175‚000 15-year-old students in 31 countries‚ researchers at the University of Munich announced in November that performance in math and reading had suffered significantly among students who have more than one computer at home. And while students seemed to benefit from limited use of computers at school‚ those who used them several times per week at school saw their academic performance decline significantly as well. "It seems if you overuse computers and trade them for other [types of] teaching
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Child labor is not an easy issue to resolve. Many of these children are from very poor families and work to pay for their family and/or their education. Deprived families are lacked income which has led to some children seeking different‚ lower paid work‚ selling drugs and even prostitution in some cases. Other ways with schemes to help children would likely be needed so that this labor can be phased out. Child Labor Past: The worst took place in the 1800’s and early 1900’s when such industrialization
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Composite materials A composite material consists of two or more physically and/or chemically distinct‚ suitably arranged or distributed phases‚ with an interface separating them. It has characteristics that are not depicted by any of the components in isolation Most commonly‚ composite materials have a bulk phase‚ which is continuous‚ called the matrix‚ and one dispersed‚ non-continuous‚ phase called the reinforcement‚ which is usually harder and stronger. The arrangement of the fiber in the matrix
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loved ones‚ having to accept work at poor working conditions‚ low wages‚ etc. The present scenario in India‚ is that the employers are becoming aware of their workers needs and are taking effective measures to improve their morale and self worth by the various Labour Welfare measures both the statutory and voluntary. The reason being the increasing awareness created globally‚ by the initiative of ILO‚ and other organizations‚ the charismatic leadership of some Indian and international labour
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Background of the Study Whatever form it takes‚ being in a small seminar‚ a large lecture‚ or a normal classroom‚ students learn much better whenever they are actively involved. However‚ most teachers experience great disappointment when students’ performance contradicts teacher’s expectations. The success of every class is a joint responsibility of the teacher and the student. The possibility of achieving this target or goal will depend on the mechanism put in place. It is therefore not surprising
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SUB : MATERIALS MANAGEMENT N.B.: 1) 2) 1. Attempt any Eight Questions All questions carries equal What is wealth‚ and how is it created ? What is value added‚ and how is it achieved ? Explain with examples ? 2. What is a material requirements plan ? What is the difference between dependent and independent demand ? Explain with examples. 3. Problem : Complete the following table. Lead time for the part is two weeks. The lot size is 100. What is the projected available at the end
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Definition Labor is a physiologic process during which the products of conception (ie‚ the fetus‚ membranes‚ umbilical cord‚ and placenta) are expelled outside of the uterus. Labor is achieved with changes in the biochemical connective tissue and with gradual effacement and dilatation of the uterine cervix as a result of rhythmic uterine contractions of sufficient frequency‚ intensity‚ and duration.1‚2 Labor is a clinical diagnosis. The onset of labor is defined as regular‚ painful uterine contractions
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Community Acquired Pneumonia Core Measure Core Measure Community Acquired Pneumonia Today hospitals as businesses‚ as well as health care institutions‚ face many obstacles while caring‚ treating‚ and rehabilitating patients during their hospital stay. The community as a whole tends to follow a pattern of trends that include specific health conditions including Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)‚ Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)‚ and Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). These three conditions are
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Discuss the usefulness of GDP as a measure of living standards‚ and as a way of comparing living standards i) across countries ii) across time. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total market value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year. It is equal to the total consumer‚ investment and government spending‚ plus the value of exports‚ minus the value of imports. The GDP report is released on the last day of each quarter and reflects the previous quarter. However‚ GDP
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4. 1) Labor demand is more elastic the greater the elasticity of demand for the output. When the wage rises‚ the marginal cost of production increases. A wage increase‚ therefore‚ raises the industry’s price and reduces consumers’ demand for the product. Because less output is being sold‚ firms cut employment. The greater the reduction is consumer demand‚ the larger the cut in employment and the more elastic the industry’s labor demand curve. Unions want to limit the availability of goods that compete
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