...relation to the fundamental theory of matter--as described by quantum theory. This leads us to employ a new physics of objective reduction: " OR" which appeals to a form of quantum gravity to provide a useful description of fundamental processes at the quantum/classical borderline (Penrose, 1994; 1996). Within the OR scheme, we consider that consciousness occurs if an appropriately organized system is able to develop and maintain quantum coherent superposition until a specific "objective" criterion (a threshold related to quantum gravity) is reached; the coherent system then self-reduces (objective reduction: OR). We contend that this type of objective self-collapse introduces non-computability, an essential feature of consciousness. OR is taken as an instantaneous event--the climax of a self-organizing process in fundamental space-time--and a candidate for a conscious Whitehead "occasion" of experience. How could an OR process occur in the brain, be coupled to neural activities, and account for other features of consciousness? We nominate an OR process with the requisite characteristics to be occurring in cytoskeletal microtubules within the brain's neurons (Penrose and Hameroff, 1995; Hameroff and Penrose, 1995; 1996). In this model, quantum-superposed states develop in microtubule subunit proteins ("tubulins"), remain coherent and recruit more superposed tubulins until a...
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...Stephen Hawking is concidered by many a scientific genius of living and still working today. Most legends are made when people die and when Stephen does die he will become a legend. Until then he is a leaving breathing genius. He hasn’t had it as easy as most but has done well combating his many struggles through life. Desoite all of these troubles Stephen Hawking has been able to rise above and has been a valuable part of the physics and cosmotology studies we have had on this planet. With all of his struggles and triumphs, Stephen Hawking has had along history and a lot of time has been dedicated to finding answers to some of the questions we ask but would take a genius to answer and research. Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942, at the end of World War II. He was born in Oxford, England but his family didn’t live there originally. They moved there due to the war because it was supposedly a safer place to have a child. His father was a researcher of tropical medicine so research and studies were in his genes. His father was hoping he would follow in his footsteps but all Stephen wanted to do was be a mathmetician. Needless to say, Stephen and his family stayed in Oxford and that’s where he grew up. Stephen entered Oxford University in 1959 to study mathematics primarily. He was a very bright student in which case e didn’t have to work very hard in school. He was very social and Oxford proved to be little challenge for him. He even took up sports by joining the...
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... There have been many famous ornithologists throughout history. For example, John Abbott,Clinton Gilbert Abbott,and William Louis Abbott.However there is one famous ornithologist.Perhaps history’s greatest ornithologist.John James Audubon.John James Audubon is influential because He is an inspiring ornithologist,he painted birds (example: long-billed curlew), and Changed his name to John James Audubon. http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2331 James Audubon was one of the world’s greatest ornithologist.An ornithologist is a person who studies birds.And it is also part of zoology. One reason he Drew 497 different species of birds.Also John Audubon stated a quote “I Looked long and carefully at the stag painted by Landseer - the style was good,and the brush handled with fine effect;but he fails in copying nature,without which will be a failure.”This is influential because it could inspire someone to paint. John Audubon stated “but hopes are shy birds flying at a great distance seldom reached by the best guns”.He is saying that he is that best gun shooting his hopes and achieving them. He loved to paint as well.he said “to have been torn would have as been death;my time was entirely occupied with art.”he is saying he has created a lot of art. /www.audubon.org/content/john-james-audubon ...
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...Without a type of struggle in one person’s life, they are not actually living life. There is a strong agreement in Horace's assertion about the role of adversity playing in one’s life. Stephen Hawkings is a theoretical physicist and a cosmologist, he is also one of the most respected, but he did not earn this title overnight. Hawkings struggled for years trying to come up and get people to believe in the discoveries he found and theories created. In Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood,” Capote narrated the story of the investigation on the murder of the Clutter family and how detectives struggle with trying to find the perpetrators, but a report helped with a break in the case and lead to a conviction. In Toni Morrison’s “Sula,”a young girl who grows into a woman has to face the hatred and distrust from the people of her own community. Capote’s skill of being able to narrate what was a tragic event into a story helps a reader understand how hard it was for investigators to be able to find a motive, let alone a suspect to connect to the Clutter family murder. “Everyone in Holcomb loved the Clutters, it had to be an outsider.” (Pg. 25), the citizens of Holcomb knew the Clutter family had an outstanding reputation among the town which is why it was so difficult for investigators to be able to connect someone to the murders. Capote includes the break in the case when Floyd Wells reported on possible suspects, “Perry had gone too far, but Dick went even further” (Pg. 56). Lead detective...
