... review inthe main areas of focus: Industrial Designand sustainable development andthe packaging industry inthe context of Singapore The next step includes the cross analyses of these two areas, ... this study shows some ofthe existing Industrial Design strategies for sustainable development taking place in Singapore by investigating into representative cases from the packaging industry ... industry partners, is responsible for several initiatives to support and assist businesses and corporations in Singapore The Industry s Directory is one of these initiatives Released annually,...
... tomatoes, water morning glory and various kinds of beans, and fruit trees including oranges, grapefruits and guavas, among others Animal husbandry was mainly undertaken as pig or poultry breeding ... using family labour The households’ business premises were mainly located at their own houses or residential land plots that had a prime location for opening a shop, a workshop or a small restaurant ... to access to non-farm activities was found to be determined by some important factors such as land (farmland anda plot of land in prime location for doing businesses), age and education of working...
... that the DG 's decision stood was seen as a demonstration that he had conviction, and could take a public stand and prevail These and other similar observations also suggested a separable capability, ... the organization "Self and social awareness" suggests an awareness ofthe impact of one 's behavior on others andin turn accurately interpreting the behavior of others ina social situation While ... "political competence." The analysis of this casestudy focuses on agency (leadership, management, the actions of individuals) and has not addressed issues ofthe enabling environment TTThe enabling...
... houses, the robots can implement pre-specified tasks to assist nurses and teachers, and can be employed for animal-assisted therapy (AAT) and animal-assisted activities (AAA) instead of real animals ... geometry-based and appearance-based Geometry-based methods usually extract facial features such as the shapes and locations of facial components (like the mouth, eyes, brows and nose) and represent them ... obtained by using only SVM Moreover, the authors evaluated its generalization ability on another two databases: 31 MMI database and JAFFE database The accuracy rates about basic expressions and...
... focus of this study lies in mitigation However, the issue of preparedness and response has also been addressed ina less intensive manner 1.2 Aims and purpose ofthestudy This research seeks ... flood maps for assessing the degree of damage on different kind of land uses Varieties of land use classification strategies have been adopted by researchers to estimate flood risk An analysis of ... moderate resolution flood hazard spatial database Thestudy has addressed the issue from the perspective of different scales to optimize the use of all available spatial data for thestudy area Resource...
... upholds Islamic values based on the Quran andthe Hadith as basis of all activities concerning the racial necessity, language, Malay culture and monarchy institution as the governing system and administration ... aspects of their desires that escape statistics and mainstream quantitative analysis In order to be able to articulate those desires, I chose to studya sample of middleaged businesswomen inthe ... This work is more acasestudy as a preliminary research into the social circumstances and personal motivations of women who choose to go into businesses in Brunei I chose to case studies rather...
... stakeholders, and water quality analysis ofthe biogas plants were conducted BACKGROUND Study area Bangladesh lies inthe northeastern part of South Asia, and has an area of 147,570 km2 It is one ofthe ... The local people were using pit latrines and hand pumps which were installed at the beginning ofthe establishment of Bauniabad area The main activities included; (i) a baseline and needs assessment ... households • To operate and maintain the biogas plant system continuously, it is necessary to establish the operation and maintenance system including the maintenance cost sharing by the local...
... Sagami Bay Fig - Location of sampling sites (Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) Preparation of Samples for Analysis All water samples were filtrated using a μm glass fiber filter, and then concentrated ... by the SPE technique using the Sep-Pak® Plus PS-2 cartridge similar to the preparation of samples for ecotoxicity test, and finally acetone solution was analyzed by GC/MS RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ... GC/MS was simultaneously carried out and their ecotoxicity potential was discussed MATERIALS AND METHODS Collection of Water Samples Water samples from rivers were collected mainly at the official...
... plants is compensated for by the reduction inthe pathogen levels as the sludge stays inthe digester longer The business-as-usual scenario at the KNUST sewage treatment plant is that, farmers collect ... university campus feed the main pumping station at the entrance ofthe treatment plant At the main pumping station, solid materials such as papers, glass, etc are removed by a screen The sewage is ... to the central sewage system Whiles all the halls of residence, main library and faculty buildings on campus are connected as shown in Figure 1, the same cannot be said ofthe residential apartment...
... Brazilian pulp and paper sector In this caseand considering the aggregated parameters of assessment, the main conclusion is that TNCs and local firms’ contributions to the Brazilian sustainable development ... processes Aracruz presents an average of emissions indicators lower than Cenibra in all parameters Votorantim, Suzano Bahia Sul, Ripasa and International paper are integrated producers ofthe ... for each firm ofthe sample Then, to associate a CETESB unit to a company plant, it was necessary that the company had at least one plant inS o Paulo It was not possible in three cases and that...
