ARTICLES Effect of large-scale social marketing of insecticide-treated nets on child survival in rural Tanzania Joanna R M Armstrong Schellenberg‚ Salim Abdulla‚ Rose Nathan‚ Oscar Mukasa‚ Tanya J Marchant‚ Nassor Kikumbih‚ Adiel K Mushi‚ Haji Mponda‚ Happiness Minja‚ Hassan Mshinda‚ Marcel Tanner‚ Christian Lengeler Summary Background Insecticide-treated nets have proven efficacy as a malaria-control tool in Africa. However‚ the transition from efficacy to effectiveness cannot be taken for
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What sustainability issues will arise from the large scale adoption of electric cars? With the recent introduction of the electric car into Ireland‚ I am going to outline some of the sustainability issues that will arise from their large scale adoption. The car has already received backing by the government who have recently announced their plans for the induction and eventual change over to electrically powered vehicles. What is an Electric Car? An electric car‚ is a vehicle which like the typical
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ORGANIC BRAIN DAMAGE WITH THE HELP OF WECHSLER SCALE Shakti Mehrotra Dr. Ambalika Sinha * Scientist ‘F’ Selection Centre East‚ Allahabad. **Assistant Professor‚ Department of Humanities and Social Sciences MNNIT‚ Allahabad ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic value of Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised ( WAIS-R ) and Weschler Adult Performance Intelligence Scale Revised (WAPIS - PR). The sample consisted of
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A small scale investigation into the factors influencing the conceptual change in children’s scientific thinking Abstract The present study aims to compare how Piaget and Vygotsky theories promote conceptual change in children’s scientific thinking. The investigation is an adaptation of a procedure used in 1930 by Piaget and compares two children’s predictions and explanations of why some objects float or sink. Children’s thinking is then challenged using discovery learning and scaffolding
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Evaluate the view that the separation of ownership from control in large firms inevitably causes diseconomies of scale In this essay I plan to show what consequences there are from a separation of ownership from control and what effects could occur as a result. I will be arguing whether managers are worth the cost of hiring‚ to the business as a whole‚ giving examples of problems that may arise in these types of situations and what impact they can cause. The separation of ownership in large firms
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Nano-scale Phase Change Materials (PCM’s) and Their Effect on Heat Transfer Fluids Sean Schulte‚ Chaoming Wang‚ Ming Su 1NanoScience Technology Center‚ 2Department of Mechanical‚ Materials‚ and Aerospace Engineering‚ University of Central Florida‚ Orlando‚ Florida 32826. mingsu@mail.ucf.edu Abstract: Introduction: Heat transfer fluids (HTF’s) are often used as carriers in heat transfer equipment. It therefor comes as no surprise that finding a way to make HTF’s more efficient is desirable
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Do you agree that UK manufacturers need to operate on a global scale in order to succeed? Globalisation is the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. UK manufacturers should operate globally because offshoring and outsourced labour‚ especially overseas labour often includes technically skilled‚ highly educated and multilingual workers who are willing to work for much less than typical UK wages. The advantage
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To what extent can Chandler’s model of large-scale‚ integrated managerial enterprise explain the long-term competitiveness of leading economies? Chandler`s model of large-scale enterprises is a way from and shift away from the ‘invisible hand’ model given by Adam Smith. Chandler`s model is an attempt to explain the developments in the second phase of industrial revolution where he tends to reason behind the enhancement of capital. In this context‚ he gave the concept of modern
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Part 1: Essay Questions Essay 1 Final Exam: Essay #1 Andrea Swink PSY325 Dorothy Sellers July 21‚ 2014 The research question for this experiment was which vaccine is more effective for preventing getting the flu? The null hypothesis was shot spray is equal effective than nasal spray the alternative hypothesis was shot id more effective than nasal spray. After looking through the experiment‚ the results of this test seemed was statistically significant. The
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control in large firms inevitably leads to diseconomies of scale. The separation of ownership from control can be defined as the situation in which the shareholders of a firm do not manage or control it. The shareholders of large publicly owned have no controlling interest and hence the managers and directors run the organisation. Diseconomies of scale can be described as the increase in the long term average cost of production as the scale of operation increases. It can be argued that the separation
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