Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Concrete is widely used in constructing buildings‚ houses and other structures‚ but in order to have a strong structure there are factors to be considered. One of which is compressive strength‚ this is important to the structure especially if it is a high rise building and will be used commercially. The compressive strength of a concrete is important especially to the column of a structure because it resists compression force. Columns must have
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Most mains-operated equipment in use today is connected to the supply via plugs and sockets. These are generally acceptable in benign environments‚ but can be unsafe or have limited life in the presence of moisture. In explosive atmospheres and in undersea applications‚ special connectors must be used. This paper describes a technique‚ the contactless energy transfer system (CETS)‚ by which electrical energy may be transmitted‚ without electrical connection or physical
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Global Communications Benchmarking Research The leadership of Global Communication lost their vision for the company and the employees. In an attempt to remain competitive‚ the leaders missed the mark in looking for the best solutions to their problems of decreased revenue and productivity. Staying in touch with the strategies that brought them previous success in addition to creative solutions and improvements‚ the organizational atmosphere can be steered into the direction it needs to go to remain
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S. (2000)‚ ``Enterprise resource planning: business needs and technologies’’‚ Industrial Management & Data Systems‚ Vol. 1000 No. 2. Rick‚ M. (1997)‚ ``IT integration programmed for global operation’’‚ Chemical Week‚ Vol Sato‚ R.‚ Hotaka‚ R. and Noguchi‚ H. (1999)‚ ``ERP and business process engineering in
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When Americans think of a politician assassinated‚ they usually think of John F. Kennedy. After all‚ he was the President of the United States and his death caused a huge controversy potentially linking it to a conspiracy. But what about his brother‚ Robert F. Kennedy? After the world was slowly getting over the death of the first Kennedy brother‚ the death of another Kennedy brother shocked the world. The Kennedy brothers’ deaths have one major thing in common: they were both considered a conspiracy
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Christian Schindler lnga Strehlow Departments of Microbiology and Medicine College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University New York‚ NY 10032 Cytokines and STAT Signaling 1. Introduction First discovered as the major signal transducer in interferon-mediated gene activation‚ STATs (signal transducers and activators of transcription) are now known to play a significant role in signal transduction for most cytokines. STATs represent a family of conserved proteins‚ seven of which have
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Martial arts From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The martial art of boxing was practiced in the ancient Thera. Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices‚ which are practiced for a variety of reasons: self-defense‚ competition‚ physical health and fitness‚ entertainment‚ as well as mental‚ physical‚ and spiritual development. Although the term martial art has become heavily associated with the fighting arts of eastern Asia‚ it was originally
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| DESIGN OF A LOW SPEED WIND TURBINEbyJOSHUA TAN HUAT HUISession 2012/2013 | | The project report is prepared for Faculty of Engineering and Technology Multimedia University in partial fulfilment for Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Mechanical FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY January 2013 COPYRIGHT The copyright of this report belongs to the author under the terms of the Copyright Act 1987 as qualified by Regulation 4(1) of the Multimedia University Intellectual
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40‚ 516–521 (21) Takeda‚ K.‚ & Hayashi‚ K. (1965) Proc. Jpn. Acad. 39‚ 449–454 (22) Lasagabaster‚ A.‚ Martin‚ C.‚ & GoZi‚ M.M. (1994) J. Chem. Tech. Biotechnol. 60‚ 397–403 (23) Grafe‚ V. (1912) Chem. Zt. 35‚ 768 (24) Matsumoto‚ T.‚ Nishida‚ K.‚ Noguchi‚ M.‚ & Tamaki‚ E. (1970) Agric. Biol. Chem. 34‚ 1110–1114
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A review of Guava (Psidium guajava) Anthony C. Dweck FLS FRSC FRSH Dweck Data Introduction In the next of our series on Far Eastern plant we look at Guava or Psidium guajava In folk medicine‚ extracts of roots‚ bark‚ and leaves are used to treat gastroenteritis‚ vomiting‚ diarrhoea‚ dysentery‚ wounds‚ ulcers‚ toothache‚ coughs‚ sore throat‚ inflamed gums‚ and a number of other conditions (Morton 1987). This plant seemed worthy of an in depth review. Family: Myrtaceae Common names: Common
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