...for days, weeks, even months, followed by the crash of depression. This can be just as severe and last as long as the manic. There are several symptoms that can occur in unipolar disorder such as fatigue, feeling hopeless, worthless, and having no desire to do anything. In more severe cases even thoughts of suicide can arise. There are different theories to the underlying causes of unipolar disorder, some say it is biologically, environmentally, or psychologically induced, or possibly a combination of two. Most all theories agree that stressful life events trigger the disorder, but none can agree on the underlying factor that causes the person to be vulnerable. Saying that it is genetic or how a person is raised falls back to the nature vs nurture argument. The most important step to treating unipolar disorder is making sure that what the person is...
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...20 Unified Power Flow Controllers Ali Feliachi West Virginia University Azra Hasanovic West Virginia University 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 Introduction Power Flow on a Transmission Line UPFC Description and Operation Series Converter: Four Modes of Operation • Automatic Power Control Karl Schoder West Virginia University UPFC Modeling UPFC Steady-State or Load Flow Model • UPFC Dynamic Model • Interfacing the UPFC with the Power Network Control Design UPFC Basic Control Design • Power System Damping Control through UPFC Using Fuzzy Control Case Study Test System • Tracking Real and Reactive Power Flows • Operation under Fault Conditions Conclusion 20.1 Introduction An electric power system is an interconnection of generating units to load centers through high-voltage electric transmission lines. It consists of generation, transmission, and distribution subsystems, which used to belong to the same electric utility in a given geographical area. But, currently, the electric power industry is in transition from large, vertically integrated utilities providing power at regulated rates to an industry that will incorporate competitive companies selling unbundled power at possibly lower rates. With this new structure, which will include separate generation, distribution, and transmission companies with an open-access policy, comes the need for tighter control strategies. The strategies must maintain the level of reliability that consumers not...
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...Andrea Winfield and Joseph Winfield thoughts that issuing stock is a better option; Ted Kale, Joseph Tendi, and Naomi Ghonche did not prefer the approach of issuing stock. James Gitanga, the newest addition to the board was apparently in favor of raising long term debt through bonds. Here is each director’s assessment of financial decision and our response to that: Andrea Winfield Andrea thinks that stock issuing has a lower cost. Issuing a bond will result in additional cash outlay of 6.25 million per year as principal repayment. Andrea is reacting to the long term lease of 15.8 million (exhibit 3) and feels that additional cash outlay will result in risk increase leading to the wild swing in stock price. However, this concern looks misplaced as the overall industry is stable and generate steady cash flow. Business demand is predictable and recession proof. In additional, currently Winfield does not have any Long Term liability whereas all other major players do have Longer term debt (exhibit 1) so adding some...
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...Is Coach, Inc. The Next Investment? Table of Contents Section Page Number Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Background 4-5 Financial Analysis Results 5-6 Discussion of Results 7-14 Conclusions and Recommendations 14-15 References 16 Executive Summary This paper presents a recommendation to an investor as to whether or not he / she should invest in Coach, Inc. (Coach), a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange (COH). Coach is a retail company specializing in luxury goods and accessories for both women and men. Although Coach has been a major player in the leather handbag industry for several years, it’s most recent shortfall against expectations could serve as an indicator of competitors gaining considerable market share and potentially introducing undesirable risk to an investor. The analysis in this paper will provide investment guidance by evaluating Coach’s financials statements and financial performance against its competition and industry. It will express how Coach’s most recent annual report in comparison to prior performance signifies investors should hold off from moving on Coach’s stock in the near future. Should You Invest in Coach? Introduction As an aficionada of women’s luxury accessories, I found myself turning to some more affordable luxury brands such as Coach in my early 20s. More than a decade later, I am still a major fan and consumer...
