Essays on Format

Floating point is a numerical-interpretation system in which strings of digits or bits represent real numbers. A system of arithmetic is defined to permit these representations to be manipulated with resultant being similar to the arithmetic operations done over real numbers. The representation uses an explicit designation of where the radix point should be located relative to the string. In computing, fixed-point number representation is a real data type representing a number with a fixed number of digits before and after the radix. The most common way of representing floating-point numbers in computers is the IEEE 754 standards or ...

Letter formats

Sooner or later each person faces a necessity to write a letter. No matter what type of letter you are going to write, it has to be effective and correct. From one point of view, it makes a process of writing letters rather tedious. However, it is not exactly so and if you know core rules of writing letters and understand basic letter formats, writing a letter will not turn into a challenge. That is why in terms of this speech, we would like to discuss a variety of letter formats and their peculiarities.

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Abstract

Franchising is gaining popularity as an important tool for international expansion. It benefits both the parties involved in franchising. The purpose of the paper is to highlight the importance of franchising and understand the factors that affect franchising decision of businesses. While a franchisor uses this tool as a method of distribution and international expansion, a franchisee uses it to reduce business risk. The factors affecting franchising decision differ for a franchisor and a franchisee. The franchisor looks at its decision of franchising with a more global angle through analysis of the global market and legal scenario, a franchisee ...

Research Strategy

A customer has asked a firm known as Akron Research to develop a customer driven research plan and strategy, and to write a research proposal. Akron research firm studies other firms to access their needs; the company concentrates on needs such as product, process improvement, manufacturing, and consulting services. The project will involve picking a project and deciding on the research design and methodology to be applied. The methodology explains the tools that will be used in carrying out the research. The research design will include a topic, purpose statement, literature review, research questions, and hypothesis.

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Master project document one

The RFP was issued by the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) in as effort to seek a response on the affordable care act for people with disabilities. The RFP was issued by the organization for a specific purpose of ensuring that residents with disabilities may benefit from outreach programs on health care. The organization needed to device a way of ensuring that people with disabilities can access health care services. Most people with disabilities find it hard to go to health facilities because of the special treatment they need or the process of movement to reach the facilities. ...

Business Plan

Executive Summary The objective is to print high margin, large format graphics, such as billboards, indoor and outdoor signs, advertisements, and especially vehicle graphics.

The medium could be on paper, metal, glass, wood, etc.

The general printing market in UAE is growing steadily. This will provide a daily base of work. However, the availability of very large format graphics, such as the sides of buildings, and vehicles, is undeveloped in UAE and the Gulf Region in general. Taking Los Angeles as a model, directly very large format graphics became available, the market exploded. There was a pent up demand for such work. Because for the advertiser, the location rental ...

Introduction

In the year 1991, Fraunhofer IIS a company in Germany developed what is today known as MP3 format. This innovation revolutionized the distribution, storage and how music was being consumed. Main Reasons for the rapid distribution and revolution of music plays a vital role in today’s lives. Despite the fact that, it requires time and the effort to be able to find a suitable music that fits our taste, a Radio station and also record labels that we prefer. Since, radio station ends up only deciding what we listen and the time we do so (Reeza Fazily, 2011). ...

Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by an RNA virus. It is a very aggressive virus usually resulting in death. The symptoms are sudden, including headache, joint and muscle pain, and fatigue and fever. In more than half of the cases, bleeding from mucous membranes and needle puncture sites occurs. There is no known treatment for the disease and thus, it is a disease of particular global concern (CDC, 2010). Human cases of Ebola have been reported in several African countries including Sudan, Congo, Gabon, Uganda, and the Ivory Coast. The disease is spread readily through blood or ...

Budgeting is an important aspect of financial management in institutions, households and at the national level. A budget outlines how an individual or institution plans to allocate its available resources to address its needs. There are different forms of budgets depending on the kind of institution, the aim of the budget and the size of the budget. These budget types also take different formats to suit the objectives of the budgeter. There are four major types of budgets that are commonly used around the world today. They include; the responsibility centred budget, the NOAA’s program budget, the entrepreneurial ...

