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Abstract Forensics is a field of science that dates back to the 6th century. However, questions have been raised within the legal circles concerning its reliability as far as it is used in coming up with convictions. In the recent past, much post-conviction exoneration has taken place after the revisiting...
Introduction One challenge facing the world today is how to handle issues of global warming and climatic changes; human activities have been blamed as one of the major causes of climatic change and depletion of the environment. Experts have continued debates on the role that human beings play in climatic...
Introduction Buildings are known to communicate and convey meanings to the public. Architects have managed to capture such meanings through their designs (Whyte 2006). This research paper analyses the way in which the ‘meaning’ of the building is explicitly and implicitly conveyed by using the National Museum of Australia as...
Newsgroups A newsgroup is a depository for messages received from various users in remote locations. Newsgroups are normally within a Usenet program and they perform the same function as discussion forums on the internet. People post messages on newsgroups with the aim of letting other users to read and respond...
Introduction Social network is a social organization made up of individuals or members who are connected by one or more factors such as friendship, similar interests, kinship, culture, social status and prestige among others aspects (Shah, 2010). Social networking is possible between different people especially at workplace, at school, at...
Software as a Service (SaaS) is the most commonly used service for cloud computing. SaaS is very easy to understand and use. It can be used via a web browser and there is no need to download or install any application. Salesforce.com Salesforce.com is a universal cloud computing service. The...
Jalonick, M. & Neergaard, L 2014, ‘FDA issues new advice on mercury levels in seafood’, Star – Phoenix, 04 June, p. N27. The main idea that is being promoted throughout this article, is that the FDA’s (The U.S. Food and Drug Administration) public stance, in regards to the dangers of consuming...
Information Technology (IT) is undoubtedly one of the fastest-growing technologies in the 21st century, connecting people who barely know each other from all parts of the world (BGSU pr. 1). Facebook for instance, has become very popular as a social networking site for all ages of people, all over the...
Introduction The catastrophic terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, by the Al-Qaeda terror network is considered the most devastating assault by foreigners on US soil. This attack led to devastating losses of life and property in the US. They also exposed the United State’s vulnerability to international terrorism. The 9/11...
Abstract The experiment aims to determine the equivalent weight and the PKa of KHP acid using potentiometric titration. This is done using a PH meter and a glass electrode. The equivalent weight of monoprotic acid is found to be 1142g while PKa is 5.0 and Ka is 1 x10-5. The...
Summary One major premise of landscape ecology is that the natural environment tends to be heterogeneous i.e., patchy. Consequently, studies have concentrated on the distribution of various trees in various locations. In Australia, researchers have sought to understand the distribution of mistletoes and other trees in large areas of natural...
The article by Rachael Green and David Moore reports a qualitative research study conducted to examine smoking among Australian youths in a particular social network (Green & Moore 2013). The researchers collected ethnographical data among 60 young adults between 2005 and 2007. The study also involved semi-structured interviews using 25...
Summary The last few decades have been characterized by immense global changes that have affected the technological, political, social, economic, cultural and environmental areas of daily life. A multifaceted advancement in technology has prompted a social process that enhanced the information exchange around the globe that serves the sharing of...
Introduction According to therapists Picard, Vyzas, and Healey (2001), emotional intelligence (EI) is a fairly new construct in the psychiatric and social literatures. It was not until the early 1990s that researchers, including Salovey and Mayer (1990), Goleman (1995a), Bar-On (1997), and Cooper and Sawaf (1997), de-emphasized the traditional, narrow...
Introduction The research paper endeavors to explore the various steps involved in the digital image processing procedure. The first procedure of the digital image processing entails the use of a device to capture the image. Thereafter, the process of acquiring the digital image is executed. The steps of image enhancement,...
Executive Summary Project management plan is a very important document that outlines all the activities of a project, its timeline, the associated costs, risks, deliverables, and all the stakeholders involved in the project. When a plan is drawn, it is important to conduct a critique on it before it is...
