CASE STUDY NO.1 THERAC – 25 Aaron James Uy Timosa BSIT – 4 INTRODUCTION The Therac-25 was a radiation therapy machine produced by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) after the Therac-6 and Therac-20 units (the earlier units had been produced in partnership with CGR of France). It was involved in at least six accidents between 1985 and 1987‚ in which patients were given massive overdoses of radiation‚ approximately 100 times the intended dose. These accidents highlighted
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Case Study Case study methods involve Systematically gathering enough information about a particular person‚ social setting‚ event‚ or group to permit the researcher to effectively understand how it operates or functions. Case studies may focus on an individual‚ a group‚ or an entire community and may utilize a number of data technologies such as life stories‚ documents‚ oral histories‚ in-depth interviews‚ and participant observation. Types of case studies Stake (1995) suggests that researchers
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Case Study Presenting a case to a teacher is same as presenting it in front of a jury. You need to have structured and solid arguments to convince the jury (teacher‚ in your case) and prove your point. If you are an excellent lawyer‚ you can even convince the jury that your defendant is not guilty even if he is (not ethical‚ of course). The bottom line is: you need to structure your case analysis. Although every case analysis more or less follows the same pattern; there is a slight variation depending
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Background: Mr. A is a 65-year-old male admitted on 3/7 for pacemaker revision and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) epicardial lead placement. He is currently post op day 6. Mr. A has a history of viral cardiomyopathy which was diagnosed 3/2016. His ejection fraction is estimated to be 30%. Following the removal of a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device in 11/2017‚ Mr. A was required to wear a LifeVest. In the past‚ Mr. A has undergone three implantable cardioverter defibrillator
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Introduction to Case Study by Winston Tellis+ The Qualitative Report‚ Volume 3‚ Number 2‚ July‚ 1997 (http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-2/tellis1.html) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract This paper is the first of a series of three articles relating to a case study conducted at Fairfield University to assess aspects of the rapid introduction of Information Technology at the institution. This article deals with the nature of the problem
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Satyam Story: Many Lessons to be Learnt Ramalingam Raju along with 2 other accused of the scandal‚ were granted bail from Supreme court on 4 November 2011 as the investigation agency CBI failed to file the chargesheet even after more than 33 months of Raju being arrested. Raju had appointed a task force to address the Maytas situation in the last few days before revealing the news of the accounting fraud. After the scandal broke‚ the then-board members elected Ram Mynampati to be Satyam’s interim
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Case Salience. “Certain cases will attract a greater number of amicus brief filings if it poses an extensive economic‚ legal and or political impact” (Salzman; Williams; Calvin‚ 2011). As presumed‚ “interest groups whom participate as amici‚ desire to achieve long-lasting‚ far-reaching policy‚ despite the venue of which the group is in favor of;” (Bentley‚ 1908; Gerber‚ 1999; Walker‚ 1991) case salience particularly signals to interests of policy implications which may be considered
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Then‚ the fingerprints were entered in to the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) data base provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). It came back that there were several suspects that matched the visible prints. The Examiners went to work reviewing each initial match. Only one single fingerprint could give new clues. It was acquired from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office in Florida that it had been linked to a suspect in another similar homicide that
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about discovering how the law applies‚ it is also about determining how strong case is. Using legal research we are analyzing strength and weaknesses of client’s case‚ and using counteranalysis we determine how opponent can use weaknesses against us. In this paper we will establish why counteranalysis is important and why do we use it‚ when we use it and where we can apply it. Analysis is application of law to the case. And when we know what analysis is it is not difficult to determine what is counteranalysis
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CASE 14‚ PAGE 46 LGA INDUSTRIES: EMPLOYING UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS QUESTION: What factors appear to be affecting LGA Industries’ staffing practices? RESPONSE: The factors that appear to be affecting LGA Industries’ staffing practices are as follows: Limited workers available due to the company was located in a small town Most of the staff was immigrant workers and they did not have the appropriate documents to work. The employment application process was not handle properly The company did
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