According to the book, a gold standard is a diagnostic test that is assumed to be able to determine the true disease of the patient. The gold standard is said to have known validity and reliability, and is used as a benchmark in which other diagnostic tests (screening test) are compared to. In the study, hearing loss is observed in one hundred and seventeen patients with a history of hearing loss, undergoing pure tone audiometry (PTA) for the first time. The patients in the study were divided into
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Narrative Report : University Athletic Association Philippines (UAAP) Season 76 Swimming Competition 2013 at TRACE College Submitted by: Yuri L. Matias BSHRM - 4th yr. TRACE College Los Banos, Laguna, 1st Semester School Year 2013 - 2014 University Athletic Association Philippines (UAAP) Season 76 swimming competition was held at TRACE College, Los Banos, Laguna Acquatic Sports Complex where an olympic size swimming pool is located. The compettion was
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changing prices of gold is central to the business strategy of American Barrick Resources Corp., one of North America's largest and most successful gold-mining firms. The case contrasts this firm's hedging policies with those of its rivals that do not hedge and details the wide range of hedging products (gold loans, forwards, options, and spot deferred contracts) used to manage price risk. In 1992 the management of American Barrick is pleasantly surprised by unexpected new gold finds, but this new
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Pakistan Supreme Court annulled New Law Protecting the Prime Minister Supreme Court of Pakistan on 3 August 2012 annulled the new law called Contempt of Court Act 2012(COCA 2012). Pakistan’s Supreme Court 3 August 2012 struck down a law designed to protect the new prime minister from being charged with contempt and thrown out of office like his predecessor. The court ousted the previous prime minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, from office in June by charging him with contempt of court for failing to reopen
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D-Day Throughout World War II there were many big turning points in the war, in my opinion I think that D-Day was the biggest turning point of them all. Two of the major points of D-Day were the invasion of Omaha beach, and the invasion of Utah beach. Omaha beach is definitely the most well-known battle of D-day. Being able to land the 1st and 29th Infantry divisions and Army Rangers on Omaha Beach was way tougher than we expected. When we finally were able to get
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collective bargaining arrangement. They do not practice fair trade and take every advantage they can to exploit workers. Nestle defends these unethical practices with denial and deception to convince people they aren’t a bad corporation. Barrick Gold Corporation is also an example of an extremely unethical company. They are a Toronto based corporation that has allegedly had a part in burning down 130 homes in Papua New Guinea. They have been accused of manipulating Titles in Chile and Australia
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American Barrick Resources Corporation American Barrick’s revenue consists to 100 per cent of gold sales, and is thus very sensitive to price changes in the gold price. In order to manage this risk the company runs an extensive hedging program. American Barrick’s strategy is to continue to grow through acquisitions overseas in the coming year whilst maintaining a flexible organization with low debt. In 1992, the gold prices were low and had declined since 1987. However, I believe that this was going to
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A large number of criticisms have been leveled against the United States federal reserve system. Conduct a web search on the criticisms about the system. Do you agree with these views? Why or why not? What changes would you recommend to the system? Criticisms of the Federal Reserve have existed since its evolution and official inception with democrats wanting the Central Bank to be out of the hands of Wall Street control. Some of the more interesting characters who have criticized aspects of the
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emerged. The United States and Britain, having already committed to each other with the signing of Mutual Aid Agreement(1941)1, vied to create a multilateral economic system to replace the international gold standard and its structural rigidity. The Bretton Woods agreement of 1944 established a dollar-gold standard of fixed, but adjustable, exchange rates of $US35 an ounce2. Which, according to Milton Friedman, “carried within it the seeds of its own destruction”3. The Institutions of neo-liberal global
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30, 2012 07:42 AM Font Size Resize Small Resize Normal Resize Large | Print | Share | Swimming icon Michael Phelps plans to retire after the London Games. GETTY IMAGES Call it Michael Phelps 2.0. Long before Phelps won his eighth gold medal in Beijing, his agent, Peter Carlisle, was developing a post-career plan for the swimmer. The time to put it to use will come later this week when Phelps pulls himself out of the pool after competing at an Olympics for the last time. The plan
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