across more than 212 countries and territories. Its ubiquity makes international roaming very common between mobile phone operators‚ enabling subscribers to use their phones in many parts of the world. GSM differs from its predecessors in that both signaling and speech channels are digital‚ and thus is considered a second generation (2G) mobile phone system. This has also meant that data communication was easy to build into the system. The ubiquity of the GSM standard has been an advantage to both
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shared than when used in isolation." Carr also added that as the ubiquity of IT grew‚ IT became more like a commodity‚ and therefore its role in strategic advantage reduced. He argued that the window for gaining competitive advantage through IT implementation is closing‚ and that the best way to seek advantage in the future is to manage IT costs and risks. Do you agree with Carr that as information technology’s power and ubiquity grows‚ its strategic importance diminishes? Why and why not? I agree
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language in both nations. This status‚ rivalling even the official language of the country‚ seems to have sprung from a number of sources‚ not the least the general impression that English has become the new lingua franca. The prestige and encroaching ubiquity of English has contributed to it ’s increasingly high position within academia. The history of colonialism‚ the status of English schools in the wider global community and the inexorable link most countries place between capitalism and English. It
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BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS Biological hazard are acquired from disease causing microorganism and the poisonous toxins they may produce. Biological hazard are far the most dangerous foodborne hazard in the food service and food retail businesses. These includes harmful microorganism seen only in the microscope 1. BACTERIA 2.VIRUSES 3. PARASITES 4. MOLDS 5. YEAST Other living organism are: • Insects: RODENTS FARM ANIMAL DOMESTIC PETS BIRDS FISH PLANTS TRANSMIT DISEASE TO HUMAN BEING
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on each other? Biogenesis is important for the germ theory of disease because after scientists proved that microorganisms could not spontaneously generate by heating and blocking microorganisms from entering and leaving alone for months‚ still no microorganisms were found. They proved that living cells can only come from already existing cells. Scientists then studied how microorganisms can cause physical and chemical changes in organic materials and thought they may act similar with plants and
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of nutrition in microorganisms and distinguish among them in terms of energy and carbon sources The four major modes of nutrition are: 1. Photoautotrophs: (ex. Plants‚ some protozoa‚ & alegae) -microorganism which use carbon dioxide as a carbon source and light energy from the environment to make their own food. 2. Chemoautotrophs: -microorganism which uses carbon dioxide as a carbon source and catabolizes organic molecules for energy. 3. Photoheterotrophs: -microorganism which requires
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Part I INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY 1 The Evolution of Microorganisms and Microbiology CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter introduces the field of microbiology and discusses the importance of microorganisms not only as causative agents of disease‚ but also as important contributors to food production‚ antibiotic manufacture‚ vaccine development‚ and environmental management. It presents a brief history of the science of microbiology and an overview of the microbial world. The origin of life and
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1 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Extant microorganisms are organisms from the fossil record that are no longer present on Earth today. True False 2. All cellular organisms can be placed into one of three __________‚ which include the Bacteria‚ Archaea‚ and the Eukarya. ________________________________________ 3. Archaea are cellular organisms that have unique cell membrane __________. ________________________________________
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� Microbiology is the study of microorganisms� Microorganisms‚ roughly‚ are living things that are too small to be seen with the naked eye� Microorganisms cannot be distinguished phylogenetically from �macroorganisms� (see variety of microorganisms‚ below)� Microbiology is more a collection of techniques: aseptic technique‚ pure culture technique‚ microscopic observation of whole organisms‚ etc.� Microbiologists isolate specific‚ culturable microorganisms from wild populations
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Starbucks Case Study Arenas Product: Coffee drinks; paraphernalia for the preparation of coffee; breakfast menu(some locations); Frappuccino; Ice cream Market: A high income segment of young and college educated adults; a group that tends towards higher luxury consumption levels Geography: Globally Core Technology: Marketing and Branding; Standardization of product Value of Creation: Strict quality controls in its coffee sourcing and customer service; Free Wi-Fi; cozy atmosphere; rich taste
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