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Research and recent media would indicate that the public perception of the banking industryhas changed significantly over the previous decade. This would largely be in tandem with theprogression of many global economies from high levels of economic growth to currentlyexperiencing severe financial difficulties. Consequently, this paper examines the effects ofthe financial crisis on individuals who are currently employed within the Irish banking...

Confidants' non supportive reactions to disclosure in child sexual abuse constitutes an extensive and significant problem and is associated with a variety of negative consequences. Of the various agents identified as having provided non-supportive reactions, three categories of non-supportive confidants emerged: family members, professional persons, and community members. Hierarchical cluster analysis of disclosure variables identified two bro...

Bangladesh is a developing country with a per capita GDP of approximately US$500 per annum. The country's economy is mainly based on agriculture. However, this scenario has gradually been changing since 1990. A construction boom started in the country after 1990 owing to the necessity for industrial buildings, corporate offices, housing units, roads and other types of infrastructure. Bangladesh has made major progress in recent years, with sus...

The national system of innovation (NSI) is well entrenched in South Africa's policy discourse as a conceptual framework for understanding the nature and functioning of the country's totality of science and technology efforts. The NSI is proving to be a powerful concept in that it permits a holistic view of how scientific activity relates to economic performance. This book undertakes a hermeneutic exploration and assessment of the NSI as a conc...

Line Follower Robot is the integrated design from the knowledge of Mechanical, Electrical and Computer engineering. This Project enables a C coded computer program to guide vehicle movement of two rear wheels of a robot car through electrical circuits with signal generation system transformed by a parallel port. This signal is interpreted in the DC motor. Hexadecimal data based command transformed to Binary data based signal that executes the ...

Globally, most agronomic soils contain huge reserves of phosphorus, but the fixation and precipitation, cause a major deficiency of Phosphorus in soil, and in turn, hamper the growth of crops seriously. How to improve phosphorus fertilizer efficiency and utilize the potential nutrient in soil has therefore, long been a major concern for field practitioners. This has led to a search for eco-friendly and economically attractive alternative techn...

This book is the culmination of a five year research project exploring online gamers and the cultures they engage with, both virtually in the many massively multiplayer games and virtual worlds online, and in the physical spaces they inhabit in various play spaces around the world. The primary research questions concerned social learning in such spaces, i.e. how do players learn from one another what they need to be successful, and what are th...

It should be noted that the selection of a good graded filter as a protective layer or a seepage control medium depends on its properties, which can only be determined experimentally. Thus, there is a need for better understanding of the law which governs the flow of fluid through these media which are used as graded filter and modify it for sets of media in which the law fails to hold accurately

This work provides insight into the author's sojourn into the evolution of a key optical component using the silicon material platform - the optical modulator. It introduces the reader to the basic theory of such a device which performs the critical modulation function and then seeks to perform a review of the state-of-the-art of such a device up to 2004. Upon the appreciation of their history, the author sets out to breach the key operating s...

This work explores the Yiddish double-object construction, trying to account for its word order variations through the most suitable phrase structure theory. Since Yiddish exhibits both VO and OV properties, it can be analysed as either VO or OV underlyingly. The core assumption behind this debate is questioned, and an alternative, more flexible account for the structure of Yiddish VP is suggested: According to Neeleman and Weerman's theory of...

Non Methane Hydrocarbons (NMHC) plays a vital role in the formation process of ozone in urban environment, where vehicle emissions are dominant. Ozone is known for its negative impacts on human health and environment. The objectives of this research were to study, the statistical distribution of NMHC concentrations at two sites in Pinang (one on the Mainland and one on the island), to develop modeling system of NMHC concentrations prediction, ...

With the combination of an increase in world energy demand and the decline of conventional oils, heavy crude oils have been presented as a relevant hydrocarbons resource for use in the future. Hydrocarbon resources are very important given that they account for approximately 65% of the world's overall energy resources. Currently, there are three general approaches for transportation of heavy and extra heavy oil: viscosity reduction, drag minim...

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Sociology - Economy and Industry, grade: 1, 0, Mid Sweden University (Department of Sociology), course: Risk Management and Risk Communication, language: English, abstract: The present essay deals with the issue of the danger and Risk Perception of nuclear energy in connection with the nuclear accident in Chernobyl in the year 1986. Under the central question: can Risk Management be successful co...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich BWL - Bank, Börse, Versicherung, Note: 1, 3, Hochschule Koblenz, Veranstaltung: 2. Semester Master of Science in Business Management - Schwerpunkt Controlling, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit zeigt Grundlagen und Rahmenbedingungen von Futures und Forwards. Dazu werden zunächst die Terminmärkte klassifiziert und die Akteure mit ihren jeweiligen Zielen vorgestellt. Anschließend werden die Fut...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Agrarwissenschaften, Note: 2, 0, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Fakultät für Agrarwissenschaften - Agrarökonomie und Rurale Entwicklung), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Inhalt dieser Seminararbeit ist eine Defintion der Gentechnik und Sozialer Bewegungen. Der Fokus liegt jedoch auf der Beschreibung von Einflussgrößen in Bezug auf die "Grüne Gentechnik", welche auf die Gesellschaft einwirken und ...

Essay aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Region: USA, Note: 2, 0, University of Warwick (Department of Politics and International Studies), Veranstaltung: Politics of the USA, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Essay hinterfragt die strategische Ausrichtung der USA in der intrnationalen Politik im Bezug auf die Bekämpfung des internationalen Terrorismus und seine geostrategische Lage nach dem Kalten Krieg. Dabei s...

Skript aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich BWL - Investition und Finanzierung, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Skript stellt zunächst Aufgabe und Arbeitsfeld der Finanzplanung vor und ordnet sie in die gesamte Unternehmensplanung ein. Aus Management-Sicht werden die Aspekte der Finanzentscheidungen präsentiert und Finanzierungsregeln vorgestellt und in ihrer Bedeutung beurteilt. Der Leverage-Effekt wird mit Beispiel und Formel vorgestellt und d...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich BWL - Rechnungswesen, Bilanzierung, Steuern, Note: 1, 3, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In Zeiten von Käufermärkten sind Unternehmen bemüht, den Engpass Absatz zu überwinden und die Gunst der Konsumenten zu erlangen. Dabei stehen sie in einem starken Wettbewerb zu anderen Unternehmen. Um mögliche Wettbewerbsvorteile zu erlangen, ist es notwendig, permanent üb...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Geschichte Europa - and. Länder - Mittelalter, Frühe Neuzeit, Note: 1, 0, Universität Augsburg (Lehrstuhl für Bayerische und Schwäbische Landeskunde), Veranstaltung: Vita religiosa in Bayern und Schwaben, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Klara von Assisi - Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Einleitung 2 2 Klaras Leben, erster Kontakt zur Armutsbewegung, Flucht aus der Familie 2 2.1 Kindheit/Jugend 2 2.2 Die erste B...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 2, 0, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Veranstaltung: Soziologie sozialer Räume, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Wie schreibt man "sozioökonomisch"? Eine einfache Frage, die man schneller klären kann, als viele denken. Unsere Eltern würden vermutlich im Lexikon nachschauen, während unsere Generation dieses Wort einfach bei Google.de eingibt und es von dieser Seite a...