...ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This research project would not have been possible without the support of many people. The authors wish to express their gratitude to the following individuals who generously offered help, invaluable assistance, support and guidance: The Almighty God, for giving the researchers the strength, courage and good health to carry out this study. Parents of the researchers, for their never-ending all out support morally and financially, for the encouragement that made the completion of this work possible; Mr. Paul Sherwind Belciña, the adviser, for being there, guiding the researcher and sharing his expertise and knowledge; Dr. Imelda Lagrito, the Chairman for the Social Behavioral Sciences, for assisting and permitting the researchers to conduct this study in the Department’s Psychotherapy Laboratory and for being one of the respectable panelists, for her intellectual advice and support in pursuing this research to its completion; Dr. Arlene Sotelo, the researcher’s thesis coordinator for her patience and understanding towards blemishes. To the panel members; Miss Najie B. Responte, Dr. Virginia P. Mollaneda, Dr. Araceli P. Villacarlos, and Dr. Louise Anne D. Librando for their valuable suggestions and intellectual advice for the refinement of this study; Dr. Leovigildo Manalo, the researcher’s statistician for sharing his knowledge and skills with the statistical procedure needed for the study. Dr. Renita Calago, Principal for the Elementary Department...
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...The following are barriers to entry the Fruit Juice Industry in Nigeria: As consumer goods, competitive advantage could only be gained with scale economies in research, Marketing, production and Marketing, hence it required huge capital outlay for new entrants. Brand identity and products differentiation forces entrants to spend heavily on campaigns to overcome customer loyalty. The leaders in the sector, namely 5 Alive,Chi limited and Fumman spent between 20-25% of gross income running running into millions of Naira in advertising every year to project the their brands. Due to the restriction of the Federal Government on import of Concentrates in 2013, the capital requirement for new entrants sky-rocked due to investment required in agro-allied industries for supply of raw materials. The learning curve period required to remain competitive could allow the competition readjust and kill the new entrants in their formative stage. Also, lack of adequate anti-trust law allows the big players to crush any start-up company. The effective distribution networks of the big players which also supply other products like Bottled Water, Soft Drink etc make the entry of new player difficult and uncompetitive, as a result most of the start-up firms quickly went underground. The bargaining power of suppliers The big juice companies in Nigeria have bargaining power over their suppliers, because they demand tons of product and these allow them to pay lower prices and have volume discounts...
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...The Formations of Zion National Park Zion National Park, located in southwestern Utah, contains many “strange and remarkable landscapes” as described by the public who first saw paintings of the region in 1903, which then gained the attention of Congress, leading Zion to become a national park in 1919 (Harris et al., 2004). The park contains steep, almost vertical walls of rock cut by the North Fork of the Virgin River. The exposed rocks range from Permian to Cretaceous in age and contain many fossils and sedimentary features and represent both marine and terrestrial environments as the area was repeatedly exposed to transgressive and regressive sequences (Gregory, 1950). Each rock formation is unique in composition, texture, color, and sedimentary features, making Zion National Park a prime location for geologic research. The geologic history of Zion National Park begins where the geologic history of the Grand Canyon ends. The Grand Canyon consists of Precambrian and Paleozoic formations, covering two billion years of the history of the Earth, while Zion National Park contains mainly Mesozoic formations, covering 150 million years of Earth history (Harris et al., 2004). The Kaibab formation, which caps the steep cliffs of the Grand Canyon, can also be found exposed in the walls of Zion, specifically Hurricane Cliffs (Harris et al., 2004). The...