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...E663 Laboratory session 8: AC Operational Amplifiers Agrim Ganti University College London 5th December 2008 ABSTRACT The report is written on an investigation which comprises of testing three operational amplifier circuits with AC signals. The three types of circuit include the integrator, the AC inverting amplifier and the AC non-inverting amplifier circuit. The integrator circuit was tested with a square-wave and a sinusoidal wave input signal at 1kHz frequency. The results showed that the square-wave input signal produced a triangular wave output whereas the sinusoidal input produced a sinusoidal output signal with a positive 90 degree phase shift. Both output signals were showed to be the integral of their relative input signals. The output voltage gain of the AC inverting and the AC non-inverting amplifier circuits were tested with a frequency range of 100Hz to 10kHz. The results were plotted on a logarithmic scaled graph which showed that both amplifiers acted like high-pass filters, each amplifier achieving its maximum gain set by the specification at higher frequencies nearer to 10kHz. The only difference between the two op-amps was that the AC inverting amplifier achieved negative gain in comparison to the positive gain achieved by the AC non-inverting amplifier. For further investigation, the frequency was increased above 10kHz for the AC inverting amplifier circuit which showed a linear fall in gain, which was explained by the theory of slew rate limitation...
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...Diaz | 000348122 | GLT 1 111.6.2 | 2/5/2014 | | “Drugs in America from sea to shining sea” Drug use in the United States has been on a steady rise. This is largely due to the increasing popularity of Marijuana. Marijuana was on the decline from the 1990s to mid to late 2000s but has been on a steady increase since then. This is due to the changing perception and attitudes towards marijuana. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2013, 7.0 percent of 8th graders, and 22.7 percent of 12th graders used marijuana in the last month. Why this sharp increase? This is related to state’s passing of legislation for the legalization of marijuana. This cannot help in the war on drugs. The use of marijuana has been shown to be the gateway to other more illicit drugs. Medical Marijuana has been in use for many years in the United States. It has been touted as the new miracle drug. While there are benefits to this drug the long term effects are still being analyzed. It has been said to help prevent blindness from Glaucoma; an appetite stimulant in Aids patients; and helps controls muscle spasms in Multiple Sclerosis patients. It can also have negative side effects such as paranoia, feeling of panic, hallucinations, and anxiety. People also have complained to short term memory loss, mood swings, perceptions and information processing. Why are there two different spectrum of the “miracle drug”. Marijuana is a plant which contains a psychoactive...
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...North America Equity Research 22 September 2014 US Automakers See Attractively Deep Value in GM As We Roll Out 2016 Estimates for US Automakers; Like Ford; Cautious on TSLA We introduce our 2016 estimates and roll-forward valuation for GM and Ford, finding +50% upside in the case of General Motors and +32% in the case of Ford. Our established 2015 price targets increase on newly considered 2016 earnings rather than 2015 in our valuation analysis and on capital structure roll-forward as the firms generate sizable cash flow. 2016 earnings are expected to rise relative to 2015, on industry tailwinds (continued trend toward more normal volumes in Europe, cycling past a period of atypically strong macro headwinds in South America, robust growth in China, and continued cyclical increase in North America even if at a lesser rate) as well as various different self-help initiatives (e.g., as restructurings in Europe, Australia, and elsewhere take further hold, and on cost control efforts in North America). We reiterate our Overweight ratings on both GM and Ford, seeing more value in automaker stocks than in supplier stocks generally, on earnings that are growing almost as quickly as the average supplier over our newly extended forecast window (and at least as structurally improved relative to history) but valuation which is only in line with historical average (Ford) or even significantly below (GM). We are more cautious on Tesla, however, with our Neutral rating balancing incremental...
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...Netflix Rebecca Zent Managerial Finance December 15, 2015 Company & Industry Overview Netflix is the world’s leading Internet television network with over 69 million members in over 60 countries enjoying more than 100 million hours of TV shows and movies per day, including original series, documentaries and feature films. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on nearly any Internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments. The DVD-by-mail is where DVD’s and Blue-ray disks are sent via permit reply mail. The company was established in 1997 and is headquarters are in Los Gatos, California. It started its subscription-based service in 1999. By 2009, Netflix was offering a collection of 100,000 titles on DVD and had surpassed 10 million subscribers. People love TV content, but they don't love the linear TV experience, where channels present programs only at particular times on non-portable screens with complicated remote controls. Linear TV was a huge advance in entertainment over radio, just as fixed-line telephone was an advance in communications over the telegraph. Now Internet TV - which is on-demand, personalized, and available on any screen - is maturing and will eventually replace the linear TV experience. The world's leading linear TV networks now offer their programming on-demand through apps that run on phones and smart TVs. These apps, such as CBS All Access, BBC iPlayer...
