...Abstract In this experiment an unknown gram-negative sample was obtained randomly to identify the possible microorganisms. Using comparative analysis several biochemical tests were performed to determine which bacterium out of the six potential unknowns was given. The biochemical tests carried out included; triple-sugar iron agar (TSIA), sulfur indole motility (SIM), citrate, urease, gelatinase, methyl red (MR) and voges-proskaeur (VP). In order to determine the microorganism characteristics the sample was first isolated using a t-streak and the colonies were gram stained to reveal its shape and morphology and then inoculated into several sequences of media corresponding with the proper biochemical test. After allowing the corresponding time for each biochemical test, data was collected to determine the unknown bacteria. The broth culture in this experiment was determined as Escherichia coli. Introduction All organisms are divided into three domains; bacteria, archaea, and eukarya. The organisms making up domain Bacteria and domain Archaea are all prokaryotes. Although bacteria and archaea look the same, archaea is more closely related to eukarya (Madigan et.al 2009). The ability to adapt to a broad range of habitats helps to explain why prokaryotes are the most abundant organism on earth. The main characteristics of a prokaryote include, no nucleus, circular DNA, and no membrane bound organelles. A key feature of nearly all prokaryotic cells is the cell wall, which maintains...
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...Download Infographic: Must Read Books in Data Science / Analyt… Resources - Data Science, Analytics and Big Data discussions Home Blog Jobs Trainings Learning Paths 21/07/15 8:48 pm j ADVERTISEMENT Download Infographic: Must Read Books in Data Science / Analytics books data_science datavisualization Manish ! Data Hackers 28d Hey there ! You can think of this infographic as an ideal list of books to have in bookshelf of every data scientist / analyst. These books cover a wide range of topics and perspective (not only technical knowledge), which should help you become a well rounded data scientist. If you have other suggestions, please feel free to add them below: Books related to data science decisioning: When Genius Failed: The Rise and fall of Long-Term Capital Management A fast paced thriller, this book not only brings out how you can compete on data based decisions, but also why you need to keep human behavior in mind while taking decisions on data. Scoring Points: How Tesco Continues to Win Customer Loyalty this book brings out some of the practical challenges faced by Tesco and how they overcame them to create one of the biggest success story of customer loyalty. The Signal and the Noise: The Art and Science of Prediction . From the stock market to the poker table, from earthquakes to the economy, Nate Silver takes us on an enthralling insider’s tour of the high-stakes world of forecasting, showing how we can use information...
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...The genetics of S. cerevisiae Biology 2 Genetics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Part 1: Introduction & Determination of Phenotypes Overview You will be given three strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (named A, B, and C), each with a different genotype. The hypotheses for this study are (1) identify the phenotypes and genotypes of the three strains in regards to their ability to synthesize leucine, and uracil; and (2) determine whether these genes follow Mendel’s Second Law and assort independently. Goals and objectives of this project: • • • • • Learn how to work with S. cerevisiae, a model organism that is powerful for genetic research Experimentally explore genetic concepts (auxotroph vs. prototroph, genes vs. alleles, diploid vs. haploid, complementation, segregation and independent assortment, meiosis vs. mitosis, genotype vs. phenotype) Develop and test scientific hypotheses Learn to work with a microscope, micropipettor, microcentrifuge and hemacytometer Learn about the genetics of metabolism How this project will be graded: 1. Your scores for Question Sets 1, 2, and 3 will be combined into a single grade. That grade will be included in your Lab Average for the course. Your Lab Average will be included in your final semester average as described in the syllabus for this course. (the deadline for the question submission will be determined in class depending on the progress of the lab) 2. Your scores for Question Sets 4, 5, and 6 will...
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...events and lived in solicitude. Fortunately, the 24-hour news cycle has made that reality implausible. Over the past 40 years, the emergence of major news networks such as CNN, Fox and MSNBC has allowed for a constant stream of information directly into people's homes. This media spike has allowed people all over the world to stay in touch with current events, but as seen in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, every new creation comes with consequences. Despite allowing people to stay connection with the world, the 24-hour news cycle has resulted in reports of insignificant news,...