Abstract This paper analyzes the effect of space weather storms on the current navigation, communication and traffic surveillance systems. According to Afraimovich, E. L., Demyanov, V. V., Gavrilyuk, N. S., Ishin, A. B., Smolkov, G. a. (2009) powerful radio emission from the sunduring solar flares on December 6 and 13,...
Introduction The advent of new technologies that support enhanced communication has greatly influenced the manner in which sharing of information occurs within modern industries. In modern industrial practices, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system has been an imperative program in data acquisition and control because it supports system operations....
Executive summary This document provides a detailed description of the desired network plan and network design that will be able to support the entire networking needs and services of the company and enable the company to achieve its set goals. The design is based on the adoption of wireless technology...
Domestic violence takes different forms in the family. It can be sexual, physical, emotional, financial, or psychological. Family abuse affects many people in the society regardless of their age, culture, gender, religion, or race (Michigan Incident Crime Reporting, 2007). Nurses and caregivers should report any issue related to home abuse....
The ‘Responsibility to Protect’ (R2P) doctrine is declared by the United Nations Security Council as a new approach to prevent the atrocity crimes globally and to protect the civilians’ rights. The doctrine was developed in the 2000s in response to the humanitarian crises of the 1990s in Rwanda and Kosovo....
The management process involves marketing, customizing the software and consultations with several other companies. It also involves working within the budget. The risks that can be encountered should also be considered in the whole process. The need to have the products served to an international market in different languages was...
Abstract Against backdrops of increasing deregulation, globalization, dynamic technological innovations, an informed workforce, and shifting demographic and social trends, few can dispute the fact that the primary role of today’s management falls on establishing and implementing best management and governance frameworks. Today’s business markets have been greatly affected by the...
Introduction Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is an internet technology that enables voice and multimedia communications over computer Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. The technology is also referred to as IP telephony or voice over broadband (VoBB). VoIP refers to the various communication services such as voice, fax, and SMS that...
Internet usage has developed to be the most efficient, effective and cheapest mode of communication at the moment. These properties of the internet together with the opportunities that it offers can be used by investors and producers in the medical sector to their economic advantage. Since each and every operation...
Definition of cloud computing Cloud Computing can be defined as the way resources in a computer are provided to the users through a computer network. In cloud computing, data and software are not necessarily required to have the information required but rather, a browser and a few operating systems are...
Planning Process Project Objectives and Benefits The current state of airports in Papua, New Guinea, has not been good. Papua, New Guinea, is home to several airports including Wewak airport, Hoskins airport, Gurney airport and Mt. Hagen airport. Collectively, the current state of the four airports have significantly stifled commercial...
Abstract This dissertation aims to check the long-term movements of primary commodity price indexes. The data used in this project is the updated version of the index introduced by Grilli and Yang (1988). This new version covers the period from 1900 to 2011 including four kinds of price with two...
SAML and XACML applications SAML and XACML are security applications that are used on web services to apply various standards and protocols to be able to allow secure and valid communication between various entities that have been authorized (Internet2, 2011). Toolkits There are toolkits that are used with this application...
Introduction In order to have excellent an IT system, companies need to have clear objectives to be achieved. Design of systems is usually in a specific way, and consideration should emphasize on aspects of technicality. Employees should be involved in the process, engaging them allows for learning at the very...
Introduction The modern world relies on huge amounts of energy to sustain itself. For decades, the energy demands of the world have been met primarily by fossil fuels. However, this major energy source will not be able to meet the energy demands of the world for an indefinite period of...
Sexual harassment refers to the manner directed to another individual that has the aim of creating a hostile, scary, or humiliating environment that interrupts his or her capability to function efficiently at the workplace (Kazt 2). In most cases, sexual harassment involves more than isolated cases. It usually takes into...
The changes in legislation can profoundly shape the experiences of many people, but the importance of such changes often goes unnoticed. This paper is aimed at discussing one of the legal acts strongly influenced many stakeholders. In particular, it is necessary to focus on the Occupational Safety and Health Act...
Introduction The HIPPA Act of 1996 is a federal law that addresses various areas under health care. The areas include health insurance, confidentiality of the patients, the administrative costs of health care, as well as the security of information relating to health care. The HIPAA Act was especially keen on...