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...http://www.elsolucionario.blogspot.com LIBROS UNIVERISTARIOS Y SOLUCIONARIOS DE MUCHOS DE ESTOS LIBROS LOS SOLUCIONARIOS CONTIENEN TODOS LOS EJERCICIOS DEL LIBRO RESUELTOS Y EXPLICADOS DE FORMA CLARA VISITANOS PARA DESARGALOS GRATIS. CHAPTER 5 THE CMOS INVERTER Quantification of integrity, performance, and energy metrics of an inverter Optimization of an inverter design 5.1 5.2 5.3 Exercises and Design Problems The Static CMOS Inverter — An Intuitive Perspective Evaluating the Robustness of the CMOS Inverter: The Static Behavior 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 Switching Threshold Noise Margins Robustness Revisited 5.5 5.4.2 5.4.3 Propagation Delay: First-Order Analysis Propagation Delay from a Design Perspective Power, Energy, and Energy-Delay 5.5.1 5.5.2 5.5.3 5.5.4 Dynamic Power Consumption Static Consumption Putting It All Together Analyzing Power Consumption Using SPICE 5.4 Performance of CMOS Inverter: The Dynamic Behavior 5.4.1 Computing the Capacitances 5.6 Perspective: Technology Scaling and its Impact on the Inverter Metrics 180 Section 5.1 Exercises and Design Problems 181 5.1 Exercises and Design Problems 1. [M, SPICE, 3.3.2] The layout of a static CMOS inverter is given in Figure 5.1. (λ = 0.125 µm). a. Determine the sizes of the NMOS and PMOS transistors. Solution The sizes are wn=1.0µm, ln=0.25µm, wp=0.5µm, and lp=0.25 µm. b. Plot the VTC (using HSPICE) and derive its parameters (VOH, VOL, VM, VIH, and VIL)...
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...CMOS Analog Circuit Design (2nd Ed.) Homework Solutions : 9/20/2002 1 Chapter 1 Homework Solutions 1.1-1 Using Eq. (1) of Sec 1.1, give the base-10 value for the 5-bit binary number 11010 (b4 b3 b2 b1 b0 ordering). From Eq. (1) of Sec 1.1 we have bN-1 2 + b N-2 2 + bN-3 2 + ...+ b0 2-N = -1 -2 -3 ∑bN-i2-i i=1 N 1 1 0 1 0 1 × 2-1 + 1× 2-2 + 0 × 2-3 + 1 × 2-4 + 0 × 2-5 = 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 = 16 + 8 + 0 + 2 + 0 26 13 = 32 = 16 32 1.1-2 Process the sinusoid in Fig. P1.2 through an analog sample and hold. The sample points are given at each integer value of t/T. 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sample times t __ T Figure P1.1-2 1.1-3 Digitize the sinusoid given in Fig. P1.2 according to Eq. (1) in Sec. 1.1 using a four-bit digitizer. Amplitude CMOS Analog Circuit Design (2nd Ed.) Homework Solutions : 9/20/2002 2 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 1111 1110 1101 1100 1010 1000 0110 0101 0011 0010 0010 1000 Amplitude 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sample times t __ T Figure P1.1-3 The figure illustrates the digitized result. At several places in the waveform, the digitized value must resolve a sampled value that lies equally between two digital values. The resulting digitized value could be either of the two values as illustrated in the list below. Sample Time 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4-bit Output 1000 1100 1110 1111 or 1110 1101 1010 0110 0011 0010 or 0001 0010 0101 1000 ...
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...CHILD DEVELOPMENT Toddlers (12–24 months) Physical * Weight is now approximately 3 times the child's birth weight. * Respiration rate varies with emotional state and activity. * Rate of growth slows * Head size increases slowly; grows approximately 1.3 cm every six months; anterior fontanelle is nearly closed at eighteen months as bones of the skull thicken. * Chest circumference is larger than head circumference. * Legs may still appear bowed. * Toddler will begin to lose the "Baby Fat" once he/she begins walking. * Body shape changes; takes on more adult-like appearance; still appears top-heavy; abdomen protrudes, back is swayed. Motor development * Crawls skillfully and quickly. * Stands alone with feet spread apart, legs stiffened, and arms extended for support. * Gets to feet unaided. * Most children walk unassisted near the end of this period; falls often; not always able to maneuver around obstacles, such as furniture or toys. * Uses furniture to lower self to floor; collapses backwards into a sitting position or falls forward on hands and then sits. * Enjoys pushing or pulling toys while walking. * Repeatedly picks up objects and throws them; direction becomes more deliberate. * Attempts to run; has difficulty stopping and usually just drops to the floor. * Crawls up stairs on all fours; goes down stairs in same position. * Sits in a small chair. * Carries toys from place to place. * Enjoys...
