The Gold Coast area has a reputation as a flood prone area, even without considering the effects of global climate change. The Gold Coast area comprises seven major catchment areas including the Tallebudgera, Currumbin, Nerang River, Coomera River, Continue Reading...
The results of this study found that some negative bias towards a patient's socioeconomic standing -- particularly from less-experienced dental students -- can result in "differential treatment" (e.g., less attentive care) (Carson, 675). But by "hei Continue Reading...
The benefit of creating the term at this point is that lawmakers and prosecutors and defense lawyers will all be aware of the growth of the term as it moves through the judicial birth canal and is delivered in its full meaning, with all its parts in Continue Reading...
Delegation of duties is an important element of any successful management program. The ability to effectively delegate responsibilities focuses on the strengths of each team member and allows them to handle the areas that they have strengths in. In Continue Reading...
The energy it stores (?180 Wh kg?1) at an average voltage of 3.8 V is only a factor of 5 higher than that stored by the much older lead -- acid batteries. This may seem poor in the light of Moore's law in electronics (according to which memory capac Continue Reading...
After meeting Ms. Aida Ortiz, CMA's Human Relations Specialist, she presented a brief overview of the office and explained the particular responsibilities my internship would encompass during the two-week period. The first "order" was to have my por Continue Reading...
The problems at the work place were detected over a long period of time and are a part of the history of development. The development of technology was very rapid which must also have brought in the needed changes in the workplace functions and norm Continue Reading...
Hair is also in contact with chemicals in shampoos, and any dyes, gels, sprays or other cosmetics that may be placed on the hair (11). Since there is no standardized method for cleaning these external contaminants off of the hair prior to analysis, Continue Reading...
If however she had achieved the ideal non-attachment of Buddhism, her grief would still be real, but she would experience it in a different way. Her grief would be part of a process of letting go the son who is no longer there. A degree of non-attac Continue Reading...
Cloning is among the feats in science that many of us, as part of our childish character, ideas, and imaginations, have only visualized before. We used to say in our mind, "what would happen if we create someone who is an exact duplicate of ourselves Continue Reading...
Manufacturing Seven Key Elements for Successful Implementation Norman Binette, Jr. Biddeford, Maine Manufacturing organizations are built on the premise that they possess the ability to provide a wide variety of quality products for their custom Continue Reading...
Project Management Project Information, History, Intent, and Life Cycle Gray and Larson, (2008) define project as "a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result." (p 5). Essential feature of a project is that it has Continue Reading...
Glass is formed by the rapid cooling of molten substances below their glass transition point without time allowed for regular crystal lattices to form (Matbase 2011; Lenntech 2011). The specific glass that is likely used for these lids is a borosili Continue Reading...
As to her argument that the entry qualifications are a "good first degree," it might be pointed out that what is constituted as a good first degree in these two departments differs. The question is whether her degree is more closely related to engi Continue Reading...
Some of these factors enhance the ability to detect geothermal activity in an area, while others impede it. The presence of these factors must be taken into consideration as they relate to the specific area being surveyed. A complete study of these Continue Reading...
Jomini and Clausewitz Over the years, many doctrines have seen the light regarding military doctrine. While some of these theories have worked well in tandem, others have diverged and suggested different approaches to explaining the various arts and Continue Reading...
). Our focus is on scheduling systems, which in general take the data input and, through a series of algorithms, provide the most optimum means of utilizing materials, machinery, staff, etc. so that the finished product is on time and on budget. The Continue Reading...
Competition Bikes, Inc. Should the company change to activity-based costing? Before deciding whether the company should change to activity-based costing (ABC), it is critical to understand what ABC is. ABC is a "special costing model that identifie Continue Reading...
Another research article in the International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology delves into a thorough overview of "smart textiles" (Tang, et al., 2005). The authors insist that the clothing industry can "potentially be revolutionized wit Continue Reading...
Christian Biotechnology: Not a Contradiction in Terms Presented with the idea of "Bioethics" most people in the scientific community today immediately get the impression of repressive, Luddite forces wishing to stifle research and advancement in the Continue Reading...