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...American University of Beirut Student Affairs- Student Housing Dorm/Room assignment MEN & WOMEN list: Fall 2015-2016 Room assignment for students is processed based on the housing agreement for common dorm & room reservation, which is determined by the student housing division as per availability and not as per specifications declared by students. Room type and roommate preferences are taken into account, however requests addressed last minute cannot be guaranteed. Students who did not specify a roommate are assigned a roommate from among the pool of applicants. Attempt to swap room and/or roommate is not allowed unless authorized by the Office of Student Housing as the process requires the written approval of parties involved before the changes can take place. Unauthorized moves may result in the loss of room change privilege as well as disciplinary action. Approved changes in the assignments take place during the first week of university (September 9 last day) . Please bear in mind that the Student Housing Office reserves the right to re- assign or relocate you for purpose of accommodating roommate preferences or students from the waiting list. TERM ID NUMBER BUILDING ROOM NUMBERGENDER 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610 201610...
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...| The Parthenon Peristasis | | Ates Gulcugil Abstract Two golden ratio models will be constructed for the peristasis of the Parthenon and their dimensions compared with the actual one. Definitions Φ: The golden ratio, 1.618... Golden Numbers: Integer powers of Φ. Interval: Distance between two, neighboring, parallel line segments. Golden Interval: An interval which is a golden number. Normalizing: Dividing each dimension of a structure by a selected one of its dimensions. Aspect Ratio: Ratio of longer-to-shorter side of a rectangle. The Parthenon Peristasis The dimensions (in feet) of the Parthenon peristasis as measured by Francis Penrose are shown in the following diagram. There are two different kinds of intervals in the peristasis: The corner spaces (total 8), and the intercolumnia (total 38). These are shown below. Substituting the (scaled up by 101.361/101.341) intervals of the left hand side for the unmeasured right hand side, the mean values are figured out as: Mean corner space: 15.448 ft Mean intercolumnium: 14.090 ft The peristasis with the mean values is shown below. Golden Ratio Relations If the Parthenon was designed around the golden ratio there must be a golden ratio relationship between the corner space and the intercolumnium. The following diagram shows the analysis of these two intervals. The intercolumnium, because it is uninterrupted, will be considered as a golden interval, (interval a). When normalized with respect...
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...how and why an organization diversifies into related and unrelated businesses have drawn the attention of strategy scholars. However, explanations of unrelated diversification have been less than clear. A conceptual model of unrelated diversification is thus proposed. In drawing on Penrose’s (1959) resource based approach, unrelated diversification is explained by an organization’s ‘three pillars’, which consist of its strength of dynamic capabilities, absorptive capacity, and weak ties. The role of the three pillars is to discover new resource applications or uses in conditions of market failure that are characterized by ‘incomplete’ markets. A novel feature of this model is that an organization can diversify more broadly than predicted by Penrose (1959) and other modern resource-based approaches (Teece et al., 1997). Furthermore, unrelated diversification can be beneficial. This study also offers suggestions to measure the three pillars; its contributions and implications are discussed as well. INTRODUCTION The questions of how and why an organization diversifies into related and unrelated businesses have been a central focus of strategy research (Palich et al., 2000; Rumelt, 1974; Teece, 1982). These diversifications have been defined by the degree to which an organization’s products and services draw from a common pool of resources (Chatterjee and Wernerfelt, 1991; Montgomery and Wernerfelt, 1988; Teece, 1982). In particular, a rich volume of research has found related diversification...
