modern biotechnology‚ one or two genes (Smartstax from Monsanto in collaboration with Dow AgroSciences will use eight‚ starting in 2010) may be transferred to a highly developed crop variety to impart a new character that would increase its yield.[26] However‚ while increases in crop yield are the most obvious
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Status of ELT with reference to The Indian Culture Mrs. Rupali Londhe Abstract: The basic premise of any language acquisition is the cultural background that the learner possesses. In this paper in general‚ we will be discussing how the culture of a learner affects his language acquisition specially the corresponding ones. In particular‚ case studies across the countries will be referenced to bring home the point of the importance of a learner’s culture‚ his social background and
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Database Marketing Increases Dell’s Sales Dell Computer Corporation has been the world’s largest direct-sale vendor of personal computers. One way the company distinguishes itself from other suppliers of PCs is by acting quickly on the masses of datait gathers from customers. (The company receives over 50‚000 telephone calls or electronic mail messages daily.) “Information is a valuable competitive weapon‚” says Tom Thomas‚ the chief information officer. “Our whole business system is geared to collect
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ZAKAT MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA: THE STATUS QUO MUSTAFA‚ Murtala Oladimeji .Abioye Ph.D. University of Abuja‚ Abuja‚ Nigeria‚ and Siti Normala Sheikh Obid Ph.D. International Islamic University Malaysia Abstract Over a decade ago‚ states that adopted Shariah legal system‚ in the northern part of Nigeria as well as non-governmental organizations in the southern western part re-introduced institutionalized zakat management but only fragmented knowledge of status of this initiative is available despite
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The Role and Status of Women When reading Segu and Things Fall Apart‚ the role of women is a major part of each novel. Their roles are alike in some ways but at the same time they have some slight differences. In Achebe’s text‚ women do not seem to be of much importance in their day to day life‚ but they are crucial to the spiritual wellness of their culture. In Conde’s text though‚ the women are much more respected by the people in their tribe. The level of reverence for women differs greatly
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Charles Oshon CRJ-110 Explain how media reports of crime have led to increased public concern about criminal activity. When any criminal activity occurs the Medias are the first to the scene after the police. They interview families of decease and victims. The audience at home sees this and gets even more worried because they’re not sure what could happen the next day. The public is more concerned day by day as the media reports on the activities that are occurring. When a citizen leaves
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The headlines of one of the leading newspapers often goes like‚ “A professor beaten to death by his own students”. Going through such headlines has become a routine affair for us. The country is plagued by many catastrophic‚ socio-economic issues like poverty‚ terrorism‚ illiteracy and corruption. The involvement of the youth in overcoming these problems is of great importance. The youth‚ in a rising nation like ours‚ plays a strong role in bringing reforms to restructure the nation. They protest
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Mini-Mental Status Exam JS scored twenty-eight out of thirty possible on the Mini-Mental State Examination. This shows no cognitive impairment without any clinical signs of cognitive impairment present. She received a perfect score on everything except two areas. The first one was only being able to recite only two of the three items to be remembered. Second area was difficulty counting back from one hundred by sevens (Demential Today website‚ n.d.). Fall Prevention Scale JS scored a total of
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How far do you agree that the lives of workers changed in Russia to a large extent between 1855 and 1964? Without doubt‚ workers lives showed a considerable amount of change from 1855-1964. However‚ there were also large degrees of continuity so the extent of this change can be questioned. The status of workers changed in two main eras; Stalin’s rule and Witte’s industrialisation. Despite this‚ the status of workers stayed more level in 1892-1964‚ suggesting a large amount of continuity. Working
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Can Social Media Increase Voter Turnout? Today‚ only about half of registered voters in America actually vote; a sad statistic of an uninformed‚ unconcerned population. Social media networks such as Facebook have proven to not only inform voters but to actually improve voter turnout‚ by using a get-out-the-vote message. Facebook is utilized throughout the year as a channel to influence its users‚ but Political campaigns have recently started taking advantage of this tool to reach out to
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