Academic Reading sample task – Identifying writer’s views/claims Discovered in the early 1800s and named ‘nicotianine’‚ the oily essence now called nicotine is the main active ingredient of tobacco. Nicotine‚ however‚ is only a small component of cigarette smoke‚ which contains more than 4‚700 chemical compounds‚ including 43 cancer-causing substances. In recent times‚ scientific research has been providing evidence that years of cigarette smoking vastly increases the risk of developing fatal medical
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int. j. prod. res.‚ 2001‚ vol. 39‚ no. 16‚ 3561±3600 A review of agile manufacturing systems LUIS M. SANCHEZy and RAKESH NAGIy* About a decade ago‚ the agile manufacturing paradigm was formulated in response to the constantly changing `new economy’ and as a basis for returning to global competitiveness. While agility means di erent things to di erent enterprises under di erent contexts‚ the following elements capture its essential concept: agility is characterized by cooperativeness and synergism
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problems disappear gradually with the appearance of new modern technologies and leading these technologies is nanotechnology and its applications on buildings. Accordingly‚ there is no doubt that nanotechnology is going to make a revolution for architecture industry. The future success of this technology depends on the development of different items concerning energy saving technology and enhancing the properties of building materials that achieve human comfort. This report is composed entirely
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I am writing me essay on Rick Russell Riordan. The reason why I am doing this is on him is because he is an inspiration. And made many accomplishments. Rick also had to go through so much in order to get where he is today. Furthermore‚ rick won many awards throughout his life. In addition rick Russell Riordan created many stories that I loved which made him an inspiration to me. Rick Riordan wrote the Kane chronicles. Which contained the red pyramid‚ the thrown of fire‚ and the serpent’s shadow
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Introduction……………………………………………………..……...P.2 2) Identify Software Categories 1. Definition of System Software………………………………….P.3-4 2. Definition of Application Software………………………….….P.5 3. The difference between system software and application software………………………………………..P.6-7 3) Two examples of system software and the benefits 1. Microsoft Windows 7……………………………………………P.8-12 2. Mac OSX…………………………………………………………P.13-14 4) Two examples of application software and the benefits 1. Excel……………………………………………………………
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Riordan Home Page: In the Home Page of the Intranet site for Riordan Manufacturing it shows that this company employs more than 550 employees around the world. Their earnings are projected to earn annually around $46 million dollars and they have their headquarters set in San Jose‚ California. In their facility in Albany‚ Georgia they produce their plastic beverage containers while in Pontiac‚ Michigan they usually make their custom plastic parts. In their headquarters they keep their research
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The 12th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG) 1-6 October‚ 2008 Goa‚ India Earthquake Risk Mitigation Strategies in India C. Ghosh National Institute of Disaster Management‚ New Delhi‚ India Keywords: Disaster Management‚ earthquake‚ mitigation‚ building codes‚ ABSTRACT: About 59% of India’s land area is under the threat of moderate to severe earthquake shaking intensity VII and higher. In the last 20 years‚ 8 major
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Computer software can be divided into two main categories: application software and system software. Application Software: Application Software includes programs that do real work for user. Example: Payroll systems‚ Inventory Control‚ Manage student database‚ Word Processor‚ Spreadsheet and Database Management System etc. Application software consists of the programs for performing tasks particular to the machine’s utilization. Examples of application software include spreadsheets‚ database systems
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Computer architecture or digital computer organization is the conceptual design and fundamental operational structure of a computer system. It’s a blueprint and functional description of requirements and design implementations for the various parts of a computer‚ focusing largely on the way by which the central processing unit (CPU) performs internally and accesses addresses in memory. It may also be defined as the science and art of selecting and interconnecting hardware components to create computers
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Enterprise Architecture: Question Consider yourself a practitioner in computer technology‚ telecommunications and Software system‚ who is interested in acquiring skills through knowledge of the most advanced application tools and methods both present (such as MIT programme) and coming. You have consequently been charged with planning‚ developing‚ applying and delivering advance information systems‚ architectural solution and programming products. Identify and critically analyze cognate enterprise
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