receptors‚ a1‚ a2‚ B1 and B2. The sympathetic nervous system triggers the secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine. Epinephrine is a hormone and norepinephrine functions as a hormone and neurotransmitter. First we will take a look at the Alpha 1 receptors. These Alpha 1 receptors cause vasoconstriction of vascular smooth muscles. They are located on the post synaptic membranes of effector organs‚ such as on gastral and urinary sphincters. Some are located on the dilator muscle of the iris causing the
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Information on the accident Piper Alpha accident happened in the 6th of July in 1988. In this accident 167 men died including 165 out of 226 workers of the platform and 2 members of the rescue crew. The series of explosions that started at 10.00 pm destroyed the platform in less than one and a half hour. It happened on the production deck which consisted of four modules. Module A - oil is piped up from the sea Module B – Process oil and gas Module C - Process oil and gas Module D – Power
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I hoped for a bid card from Alpha Phi for many reasons‚ but one of the most prominent was the values the Fraternity stands for. Sisterhood‚ Scholarship‚ Service‚ Leadership‚ Loyalty‚ and Character Development are all values that are important to me. To begin‚ I exemplify sisterhood through many ways. It can be a bigger contribution‚ for example when I help my big push through her Nursing interviews and help her pick out her outfits‚ while quizzing her on the questions she may be asked. There are
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1. Evaluate Alpha Natural Resources’ (ANR) corporate social responsibility CSR) performance. Be sure to reference information both from the company’s own webpages and from the media or watchdog agencies. Alpha Natural Resources is one of the largest coal producers in the United States. It’s business ranges from extracting‚ processing and marketing steam and metallurgical coal to services related to equipment repairs‚ road construction and logistics. The company’s clients include electric utilities
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and that employing aptitude assessing ; humanity can systematically raise a superior group of people. The Alpha and Beta assessment was carried out by the psychologist Robert Yerkes during WWI. The purpose for this test was to assess the instinctive intelligence which was unaffected by culture and educational opportunities. This author will attempt to cover the historical roots of the Alpha‚ Beta testing during the first war‚ along with the impact and the advances it has made in the growth of psychological
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Alpha Toiletries Limited is an organisation which specializes in a wide range of toiletry products. The company has been in business for over fifteen years‚ and it can be said that they are doing fairly well‚ but they would obviously do better if they adjust some of their operational strategies They need to look into the following areas; 1) Lean Production/ Just in time; This firm manufactured products ahead of customers orders‚ thereby they kept high inventory. There has been a lot of occasions
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ALPHA GEARING SYSTEMS MGMT 810 November 29‚ 2004 ALPHA GEARING SYSTEMS Alpha gearing systems an Illinois based gearing manufacturing company made a joint venture with China’s Kai Li Machine systems; the joint venture was called Alpha Shanghai. The Illinois based company had an entirely different method of working the western culture while Kai Li had a different method of operation that was based on the Eastern culture. In the Western culture the manufacture is more concerned about customer satisfaction
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Piper Alpha: Lessons Learnt‚ 2008 Piper Alpha was a large North Sea oil platform that started production in 1976. It produced oil from 24 wells and in its early life it had also produced gas from two wells. It was connected by an oil pipeline to Flotta and by gas pipelines to two other installations. In 1988‚ Piper Alpha was operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd ("OpCal")‚ a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation. On 6 July 1988‚ there was a massive leakage of gas
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The reliability of the PKLA test in piloting calculated through Cronbach’s Alpha was .71‚ which is considered acceptable. Out of the initial 35 items each having 1 point‚ the minimum score was 6 and the maximum score was 28‚ with the mean and standard deviation of 15.78 and 5.26 respectively. The preliminary investigation showed that contrary to teachers’ claims in the first phase of the study (Table 4)‚ the majority of them had low levels of PKLA; the mean score of the participants was also low
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The Alphas of the Next generation by: Andre Tjahyana Prologue “As we look ahead into the next century‚ leaders will be those who empower others‚ Bill Gates”. In this 21st century‚ the world is changing. Globalization has revolutionized both the way we do things and whom do we do it with. Hence‚ needless to say‚ the way to lead and the kind of leader needed. Technological savvy New technologies empowered by the third industrial revolution‚ redesign the way we do things. Meetings are
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