CASTE AND CENSUS: IMPLICATIONS TO SOCIETY Dr. Afonso Botelho Associate Professor‚ Department of Sociology Rosary College of Commerce and Arts‚ Navelim – Goa ____________________________________________________________________ Abstract: The proposal to reintroduce caste as a category in the 2011 census sparked off considerable discussion among sociologists‚ anthropologists and others. This paper attempts to analyze the pros and cons of the idea to reintroduce the variable of caste‚ a distinctive
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School of Civil Engineering Geotechnical Implications of Urban Greening March 2013 Geotechnical Implications of Urban Greening March 2013 Report prepared by (Joshua Webb) As part of the MEng research project 2012/13 The material in this report was prepared as part of the M.Eng. course in Civil Engineering and should not be published without the permission of The University of Birmingham. The University of Birmingham accepts no responsibility for the statements made in this document
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SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF CLOUD COMPUTING Narendran Calluru Rajasekar November 30th‚ 2009 Supervised by Dr Chris Imafidon (formerly Queen Mary University of London) MSC Internet Systems Engineering University of East London‚ Docklands. Acknowledgements Anne-Marie Imafidon University of Oxford. Table of Contents 1 Abstract 2 Cloud Computing 2.1 Definition 2.2 Understanding Cloud Computing 3 Security Implications 3.1 Security Components
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An Ethical Implication of Organ Transplants Nickolus Sorenson Health Care Ethics and Medical Law Instructor: Kymberly Lum September 24‚ 2012 All aspects of health care face the inevitability of moral and ethical issues arising on numerous fronts. The organ donation and transplantation field of medicine is no exception. Each day‚ approximately 18 people die waiting for an organ to become available for transplant (Taranto‚ 2010). In the grand scheme
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have better social relationships and more pleasant everyday lives. For example‚ very happy people have highly satisfying relationships with friends‚ romantic partners‚ and family members and that‚ compared to their less happy peers‚ they report more positive events and emotions in their daily lives relative to negative ones. Happy people are more extraverted‚ more agreeable‚ and less neurotic. Some studies have shown that subjective happiness is one of the key factors in subjective well-being and overall
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institutions have been active in animal experiments because these institutions are charged with coming up with new drugs. What has however been controversial with animal experiments is whether this procedure should be banned or not based on its ethical implications. Animal rights
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BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS OF EXCHANGE-RATE CHANGES BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS OF EXCHANGE-RATE CHANGES Market Decisions On the marketing side‚ exchange rates can affect demand for a company’s products at home and abroad. A country such as Mexico may force down the value of its currency if its exports become too expensive owing to relatively high inflation. Even though inflation would cause the peso value of the Mexican products to rise‚ the devaluation means that it takes less foreign currency to
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Positive Reinforcement for Children Mary Camacho Nova Southeastern University Abstract From a very early age‚ children begin to learn about the association between behaviors and consequences. They realize that there is always going to be a consequence whether it’d be positive or negative‚ that would follow the behavior. Sometimes children behave very well and most of the time‚ children tend to give parents and others around them a hard time. When it comes to behavior modification‚ some
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Positive Psychology Progress Empirical Validation of Interventions Martin E. P. Seligman and Tracy A. Steen Nansook Park Christopher Peterson University of Pennsylvania University of Rhode Island University of Michigan Positive psychology has flourished in the last 5 years. The authors review recent developments in the field‚ including books‚ meetings‚ courses‚ and conferences. They also discuss the newly created classification of character strengths and virtues‚ a positive complement to the various
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younger‚ because they are stereotyped as unproductive. Prejudice attitudes are highly associated with ageism because they contribute to creating a judgment of older people through bias. Ageism can negatively affect individuals by creating false implications of aging and create a society which undervalues older adults. Although society has been improving in recognizing older people’s contributions‚ there
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