BIOL 3810-504 Compound Action Potentials Date Performed: 15FEB2011 Date Due: 01MAR2011 Introduction Neurons are the cells that receive and transmit electrical signals (University of North Texas‚ 2010). The ability of the neuron to conduct these impulses is because of an electrochemical voltage across the plasma membrane of that neuron. An action potential is an all or nothing response to a stimulus along a single axon. A compound action potential is a graded response that results from
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INTRODUCTION Competitive advantage(CA) is an advantage competitors gain by providing or offering customers or consumers greater value for their money through product and service differentiation or through lower prices. Maintaining competitive advantage is crucial to many businesses or organizations’ success in order to survive in the market. Competitive advantage is characterized by superior performance which could be an attribute to outperform the competitors whether current or potential; or gaining a higher
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Providing Care for Looked after Children Arrangements made for good quality care At the end of March 2011‚ there were 65‚520 looked-after children and young people in England and therefore many professionals are needed to keep up a good quality of care for every single child who is to be looked after. The health and wellbeing of looked-after children and young people (their physical health‚ social‚ educational and emotional wellbeing)‚ comes from their quality of life and/or care. Some looked-after
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Abstract: Water potential is the measure of free energy of water in a solution. The purpose of this lab was to find the water potential of a potato cell. The problem of this lab was‚ if there was a high molarity of solute‚ would it have a positive or negative water potential? The hypothesis of the experiment was‚ if there is a high molarity of solute then the water potential would be lower or negative. After obtaining potatoes‚ we cut them into pieces‚ weighed them‚ and then placed them in a solution
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Australian households. What are the important factors that a person needs to consider before going ahead with such purchase? * Costs: on-going costs such as council rates‚ maintenance costs agency costs etc Taxes‚ such as CGT‚ GST‚ stamp duty Price of the property * Possibility of capital growth * Address: social network advantages * Macroeconomic circumstances: interest rate‚ property price etc * Income level: liquidity 2) What are the advantages and disadvantages
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Corporate Strategy "Sources of competitive advantage rarely yield added value that can be sustained over time." The following essay is going to attempt to assess the above proposition and try to find if it is possible to add value continually over a period of time. I will first discuss what competitive advantage is and what it means to a firm. Then I will explain the sources of competitive advantage and how the distinctive capabilities of a firm allow it to sustain added value. The discussion
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Investigating the Water Potential of a Potato. I have been asked to investigate the water potential of a potato. During my investigation I will not actually be able to measure a value for‚ as it is a pressure value (kPa). Osmosis is a special form of diffusion involving only water molecules. It is defined as "The passage of water from a region of high water potential to a region of low water potential through a partially permeable membrane" Definition of Water Potential. The potential for water to move
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MAS Holdings: Providing Design to Delivery Solutions to the Global Apparel Industry Case Analysis Case: “MAS Holdings: Providing Design to Delivery Solutions to the Global Apparel Industry” Writing Task: Recommend a decision to Mahesh Amalean‚ tell him why it’s the best choice and draft an action plan. Mahesh Amalean must make a decision that will shape the future of MAS Holdings. In January 2005‚ WTO mandates will implement a quota-free international textile trade system‚ which will open the
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Historically‚ What Were Apple’s Major Competitive Advantages? According to Hill‚ J.(2008:75) that the roots of competitive advantage is strategies‚ the root of strategies is distinctive competencies‚ the roots of distinctive competencies are resources and capabilities. Competitive advantage lead to superior profitability. So‚ talking about competitive advantages means about strategies‚ distinctive competencies‚ capabilities and resources. There are two types of competitive advantages: differentiation
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Market Potential Indicator Purpose of Indicator As the name states‚ it is a measure of the market potential of a country using several dimensions‚ ratings‚ indexes and percentages. Currently‚ emerging economies comprise more than half of the world’s population‚ account for a large share of world output and have very high growth rates‚ which mean an enormous market potential. With global marketing becoming more important‚ companies and marketers are attempting to determine which international
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