Software Reliability Engineering: A Roadmap Michael R. Lyu Michael R. Lyu received the Ph.D. in computer science from University of California‚ Los Angeles in 1988. He is a Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory‚ Bellcore‚ and Bell Labs; and taught at the University of Iowa. He has participated in more than 30 industrial projects‚ published over 250 papers‚ and helped to develop many commercial
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Critically acclaimed author Stephen R. Brown in his work titled “Scurvy: How a Surgeon‚ a Mariner and a Gentleman solved the greatest medical mystery of the age of sail.” Brown offers his readers a factual and historically accurate account of life at sea during the age of sail; however‚ one could easily mistake parts of this book for a work of fiction. Brown achieves this rare balance by employing techniques normally reserved for a work of fiction. By paying particular attention to the underlying
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power that is used to cause evil things. Magic is an art that can be learned but never taught‚ another explanation given by encyclopedia about magic is‚ it has something to do with superstition. In the book entitled Medicine‚ Magic and Religion by W H R Rivers‚ magic is defined as
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Over the last few decades our world has seen a migration or a swift transition‚ if you will‚ from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy. The book‚ The Great Transition‚ by Lester R. Brown‚ is an account of that very change our world has seen with respect to the global energy revolution. The book details the shift in philosophy different countries have embraced over the years‚ going from the conventional oil‚ nuclear power and coal to the less conventional and more exciting renewable energies
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Management Challenge: Floors ‘R’ World Case 0.1 Question 1: The application of the three change management theories (The Individual Perspective School‚ the Group Dynamics School‚ the Open Systems School) for the Floors ‘R’ World case and the evaluation of the different alternative strategies the organization’s management could employ to drive change and motivate employees. Question 2: Which of the three schools discussed in Question 1 best explains the situation at Floors ‘R’ World? What would be this
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Life of Pi Vs. The Catcher in the Rye -A Comparative Essay All literature contains a purpose behind it—an underlying message that the author is trying to convey. As a result of this‚ most novels typically tend to focus on several specific areas‚ leaving other areas less explored. Setting‚ main character‚ and conflict are arguably the three most important elements of a novel. Novels such as Life of Pi by Yann Martel and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger demonstrate the
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2.5.2 Effect of Board Independence on C.S.R. Board independence refers to a corporate board with majority of outside directors. It is believed that board dominated by outside or independence directors are more vigilant in monitoring behaviour and decision making of the company (Finegold et al.‚ 2007). The reason is that shareholders` interest could be well protected by outside directors than the inside directors. Outside directors bring in more skills and knowledge to the company which increases
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This article is mainly focusing on discussing the current situation in which the EMS has been emphasized in Canada and its relationship with the company operations. Nowadays‚ as the public awareness of putting the issues of protecting environment as necessarily has been increased‚ not only had the government of Canada put more attention on how to create the strict environmental law with fine or taxes that high enough for producing the behavior change preventing environmental destruction‚ but also
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* R&D Outsourcing Case study: Blackberry 10 development Outsourcing of R&D functions of company is not a new concept. Its history can be traced way back to 1970’s and 1980’s when companies in United States were contracted by the government to carry out R&D activities on behalf of them. During the early 1990’s‚ concept of outsourcing R&D expanded rapidly. Today many global players in the market outsource at least a small portion of their R&D activities to other countries like
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Informational-Interview Questions for Entrepreneurs Compiled by Katharine Hansen‚ Ph.D. Informational Interviews are a wonderful networking tool‚ as well as for learning more about careers in which you are interested. What if you’re more interested in starting your own business than working for someone else? Informational interviews are terrific for finding out more about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Here are questions to consider asking entrepreneurs when you interview them:
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