Research is the “process of systematically acquiring data to answer a specific question or to solve a problem” (McNabb, 2008, p.78). There are at least four kinds of research depending on the methodology used: (a) quantitative, (b) qualitative, (c) mixed methods, and (c) action research . Qualitative derive their conclusions from the conduct of experiments, and surveys. Qualitative method includes case studies and ethnographies which are both focused on a more in-depth discussion about processes and dynamics of the object of study. Mixed methods, as the name suggest, combine the previously mentioned two types. A typical process would be a ...

1. What was/were the research question(s)? What did the researchers hypothesize? The question that the study attempted to resolves was whether differences in class format in research method classes impacted on the students’ knowledge of the subject and their level of engagement. Specifically, the study was conducted with the following research hypotheses: students enrolled in research methods course using the hybrid classroom design are likely to report a lower level of engagement than students enrolled in the same course, which uses the traditional classroom design, and; students enrolled in research method course that employs the hybrid classroom ...

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A Proposal Review 1. Research Question The proposal question – How has the credit crisis had an effect on the capital structure of Dutch SMEs? – is essentially quantitative in construct but the elements appear to indicate a confused tendency towards quantitative investigation. There are other things to improve on. First, for quantitative studies, which this study is, the words “what” or “why” are most appropriate to begin the research question (RQ) if the research design intends to find a cause-and-effect relationship (“what”) or the reason for such relationship (“why”) (Creswell 130). Moreover, directional verbs ( ...

Improving large format printing in Marketing Advantage

Introduction Marketing advantage is a private company (family owned), based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The major activities of the company include vehicle wrap which is mainly vehicle sales advertising, contract printing done on behalf of external marketing companies which involves customized printing on small marketing type items and lastly , large format printing done on behalf of local companies and national resellers which include printing of flags, banners, signs, tents, giant inflatable and tradeshow displays. All the operations of the company currently takes place on a 19,000 square facility and a total of thirty employees who are both ...

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Report: Abstract: The report below examines an inverted pendulum experiment. In the report a brief description of the system used has been provided. The aims of the experiment have also been discussed. A block diagram of the equipment used in the experiment has also been included in the report. Matlab has been used to plot the data derived from the experiment and using this graphs the behavior of the inverted pendulum has been discussed.

A QNET rotary inverted kit was used in the experiment. The kit is shown in the figure 1 below. The kit used in the experiment ...

- Explain how WiMAX will make a difference in how we “connect” to the Internet. What are some of its key characteristics? (TC) WIMAX is short for worldwide interoperability for microwave access. It has a potential of broadband internet access. It does not require cable and this enables people to connect to the internet automatically wherever they are. This is possible through the availability of WIMAX antenna. - Briefly discuss the differences and the role of each of these wireless standards: Bluetooth, Zigbee, 802.11b Bluetooth is a wireless technology for connecting devices. The devices have to agree before they ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine is the health facility that uses informatics systems in the process of improving patient services. The medical institution also has academic computing to ensure that health professionals learn how to operate computing facilities. The main course units taught are wireless support, software services, and procurement of computers. Patient health services have been improved with the use of technology. It is now possible to have an accurate diagnosis and prescribe for the patients. Patient records are readily available for doctors to review them. It is also easier to share information from one section to another because records ...

Overpopulation occurs when the numbers of organisms exceed the carrying capacity of a habitat. It is of growing concern that the number of humans will grow too large and the earth will be unable to sustain their numbers. Normally, if the carrying capacity is exceeded, death occurs to maintain equilibrium. Humans, however, have devised mechanisms to circumvent the natural processes that would normally control their population levels. For example, the discovery of antibiotics and modern crop control ensure humans can exceed their carrying capacity. It is of increasing concern what implications this will have for planet earth and the ...

