Behavioural Operational Research: Past, Present and Future

Chapter 1 Research Methodology The research methodology of the dissertation consists of the literature search, the content organisation and the literature review. First, the literature search aims to accumulate the literature review from other scholars and the literature falling within the remit of BOR including the areas of OR that leads to the studies of … Read more

The Danger of Land-Mines: Importance of Effective Mine Clearance during Conflict and in Post-Conflict Areas

 General Overview of the Topic “Land-mines left in the ground after the cessation of hostilities are a significant threat to human life, social organization, and economic development throughout the world.” – John Heaphy, Defense Security Cooperation Agency Residents living in post-conflict areas are not only subjected to the extensive, and often costly, rehabilitation and … Read more

Performance Analysis of Spectrum Sensing Algorithm using Multiple Antenna in Cognitive Radio

Komal R. Pawar  and Dr.Tanuja S. Dhope Abstract: There is a rapid growth and development of new wireless devices and applications; therefore there is increase in demand for wireless radio spectrum. Cognitive radio is used to solve spectrum scarcity and meet the ever increasing demand of spectrum using dynamic spectrum access. In context to cognitive … Read more

Active Leisure and Learning Sector: Growing Industry with Important Role in UK Economy

 The Active Leisure and Learning Sector is a growing industry. The industry encompasses five sub sectors, namely sport and recreation, health and fitness, the outdoors, playwork and the caravan industry. The industry is largely based on the leisure and recreation. However, each of the five subsectors play an important role in the UK economy … Read more

Exploring Pre-Service IT Teachers’ Perceptions of Asynchronous Discussion Boards for Learning

 Abstract: This study presents a qualitative look at a blended learning approach by investigating the pre-service IT teachers’ perceptions of asynchronous discussion board (ADB) as a tool for learning and evaluates the advantages and challenges of such a practice. ADB was integrated into the methods of teaching IT course for 13 female pre-service teachers … Read more

Textile Effluents: A Major Cause of Water Pollution in India

 Universal pollution is escalating due to natural and anthropogenic activities leading to contamination of various terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with heavy metals, inorganic and organic compounds and radionuclides. According to some researchers environmental pollution is nothing but a misplaced resource and it is a major issue of twenty first century. Controlled and uncontrolled discharge … Read more

Online Leaders Discussion for Citizen Participation: A Mobile App for Effective Engagement

                 ONLINE LEADERS DISCUSSION FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION                                                                                             KIPTOO FESTUS A research project submitted to the Department of Mathematics and Informatics in the School of Science in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology of Taita Taveta University College.                                                         APRIL 2016 DECLARATION This … Read more

Implementing a Thematic Unit for L2 Acquisition with Closed-Captioned/Subtitled Media and Thematic Features

 This paper proposes the implementation of a thematic unit that is rooted on two main components: (a) the use of closed-captioned/subtitled media for effective development of L2 acquisition skills, and (b) the selective use of thematic features that reflect the social behaviors known in the community.  The thematic unit presented here has been designed … Read more

The Evolutionary Evidence of Human Evolution and Natural Selection

 Human evolution: The very fact that humans evolved from apes supports the theory of evolution and natural selection. There is some evidence to support the fact that humans are descendants of apes; notably, the fossil Australopithecus africanus resembles both humans and apes with a rounded brain, bipedalism, smaller teeth, and feet that resemble modern … Read more

Exploring Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Bid: Her History, Fundraising and Positions on Issues

 2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton was announced in a YouTube video, on April 12, 2015.  The spouse of former President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton was the United States Senator from New York before attending as Secretary of State under President Barack Obama, an office she seized from 2009 unto 2013. Her candidature in … Read more

Using Freezers for Food Storage& Preservation

 Two domestic mechatronics systems • Freezer • Television Types of freezer • Regular freezer • Deep freezer Importance of freezer • Deep freezer is just a term for a style of freezer, in that's it's generally dedicated as a freezer without a refrigerator section. • It may also be called `deep' because the freezer … Read more

Demographic and Psychographic Segmentation: Market Division

 Demographic Segmentation Sexual orientation, age, pay, lodging sort, and training level are normal demographic variables. Some brands are focused on just to ladies, others just to men. Music downloads have a tendency to be focused to the youthful, while listening devices are focused to the elderly. Instruction levels regularly characterize market portions. For example, … Read more