Chapter 12: Nervous Tissue - The nervous system includes all nervous tissue in the body -Neural tissue contains two types of cells: 1) neurons (10% of all neurons‚ conduct nerve impulses) 2) neuroglia (support neurons) -We have 100 billion neurons -Organs of the nervous system: brain‚ spinal cord‚ sensory receptors of sense organs (eyes‚ ears‚ etc.)‚ and nerves (connects the nervous system with other systems‚ bundle of neurons that relay information) -Functions of the nervous system: 1) sensory
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Numeric Investors Focus: Equity portfolio management‚ security selection‚ institutional fund management‚ bottom-up investment strategies‚ performance evaluation. Assignment Questions 1. What do you think of Numeric as a firm? How are long-short products of Numeric different from its long-only products? Ans: The long-short products involved holding a portfolio of long positions in combination with a portfolio of short positions. For the long positions‚ Numeric would buy “good” stocks
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000278 rev/s* b. 0.00175 rev/s c. 0.0167 rev/s d. 0.105 rev/s 2. A child with a mass of 25 kg is riding on a merry-go-round. If the child has a speed of 3 m/s and is located 2 m from the center of the merry-go-round‚ what is the child’s angular momentum? a. 50 kg·m2/s b. 75 kg·m2/s* c. 150 kg·m2/s d. 300 kg·m2/s 3. Newton’s first law for rotational motion states that an object will maintain its state of rotational motion unless acted on by an unbalanced (or net): a. force b. velocity c
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characteristics of typical impulse buy episodes‚ motivations for impulsive buying‚ issues of self-image and self-presentation‚ and regret. Ten interviews each were conducted with ``ordinary ’ ’ men and women consumers‚ and a further 10 with women classi®ed as ``excessive shoppers ’ ’ (more commonly referred to as ``compulsive buyers ’ ’). Two male excessive consumers were also interviewed. Distinctive patterns emerged for each dierent shopper group. Findings show that impulse buying‚ regret and other
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1m c The impulse spreads through the atria / right atrium / cardiac muscle 1m to the atrioventricular node‚ 1m then to the base of the ventricles along the septum. 1m Structured questions (p. 78) 7 a i Fall in pH / increase in acidity / carbon dioxide level 1m ii Respiration occurring inside the cells 1m b The respiratory centre sends impulses 1m to the diaphragm muscles / intercostal muscles‚ causing them to contract. 1m c As lungs inflate‚ the frequency of impulses from stretch
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The crumple zone is a structural feature in which can be mostly found in automobiles. They are constructed to absorb the kinetic energy from impact during an accident by controlled deformation. In order to absorb the impact of a head on collision‚ most of the time crumple zones are designed to be in the front part of a vehicle‚ they can also be found on the rear and sides of vehicles. Isaac Newton’s first law states that an object in motion will stay in motion with the same speed and direction unless
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Muscle fatigue‚ or physical fatigue‚ is the decline in ability of a muscle to generate force. It can be a result of strenuous exercise but unusual fatigue may be caused by interference with the different stages of muscle contraction. There are two main causes of muscle fatigue‚ nervous fatigue and metabolic fatigue. Nervous Fatigue Nervous fatigue is the decline in the ability of a nerve to sustain a signal resulting in innervation of the muscle. The muscle’s ability to generate force is most strongly
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TO DISCONTINUOUS CHANGE. Strategic Management Journal‚ 11‚ 93-110. MILLER‚ D. 1982. EVOLUTION AND REVOLUTION: A QUANTUM VIEW OF STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN ORGANIZATIONS. Journal of Management Studies‚ 19‚ 131-151. MILLER‚ D. & FRIESEN‚ P. H. 1980. Momentum and Revolution in Organizational Adaptation. Academy of Management Journal‚ 23‚ 591-614. TUSHMAN‚ M. L. & ROMANELLI‚ E. 1985. Organizational evolution: A metamorphosis model of convergence and reorientation. Research in organizational behavior
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can be related to both the good to great companies but more importantly the energy management program. These two concepts can represent positive and negative momentum. The “flywheel” concept is when the program has everything in place‚ lots of hard work slowly but steadily forced the companies going faster and faster‚ with a lot of momentum. And the “doom loop” concept is when times have changed and a hard decision is needed to be made to keep the program going in a forward direction. It is always
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Daily Use of Physics Jason L. McDuffy University of Memphis Physics 1 (online) Project 1 Daily Use of Physics Physics is considered to be a powerful lens that helps people view the everyday world. Physics is reflected in the everyday phenomena‚ puzzles and toys that offer a variety of interesting challenges leading to deep and interesting problems that derive from science and mathematics. It provides us an understanding of energy‚ motion and explains these facts as
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