Abstract

Patients put immense trust in the healthcare providers, and in return expect safety in their hands. Healthcare Informatics, and electronic health records in particular goes a long way in ensuring their safety. The EHR improves care through safer, more accurate and complete information being shared among all the healthcare providers. Wait times for appointments - procedures, and access to community care facilities - are reduced. So are for the laboratory test results and clinical diagnosis. The electronic systems also ensure enhanced security of health information through encryption. It also allows doctors access to secured patients’ information. These include patient ...

Improving large format printing in Marketing Advantage

Introduction Marketing advantage is a private company (family owned), based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The major activities of the company include vehicle wrap which is mainly vehicle sales advertising, contract printing done on behalf of external marketing companies which involves customized printing on small marketing type items and lastly , large format printing done on behalf of local companies and national resellers which include printing of flags, banners, signs, tents, giant inflatables and tradeshow displays. All the operations of the company currently takes place on a 19,000 square facility and a total of thirty employees who are both ...

- What is the term/problem/concept? Does the author seem sufficiently comfortable with the term? What components of the term might need further research? Has this term been defined elsewhere, on-line, etc. (If you have a computer, do a quick search and see what you find)? If so, how is this extended definition different/unique? The concept given is about Asian Americans. The author seems comfortable with the topic as seen by the way he had presented the extended definition. The topic is well-discussed. The term can be found in several other online websites, educational or otherwise, such as the UCLA ...

Ever wonder how to become a great writer? The answer is quite obvious, reflective writing that is the process wherein a writer can learn from previous works. While I agree with T.D. Jakes in Treetop Instincts about how one should be affected only by good criticism and not by negative criticism, but I would like to add that negative criticism should be viewed in a constructive manner. This is exactly what I have done through this course wherein by paying heed to my professor, Lawanda Dickens’ criticism (both good and bad) I have seen a stark improvement in my ...

In the research process, it is quite common for students to assemble annotated bibliographies. The nature of annotated bibliographies is exploratory since writes are able to organize their sources and thoughts about a topic and determine in what direction they want their research to progress. An annotated bibliography is just like a regular bibliography, i.e. students assemble a list of sources in a particular citation style, but each entry comprises of two parts: (a). The citation, in which the exact information is provided in the APA, MLA or any other format determined by the instruction, and (b). An annotation, ...

Introduction

Data migration entails the procedures involved in the transfer of data between types of storage, format types as well as computer based systems as a major consideration in the implementation of systems, their upgrade or consolidation. Data migration is normally performed in a programmatic manner so as to attain automation in migration so as to free up human resources from taxing tasks (Sudipto. et al. 2010). Data migration may be undertaken for several reasons such as replacement of upgrade of server and storage equipment, consolidation of website platforms, maintaining of servers as well as relocation of data centers when ...

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Master project document one Proposal overview and requested project The RFP was issued by the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) in as effort to seek a response on the affordable care act for people with disabilities. The RFP was issued by the organization for a specific purpose of ensuring that residents with disabilities may benefit from outreach programs on health care.The organization needed to device a way of ensuring that people with disabilities can access health care services. Most people with disabilities find it hard to go to health facilities because of the special treatment they need or ...

Poaching, or the illegal removal of animals or plants, is a prevalent problem world-wide motivated mostly by economic gain (“Poaching,” n.d.). Endangered species are at particular risk for extinction from poaching (“Tiger Poaching,” 2006 ). For example, rhinoceros, tiger, and elephant body parts are in such high demand, their population levels are being decimated. So why is there such a high demand for these animals? Their horns, organs, or body parts are highly valued in traditional medicine in Asian countries. It is believed these items can treat a wide range of illnesses including curing cancer and restoring virility. In addition, ...

Introduction

When constructing a test, it is important to identify appropriate measures to be used. There are many possible measures, but only one or two measures are accurate. When writing an item, one must be concerned about its quality. The writer must consider factors that affect the item’s quality such as relevance, format of the item and credibility or practicality of the item when tested.

When choosing measurement for a construct in psychology, one has to assess the construct carefully. There may be several possible measurements to use. The practitioner must select a measurement method that gives accurate results ...

What is improved in the 6th edition APA format?

