Case Study #1: Green Valley Medical 1-Green Valley Medical Center is a nonprofit teaching hospital affiliated with a large state university and had grown since its foundation in the 1930s with continuous support from state revenues. Since it is a nonprofit organization its main goal is not to create profit for the investors‚ but to reach their institutional goals‚ which in this case is to offer good service for the region it is located in and to train the students that attend to the state university
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Questions to be submitted as Case Study 1 1) Define Hyponatremia.- When sodium concentration in the blood is below 135 mEq/L‚ or abnormally low. It is induced by the consumption of large amounts of fluid that are sodium-free‚ such as water. 2) What is the etiology of hyponatremia?- Can occur in three ways: hypervolemic‚ euvolemic‚ and hypovolemic. Hypervolemic is when the body overall has too much water‚ lowering the serum sodium level‚ thus causing cells to swell. Euvolemic is when the body’s
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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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December 8‚ 2011 Poverty in Argentina Poverty by definition is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. In specific absolute poverty is the inability to afford basic human needs‚ which include‚ but are not limited to: fresh and clean water‚ clothing and shelter‚ nutrition‚ and lastly healthy care. Rodriguez‚ (2002) There are about 1.7 million people who live in absolute poverty in today’s society. According to Tomas Raffo‚ an economist with the Argentine workers Central
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In the following response there will be evidence to support the legal decision that a 6 yr. old cannot form criminal intent; however studies like this remain an horrific tragedy regardless of the results. Bio-socially one would have to review the child’s brain Did the 6 yr. old have a typical developing and functioning brain? Even if he did‚ younger children lack the thought-process of planning‚ controlling impulses‚ and knowing what may happen. The pre-frontal cortex located in the front
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Case Study #1 09/07/2014 Principles Info Sys Security Ping sweeps and port scans are used for hackers and intruders to find a way into a network and is a problem for all companies. These are two ways that are used to try and hack into networks to steal information. Port scans and ping sweeps are two very common ways that hackers use to gain access into a network. A ping sweep is a kind of network probe to try and gain access by pinging a machine (computer) to see if it is on. During a ping sweep
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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL‚RANIPUR‚HARIDWAR LESSON 6:COMBUSTION AND FLAME DATED:24.07.14 1 COMBUSTION: When a substance combines readily with oxygen to give heat and (light) it is called combustion. 2 COMBUSTILE SUBSTANCE: A substance which burns easily to give heat it is said to be combustible. For ex. Wood ‚paper 3 FUEL: A substance that is burnt for obtaining heat and light is called a fuel. Carbon based fuel: wood ‚coal‚wax ‚petrol etc. Non carbon based fuel: hydrogen 4 CHARACTERISTICS OF AN
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Argentina War http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20793884 Torture centres There was court investigated crimes against 200 opponents of the military regime in six illegal detention centers in Buenos Aires‚ One of the crimes was a kidnapping of a man named Jacobo Timerman who was tortured by electric shocks‚ beatings and solitary confinement in the years he was held illegally. The prosecutor said Jaime Smart was a leading factor in the persecution of opponents in the military. The illegal
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Lecture Topic No. 1 Statistics: Introduction to business statistics‚ Importance‚ Definition & classification 2 Collection of data: Primary & secondary data‚ Sources and Classification of data‚ Tabular presentation 3 Presentation of data: Frequency distribution tables‚ Graphical presentation 4 Measures of Central Tendency and Variability: Ungrouped data 5 Case-1 6 Measures of Central Tendency‚ Measures of variability : Grouped data Fundamentals of Probability‚ Laws of probability Case -2 Probability:
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1. This case describes one reason manufacturers might want to offer rebates rather than decrease wholesale price. Explain why this can be viewed as an example of customized pricing. The one-price-fits-all model is rapidly becoming extinct particularly in the world of e-commerce where every purchase and link clicked on (and much more) is stored‚ evaluated with the result being a customized price/offer based on many factors including credit score and buying habits. Rebates are an example of customized
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