...to find that this app provides a high quality 3D model (the mortise-and-tenon joint in books are two dimensional drawings) to view the 27 classical mortise-and-tenon joint structures broken down into their composite parts. The first thought that occurred to me was that creativity comes from our “big questions” which lead us toward our purpose. The big question of the designer of the app started with the influence of his father who used to make the furniture by himself. He started to ask himself, “How can I use computer technology to gain a clear perspective of the classical mortise-and-tenon joint structures?” After 6 months of preparation and hard work, his team accomplished the dream. Actually, the app is a good example of the long tail effect. According to statistics, the number of downloads of the app exceeded 160,000 after 20 days of its release. The mortise-and-tenon technique is able to attract wide interest using social networking service though it’s only a hard-to-find item in a niche market, as in the case of many traditional crafts. However, the biggest problem is that “wood...
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...LD CCloud computing refers to the provision of computational resources on demand via a network. Cloud computing can be compared to the supply of electricity and gas, or the provision of telephone, television and postal services. All of these services are presented to the users in a simple way that is easy to understand without the users needing to know how the services are provided. This simplified view is called an abstraction. Similarly, cloud computing offers computer application developers and users an abstract view of services that simplifies and ignores much of the details and inner workings. A provider's offering of abstracted Internet services is often called The Cloud. The key characteristic of cloud computing is that the computing is "in the cloud" i.e. the processing (and the related data) is not in a specified, known or static place(s). This is in contrast to a model in which the processing takes place in one or more specific servers that are known. All the other concepts mentioned are supplementary or complementary to this concept. Example: Microsoft Windows Azure The Windows Azure platform is a flexible cloud–computing platform that lets you focus on solving business problems and addressing customer needs. No need to invest upfront on expensive infrastructure. Pay only for what you use, scale up when you need capacity and pull it back when you don’t. We handle all the patches and maintenance — all in a secure environment with over 99.9% uptime. ...
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...AEM 4160: Strategic Pricing Professor: Jura Liaukonyte Exam 2 – March 14, 8:40 AM Suggestion: do not delay studying till the last minute. Do not hesitate to contact me to ask questions or to schedule an appointment. I will also answer your questions via email. Exam is cumulative but there is more weight put on the material presented after EXAM 1. There will be approximately 30% of questions (or total points) from Lectures 2 through 8 (excluding the cases and articles) There will be approximately 70% of questions from Lectures 9 through 13 (including cases) Remember that some of the material discussed in Lectures 9-13 actually relies on your complete understanding of prior lectures. Reading Lecture Notes: Lectures 2 through 8 Lecture Notes: Lectures 9 through 13 HBS cases: o Advance Selling for Services o Pricing Information: How to Customize Both the Product and Its Price o Merck: Pricing Gardasil o The UCLA Medical Center: Kidney Transplantation Some highlighted topics Beyond the problems solved and discussed during the lectures and in HW3 and HW4 the following list should serve as a reminder of what we covered in lectures 9 through 13. Please refer to EXAM 1 handout for topics covered in lectures 2 through 8. • Services Pricing • Advanced booking • Pricing with capacity constraints • Uncertainty in demand • How to calculate optimal booking limit • Overage, underage costs • Optimal protection level and critical ratio •...
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...The Long Tail El articulo nos introduce al contexto del e-commerce y en especifico nos explica principalmente el termino de long tail que desde mi punto de vista es la personalización del cliente dándole un abanico de posibilidades no solo mas amplio si no especializado a lo que el cliente demanda, teniendo así no solo la satisfacción del cliente si no una probabilidad de vender impresionante, el ejemplo mas claro fue el de un alpinista británico llamado Joe Simpson escribió un libro llamado Touching the Void , un relato desgarrador sobre la muerte; cerca en los Andes peruanos, el cual obtuvo buenas críticas, pero sólo un éxito momentáneo, fue olvidado pronto. Entonces, una década más tarde, ocurrió algo extraño. Jon Krakauer escribió Into Thin Air , otro libro sobre la tragedia alpinismo, que se convirtió en un éxito editorial. De repente, Touching the Void comenzó a vender de nuevo. Random House saco una nueva edición, para mantenerse al día con la demanda. Y comenzó a promover junto a su Into Thin Air pantallas, las ventas aumentaron y todo gracias a que Amazon lo puso en recomendaciones uno del otro creando un efecto expansivo, también con esto nos pudimos dar cuenta que los gustos tanto de música como de entretenimiento en general se pueden agrandar no solo al manejo de quienes deciden que series o que música esta mejor si no que el mercado alcanza niveles donde antes no llegaba. Éste es el long tail se trata de encontrar todo lo que hay en el catálogo, los más viejos...