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...then were opted to be resolved on their own are now an issue with other countries as well and all unite to propel themselves to a solution. Globalization is often used for its financial connotations. The influence it has however is not contained solely to the economy. Other international aspects such as social relations, political discourse and psychological manifestations are also a part of globalization. We have constantly heard the globalization pros and cons and the debate of these globalization pros and cons continue up until now. Here is a bit of a crash course of the pros and the cons of globalization. Pros of globalization are that more accessible market for anyone all over the world regardless of color, race, and social class. “Steady supply of cash to developing countries and even the well established ones. There is an increase in the production capabilities of companies and because of this they now have more freedom to customize their services and products fitted to the needs of the consumers. Political merging will be frequent and a more peaceful and orderly world order will be set”(Weidenbaum, 2005). Information and communication will be strengthened not just between two countries but also from all countries around the...
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...The Journey That Started In June And Ended in April Starting in mid-June, the Affton Americans Midget Major Central States Developmental Hockey League (CSDHL) team started the formation of the 2012-2013 hockey team. With a good core of returning players and several prospects, the June minicamp ended and based on the talent pool to pick from, the anticipation of a solid team was on the horizon. Then came the month of August, the final molding of this year’s team was complete and on paper this team looked to have a good chance at doing something special. Like in year’s past, a player’s meeting was conducted between the coaching staff and the players. The players were informed of the expectations the coaches demanded from them and for them as a team to set their goal (s). During the meeting we asked the players for only a few things: 1) Give us your all when we are on the ice 2) Conduct yourselves like mature, responsible young adults 3) Have fun. The players were told this is your season, you set your goals and the coaching staff will set their own goals. When it was all said and done each group had one goal. As coaches the goal is to develop these young men into better hockey players and adults and the players came up with one goal and that was to become National Champions. Hard work, dedication, and commitment to each other is what these boys did from the month of August through April. Some people ask, what does it take to become National Champions? Having been...
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...a Solutions for Chapter 4 Audit Risk, Business Risk, and Audit Planning Review Questions: 4-1. Business Risk - Those risks that affect the operations and potential outcomes of organizational activities. Engagement Risk - The risk auditors encounter by being associated with a particular client: loss of reputation, inability of the client to pay the auditor, or financial loss because management is not honest and inhibits the audit process. Financial Reporting Risk - Those risks that relate directly to the recording of transactions and the presentation of financial data in an organization’s financial statements; also referred to as the risk of material misstatement. Audit Risk - The risk that the auditor may provide an unqualified opinion on financial statements that are materially misstated. 2. Business risk management is defined as: “Process, effected by an entity’s board of directors, management and other personnel, applied in strategy setting and across the enterprise, designed to identify potential events that may affect the entity, and manage risks to within its risk appetite, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of entity objectives.” (COSO, 2004) The organization itself bears the responsibility for effective implementation of ERM. It is important for all organizations to implement an effective ERM so that risks are understood and properly controlled by members of the organization, particularly...
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...Growth and Development of the Infant Terms Motor a. Pertaining to any activity or behavior involving muscular movement Deciduous b. Primary teeth, twenty in number, which are replaced by permanent teeth; also called baby teeth Peer Group c. Association of persons of similar age Maturation d. Process of coming to full development Dentition e. Process of teething General Development of the Infant The term "development" refers to age-related changes in our characteristics and capacities. The term "norms" refers to what is normal, or typical. Developmental norms refer to typical characteristics or patterns of development at any given age. We must study the development of many different types of characteristics. There are four general areas of human development, physical (changes in our body), cognitive (changes in our knowledge and understanding), emotional (changes in our knowledge and ability to manage our emotions) and social (changes in how we understand and interact with other people). The characteristics and abilities of children change as they get older. It is important to keep in mind that the time frames presented are averages and some children may achieve various developmental milestones earlier or later than the average but still be within the normal range. Doctors generally determine what is normal by referring to a percentile. A percentile is the percentage of people who get an equal or lower score than any given score. For instance...
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