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The Influence Of Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields On Cytosolic-Free Calcium In Human Cells, Jeffrey John Carson
The Influence Of Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields On Cytosolic-Free Calcium In Human Cells, Jeffrey John Carson
Digitized Theses
Extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields have been reported to affect Ca{dollar}\sp{lcub}2+{rcub}{dollar}dependent biological processes. Based on these reports, I hypothesized that cystosolic free calcium concentration ({dollar}\lbrack\rm Ca\sp{lcub}2+{rcub}\rbrack\sb{lcub}i{rcub}){dollar} may be influenced by ELF magnetic fields and found an increase in HL-60 cells following exposure {dollar}(P0.09).{dollar} However, experiments with indo-1-loaded Jurkat cells indicated frequency- and field strength-dependent effects on resting and mitogen-stimulated {dollar}\lbrack\rm Ca\sp{lcub}2+{rcub}\rbrack\sb{lcub}i{rcub}{dollar} levels {dollar}(P<0.01).{dollar} The findings show that ELF magnetic fields affect {dollar}\lbrack\rm Ca\sp{lcub}2+{rcub}\rbrack\sb{lcub}i{rcub}{dollar} and may explain some of the reported Ca{dollar}\sp{lcub}2+{rcub}{dollar}-dependent biological effects of ELF magnetic fields.
Contextualism And Nonlocality In Quantum Mechanics, Michael William Kernaghan
Contextualism And Nonlocality In Quantum Mechanics, Michael William Kernaghan
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I describe the conceptual problems associated with the Kochen-Specker theorem including the presuppositions of the theorem and plausible interpretations of the conclusions motivated by the theorem. I describe an idealized quantum system which demonstrates both the Kochen-Specker theorem and the Bell argument for nonlocality. I present new findings about the mathematical structures which support a proof of the Kochen-Specker theorem.
Canada's Multinationals: A Study In Outward Foreign Direct Investment, Stephen Paul Meyer
Canada's Multinationals: A Study In Outward Foreign Direct Investment, Stephen Paul Meyer
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Regarding the foreign direct investment (FDI) situation in Canada, most of the attention has historically been centred on incoming rather than outgoing controlling capital. Yet, the activities of Canada-based multinational enterprises (MNEs) have fostered an impressive outflow of direct investment abroad to foreign localities.;To appreciate the importance of Canada's MNEs, it is compulsory to understand the spatial and functional characteristics of Canadian parent companies and their foreign direct investments. To realize this goal, a sizeable sample of over 20,000 examples of Canadian FDI (at various points in time) has been retrieved and subsequently agglomerated into a data set. From there, …
Entrepreneurship In Multinational Corporations: The Initiative Process In Foreign Subsidiaries, Julian Mark Birkinshaw
Entrepreneurship In Multinational Corporations: The Initiative Process In Foreign Subsidiaries, Julian Mark Birkinshaw
Digitized Theses
This is an empirical study of initiatives in the subsidiaries of multinational corporations. An initiative is the subsidiary-driven creation of a value-adding activity. While previous research has focused on the "world product mandates" earned as a result of initiatives, or the corporate systems that facilitate subsidiary initiatives, this study is concerned with the internal processes that actively drive subsidiary initiatives. This issue is of vital importance to subsidiary managers who are looking for ways to enhance their value-added role in the corporation: it also has substantial implications for corporate strategy and for theoretical models of multinational management and entrepreneurship.;Two research …