The Controversial Issue of Meritocracy: IQ, Effort and Education's Link to the Labour Market

 In Young’s meritocracy, if ranking of individuals is simplistically  based on IQ + Effort, then the ones who achieve good academic scores will inevitably get the best status jobs with opportunities for social mobility and those who fare poorly, and will end up doing unskilled, menial jobs.  Although literature often views qualifications or IQ+Effort … Read more

The San People: Southern Africa's First Indigenous Inhabitants

 in1994, south Africa adopted its national coat of arm. Many aspects of south Africa’s heritage are interpreted in the national coat of arms. One of these aspects are the san people, who are southern Africa’s first indigenous people. The san The San are the oldest inhabitants of Southern Africa, where they have lived for … Read more

The Cotton Bollworm: A Worldwide Threat to Crops

 The cotton bollworm or American bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lep: Noctuidae), is one of the most destructive and cosmopolitan pests of a variety of field crops in Africa, Australia, Europe and Asia including Iran (Farid 1986, Guo 1997). It is a highly polyphagous pest, feeding on more than 180 cultivated crop species (within 46 … Read more

Pakistan's Economic Infrastructure Falling Apart: A Personal Journey in Pursuit of an Economics Master's Degree

 …Pakistan represents one of the world’s most troubling states on the brink of an economic catastrophe. Record levels of unemployment, unprecedented inflation rates, ever increasing fiscal deficit and looming energy crises; are just afew of the vices which have crippled my country at a macro level. Having nearly averted a balance of payments crisis … Read more

The Importance of Ethics in Nursing Practice

 Background         Since nursing’s modern-day foundation by Florence Nightingale, members of the profession have hoped to achieve high ethical standards. Nightingale entered nursing at a point when there were no ethical standards in nursing. Florence Nightingale tried not only to change society’s image of nursing but additionally to express to those wanting to enter … Read more

Nine mistakes that contributed to Yahoo's downfall

 Icon of the early days of the world wide web, Yahoo announced that it is selling its core business to Verizon. Until recently, the web portal and search engine had revenues higher than Twitter and LinkedIn, and its visitor numbers outstripped the likes of Amazon, Wikipedia and eBay. So what went wrong? Here are … Read more

Porosity Experiment Using Porosimeter in Petroleum Engineering

                  COVENANT UNIVERSITY, CANNANLAND OTA, OGUN STATE. DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT 1: POROSITY (USING POROSIMETER) GROUP 5 EMORDI CHIKA JESSICA 12CN013994 MARCH, 2017 Table of Contents ABSTRACT 3 INTRODUCTION 4 EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS 6 PROCEDURE 7 SAFETY MEASURES 7 Maintenance 7 Precaution Taken 7 RESULTS 8 DISCUSSIONS 9 CONCLUSION 10 REFERENCES 11 ABSTRACT Porosity … Read more

How the Affordable Care Act Has Influenced the U.S. Healthcare System and Its Impact on Therapeutic Classes

 On March 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama. This act has been thought to influence the healthcare system of the United States, especially focusing on the delivery-system reforms. The core idea has been regarded to be the costs' constraint and quality improvement. This approach consists … Read more

Alcohol Marketing and Young People in Australia

 …ALCOHOL MARKETING AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA Young people in Australia drink alcohol to an extent they put their health at risk. In tackling this issue, addressing the marketing and promotion of alcohol to the young people is among the strategies to use in solving this issue. Through media and the communication landscape, it … Read more

Organizational Structure Involves Decision About Six Key Elements

                                     Challenges and opportunitiesAn organization structure outlines how job tasks are formally distributed, grouped, and coordinated. While planning the organizational structure manager need to report six key elements.  Organizational Structure Involves Decision About Six Key Elements ‘ Work specialization ‘ Departmentalization ‘ Chain of command ‘ Span of control ‘ Centralization and decentralization ‘ Formalization … Read more

Nine Mistakes That Contributed to the Downfall of Yahoo

 Icon of the early days of the world wide web, Yahoo announced that it is selling its core business to Verizon. Until recently, the web portal and search engine had revenues higher than Twitter and LinkedIn, and its visitor numbers outstripped the likes of Amazon, Wikipedia and eBay. So what went wrong? Here are … Read more

Computer Based Information System: Introduction to IS211

 Assignment Introduction to information system (IS211) Submitted to: Mrs.Ghalia AlFarsi Name: Asma salem Alkaabi Section: 1 Date: 1/May/2017 Object :Computer based information system Computer based information system: Computer Based Information Systems (CBIS) is an information handling framework into a great data and can be use it as apparatuses that bolster basic leadership, coordination and … Read more

ICT Applications in Oman: A Case Study of E-Governance

 WALJAT COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCES In academic partnership with BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SUBJECT ASSIGNMENT STUDENT NAME: Annette Joe ROLL NUMBER: BCA/50004/15 COURSE: BCA   SEMESTER: A SUBJECT CODE & NAME: BCA4003 FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS SESSION & ACADEMIC YEAR: SP-2017 SUBMISSION DATE: 10/2/17 MAXIMUM MARKS: 15 … Read more