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...INF304B – Management Information Systems - Fall 2015 Assignment Long Tail Marketing With the increasing popularity of online market, when people actually do not need physical shelf space, narrowly targeted goods and services became as attractive as mainstream products. As example, prediction that demand for products not available in stores is potentially as big as for those that are. Long tail marketing concentrates on these less popular products. While many marketing strategies focus on promoting a specific product, long marketing provides a greater variety of inventory to reach more customers and more total sales. Long tail marketing in general is effectively used by online retailers such as Netflix. Bookstores and video stores have limited space available, which makes them to put on sale those items that are most popular and profitable. Less popular items take small limited area. All these results high cost for shelf maintenance. In contrast, Netflix has centralized warehouses, and display all their items virtually resulting much lower cost for shelf maintenance. Long tail marketing model represent a great number of different consumer segments, the longer the tail, the greater diversity of customers. This allows a business to attract more cultural groups and customers, whose taste is not mainstream. Location Based Services Location based service is a software application that uses real-time geo-data to provide information, entertainment or etc. LBS is information...
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...patches, a broad head and shoulders, and green eyes. Mate: None. Mom: Fallenmoon/Dad: Pinesong /Siblings: Duskfall. Apprentice: None. Medicine cat: Sedgefur - Slender, lithe, lean, pretty, thick and soft-furred, light brown tabby she-cat with green eyes. Mate: None. Mom: Unknown/Dad: Unknown/Siblings: Unknown. Medicine cat apprentice: Silverpaw - Small, beautiful, sleek and thin-furred, light silver-gray tabby she-cat with a white chest and paws, and round, watery dark blue eyes. Mom: Graytail/Dad: Sandpelt/Siblings: Sunpaw. Warriors: Fallenmoon - Skinny, aging, soft-furred, silver-and-white tabby she-cat with long, bony legs, and pale yellow eyes. Mate: Pinesong. Kits: Duskfall, Briarwing/Expecting: No. Mom: Unknown /Dad: Unknown/Siblings: Unknown. Apprentice: None. Snowberry - Bulky, broad-headed and shouldered, snowy-white she-cat with thick, fluffy fur, a bushy tail, and round amber eyes. Mate: Lakefur. Kits: Cloudpaw, Darkpaw, Aspenpaw/Expecting: No. Mom: Unknown/Dad: Unknown/Siblings: Unknown. Apprentice: None. Pinesong - Huge, muscular, dark reddish-brown tom with thick, smooth, glossy fur, wide shoulders, a pelt criss-crossed with scars, and leaf-green eyes. Mate: Fallenmoon. Kits: Duskfall, Briarwing. Mom: Shrewpelt/Dad: Oakface/Siblings: Larchflower, Lakefur. Apprentice: Dewpaw. Larchflower - Slender, lithe,...
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...Tail Docking Of Sheep Customer Inserts Name Customer Inserts Grade Course Customer Inserts Tutor’s Name 25th November 2014. Outline The issue of tail docking in sheep Justifications why producers use tail docking in sheep production operations The length that the tail should be docked Informed position on the issue of tail docking The concerns of many animal welfare advocates Why docking should not be encouraged Alternatives to docking The issue of tail docking in sheep Tail docking is a process of removing a part of a lamb’s tail. The shortening of the tail is done using a docking iron, rubber rings, a knife or scalpel, or an emasculator. One of the main concerns that lead to docking is to avoid incidences of urine and feces accumulating under the tail of the sheep. The accumulation makes the sheep vulnerable to attacks by certain kinds of flies that cause bacterial infection, which in turn causes agony, uneasiness and even demise of the sheep. The other major reasons for docking are to ease the breeding processes in ewes and help in gaining weight (American Veterinary Medical Association 1). Even though docking has its benefits, the shortcomings are so many that it should not be encouraged. The paper seeks to clarify an opinion against docking and giving recommendations on the alternatives methods to be embraced. Informed position on the issue of tail docking Tail docking should be discouraged given...
