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... practice for them Among the tribal communities of Arunachal Pradesh, the Nyishi and Galo are some ofthe more prominent tribes By initially focusing on these two tribes for fear that before long information ... consumption of insects belonging tothe remaining orders is rather similar between Galo and Nyishi: forthe Orthoptera the figure was 17 : 15 species andforthe Hymenoptera it was 15: 12 With regard to ... future and ultimate aim is to present an inventory ofthe various uses of insects for all major tribes in North East India Materials and methods Extensive field surveys to record the various uses of...
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... variety, andthe lowest one was of Bioseed 9723 (10.90%) The water content orthe moisture of corn is one ofthe important factors, which not only affects the quality of corn, but also storage time The ... different from the ones (according tothe indirect method) In the most case, the former was lower than the latter The variation between them was from 1.40% (DK888) to 6.17% (LCH9) Therefore, the difference ... determined the ME values of corn varieties by the biological method on 11 varieties of corn (in of 11 varieties of corn, the ME value of them were from 3375 to 3587 kcal), were similar tothe results of...
... siRNA/shRNA screens for HIV-1 replication cofactors are therefore not the beginning ofthe end, but the end ofthe beginning of a new era in the search for host factors required for HIV-1 replication ... cofactors See text for additional details Although four screens have been performed to date [3-7], the search for HIV-1 replication cofactors appears to be far from saturated Overlaps among the ... credence tothe notion that the approaches were not exhaustive The goal of siRNA and shRNA screens is to identify all possible HIV-1 cofactors For productive replication to occur, HIV-1 has to switch...
... Singapore General Hospital forthe collaboration work done with their mentoring and help I would also like to thank our lab’s former research assistants Ms Cynthia Liang and Ms Tan Gek San for their ... cancer metastasis progression, the tumor cells underwent a plethora of molecular and morphological changes to become motile and invasive forthe malignant transformation Thus discovery ofthe molecules ... Weinberg, 2011) The ability of tumor cells to activate invasion and metastasis is coined as one ofthe hallmarks of cancer (Hanahan & Weinberg, 2011) The growth of primary tumor was slow To reach a...
... factors can affect how and how much people want to travel Conventional analysis tends to overlook or undervalue many ofthese factors Many ofthese factors are non-linear and interactive For ... (www.transportationfortomorrow.org); at www.transportationfortomorrow.org/final_report/technical_issue_papers.aspx OECD (2012), Long-run Trends in Travel Demand, Transportation Research Forum and OECD ... report 2060 Although automobiles are likely to continue to be the dominant mode into the foreseeable future, demand for other modes is likely to grow For example, if automobile currently has...
... sales paradigm was formulated But it is a deadly assumption that may no longer be valid for your customers and it isn’t for a vast majority of today’s complex sales Therefore, if the assumption is ... COMPLEXITY AND COMMODITIZATION John Sullivan, my colleague and director of professional services for Prime Resource Group, wrote about the three eras of selling in the foreword tothe first edition of ... number of sales forces are still selling in Era 1, andthe vast majority are embracing the Era approach These sales forces are being squeezed between two opposing forces: increasing complexity and...
... value, and connect the value impact of their solutions tothe performance metrics of customers andthe customers they serve This includes understanding the complex situations their customers ... years, andthe cost ofthesale can add up to tens of millions of dollars and sometimes hundreds of millions of dollars The contracts associated with the development of Qatar’s giant North Field, the ... revenue, but for customers to fully understand the problems and opportunities they face The complex saleandthe forces that affect it are impairing our customers’ ability to make rational purchasing...
... practices’’ of their top performers This combination of theory and practice has enabled us to develop and refine a platform for complex sales in Era that companies can adopt and adapt into an organizational ... sales professionals in the companies with which we work Our goal has been to decode and replicate the practices ofthese high-performing sales professionals They typically represent the top to ... expect and trained to counter The customer objects andthe sales professional goes to work overcoming those objections This sets the stage forthe final and most lethal assumption ofthe Era sales...
... have not thought to ask themselves These questions expand the thinking of customers and their comprehension of their situations Therefore, they stimulate the decision to change and create exceptional ... involved in the change and therefore, their resistance to making the change is low But what happens asthe complexity ofthesale increases? The degree of investment, the requirements for successful ... customers and thus are regarded as contributors to their customers’ businesses When I suggest to salespeople that they should serve as business advisors to their customers, they invariably and...
... the Call in the Middle ofthe Night? The best sales professionals seek to enter the organization through the door ofthe victim the person who is experiencing the symptoms ofthe problem tothe ... the stage forthe next phase ofthe Prime Process A good way to manage goals ofthe Discover phase is to divide it into two stages: In the first stage, sales professionals prepare forthe initial ... backgrounds? Their past work experience—in terms ofthe functions andthe previous companies in which they may have worked—can offer important insights into the perspectives of CEOs and other leaders For...
... check for symptoms ofthe customer’s problem, the information and resources that the customer will bring tothe next meeting, andthe information and resources that the salesperson will bring The ... the beginning ofthe Diagnose phase ofthe Prime Process They also set a professional tone forthe continued conversations between the salesperson andthe customer and set the stage for open communication ... are informal, verbal agreements between the sales professional andthe customer They lay out the ground rules for a constructive sales engagement These agreements lay the foundation forthe beginning...
... differentiating factor in andof itself When salespeople act as business advisors and join the customer’s search forthe best solution, they take a seat on the same side ofthe table with the customer and behave ... doctor andthe integrity test ofthe best friend If these sales professionals’ offerings not provide meaningful value tothe customer, they are the first to recognize and acknowledge that fact and ... them, and determine when the issue your solution addresses will rise tothe top ofthe customer’s priority list This is why it is so important to ask the customer to prioritize the problem and...
... and confirmation forthe solution tothe rest ofthe decision team Go forthe No One More Time When our customers indicate their acceptance ofthe proposal, it is time to go forthe no once more ... delivered and implemented, the sales professional has one final task The last step in the Delivery phase andthe end ofthe Diagnostic process itself is the measurement and reporting ofthe results ... formalizing thesaleand then delivering and implementing the solution Thesale is formalized when the salesperson prepares and presents the proposal andthe customer accepts it In delivery and...