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...Exploring Negative effects of social media in work places Muriithi, Mary Watetu A research term paper in econometrics submitted to Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the PHD degree in Business Administration Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture &Technology 2014 DECLARATION This report is my original work and has not been submitted or presented for examination in any other university, either in part or as a whole. Supervisor – …………………………………. Signature………………………….. Date……………………………………… Name: MURIITHI, MARY WATETU Signature………………………. Date: ……………………………… Table of contents I. Title……………………………………………………………………. 1 II. Declaration ……………………………………………………………. 2 III. Table of Contents……………………………………………………… 3 IV. List of Tables…………………………………………………………… 4 V. Symbols and Abbreviations…………………………………………… 5 IV Abstract…………..…………………………………………………. 6 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………….. 8 1. Background…………………………………………………….. 8 2. Statement Of The Problem……………………………………… 8 3. Purpose of the study………………………………………...…… 8 4. Specific Objectives……………………………………………… 8 5. Research Questions……………………………………………… 8 6. Justification Of The Study……………………………………… 8 7. Limitations of the study………………………………………… 11 2. Literature review…………………………………………………… ….. 12 1. Conceptual framework……………………………………….. 14 3. Methodology…………………………………………………………….. 15 ...
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...Jenny’s All Natural Ice Cream Shop Jennifer Kremer ACT305 – Principles of Managerial Accounting Colorado State University – Global Campus Instructor Edward Balli February 1, 2015 Jenny’s All Natural Ice Cream Shop The problem with ice cream products today is unhappy, milked to death cows. In 1946, a cow was grass fed, had milk output of 2 gallons of milk per day, and lived an average of 15 years. Modern cows are grain fed, produce 8 gallons of milk per day, and live an average of 18 months. All flavor and rich texture of real ice cream is lost in modern cow milk production. The history of milk production has led up to this poor excuse for ice cream. Ice cream is the quintessential cold treat that keeps the world going round, yet has an unknown point or origin or originator. History determines ice cream to exist as far back as 200 B.C. The bible references King Solomon’s fondness of sweet iced drinks during harvesting periods. Alexander the Great preferred honey and nectar flavored snow treats. Claudius Caesar was known for sending runners into the mountain for snow, later flavoring the snow with fruit juice. Sherbet ice cream was first recorded in the 16th century as a treat brought to Europe by Marco Polo from the far east. (IDFA, 2015). Most notable was Cream Ice, a favored dessert of the court of Charles I in the 17th Century. Historians state King Charles I paid a handsome salary of 500 pounds per year to chef DiMirco for keeping the recipe a secret. DiMirco...
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...research instrument, research environment or locale of the study and analysis of the data gathered. Research Design Descriptive research is used in the study and defined as a description, recording, analysis and interpretation of the presented data. This type of research is the most commonly used and the basic reason for carrying out descriptive research is to identify the cause of something that is happening (DJS Research Ltd, 2010). Descriptive research can be either quantitative or qualitative. It can involve collections of quantitative information that can be tabulated along a continuum in numerical form, such as scores on a test or the number of times a person chooses to use a-certain feature of a multimedia program, or it can describe categories of information such as gender or patterns of interaction when using technology in a group situation. Descriptive research involves gathering data that describe events and then organizes, tabulates, depicts, and describes the data collection (Glass & Hopkins, 1984). The process of descriptive research goes beyond mere gathering and tabulation of the information and data. It involves interpretation of the significance of what is described. Descriptive research may also be defines as a process of gathering, analyzing, clarifying and tabulating data about prevailing conditions, cause and effect relationships and then making accurate interpretation with or without statistical methods. The descriptive function of research is heavily...
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...ASSIGNMENT ONE MEDIA REPORT ANALYSIS (20%) Students are required to select one media report from the three reports provided on Blackboard under the assessment folder. Students are required to identify and analyse the legal issues arising in their chosen report through answering a series of questions. Students need to apply a similar approach to that used in the Topic 1 case study, ‘The Swimming Stadium’, to their chosen media report. Format of assignments Assignments cannot be handwritten and must comply with the following format requirements: • • • • • Document type: Word or pdf (pdf preferred); Font: Arial or similar font - no smaller than 12 point in size; Pages: Numbered in top or bottom margin; Spacing: Appropriate line spacing and paragraph spacing; and Margins: At least 2.5 cm top, left, right & bottom. Assignments which do not conform with the above requirements, without prior agreement of the unit coordinator, will either be returned to the student unmarked or will have marks deducted. Presentation Three marks have been allocated to the presentation of the assignment document. The following will be taken into account when allocating marks for presentation: • attachment of cover sheet (located on Blackboard under the 'Assessment' folder) must be attached to the assignment; • appropriate sentence structure; • correct grammar, spelling and punctuation; • consistent format; • appropriate use of headings and sub-headings; • within the acceptable word limit; and •...