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...Date of Birth: 1th August, 1987 Nationality: Chinese Email: Chuan-Chao_Wang@hms.harvard.edu, wang@shh.mpg.de Research experience 2015~now: Research Fellow at Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, US; Postdoc at Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Germany. Research Interests Using population genetics, genomics, ancient DNA and computational biology approaches to study genetic structure, origin and migrations, complex diseases and anthropological traits in human populations. Education 2006-2010 2010-2015 BSc in Marine Biology, Ocean University of China PhD in Human Biology, Fudan University, China Intern 2011.7-2011.9 Intern at Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, USA Grants Awarded 2011 Innovation Grant for Excellent Graduate Student (Fudan University), No. EZH1322301. Proposal: Discovery of phylogenetic relevant Y-chromosome variants using targeting sequencing. 2012 Academic Youth Science Grant (Ministry of Education, China), No. JFH1322006. Proposal: Y chromosomal substitution rate estimation in deep-rooting pedigrees. Grants Participated Genographic Project, funded by IBM National Excellent Youth Science Foundation of China (31222030) National Natural Science Foundation of China (31071098, 91131002) Shanghai Rising-Star Program (12QA1400300) Shanghai Commission of Education Research Innovation Key Project (11zz04) Shanghai Professional Development Funding (2010001) Honors Time Honors 2014...
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...This article was downloaded by: [84.73.77.235] On: 21 September 2013, At: 09:20 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Journal of Sustainable Tourism Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rsus20 Toward sustainable educational travel Joshua Long , Alison Vogelaar & Brack W. Hale a a b c Southwestern University, Environmental Studies , 1001 E. University Blvd., Georgetown , TX , 78626 , United States b Franklin College Switzerland , Communication and Media Studies , Lugano , Switzerland c Franklin College Switzerland , Environmental Science , Lugano , Switzerland Published online: 30 Jul 2013. To cite this article: Joshua Long , Alison Vogelaar & Brack W. Hale , Journal of Sustainable Tourism (2013): Toward sustainable educational travel, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2013.819877 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2013.819877 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views...
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...Reading Strategies for Ninth Grade English Language Learners Vanessa S. McQueen Student Number: 000-02-7502 In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements with the Degree with Masters in Reading with Concentration in Inclusive Education The College of The Bahamas October 2013 Abstract Research in the field of reading strategies has been conducted repeatedly to ascertain the effectiveness of these strategies in assisting English Language Learners (ELL) to construct meaning from texts. However, little research has been done in The Bahamas to determine what Bahamian educators can do to support second language learners in their classrooms. This paper assesses: 1. The impact of Sustained Silent Reading on comprehension for ELLs 2. The impact of Think Aloud and Read Aloud on reading comprehension for ELLs. This research suggests that the use of these strategies can play an important role in students’ abilities to read and comprehend texts on their own. Direct instruction and modeling of the think aloud strategies increased the students’ confidence levels and the likelihood that they will use the strategies on their own. Key words: English Language Learners, Sustained Silent Reading, Teacher Think Aloud, Comprehension, Scaffolding, Schema, Prior Knowledge Reading Strategies for English Language Learners In the past ten years, The Bahamas has seen a significant increase in...
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...skills that would enhance their readiness for our rapidly changing, technology rich, society. Furthermore, teaching these skills through means of inquiry and constructivism has shown to increase student involvement, comprehension, and retention when done effectively (Aydeniz, 2012, pg.201). For this reason it is imperative for science educators to include, if not practice regularly; inquiry based learning in their lessons. However, this is not an approach many teachers feel comfortable implementing for various reasons. The purpose of this review is to focus on research studies that have provided professional development on inquiry based learning to pre-service and in-service teachers in the hopes of improving their views of inquiry while encouraging and supporting them in practicing this methodology. The studies used are from multiple countries and school level ranges from kindergarten to high school. Since this area of research is increasing in its popularity the articles used are fairly recent, ranging from 2008 to 2014. This review will not cover differences in teachers opinion based on race, religion, demographic background or gender. The review is also not meant to compare the studies of inquiry methodology effectiveness (i.e. project based vs. problem based). There has been evidence to shown that there is an prominent difference in the effectiveness of inquiry based learning in science classrooms between...
