the year. Stop the Overtime * Don’t pay overtime unless it is absolutely necessary. Remember that you must pay non-exempt employees 1 1/2 times their
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To what extent was the United States of America responsible for the collapse of the Grand Alliance? A capitalist state‚ a Communist state and a colonial power all joined power during World War II and formed the Grand Alliance. The United Stated which was led by Franklin Roosevelt‚ the Soviet Union which was led by Joseph Stalin and Great Britain which was led by Winston Churchill united powers as they all shared one main objective. The three leaders were famously known as the big three‚ they all
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NSC-68 contradicts Truman’s containment plan as it explains that “it is necessary to have a the military power to deter and to defeat aggressive Soviet or Soviet-directed actions of a limited or total character” (219). Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb exposes the aggressive nature of NSC-68 and its potential consequences by making connections to the holocaust. In Dr. Strangelove President Muffley represents the values Truman’s containment policy and General Turgidson
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New Zealand‚ and SEATO‚ a treaty formed for the protection of South-East Asia. The main reason behind all these treaties was US President Truman’s policy of containment‚ or the Truman Doctrine. This policy states that the US would help any nation threatened by communism from within or without. Australia wholeheartedly supported the containment policy and so assisted the US in an attempt to stop the Domino Theory. The Domino Theory held with the belief that if one Asian state “fell” to communism then
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World War Two was one of the most gruesome wars of all time. Nazi Germany‚ Japan‚ and Italy known as the Axis powers fought against Britain‚ United States‚ Soviet Union‚ and France who were known as the Allied powers. This war was fought for many reasons and it prevented Adolf Hitler to expand and become world leader. Hitler’s death and the dropping of nuclear bombs on Japan caused the Axis powers to surrender the war. After WW2 there was a time where the Soviet Union and America had tension with
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LEGG-CALVES-PERTHES DISEASE (Coxa Plana) A case analysis gathered at Philippine Orthopedic Center Prepared by: Iryl Llana P. Pelino Group3-G3B Prepared for: Ms. Conrada Bacong RN‚ MAN‚ Ph.D COXA PLANA (Legg- Calve-Perthes Disease) INTRODUCTION Coxa Plana‚ also known as the Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease is a self limited disorder that is characterized by the deterioration of the head of the femur in the hip joint due to insufficient blood supply. It is an avascular necrosis
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criminals‚ Nuremberg‚ reparations. Truman Doctine Statement by Truman that US would help any country that was being threatened by Communism. It was america’s duty. Aimed towards Greece and Turkey due to severe damage after war. Beginning of policy of containment. Aided France in their resumed colonization of Vietnam‚ fear of Domino Theory. Precursor to Marshall plan. Triggered by Greece and Turkey possibly falling under Soviet rule due to economic weakness. Characterized Cold War as a conflict between good
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