... analysis of some ofthe products developed by these companies within the given context; a profile ofthe consumers ofthe sector studied; as well as a profile ofthe packaging industry of Singapore ... analyses of these two areas, allowing a better definition ofthe research scope and the evaluation ofthe proposed hypothesis in relation to the two areas of focus proposed A loop is then introduced ... review onthe main two topics of this thesis; the Industrial Design discipline and the packaging industry of Singapore in the context of sustainable development The first section introduces the concept...
... Section Section reports results and discussions, and followed by the conclusion and policy implications in Section DESCRIPTION OFTHE STUDY AREA Hoai Duc is located onthe northwest side of Hanoi, ... the factors affecting their income in Hanoi's peri-urban areas The paper is structured as follows: the next section describes the context ofthe study district, followed by the data collection ... thirds of total income on average Among these activities, informal wage income accounted for about one fourth of total income and around 27 percent of total time In addition, around 40 percent of the...
... would confer their accreditation if KHCC met its international standards In the summer of 2005, KHCC conducted a "ghost evaluation" of itself in preparation for the visit ofthe evaluation team ... within the construct of political competence observed at KHCC "Interpersonal influence and control" is the ability to foster a sense of trust and confidence in others Others confer these upon the ... ofthe staff to achieve their aim of institutional change Revisiting Pawar's [22] question onthe aim and context of transformational leadership: institutional change v change in followers; the...
... whether the children like the appearance and functions of Dorothy Robotubby and collect the parents’ opinions to the remote user interface designs To analyze the performance of Robotubby and the ... Confusion matrix of seven-class expression recognition obtained by LPP under the F2C setting 105 5.5 Confusion matrix of seven-class expression recognition obtained by ONPP ... 106 5.9 Confusion matrix of seven-class expression recognition obtained by TONPP under the F2C setting 107 6.1 Personal information ofthe children involved in the survey...
... the depth of inundation (Townsend et al., 1998) The concept of wetness index is based onthe assumption that the accumulation of water in a particular cell of a raster depends upon the area of ... with 80 m resolution The pioneering investigations in the field of application of remote sensing in flood mitigation were predominantly concentrated onthe flood prone regions of USA MSS data were ... dealing with the monsoon flood one should consult the imagery of a wet season to carve out the natural drainage Use of an imagery captured in dry season would lead to underestimation ofthe natural...
... fifties, members ofthe WBC were amongst the first generation of educated girls in their own families The members ofthe WBC elaborated on their grandmother’s rationalization for their mothers’ historical ... education coincided with the schooling ofthe members ofthe WBC The above examination ofthe economic situation in Brunei between the fifties and seventies revealed the extent to which the educational ... AGM.” The Brunei Times May 2008 37 The creation ofthe WBC has implications for the relations between State and economic groups in Brunei Until the creation ofthe WBC, the State-citizen relationship...
... from the beginning ofthe installation and they understood the benefit ofthe option from the combination of hygiene education and their experience from the test plants CONCLUSIONS From the study, ... improve the performance ofthe plant with the appropriate design considering the proper number of connection based onthe capacity ofthe fermentation chamber, and the establishment ofthe mechanism ... know the benefit of having the connection of their latrines to biogas plants At the installation, the community agreed to share the 20% ofthe installation cost and the 100% of cleaning cost of...
... from the registration ofthe Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Law, and only a maximum concentration of 0.1 µg/L was detected Tolclofos-methyl was also detected at only a maximum concentration of ... It is then considered that for the DI value to exceed in the long term means that it is an undesirable status for the inhabitation of aquatic organisms The results ofthe measurement and the calculation ... toxicity test from the viewpoint of long-term ecotoxicity These values ofthe concentration factors were established by statistically comparing the values ofthe data set for acute and chronic ecotoxicity...
... January the monthly sludge flowrates are low During these periods the university is on vacation indicating low population hence the variation in the monthly sludge generation The estimation ofthe ... shows the conversion rate of gas production of some substrates at a given retention time at 30oC The values indicate that the longer the retention time, the higher the yield A 60-day retention time ... session and 36m3/day (minimum) on vacations The KNUST 2008/09 academic year calendar was used to determine the estimated monthly flow rate ofthe sludge based onthe number of days when the university...
... sections, counting out the introduction and the conclusion In the first section, departing from the literature the hypotheses to be considered for the fieldwork are identified In the second section, ... technology-driven); the market destination ofthe TNC production (domestic or foreign markets); the technological profile ofthe sector FDI; the role ofthe TNC affiliate into the technological network ofthe ... national and four foreign companies, seven sessions of pulp and paper sector labour unions and six regional sessions ofthe environmental control agency ofthe state of Sao Paulo (CETESB) The...
