Why is Media regarded as an engine of change? Mass media are means of communication that are used to reach the general public for the purpose of creating audiences for information‚ artistic expression‚ and other kinds of messages. The Effects of Mass Media Source of Cultural and Social Learning - Because of their central position as a source of cultural and social learning‚ the mass media are easily—and often—blamed for many of society’s ills. Some researchers believe that the mass media
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VARIOUS WASTES IN MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATION To get a world-class company it is fundamental to eliminate and avoid any waste (muda) in manufacturing and also service processes. Waste is any activity or process that adds cost but adds no value (for the customer). Up to 80% of the work that goes on in any organisation is adding no value to your customers Muda = waste (in its many forms) Muda (is a Japanese word meaning "futility; uselessness; idleness; superfluity; waste; wastage; wastefulness"
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Grady O’Donovan ACS/Revascularization Case Study 25 Points Thoroughly read all patient information. Using critical thinking‚ answer the questions in full and thoughtful sentences. All work must be typed and submitted via My Classes as a Word document. Medical History Ms. Jacobs is a 58-year-old woman with no prior history of heart disease. She has hypertension that is well controlled with Lisinopril 10mg daily. She was diagnosed with diabetes 15 years ago and takes Metformin 500mg BID. At last
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Energy 87 (2010) 1158–1175 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Applied Energy journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/apenergy Energy efficient fuzzy based combined variable refrigerant volume and variable air volume air conditioning system for buildings R. Karunakaran a‚ S. Iniyan b‚*‚ Ranko Goic c a Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ Anna University Tiruchirappalli-Thirukkuvalai campus‚ India Institute for Energy Studies‚ Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ Anna University
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Don’t Be Haste to E-Waste Electronic-waste (e-waste) has emerged as a critical global environmental health issue in both developed and developing nations. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) refers to e-waste as "electronic products that are discarded by consumers." More specifically‚ e-waste is a generic term that encompasses various forms of electrical and electronic equipment that may be old‚ might have reached end-of-life and most importantly cease to be of any value to their present owners
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E-Waste‚ The Dark Side of Moore’s Law We should celebrate the great bounty Moore’s Law and the tech industry bestow on our lives. Costs fall‚ workers become more productive‚ innovations flourish‚ and we gorge at a buffet of digital entertainment that includes music‚ movies‚ and games. But there is a dark side to this faster and cheaper advancement. A PC has an expected lifetime of three to five years. A cell phone? Two years or less. Rapid obsolescence means the creation of ever-growing mountains
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Modern web search engines are highly intricate software systems that employ technology that has evolved over the years. There are a number of sub-categories of search engine software that are separately applicable to specific ’browsing’ needs. These include web search engines (e.g. Google)‚ database or structured data search engines (e.g. Dieselpoint)‚ and mixed search engines or enterprise search. The more prevalent search engines‚ such as Google and Yahoo!‚ utilize hundreds of thousands computers
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domestic combined heat and power system Peter Burton Edinburgh Napier university Abstract This report analyses the suitability of a bladeless ‘Tesla’ type steam turbine to determine its merit for use in a domestic combined heat and power system. A physical prototype was developed and built so that cost and performance data could be determined. With this done‚ a cost analysis was prepared to evaluate its performance when integrated into a theoretical Rankine cycle CHP system. The performance
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Ellis Casey E-waste The way that society moves nowadays is based on the development of technology. We communicate‚ we learn‚ we transport and we entertain ourselves mainly based on electronic devices. As we develop as a society‚ technologic has to develop‚ too. Hence‚ every time we want to renew our electronics‚ we first have to disposal the ones we had before. The problem about ‘renewing’ our televisions‚ mobile phones and computers is that we are creating unnecessary waste to the planet
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CASE STUDY Okay...are you ready for a CASE STUDY about GARBAGE?!? See the below case study and answer the questions at the end of this case. SMELLING SWEET SUCCESS AT WASTE MANAGEMENT By Martha Rogers‚ Ph.D. Not long ago‚ it appeared that refuse giant Waste Management was headed for the recycle bin. Accounting troubles forced the company to pay shareholders $220 million in 1998 because of overstated earnings. In 1999‚ shareholders sued after learning executives sold shares prior to an
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