Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas) is considered a staple crop in many considerable parts of Africa. According to FAOSTAT (2013)‚ sweet potato has been considered as the seventh important food crop in the world. Agriculture has become more market oriented and sweetpotato is one of the many crops that help farmers obtain income and subsistence food security (Wheatly and Loechl‚ 2008). Sweetpotato are mainly eaten as staple food‚ consumed directly from the farm in a subsistence economy across the sub-Saharan
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Jim Meyer Social Ethics 4 March 2013 Is Early Terminal Sedation Humane or Cold-Blooded Socrates‚ is accredited with having said‚ "Young men fear death; old men fear dying." Young men fear the loss of all they might have accomplished or what might have been. They may fear not having had time to make a name for themselves that would leave their foot print of existence ‘immortal’. Old men‚ having experienced what life had to offer them‚ fear the process of dying itself. They fear that their death may
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Consumerism is usually understood to refer to the social movement that seeks to protect the consumer against excesses of business and promote the rights of consumers (Gabriel & Lang‚ 1995). People in this movement often fight for the rights of consumers who are affected by structural violence (landlord tenant issues‚ housing discrimination‚ abuse of elderly consumers‚ discrimination against women by financial institutions‚ and children as vulnerable consumers). Although much as been written on consumerism
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ASSIGNMENT TOPIC ARRAYS SUBMISSION DATE: - 28 -12-2010 VIVA IS CONDUCTED IN MY OFFICE ON TUESDAY (28-12-2010) Q1: Write C++ statement to accomplish each of the following: a) Display the value of the 7th element of character array F. b) Input value into element 4 of single-subscripted floating point array B. c) Initialize each of the 5 elements of single – subscripted integer array G to 8. d) Total and print the floating point array C of 100 elements. e) Copy array A into first
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applications of FPGAs. We first define the relevant terminology in the field and then describe the recent evolution of FPLDs. The three main categories of FPLDs are delineated: Simple PLDs (SPLDs)‚ Complex PLDs (CPLDs) and Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). The details of the architectures of the most important commercially available FPGAs are given. 1 FPGAs CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO HIGH CAPACITY FPLDs Prompted by the development of new types of sophisticated field-programmable logic
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London Heathrow Airport Project Introduction The London Heathrow Terminal 5 (T5) project was one of the most complex projects ever undertaken in the United Kingdom and was the biggest construction site in Europe. The total investment in the T5 project was £4.3 billion and took approximately 37 million person-hours to complete. Elements of the Terminal 5 project include the main terminal‚ two satellite terminals‚ air-traffic control tower‚ and connections to public transport‚ road works‚ rails
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Katherine Benaim Contemporary Craft Year 2 Exploring the world of Micro Architecture In this essay I will be exploring the ways in which other cultures and societies can influence our own in terms of Art and Architecture. I will also endeavour to understand the history and social desire for smaller buildings‚ and how it effects artists and designers and moreover‚ the earth. Our childhood evokes many memories of the evolution into adulthood‚ and we try desperately to hold on to them. Impossible
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Macro vs. Micro Management Macro vs. Micro Management The role of manager is an important position of supervision in any organization. The supervisor/manager plays a key function‚ in the day to day needs of the organization‚ by finding a balance of work efficiency and managing personnel. This balance becomes even more prevalent when assigning projects or interacting with subordinates. This paper will analyze several aspects or pitfalls‚ managers could find themselves involved in; and
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For Profits: The Unethical Side of Micro-Lending The original principle of micro lending is to provide start-up or expansion business loans to people living in less advantaged or impoverished countries who are unable to apply for traditional loans due to lack of credit history and/or collateral. Micro-financing is a great tool to create venture capital for those who would have no other means to secure it. The primary goal of micro lending‚ as established by Muhammad Yunus‚ the godfather of microcredit
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social norms contribute to people behavior and interaction on the micro‚ meso‚ and macro levels. On the micro level a person immediate surrounding such as family weigh highly on how people see each other. Within the micro level‚ I defined ageism as multiple-generational of negative dispositions‚ beliefs‚ thoughts‚ and philosophies owned by individuals and families through influences of religious beliefs‚ rituals‚ and family values. Whereas‚ the meso level ageism would be defined in terms of policies
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