Why does innovation need to be supported? Public sector innovation does not happen by itself: problems need to be identified and ideas translated into projects which can be piloted on a small scale and then implemented and diffused. This requires public sector organisations to identify the processes and structures which can support and accelerate the innovation activity at each stage of its lifecycle. While there is a growing body of evidence on innovative practices in the public sector‚ there is
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The debate over the superior socioeconomic system has gone on for over 100 years‚ and there seems to never be any consensus. In fact‚ the debate has become so heated that wars have been fought in order to prove supremacy—i.e. the Cold War fought primarily between the USA and the USSR. On one end of this debate lies the communist party that’s goal is to eliminate the gap between the rich and the poor by creating social and economic equality between classes. The opposing party is the capitalists‚ who
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It is predicted that the concentration of CO2 will triple to what the pre-industrial average of 280 ppm. Currently‚ according to the CO2 detector on Mauna Loa Observatory is registering 398.78 ppm. Kaster (1998) states that‚” Of the 7.1 gigatons of carbon released each year about 3.3 Gt C accumulates in the atmosphere.” An increase of air pollutants is a result of continued use of fossil fuels. Air pollutants such
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efficient tools come along to can help them see what Gliese 581g atmosphere is made of. Researchers have discovered some interesting information regarding Gliese 581g. These discoveries are based on 11 years of observations at the W. M. Keck Observatory in
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Data Sheet Animals found inside the quadrats: Animal names | Number of Individuals | | Quadrat 1(near sea water) | Quadrat 2(intertidal zone) | Quadrat 3(splash zone) | Periwinkles | 0 | 16 | 0 | Barnacles | 0 | 19 | 0 | Bivalves | 0 | 10 | 0 | Hermit crabs | 15 | 0 | 0 | Snail | 1 | 0 | 0 | Animals found outside the quadrats: Animal names | Nos. | Micro-habitat | periwinkles | 42 | Rocky shores | oyster | 20 | Rocky shores | sea cucumber | 51 | Gravel beds offshore
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On a hill overlooking a large lake‚ this museum is a cultural facility for the artistic education of children. It is made up of three units – the main museum‚ an intermediate plaza and a workshop complex- all linked by a long pathway slice through the hillside. The main unit is a multi-functional complex containing a library‚ indoor and outdoor theatres‚ exhibition gallery‚ multi-purpose hall and restaurant. It is composed of two staggered volumes‚ one of which connects with a fan-shaped building
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THE SPARROW The novel begins in the year 2019‚ when the SETI program‚ at the Arecibo Observatory‚ picks up radio broadcasts of music from the vicinity of Alpha Centauri. The first expedition to Rakhat‚ the world that is sending the music‚ is organized by the Jesuit order. Only one of the crew‚ Father Emilio Sandoz‚ a priest‚ survives to return to Earth‚ and he is damaged physically and psychologically. The story is told in framed flashback‚ with chapters alternating between the story of the expedition
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It would be nearly impossible to document every occurrence from ~13.7 billion years ago (the proposed beginning of the universe) to the present; however‚ comedic author Bill Bryson manages to provide great intellectual insight into many complex topics while still making entertaining remarks. Although he may be no expert in the arcane fields of quantum physics or mathematics‚ Bryson relied on a wide variety of sources (e.g. scientific research papers‚ interviews with experts) to compile this readily
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Long-term global warming trend sustained in 2013 1 January 21‚ 2014 Steve Cole‚ NASA Headquarters Leslie McCarthy‚ NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies NASA scientists say 2013 tied with 2009 and 2006 for the seventh warmest year since 1880‚ continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures. With the exception of 1998‚ the 10 warmest years in the 134-year record have all occurred since 2000‚ with 2010 and 2005 ranking as the warmest years on record. Global temperatures have
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Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome Geographical Location The geographical locations of temperate deciduous forest biomes are in the eastern part of the United States and Canada‚ most of Europe‚ parts of China‚ and Japan. They are located between the polar regions and the tropics. Climate Conditions The weather of the temperate deciduous forest biome has four distinct changing seasons of winter‚ spring‚ summer‚ and fall. The seasons occur here because of the Earth’s tilt on its axis which allows
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