PhD Dissertation Proposal “Everyone matters”: Why northern Non-Governmental Development Organisations engage with the socially excluded in their own communities. 15 June 2009 Introduction In 1999 Gaventa concluded‚ as a result of his study of the links and learning between Community Based Organisations (CBOs) in the North and South‚ that many northern-based CBOs had not engaged with issues of power and poverty in their own communities
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AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS What is the distinction between ’Automation’ and ’Robotics’? ’Robots’ is only a small sub-set of the technologies covered by the much broader term Automation’. ’Automation’ refers to a mode of operation in which any machine or piece of equipment is capable of working without human intervention. Originally‚ automation was limited in its potential‚ as automatic machines could only replace physical effort and not mental effort. Automation is generally regarded as being
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Artificial intelligence Proposal Abstract In my Proposal I will be focus on finding solutions for problems which are complex and hard to understand by human mind. It’ll also include focusing on features which are taken from human intelligence‚ and dealing with them in a computer friendly way. Moreover I’ll focus on the areas that concern this topic‚ like neural networks‚ robot vision‚ knowledge representation and reasoning process etc. Project Field Artificial intelligence can fall more
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On the Symbolism of The Scarlet Letter Introduction: Nathaniel Hawthorne is a great romantic novelist in America in the 19th century. His novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ is considered as the first American psychological novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It reveals the psychological insight with which Hawthorne proved guilt and anxiety in the human soul. The Scarlet Letter is deeply concerned with ethical problems of sin‚ punishment‚ and atonement. The background of the story is set in Salem‚ Massachusetts
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Mark Julian Santana July 12‚ 2013 Midterm Exam Marketing Automation: Utilization of Marketing Tools and Software in a Constantly Changing Marketing World to Avoid Competitive Disadvantage. According to Technopedia.com‚ “Marketing automation is the use of software and Web-based services to execute‚ manage and automate marketing tasks processes. It replaces manual repetitive marketing processes with purpose-built software and applications geared toward performance.” It’s been
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Home automation is truly a smart idea. It systematically performs tasks at specific times throughout the day. As an example‚ every night at 11 pm‚ a subsystem processor‚ can automatically regulate locking all the doors in the house‚ set the alarm so that we get up for work on time‚ turn off all the interior lights‚ turn on the exterior lights and lower the thermostat. It is unfailing in its duties and frees us from having to physically do these chores. At one time‚ smart home automation
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Background The word ‘automation’ was translated as ‘self-dictating’ in ancient Greek. “It refers to any process or function which is self-driven and reduces‚ then eventually eliminates the need for human intervention.” said by Ankit Kumar Srivastava (Srivastav‚ 2013) With the development of technology‚ the US president‚ Barack Obama argued‚ in June 22‚ 2011‚ that the automation would cause some unemployment in a way. While‚ the opposite side like Milton Friedman came up with lot of drawbacks of
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DISTRIBUTION AUTOMATION Abstract— This White Paper on‚ “Power systems” addresses the working process‚ benefits and challenges of implementing Distribution Automation in electrical power distribution sector. The demand for electrical energy is increasing every day. Today over 24% of total electrical energy generated in India is lost in transmission (6%) and distribution (18%). The electrical power deficit in country is currently about 18%. Therefore reduction in distribution
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Guidelines for a doctoral thesis dissertation proposal Department of Management University of Lausanne Faculty of Business and Economics Note that this thesis proposal is not totally binding. We offer courses in the first two year of the PhD program‚ and we expect these courses to have an impact on what you will ultimately study. So‚ this thesis proposal is not a full-blown commitment to a certain topic. However‚ what interests us is to know whether you have done sufficient work‚ have the
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WRITING RESEARCH PROPOSAL AND THESIS STRUCTURE I Doctor of Philosophy (BA) Master of Science (BA) CENTRE FOR GRADUATE STUDIES SEPTEMBER 2009 INTRODUCTION All students pursuing a postgraduate programme under Structure I shall submit a thesis for examination as a requirement for the award of the degree. This would entail the preparation of a research proposal which is later developed into a thesis. This document provides guidelines for writing the research proposal and the thesis. WRITING A RESEARCH
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