The first type of iron was the “pig iron”‚ produced with a high carbon level that makes it rigid‚ hard and fragile. In 1710 were introduced the coke smelting iron‚ but until 1750 this new product was not widely used; the reduced costs of pig-iron allowed the use of cast iron in many more applications‚ especially in constructions. In this case the innovation is not due to the costs of the material but
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The Spread of the Industrial Revolution and its effect on Society JF History 104 Western Civilizations Prof. LG August 27‚ 2012 The Spread of the Industrial Revolution and its effect on Society The Industrial Revolution spread across the globe as it fostered tremendous social and economic changes in every country fortunate enough to participate. As many countries witnessed the birth of Industrialization‚ dramatic social and economic changes took place that significantly altered the
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WATER AS OUR NATURAL RESOURSE There are more than 326 million trillion gallons of water on Earth. Less than 3 % of all this water is fresh water and of that amount‚ more than two-thirds is locked up in ice caps and glaciers. With so much water around it seems like there is enough to see us through for millions of years. But did you know that even water‚ which seems to be in abundance‚ might one day become scarce? Each time you throw something as garbage‚ think of where it will finally end up. Whether
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Theoretical Background This study is anchored on Brian Hills’ Dynamic Awareness Theory.Awareness (or lack of it) is an important property of people’s epistemic states at particular moments‚ with significant consequences for the decisionsthey make‚ their actions‚ and their behavior in situations of interaction (Hill‚ 2007). Awareness is a state of understanding about certain situations‚ events‚ phenomenon‚ in which people are mindful or knowledgeable enough to perceive such occurrence.A person’s
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the main semiconductor material for PV * Low grade silicon such as 5N (UMG-si) silicon is cheaper than 6N silicon * Canadian Solar has commercialized products with the lower grades for silicon * UMG-si is a bi product of the aluminum smelting business * Monocrystalline is efficiency that polycrystalline ‚ but with higher cost of productions * Thin-film have no crystalline silicon ‚ but rather a painted or printed semi-conductor; however‚ three of six materials had not been commercial
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ALCOHOL WITH CHARCOAL AS SUBSTITUTE TO PENTEL PEN INK An Investigatory Project Presented to The Faculty of the High School Department Surigao Education Center Km. 2‚ Surigao City ____________________________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For Science III ____________________________________ by Alutaya‚ Klaus Steven Kinkel G. Guy-ab‚ Jayford Jumandos‚ Julie Ann Cabuyaon‚ Laica Chua‚ Joshua Jordan . Roma‚ Jaypaul March 2013 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Whatever
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Economics 4130 SP13 Midterm 1 Review The exam will have 5‚ 10-point questions on it from the questions below. 1. List 2 data sources researchers use to estimate historical standards of living and explain what they can infer from these sources. List three indicators of economic development other than National Income measures (NI‚ GDP‚ or GNP‚ level‚ growth rate‚ or per capita) that are of interest to economists and explain what can be inferred from each of these indicators.
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Mesa Community College The Etruscans ASB222: Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: Old World Colleen Strawhacker‚ M.A. December 6‚ 2012 The inhabitants of the stone and bronze ages of Northern Italy‚ the region known as modern day Tuscany‚ eventually developed into the people that are known by others as the Etruscans (Nardo pg.8). The ancient Greeks had other names for them‚ including the Tyrsenoi or Tyrrhenoi and the Romans moniker for the Etruscans was the Tusci
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Operations Management II Introduction to Operations Research Operations Research (OR) Definition Operations Research is the representation of real world systems by mathematical models together with the use of quantitative methods (Algorithms) for solving such models‚ with a view of optimising. - (J.E Beasley) “The attack of modern science on complex problems arising in the direction and management of large systems of men‚ machines‚ materials and money in industry‚ business‚ government
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To Dr Alex Manzoni The evolution of management thought and it’s relation to project management organisational structures. Author: Jarrod Belle Executive Summary Contents 1.0 – Introduction 2.0 – Part A – Management functions and evolution 3.1 – Preclassical period 3.2 – Classical viewpoint 3.3.1 – Scientific management 3.3.2 – Bureaucratic management 3.3.3 – Administrative management 3.0 – Part B – Project Management and organisational structures
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