Why japan ? In the field of research‚ Japan is known for high-level achievements in natural sciences and technology development. In media and communication research‚ communication technology has by far the area received the most attention and funding from both public and private sources in Japan. The u-Japan strategy and other visions of the future lead the development of humanoids and robotics‚ research on human-computer communication‚ ubiquitous computing and mobile technology. Basic information
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grass‚scrub or forest (or a combination of these) forfuel. Unless quickly controlled‚ bushfirescan become large‚ spreading to affect forests‚wildlife‚ crops‚ houses and other buildings‚and human life. In Australia‚ some bushfireshave become major disasters. Fires are not a recent occurrence in Australia. Since the last Ice Age‚ bushfires have influencedthe development of the Australian land. Fires arean essential element in some Australian ecosystems‚which need the intense heat of bushfires torelease
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The Challenger Disaster By: Kathy Neuner & Jeremy Rider Executive Summary Many factors must be examined to find the underlying reason for the horrible disaster of the space shuttle Challenger. We will cover both the technical causes to the disaster and the communication breakdown with NASA. We will also look at the outside pressure that NASA was receiving from the media‚ congress and the military. Recommendations for NASA and anyone in the communication field will be given. These recommendations
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Chernobyl Disaster Today‚ I am going to discuss about the biggest nuclear disaster that happened in the Worlds History. It’s called as Chernobyl disaster. This Disaster happened in Ukraine which was part of Soviet Union by then. It happened at the Chernobyl site between Pripyat and Chernobyl. The reason of this disaster is mainly human negligence and lack of knowledge. 25 April 1986... It was a beautiful Friday night with cool breeze blowing with a slight humidity. People were in their homes
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Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the usefulness of subcultural theories in explaining ‘subcultural crime and deviance’ in society today. (21 marks) – Jan 2011 Subcultural crime and deviance refers to criminal acts‚ rule breaking and behaviour that is being committed by groups in society that does not conform to the norms and expectations of a particular society or social group. Subcultural theories attempt to explain why certain groups within society commit crime and deviance within
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Geography ‘The Japanese earthquake of 2011 had a greater impact than the Haiti earthquake in 2010’. To what extent do you agree with this statement? On January 12‚ 2010‚ an 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti‚ and the devastation was monumental. Estimates suggest more than 200‚000 people died and many more were left homeless. The country was left weakened‚ and a cholera outbreak killed thousands more in subsequent months. To this day‚ Haiti is struggling to get back on its feet
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Japan SWOT Analysis Strengths: Economy- Economy has a long term positive impact on Japan‚ which will add to its value. The qualitative factor of economy will lead to a decrease in costs for Japan Japanese Biotechology- Hard working People- Sophisticated consumers with high purchasing power- They help Japan set trends and utilize latest technology. These customers tend to appreciate fashionable‚ name brand items that allow luxury goods makers to use their profits and knowledge of the
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The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster – Organisational Causes Introduction The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster has been well investigated and analysed as a typical management case by numerous researchers. Although the disaster is the direct result of a technical issue‚ the hardware failure of a solid rocket booster (SRB) O-ring caused by abnormally low temperatures‚ there is an unambiguous relationship between the disaster and numerous organizational factors such as communication (Gouran et
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Shannon Dunham Geology 121 Mr. Erbacher March 7‚ 2013 Bhopal Disaster Researching the Bhopal India Disaster was a real eye-opener. Before researching this topic I knew very little about the tragedy. The stories and photographs portrayed a horror beyond anything I’ve ever imagined. Who is to blame for the families suffering from their losses‚ and the innocent people continuing to suffer? How could this have happened? After researching this topic I found that the accident occurred
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