a Yasmin Leal Air Pollution Introduction- (Attention Getter) When people think about air pollution‚ they usually think about smog‚ acid rain‚ and other forms of outdoor air pollutants. But did you know that air pollution can exist inside homes and buildings? In the article “Air Pollution Fatalities Now Exceed Traffic Fatalities by 3 to 1”‚ Bernie Roberts (2002) says that 70‚000 people die each year from the effects of
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zero? Assume α = 6.5 × 10-6 in/(in·°F) and E = 29 × 106 psi. Solution 261 For the stress at 0°C: answer For the temperature that causes zero stress: answer problem 262 A steel rod is stretched between two rigid walls and carries a tensile load of 5000 N at 20°C. If the allowable stress is not to exceed 130 MPa at -20°C‚ what is the minimum diameter of the rod? Assume α = 11.7 µm/(m·°C) and E = 200 GPa. Solution 262 d answer Problem 263 Steel railroad reels
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high-speed passenger service that it hoped would boost revenue enough to make Amtrak self-sufficient by 2002. To run this new service‚ Amtrak needed to purchase $750 million worth of new locomotives and train cars in 1999. Three alternatives were available for funding the purchase: debt financing‚ lease financing‚ or reliance on federal sources. The case opens in April 1999‚ with Amtrak’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Arlene Friner instructing her staff to review a leveraged-lease proposal that has
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Case Solution I. Summary A CBI Holding Company was a New-York based parent company for several wholly-owned subsidiaries. These marketed an extensive line of pharmaceutical products that were purchased from drug manufactures‚ warehoused in storage facilities and then resold to retail pharmacies‚ hospitals long-term care facilities and related entities. CBI’s chairman and president Robert Castello was the seat of the CBI‘s troubles and principal implementer of fraudulent schemes. When in 1991
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ObjectivesQuestionsBrief ExercisesExercisesProblemsConcepts for Analysis1. Describe and apply the lower-of-cost-or-market rule.1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 41‚ 2‚ 31‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 61‚ 2‚ 3‚ 9‚ 10CA9-1‚ CA9-2‚ CA9-3‚ CA9-52. Explain when companies value inventories at net realizable value.5‚ 6‚ 71‚ 2‚ 31‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 61‚ 2‚ 3‚ 9‚ 103. Explain when companies use the relative sales value method to value inventories.847‚ 84. Discuss accounting issues related to purchase commitments.95‚ 69‚ 109CA9-65. Determine ending inventory by applying
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Title: pH and buffer solutions Aim This experiment was carried out to determine the role of buffer solution and the factor which affect the buffer capacity. Besides‚ this experiment was carried out to investigate the solubility of protein casein over a range of pH concentration. This experiment also was carried out to determine the isoelectric point of the casein and the effect of the isoelectric point toward the casein solution. Methods Verification of the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation
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work is done on the sled? Solution: W= Fd W= 94.0N x 35.0m W= 3290 Nm or J 2. The cable of a large crane applies a force of 2.2x10^4N to a demolition ball as it lifts it vertically a distance of 7.6m. a) How much work is done on the ball? b) Is the work positive or negative? Why? Solution: A.) W=( 2.2x10^4N) ( 7.6 m) W= 1.6x10^5 Nm or J B.) Positive‚ because the force on the system is positive. 3. When spring arrives a woman packs
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vary directly with the volume of products produced—such as direct labor dollars‚ direct labor hours‚ or machine hours—are most likely to distort product costs under the following two conditions: (1) Indirect and support expenses are high‚ especially when they exceed the cost of the allocation base itself (such as direct labor cost); and (2) Product diversity is high: the plant produces both high-volume and low-volume products‚ standard and custom products‚ and complex and simple products. The combination
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Prof Snyder Problem-Solution Essay 7 November 2012 Generation Y Not Vote? It only comes once every four years. It is a day of unity‚ expression‚ equality and freedom. Every citizen over the age of eighteen in the United States has the opportunity –the right– to be a part of something huge. Presidential Election Day. The long awaited day that is consumed by the media‚ Facebook‚ and Twitter months in advance. An individual can choose to voice an opinion with discretion and secrecy in the voting
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Proposal for a Backup Solution Working as a volunteer for a small non-profit organization‚ I have been asked find a suitable backup solution for our environment. The plan should allow‚ not only the backup of critical data‚ but also the ease of moving the data offsite in the event of a disaster. Requirement The organization consists of twelve workstations‚ one being a laptop‚ all less then three years old. Each workstation runs Windows XP and is connected through a LAN and to the internet
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