Gibson vs. Fender: Battle of the Legendary Guitar brands

 Introduction Gibson and Fender are the two most renowned guitar brands in the world. Their presence is across the globe. Their instruments are used by most of the iconic musicians of all times. Both offer wide varieties of guitar instruments for players ranging from intermediate to guitar exponents. The Guitar Industry Guitar industry is … Read more

Exploring the Impact of Music Economy, Politics, Social and Ecological Factors in One

 Ricardo Blaak(0914329) Eric Bliekendaal(0909433) Rick den Hartog(0910569) Joris Joziasse(0917417) Florian Koene(0914476) Klas 1F Lerares/beoordelaar PMC verslag: Mvr. Ashikali Hogeschool Rotterdam Opleiding Commerciële Economie GMS Rotterdam, September 2015 Table of contents 1. Summary of all the DESTEP factors 2. Bibliography 3. Appendix of different DESTEP factors End Summary Folk music is related to the social … Read more

Parents and Teachers Working Together for Success: Home Visitation Programs

 Home visitation is n activity that includes the visitation of parents and children in their homes by trained personnel such as teachers who convey information and support.  The goal of home visitation program is to provide  parent and child interaction, healthy child development, positive parenting skills, and decrease in child abuse and neglect among … Read more

Exploring the Impact of ICTs on University Libraries: Research & Theories

 There are few studies that have been done regarding scientists’ technology adoption and use, Pearce (2010) studied the technology adoption by researchers focusing on Web and e Science infrastructures to enhance research. He found out that limited evidence for disciplinary difference in tool adoption, and age is negatively related to e-research tool adoption. Some … Read more

Exploring the Benefits of Home Visitation Programs to Enhance Parent & Student Success

 Home visitation is an activity that includes the visitation of parents and children in their homes by trained personnel such as teachers who convey information and support.  The goal of home visitation program is to provide  parent and child interaction, healthy child development, positive parenting skills, and decrease in child abuse and neglect among … Read more

Recruiters: Consider Online Info for Hiring Decisions?

 “Should recruiters consider online information when making hiring decisions”;   Introduction This paper will discuss whether it is a good idea for recruiters to base their decisions on who to hire – in addition to information provided directly by the applicants in their CV, motivation letter and interview – on information they find about … Read more

User Privacy in Technology: Balancing Benefits and Risks

 “The problem of user privacy in technology”; The introduction of the new technologies and more especially the internet is a double edge sword. In one hand, it brought the ability to connect people who are geographically far apart at virtually no cost. It also provides the access to all the information needed including dictionaries, … Read more

Exploring Family Structure, Cognitive Dev & Behaviourism: Understanding Crime & Youth Support

 society, this will include family structure and cognitive development in connections to behaviourism. The likely-hood of delinquency and what other theorist have to say on this matter in regards to government empowerment, and youth educational support to help young people to overcome critical past, and new requirements. This simply means patterns and trends and … Read more

Exploring African Banking’s ICT Investments: Impact on Market Share and Strategies

 1.4 African context of ICT investment in banking The African banking industry has not been left behind in ICT integration although the process is slow. African banks have also realized the need for ICT as a driving force for economic development and staying competitive (Weill, 2009). Banks that have invested in ICT analytically have … Read more

Exploring the Perception towards Islamic vs Conventional Banking Among UKM Undergrad Students

 1.0 Introduction The dissertation will investigate the relationship between university student knowledge of relevant financial concepts and terms in conventional and Islamic banking, the impact of language and religion, and other individual variables on preferences for financial services. Data from a university undergraduate business degree student from UKM (Malaysia National University) will be used … Read more

Ben and Jerry’s: Discovering Ben and Jerry’s Differentiation Strategy for Competitive Advantage

 Introduction Ben and Jerry’s Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., the Vermont-based manufacturer of super-premium ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet, was founded in 1978 in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont, by childhood friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield with a modest $12,000 investment. The company is now a leading ice cream manufacturing … Read more

Exploring EEG Frequency Bands & Brainwave Entrainment in BCI Therapy

 Among different brain imaging techniques that have been applied to BCI, electroencephalogram (EEG) is the most commonly used, owing to the minimal risk involved and the relative convenience. In general, power spectrum analysis is typically used for decomposing the EEG signal into different frequency bands. This is useful in that it is accepted that … Read more

The Maximum Taste with Pepsi MAX: Zero Sugar

 1. Introruction: Pepsi Max The product that will be analysed and evaluated throughout this essay will be pepsico, in particular pepisco’s fast selling product pepsi max. Regular full sugar brands including Pepsi and Coke seem to be losing sales to their non-sugary counterparts including Pepsi Max, Coke Zero and Diet Coke. PepsiCo is a … Read more