Problem Statement Some researchers are interested in the needs of individuals who live on reservations. For instance, they examine social and economic aspects of people’s lives (Raheja, 2010). Many of the studies on this subject are aimed at examining the experiences of Native American women (Kuntz, Hill, Linkenbach, Lande, &...
Overview This chapter will explore a number of viewpoints on the authority of an agent of UPICC and Commercial Agents Regulation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Firstly, the introduction provides a summary describing a systematic exploration of the The Commercial Agency Act. then, it anlysis that nature of Authority...
Introduction Anatomic force microscope is a scanning probe microscope (Fundamental Theory of Atomic Force Microscopy, n.d.). Scanning probe microscopes (SPMs) are meant to quantify properties such as friction, magnetism, and height using a probe. Early forms of electron microscopes such as the scanning tunneling microscope can only obtain images of...
Over the years, there has been increased knowledge on how science and technology can be used to commit mass murder. A study by Spier (2002) reveals that some of this knowledge can result to destructive forces that are capable of threatening the whole biosphere. Nuclear weapons together with other elements...
According to Villarreal in his article “Are Viruses Alive,” notes that biologists have suggest that viruses, viroids, and prions are in a gray area between living and non-living organisms; they portray some characteristics that qualify them to be living organisms; however some of their characteristics hinder their full qualification (Villarreal,...
America is considered to be the “nation of immigrants”. Indeed, the majority of the population is immigrants or children of immigrants. The flow of people to the United States began in the 16th century. However, in the recent years, the flow of immigrants increased (especially from Asian countries). These days,...
The Texas state neighbors Mexico on the southeast border of the United States. It also hosts one of the largest shipping ports in the world thus forming a point of entry for goods into the US. The Texan population is formed by a large percentage of migrant labor force mainly...
Analysis of a Peer-Reviewed Journal Article Published in 1997, the article “Negotiation in Teenage Girls’ Sexually Motivated Situations: Achievement of Intentions Using Different Negotiation Strategies” by Pia Suvivuo, Kerttu Tossavainen, and Osmon Kontula aims at discovering the negotiation issues in Finnish girls’ sexual encounters. This gives details on the negotiation...
Introduction “Families as They Really Are” is an important source that tries to explore the concept of families today. Risman (2010), the editor of this source has discussed today’s families based on different perspectives that are considered critical in highlighting important aspects contented in families in modern society. Such aspects...
Introduction White collar crime has been an issue of concern in the recent part. According to Benson and Simpson (2009, p. 67), white collar crime refers to “a financially motivated nonviolent crime committed for illegal financial gains”. According to these scholars, white collar crime has been on the rise in...
Computer networks are becoming an important tool that organizations are relying on to facilitate the execution of organizational processes. Company networks serve to facilitate communication processes in the company and facilitate management processes through the use frameworks such as the company intranet. In addition, connectivity to the internet comes with...
Introduction Since the invention of mobile phones, man’s life has tremendously changed. This change has been evidenced through several ways, with the most common change being personal relationships (Gs1 1). However, overall, mobile phones have enabled people to have more freedom to do whatever they please and at whatever time...
Introduction Effective communication refers to a situation in which a person can express his/ herself either verbally or non-verbally in the best way possible. This means that it is acceptable to both the culture and situation in that particular society. Effective communication entails giving the right information at the right...
“Affirmative action, the set of public policies and initiatives designed to help end past and present discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin was originally enacted to help African-Americans become full citizens of the United States” (Sykes, 1995).In America, affirmative action refers to laws, programs and social...
Introduction In Australia and other common law counties, there are two main sources of legal decisions namely the judicial decisions (common law) and legislation acts (statutory law) (Ponzetto and Fernandez, 2008). In terms of common law, this type of law (rule system) is derived from English law. Common law, also...
Introduction Companies seek competitiveness and higher profit generation every year; this has caused significant diversion from ethical codes that have long stood to lift them. Due to their dominance in the global business, it has been difficult for governments across the world to have complete control of their activities. Business...
