The use of mixed methods is currently increasing in social science research since it emphasizes methodological pluralism‚ and provides a broader and more credible understanding of the research problem than the use of a single method (Tashakkori and Teddlie 2010). However‚ mixing methods for no good reason other than the sake of it can produce disjointed and unfocussed research‚ and can severely test the capabilities of researchers. I raise some cautionary issues in this paper by critiquing the methodology
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Organic chemistry 201 | Mixed Melting Points | Determination of an Unknown Solid | | [Type the author name] | 9/15/2011 | Purpose : The main purpose of this experiment was to identify an unknown compound/substance by performing multiple experimental melting point tests. Pure and impure solids were tested to see what affect pureness/impureness had on a melting point. Background: The melting point of a solid can be used to determine the purity of the solid. Pure samples usually have
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1.0 Introduction A sudden anthrax attack has caused panic among the beef consumers in Bangladesh. The demand and sale of beef are falling drastically across the country following reports of outbreak and spread of anthrax attack on cattle and human beings in different areas. This year in Bangladesh the disease was first identified in Sirajganj on Aug 19‚ at Chithhulia village under Kayempur of ShahjadpurUpazila. There at least 26 people‚ including two children‚ showed signs of infection. After
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Assignment On Branding Bangladesh Course Code: MKT 202 Course title: Introduction to Marketing Submitted To: Omar Nasif Abdullah BBA Program‚ North South University‚ Dhaka Submitted by Abrar Khan ID: 1330663630 Section: 7 Date: 06/04/2014 BANGLADESH A LAND OF NATURE Introduction: Bangladesh is a country of natural beauty. She is blessed with endowment of almighty. A paper by Majbritt (2010) argues that the six
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Michele Matos “Mixed Messenger” By: Peggy Orenstein In the reading‚ “Mixed Messenger”‚ Peggy Orenstein has an interesting take on her thoughts on racial identity‚ the role of race in society‚ Obama‚ and America’s rapidly growing‚ bi-racial nature. As a white mother of a biracial child‚ Orenstein has an interesting point as to how people view races and how discriminating and stereotypical people can be towards the mixing of races. For example‚ when Orenstein writes about the time “at
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The history of mixed-race individuals is one that has been overlooked and underrepresented for centuries. Some have constructed research regarding this topic‚ yet Mixed-Race people seem to fall between the cracks of the over-discussed and typical themes in history—such as slavery‚ the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade‚ and the creation of the United States Constitution. Many know of the enslavement of African American’s in Jamestown‚ Virginia along with knowing the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade began in the
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MARKET FAILURE IN BANGLADESH: NEGATIVE IMPACT OF DYEING INDUSTRY ON ENVIRONMENT Prepared for: Sheikh Morshed Jahan Course Instructor: Bangladesh Studies (K202) Prepared by: Rakshanda Zihan Roll No # 72‚ Section- B BBA‚ Batch 19th Institute of Business Administration‚ University of Dhaka‚ Dhaka March 31‚ 2013 Market Failure: Market Failure is an economic situation that occurs in free market economy. When in any given market‚ the quantity of a product demanded by consumers does not equate
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2012 with a total outlay of Tk 1‚91‚738 crore which consists of a deficit of Tk 52‚068 crore or five percent of the GDP. The budget fiscal year (FY) 2012-13 was announced by the Honorable Finance Minister on June 7‚ 2012‚ against the backdrop of mixed performance in the preceding year in terms of macroeconomic and fiscal management. Global economic outlook and Bangladesh’s export prospects have also deteriorated markedly because of further deepening of the Euro-Zone Debt Crisis. The budget would
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Exercise Exercise 2 MIXED TENSES Motorcycle Accidents A spokesman for the Public Works Department says motorcycle lanes 1. _________ (be) no longer needed on the highway as the accident rate involving motorcycles 2. ______________ (be) negligible compared to trunk roads. The percentage of motorcycle accidents along the expressway 3. _________ (be) less than 0.01%‚ most of which are caused by reckless riding and speeding. According to international design requirements‚ a separate
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Introduction Bangladesh is enriched with extensive and huge qualitative water resources distributed all over the country in the form of different types of ponds‚ beels‚ lakes‚ boropits‚ small and large rivers and estuaries covering an area of about 4.34 million hectare (ha.). There are four categories of major fisheries resources: these are- 1) Inland open water‚ 2) Inland closed water‚ 3) Brackish water‚ and 4) Marine water. Fisheries sector has been playing a significant role from time immemorial
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