... land and water use of microalgae are inspected, in order to establish successful growth of microalgae and minimize their energy demand and effects on nature. The future of microalgae is not without challenges. However, advancements in bioprospecting, expanding our understanding of these organisms and experimenting different engineering methods from production to conversion can harness the potential of microalgal biofuels, reduce carbon ... ...

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... the formulation and articulation of vision and/or challenging goals. Intellectual stimulation promotes intelligence, rationality and careful problem-solving, Individualized consideration is directed at treating the followers as individuals and not just members of a group. Branson can therefore be regarded a transformational leader as he inspires followers to go beyond their own self-interests, he has a deep and extra ordinary effect on ... ...

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... "non-standardized," and "[every] detail derives its musical sense from the concrete totality of the piece" (1941, 303–305). For Adorno, popular music is not only standardized, but also it standardizes responses and reactions on behalf of the listener. It promotes habituated impulses and leaves the listener devoid of spontaneity. Moreover, popular music entails pseudo ... -individualization propagates compliant consumers because the audience is made to forget that this is the case, the listener misled into thinking that what they listen to is new and is not listened to for them, or "pre...

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... be those who the encoder will have considered to be the secondary target audience of the advert, such as people who perhaps enjoy the drink but have not yet developed an emotional connection between the product and the brand's embedded values. The uses and gratifications theory is a mass media communication theory which proposes ... advert and brand more memorable. The oppositional readers will be those who see Coca-Cola as a brown sugary drink that is bad for your health and do not believe that it can be part of a healthy diet, thus diverging away from the brand's ideology and the domin...

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... sleep as normal but would be awakened immediately when the EEG waveform identified the onset of REM sleep. Findings from this study demonstrated that even though participants would often report not feeling overly tired upon wakening, they would often display an REM "rebound" in their sleep patterns measured in the 2-3 days following deprivation. This finding suggests that the ... dwells within the muddy waters of the Indus River in Pakistan. This particular species of dolphin, through adaptive processes, has surrendered much of its visual capabilities presumably because vision is not of ...

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... of the new European Union to develop its own defence policy as member states were keen to maintain the WEU-NATO alliance. However this was not formalised until the Amsterdam Treaty months after Maastricht, an issue I will uncover later. The framework of defence for peace and stability in the ... member nations, for example Ireland, that was present in the original Maastricht Treaty: ""The policy of the Union in accordance with this Article shall not prejudice the specific character of the security and defence policy of certain Member States"" (Article 17.1 of the Amsterdam Treaty). The ...

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... was used so much, in magazines photo journalism etc made his image inhuman, a representation of the Kennedy legend, an object of the American peoples gaze. "It's not just Kennedy himself it's what people see in him. It's the glowing picture we keep getting. He actually glows in most of his photograph's we are supposed ... to forget. Oliver Stone uses the footage to great effect in his interpretation of Kennedy's assassination in the film JFK he suggests that Lee Harvey Oswald did not work alone, and was most probably working for the CIA, the footage is used at the closing of the film whe...

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... in these nations through the carrot-stick method of economic incentives. Since 1991, the EDF has suspended financial aid from countries that have not held democratic elections after pledging to do so. The methods used by the EDF to achieve their goals are very similar to those of ... by interpreting laws and establishing "judicial safeguards- whenever a new challenge is brought to the European Union. "Its judges must ensure that Community law is not interpreted and applied differently in each Member State, that as a shared legal system it remains a Community system and that it is always ...

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... , Putnam points out that "Ethnic diversity will increase substantially in virtually all modern societies over the next several decades, in part because of immigration. Increased immigration and diversity are not only inevitable, but over the long run they are also desirable. Ethnic diversity is, on balance, an important social asset, as the history of my own country demonstrates" ... immigration as a necessary tool to expand collective intelligence. In E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and Community in the Twenty- first Century The 2006 Johan Skytte Prize Lecture, Robert argues: Many (though n...

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... in manufacturing facilities, and isolated storages; and transportation via rail, road, air, water, and pipelines. If the production storage or handling of toxic and flammable substances is not cautionary, major accidents may occur. Another activity of chemical and biological disaster can strike in the form of terrorist attacks. A report generated by the Center for Disease ... emergency medical services, emergency management, public health, and public works. First Responders also include the wider incorporation of functions and departments that play integral roles in operations that often...

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... biodiversity. The products produced from these more fertile lands flow overwhelmingly toward consumers in wealthy countries. Impoverished local majorities cannot afford to buy what is grown, and because they are not a noteworthy market, national elites essentially see local people as a labor source, a cost of production to be minimized by keeping wages down and busting unions. The overall result ... 1960). Large landowners and bureaucrats have reduced the efficiency of public spending, which has eroded the basis for long-term growth. In many cases, the Mexican government has not paid en...

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... between children means identifying the most effective way your peers learn, as a teacher, is essential for a sense of achievement following practice. Learning has been defined within physical education not as a passive reception of knowledge, however one in which learners must be active in creating their own understanding (Gardner, 2008) stating the importance of a practical element. In addition ... less able pupils themselves, allowing them to re-confirm their knowledge whilst progressing others. At the other end of the spectrum fall SEND learners, pupils whose educational needs are not...

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... neighboring Thailand. Although the end of this war resulted in the Paris Peace Accords of 1991 and subsequently established a provisional government, free of communism in 1993, peace itself was not fully restored until 1998 when the former Khmer Rouge's leader, Pol Pot was reported dead (Cambodia Tribunal Monitor). Present Political Framework The account given on the historical aspect of ... charge with overseeing police investigations and the Anti-Corruption Council, who's aim is to devise anti-corruption policies. Once again, these new institutions are highly flawed, as they do not re...