The American Psychological Association (APA) format is now in its 6th edition whose focus is mainly on publication. The video on you tube is a concise step by step as to how to format a paper in the APA style of formatting. In this video the video graphics and voice quality are in clear unaccented English which is appropriate for all peoples who can understand the language. The voice speed is also good for the ear making it possible for an individual to understand the step by step guide to APA as well as the length of the video. ...

Interoperability Changes and Resolutions

Recent legislation in healthcare magnify the continued need for standardization in electronic health information. The primary challenge is to encourage software developers and industry leaders to agree upon a format that crosses disciplines, acute and post-acute settings, programming languages and existing standards for medical diagnosis, procedures and terminologies. The semantic web is a significant step in reaching interoperability in healthcare and transcending the current challenges associated with data exchange. The continuum of care is the primary goal is ensuring that patient information is communicated to the appropriate providers in an efficient and comprehensive way. When, for example a patient ...

Introduction

Pop culture also known as popular culture is the whole entirety of images, attitudes, perspectives, and ideas that are usually within the mainstream of a specific culture. It refers to learned and shared human trends or patterns for living; day by day living trends. These trends pervade all aspects of social interaction. Different sets of people share a common culture that can be depicted through things like the language they speak, the foods they eat and the homes they live. It is believed that to learn about the finer things in life, such as priceless art and high social ...

Just as narrative film has evolved, so have documentaries – the changing nature of cultural tastes, historical events, and film technology has allowed documentary films to be given a unique and constantly changing sensibility throughout the years. According to Grierson, documentaries as a film format are typically considered as being “made from natural material,” meaning that the events being filmed are happening organically, without the use of scripts or actors or sets. However, even within that strict definition there are ways to stretch and alter the very fabric of what it means to be a documentary, evoking the cultural and ...

Related Learning Experience

My learning experience to date has provided me with the tools I need to perform effective technical communication at the professional or enterprise level. Over the course of my substantial work experience, as well as my education at Colorado Technical University, Southeast Technical Institute and the Sure Foundation Theological Institute, I have performed a significant amount of in-class research and outside study on the subject of professional communication, which I believe will be quite useful in my continuing career. I have read a substantial number of books on the subject of communication, including those by Henson (2007), Sudden (2007), ...

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In 200-250 words, discuss what research paper are, why they are written, and how they should be written. How does a research paper differ from a report? You may use any resources you would like. You will have to make sure you cite and reference each source. The research paper is the one that is originally written by the writer that presents his ideas and concepts in response to the literature he reads and information he gains from library sources. As individual gathers information on the research paper topic, his information ...

Handing off a project to a client; what are the risks and challenges?

Software project management is activities aimed at ensuring that a software product is delivered according to a client’s specifications regarding time, budget and product capabilities. Some projects may recur while majority are one-off projects. Software developers pay keen attention of one-off projects because their success builds on their reputation. Once a software product has been completed, the developer hands it over to the client. This stage, however, involves several risks that may render all effort put in developing the software useless. These risks include: - Undiscovered bugs – Some bugs might not be found during the testing process. They ...

Input Controls:

Input Controls:

Introduction and Functions of Input Controls:

Data input controls refer to application specific user interface components, data and/or transactions used to ensure that data in a computer system is accurate, complete and is entered in a timely manner. Input controls are mainly used when entering data into a computer application or when converting data from the source format into computer data. Data is usually entered into computer applications and systems through manual online input, or through the use of automatic processing. The main function of input control is to ensure data integrity in business applications regardless of whether data is entered into the ...

Abstract:

Technology has made an impact on different aspects on our life. The impact entails both individual activities as well as social. Their usage is not just limited to any recreational activity rather and they find application in professional and governmental organizations as well. The electronic books have changed the overall view of reading and at the same time, they have increased the level of reading and opportunities associated. Key words: E-books, learning, virtual vs. physical, academic purposes, literacy rates.

Introduction:

The Education sector is of those that has benefited directly from the emergence of technology. All these means of technological ...

