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Supply Chain Practice, Supply Chain Performance Indicators and Competitive Advantage of Australian Beef Enterprises: A Conceptual Framework
No full textThis research focuses on an Australian agribusiness supply chain, the Australian Beef Supply Chain. The definition of the Australian Beef Supply Chain is the chain or sequence of all activities from the breeding property to the domestic or overseas consumers. The beef sector in Australia is undergoing rapid change because of globalisation, a highly competitive beef market (local and export), quicker production cycle and delivery times and consequently reduced inventories, a general speed-up of the rate of change in the business environment, the trend toward more outsourcing of activities, and the rapid development of IT. In this business environment, advanced supply chain systems have the potential to provide significant contributions to Australian beef industry performance. A conceptual framework of the research project has been proposed. There are three elements of conceptual framework. Firstly, supply chain practice of Australian beef industry consists of five sub-elements such as strategic supplier partnerships, customer relationships, information sharing, information quality and a lean system. Moreover, there is an antecedent of cooperative behaviour such as trust and commitment influencing supply chain practice and supply chain performance indicators. Secondly, supply chain performance indicators include four sub-elements such as flexibility, efficiency, food quality and responsiveness. Finally, the competitive advantage framework of the Australian beef enterprises consists of price, quality, export sales growth and time to market. As a further step of the research after developing the conceptual framework, the research project focuses the analysis on how the antecedents of the sub-elements of supply chain practice affect supply chain performance in Australian beef enterprises, how trust and commitment in trading partners affect supply chain performance, how attributes such as flexibility, efficiency, food quality and responsiveness influence the sub-elements of competitive advantage. The research project leads on to further work on how Australian beef enterprises measure their supply chain performance and what the major difficulties are arising when implementing supply chain management in the Australian beef industry and what kind of changes can be made to beef supply chains to enhance their performance.Agribusiness,
Immunostaining of BM.
No full textDistribution of BM collagen type IV α2 chain (green; A) or laminin α5 (green; B) in intact (Control) and denuded HAM: TrypLE Express, trypsin/EDTA, thermolysin treatment. Intact HAM (primary antibody omitted), was used as negative control. Cell nuclei were stained with the propidium iodide (red). Scale bar represents 100 μm.</p
BM-5102: Organizational Behavior: Reflective Critique Report
No full textThis is a Reflective Critique Report on the experiences of the author while undergoing the BM-5102: Organizational Behavior module for Master of Management under UBD
PENGARUH PEJANTAN TERHADAP KERAGAMAN DNA MIKROSATELIT DARI LOKUS CSN-3, BM 143, BM 415 DI KROMOSOM BTA-6
No full textTiga mikrosatelit DNA meliputi lokus CSN-3, BM 143 dan BM 415 yang terletak pada kromosom 6 (BTA-6) digunakan untuk mendeteksi pengaruh pejantan baik pada keragaman DNA mikrosatelit dan nilai pemuliaan (NP) produksi susu sapi Friesian Holstein (FH) di Balai Pembibitan Ternak Unggul (BPTU) Baturraden. Sejumlah kegiatan penelitian mencakup pengambilan sampel darah sapi laktasi, ekstraksi DNA
(SAMBROOK et al., 1989) yang dimodifikasi, amplifikasi fragment DNA dengan PCR (polymerase chain reaction), genotiping dan identifikasi alel. Penghitungan frekuensi genotipe dan alel berdasarkan NEI. Proporsi genotipe dan alel dari ketiga lokus CSN-3, BM 143 dan BM 415 pada BTA-6 dipengaruhi oleh pejantan. Keragaman DNA mikrosatellit pada tiga lokus yang diamati memperlihatkan bahwa: lokus CSN 3
mempunyai genotipe AC pada klasifikasi NP tinggi (21,43%) lebih tinggi dari NP sedang (10,53%), lokus BM 143 mempunyai genotipe BB hanya pada NP tinggi (6,67%), dan lokus BM 415 mempunyai genotipe BB (20%) hanya pada NP rendah
"BM Auto" marketing opportunities in social media in Latvia
No full textBakalaura darba tēma ir „Uzņēmuma SIA „BM Auto” mārketinga iespējas sociālajos medijos Latvijā”. Šajā darbā autore sniedz informāciju par to, kā mārketinga aktivitātes sociālajos medijos veidot pareizi un kā tās pilnveidot.
