A Guttman scale presents a number of items to which the person is requested to agree or not agree. This is typically done in a ’Yes/No’ dichotomous format. It is also possible to use a Likert scale‚ although this is less commonly used.Questions in a Guttman scale gradually increase in specificity. The intent of the scale is that the person will agree with all statements up to a point and then will stop agreeing.The scale may be used to determine how extreme a view is‚ with successive statements showing
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In the eyes of many‚ religion is inherently conflictual‚ but this is not necessarily so. There are some aspects of religion that make it vulnerable to being a latent source of conflict. All religions have their accepted belief‚ or articles of belief‚ that follower must accept without question. This can lead to inflexibility and intolerance in the face of other beliefs. At the same time‚ scripture and view are often vague and open to interpretation. Therefore‚ conflict can arise over whose interpretation
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1 Faith Integration A main reason for the existence of the Christian college or university is to provide an educational environment that includes both academic subject matter and Christian knowledge. At Azusa Pacific University‚ the school emphasizes their motto “God First” in and out of the classroom. According to APU’s Mission Statement‚ APU is a “Christian community of disciples and scholars who seek to advance the work of God in the world through academic excellence in liberal arts and professional
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are in favour of economic integration. Since this is the case economic integration is not a novelty to West African states as the sub-region has witnessed numerous attempts at integrating economies. In fact much more than any other sub-region of Africa‚ West Africa has attempted to apply the instrument of economic cooperation and integration to enhance its economic and political landscape1. CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION Economic integration is a very wide concept
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A Case study in Application Integration Stijn Van den Enden Business Integration Company PB 494 2000 Antwerpen 1‚ Belgium stijn@bico.be Erik Van Hoeymissen Gregory Neven* Pierre Verbaeten DistriNet Research Group Dept. Computer Science‚ KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200A 3001 Leuven‚ Belgium {erikv‚ gregory‚ pv}@cs.kuleuven.ac.be Abstract In this position paper‚ we present an architecture that we used in a case study on Enterprise Application Integration (EAI). The architecture encapsulates
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Economic integration Economic integration is the unification of economic policies between different states through the partial or full abolition of tariff and non-tariff restrictions on trade taking place among them prior to their integration. This is meant in turn to lead to lower prices for distributors and consumers with the goal of increasing the combined economic productivity of the states. The trade stimulation effects intended by means of economic integration are part of the contemporary
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Regional Integration Over the past few decades globalization has brought tremendous benefits to the world‚ and an even greater reliance on others for products and services. This calls for closer international cooperation to ensure that regional integration is ever more inclusive and works for the benefit of all. There is little doubt that globalization can be a powerful engine for sustained economic growth. Regional economic integration is motivated by a desire to exploit the gains from free trade
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known for technology industries but also because of it’s variety of people‚ numerous languages‚ multiple customs and traditions; different races with different faces and marvelous landscapes. These always project India among other countries like “unity in diversity”. Most of us never know about northern states and North Indians like vise- versa but yet we join hands to support any sensational news created by media like Anna Hazare’s corruption movement. We never know how many languages are exiting
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The most striking feature of India is its unity amidst great variety and diversity. We have in India all types of topograply‚ climate‚ soil and rainfall. All the major religions of the world are practised here. We have several varieties of costumes‚ food habits and social customs. We have about one thousand six hundred fifty two languages and dialects afferent parts of the country. India is often called a geographical‚ social‚ etimological and cultural museum. Despite all these differences India
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Chapter 1 India: Size and Location Location Latitudes: 8 degree 4’ N and 37 degree 6’ N Longitudes: 68 degree 7’ E and 97 degree 25’ E India is divided into almost two equal parts by the Tropic of Cancer (23 degree 30’ N). Andaman and Nicobar Islands are situated towards the Southeast of the Indian mainland in the Bay of Bengal. Lakshadweep Islands are situated towards the Southwest of the Indian mainland in the Arabian Sea. Size Seventh largest country in the world India’s total
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