Introduction Right after the colonial era, there was a tremendous increase in risks and challenges to foreign investments. During the colonial period, there was an absolute protection for any investor coming from an imperial state provided that he was transferring his assets to the colonies. However, after independence, this ceased...
Introduction Neoclassical economics have played a pivotal role in dictating sustainability in the contemporary world. Decision making in global governments has leaned towards privatization and deregulation owing to neoclassical economics. The rationale of building sustainability across all countries is to cater for environmental matters whereby the natural environment is closely...
Introduction In present society, almost every aspect of an individual’s life is tied to or dependent on computer information systems. Day-to-day activities for individuals are contracted with some level of interaction on cyberspace. Such interactions consist and revolve around extracting information and sending information. These activities are sensitive and call...
Introduction Legal provisions in any territory ensure that citizens are protected from offense by others or that their properties are equally protected. Such offenses are at times inevitable leading to individuals and parties being in disputes. There are legally recognized institutions that have been instituted to examine constitutional violations of...
Introduction Risk can be defined as threat or likelihood of a damage, loss or injury. The negative happening can be caused by internal or external factors, actions or inactions. Every company or organization has its level of risk. The acceptable level of risk is defined by legal and regulatory department...
Over the years, the number of delinquents has always been on an increasing trend. This has caused serious concerns with various researchers seeking to determine the root cause of this predicament. However, it is imperative for one (scholars) to draw a clear line between a child and adult offenders before...
Department of Homeland Security The department of homeland security utilizes resources at its disposal to coordinate the transition of multiple agencies into an integrated agency that is responsible for the protection of Americans in their homeland. The department provides its services to the federal government, states and local governments in...
Introduction Nevada is one of the 50 states in America; located 39° 148’ to the north and 119°743’ to the east. What makes this state a pleasant place to live in is its low cost of living due to less tax imposition, lower health costs and minimal pollution. However, crime...
Introduction This thesis attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of cloud computing technology in terms of its efficiency through allowing of the in house IT staff to focus on key business. The thesis first introduces an overview of cloud computing and its relevance in the current business context and Information Technology...
Executive Summary This empirical study on business rescue would provide insight on how the Companies Act no.71 of 2008 would contribute the leading South African companies to overcome the recessional impact. The paper has organised the case study of ARM, a leading South African company, which seriously evidenced the recessional...
Introduction The exponential developments that mark the technological era have brought about varied effects on the global community. What people refer to as the ‘digital age/era’ remains characterized by an improvement in general efficiency, improvement of business processes, enhancement of image, reduction in costs of transaction by cutting off intermediaries,...
Different levels of computing require different computer hardware and software according to the computing requirements. This implies that the selection of computer hardware and software should be done by the changing needs of the larger organization and its respective information systems at the various computing levels including personal, workgroup, and...
Introduction Project managers are trained professionals who work in the field of project management. Their main duty is to ensure that the planning, execution, and closing of various projects, thus project managers are very common and often work in fields such as construction industry, engineering, and many other sectors of...
Introduction Security management in an organization refers to activities undertaken by organizations to protect their computer systems from unauthorized access and data loss. Computer systems in organizations handle data most of which is confidential. Good security management is an attribute of a good information system. Poor information management can bring...
Introduction International Humanitarian Law (IHL) has significantly reduced the effects of war. It was created out of the necessity resulting the impacts of armed conflict and led to the creation of other humanitarian organization among them Red Cross. IHL achieves its purpose by creating laws in armed conflict. These laws...
Introduction Latent fingerprints refer to marks found at crime scene which may be invisible to naked eye. If fingerprints at crime scene are noticeable, for instance left on some other discernable medium such as blood), they are not latent fingerprints. Usually, forensic experts use fumes, fingerprint power and other procedures...
Maritime risk assessment and management has now gained greater concern in view of the need to ensure safety of vessels, people onboard vessels and the environment. Organizations such as the International Maritime Organization have been established and vested with the responsibility of ensuring the safety of offshore operators against any...