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...employs a priori reasoning as well as a posteriori reasoning and the use of Bayesian inference to measure the validity of a given theory.[14] The development of physics has answered many questions of early philosophers, but has also raised new questions. Study of the philosophical issues surrounding physics, the philosophy of physics, involves issues such as the nature of space and time, determinism, and metaphysical outlooks such as empiricism, naturalism and realism.[15] Many physicists have written about the philosophical implications of their work, for instance Laplace, who championed causal determinism,[16] and Erwin Schrödinger, who wrote on quantum mechanics.[17] The mathematical physicist Roger Penrose has been called a Platonist by Stephen Hawking,[18] a view Penrose discusses in his book, The Road to Reality.[19] Hawking refers to himself as an "unashamed reductionist" and takes issue with Penrose's...
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...A Critical Review of STRATEGY AS REVOLUTION Introduction Hamel strategic revolution seems to be the value of re-cognition. In the "Strategy is revolution", Hamel said that "Let us face the reality of it: the world is about to reach the asymptotic limit of the development." For enterprises, "or else it will hand over to the next challenger who has a revolutionary or innovation spirit, or on their company's strategic approach to a revolution." Therefore, Hamel made to establish a new strategic concept: "Strategy is Revolution, everything else is just tactics Optimization, Innovation and Revolution Strategy There are several theoretical debates in business strategy namely prescriptive versus emergent (Carr et al, 2004), positioning versus resource based view (Mosakowski, 1998) and innovation versus optimization (Johnston et al, 2001). In this article, innovation versus optimization which concentrates on the transformation of the industry is the mainly debate to discuss. In a broader context that innovation means new approach to doing business (Slavik, 2002, p. 43). The human now, face of one pair of sharp social contradictions: on the one hand: the uses of various resources available are scarce; on the other hand, the human desire is infinite, and will not stay at a certain level. Therefore, the nature of the economy is to make a choice, to the appropriate allocation and full use of scarce resources to produce products, and assigned to social groups and members...
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...Discussion 2 Accounting Week 3 The Annual Report All publicly traded entities have an obligation to report financial highlights and objectives annually. It may seem strange that these reports include information that could be viewed as an advertisement for the company, until you consider that these reports are aimed at many different stakeholders—including shareholders, potential investors, other companies in the same industry, the media that covers that particular industry, and financial analysts. Consider the various uses of the public annual report. Then, select two different audiences who might view the annual report. For each group, state which sections seem most relevant and which sections seem least useful. Next, locate an annual report for a company other than FedEx. Compare FedEx’s approach with the approach of the other company. What, if any, are the differences? Which did you find most effective, and why? Post a response to the above by Day 3. Before posting, please review the "Discussion posting guidelines" under Course Assignments in the Syllabus. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week's Learning Resources and any additional sources. Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings. Respond by Day 5 to two or more of your colleagues' postings in one or more of the following ways: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/06/financialreporting.asp http://www.accounting4management.com http://www.principlesofaccounting...
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...Garry Disher’s, The Divine Wind, set in the Australian town of Broome, in the late 1930s, retrospectively follows the life of Hartley Penrose, the main protagonist, throughout World War 2. The text focuses on Hart’s love interest, Mitsy Sennosuke, as well as his relationships with his family and friends. The novel explores the many aspects of relationships with in Australian society, in particular their changing nature. As well as how these relationships can be broken when placed under the immense pressure and isolation associated with war, as well as providing an insight into the racially charged Australian society during the war. Disher utilises literary techniques such as point of view, narrative structure and characterisation to explore...
