Asian Journal of Applied Sciences (ISSN: 2321 – 0893) Volume 02 – Issue 01‚ February 2014 Quality of Oleoresinous Wood Varnish Prepared using Resin Synthesized from Tannin Extracted from Stem Bark of Khaya senegalensis Osei Akoto1 and Anthony Osei-Brefoh2 1 Department of Chemistry‚ Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi‚ Ghana 2 Department of Chemistry‚ Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi‚ Ghana __________________________________________
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Alternative Fuels Rebecca Holder‚ Linda Williams‚ Caprice Harris COMM/215 July 15‚ 2013 Dr. Lonnie McCray Alternative Fuels This assessment will focus primarily on the use of alternative fuel vehicles at Lotus Rental Car’s‚ discussing the advantages and disadvantages of alternative fuels and the impact it will have on the American public. With gas prices increasing daily‚ renting a vehicle is becoming a fast growing decision for families going on vacation and people who make their living
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December 5‚ 2001 Alternatives to incarceration Ever since the first prison opened in the United States in 1790‚ incarceration has been the center of the nation’s criminal justice system. Over this 200 year period many creative alternatives to incarceration have been tried‚ and many at a much lower cost than imprisonment. It wasn’t until the late 1980’s when our criminal justice systems across the country began experiencing a problem with overcrowding of facilities. This problem forced lawmakers
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700/233 1.1 Issue 1: Maternity Leave 233 The issue of maternity leave is a debatable topic among governments‚ employers and employees with differing interests. Varying across countries‚ Malaysia practices a minimum of 60 days according to the Employment Act 1955 (Lawnet.com.my 2010) . In theSun Newspaper‚ Chandranagayam (2010) discussed how Malaysian practitioners responded poorly towards National Union of Bank Employee’s (NUBE) call to increase maternity leave from 60 to 90 days‚ citing business
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Maternity Leave Paid Maternity Leave: Wage Disparity Baker College BUS 609 Ana Couto Abstract Maternity Leave Policy in the US falls behind other industrialized countries in regards to compensation‚ duration and employer support. Despite the historical efforts from feminists to achieve equality in the workplace at the expense of forgoing maternity leave privileges‚ women are still suffering from wage inequality in the workplace. Studies demonstrate that maternity leave policies
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-sick leave [ 6-8 ] days. -casual leave [ 10-12 ] days. -earned [ paid ] leave‚ after 12 months service [ 4 weeks ] -sectional/national holidays [ 11-12] depending on which state you are in. -maternity leave 135 days. -paternity leave 15 days. Earned Leave · The leave entitlement is 30 working days for each completed year of service and accrues after completion of one year of service in the firm. · He/She is also entitled for 7 days of Sick leave and 7
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Name English Teacher 13 November 2013 Different Types of Alternative Energy “Every day‚ the world produces carbon dioxide that is released to the earth’s atmosphere and will still be there in one hundred years’ time. This increased content of carbon dioxide increases the warmth of our planet and is the main cause of the so called “Global Warming Effect.” One answer to global warming is to replace current technologies with alternatives that have comparable or better performance‚ but do not emit
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parental leave. Not to mention the hospital costs‚ the appliance and furniture needs‚ and the stress that comes with being a new parent. It is still extremely rare to see a woman paid on her maternity leave‚ and even rarer to see a man take more than a few days after the birth of a baby. These kinds of acts promote gender stereotypes and limit new mothers and fathers. Parents‚ regardless of gender‚ should be allowed paid parental leave while awaiting the birth or adoption of a child. This leave contributes
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Is alternative medicine effective or ineffective? Since the beginning of time there have been various cultures that have counted on what modern Western physicians refer to as alternative medicine. Before modern Western medicine became what it is today every illness was treated by some sort of natural remedy or alternative medicine. The debate still continues today whether or not alternative medicine is effective or if they are temporary solutions that will eventually lead to a turning towards Western
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Paternity Leave “Paternity leave” refers to a kind of special leave granted to employees for meeting their family need. (ref 1) It is a kind of parental leave that is for caring of newborns or newly adopted children (ref 15). In the society‚ people put more emphasis on creating a better work-life balance. Paternity Leave is one of the sources of creating work-life balance. According to the studies of the University Of Hong Kong Public Opinion Programme‚ it found that Paternity leave is one of the
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