Concrete is a composite product obtained artificially by hardening of mixture of cement‚ sand‚ gravel and water in pre-determined proportions. When these ingredients are mixed‚ they form a plastic mass which can be moulded in desired shape. It gets hardened into hard solid mass. Water is one of the important ingredients of concrete. This is required not only for chemical reaction‚ but also for curing purposes. The chemical reaction of cement and water‚ in the mix‚ is relatively slow and requires
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59 Pakistan Economic and Social Review Volume XLI‚ No. 1&2 (2003)‚ pp. 59-75 ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BUSHRA YASMIN‚ AAMRAH HUSSAIN and MUHAMMAD ALI CHAUDHARY* Abstract. This study has analyzed the volume and determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in developing countries of the world. The analysis was based on a sample of 15 developing countries with 5 each from upper middle‚ lower middle and lower income countries. In general
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1. 2. Basics Limited-service hotels usually have the lowest operating costs of the three hotel categories‚ due to their lack of extras. Room rates are typically lower‚ because these hotels cater to budget-conscious travelers. Full-service hotels often need a larger staff and larger facilities to accommodate guests who require more luxurious amenities. In the United States‚ no official rules exist as to what defines a limited-service hotel and what defines a full-service hotel; hotels can advertise
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TITLE PAGE i TABLE OF CONTENTS ii CHAPTER I. THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1 Introduction 1 Scope and Limitation of the Study 2 Statement of the Problem 2 Research Methodology 3 Definition of Term CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE Introduction Marine radars provides bearing and distance of ships and land targets in vicinity from own ship (radar scanner) for collision avoidance and
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Issues That Influence an Organizational Structure by Company A company’s organizational structure can determine its success or failure upon entry into the market. The decisions a small-business owner makes in choosing management and employee roles within the company help determine the organizational structure and can have a large influence on the culture within the business. If structure doesn’t reflect the owner’s business goals‚ employees may have a hard time working successfully for the company
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7. Lexical Cohesion (TL) Lexical cohesion (LC) embraces two distinct though related aspects which we refer to as reiteration and collocation. Reiteration is a form of lexical cohesion which involves the repetition of a lexical item‚ or the occurrence of a synonym of some kind‚ in the context of reference; i.e. where the two occurrences have the same referent. A reiterated item may be a repetition‚ a synonym or near-synonym‚ a superordinate or a general word; and in most cases it is accompanied by
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COMMON FACTORS THAT AFFECTS THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ------------------------------------------------- OF FILIPINO COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES FROM YEAR 2000-2010 ------------------------------------------------- A Term Paper Presented to: Mr. Albert Abad Braga ------------------------------------------------- Mindanao Polytechnic College ------------------------------------------------- In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For -------------------------------------------------
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by Don Berg‚ Founder Attitutor Services | The definition of education guiding mainstream schools today is that education is the delivery of knowledge‚ skills‚ and information from teachers to students. While the above metaphor—education as a delivery system—sounds reasonable‚ it misses what is most important about education. This mistaken idea of what true education is and how it can be achieved is the root problem in mainstream education today. This conception of education contributes to harming
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can solve a range of practical tasks and real-life problems. We use it in many areas of our lives. In schools‚ Mathematics has many applications in almost subjects in the secondary curriculum. In everyday learning experience of students‚ various factors contribute to better performance in the learning of Mathematics. Every student deserves to become
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Aim: To investigate the factors that affect the resistance in a conductor. The main factors that affect the resistance in a conductor are: · Length · Temperature · Cross sectional area · Material · Magnetism The factor that we are going to change is the cross sectional area. Hypothesis: I think that the higher the cross sectional area‚ the lower the resistance in the conductor will be. This is because the Resistance in a metal conductor happens because as the electrons move through the material
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