Origin of the Italian Mafia Groups: History & Role in Italian Society

 The term ‘Mafia’ originates from Sicily, an island where beauty and brutality live side-by-side, and is loosely translated to “the private use of violence in public domains” (Blok, 2008:7). According to Paoli (2004) the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta and the Sicilian Cosa Nostra are the most powerful Italian Mafia groups, followed by the Neapolitan Camorra. Blok … Read more

The Origins and Risks of Child Labour in the 19th Century

 Many people think that child labour originated in the industrial revolution while actually that is not the case. It existed long before the industrial revolution even started. Child labour started in the form of child slavery in Egypt and Greece. In those early ages of our history mankind did not find child slavery something … Read more

Effect of Fast Food on Socioeconomic Status

 Bronnen https://books.google.nl/books?id=KuAEPOPbW6MC&pg=PA957&dq=How+does+socioeconomic+statst+influence+the+use+of+fast+food&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi_n5_U-LrKAhXBDw8KHUqHD1MQ6AEIITAA#v=onepage&q=How%20does%20socioeconomic%20status%20iinfluenc%20the%20use%20of%20fast%20food&f=false  Beschrijving: Advantages and Disadvantages of Fast FoodThis is probably the most important incentive for people to eat fast food. Fast food is usually much cheaper than homemade meals and dine-in restaurants. Because of that, it is the most common meal choice of lower class folks in our societies. Having said that, fast … Read more

Exploring the Benefits of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex tDCS for Depression Treatment

 Promising new treatment of major depressive disorder by stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)  Mini thesis – 1st version Words: 3178 Tamara Vallina 10718044 11-1-2016   Supervisor: Mr L. C. Reteig MSc   Promising new treatment of major depressive disorder by stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex with Transcranial … Read more

Pedagogy and Culture in Baroutsis, Glenda and Mills Writings

 Pedagogy denotes educational practices and theories involved.  The writings of Baroutsis, Glenda and Mills worked to reveal all that comprise in pedagogy. They delivered a concisely arranged work that entailed introduction, pedagogic voice, research, ECC visual arts and curriculum choice among others.  A comprehensive discussion on the effectively discussed areas and weak areas are … Read more

Engage Subject Matter Experts to Enhance Survey Design and Improving Validity

 The need for subject matter expertise is inherent in survey design of the questionnaire.  There may be gap between the researcher’s survey methodological expertise and familiarity with the survey’s subject.  This need is most acute in surveys requesting complex or technical information, such as establishment surveys, as opposed to opinion surveys of the general … Read more

Exploring the Impact of Ethics in Globalization: MNCs and Human Rights Compliance: A Global Perspective

 thics in Globalization The development of global business asked the multinational enterprises to create all-inclusive moral measures. One fundamental reason basics might be the continuous scan for competitive advantage by multinational organizations (MNCs). Buller and McEvoy (1999) propose that moral capacities can be an essential source of reasonably favorable position despite vital, mechanical, budgetary, … Read more

Death Penalty: Unfair, Inhumane and Ineffective – Ban it Now!

 A death penalty, also called capital punishment, refers to the execution of a criminal after being convicted in court for capital crimes or serious offenses, especially murder (Schnurbush 33). The death penalty has attracted a lot of debate on the basis of controversial considerations, such as its morality, effectiveness in deterring capital crimes, fairness, … Read more

Fast Transient Response DC-DC Converter: FLC-Based Power Supply Design

 Fuzzy Logic Controller for Fast Transient Response DC-DC Converter 1A.Rajkumar and 2B.Karthikeyan 1Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Srinivasan Engineering College, Perambalur, Tamilnadu. 2Prof/Principal, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Research and Technology, Siruvachur, Perambalur, Tamilnadu, India. A R T I C L E  I N F O Article history: Received  3 September 2014 … Read more