Low-cost sustainable building materials and construction technologies THE CHALLENGE The building and construction industry is considered a major contributor to climate change - and a key player in sustainable development - with the potential to significantly impact the environment in both positive and negative terms. According to the International Energy Agency‚ buildings account for 30 to 40 percent of energy use worldwide. The construction industry consumes over 3 billion tons of raw materials
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The word ‘MALAYSIA’ automatically remains us that a country with multi-ethnic society. Multi-ethnic society means what? It is made up with different ethnic background people. Why it referring to Malaysia? This is because in Malaysia people with different ethnic and various races were living together in peaceful manner. One of the major point tourist were attract strongly to visit Malaysia is because of this multi-ethnic society. This multi-ethnic society brings up their multicultural and their
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6 2.6.1.1 What is reliability 6 2.6.1.2 Types of reliability 6 2.6.1.3 Factors affecting reliability 7 2.6.2 evaluation Validity 8 2.6.2.1 What is validity
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The Effects of Stress‚ Alcohol Outcome Expectancies‚ Gender‚ Coping Styles‚ and Family Alcoholism on Alcohol Consumption Research Proposal by Josh Robbins 100-928-594 November 26‚ 1996 Economics 143 Abstract One large component of American popular culture today is alcohol. A common stereotype for the effects of alcohol is that as a drug it acts as a stress antagonist. This theory was introduced by Conger (1956) as the Tension Reduction Hypothesis (TRW)
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The High Cost of Low Expectations The high level of students allowed to graduate despite their poor performance is atrocious. In Mary Sherry’s essay‚ “In Praise of the F Word” she states‚ “tens of thousands of 18-year-olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas.” (Sherry 564) Further‚ in Sherry’s essay she discusses the need for teachers and parents to instill a healthy fear of failure in these kids. If a child truly cannot complete the required schoolwork at an acceptable level
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discrimination‚ and safety of international security. Today the country is alert of all types of situations involving terrorism. The world needs to know that stepping out of their front door isn’t going to be their last day without a bomb mysteriously landing in their front or backyard. International security is necessary because we as a whole should be secure of traveling across the world without a terrorist scare. Violence is a key factor in terrorism because once a target is set‚ the intent is to
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IN T R O DU CT I ON The term Literacy is defined as the ability to read and write or in other words the ability to use a language for reading‚ writing‚ listening and speaking. In Pakistan the literacy rate is very low; First of all literacy is defined here as the people over 15 years of age who can read and write. According to 2005 estimate 54% percent of the population is literature‚ 63 percent of which are male and the remaining female. Literacy:definition:
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States‚ low voter turnout has been and always will be a threat to American Democracy. The concept of democracy is dependent on citizens actively participating in elections and voting to select representatives for public office. The government cannot be representative of the people‚ unless the people elect its representatives. Voter turnout is a major indicator of how citizens view their electoral system‚ and whether or not they believe that the system is working. There are numerous factors that impede
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Obesity in anglophone countries | Kaja Pavlinić‚ 3.IB | | Prva gimnazija Varaždin | 2.2.2013. | | Table of contents I. Introduction 2 II. Obesity in the USA 3 III. Obesity in the UK 4 IV. Obesity in Australia 5 V. Conclusion 6 VI. Sources 7 I. Introduction Obesity can be defined as an excess proportion of total body fat that presents a risk to health. It is a major risk factor for various health issues‚ including
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scientific writing like lab reports or articles. There is also academic writing used for developing the skills needed to do more advanced types of writing. An example of this type of writing would be low-stakes writing. According to an article Low-Stakes Writing: Writing to Learn‚ Not Learning to Write‚ low-stakes writing is a tool to help students build comfort with sharing and developing their thoughts through writing. It gives a student or the writer the opportunity to develop ideas freely and without
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