Essay 1 Lumley and Armstrong discuss how the origins of sustainability concepts where theorized prior to and during the 19th century‚ and that the idea evolved through a combination of factors linked together (politics‚ economics‚ environmental and social policy). Thus making the concepts of sustainability not a ‘new beginning’ in human thought. Over the time of history human thought has changed depending on the environmental influences we as a species have had to encounter causing the changes
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studies. Concept: The Gatekeeper decides what information should move to group or individual and what information should not. Here‚ the gatekeeper are the decision makers who letting the whole social system. The gatekeeper is having its own influence like social‚ cultural‚ ethical and political. Based on personal or social influences they let the information to the group. Through this process the unwanted‚ sensible and controversial information’s are removed by the gate keeper which helps to
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Concepts of Topology. Topological property. Topological transformation. Continuous deformation. Genus. Homeomorphism. What is the subject of topology all about? With what subject matter is it concerned? What kinds of questions does it ask? With what kinds of problems is it concerned? Let us start with some dictionary definitions. Topology. The study of those properties of geometric figures or solid bodies that remain invariant under certain transformations. Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary
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Concept‚ Sources and Type of Risk Toga B. Simatupang SE‚ MM‚ CPLHI‚ CICA‚ RFP PPAK Univ. Trisakti – Risk Management Origin of Risk • Arabic word : Risq “anything that has given to you (by GOD) and from which you draw profit” • Latin word : Riscum “unfavourable event” • French word: Risque “nothing venture nothing gained” • English word : Risk chance of negative outcome unexpected outcome chance of bad consequences hazard‚ loss‚ etc Definition of Risk “the
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Historical Cost Concept What is historical cost? Historical cost is a term used instead of the term cost. Cost and historical cost usually mean the original cost at the time of a transaction. The term historical cost helps to distinguish an asset’s original cost from its replacement cost‚ current cost‚ or inflation-adjusted cost. For example‚ land purchased in 1992 at cost of $80‚000 and still owned by the buyer will be reported on the buyer’s balance sheet at its cost or historical cost of $80
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Ecology is the study of the relationship of between organisms and their environment‚ including both the living and nonliving compounds. Some of the ecological concepts include succession‚ energy flow between trophic levels‚ limiting factors‚ and carrying capacity. First‚ succession is a change in species structure of an ecological community over time. Over time species in the community become more and more abundant and may not be present at all one day. Also‚ sometimes new species might invade the
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Computer Concepts – Illustrated 8th edition Objectives * Define computers *Explore how computers work *Categorize computers *Examine personal computers *Introduce software *Introduce the Internet and the Web *Understand email basics Defining Computers Computer * An electronic device that: * Accepts input * Processes data * Stores data * Produces output * Uses instructions in stored programs Personal computer (PC) Computer system
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Hart’s theory and legal system Introduction One of the principal lessons of ‘The concept of law’ is that legal systems are not only comprised of rules‚ but founded on them as well. In contrast to Austin who had insisted that the sovereign makes all of the rules‚ Hart argued instead that the rules make the sovereign. In this essay‚ I would like to explain Hart’s theory and how the social rules are related to the legal system and rules of recognition. This essay has five parts. In the first part
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Each neuron may communicate with thousands of other neurons in complex information-processing circuits. Recently developed technologies can record brain activity from outside the skull. One technique is functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)‚ which reconstructs a 3-D map of the subject’s brain activity. The results of brain imaging and other research methods show that groups of neurons function in specialized circuits dedicated to different tasks. The ability of cells to respond to the environment
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Review of International Studies (1997)‚ 23‚ 5–26 Copyright © British International Studies Association The concept of security* DAV I D A . B A L D W I N Redefining ‘security’ has recently become something of a cottage industry.1 Most such efforts‚ however‚ are more concerned with redefining the policy agendas of nation-states than with the concept of security itself. Often‚ this takes the form of proposals for giving high priority to such issues as human rights‚ economics‚ the environment
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