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The modern technology has made an impact on different aspects on our life. The impact entails both individual activities as well as social. Their usage is not just limited to any recreational activity rather it finds its applications in professional and governmental organizations as well. The electronic books have changed the overall view of reading and at the same time, it has increased the level of reading and opportunities associated. Key words: E-books, learning, virtual vs. physical, academic purposes, literacy rates.

Introduction:

Education sector is of those that has benefited directly from the emergence of technology. All these means of ...

Analysis by Comparison and Contrast:

Analysis by Comparison and Contrast: PowerPoint or Prezi Presentations have become a necessary tool to disseminated crucial information for academic and organizational settings. Previous generations have relied heavily on the blackboard to write lecture notes and relevant information that are deemed needed by learners. This was augmented by whiteboards, also in the distant past. Other forms of presentation used materials such as posters, illustration boards, and other canvass where texts and pictures were drawn using pen and paint, as needed. The last addition to the paper and plastic-based presentation materials included transparencies where texts, graphs, and relevant illustrations were ...

Review of a Scholarly Peer-reviewed Article

In the article Understanding Attribution of Blame in Cases of Rape: An Analysis of Participant Gender, Type of Rape and Perceived Similarity to the Victim, which was published in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Sexual Aggression, the authors Amy Rose Grubb and Julie Harrower (2009) described the findings of a study where they aimed to determine the various factors that “may influence attributions towards rape victims” (Grubb & Harrower, 2009, p. 63). In particular, they worked with the hypotheses that males will attribute higher levels of blame on the victim than will females; that higher levels of ...

Arguably, in most cases students and other professionals use wrongly sources by failing to recognize them. Plagiarism is among the most debated topic, especially in online classes and online writing. There are numerous definitions of plagiarism, but all stream down to equal general principles (Putman, 2009). Plagiarism therefore, refers to presenting a material that was taken indirectly or directly from the effort of someone else and not acknowledging it at all. This implies that as professionals and students we should not use ideas, words, thoughts and language of other writers without evidently showing where they come from as well ...

The research topic seeks to implement an electronic application that will overcome the shortcoming of using papers in documentation. The research will mainly concentrate on identifying the pros of using electronic method of documentation as compared to paper work. The project researches on amount of man-hour to be saved by shifting from manual documentation to electronic format. The topic was generated from the systematic process of document validation in manufacturing department. This is mainly in validation process where paper work need to be sign off by engineers who overview the manufacturing process. This poses a challenge since it takes ...

Workplace writing is a phenomenon that is common in any form of workplace; whether there are only technicians or literature and linguist working in that office. This paper will analyze writing in a bank and non-governmental agency. The writing process will be attained and assessed based on the views of two employees who are working in the Princes Nora University, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The two employees that I have chosen are Sadat Said, a programmer, working in a Princes Nora University, a university in the Middle East. I also undertook another interview with Network Administrator, in the same ...

Section 1- Primacy Source Reading

Part 1- Edicts of Ashokta The Edicts of Ashoka are a group 33 pillars with inscriptions on them. The edicts were written by Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Kingdom is n roughly 232 B.C. Edicts were found all over India and even into the Medditeraean. The edicts of Ashoka are one of the first known attempts to write down the philosophy of Buddhism. The edicts were rediscovered and translated by scholars in the 19th century. The Edicts of Ashoka present solutions and life style choices for many of the problems of its time. For example edict six discusses how ...

INNOVATION AND TECNOLOY MANAEMENT

Innovation and Technology Management Answer 1 Music affects our daily life in a substantial manner and it has been affecting it since time immemorial. The music has been emerged as an industry that involves billions of dollars. There are several beneficiaries to the music industry and it has been witnessing several changes in terms of technology, innovation and benefits. This paper intends to discuss the innovation in the music industry and further discusses several other related aspects of the subject matter (Schilling, 2008). People love music, but collecting, storing and sharing the music was not always an easy task ...

This study aims to answer the research question “How can we identify, effectively manage, and communicate realistic expectations associated with perceived benefits and challenges derived from a newly-installed electronic medical record (EMR).” The most appropriate means for data collection for this research is the survey, and the method for data analysis is the chi-square statistic.

