own unique cultures. Hofstede who is a pioneer of comparative intercultural research describes culture as "the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one category of people from another" (Henk‚ Joseph Soeters and Peter Ester 2004‚34). Owing to diverse company management‚ languages as well as customs‚ cultural conflict will arise from communication between people of different cultural backgrounds. This essay tries to present the main elements of cultural misunderstanding
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still wet. This can be also due to the presence of other impurities that crystallized in the process. The aspirin at this point is still crude and recystallization process must be done in order to purify the desired product. Esters hydrolyze in hot water. As an ester‚ aspirin could not be recrystallized using hot water due to the risk of destroying its active ingredient‚ acetylsalicylic acid. The addition of hot water
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Bitumen : Definition: Bitumen is a binding material‚ technically a hydro carbon‚ which is present in asphalt. It is also sometimes called mineral tar or simply asphalt. It is obtained by partial distillation of crude petroleum. In North America‚ bitumen is commonly known as “asphalt cement” or “asphalt”. It is a sticky‚ black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. The terms asphalt and bitumen are often used interchangeably to mean both natural and manufactured forms of the
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long-chain fatty acid molecules joined by a glycerine molecule. The biodiesel process uses a catalyst (lye) to break off the glycerine molecule and combine each of the three fatty-acid chains with a molecule of methanol‚ creating mono-alkyl esters‚ or Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) -- biodiesel. The glycerine sinks to the bottom and is removed. The process is called transesterification. See How the process works Chemicals needed Some basic information on the chemicals you’ll be using. The quantities
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Peel waste are highly perishable and seasonal‚ is a problem to the processing industries and pollution monitoring agencies. There is always an increased attention in bringing useful products from waste materials and citrus wastes are no exceptions. Suitable methods have to be adopted to utilize them for the conversion into value-added products [Nand‚ (1998)]. Pectin exists in varying amounts in fruit cell walls and has important nutritional and technological properties
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MALTHUS AND BOSERUP The world population is the total number of living humans on the planet Earth. Recently the world has just hit over 7 billion people. It is expected that if the worlds population continues to increase at the rate it is doing now‚ then we will become overpopulated. Overpopulation is where an organism’s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. There are various views on this population crisis and throughout this essay I will describe theses views. Thomas
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substances that are grouped together because they are insoluble in water and are soluble in so-called fat solvents (diethyl ether‚ acetone‚ hexane and carbon tetrachloride). The elements present are carbon‚ hydrogen‚ and oxygen which are combined as esters of various fatty acids with the tri-hydroxy alcohol‚ glycerol. There are many different categories of lipids like triacyglycerols‚ phospholipids and steroids and each category has different components present in its structure. In this experiment‚
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‘population‚ environment‚ and development nexus. In the face of this mandate for research on population and environment dynamics‚ different theoretical frameworks are brought on board. Ester Boserup was one of the scholars who have contributed to these theoretical frameworks hence this essay will attempt to expound Ester her theory of population growth and demonstrate how applicable the theory is to Africa. Later on‚ the weaknesses of the theory will be brought in with reference to the African context
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I. INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study Today‚ candles are made not only for lighting purposes but for many other uses such as home décor‚ novelty collections‚ as fixtures for big occasions (weddings‚ baptismals‚ etc.)‚ and as scented varieties for aromatherapy. Candles are made from different types of waxes and oils. Cooking oil is a major kitchen item in Filipino households. It is also used substantially in fast-food outlets‚ where it is used in different stages of food preparations
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Carbon and Its Compounds Carbon: Introduction Atomic Number: 6 Electronic Configuration: 2‚ 4. Valence electrons: 4 Property: Non-metal Abundance:- Carbon is the 4th most abundant substance in universe and 15th most abundant substance in the earth’s crust. Compounds having carbon atoms among the components are known as carbon compounds. Previously‚ carbon compounds could only be obtained from a living source; hence they are also known as organic compounds. Bonding In Carbon:- The Covalent
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