Demand planning constitutes an important supply chain management (SCM) attribute affecting various business operations and aspects, from production to distribution, warehousing, the end consumer, and eventually the organisation's bottom line. Gen Continue Reading...
information technology) has opened the door for opportunities and risks. Organizations are increasingly facing competitions in the contemporary business market environment and to achieve competitive market advantages, many organizations are increasi Continue Reading...
Configuration Management Design Methodology for producing Modularity Aspects of modular product design: Attribute integrity Process integrity Process stability Details oriented Scope, procedures, goals, and objectives Simple configuration con Continue Reading...
Salee Company Limited suffers this setback. Therefore, it should align itself in a position to maximize profits by looking in to the ways of reducing the loss. Mr. Somsak Pruksawan of the Salee Industry Public Company Limited admits that every organ Continue Reading...
Queries are posed in terms of a certain query language over the alphabet of the global ontology and are intended to extract a set of tuples of elements of the semantic domain. In accordance with what is typical in databases, each query is required t Continue Reading...
supply chain challenges facing the company which the chosen application addresses. 4(b) Explain how the chosen application addresses these supply chain challenges 8Q2"IT should be considered as an integral part of the supply chain re-engineering p Continue Reading...
On pp. 35-36 it is clear that the U.S. government wanted to keep the Navajos "away from the Hopis" but didn't want to "anger the Navajos by moving them." The failure to correctly administer a negotiated settlement in this ongoing dispute was, accord Continue Reading...
" In those manufacturers who are attaining lean enterprise-level performance, the cultures of their companies have become incredibly focused on metrics, and in fact the organizations themselves have become so metrically driven that the culture itself Continue Reading...
Again, I should have a strong feel for current trends and innovations in software design and technology, including those at Microsoft and those being developed by competitors. Beyond software success, I should have many examples handy of how I have Continue Reading...
Managing the Total Quality Management (TQM) Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) is the amalgamation of diverse entities within the production system all the way through the use of information and computerization technologies for well-organized c Continue Reading...
Appreciating the Concept of Security Engineering In the book ‘Security Engineering,' Ross Anderson does an in-depth look at the various systems that are needed to deal with either malicious behavior, mishaps or erroneous behavior. It is a f Continue Reading...
Program Management Projects Compared - Belbin analysis In order to find a way through which the success of teams could be predicted Dr. Meredith Belbin, a management psychologists, worked in collaboration with Henley Management College in the earl Continue Reading...
Research Objectives and Scope The main objective of the research then relates closely to the research problem. It is to research the problem of uncertainty as it manifests in the global business environment. Specific issues to be investigated incl Continue Reading...
According to Montgomery (2003), "Higher floors of buildings tended to rent at a substantial discount, due to the need to climb several flights of stairs to reach one's workplace or residence. Otis's invention of the safety elevator at mid-century he Continue Reading...
Communication Effectiveness of Made at TU Organization Made at TU Organization is an organization that existed at The University of Tulsa since the 1970s in order to help mechanical engineering students fund their projects. The organization was foun Continue Reading...
" (U.S. Department of Transportation, 2000 P. 3). In the United States, the average bridge deck in a snow-belt state generally shows the spalling shortly after 7 to 10 years of construction, and requires rehabilitation after 20 years of construction. Continue Reading...
Alberta Tar Sands Issues The tar sands oil reserves in Alberta, Canada, represent the second largest proven petroleum reserve in the world -- right behind the reserves in Saudi Arabia. The Alberta tar sands are located in the vast boreal forest of C Continue Reading...
Leadership Team Leadership Analysis The launch of any new product is a highly collaborative, team-centric activity that requires the orchestration of efforts across many different departments. Leading a product introduction requires use of many of Continue Reading...
Integrated Management Framework The notion of Operations Management (OM) resembles that of a tree with various branches attached to it; although each of the branches represents a separate icon, their roots are linked. Here, the various branches sta Continue Reading...