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...the Sun in a long oval path that brings it close to the Sun about every 76 years *Halley’s Comet was named for the English astronomer Edmond Halley *Astronomers expect the Halley’s Comet next return in 2061 When the comet goes back in space *as a comet gets farther away from the Sun it gets colder *when it gets colder not as much ice melts and not as much gas and dust is released then the head and tail start to shrink *After a while the comet freezes until it gets closer to the Sun Ancient times *Comets are ancient remains of ice and dust left over after the planets formed *in ancient times they believed a comet was a bad sign and that disease, wars and other disasters would follow *Ancient Britons believed they had a good reason to fear the comet that appeared in 1066 *in 1066 Britain was invaded by the French, the French killed the British ruler King Harold *People in ancient times believed that comets were “long-haired” stars How comets change when close to Sun *1st the Sun’s heat warms the outer surface of the comet and melts some of its ice *2nd the ice changes into gas and forms a cloud around the nucleus, at the same time dust that was frozen in the ice is released in the gas *3rd the cloud of gas and dust begins to reflect sunlight *4th as the comet comes closer to the Sun the cloud around the nucleus grows larger and shines more brightly in the sunlight The comet’s main parts *a comet has 3 main parts the nucleus, the head, and the tail *the brightest...
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...Basic Tree Thinking Assessment David A. Baum, Stacey DeWitt Smith, Samuel S. Donovan This quiz includes a number of multiple-choice questions you can use to test yourself on your ability to accurately interpret evolutionary trees. Insofar as real biological examples have been used they are accurate based on current knowledge. 1) By reference to the tree above, which of the following is an accurate statement of relationships? a) A green alga is more closely related to a red alga than to a moss b) A green alga is more closely related to a moss than to a red alga c) A green alga is equally related to a red alga and a moss d) A green alga is related to a red alga, but is not related to a moss 2) By reference to the tree above, which of the following is an accurate statement of relationships? a) A crocodile is more closely related to a lizard than to a bird b) A crocodile is more closely related to a bird than to a lizard c) A crocodile is equally related to a lizard and a bird d) A crocodile is related to a lizard, but is not related to a bird 3) By reference to the tree above, which of the following is an accurate statement of relationships? a) A seal is more closely related to a horse than to a whale b) A seal is more closely related to a whale than to a horse c) A seal is equally related to a horse and a whale d) A seal is related to a whale, but is not related to a horse 4) Which of the five marks in the tree above corresponds to the most recent common ancestor of...
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...be found living near humans. They also like thick vegetation and farmland. They will make their dens in holes, burrows and sometimes under rocks. They will be found living alone or in pairs. They are never found very far from their den even though they are a curious creature. The Indian Gray Mongoose is 14 to 17 inches long, and their tail will be 17 inches long. They are great at climbing because they have great balance. They usually weigh 2 to 4 pounds. Their body is a tawny grayish brown, and their belly is lighter colored. The Indian Gray Mongoose will eat rats, mice, small birds, bird eggs, invertebrates and lizards. They are able...
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...When putting the halter on the horse, first unclasp the clasp on the large strap. When you unclasp the halter it is the same action as unbuckling a belt. Then starting with the large end slowly pull the halter up the horse's nose, and then once you make it past the ears bring the unclasped strap towards the clasp the hook them together, again this would be similar to buckling a belt. Next the lead rope is connected to the halter they are connected by the metal loop at the bottom of the halter and the clasp at the beginning of the lead rope. The lead rope is a long thick rope with a clasp on one end. The lead rope will resemble a dog leash, however much thicker. The clasp on the lead rope will have the same style as a dog leash. Once the lever is pushed down the opening in the clasp should be put through the metal loop and then release the lever Next the horse must be led to the grooming station. When leading the horse to a grooming station remember to never walk in front of a horse because if the horse were to be spooked it could rear up and injure you or itself, which is why you walk to the side of the horse. The groomers should hold the rope with both hands but not wrap the rope around their hands, to...