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...technological determinism theory and social presence theory. The quantitative method was employed and a survey research design was used with the aid of the questionnaire as a tool for data collection to elicit information from the respondents. 324 respondents were purposefully selected. The respondents cut across all six departments (Mass Communications, Geography& Planning, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology and Economics) in the Faculty of social science. 24 questionnaires were dropped from the analysis on the count of incomplete data entry at the respondent end. Therefore, the analysis presented is for the remaining 300 questionnaires i.e n= 300. The findings revealed that Blackberry mobile phone influenced the lifestyle of more than half (180) 60% of the respondents, the male respondents 96 (32%) were more influenced compared to the female respondents 84 (28%) and the male respondent (52%) couldn’t do without the Blackberry mobile for a day as compared to the female, (48%). The research found that Blackberry mobile phone had influence on the lifestyle of its users. Within all duration of usage the highest influence of Blackberry mobile phone on respondents lifestyle were those who have had their mobile for less than 6 months, a total of (66) 22% respondent agreed and strongly agreed that their lifestyle had been influenced. Those...
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...sitcoms and movies from all production houses is just fabulous! That’s Netflix for me. So how popular is Netflix? Netflix accounted for 34.2% of all downstream usage during primetime hours, up from 31.6% in the second half of 2013, according to reports. That means almost a third of North America was watching some TV series or movie on Netflix between 7-11pm! Business Model and Strategy Netflix is the world’s leading Internet television network with more than 48 million streaming members in more than 40 countries. Starting from a simple DVD by mail model and shifting to online video-on-demand, Netflix has been the pioneer with more than $1.5 billion in digital revenue. Netflix was founded in 1997 in Scotts Valley, California by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings. Hastings invested $2.5 million in startup cash for Netflix. The so-called “Apple falling” moment of Hastings’s life came when he was forced to pay an exorbitant $40 in overdue fines for returning ‘Apollo 13’ past its due date. That’s where Netflix was born! Learning from his own experiences, Hastings introduced the monthly subscription concept in September 1999, and then dropped the single-rental model in early 2000. Since that time, the company has built its reputation on the business model of ‘flat-fee’ unlimited rentals without due dates, late fees, shipping and handling fees, or per title rental fees. Netflix operates a one-sided business model, where user of the service is the one who pays for it and is the primary...
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...not impossible. Americans are plagued by the influences of television day in and day out. It is one of the main constants in many individuals lives, while grabbing the attention of families in ninety-eight percent of America’s homes and is kept on for an average of six and a half hours every day (Cheney 2). Perhaps there isn’t a problem so much in the fact that so many people have this mysterious box on for periods of time, but rather the problem lies in the way the viewer interprets the program that is being presented to them. How much control does the viewer really have over what programs they watch and when? How can a viewer monitor their viewing as well as their children’s in a manner that will benefit them both? And what is the solution for those who watch television for hours on end, giving up employment, schooling and other important duties? These answers are all generalized in that television effects almost every aspect of the lives of Americans. Television has become nearly unavoidable and American society is more affected by television than they realize. According to Nielsen Media Research, the average TV household in the United States now owns two sets, which are watched just over 30 hours every week by the typical American adult (Mahler 12). American society is more affected by television than is realized. Television offers thin slices of the real word, becoming a version of reality that is created by numerous components from mechanical parts to people, making up...