... Observation Well Data (January 1992 to May 2005) Descriptions Thekkampatti Irumporai Karamadai Block PrePostPrePostPrePostMonsoon Monsoon Monsoon Monsoon Monsoon Monsoon 14 12 14 11 26 22 No of observation ... in the affected 11 Annual wastewater pollution load of Mettupalayam municipality constitutes 61 tonnes of TDS, 50 tonnes of TSS, tonnes of BOD, 18 tonnes of COD, 19 tonnes of Chloride and tonne ... details) Since the pollution load often exceed the assimilation capacity ofthe land and/or surface water body The Bhavani river is the second largest perennial river of Tamilnadu, and one ofthe most...
... regional component, the addition of region dummies will lead to some attenuation ofthe estimated GAP coefficient if some ofthe true variation in GAP is explained by region Indeed, calculations ... findings onthe effects ofthe New Jersey minimum wage are inconsistent with the predictions of a conventional competitive model ofthe fastfood industry Our employment results are consistent ... NJ, to the employment model The estimated coefficient ofthe New Jersey dummy then provides a test ofthe Pennsylvania control group When we estimate these models, the coefficient ofthe New...
... through communication, transportation, and trade The term is most closely associated with the term economic globalization: the integration of national economies into the international economy through ... flows, migration, the spread of technology, and military presence.”8 In other definition, globalization is considered as the expansion of global linkages, the organization of social life on a global ... http://www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/issues01.html 17 their cost of living, while opponents of globalization claim that the formation of an unfettered international free market has benefited multinational corporations in the...
... types of positive factors and one type of a negative factor influenced the process ofthe implementation ofthe innovations within the area ofthe management accounting (in this case onthe implementation ... onthe intuitive decision-making was the most characteristic of Savina 4.1.4 The ABC method in the context of Savina Based onthe interview, the desiring of implementing ABC is supported by the ... Contingency theory widely to conduct their research [13] In the environment ofthe organizational setting where controls systems operate and function, these systems are designed and application...
... help ofthe family members in conjunction with the other institutions Quality of life is the key component ofthe health status The present research deals with the relationship between nature of ... Importance of Respondent’s Decision Preference of respondent's Decisions Family Politely Talk to Respondent Leave the Respondent Alone at House Feeling of Loneliness Fulfillment of Transportation Need ... proportion ofthe support received by the elderly Table No.2 depicts the feeling of belongingness to family by the respondents More than half (75.0%) ofthe respondents had to great extent feeling of...
... F The photosynthetic in East African Lakes Int Rev Hydrobiol 1965 Achieng; Worthington, S and Worthington, E B The inland waters of Africa: the result of two expeditions to the Great Lakes of ... Press,1990 Regional Task Force -The Vision and Strategy Framework for Management of Lake Victoria Basin Overview ofthe Report Presented at the Regional Concept Workshop on Lake Victoria Environmental ... Journal 26 (4): 195-201, 1961 Anderson ; Achieng, A P The impact ofthe introduction ofthe Nile Perch, Lates niloticus (L.), onthe fisheries of Lake Victoria Journal of Fish Biology, 37, Supplement,...
... plantation onthe second plot of swidden lands did not occur until 1996 when the first plantations started to be tapped With cash income from the first plantations, plantations onthe third plot of ... being one ofthe major highland groups in Greater Mekong Subregion with estimated population of 655,000—705,000 persons3, the Akha, a Tibeto-Burman group whose traditional economy was based on swidden ... was done onthe second plots in 1999, but this was interrupted by the logging ban in 2000, and then continued with policy lift by the Land Conversion Project in 2001 and 2002, though none of rubber...
... but the ultimate goal ofthe project was to improve the well-being of poor people in Ghana In that context, it is necessary to look beyond the question of adoption and to focus onthe question of ... half ofthe sample farmers (54%) planted MVs on at least one of their maize fields, and a similar proportion (53%) implemented the plant configuration recommendations The rate of fertilizer use on ... based on extensive on- station and on- farm trials Several years of on- farm experiments were conducted to explore the relationship between plant configuration and grain yield The results of these...
... the identification of needs depends onthe level and experience ofthe learners If the learners are already trained in their occupation, their motivation is strong, they know what they need, and ... opinion regarding the importance of English and the general information of English training program (see Appendix 2) The Construction of Development ofthe Questionnaire The questionnaire used in ... from the pilot project contributed to the development ofthe final draft ofthe questionnaire for the 28 main study Therefore, it could be considered that the instrument for data collecting of the...