invented became fact. For the soldiers that the government then sent there, however, the facts that their government had created about who was the enemy, what were the issues, and how the war was to be won were quickly overshadowed by a world of uncertainty. Ultimately, trying to stay alive long enough to return home in one piece was the only thing that made any sense to them. As David Halberstam puts it in his novel, One Very Hot Day, the only fact of which an American soldier in Vietnam could be
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Let us take the example of a communication system. One would like to send 4 bits of data (a bit is a binary digit, which is simply a logic variable that accepts only two values: “0” and “1”). These 4 bits of data will correspond to 16 different possible levels (0000 to 1111). If we associate a number to each combination, then we will have 16 numbers from 0 to 15 (if using hexadecimal base, we have then the following digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F). The probability to have
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Cross Cultural Implications for doing Business in Emerging Markets International business is the act of investment and trade activities by firms across national borders. Small, Medium, and Multinational companies who have the resources tend to be attracted at doing business abroad. There are nine reasons why firms choose to internationalize which are (1) to gain market share, (2) earn higher profits and margins, (3) acquire new ideas about products, service, and business method, (4) to follow
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Outline for Climate Change Introduction: Why does climate change matter? Biochemically speaking, why is temperature so important? Temperature is critical to biochemical reactions, because it determines the effectiveness of the enzymes controlling the reactions. What is an ectotherm? ectotherms, organisms whose body temperature depends on the surrounding environment. What is the connection between performance and temperature in ectotherms? For these organisms, how fast they grow,1 how quickly
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Introduction and Overview Business complexity and increase in uncertainty amplifies the conflict between documented means of managing risk and current practices. While companies had been conventionally addressing issues of foreign exchange, taxation, interest rate and prices, the widespread adaptation of internet in sourcing customers and online facilities are creating a new wave of corporate risks. Do current corporate risk practices prove wrong the established academic theories? Large Corporation
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Abstract: The purpose of this experiment was to determine the energy of combustion for benzoic acid pellet and Di-Butyl Phthalate (DBP) in excess oxygen under constant volume. To perform this experiment we set up the apparatus for a bomb calorimeter, which would help to find the change in internal heat of the combustion of DBP. We also find the molar enthalpy of combustion by using the resulting equation. The experimental molar heat of combustion was precisely close to the literature value,-8628
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Managing Supplier Integration into Product Development: A Literature Review and Conceptual Model Finn Wynstra and Ferrie van Echtelt Eindhoven Centre for Innovation Studies/Institute for Purchasing & Supply Development, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513 - 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands Tel. +31 40 2473841, Fax +31 40 2465949, j.y.f.wynstra@tm.tue.nl, f.e.a.v.echtelt@tm.tue.nl Abstract This paper presents a critical literature review concerning the effects of involving suppliers in product
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Expert systems are computer applications that combine computer equipment, software, and specialized information to imitate expert human reasoning and advice. As a branch of artificial intelligence, expert systems provide discipline-specific advice and explanation to their users. While artificial intelligence is a broad field covering many aspects of computer-generated thought, expert systems are more narrowly focused. Typically, expert systems function best with specific activities or problems and
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What is Risk? A. Uncertainty Concept—risk traditionally has been defined as uncertainty B. Objective Risk 1. Defined as the relative variation of actual loss from expected loss 2. Declines as the number of exposure units increases 3. Is measurable by using the standard deviation or coefficient of variation C. Subjective Risk 1. Defined as uncertainty based on one’s mental condition or state of mind 2. Difficult to measure II. Chance of Loss A. Objective Probability 1. A priori—by logical
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1- Ten warehouses that will likely be sold before being required to remove the asbestos: FAS 143 rejected the “probable and reasonably estimable” approach of FAS 5 in favor of fair value measurements (FVM) when calculating AROs. Under FAS 143,AROs must be recognized when the liability is incurred which is generally when the long-lived asset is acquired, constructed, developed or through normal operation provided the company can make a reasonable estimate of the “ fair value” of the liability
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