chapter 17  the magic of tied variables

... mouse To the right of that are icons for the currently active windows The size expands and contracts depending on the number of different kinds of window active If you select one of these icons with ... that: what we’re doing here is feeding the output of a program into the input of another program That happens so often that there’s a special method of doing it, called pipes: $ ls -l | grep -rw-r ... these variables, enter: % env xterm-color mutt Table 7-3: Common environment variables Name BLOCKSIZE Purpose The size of blocks that programs like df count The default is 512 bytes, but it’s often...

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... list of all the methods of a list Note that the returned list contains the names of the methods as strings, not the methods themselves d is a dictionary, so dir(d) returns a list of the names of ... only one argument, spacing gets its default value of 10 and collapse gets its default value of With two arguments, collapse gets its default value of Here you are naming the collapse argument explicitly ... object of any type Here it works on a list which you've constructed in bits and pieces str also works on modules Note that the string representation of the module includes the pathname of the...

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... next dollar of total new financing  Is an increasing function of the level of total new financing  The ‘break point’ is the level of total new financing at which the cost of one of the financing ... expected at the end of year Rs = Cost of ordinary share capital Copyright © 2011 of growth of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) – Australia g = Constant rate PearsonGitman et (a division ofdividends / ... ease of calculation, availability of data and ease of adjustment for flotation costs when calculating the cost of new ordinary share capital Copyright © 2011 Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson...

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... payoff matrix represented the length of prison sentences, so the higher number represented lower payoffs 25 Of course, not everyone can receive this payoff 26 Jane would receive a lower payoff of ... forms of teams that are the subject of much business abuse, both in terms of the number of meetings held and in terms of what business people think of most meetings Indeed, business people often ... Kraft, “Profitability and Profit-Sharing,” Journal of Industrial Economics, vol 35 (no 2) December 1986, pp 113-130; Bion B Howard and Peter O Dietz, A Study of the Financial Significance of Profit...

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... SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS (SOC1) The Control of Flowering web site) As discussed in Chapter 14, mutations in the fruit fly, Drosophila, led to the identification of a set of homeotic ... expression of homeotic genes thus gives organs their identity As we have seen already in this chapter, dicot flowers consist of successive whorls of organs that form as a result of the activity of floral ... the acquisition of floral organ identity is based on the interactions of three different types of activities of floral homeotic genes: A, B, and C In the first whorl, expression of type A (AP2)...

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... 2007 Stockholders of the Bank of the United States “Proceedings of the Stockholders of the Bank of the United States Preparatory to the Creation of a Trust for Closing the Concerns of That Institution,” ... member He was one of the authors of the “Federalist Papers,” of the Continental Congress, drafter essays often credited with contributing to the ratification of the Declaration of Independence, ... First Bank of the United States Image of William Duer from the New York Public Library Image of Thomas Willing from the Collections of the University of Pennsylvania Archives Image of Alexander...

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... examples of the magic of believing at work in the curing of warts and the treatment of skin trouble Another time my medical friends and I were discussing telepathy I remarked that some of our greatest ... Robert Gault, while professor of Psychology at Northwestern University, was credited with the statement: “We are at the threshold of our knowledge of the latent psychic powers of man.” Much has been ... ideas of the wisest men of old, but are confirming the fundamental principle of this book Almost since the beginning of the human race, men have been molded by those who knew something of thought’s...

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... role than in acquisition of materials • Contract administration • Gatherer of Information • Liaison service provider • Source of information • Negotiator • Facilitator of unbiased specifications ... Nuances of Capital Equipment Procurement » Nonrecurring Purchases » Nature and Size of Expenditure • Building the Foundation » Identify the Need for a Procurement » Project Management » Selection of ... cost estimates • In the development of the estimates the life cycle costs should be considered 8-11 Life Cycle Cost Analysis • Usage of the equipment • Number of years it will be in service • Various...

