CLST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Dowry, Praetor, Complete Control

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Similar sort of social arrangemnets for the organizations of. Although our word family comes from the latin world familia, Could release a daughter, son, slave from his control otherwise while he was alive, held complete control. In a legal sense, is that a son could not legally sign a business contract with someone else or make his own will without the approval of his father. Takes place in regal period, people of rome are at war with the people of alba longa. In course of war, decided that the outcome should depend on a fight to the death between 2 sets of triplets from two towns: rome horatii triplets, alba longa: curiatii triplets. Sons who were born on the same day to one women, moreover the two mothers of these two triplets are cousins (all related to one another). Fathers make the pledges, three roman sons with father and swearing to fight to the death.

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"Family Dispute." When Trudy and Mark married, they both had children from previous marriages. After their marriage, Trudy and Mark purchased a home together as tenants by the entirety and lived there for many years. Mark died when he was 93 and Trudy was 95. Mark's will left any property he owned to his son, Alex, who promptly told Trudy that she needed to get out of the house. Trudy told him to forget it. Trudy died a week later. Her will left everything she owned to her daughter, Samantha, who moved in the home and refuses to leave. Mandy, who had loaned Mark $10,000, has filed a claim against any heir of Mark or Trudy, including Alex and Samantha, claiming an interest in the home to satisfy the debt Mark owed her.

Which of the following would be the most likely result regarding Alex's claim to ownership of the house upon Mark's death?

a. Alex would not receive the house upon Mark's death because full ownership immediately passed to Trudy.

b.Alex would get the house as Mark's child regardless of whether Mark left it to him in the will.

c. Regardless of the form of ownership held by Trudy and Mark, Alex would get the house because Mark left all his property to Alex in his will.

d. Alex would get ownership of the house, but he would have a duty to allow Trudy to live there the remainder of her life.

e. Because of the form of ownership held by Trudy and Mark, the will could have conveyed the house to Alex only if the house was specifically mentioned; therefore, since the will simply referenced property, Alex would not get the house.

Case Study Section 4 â Nitrogen Metabolism Based on âA Sickeningly Sweet Baby Boy: A Case Study on Autosomal Recessive Inheritanceâ by Jacqueline Washington and Anne Zayaitz (National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science) The Patient: Mathew Miller is a 7-day-old infant that is rushed to the emergency room by his parents Emma and Jacob Miller, Mennonites from Lancaster County, PA. Emmaâs pregnancy and delivery with Mathew was normal but he started having trouble nursing and now has completely stopped feeding. By the time they reach the emergency room Mathewâs limbs were rigid and he had had a seizure. The initial examination showed no infection and his x-rays were normal. The family history collected by the Doctor revealed that Emma and Jacob had had a previous son, Samuel that died at 9 days-of-age. There also is a history of unexplained childhood mortality on both sides of the family; Emmaâs mother had two sisters who died in the first year of their lives and Jacobâs father had a sister who died at 7 months of age. Emma also points out to the Doctor that Mathewâs diaper has a funny smell to it. Blood and urine samples were taken for testing and skin biopsies from Mathew, Emma, and Jacob were taken and tested for enzyme activity. The tests results showed that:

â¢ Mathewâs urine had elevated levels of the branched chain amino acids and their Î±-keto acid derivatives (which caused the sweet smell in his diapers)

â¢ Both Emma and Jacobâs skin biopsies had nearly normal levels of branched chain amino acid metabolism/enzyme activity

â¢ Mathewâs enzyme activity was less than 2% of normal

Question 1: What is the most likely diagnosis for Mathew?

A. Argininemia

B. Diabetes mellitus '

C. Maple syrup urine disease

D. Phenylketonuria

Question2: What enzyme did the skin biopsy test measure?

A. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I

B. Alanine aminotransferase

C. Phenylalanine hydroxylase

D. Branched-chain Î±-keto acid dehydrogenase complex

Question 3: This enzyme functions VERY similarly to two other enzymes that we have discussed, what are they?

A. Phosphofructokinase-1 and fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPAse-1)

B. Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and Î±-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex

C. Urease and arginase

D. Isocitrate dehydrogenase and malate dehydrogenase

Question 4: How did Mathew (and presumably Samuel) inherit the disease if both Emma and Jacob have normal enzyme activity levels?

