Liquefied natural gas for maritime transportation

The focus for this chapter is the transition away from heavy oil based fuels used for maritime transportation towards the utilization of liquefied natural gas as a replacement. Current and forthcoming International Maritime Organization environmental regulations such as fuel sulphur content limits, nitrogen oxide emissions limits, and the creation of Emissions Control Areas in which … Read more

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College – Marketing Mix

1.0 INTRODUCTION In this assignment, we need to identify the company background, the seven marketing mix and provide five recommendations to make improvement for the company. We have chosen Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TAR UC) Kuala Lumpur (KL) main campus for our research. Commonly, the demand for further education has been increasing over the … Read more

To raise funds externally or use the owner’s funds?

Should Rendezvous Holdings raise funds externally or use the owner’s funds for the establishment of their new restaurant located in the upcoming Sunshine Coast hospital? 1.2 PROPOSED METHODOLOGY: 1.21 RATIONALE FOR STUDY Rendezvous Holdings plans to open a new restaurant in the university hospital that will be opening in the Sunshine Coast by the start … Read more

Gestational diabetes mellitus

INTRODUCTION DEFINITION Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy.It does not exclude the possibility that unrecognized glucose intolerance may begin concomitantly with the pregnancy1 Cause for Gestational Diabetes Pregnancy is mainly a glucose intolerant condition. As pregnancy advances, the sensitivity to insulin decreases … Read more

Patterns formed by increasing the scale factor – maths

MATHS COURSEWORK-1 Question: – To investigate the patterns formed in perimeters and areas of different triangles/polygons by increasing the scale factor. Introduction- Corresponding sides change by the same scale factor. What does this mean? It means that all the sides of the small figure are multiplied by the same number to obtain the lengths of … Read more

Neurodegenerative diseases

Neurodegenerative diseases impose a burden in the most part of the society and the mechanism underlying neuronal dysfunction and degeneration (Dimitriadi and Hart, 2010). The neuron degeneration is the process in which the neurons are progressively loss there functions and structure that include the death of the neurons. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s … Read more

Effect of Radiations Associated With Cellular Phones on Human Health

Abstract – this paper reviews scientific studies conducted to determine possible human health issues caused by radiations associated with cellular phones. A cellular phone generates radio-frequency (RF) radiation in order to communicate. The human head is often exposed to this radiation. This exposure causes the human body to absorb a certain amount of energy quantified … Read more

Warafin genotyping in patients

WARFARIN GENOTYPING IN PATIENTS USING CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES   INTRODUCTION In the U.S., and increasingly around the world, heart failure (HF) is responsible for a large number of hospital admissions, high mortality rates and a high cost of care. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there was a … Read more

Swine influenza infections

Economic losses due to swine influenza infections are substantial and affect the swine industry globally. Swine influenza ranks among the top three major health challenges in the swine industry. Swine influenza is an acute respiratory disease caused by influenza type A virus (IAV) of the family Orthomyxoviridae. IAV’s genome consists of eight RNA strands in … Read more

EFFECTS OF EMPLOYEE TURNOVER

CONTENT 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Literature Review 3.0 Research Objective 4.0 Method and Design 5.0 Significance and Conclusion 6.0 References 1.0 Introduction The sole proprietorship form of business ownership accounts for circa 25 percent of employment in Nigeria. According to Vanguard (2012), this business models employs 32.41 million individuals and makes a contribution of about 46.54 … Read more

Image processing

1.1 IMAGE An image is an ancient rarity that portrays visual recognition, for example a two-dimensional picture that has a comparative appearance to some subject – for the most part a physical article or a man, consequently giving a delineation of it. An image is a cluster, or a network of square pixels (picture components) … Read more

Online retail systems

The globe that people live in today based upon economical, technological and social grounds with revolutionary changes mainly featuring technological advancements. Since mid-1980s the global change enabled a new settlement that allows having economic competitive structure in the commercial markets, production concepts centered with competition, qualified flexible production of goods providing immediate fulfillment of customer … Read more

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Introduction Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is an acute form of leukaemia characterised by overproduction of lymphoblasts, which are immature, cancerous leukocytes[1]. Cytogenetic studies, immunophenotyping and genome-wide screening have helped to highlight the heterogeneity of ALL with clear manifestations and therapeutic and prognostic implications [2]. This review aims to examine the literature on the use of … Read more