enhanced security and greater convenience to whatever needs protecting. Biometric technology is therefore utilized to secure building access‚ ensuring only authorized personnel gain access to the most well protected establishments‚ protect access to computer networks‚ counter fraud‚ screen people at borders‚ and fight crime. Many companies are also implementing biometric technologies to secure areas‚ maintain time records‚ and enhance user convenience. For example‚ for many years Disney World has employed
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bacteria were named initially as Bacillus bifidus communis‚ which was later renamed to the genus Bifidobacterium. He observed that Bifidobacteria is the dominant in the gut microflora of breast fed infants and also he observed the clinical advantages in using Bifidobacteria in treating infant diarrhoea. Alfred Nissle‚ German professor‚ during an outbreak of shigellosis in 1917‚ isolated a strain of Escherichia coli from faeces of a soldier who was not infected by the disease‚ antibiotics were not
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Colonialism Matthew Toms Professor Mehdi Nazer SOC300 v201103 August 31‚ 2011 Introduction Colonialism is dominating or conquering a territory and involving the subjugation of one people to another (Kohn‚ 2011). At the end of 15th century‚ Portugal and Spain explored the seas to find another route to Asia through the Mediterranean Sea for three things – God‚ Gold and Glory. Their mission was to introduce Christianity/Catholicism to the Asian natives‚ find
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process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. This process has effects on the environment‚ on culture‚ on political systems‚ on economic development and prosperity‚ and on human physical well-being in societies around the world. Globalization is deeply controversial‚ however. Proponents of globalization argue that it allows poor countries and their citizens to develop economically and raise their standards of living‚ while opponents of globalization claim
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groups as a research method in modern day social sciences. The disadvantages and the advantages will be discussed‚ and furthermore the use of focus groups as a research method against using other research methods will be evaluated. A case study will also be reviewed in order to describe the use of focus groups; furthermore the case study would be critically discussed in order to reflect on the success or the failure of the study. Using this case study‚ a dissertation topic will be written about; the
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us an enormous awareness about the robots‚ at its most basic a robot is a machine that senses the world‚ processes the sensor information with a computer and then does something in response to that information (such as moving or turning). A robot isn’t just a computer. A desktop computer can “sense” that you are typing or moving the mouse‚ but the computer itself doesn’t move or act in the physical world. 2) The sources also gave us an inspiration to create our own robots although we do not have
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foreign operations or branches to take advantage of the low cost of labor in the poorer countries. This kind of business activity will provide more influx of cash or investment funds into the less developed countries. However‚ one cannot deny the negative effects which havederived from globalization. One crucial social aspect is the risk and danger of epidemic diseases which can easily be spread as the mode transportation is easier and faster in todays advance society. This is evidenced in the recent
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I. Introduction The world we are living these days is rapidly changing with high and fast increasing of development in technology. Technology itself is a big contributor of uniting each separate society into a global society; Globalization. Several meanings of globalization are as wide as it can be interpreted in any circumstances we are having today‚ in any concept of aspects‚ such as economy‚ trade‚ development‚ culture‚ and so one. Globalization refers to a full accessibility that every country
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“Tourism can be a blessing to a country but it is by no means an unmixed blessing.” Discuss By: L6E1 Tourism is the world’s largest and fastest growing industry and can be defined as the totality of the relationship and phenomenon arising from travel and education purposes of people‚ provided the stay does not imply the establishment of a permanent residence and is not connected with remunerated activity. While it may boost a country’s economy‚ doubts about the overall benefits
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Research Paper The Benefits and Disadvantages of Globalization Globalization has an impact that is widely spread and perceived in a variety of different ways. Specifically‚ its long-term positive effects and the portion that contains negative influences. The definition of globalization has evolved and been altered over the years. Today it is viewed as a process that continuously strives to integrate economies and societies by means of exchange and communication network. The
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