A. Emma and Jacob must both be carriers for the disease but their one normal gene is enough to maintain enzyme activity levels.

B. The disease can happen spontaneously, there is no genetic link.

C. Jacob is not really the father of the boys.

D. The disease can skip generations.

Question 5: What would be the best diet for Mathew to follow to control his disease?

A. Atkinâs diet (low carbohydrates, high fat, and high protein)

B. Low protein

C. Low fat

D. No special diet will control the disease

Over the next 4 years Mathewâs metabolic disease is controlled by his special diet but he still suffers approximately 3 metabolic crises a year. These occur when amino acids accumulate in his blood leading to the swelling of his brain. Even something as simple as a cold or the flu can affect his amino acid levels and send his metabolism into crisis. Jacob and Emma decide that âWe cannot continue to live in constant fear that a minor infection or a simple cold or ear infection could kill our son. Even though we are doing everything we are supposed to, he is still getting sick and we are afraid we may lose Mathew.â They learn that some children with Mathewâs disease have undergone liver transplants and are effectively cured.

Question 6: How/why would a liver transplant effectively cure Mathewâs condition?

A. A new liver would be able to spread itâs genes throughout the body and correct the genetic disorder.

B. A new liver would more effectively respond to metabolic hormonal control.

C. A new liver would express the functional enzyme needed to metabolize the amino acids causing Mathewâs condition.

D. A new liver would produce more hemoglobin to transport oxygen more effectively.

The family is directed to Dr. Morton of Childrenâs Hospital of Pittsburgh, where transplant experts agree to list Mathew for a liver transplant. Jacob and Emma learn that children who receive a liver transplant have to take strong immunosuppressive drugs for the rest of their lives. It was also clear that there was a 40% possibility that Mathew could reject the liver and need a second transplant (which also might be rejected) or he could die from surgical complications.

Question 7: Assuming the liver transplant was successful and Mathew did not reject the new liver, what type of diet would Mathew be able to/need to eat?

A. He would still need to eat his special diet but he would be at less risk of a metabolic crisis

B. He could eat a normal diet

C. He would need to change to a high protein diet like Atkinâs

D. He would be on an all liquid diet

Question 8: Emma and Jacob decide they want to try to have another child. What would be the chance that this child would also have the disorder that Mathew and Samuel have/had?

A. 0 %

B. 25%

C. 50%

D. 75%

E. 100%

Question 9: If Mathew grew up, got married, and decided to have children, what would be the chance that his children would have the disorder? A. 0%, the liver transplant would have cured him

B. 25%

C. 50%

D. 100%

E. It would depend on his wife, if she was normal than there would be a 0% chance of his children having the disorder but 100% would be carriers, if she was a carrier than there would be a 50% chance of his children having the disorder and a 50% chance that they would be a carrier.

Question 10: The disorder is found in 1 in 200,000 infants throughout the US but 1 in 200 in the Amish and Mennonites of Lancaster County, PA. Why is there such a difference in the prevalence of the disease?

A. There are environmental factors associated with being Amish or Mennonites that increase the prevalence.

B. There is a large amount of genetic similarity within these populations because they tend to marry within the population so recessive disorders such as this are more likely.

C. The gene mutation is preferentially carried in Caucasians so when you average the prevalence across all races in the US the prevalence drops.

D. It is unknown why the prevalence is so much greater in Amish and Mennonites.

Carter Company (A)

Dubuque, Iowa

In December 2006, Jacob Carter, owner of Carter Company (CC), finalized a new sales contract with John Deere Company (JDC). With his 40 years of experience in manufacturing and his close personal relationship with JDC, he was able to acquire a five-year contract (his fifth consecutive 5-year contract with JDC) that not only tripled sales, but did so at a price that was fair to both CC and JDC. CC was a single product company producing high quality cast iron gizmos for JDCâs Dubuque Plant, which is located across the street from CCâs production facility. Gizmos, although large, very heavy and bulky, are a critical element in JDCâs automatic transmissions. CC was providing the JDC Dubuque Plant with almost one-half of its need for gizmos on the condition that CC participates in JDCâs just-in-time inventory system.