Sample

The survey method was utilized to collect primary data from the health-care industry population. These are individuals who are involved in the healthcare industry. The sample comes from two kinds of respondents; the industry participants and the non-industry participants. A total of 50 individuals ...

Laptop Contrast Comparison Essay

In these times for those who are not submerged in technology matters, can result very difficultly to make the best decision when buying a new laptop. There are a lot of brands that manufacture laptops, different base software, and each manufacturer made different laptops, to cover different needs, and as it wasn’t enough around every 3 weeks a new laptop or upgrade comes up. This makes people to study very much at the time of getting a new laptop and analyzing what is the best option given the price in most times. In the past two years a ...

Fly Digital Print Organization has a team of over fifty fulltime employees with twenty more employees that normally come in when there is a workload, which may not be finished within the time required by the fulltime workers. In the production are thirty six workers, assembling area are twelve, and dedicated sales representative being two. The scope of operation of the company involves production printing of window cling, banners, signs, rigid mounts, tents, magnetic, and giant inflatable. Fly Digital Print Organization does wholesale large format printing and serves a very wide market area. They offer very comprehensive ordering tools ...

- Identify your problem statement for conducting a community needs assessment before developing your program. (5 pts.) The problem in the community is decreasing nutrition levels of the aging population because lack of education in nutrition, low levels of income to buy food and lack of transportation to access available fruits and vegetables. - What information would you need from your community needs assessment to design a program that meets the community’s priorities and needs (i.e. what are the goals and objectives of your needs assessment and what data do you need to collect)? (10 pts.) It ...

SBAR is a technique used in aiding proper communication within heath care facilities. It traces its origins to the naval military procedures and was later on structured by Suzanne Graham, Doug Bonacum, and Michael Leonard OF Kaiser Permanente to used in health care. The SBAR technique stands for Situation Background Assessment Recommendation. It is defined as a standard communication protocol that aids in the reporting of changes in patient status or deterioration that may be observed between healthcare services or shifts. It was previously used for acute care communication between physicians and nurses but currently it is being used ...

INTRODUCTION

Toofa Beauty Salon is a business enterprise offering beauty services and solutions. In a bid to expand more in the beauty industry, the store desires to establish a website where it can interact with its users more rewardingly. This paper details the development of the website of the company. The website puts in place the best industry wide practices for availability, access, navigation and usability. Specifically, this specification report explores the accessibility techniques employed in the development of the website, website description, design and implementation. It also includes evaluation mechanisms and validation and testing Aspects. Finally, it will provide ...

Abstract

This paper has three purposes. The first is to briefly explain the important relationship some key concepts have to the financial statements. The second is to provide a brief explanation of the financial statements’ format. The third purpose is to illustrate examples of accounts that exist within the asset, liability, and stockholder’s equity categories by use of a table.

Concepts Important to Financial Statements

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Maintaining the consistency and reliability of financial statements within various business industries and sectors is important to prospective investors and creditors who rely on the data presented in the financial statements. This consistency is ...

Being a budget manager or a budget officer of a medium-sized property management firm can be a real challenge because there are simply a lot of things to consider. According to Shim and Siegel (2009), “the first step in creating budget is to determine the overall or strategic goals and strategies of the business, which are then translated into specific long term goals, annual budgets, and operating plans” . If there will be a particular aspect of budget management that I want my property managers and budgeting staff (assuming that I have been appointed as the General Manager of a ...

Instructional Uses Of 3d Modeling Or Animation

Abstract The aim of the paper is to compare the results of two studies on the instructional uses of 3d modeling or animation, and whether they are having a positive impact on the learners. Different studies do point out to the positive outcome of uses of 3d modeling or animation in different fields. However, still more studies are needed in this direction to make robust conclusions as some of the studies display mixed results.

Introduction

3D modeling and technologies plays an important role in the educational process and creates a richer and interactive environment. The technology has made great strides ...

