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General principles of cellular communication
Science, Maths & Technology

General principles of cellular communication

...C. elegans does not possess genes for the hedgehog signalling pathway that are found in other organisms (insects and other nematodes) that share a close common ancestor. Table 1 Numbers of particular ligands and receptors in selected pathways in a variety of eukaryotes (Note that a ligand is any molecule (or ion) that binds to a protein at a specific binding site.) H....
Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...C IMPROVING THE OPERATIONS SYSTEM 1 Processes 2 Quality 3 Capacity 4 Inventory 5 Human resources Discussion You will almost certainly have left some of the cells in the matrix blank. For example, you may not have been involved (at least in the last month) in designing the operations system, so you may not have made any decisions that belong to the cells in Column A,...
Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...C can be found. Despite the extremes of temperature and pressure there is life here. Bacteria live around the black smokers at temperatures of up to 110 °C, surviving on minerals and the heat energy in the hot water. Other animals feed on the bacteria and each other: blood-red giant tube worms up to three metres long, limpets, barnacles, prawns, crabs and fish. Most of...
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...is still relatively uninformed about civil drone usage (Smith et al., 2022). Quadrant C – these are the stakeholders to keep satisfied. They have high levels of power, such as a regulatory agency, but they will have low interest in directly influencing your idea. Quadrant D – these are the key players as they have a high degree of power and high levels of interest. These are the stakeholder relationships you will want to......
Exploring communications technology
Digital & Computing

Exploring communications technology

...c) and (d) are the modulated waveforms using two versions of ASK. Figure 2(c) uses OOK, and 2(d) uses binary ASK, or BASK. [Described image] Figure 2 ASK: (a) data; (b) unmodulated carrier; (c) on–off keying (OOK); (d) binary amplitude-shift keying (BASK) In OOK and BASK, the modulated carrier can take one of two different states: one state representing a 0, the other a...
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...c) Ben Kerckx; Pixabay Section 4, Activity 3, ProfessionalPashminu Mansukhani; Pixabay Section 4, Activity 3, Study:StockSnap;Pixabay Section 6: Alda2; Pixabay Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If...
Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...C may move in to Group D if their interest in a particular project increases. Additionally, those in Group B may become empowered by access to key players, media attention, etc. [Figure 4] Source: adapted from Johnson and Scholes (1999) Figure 4 Stakeholder mapping: The power/interest matrix (Mendelow) Activity 5 Read the case study entitled ‘The challenges of using...
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Teaching assistants: support in action
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action

...C. (2010) Supporting Stories: being a teaching assistant, Stoke-on-Trent, Trentham Books. Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) (2002) Chief Inspector’s Report 1999–2002 [Online], Bangor, Department of Education. Available at www.deni.gov.uk (Accessed 9 February 2005). Etzioni, A. (1969) The Semi-Professions and their Organisation, London, Free Press. Eyres, I.,...