This Chip Can Tell If You’ve Been Poisoned Quick detection. This 2-cm-wide chip (inset) can quickly test for botulism‚ a deadly disease caused by theClostridium botulinum bacterium. When you are dealing with a deadly poison that can be found in food and is a potential terrorist weapon‚ you want the best detection tools you can get. Now‚ researchers in France have demonstrated an improved method to detect the most deadly variant of the botulinum neurotoxin‚ which causes botulism. Their test
Premium Clostridium botulinum
The present paper aims to analyse two occupations performed by Evelyn in the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Madden‚ 2011). According to Townsend and Polatajko (2007)‚ occupation is “an activity or set of activities…given value and meaning by individuals” (p. 19) and occupational performance is defined as the “actual execution of…an occupation” (p. 26). The two concepts are emphasised in the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement (CMOP-E)‚ which was developed to clarify the
Premium Marriage Family Woman
self: A perspective from individualism-collectivism research. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology‚ 69(5)‚ 925-937. Katz‚ D. (1960). The functional approach of the study of attitudes. Public Opinion Quarterly‚ 24(2)‚ 163-204. Kim‚ H. S.‚ & Markus‚ H. R. (1999). Deviance or uniqueness‚ harmony or conformity? A cultural analysis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology‚ 77(4)‚ 785-800. Knowles‚ E. S.‚ Butler‚ S.‚ & Linn‚ J. A. (2001). Increasing compliance by reducing resistance. In
Free Culture Sociology
A review of “First-Mover Disadvantage” By William Boulding and Markus Christen What is this article about as a whole? In today’s business environment many believe that in order to be successful and most profitable that they must be the “first mover”. The first mover is the initial firm that paves the road for a new product or market. It is believed that the first movers lock in competition enabling them to squash future entrants. The first mover often has heavy brand recognition or even
Premium Marketing First-mover advantage Profit
DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Nebraska Anthropologist Anthropology‚ Department of 1-1-1996 Busy Corporations: The Effects of Corporations on the Environment and the Public Markus Craig Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nebanthro Part of the Anthropology Commons Craig‚ Markus‚ "Busy Corporations: The Effects of Corporations on the Environment and the Public" (1996). Nebraska Anthropologist. Paper 91. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nebanthro/91 This Article
Premium Ethics
HISTORY OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1.1 INTRODUCTION In 1981‚ Gary Dickson published the first and (arguably) last widely recognized historical treatment of the field of management information systems (MIS) – now more commonly called information systems (IS). Given the many shifts in the direction of IS since 1981 and the wide-ranging and sometimes heated debate about the identity and core characteristics of IS‚ we contend that the field could benefit substantially from another historical analysis
Premium Scientific method Research Computer
In "Growing Up Digital"‚ the author begins to speak about technology usage in schools’‚ and how it affects the academic growth of students’. According to recent studies‚ technology usage causes a tendency to procrastinate‚ a shorter attention span‚ and a lower quality sleep. For example‚ a student may begin a homework assignment‚ but receives a text message so instead of finishing the assignment the student will focus on their cellphone. Thus‚ the student will end up procrastinating and forget about
Premium Education Mobile phone School
Pursuit of Happiness Happiness is not one thing; it means different things in different places‚ different societies‚ and different cultural contexts. There are multiple “pursuits of happiness”. It’s impossible to define "happiness". It’s left to each of us to define what "happiness" is. Happiness cannot be achieved in minutes it comes from the pursuit of happiness‚ Working towards and achieving goals. Pursuit of happiness differs from person to person and from culture
Premium Individualism Individual Sociology
Addiction affects many people in society. Addiction is defined as‚ “behavioral syndrome‚ characterized by compulsive drug seeking with relapse into drug use” (Spanagel‚ R. and Heilig‚ M‚ 2005). Addiction comes in many forms‚ with many different substances. Addictive behavior is characterized as compulsive‚ meaning there is a loss of ability to refrain from use. Losing control is a key feature of drug addiction. When a person loses control of drug activities‚ they become addicted‚ and dependent on
Premium Addiction Drug addiction Drug
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL Patient Name: Marilyn Sue Stone Patient ID: 116588 DOB: 01/24 Age: 50 Sex: F Room No.: 181A Date of Admission: 02/07/2012 Admitting Physician: Jessie D. Smith‚ MD of Orthopedics Admitting Diagnosis: Chronic Hip Pain HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Patient is a candidate for a total right hip revision. She has 2 units of directed packed red blood cells. It is not autologous. She does had Hepatitis B. She has arthrogryposis. She had a right total hip replacement
Premium Hip replacement Pelvis Hip