EARS (Earthquake Alert and Report System): a Real Time Decision Support System for Earthquake Crisis Management Marco Avvenuti Stefano Cresci Andrea Marchetti Department of Information Engineering University of Pisa‚ Pisa‚ Italy Institute for Informatics and Telematics (IIT) National Research Council (CNR)‚ Pisa‚ Italy Institute for Informatics and Telematics (IIT) National Research Council (CNR)‚ Pisa‚ Italy m.avvenuti@iet.unipi.it stefano.cresci@iit.cnr.it andrea
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THE EXTENT TO WHICH LABOR UNIONS CAN INFLUENCE HUMAN RESROUCE PRACTICES IN BAHRAIN BY AFAF ABDUL AZIZ OPEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA THE EXTENT TO WHICH LABOR UNIONS CAN INFLUENCE HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES IN BAHRAIN BY AFAF ABDUL AZIZ Project Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Master of Human Resources Open University Malaysia (May 2010) ABSTRACT Labor unions are legal organizations that consists of a group of workers who have banded together
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Wilderness and the Canadian Mind: Treatment of Nature in Canadian Literature Since Northrop Frye first proposed his "garrison mentality" thesis in 1943‚ many literary critics have debated its validity as a representation of early Canadian attitudes towards Nature. In the 1970s a number of books were produced‚ which dealt with this thematic element at great length. Most of these supported Frye’s theory and demonstrated the tendency of Canadian writers to depict Nature in negative ways. A more recent
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Lott‚ B. (1990). Dual natures or learned behavior: The challenge to feminist psychology. In R. T. Hare-Mustin & J. Marecek (Eds.)‚ Making a difference: Psychology and the construction of gender (pp. 65–101). New Haven‚ CT: Yale University Press. Lott‚ B. (2000). Global connections: The significance of women’s poverty. In. J. C. Chrisler‚ C. Golden‚ & P. D. Rozee (Eds.)‚ Lectures on the psychology of women (2nd ed.‚ pp. 27–36). Boston‚ MA: McGraw-Hill. Lott‚ B. (2001). Low income parents and the public
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9 Practical Applications of Journal Bearings 9.1 INTRODUCTION A hydrodynamic journal bearing operates effectively when it has a full fluid film without any contact between the asperities of the journal and bearing surfaces. However‚ under certain operating conditions‚ this bearing has limitations‚ and unique designs are used to extend its application beyond these limits. The first limitation of hydrodynamic bearings is that a certain minimum speed is required to generate a full fluid film of
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| Introduction Using the seven key principles of the hospital discharge process devised by the Department of Health (DH‚ 2003)‚ this case study will critically analyse the process of an elderly patient who was discharged from a local acute trust. It begins by providing a definition of discharge planning‚ before providing a brief biography of the patient‚ including a rationale of why this patient was selected‚ details of her past medical history‚ reason for current admission‚ any issues raised
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Introduction I will be designing a fitness programme for my client using the programme planning process given below. As this is an exercise prescription process I will first screen my client to find out if he/she has any underlying health issues‚ medical history and bad/good habits using the Par-q. This must be done as there are risks to training. The instructor must find out this relevant information before prescribing a programme as he/she will need to design a programme suitable to the client’s
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Keep Our Ally Close and Our Enemy Closer | Why the United States Should Re-Establish Communication with Cuba | | Tara Pavao P.AD 811 AE June 3‚ 2009 Located 90 miles off the Eastern coast of Florida‚ Cuba is the United State’s closest known enemy. The relationship between the two nations is complicated and often tense. It is in America’s best interest to engage with Cuba as it will contribute to the strengthening of our economy and solidify our global stance. | TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Kevin Lynch: The Image of the City. Cambridge Massachussettes‚ 1960 MIT Press 1. THE IMAGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT Looking at cities can give a special pleasure‚ however commonplace the sight may be. Like a piece of architecture‚ the city is a construction in space‚ but one of vast scale‚ a thing perceived only in the course of long spans of time. City design is therefore a temporal art‚ but it can rarely use the controlled and limited sequences of other temporal arts like music. On different
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Great Expectations From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the Charles Dickens novel. For other uses‚ see Great Expectations (disambiguation). Great Expectations Title page of Vol. 1 of first edition‚ July 1861 Author Charles DickensCountry United Kingdom Language English Series Weekly: 1 December 1860 – 3 August 1861 Genre Realistic fiction‚ social criticismPublisher Chapman & HallPublication date 1861 (in three volumes) Media type Print Pages 544 Great Expectations is Charles
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