E-Business Makes Protection of Intellectual Property More Critical‚ Complex than Ever Intellectual property is often defined as the creation of the mind such as inventions‚ literary and artistic works‚ and symbols‚ names‚ images‚ and designs used in commerce. Intellectual property is divided into two parts. Industrial property‚ which is geared towards businesses‚ includes inventions‚ patents‚ trademarks‚ industrial designs‚ and geographic indications of source. Copyrights which are geared towards
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have Chinese companies found the emerging markets of Africa less risky and a more attractive proposition than western multinationals? ! For more than five years now‚ China has been the most important trade partner of Africa (OECD‚ 2011). Its growing investments in the African continent show the definite long-term interest that the Asian country has in Africa. When comparing the manner and the effectiveness of doing business in Africa of Chinese companies and of western companies‚ a lot of differences
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Technologies‚ Inc. (COST) 1.0 Introduction: the back ground of the COST‚ Inc. The Calgary Oil Shale Technologies‚ Inc. (COST)‚ which is a subsidiary company of an international oilfield services company. The subsidiary company aims to supplying the technology and managing the data which is to optimize the recovery of the oil from oil shale formation in Alberta‚ Colorado‚ and Utah. COST Company could distinguish oil-bearing rock layers which could help energy companies gain higher productivity
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Islam More Than A Religion Despite its huge following around the world and the growing Muslim communities in the United States‚ Islam is foreign to most Americans who are familiar with Christianity or Judaism. Because most Americans know little or nothing about Islam‚ they have many misconceptions about Muslim beliefs and rituals. The negative image many people in the United States and Europe have of Islam and the Muslim world has a long history. Many have judged Islam without making an effort
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Reliability and Validity Reliability and validity are important with any kind of research. Without them research and their results would be useless. This paper will define the types of reliability and validity as well as give examples of each. Both the data collection methods and the data collection instruments used in human services research will also be given. This paper will also look into why it is important to ensure that data collection methods as well as the instruments are reliable and
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Accountability and the Importance of Taking Care of Your Equipment "Accountability" stems from late Latin accomptare‚ meaning to account. Accountability in the military is the obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property‚ documents‚ or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property‚ documents‚ or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records‚ while responsibility
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problems is a stable characteristic‚ as it is largely genetically determined (Nairne‚ 2009). Test-retest is typically appropriate for measures with stable attributes‚ but this test’s novel nature makes it an inappropriate technique in regard to reliability. In effect‚ its novelty diminishes after the initial testing‚ producing difficulties due to practice effects‚ reactivity‚ or both. Since it has just 20 questions‚ furthermore‚ it is easier for examinees to remember a significant portion of its items
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imprint of New Left Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84467-897-6 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data lilek‚ Slavoj. Less than nothing: Hegel and the shadow of dialectical materialism / by Slavoj iIlek. p.cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-84467-897-6 -- ISBN 978-1-84467-889-1 (ebook) 1. Hegel‚ Georg Wilhelm Friedrich‚ 1770-1831. 1. Title. B2948.Z552012 193--dc23 2011050465
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VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY For the statistical consultant working with social science researchers the estimation of reliability and validity is a task frequently encountered. Measurement issues differ in the social sciences in that they are related to the quantification of abstract‚ intangible and unobservable constructs. In many instances‚ then‚ the meaning of quantities is only inferred. Let us begin by a general description of the paradigm that we are dealing with. Most concepts in the behavioral
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not want the degree of personal and social commitment that marriage represents‚ at least for now (Waite & Gallagher 2000:42). Besides‚ people believe that living together in a trial marriage tells potential partners something about what marriages would be like. The information gained could help couples make good choices and avoid bad ones. The survey evidence shows how widespread this belief is. The number of unmarried couples has increased dramatically over the past four decades‚ and the increase
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