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...Prevalence of dementia in elderly patients with hip fracture.PUBMED.GOV Hip fractures occur commonly and are a cause of disability for older adults and lead to increased dependence and requirements for social support. Dementia is one of the possible risk factors for falling and hip fracture, a potential source for complications during surgery and during the postoperative period, difficulties in rehabilitation and a risk factor for hip fracture reccurence. However, in previous studies of hip fracture patients, cognitive status has not been formally assessed during the inpatient stay and diagnosis was based only on previous history. Additionally, no previous studies have compared prevalence of dementia between elderly patients with hip fracture and patients with other surgical pathology. Our aim was to define whether dementia was more prevalent in older subjects with hip fracture than in other elderly patients undergoing surgery. In this study, we prospectively assessed all patients aged 68 and older admitted to our hospital for hip fracture surgery during a one year period and compared them with age and gender matched patients attending other surgical departments. 80 hip fracture patients and 80 controls were assessed for dementia. Dementia was common in both groups, presumably reflecting the advanced mean age of both groups and cognitive deterioration due to hospitalization-status. Dementia was significantly higher in the hip fracture group (85%) compared to the control group...
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...| Good Business Ethics | [Type the document subtitle] | | [Type the author name] | | Table of Contents Table of Contents------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Executive Summary-----------------------------------------------------------------2 Introduction--------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Research Finding #1 Why strong ethical decisions are important to companies. ----4 Research Finding #2 How Ethics affect the bottom lines---------------------------------5 Research Finding # 3 How does a Company Keep Everyone on the Same Ethical Road? ----6 Recommendations-------------------------------------------------------------------9 Conclusion---------------------------------------------------------------------------10 References----------------------------------------------------------------------------11 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * Business ethics have a strong impact on all companies. When a company is written up for unethical performances the profitability of the company will be affected in a negative way. Every business needs to have a code of ethics that relates to its mission statement. An employee code of ethics does not tell an employee how to handle or micromanage every situation that may arise. A good code of ethics starts with the company’s mission statement. The company can take its mission statement and intertwine the company’s...
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...Genetic counseling Above the last few years, research and developments in genetics have exceeded our potentials and have changed the approach of thinking of us about health. We know genetics has been involve in newborn screening, pre and postnatal diagnosis, hematological disorders and solid tumour, nearly every disorder is subject in by an individual’s genetic material. Consequently, it is important to consider the effect of genetics for any disorder during a patient’s life. Each disorders have different genetic pattern, and how much genes contribute to disease remains to be learned. Advance development in understanding the genetic changes in these disorders allows early diagnostic tests, advance treatments, or interventions to prevent disease...
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...of a holiday in Zeeland? University: | HZ University of Applied Sciences | Semester: | 5. Semester | Academic year: | 2012/2013 | Course: | CU10130 - Lifestyle | | | | | 1 *Student: Scaldis Academy:, Department of Vitality Management and Tourism. Zeeland – German Tourist Introduction The number of German tourists visiting the Netherlands has dramatically reduced as compared to a few years ago. This has led to a need to research the cause of this reduction. We as students following the minor lifestyle management are focusing more on how to bring back the German tourists to Zeeland, Netherlands coastal area with beautiful clean beaches and dunes. Tourism is a way of distancing yourself from every day activities. It is a service-intensive industry that depends on the quality of customers' service experiences and their consequent assessment of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with a service experience. Experience is conceived as conscious awareness and is manifested as precondition for responses to tourist business. The management and performance of service quality is thus of crucial importance to the tourism industry. In this report the question as to whether Germans tourists should be satisfied with the quality of holidays in Zeeland will be answered. German's expectation in Holidays According to a research on consumer demand and operator support for socially and environmentally responsible tourism. An overwhelming majority of German domestic...