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...Deon Smalls Professor Rigby Anthropology 115 August 12, 2015 Primate Project Throughout the history of primate evolution, primatologist observed that primates was always use to an arboreal adaptation. Which is a physical trait that enables them to live life in trees, but later in evolution some primates adapted to life on ground. Over times of prosimians to human, several characteristics has been embodied due to the adaptations to new environments and resulted in evolutionary changes. From the beginning of time earth has encountered several geological and climatic changes over time. All the current primates that have existed at that time had to adjust itself especially in body configurations and locomotion in order to better survive. It is important to be aware of this information since we are the part of occurring changes as well. Throughout the evolution owing to the transforming environments interacting with natural selection, primates developed their own ways to move better meaning changes in locomotion with different types of bodies (meaning changes in body configuration). Grade I – Lemuroids Lemuroids, including true lemurs, lorises and galagos are the most primitive ones among the living primates. As they are the first grade of primates, they evolved in about 65 million years ago, in Paleocene epoch. Lemurs and lorises are the most primitive because they are more close to ancestral traits such as their reliance on olfaction, which enhances the sense of smell. Having...
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...distribution and transactions cost providing the consumer with more choices (long tail) making up sales with higher volume storage. Q2. What precise reasons do the authors' offer for video CD sales to be distributed according to power law? Which of those reasons can be argued to arise from ecommerce? Reasons authors give to offer video CD sales to be distributed according to power law is that many brick and mortar stores simply do not have enough shelf space to display their titles. Online stores such as “Amazon.com” do not need to worry about shelf space due to the fact that they store their titles in large warehouses. The reason of long tail effect, e-commerce sites can afford to be under dogs and super stars gaining much of the bulk of sales. Q3. In a table, list the hypotheses in one column and the method used to test the hypotheses in the second column. |Hypothesis |Method | |Mass distribution of sales across video titles shifted towards |Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) statistic | |the tail? Example: toward more obscure titles that each | | |generates a relatively low level of sales? | | |Emergence of long tail come at the expense...
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...By Kate Jidnok Student ID 1500467 Introduction The tail docking is a process of removing a part of a lamb’s tail. The shortening of the tail is done using a dock iron, rubber rings, a knife or scalpel, or an emasculator. One of the main concerns that lead to docking is to avoid incidences of urine and faeces accumulating under the tail of the sheep. The accumulation makes the sheep vulnerable to attacks by certain kinds of flies that cause bacterial infection, which in turn causes agony, uneasiness and even demise of the sheep. The other major reasons for docking are to ease the breeding processes in ewes and help in gaining weight (Association, 2000). Even though docking has it benefits, the shortcomings are so many that it should not be encouraged. The paper seek to clarify an opinion against docking and giving recommendations on the alternative methods to be embraced (Association, 2000). Tail docking should be discouraged given that it causes severe pain to the lambs. In fact, the assertion is the major ground that make most animal welfare advocates to oppose docking. The agony gets intents provided the sheep’s tail is docked near the alimentary canal’s opening. _ The cases of very short docking may also result in damage of nerves in the rectum and vulva leading to high risks of vaginal and rectal prolapsed (Thomas D.L., 2003). Each technique used when a flock sheep is dock proves to have numerous drawbacks. For instance, the usage of rubber ring has a disadvantage...
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...1.) A scientific theory is a widely accepted and both highly tested and proven explanation based on observable phenomenon that occurs in nature. Scientific theories are supported by a large amount of evidence. On the other hand, a hypothesis is an explanation for a scientific question, but is easily testable and falsifiable. A prediction is a guess of what will happen when conducting an experiment, but a hypothesis establishes a relationship that helps to explain how the conductor of the study came up with his/her prediction. For example, a prediction would be “salt is dissolvable in water”, and a hypothesis would be “the polar water molecules will separate the ionic NaCl compound causing the salt to dissolve.” If the predictions are accurate, the hypothesis is supported. Hypotheses that are useful for explaining the natural world are easily testable, falsifiable, and parsimonious. When proposing an explanation for why something happens in the natural world, the explanation (hypothesis) must not be ambiguous or difficult to test/prove. A hypothesis that would not be useful for explaining the natural world would be “dogs hate cats because cats resemble predators that walked the earth millions of years ago” because it is not falsifiable. There would be no way one could set up a study to either prove or disprove the hypothesis. A hypothesis that would be useful for explaining the natural world would be “tumors are caused by the build-up of certain radioactive molecules”...
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