In February 2007, Jacob Carter, confident that he had achieved his dream of providing a good income for his family, retired and turned the business over to his son, Robert. Robert had graduated from Harvard University in June 2006 and had worked in marketing since graduation. Robert had also worked a couple of summers on the production line in the CC manufacturing plant while attending high school. Although ownership of CC was shared equally among the family (father, mother, son, and three sisters), only Robert worked in the company. Robertâs three sisters were in school; Janis was a sophomore at Harvard University, Beverly was in her first year at Princeton Law School, and Alice was in her second year at Berkeley Medical School.

In January 2008, Robert Carter was reviewing his ten months as president and was thinking about the future. In the summer of 2007, Robert had replaced his fatherâs plant manager of 20 years with a close friend and fraternity brother. Although the employees respected the old plant manager, Robert felt that a more humanistic and participative management style was needed. The loyal, long-term employees of CC were dissatisfied with the new plant managerâs change from an assembly line operation to a job enrichment program and went out on strikeâthe first strike in CCâs history. The just-in-time inventory requirement by JDC necessitated that CC settle the labor dispute quickly to avoid the possibility of losing the contract. To complicate matters even more, the purchasing manager quit and Robert has rotated two purchasing managers through the position with no success. JDC has recently notified CC that, although it had been pleased with CCâs performance in the past, some recent problems with product quality and delivery concern top level JDC management. Robert believed he had learned a great deal about business during the past ten months and was now ready to put his personal stamp on CC.

Many of Robertâs classmates at Harvard had taken jobs in international business. At the December 2007 class reunion, Robert found that manufacturing gizmos in Dubuque, Iowa was hard to make glamorous to his classmates. Robert was thinking of pursuing a new strategy of moving CCâs production facilities to a more exciting location, but keeping its sales office in Dubuque. Since Robert had majored in African history at Harvard and he wanted to continue his exploration of that area, he was considering Uganda as a possible location for CC.

Uganda is a landlocked, agrarian based country surrounded by Zaire, Sudan, Kenya, and Tanzania. Since gaining independence from Great Britain in 1962, Uganda has been through a violent transformation. Military governments have overthrown military governments. Hundreds of thousands of people have been murdered by dictators. Foreign property has been nationalized and foreigners expelled. Poverty and illiteracy is rampant. Uganda presently has among the highest levels of AIDS in the world. Although Uganda currently still has serious political and economic problems, Robert believes that, with his knowledge of Africa, he could open a manufacturing facility that could help bring peace and economic success to that war-torn country. He was anxious to prove his undergraduate thesis that postulated continuing civil strife in African nations was caused solely by poverty, which could be eliminated with large injections of foreign capital. By moving its production facilities to Uganda, CC could reduce its labor costs by 75%, help an underdeveloped country, and also teach CCâs ungrateful employees something about respect for management authority.

Carter Company

Financial Statements

Balance Sheet

(in $1,000)

Dec. 31,2006 Dec. 31, 2007

Assets

Cash 2,000 1,000

Accounts Receivable 750 2,000

Inventories 250 3,000

Fixed Assets 3,000 12,000

Total Assets 6,000 18,000

Liabilities & Equity

Accounts Payable 500 4,000

Short-term Notes Payable 500 2,000

Long-term Debt 1,000 6,000

Capital Stock 1,000 1,000

Retained Earnings 3,000 5,000

Total Liabilities & Equity 6,000 18,000

Income Statement

(in $1,000)

FY 2006 FY 2007

Sales 12,000 36,000

Labor 3,000 15,000

Materials 1,400 8,000

Factory Overhead 1,000 3,000

Marketing 3,000 5,000

General Administrative 1,200 3,800

Profit Before Taxes 2,400 1,200

Taxes 960 480

Profit 1,440 720

Questions:

1. How would you assess Carter Companyâs present liquidity situation? How has it changed since 2006? What are the implications?

2. Assess Carter Companyâs present leverage situation? How has it changed since 2006? What are the implications?

3. How would you assess Carter Companyâs present fixed asset utilization, inventory turnover and collections. How have they changed since 2006? What are the implications?

4. What do you see as the major issue facing Robert now?

5. What are the major reasons for Carter Companyâs decrease in net profits to net sales over the past year?

6. Has Robert Carterâs vision of Carter Company changed from that of his fatherâs?

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