Bakalaura darba mērķis: izpētīt Latvijas uzņēmuma SIA „BM Auto” mārketinga iespējas sociālajos medijos. Lai šo mērķi sasniegtu, izvirzīti vairāki darba uzdevumi, kas īstenoti katrā no darba nodaļām:
1.Iegūt teorētisko bāzi par mārketinga un sociālo mediju attīstību un tendencēm;
2.Izanalizēt sociālo mediju lietotāju paradumus un uzņēmuma SIA „BM Auto” darbību sociālajos medijos;
3.Izstrādāt viena no uzņēmuma SIA „BM Auto” pārstāvētā „MINI” zīmola mārketinga pilnveidošanas plānu komunikācijai sociālajos medijos.
Bakalaura darbs sastāv no trim nodaļām:
Pirmajā nodaļā autore iegūst teorētisko bāzi par mārketinga attīstību un tendencēm, kā arī sociālo mediju attīstību un vidi Latvijā.
Otrajā nodaļā autore apraksta darbā izmantoto metodoloģiju. Trešajā nodaļā, lai veiksmīgi izstrādātu SIA „BM Auto” Latvijā pārstāvētā „MINI” zīmola mārketinga pilnveidošanas plānu komunikācijai sociālajos medijos, tiek analizētas SIA „BM Auto” mārketinga aktivitātes sociālajos medijos 2011.gadā, tiek analizēti sociālo mediju lietotāju paradumi un intervēta uzņēmuma SIA „BM Auto” mārketinga direktore Diāna Gaidaša.
Nobeigumā apkopoti secinājumi un izstrādāti priekšlikumi situācijas uzlabošanai.
Darbā pielietotās pētniecības metodes: Bakalaura darbā izmantota kvalitatīvā pētniecības metode - daļēji strukturētā intervija, kā arī kvantitatīvā pētniecības metode - anketēšana. Autore izmanto abas minētās pētniecības metodes, lai secinājumi darba nobeigumā būtu precīzāki un daudzpusīgāki.The topic of this Paper is „“BM Auto” marketing opportunities in social media in Latvia”. The author of this paper gives information on how to properly build marketing activities in social media and how to improve them.
The aim of this Paper: to analyze company’s “BM Auto” Ltd. marketing choices in the social media. To achieve this goal, a series of work tasks are proposed, and achieved in every chapter of this Paper:
1.To gain theoretical basis about marketing and the social media development and tendencies;
2.To analyze social media user habits, as well as company’s “BM Auto” Ltd. activities in the social media;
3.To work out marketing development plan for communication in the social media, for brand “MINI”, represented by company “BM Auto” Ltd.
Bachelor thesis consists of three chapters:
In the first chapter, author works out theoretical basis about marketing development tendencies, as well as development of the social media in Latvia.
In the second chapter author describes used methodology. In the third chapter, to successfully work out a marketing development plan for communication in the social media for brand “MINI”, represented by company “BM Auto” Ltd., author has looked at company’s “BM Auto” Ltd. marketing activities in the social media in the year 2011, as well the author has looked at the social media user habits. Also, company’s “BM Auto” Ltd. marketing director Diāna Gaidaša was interviewed, for more precise information.
In the last chapter, author summarizes conclusions and offers proposals to improve the situation.