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...Community Medical Center. One surgical nurse is suspected of having HIV/AIDS. The chief of surgery requests the removal of this nurse from the operating room or else he and many of the other surgeons will start scheduling their patients in different facilities. The result would devastate the hospital economically and result in the loss of human resources and job layoffs. When approached, the nurse refused relocation and threatened legal repercussions for the violation of several federal laws. In addition, the media expected a news release within 24 hours after the information leaked by a staff member. The result of negative media coverage would potentially damage the hospitals reputation for quality healthcare and affect the decision of many community members to use the hospital. This paper will discuss three decision-making models the president can use to communicate his or her decisions internally to employees and board members, as well as, to the external environment of the media and public using qualitative, quantitative, and triangulation methods. Decision Making and Communication In this situation, multiple decisions need to be made which are complex in nature and time sensitive. The Willful Choice decision-making model articulates that “decisions are made by rational, intentional, and willful choice.” (Johnson, 2009, p. 215). In this case, the problem is centered on the nurse who is thought to have HIV/AIDS. He is refusing job relocation at no loss of pay or benefits...
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...In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements In EDUC 501 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY By: MELANNIE D. ARCENAS MAED-EM CHAPTER I The Problem and Its Background Introduction The environment in the twenty-first century is media rich. People of all ages are surrounded by media from morning until night. We hear it greet us on our alarm clocks or on the radio in our vehicles, see it on billboards outside or in magazines while waiting for the doctor, and view it using computers, playing gaming devices or when watching television. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents school going children to no more than 1 to 2 hours of quality educational television content per day, and that children under the age of two not be exposed to any type of television or screen time at all (Anderson & Pempek, 2005; AAP, 1995; Anderson et al., 2003). These limits are prescribed to allow for children’s developing minds to use imagination, explore the world and increase physical activity and interaction with family or friends (Funk, Brouwer, Curtiss & McBroom, 2009). However, parents and other adults seem to be taking this recommendation lightly. One of the largest national studies of preschool-aged media effects, the Kaiser Family Report (2003), showed that the use of television among the children keeps rising (Rideout, Vandewater & Wartella, 2003). The report finds that school going children are exposed to much more screen time than recommended...
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...AND INNOVATION (UCTI) Marketing ASSIGNMENT Student declaration: | I declare that | 0 I understand what is meant by plagiarism. 1 The implications of plagiarism have been explained to us by our lecturer. 2 This project is all my own work and I have acknowledged any use of the published or unpublished works of other people. | Student Signature: | Date: | MODULE: | BM012-3-1-MKG | CLASS CODE: | UC1F0907-BMP | Lecturer Name: | SEVAKUMAR A/L T.BATUMALAI | DATE ASSIGNED: | 22 February 2010 | DUE DATE: | 5 April 2010 | Students Full Name (Indicate Student ID in brackets) | | DINDA AULIA DAMANIK (TP020563) | | TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES INCLUDING THIS COVER PAGE: | 45 | TOTAL WORDS WITHOUT TABLES AND FIGURES WORDS: | 1,576 | Acknowledgement The success of this project is due to advises and involvements of several people that always support and help me. First, I would like to express my gratefulness to Allah SWT for give me health and smoothness in doing this project. Then, I would like to say thank to University College of Technology and Innovation (UCTI) for the inclusion of this subject ass part of B.Sc. (Hons) in Business Management Program. This subject will give a good knowledge about marketing plan. And also I would like to say thank to Mr. Sevakumar A/L T.Batumalai as our lecturer of Marketing subject for the knowledge about marketing and giving a direction of this assignment to us and every assist that...
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...Introduction to Media and Society 1. (a) Can you describe the information problem that we are facing? Our culture is oversaturated with information information-saturated culture 130+ million books published and 1,500 new books published each day Radio stations broadcast 65.5+ million hours of original programming each year Television broadcasts 48+ million hours of original programming each year 35+ billion indexed Web pages (b) What is automaticity? The automatic processing of information without conscious consideration of each option Our minds operating without conscious effort from us Automaticity is subject to manipulation (c) How did automaticity develop in society? Automaticity became necessary as our culture became information-saturated We wouldn’t be able to make quick decisions without automaticity We would be overwhelmed with information (d) What are the advantages and disadvantages of automaticity? Advantages allows us to get through a great deal of decisions with almost no effort Disadvantages we miss a lot of messages and often make poor exposure decisions (e) When do we consciously process information that is derived from the media? When we know what we are looking for and consciously seek out that information (f) How do advertisers and producers try to get around automaticity? Try to reinforce certain behavior patterns until they become automatic routines 2. (a) What are the two ways we use the media? Which of these...
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