Abstract Sustainable building materials and technologies, which are used in the construction and building industry provide solutions for addressing the problems of discharging waste products and materials into the environment. The process of converting raw materials into finished products, including the conversion of raw materials to cement and concrete consumes...
Importance of analyzing spatial city sustainability factors Research by Banai (2005, p.4) shows that the use of geospatial data provides a wide range of solutions to the problems encountered by governments in different areas of land and environmental mapping. Some of the critical areas where geospatial data is applied include...
Introduction Background Information Terrorism is a global security issue that has become a central subject in the safety of humans across the world. For decades, wars have been taking political and economic dimensions, where different nations compete for common resources and markets. However, the advent of terrorism in the 21st...
Historical Background Occupational heath psychology is a very old phenomenon and the concern related to workers’ health and safety is not just a national issue; this issue has have been affecting the global economy. At both national and international levels, it is understood that employees’ protection at work place is...
Social intelligence is the practice of getting well with others and bringing them to your world. This exercise involves people’s skills of understanding social dynamics, and enough knowledge to enable one to interact well with others. Social intelligence is a great factor to be considered by any organization that wants...
Introduction Since the manufacturing process is complex and consists of various systems that intricately integrate, it is prone to human error. Human errors occur from the failure to regulate systemic processes of manufacturing as stipulated, which leads to inauspicious outcomes. When manufacturing operators fail to regulate manufacturing processes according to...
Introduction Two of the most significant advances in the 20th century have been the invention of the computer and the growth and development of networked systems. These two have transformed the way in which society interacts and in the last two decades, there has been a remarkable rise in the...
Abstract The aim of this paper is to discuss and provide general information about international intellectual property particularly the trademark law. Throughout the paper, I will discuss about intellectual property and analyze the role of trademark law in dealing with cultural issue, economic matters, and technological advancement. The paper will...
Introduction The criminal justice system is a vital component of the executive government that is involved with the practices of institutions such as police departments, court system and the correctional facilities. The criminal justice system is held with ensuring that social controls are upheld, it is responsible for coming up...
Introduction Most people are not familiar with the reality of legal issues today, the truth is that plea bargains are relatively more common than trial cases in the court which can be traced from time immemorial. Indeed, statistics present today clearly indicate that about 90% of all unlawful convictions are...
Abstract The purpose of the project is to develop a web-based application for the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) service to meet the communication needs of Qatar Petroleum, which is a government-owned company. ITIL provides help desk services from a centralized point of contact between the end-user, the customer, and...
Background Worldwide, maritime transportation is the single most popular medium of movement that is commonly used in international trade; in fact, it is estimated to account for as much as 85% of all trade that takes place globally as far as international trade is concerned (Christiansen, Fagerholt, Nygreen and Ronen,...
The global environmental problems are what strike the world today more than economic and political issues, though being tightly interconnected. It is hard to imagine how many environmental problems there are nowadays due to technological progress and human activities. Of course, one of the greatest and the most debatable issues...
Abstract Thermoelectric gadget is an electric gadget that utilizes electric effect that takes place at the junction where is heat is dissipated away leading to a cooling effect. This experiment is aimed at understating the physic behind thermoelectric cooling, determining the temperature of the system by utilizing thermocouples, establishing the...
Introduction In the world we live in today, energy is a very important resource to our day to day living. Energy is a backbone in running almost all human activities like cooking, food production, storage, etc. In the investigations, Balakrishnan (2006) admits that it is necessary to classify energy which...
Introduction Network system administrators distinctively identify and use the SNMP technology to construct effective management systems for network /communication centric services based on key SNMP technology whose principles and design decisions reflect system scalability, cost-effectiveness, and secure operations at all levels of network-centric communication services. Typically, SNMP technology’s administrative tasks...
Introduction Juveniles consist of young children and youth offenders who have not yet attained the age of adulthood (in most cases eighteen years) while Juvenile delinquency is the engagement of children and youthful offenders in criminal activities. Crime is an aspect that has raised concern among individuals, groups and organizations...