The research methods used in this Paper are: qualitative research method – semi-structured interview, and quantitative research method – survey. Author uses both research methods in order for the conclusions to be more precise and extensive
Haematopoietic development and immunological function in the absence of cathepsin D
No full textBackground: Cathepsin D is a well-characterized aspartic protease expressed ubiquitously in lysosomes. Cathepsin D deficiency is associated with a spectrum of pathologies leading ultimately to death. Cathepsin D is expressed at high levels in many cells of the immune system, but its role in immune function is not well understood. This study examines the reconstitution and function of the immune system in the absence of cathepsin D, using bone marrow radiation chimaeras in which all haematopoietic cells are derived from cathepsin D deficient mice.Results: Cathepsin D deficient bone marrow cells fully reconstitute the major cellular components of both the adaptive and innate immune systems. Spleen cells from cathepsin D deficient chimaeric mice contained an increased number of autofluorescent granules characteristic of lipofuscin positive lysosomal storage diseases. Biochemical and ultrastructural changes in cathepsin D deficient spleen are consistent with increased autolysosomal activity. Chimaeric mice were immunised with either soluble (dinitrophenylated bovine gamma globulin) or particulate (sheep red blood cells) antigens. Both antigens induced equivalent immune responses in wild type or cathepsin D deficient chimaeras.Conclusion: All the parameters of haematopoietic reconstitution and adaptive immunity which were measured in this study were found to be normal in the absence of cathepsin D, even though cathepsin D deficiency leads to dysregulation of lysosomal function
Expression and identification of Bm-TFF2 in Pichia pastoris
No full textBm-TFF2, an amphibian trefoil factor, which is isolated from skin
secretions of frog Bombina maxima, has much stronger biological
activities than human TFFs. In the present study, Bm-TFF2 gene was
amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from its cDNA and cloned
into Pichia pastoris expression vector pPIC9K containing AOX1 promoter
and α-factor leader sequence. Multi-copies insertion transformants
were screened on G418 plates. After the induction by 1% methanol for 72
hours, the expression of Bm-TFF2 came up to the best quantity which was
about 50 mg in 1L medium, and 80% saturation ammonium sulfate was
suitable to collect the Bm-TFF2 protein, as identified by SDS-PAGE and
Western blotting assay. The results showed that the plasmid of
Bm-TFF2-pPIC9K was constructed successfully and expressed abundantly in
eukaryotic expression system, which lies basis for researching further
the biological activities and the relationship of structure and
functions of Bm-TFF2
Expression and identification of Bm-TFF2 in Pichia pastoris
No full textBm-TFF2, an amphibian trefoil factor, which is isolated from skin
secretions of frog Bombina maxima, has much stronger biological
activities than human TFFs. In the present study, Bm-TFF2 gene was
amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from its cDNA and cloned
into Pichia pastoris expression vector pPIC9K containing AOX1 promoter
and α-factor leader sequence. Multi-copies insertion transformants
were screened on G418 plates. After the induction by 1% methanol for 72
hours, the expression of Bm-TFF2 came up to the best quantity which was
about 50 mg in 1L medium, and 80% saturation ammonium sulfate was
suitable to collect the Bm-TFF2 protein, as identified by SDS-PAGE and
Western blotting assay. The results showed that the plasmid of
Bm-TFF2-pPIC9K was constructed successfully and expressed abundantly in
eukaryotic expression system, which lies basis for researching further
the biological activities and the relationship of structure and
functions of Bm-TFF2
Attributive Indiscernibility and the notion of BM-Spaces
No full textIn this paper, the author describes the concept of attributive indiscernibility and defines the notion of B-metric, discrete B-metric, and BM-spaces. The significance of B-metric and BM-spaces are discussed and consequently some of their characteristics are studied
Effects of Repulsion Parameter and Chain Length of Homopolymers on Interfacial Properties of An/Ax/2BxAx/2/Bm Blends: A DPD Simulation Study
No full textWe explored the effects of the repulsion parameter (aAB) and chain length (NHA or NHB) of homopolymers on the interfacial properties of An/Ax/2BxAx/2/Bm ternary polymeric blends using dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations. Our simulations show that: (i) The ternary blends exhibit the significant segregation at the repulsion parameter (aAB = 40). (ii) Both the interfacial tension and the density of triblock copolymer at the center of the interface increase to a plateau with increasing the homopolymer chain length, which indicates that the triblock copolymers with shorter chain length exhibit better performance as the compatibilizers for stabilizing the blends. (iii) For the case of NHA = 4 (chain length of homopolymers An) and NHB (chain length of homopolymers Bm) ranging from 16 to 64, the blends exhibit larger interfacial widths with a weakened correlation between bead An and Bm of homopolymers, which indicates that the triblock copolymer compatibilizers (Ax/2BxAx/2) show better performance in reducing the interfacial tension. The effectiveness of triblock copolymer compatibilizers is, thus, controlled by the regulation of repulsion parameters and the homopolymer chain length. This work raises important considerations concerning the use of the triblock copolymer as compatibilizers in the immiscible homopolymer blend systems
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