Society and the Vulnerable What does it mean to be “vulnerable” and who are they? Being vulnerable is anyone who is helpless‚ defenseless‚ weak‚ or susceptible. Which for the most part is anyone. But specifically I believe the vulnerable are anyone who are homeless or living in poverty. Over the years many charities‚ organizations‚ and homes have been established for people living under these circumstances. The organizations and charities have helped these people drastically when it
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Type 1 diabetes You’ve just been told you have type 1 diabetes. What now? Managing type 1 diabetes is composed of a handful of elements: blood glucose control and insulin management‚ exercise‚ nutrition and support. A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes means your pancreas is no longer capable of producing insulin. Through multiple daily injections with insulin pens or syringes or an insulin pump‚ it will be up to you to monitor your blood glucose levels and appropriately administer your insulin.
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN BANGLADESH‚ PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES‚ AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMY by Afsana Rahman A project submitted in partial fulfillment o f the requirements for t he degree of Professional Master in Banking and Finance Examination Committee: Nationality: Previous Degree: Scholarship Donor: Dr.Winai Wongsurawat (Chairperson) Dr. S undar Venkatesh Dr. Y uo sre Badir Bangladeshi MBA in Marketing University of Dhaka Bangladesh Bangladesh Bank (Central
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Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus (DM) – “a chronic‚ progressive disease characterized by the body’s inability to metabolize carbohydrates‚ fats‚ and proteins‚ leading to hyperglycaemia (high blood glucose level)” (Black & Hawks‚ 2009‚ p. 1062) Epidemiology: Pathophysiology Overview According to Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System‚ “[i]n 2008/09‚ close to 2.4 million Canadians aged 1 yr and older were living w/ diagnosed diabetes (either type 1 or type 2)” making diabetes as one
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characteristics place people at greater risk for diabetes. Nevertheless‚ many people remain unaware of the symptoms of diabetes until after the disease has begun to progress. Take the following quiz to help determine your risk for diabetes. If you answer yes to three or more of these questions‚ consider seeking medical advice. Yes No 1. Is there a history of diabetes in your family? 2. Do any of your primary relatives (parents‚ siblings‚ grandparents) have diabetes? 3. Are you overweight or obese
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. The four phases of a business cycle are trough‚ recovery‚ peak‚ and recession. The length of an average business cycle can be anywhere from 2-15 years. Capital goods and durable goods last‚ and therefor purchases can be postponed. This may happen when a recession is predicted to be lurking. Durable goods industries therefor suffer large output declines during recessions. However‚ consumers cannot postpone the buying of nondurables; therefore recessions only slightly reduce non-durable output
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Macro environment Our product and all of the other actors operate in a large macro environment of forces that shape opportunities and pose threats to the company is known as macro environment. Six largely uncountable external forces influence our product’s marketing activities. And also it influences decision making‚ and affect its performance and strategies. These factors include the economic‚ demographics‚ legal‚ political‚ and social conditions‚ technological changes‚ and natural forces Elements
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The macro environment Introduction Marketing’s role is to match the capabilities and resources within the organisation with market opportunities external to the organisation. Understanding customer needs is central to achieving this aim‚ but marketers must also be aware of factors that can cause customer needs to evolve. A change in customer needs will impact upon the organisation’s ability to serve its customers. This means that marketers have to be knowledgeable about what is happening in the
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Macro Environment The larger societal forces that affect the microenvironment- demographic‚ economic‚natural‚ technological‚ political‚ and cultural forces. These factors represent constraints within which all organizations including the automobile industry must function. Macro Environment For any decision there is n number of factors which influences the decision. Be it a decision related to any organisation‚ any business concern or even an individual. Thus it is per se very much necessary
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Macro Environment The larger societal forces that affect the macro environment – demographic‚ economic‚ natural‚ technological‚ political‚ and cultural forces. Key Forces in the Macro Environment 1. Demographic The study of human population in terms of size‚ density‚ location‚ age‚ gender‚ race‚ occupation and other statistics. - Worldwide Population Growth - Population Age Mix - Ethnic Markets - Educational Groups - Household Patterns - Geographical Shifts in Population - Shift
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