popular and is arguably the largest manufacturer of handguns in the United States. Established in 1852 and based out of Springfield, Massachusetts, Smith & Wesson’s firearms are standard issue to armed and police forces in the United States and Worldwide. The firearms manufacturer has been glamorized in movies such As Dirty Harry and their products have subsequently been utilized by sport shooters. As well as creating some of the most iconic names in firearms they are also responsible for developing
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Abstract Abstract The goal of this master’s thesis is to identify and evaluate data mining algorithms which are commonly implemented in modern Medical Decision Support Systems (MDSS). They are used in various healthcare units all over the world. These institutions store large amounts of medical data. This data may contain relevant medical information hidden in various patterns buried among the records. Within the research several popular MDSS’s are analysed in order to determine the most
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Healthcare and Technology Ryan Carongcong HCS 531 2/4/14 Professor Kehoe Healthcare and Technology Technology has played a vital role in providing improvements and advances within the health care system. Among the many changes associated with health care and technology is the increase of mobile health devices and services. With the rising cost of health care, compounded by an aging population, mobile health is being thrust to the forefront as a potential alternative to providing
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A university, a college or an institution of higher learning is rightly described as community where teachers and scholars are the head, students are the body and the library is its heart. If the body is to perform its function properly and efficiently its hearth must be well maintained and strong in its functioning. Thomas Carlyle was not exaggerating when he described a ‘true university as a collection of books’. [1] The library is obviously the source of power of knowledge. In higher education
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it's essential to smart investing. Forecasting the world's most valuable company is a full-time occupation for literally dozens of analysts employed by investment firms worldwide. Getting the forecast right determines the success or failure of an investment thesis and ultimately whether risk is rewarded or punished. In the case of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) forecasting is made easier by the very limited portfolio of products Apple currently sells and the importance of the iPhone to its revenues. A 5%
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Yu Chen Shen 900923-C557 Q1: Economic progress and the instituted practice of institutionalization Abstract: First, the importance and three different kinds of institutions-The rule of the game (Law), Social Technologies, Instituted Practices will be briefly introduced. Second part would be summarization of institutions’ evolution from different scholars. The impacts of institutions to economic progress would be mentioned separately here also. Then
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PROFILE OF THE PRADA GROUP Prada was founded in Milan in 1913 by Mario Prada, Miuccia Prada’s grandfather, who opened in the prestigious glass-covered Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II arcade in Milan an exclusive shop selling leather bags, trunks, beauty cases and luxury accessories, soon becoming a favourite port of call for the more elegant and refined members of the European aristocracy and upper classes. In 1919 Prada was appointed Official Supplier to the Italian Royal Household; as such, it was entitled
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Trident University International ACC501 Case Assignment #1 Core Faculty: Dr. Timothy Brown Introduction The purpose of the following paper is to address common terms used in accounting, to include Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), double entry accounting, historical cost, accrual basis vs. cash basis accounting and current assets and liabilities vs. non-current items. I will also describe the general organization of the following three companies; Apple,
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Five myths about time-driven activity-based costing The straight facts about traditional and time-driven costing methodologies After decades of proven success, activity-based costing (ABC) has come under fire from its earliest and most active proponents. Robert S. Kaplan and others are promoting a “new, innovative, time-driven methodology” that presumably “delivers great improvements to the older systems of 15 years ago.”1 Companies are replacing their current costing solutions to try to get
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of Contents! ! Table of Contents! Indian Luxury Retail Market! Introduction! i! The Indian and the Global Luxury Market! 2! ! 2! i! i! Publicity and PR: Successes! Case Study - HUGO BOSS! 3! Case Study - Charles & Keith! Case Study - Ray-ban! ! 7 6! 3! PR & PUBLICITY: Failures! Case Study 1 - BVLGARI! Case Study 2 - FCUK!10! 10! 10! Why did BVLGARI and FCUK fail?! The Indian Customer! 1! 1 Indian customers value…! 12! 11! Demographics of Indian Luxury Customer - Typically
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