Research on Democracy as a Universal Value: Examining Cultural and Religious Implications

 Recently, there are many different cultures and tradition according to their situations and conditions of their country and region. Regarding to this variety, it is hard to identify anything in common among nations. However, after the collapse of Soviet Union in the early 1990s, some scholars have mentioned that democracy has been considered as … Read more

Exploring Impact of WTSC 2015 on Children, Chapter 1: “Providing Help, Assessing Needs

 This assignment will be analysing and looking at WTSC (2015) and how it has an impact on children; it will be focusing on chapter 1, which is ‘providing the help, and assessing needs’. Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015) gives a description of ‘seriously harmed’ following concerns that some ‘Local Safeguarding Children Board’ (LSCBs) … Read more

The Reasons and Theories Behind the Disconnect of Policy Intention and Implementation in Kenya

 Why is there often a gulf between what policy-makers intend and what is implemented? Illustrate your arguments with two examples with which you are familiar. The gap between policy intention and implementation has attracted great research interest (Matland, 1995), yet still, many policies end up in failure (O’Toole, 1986). Different reasons can be advanced … Read more

Comparing the Effects of Tobacco vs. Marijuana: Who Wins?

 Tobacco products vs Marijuana   Tobacco products have many negative effects in so many different ways. Tobacco and its products affect and harm the environment that it is grown in and the environment it is consumed in unlike marijuana. As for the consumer of a tobacco product there lives are at risk as well. … Read more

Romania’s Economic Transition from 2000-2008: Challenges and Opportunities

 ay in hAnul 2000 aduce la palatul Victoria un guvern PSD in frunte cu Adrian Nastase. Avand o majoritate semnificanta in Parlament, acest guvern a reusit sa impuna diverse masuri economice, printre cele mai importante amintind: Statutul României era unul de economie slab dezvoltata, chiar si inaintea perioadei pre-comuniste și comuniste. Romania a avut … Read more

United States Imperialism: Its Impact on the Philippines

 nations rapidly extended their authority through acquiring territory or establishing political or economic dominance over a territory. Although many in the United States opposed imperial rule over other countries due to the abandonment of American ideals of self-government and freedom, the U.S. imperialized many countries, including the Philippines. However, the Philippines had already been … Read more

Pennsylvania Station, The Myth: New York’s Lost Treasure

 Pennsylvania Station, The Myth New York’s Lost Treasure Introduction: New York City before the station. In May 2015, after the New York City’s landmark preservation agency prevented the famous Seagram Building’s restaurant from suffering a refurbishement, Nick Bryant, a BBC News journalist, wrote an article titled : “How Penn Station saved New York's architectural … Read more

Understanding Flash Crashes: The May 6th, 2010 Event and Beyond

 The first remarkable crash in financial markets happened in February 1637, when the futures contract on Dutch tulip bulbs first skyrocketed and then collapsed. Ever since crashes and periods of turmoil are a constant in financial markets. Until the late 20th century crashes were mainly caused by wrong risk estimation or by fundamental factors … Read more

Fichte’s conception of kulturnation and its implications for nationalism and identity formation

 Fichte’s concept of the cultural continuities of the German nation (kulturnation) is significant in theorising ethno-linguistic nationalism and the construction of German national identity. This treatment first will explore Fichte in the context of history and debate, and his theory as stated within the collection of Addresses to the German Nation, a series of … Read more

Forests as Major Carbon Storage and the Role of Nutrient Elements in Photosynthetic Production

 Forests are the major carbon storage of the world, as they absorb circa 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon each year, which is one third of the gross primary production (GPP) (Pan et al., 2011). Net productivity of ecosystems is determined by the balance between carbon (C) assimilation through photosynthesis (also known as carbon sequestration) … Read more

Improve Post-Meal Glucose Control with Mitiglinide/Voglibose in Type 2 Diabetes

 Abstract Aims/Introduction: To evaluate glucose excursions and hypoglycemia frequency in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with the combination drug mitiglinide/voglibose versus glimepiride as add-on therapy to dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor. Materials and Methods: This is a randomized cross-over trial involving 20 patients with type 2 diabetes. After receiving vildagliptin 100 mg, patients were randomized … Read more

The Significance of Intellectual Virtues in Aristotle’s Political Science

 The three main intellectual virtues of; theoretical being sophia, episteme and nous, techne and particularly phronesis, play a significant role in Aristotle’s account of political science, and its purpose. In the first part of this essay I will argue the significance of their role, whilst also explaining what Aristotle’s account of political science is … Read more

Virginia’s Broadband Mapping Initiative and Summary of Broadband Technologies

 Background CIT Broadband Mapping Initiative: In 2008 the Commonwealth, as recommended by the Commonwealth’s Broadband Roundtable, recognized the need for statewide broadband mapping and completed its first mapping initiative. The first-generation map, created by CIT and partners, Virginia Geographic Information Network (VGIN) and Virginia Tech’s Center for Geospatial Information Technology (CGIT), and a myriad … Read more