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CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

The term “culture” is very broad based as it represents a whole gamut of thought process that influences the behaviour of a person, whether acting individually or as a part of the group. Kroeber & Kluckhohn (1952) state that “Culture” consists of patterns, explicit and implicit, of and for behaviour acquired and transmitted by symbols, constituting the distinctive achievements of human groups, including their embodiment in artefacts; the essential core of culture consists of traditional (i.e. historically derived and selected) ideas and especially their attached values; culture systems may, on the one hand, be considered as products of ...

INVESTIGATING & CRITIQUING THE ROLE OF VISUAL MODALITIES IN MEANING MAKING IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM

Critical Articles’ Appraisal of the Described Visual Learning/Teaching Medium (Digital Stories) or Strategy PRACTICAL FACTORS IN THE USAGE OF VIDEO IN THE CLASSROOM IN LANGUAGE TEACHING Christine Canning Wilson Vol. 6. No. 11. 2000. Video is best defined as the selective and sequential use of pictograms in an audio visual format. Considerable confidence has been placed in the valuation of audio visual assistance for enhancing foreign language learning, despite the minimal amount of empirical data on audio visual material in learning foreign languages. However, given the time devoted to utilizing video in the study of a foreign or second ...

The publishing industry is currently undergoing a state of transition due to the influence of digitization. While new formats of publishing are being introduced by developers on a regular basis, manufacturers are tasked with assembling new gadgets that can support these formats. These developments are offset by the formation of new business models by the publishing companies. Modern readers feel comfortable with the concept of eReaders and eBooks. However, this segment of consumers remains small when compared to those who still either prefer print or have not yet moved to digital books. The promotion of eBooks is limited geographically ...

Literature Review

The rapid emergence of the new media and the accessibility and the “must have” trend regarding the innovative, breakthrough electronic devices (smartphones, tablets, netbooks, laptops, etc.), fulminated in the students’ environment with using these devices in the classroom setting, for various purposes or activities, not directly related, or totally not related with the education purposes. Information communication and technology (ICT) is considered to be a sound element leading the way to modernization throughout the world, even in the third world or fourth world countries, where, as a Microsoft report (2007, p. 7) indicates, ICT enables growth and social and ...

ABSTRACT

SAN Solutions Inc., is a multinational company with over 500 employees distributed across headquarters and remote offices. The organization is involved in a significant Department of Defense project and thus need seamless connectivity across its branches, and the headquarters to enhance productivity. Because of the nature of the project, the company forbids any external access of its details outside the U S. As the Director of IT, I am tasked with the responsibility of recommending a secure and efficient network solution to remote branches located in Denver, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Colorado. The main areas of concern include ...

The areas of description that exist in ISBD are ten in number and are inclusive of the following areas: ISBD (A): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Older Monographic Publications (Antiquarian), ISBD (CF) : International Standard Bibliographic Description for Computer Files, ISBD (CM) : International Standard Bibliographic Description for Cartographic Materials. There is also the ISBD (CR): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Serials and Other Continuing Resources. Others include: ISBD (ER): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources, the ISBD (M): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Monographic Publications, the ISBD (G): General International Standard Bibliographic ...

Mining Techniques

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INTRODUCTION Because electronic health record systems facilitate physicians in creating reports about medical examinations since birth, the medical history size of patients increases. However, not all content of a patient’s medical history is crucial information for medical users to find out. Furthermore, every single patient report needs to be read in order to validate that a patient is fine with medications or any medical procedures. This process might require aperiod of time to clarify whether the medical user can give special medications or conduct a procedure during an emergency. To reduce time ...

Introduction

The present problem is that nutrition and hydration are not considered priority nursing interventions and are performed in a suboptimal manner as shown in many studies (Begum & Johnson 2010; Godfrey et al 2012; Ross et al. 2011). Food and feeding times are institutionalized and fail to consider the preferences of the patient and other needs that may be linked with dining. In order to learn the most appropriate interventions in providing patients with nutrition and hydration, there is a need to perform a literature search and determine whether this topic has already been extensively studied or if further research ...