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...processes and circumstances associated with these key prehistoric events have been limited by an incomplete understanding of the concomitant environmental conditions. Total annual precipitation and mean maximum temperature reconstructions have been inferred from tree-ring records with high temporal resolution for the last two millennia. Agricultural potential and productivity, however, also depend on other parameters including seasonality of precipitation, topsoil characteristics, and geomorphic conditions. The late Quaternary history of the Carrizo Wash watershed resulting from this dissertation research fills much of this gap by providing a largely centennial-scale reconstruction of the geomorphic, hydroclimatic, and volcanic history of the Carrizo Wash watershed. The geologic findings presented in Appendices A–C are relevant to important archaeological research questions including: (1) How has our understanding of prehistoric demographic and settlement patterns been biased by the alluvial history of the Carrizo Wash watershed? (2) Did particular environmental conditions ~2100 BC facilitate the adoption of maize in the Carrizo Wash area? (3) What environmental conditions prevailed during the middle Archaic and Basketmaker II–Pueblo I periods characterized by low population densities? (4) Did Pueblo II immigrants establishing Chacoan outlier communities settle in the Carrizo Wash area because of local conditions especially favorable for maize agriculture? (5) Was post-AD...
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...Valuing Coca-Cola Using The Free Cash Flow To Equity Valuation Model John C. Gardner, University of New Orleans, USA Carl B. McGowan, Jr., Norfolk State University, USA Susan E. Moeller, Eastern Michigan University, USA ABSTRACT In this paper, we provide a detailed example of applying the free cash flow to equity valuation model proposed in Damodaran (2006). Damodaran (2006) argues that the value of a stock is the discounted present value of the future free cash flow to equity discounted at the cost of equity. We combine the free cash flow to equity model with the super-normal growth model to determine the current value of Coca-Cola. At the time of this paper, we determined a value of Coca-Cola at $161 billion using the free cash flow to equity model, and the actual market value of Coca-Cola was $150 billion. Keywords: Coca-Cola; Free Cash Flow to Equity; Equity Valuation; Super-normal Growth Model CORPORATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND STOCK VALUATION C orporate financial management encompasses the efficient acquisition and allocation of funds. The objective of corporate financial management is to maximize the value of the firm. Solomon (1963, page 22, Chapter II) argues that wealth maximization should be the goal of corporate financial management because this criterion maximizes the wealth of the owners of corporations and maximizes the wealth of a society by maximizing economic output. The value of the firm is measured by the market capitalization of the firm. The...
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...Chapter I Introduction Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavors. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners. In some cases, artificial flavorings and colorings are used in addition to the natural ingredients. Philippines’ version for ice cream: Sorbetes is usually produced from unknown factories and sold from carts that roam the streets, exposing it to pollution. Thus, it is also called dirty ice cream; though it is not really dirty as the name implies. Kids love ice cream, and so do grown-ups, but to indulge in this frozen delight can mean a lot of fat and calories, depending on the choices. The calories in a cup of ice cream can vary anywhere from 180 to 600, depending on brand, fat content, sugar content, and flavor. Nonfat or fat-free ice creams contain virtually no fat: vegetable gums are added to make them creamy and mixtures are made in soft serve machines to whip in additional air and ice crystals. Most nonfat ice creams contain 90 to 100 calories per half cup but not all, leaving health-conscious consumers, who avoid calories and fat, fewer options, or none at all. A newly industrialized country, the Philippine economy has been transitioning from one based on agriculture to one based more on services and manufacturing. Despite this, the agricultural sector employs close to 32% of the country's total labor force of around...
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...psychology Course Description Effective Fall 2013 AP Course Descriptions are updated regularly. Please visit AP Central ® (apcentral.collegeboard.org) to determine whether a more recent Course Description PDF is available. The College Board The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of more than 5,900 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year, the College Board helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success — including the SAT® and the Advanced Placement Program®. The organization also serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators, and schools. For further information, visit www.collegeboard.org. AP Equity and Access Policy The College Board strongly encourages educators to make equitable access a guiding principle for their AP programs by giving all willing and academically prepared students the opportunity to participate in AP. We encourage the elimination of barriers that restrict access to AP for students from ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic groups that have been traditionally underserved. Schools should ...
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