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... are not considered 8.4 CONCEPT OF ENERGY RESERVE The basis of the conception and dimension of the power supply of a location is the ‘‘concept of energy reserve’’ of the Deutsche Telekom It includes ... decentralization of the exchange networks, separation of functional units into the surface, as well as the use of glass fiber, beside the batteries in the central of ce with high capacity, many batteries of ... dimension of the components of the power supply on the basis of local conditions, including, in particular (a) importance of the telecommunication consumer, (b) power demands, and (c) attainability of...

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... hard of hearing Zinc/air batteries have been on offer for ordinary hearing aids for more than a decade now As part of the aforementioned implementation of the EU Directive, the marketing of mercury ... used in the field of portable applications Prototypes of laptops and mobile phones which run on PEMs instead of conventional batteries have already been developed 19.1.2 Significance of Heavy Metals ... well as in the form of lead-antimony or lead-calcium alloys for grids in lead batteries The level of use of lead batteries in the portable appliance market is low The main areas of application are...

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... appreciation of the role of stem cells in normal tissue function and in the development of cancer, degenerative disease, and other disorders The knowledge gleaned from the science of medicine ... an appreciation of the patient's perception of the illness, the patient's expectations of the physician and the health care system, and the financial and social implications of the illness to ... important to remember that the ultimate goal of medicine is to treat the patient Despite more than 50 years of scientific advances since the first edition of this text, it is critical to underscore...

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... their impersonal quality, complexity, and apparent precision, they often gain an aura of authority regardless of the fallibility of the tests themselves, the instruments used in the tests, and the ... of the patient's condition and other test results The development of technically improved imaging studies with greater sensitivity and specificity is one of the most rapidly advancing areas of ... distortions of memory Skill in physical diagnosis is acquired with experience, but it is not merely technique that determines success in eliciting signs of disease The detection of a few scattered...

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... decision-making is an important responsibility of the physician and occurs at each stage of the diagnostic and treatment process It involves the ordering of additional tests, requests for consults, ... understanding of the pathophysiology and natural history of disease As described above, medical decision-making should be evidence-based so that patients derive the full benefit of the scientific ... the relative probabilities of various diseases Application of the scientific method, including hypothesis formation and data collection, is essential to the process of accepting or rejecting a...

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... understanding of the mechanisms of gender differences in the course and outcome of certain diseases For a more complete discussion of women's health, see Chap Care of the Elderly The relative proportion of ... eliminate misreading of handwriting Implementation of infection-control systems, enforcement of hand-washing protocols, and careful oversight of antibiotic use can minimize complications of nosocomial ... occur in at least 5% of hospitalized patients, and the incidence increases with use of a large number of drugs No matter what the clinical situation, it is the responsibility of the physician to...

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... interplay of genetic and environmental factors Indeed, we have just begun to scratch the surface of possibilities that the era of genomics will provide to the practice of medicine The rapidity of these ... cost of travel may be offset by the quality of care at these distant locations As much as any other factor influencing global aspects of medicine, the Internet has transformed the transfer of medical ... benefit of their patients' health and well-being Genetic testing requires wise counsel based on an understanding of the value and limitations of the tests as well as the implications of their...

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... students of medicine and related professions, and with their patients The practice of medicine is dependent on the sum total of medical knowledge, which in turn is based on an unending chain of scientific ... in medicine depend on the acquisition of new information through research, and improved medical care requires the transmission of this information As part of broader societal responsibilities, ... to track to their sources the causes of disease, to correlate the vast stores of knowledge, that they may be quickly available for the prevention and cure of disease—these are our ambitions –William...

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... care professionals have often replaced the personal interaction between doctor and patient The patient can benefit greatly from effective collaboration among a number of health care professionals; ... aspects of diagnosis and treatment; (4) the need for numerous physicians to be involved in the care of most patients who are seriously ill; and (5) an increased number of malpractice suits, some of ... with the American College of Physicians– American Society of Internal Medicine and the European Federation of Internal Medicine, has published a Charter on Medical Professionalism that underscores...

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