Approach to Modeling Aviation Security Problems Using the KNAPSACK Problem Amy E. Simms Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Operations Research Dr. Sheldon H. Jacobson‚ Co-Chair Dr. John E. Kobza‚ Co-Chair Dr. C. Patrick Koelling June 20‚ 1997 Blacksburg‚ Virginia Keywords: Access Control‚ Airport Security‚ Knapsack Problem‚ Probability Theory Copyright 1997‚
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Assignment: Inverted Index October 19‚ 2012 1 Introduction Today‚ top search engines like Google and Yahoo use a data structure called Inverted Index for their matching of queries to the documents and give users the relevant documents according to their rank. Inverted Index is basically a mapping from a word to its position of occurence in the document. Since a word may appear more than once in the document‚ storing all the positions and the frequency of a word in the document gives an
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moking Ban THE ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY; AND AN APPLICATION OF THESE PRINCIPLES TO THE SMOKING BAN INTRODUCTION: The formation of public health policy involves a careful balancing exercise between the needs and rights of different groups of people. Due to the very nature of public health‚ creating legislation in this area involves the consideration of a number of often competing factors. These include‚ but are not limited to‚ health impacts‚ economic issues‚ enforceability
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Introduction Statement of the problem Female and male gender Roles in today’s society reflect on more than just what others think about the man and female role. This paper will also show how and why people think this way. At the time of conception male and female babies are influenced to act a certain way by the actions of the people around them the most. A baby’s sex distinction is developed prior to birth. Gender differences are a matter of power‚ therefore‚ Masculine is typically a social priority
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some people argue it is useless. It is important to know what really causes the earth temperature rise‚ which is human being’s mistake. It is also important to know its effectiveness‚ how can we get the solution and in what point people who see this problem differently must know. The effectiveness of climate change has been added up in every single year. The earth has become a hard place to live now. According to National Geographic research and observation‚ Icebergs in the North Pole is melting‚ and
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Final Assignment in Public Relations and Advertising Course Cigarette Advertising: Ethical Aspect December 2008 Thessaloniki‚ Greece Abstract The aim of the final assignment is to analyze the issue of cigarette advertising from the ethical point of view. The evidence examined basically tells about the unsuccessful restrictions of cigarette advertising. Relevant theories are applied‚ such as Consequentialism and Elaboration Likelihood model to make a more explicit research of the
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Industry Analysis Herbal cigarettes provide what consumers may believe to be a safe alternative to typical tobacco products. There are a wide range of consumable ingredients found in these alternative cigarettes such as corn silk‚ mint‚ and cinnamon. Other producers of Herbal Cigarettes manufacture these products with rose petals‚ lemongrass‚ or cloverleaves‚ and the list goes on. First sold in the 1990’s‚ tobacco users looked to herbal cigarette as a new trend that is safer than you average
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I. Introduction a. When it comes to products that pose an immediate health risk tobacco‚ alcohol and prescription drugs are front-runners for debate. With statistical data in mind it is obvious that each of these three industries manufacture and promote products that are hazardous to the consumers health. Should there be advertising restrictions on products that pose an immediate health risk to consumer? b. Sources i. Past and present bans ineffectiveness ii. Advertisement
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About ten million cigarettes are sold around the world on a daily basis. Facts like that make one wonder of the effects that come along with smoking cigarettes. Although cigarette consumption is a growing market around the world‚ its production and sale should be made illegal due to its addictive additives‚ the physical toll it take on one’s body and the growing use of e-cigarettes. Addiction is a condition that results in a recurring behavior of a pleasurable substance or activity that becomes
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Specific Purpose: To inform my audience that smoking is harmful in many ways and to try and persuade them not to do it. Central Idea: Smoking is very harmful to the body and can cause many diseases‚ so people should reconsider it before they do it. Introduction Attention: Hey everyone‚ my name’s Katie Jakubec‚ and today I’m going to be talking a little bit about why you shouldn’t smoke. I think pretty much everyone’s already heard about how bad smoking is for you but I don’t think people really
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