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...5.8% Predominant spiritual beliefs in the community that may influence health. * Christian (several mega churches in the community) * Catholic * New Age, Wiccan ( Predominantly in the Old Colorado City and Manitou areas) Availability of spiritual resources within or near the community (churches/chapels, synagogues, chaplains, Bible studies, sacraments, self-help groups, support groups, etc.). * New Life Church (Mega Church) * Focus on the Family ( church and Christian Publishing company) * St. Mary’s (Parish and school) * Corpus Christi (Catholic church and school) * Colorado Christian School and Church * Temple Shalom (Jewish Synagogue and Community Center) * MADD * Al-Anon * AA * Penrose- St. Francis Health System offers health clinics, support group for cancer pt’s and family, breastfeeding and anti-natal education. Do the community members value health promotion measures? What is the evidence that they do or do not (e.g., involvement in education, fundraising events, etc.)? * Colorado Springs is a very health conscious community. There are lots of hiking groups, running clubs, cycling clubs. They are constantly having fundraisers for various community health projects....
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...Name: Tutor: Course: Date: University Rise of Imperialism or Colonialism The rise of imperialism in Africa is dated between the 1870s and 1900 whereby it faced European imperialist hostility, military invasion and eventual conquest, diplomatic pressure and also colonization. The European imperialist push into the African continent was highly motivated by three major factors which are the social, political, and economic factors with the economic factor being the primary factor. As a result, of the European imperialist designs and pressure provoked African political and diplomatic responses leading to military resistance by Africans. To conquer Africa, colonials commonly applied the policies of direct, indirect and assimilation rule to dominate entirely African countries. To get protection from the colonizers, African leaders reacted by signing treaties like the Berlin conference for those who collaborated while some African leaders reacted by forming militarily to resist the seizure of their lands and also the imposition of colonial domination. The major cause of violent revolution in the Russian revolution of 1917 was the existence of sharp economic differences existing between social classes. The main goal was to ensure that the rigid class system existing were somehow fair and not favoring. The cause for the use of nonviolent revolution in the American Revolution was the fact that it presents fewer obstacles when it comes to moral and physical involvement and commitment...
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...contain abdominal viscera. * A hernia can occur within an old scar that is usually located in the abdominal (ventral)region, and is referred to as an incision hernia. * Hernias are either reducible or irreducible that is incarcerated. The contents of an incarcerated hernia may become strangulated, compromising the viability of trapped tissues and thus necessitating their resection in addition to the herniography. Position * Supine, with arms extended on arm boards Incision Site * Groin area, right or left oblique. Packs/Drapes * Laparotomy pack or minor pack * Four-folded towels Instrumentation * Basic tray or minor tray * Self retraining retractor Supplies/ Equipment * Basin set * Suction * Needle counter * Penrose drain * Dissector sponges * Sutures * Solutions – saline, water * Synthetic mesh * Skin closure strips Procedure 1. The surgeon begins the procedure by incising the groin. 2. The incision is deepened using the Metzenbaum scissors and cautery is used to control small bleeders. 3. Both blunt and sharp dissections are used to gain access to the hernia. 4. After incising the fascia that lies over the spermatic cord (male), several small hemostats are placed on the edge of the...
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...1. Introduction and Research Question In the lectures of “Organization Theory” much information from different perspectives was presented about the issues how the literature defines a firm, how a firm can operate most efficiently and what has to be considered to generate sustainable success. For me personally the topic “resourced-based view of a company” was the most interesting one. Therefore, I was wondering if it is possible to apply a resource-based view as an innovative perspective to support the strategic decision making process of certain management sections. During this research proposal I am going to present my research strategy to answer this question. 2. Literature Review In order to prove the value of the research question a review of the relevant literature was undertaken. Obviously, the central element of my research question is “the resource-based view” (RBV). Therefore, I disclose which initial assumptions, approaches and results have been evolved about the RBV thematic in literature. The findings about the development of the concept are introduced chronologically. Moreover, a dissertation about a closely related topic to my research question is presented. As for every major business concept, there exist countless definitions about the RBV. A concise and covering one might be: “A management device used to assess the available amount of a business' strategic assets. In essence, the resource-based view is based on the idea that the effective and efficient...
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