Introduction A prison is a place where people are physically detained and normally denied a range of personal rights. An individual guilty of an offense is legally punishable by and can be imprisoned or incarcerated depending on the country’s systems. These forms of punishment are aimed at changing the prisoners’...
Introduction Computer architecture is a model used to explain how hardware and software are interconnected to form a system. It explains the structure of the system and how given elements are related to each other. It is noted that this form of architecture can be viewed as the process of...
Introduction In today’s world, advances in science and technology are responsible for the development of new components meant to improve human life. At the center of these developments is the new materials used to make several products used by man. Depending on the desired properties of an object, a given...
Abstract Drugs and crime are intractable challenges even as technology continues to enhance the crime combating capacity of security agencies. Studies have increasingly pointed to the idea that crime and drugs are inextricably linked, but some scholars argue that there is no direct causal relationship between the two. This study...
Introduction With the increasing advancement in technology, scientists are currently introducing genetic material from a certain organism, one which contains the desired traits, to another organism, either of the same species or of a different species. This technology is referred to as genetic engineering or recombinant DNA technology. Though this...
The AdaBoost algorithm performs better than other algorithms by generating a hypothesis with a low training error derived through the combination of many different hypotheses into a single hypothesis. In addition, the combined hypothesis has a smaller variance compared to variance produced by the weak learner, WeakLearn. AdaBoost is effective...
Introduction When analysing communities and community development, it can be stated that usually those terms are perceived as ambiguous and abstract for many people, preventing the formulation of a unified approach to understanding those concepts. The existence of different meanings that the term “community” carries is a vivid example of...
Introduction Intellectual property refers to any creation of mind; such as every great expression and wonderful products that have a human origin (Bainbridge, 2009). Individual’s creative expressions and innovations have some good value and therefore the need to protect them; indeed, work of art, music, writing, film making, symbols, names...
Introduction Drugs are substances which are consumed by an individual to induce some desired effects in the body and thoughts of that individual, not as may be prescribed by a physician (Rees 23). Examples of drugs include cocaine and heroin. When used for the wrong reasons and in the wrong...
Abstract Network infrastructure is constantly under threat and it is the role of network administrator to ensure that the system is protected from threats and vulnerabilities. Honeytraps which comprise of Honeypots and honeynets have been proposed as effective tools for network forensics since they assist by capturing data and analyzing...
Literature Review Researchers have conducted numerous studies to investigate the effect of language and phrasing of survey questions on respondents’ views regarding drug use (Meise et al. 2009). More so, many researchers have confirmed that the wording of survey questions often affects an individual’s support of drug prevention strategies. Similarly,...
For a long time, human population growth has been a key issue of concern with some countries imposing strict population control measures. A man entirely depends on the ecosystem for his survival; he derives resources from it. However, when the population size is not properly checked, the rate at which...
Introduction Fire is an essential component of any ecosystem. It is clear that fire is important to human beings but at the same time, it can be a factor that endangers the human species and its property. Hence, knowledge about fire is as essential as fire itself. Knowledge about development,...
Background The dog (Canis familiaris) is a tame form of the Gray Wolf from which it evolved tens of thousands of years ago. The Gray Wolf is a part of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. It is generally accepted that the dog is man’s oldest friend, a friendship...
The aim of the study was to highlight the existence of the Relative Age Effect at a football club in the United Arab Emirates and also to carry out an analysis providing information on how this effect has evolved in recent years. The data used in this case has been...
Introduction In any contemporary democratic society, police roles remain a critical component in ensuring a safe environment. The role of police officers in realizing this goal is undoubted. Law enforcers must maintain principles and standards as they implement their duties. In simple terms, the “code of ethics” constitutes the norms,...
Contract and Its Discharge A contract is always defined as an act of bringing an agreement between two or more people who intend to come up with a legally binding obligation. In most cases, the word binding is always used to ensure that the contract is valid and enforceable. In...
The construction industry uses more natural resources than any other industry world over. However, continuous use of natural resources results in environmental degradation. Currently, there are measures in all industries meant to control the usage of such resources in order to enhance environmental sustainability. Just like other industries, the construction...