... Industrial Profile of Mettupalayam Taluk Most ofthe major water consuming and polluting industries, located in Thekkampatty and Jadayampalayam village of Mettupalayam taluk (upstream of Bhavanisagar ... neighbouring wells Observations from Multi-stakeholder Meeting A multi-stakeholder meeting was organised as a means of disseminating the primary findings, raising awareness and finding ways and means ... some large and medium scale industries, mostly textile bleaching and dyeing; and pulp and paper industries, located in Thekkampatti and Jadayampalayam villages These industries draw water from the...
... before a normal wage increase andthe usual amount of such raises In rows and we report the average changes between waves and for these two variables, as well as regression coefficients from models ... to the restricted sample in Table In Table andthe remaining tables in this section we restrict our analysis to the set of stores with available employment and wage data in both waves ofthe ... Jersey and to test the validity ofthe Pennsylvania control group Moreover, since seasonal patterns of employment are similar in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, as well as across high- and...
... forecasting (to use as the basis of business decisions).5 We will write: Yt = response of interest at time t Standard analysis of business time series involves smoothing trend assessment, assessment ... ofthe company to determine business trends and compare its ratios to average ratio of similar businesses inthe same industry Ratios are important devices because “they standardize balance sheet ... higher ratio suggests that investors are more optimistic about the market value ofa firm s assets, its intangible assets, and its managers‟ abilities Financial managers and analysts often talk about...
... characteristics ofthe industry that organizations have businesses, the accounting system that is using in organizations, the estimating the effectiveness of their accounting system The industry characteristics ... businesses, service businesses, and merchandizing businesses Inthe past, companies supposed that, customers who buy the high volume of products, and loyal customers are profitability The researches ... analyze about accounting system information of Savina, the advantages and disadvantages are below The outstanding strengths ofthe current accounting system in Savina are making the collection and allocation...
... living in rural area of Gujrat Further, the data was analyzed by using SPSS version 16.0 Percentage and statistical test was used to draw the conclusion RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Table No.1.1 presents ... Liang andS Gu, 1995 Flows of Social Support andHealth Status among Older Persons in China, Soc Sci & Med., 41: 1175-1184 Litwin, H., 1998 Social Network Type andHealth Status ina National Sample ... for society Few studies have addressed the relationship between social support andhealth status separately for men and women Family is the most important source of financial or social support in...
... Kisumu does not have Thus, other sustainable sanitation alternatives based on equity, prevention and sustainability need to be adopted such as use of urine-diverting (ecosan) toilets Ecosan systems ... municipality should have a compressive and sustainable solid waste collection and disposal framework that should encompass citizen awareness, sensitization and participation This will ensure that solid ... leads to frequent bursting of sewerage systems and spilling of its contents that ends up polluting water resources with the basin Kisumu is situated inthe mainland surrounded by and highlands...
... Yunnan province, it borders with Laos at its eastand southeast and with Myanmar at its westand southwest Mekong River (Known as Lancang Jiang in China) runs across Xishuangbanna from its northwest ... of Sipsong Panna paid tributaries to both Chinese and Burmese states, and maintained a kind of brotherhood relationships with other ancient Tai states in today s Laos, Shan state of Myanmar, and ... location of Xishuangbanna Panna or “thousand-paddy-fields” is an administrative unit ofthe Dai feudal state Xishuangbanna is a Romanized Chinese transliteration of Sipsong Panna Xishuangbanna...
... Forest Central Gomua-Assin-Ajumako Agona Coastal savannah Coastal savannah Eastern Suhum Kraboa Yilo Krobo West Akim Fanteakwa Forest Transition Forest Forest Greater Accra Tema Coastal savannah ... Guinea savannah Guinea savannah Brong Ahafo Nkoranza Transition Ashanti Sekyere West Adansi East Amansie West Transition Forest Forest Western Dorma-Ahenkro Sefwi Wiaso Mpohor-Wassa Forest Forest ... (1) Coastal savannah zone As the name suggests, the coastal savannah zone includes a narrow belt of savannah that runs along the coast, widening toward theeastofthe country Farmers in this zone...
... requiring appropriate managerial as well as pedagogical expertise The syllabus design stage is only part ofthe total process of course design Syllabus design must lead to developments in materials ... importance of syllabus and course design for ESP An ESP syllabus is a plan of work and thus essential for the planners, as a guideline and context for learning content There may be value in showing ... General Information The Needs in English Listening and Speaking Skills The Problems in English Listening and Speaking Skills Suggestions 30 30 35 38 40 CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION Discussion of Major...