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... cons of biotechnology/GMO raises a number of ethical, political, and legal questions that must be examined within a framework that-while recognizing the possibility that some existing research is not perfect-will simultaneously explore the possibly disastrous results of leaving the GMO industry in its current state. Especially important, is the dynamic of whether foods that come from genetically modified ... countries since then. Strangely enough, in some of these cases , such as the large number of cases of recorded GM contamination of rice crops, genetically modified strains that have ...

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... Enron had around 3,000 different SPE's that they used and were never included in their financial statements. The company would also sell their bad (not profiting or old) assets to the SPE's to get them off their balance sheet and record a gain and then would turn around and hide ... accountants and corporate executives do their jobs. Before further discussing the changed SOX had, it is important to note that the law was not revolutionary in terms of the substantial changes it made but it was revolutionary by the attitude and culture change that the rules and procedures ... independent au...

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... (CITE RISK EARLY PREGNANCY)(CITE MULTIPLE FORMS). One theory given is that this limitation is likely because these types of research are through self-report and the aggregates are possibly not being entirely forthcoming about the impact the abuse (CITE POST TRAUMA). Methods and Procedures The foremost question this research proposal will be addressing is "Is Childhood Sexual Abuse ... information rather than each individual results, this includes future studies: future researchers who may potentially use this study to gain information will only have access to the end results and not indi...

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... That is, racial differences persisted, and this persistence is difficult to understand especially once legally relevant sources of variation are addressed. Advances in research design and methodology have not put to rest nagging concerns about racial inequality in criminal justice processing. Instead, they have suggested that the connections between race and sentencing outcomes are exceedingly complex, conditioned ... laws that prescribe a mandatory penalty for particular types of crimes, mainly drug offenses. While sentencing reforms have dramatically altered the way criminal defendants...

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... training, technological progress, macroeconomic stability, good governance, firm sophistication, and market efficiency, among others. While all of these factors are likely to be important for competitiveness and growth, they are not mutually exclusive-two or more of them can be significant at the same time, and in fact that is what has been shown in the economic literature. This open-endedness ... and policies. For example, owners of land, corporate shares, or intellectual property are unwilling to invest in the improvement and upkeep of their property if their rights as owners are not ...

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... elections, but did they have a choice, or did United States intervention alter the outcome of this election so much that a "free- election could possibly not have taken place? The "red flag- went up for the United States in 1946 when it appeared that Italy had a majority Communist and Socialist government in ... be accomplished. The February elections in Prescara prompted the United States to begin a new strategy for defeating communism to ensure that the municipal elections would not act as an April premonition. To promote how much of a disaster voting communism would be in Italy, the Un...

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... in special education due to a shortage circumstance. This misassignment may actually increase when less formal structures (like three-week bootcamps) are implemented. Alternate preparation pathways will not overcome abuses in hiring practices; strategic planning for transformation is warranted to achieve a comprehensive understanding of issues among all stakeholders in the enterprise of education. Abbreviated ... Department of Education, National Boards Certified teachers, and community colleges presently clamoring for involvement in the proposed three-week bootcamp approach. All pieces...

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... link between big business (the manufacturer) and the workers, these immigrant contractors are often referred to as middle man minorities. Though the Korean migrants are not very heavily represented in migrant numbers they do have an important role within the garment industry, owning some of the largest shops and factories . As ... start a business, they are also unlikely to be able to borrow any money off relatives as they are equally as poor, banks will not lend them money because they are illegal immigrants and have no collateral to act as security. In comparison Chinese and Korean immi...

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... . Although Treitschke and Weber both locate the state in the arena of the constant struggles between nations, Durkheim believed that "patriotism" would be replaced by "world patriotism" and Marx could not fathom the idea of "the people" aligning themselves with the "elites" above the "masses" of other nations, and promoted "universal emancipation." There have been various theories regarding nationalism in ... an organism, and thus concluding that, like bodies, societies have certain needs, is undermined by the fact that, unlike bodies, which die if starved of oxygen, for example, societ...

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... to team, to help the unfortunate families and ailing citizens of Pittsburgh. The charitable works of the Steelers, for example, are many, and are not limited to motivational speaking; Presents for Patients, a program that provides nursing home patients in the Pittsbugh area with gifts for the holidays; Race for ... under thousands of tons of dynomite, the responsibility of memories now resting soley in their own minds. The brotherhood that sports creates in Pittsburgh is not limited to sports players and fanatics, but it also extends into the city government. In the 2002-2003 season of S...

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... of unity within France gave nationalistic aspirations to countries across the European continent. The Revolution brought productive change to France such as economically and socially and was to be envied not just in Europe, but also worldwide. Napoleon's imperialism was to provoke a spirit of resistance against French rule due to the sense of patriotic pride citizens felt towards their country, ... later unified in 1871, meaning Napoleon's impact of nationalism led to himself becoming a long term factor in Germany's unification because of the fact his exportation of nationalism, whether...

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... and they are, after all, paid very well anyway ( 'salaries (for leading corporate executives in the U.S.) over a quarter of a million dollars annually are fairly common, and higher ones are not exactly rare (p35, citing W.E.Moore's The Conduct of Corporation, (1962) p13)). Besides, as D Grannick noted in The European Executive (1962), 'a major feature of Continental business is that all ... that their presence 'means that the most important elements of capitalist society have now grown too large to be both wholly owned and efficiently run by owner-entrepreneurs' (p36), not...

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