Investigate Compressive and Buckling Strength of Concrete Filled Bamboo Columns for Construction

 Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology Buckling and compressive strength of concrete filled bamboo columns Research proposal Name : Nishan Obeysekera    Reg. No : EN  13 5225 20 Abstract Usually steel is used for  reinforcement in concrete structures. But replacement of steel with other suitable materials as reinforcement because of  the disadvantages like … Read more

The Sins of Diamonds: Conflict Diamonds and Human Rights Abuses in Sierra Leone

 The word “diamond” originates from the Greek word, “adamas,” meaning unconquerable.  It is quite fitting that a diamond is the sturdiest natural mineral known to man.  Customarily, these gems have been a symbol of affluence of money and love.  A deeper look into a diamond shows a world of poverty and malignancy.  Globally, people … Read more

Clinical Diagnosis: Primary Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder)

 Clinical diagnosis My clinical diagnosis is primary Adhesive Capsulitis (“frozen shoulder”). The information gathered that supports this hypothesis is featured below: Area of symptoms: The patient presented with deep posterosuperior shoulder pain and associated chronic stiffness. Pain in this region, decreases the likelihood of a rotator cuff (RC) lesion or AC joint pathology, as … Read more

Generate a Sustainable Competitive Advantage: Resources, Capabilities & Core Competencies

 Introduction When a firm develops or acquires various attributes allowing it to outperform its considerable competitors, the outcome is in the form of a sustainable competitive advantage. All these attributes consist of aspects for accessing the natural resources or accessing the highly skilled and trained personnel. It can be considered as an advantage over … Read more

Realizing the Potential of Standalone Hybrid Energy System for JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur

 this paper investigates the feasibility of a standalone hybrid energy system to meet out electric load requirements of JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur. In order to maintain continuity of electricity supply, a single energy source is not a good option. In Jaipur, Rajasthan annual average solar radiation is around 5.65 (kWh/m2/day). According to the various … Read more

Women in Africa’s Double Oppression: Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions and the Fight for Power

 Women in Africa must not only liberate themselves from the influences of colonial rule, they must also fight the effects of male-controlled customs in the history of their culture. Tsitsi Dangarembga's portrayal of women in her novel Nervous Conditions is a prominent reminder that African women are under a double oppression when it comes … Read more

How the Health Department Helped Community Sedentary Combat its Health Issues – SWOT Analysis

 The health department has several leadership roles. First, the health department creates national policies and legislations regarding the health sector. The systems should identify, and address the current challenges facing the area of health and come up with a framework of preventing such challenges from happening in future. Secondly, the health department plays the … Read more

Mega-Sporting Events: Legacy for Host Region Revitalization

 The impacts of mega-sporting events on the host region can be huge and diverse, and literature supports the idea that such events can mainly produce positive outcomes (Smith and Fox 2007). To complement these impacts, cities are now attempting to use events to encourage social and economic regeneration. Legacy of an event ensures that … Read more

60s Turmoil: Race Wars, Social Activism and Political Revolt

 The 1960s were a very turbulent time period in our nation’s history.  Racial tensions that had been building since the end of WWII, a growing feminism movement, demands for social justice and welfare, and then opposition to the Vietnam War and its misguided and misunderstood objectives were coerced into a social and political symbiosis … Read more

Rise to Rights, Representation and Success “Opportunities for Women: Examining Women’s Rights, Representation and Success in the US and UK

 5. Women Education: The UK government, during the first half of the twenty-first century, developed and extended learning opportunities for both young people and adults, across their life course; by expanding and enhancing educational opportunities beyond secondary or compulsory education, and higher education. In the 1960s UK higher educational opportunities extended from a very … Read more

Exploring Pros and Cons of Capital Punishment in China: Exploring Deterrence, Cost, and Morality

 Over the last thirty years, there has been a worldwide revolution in public opinion regarding the death penalty. This according to statistics has declined considerably and with regards to the declaration of the European Union as ‘death penalty free’ in 1998 and the death penalty has been prohibited within its borders. The cost of … Read more

Exploring Plant Disease Resistance Through Pathogen-Plant Interaction

 Introduction Like all other living organisms, plants are also constantly engaged in a struggle for protecting themselves from pathogens, by adapting various immune strategies. The capacity of plants to defend themselves against pathogens, differs largely from mammals primarily due to their fundamental biological differences. Plants are sessile, requiring pathogen mobility where as mammals are … Read more