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Introduction: The advancement in the internet technologies (2G, 3G) as well as the mobile communication industry along with the increasing popularity of mobile communication devices such as smart phones, tablets, net books and laptops, has led to the emergence of mobile commerce as an alternative business model. Mobile phone today is considered as a lifestyle device and not just a tool to connect (Thakur & Srivastava, 2012). Its functionality has gone far beyond the function of merely connecting…

A tale of modern whales: Divergence and radiation of Neoceti during the Oligocene period likely driven by environmental changes in Southern Oceans ZOO*4910 Integrative Vertebrate Biology Group 04 Candace Flynn (cflynn@mail.uoguelph.ca), Melissa Westaway, Katherine Znotinas, and Daniela Banda Marin 2 November 2014 Abstract Reasons for divergence within the animal kingdom is heavily debated across many orders. Macroevolution in Cetacea has been attributed to a variety of…

CHAPTER – 4 DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION TABLE NO 1: PREMISES/VISUALLY APPEAL OR NOT 4.1 TABLE SHOWING THE PREMISES/VISUAL APPEALING OF THE KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK. COMPETENCY RATING NO. OF RESPONDENTS PERCENTAGE Satisfied 50 50% Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 30 30% Dissatisfied 20 20% Total 100 100% ANALYSIS: In this…

Introduction Working in a preventative services center with low-income families in a large northeast city is a constant challenge when it comes to providing the best art therapy for the clients. This clinical setting is primarily focused on affording free access to social services for families in need, and thus the funding for art therapy is minimal. This obstacle forces art therapists to be more creative and to think originally when it comes to appropriate therapeutic interventions for the…

A person is rewarded for desired behavior by having something unpleasant removed. This removal is the reward. For example, in the workplace a person may find it undesirable to be monitored closely. If a person is doing their job to the held standard, they may not be monitored as closely anymore. This removal of the monitoring is the reward for consistently doing their job well. B.F. Skinner used the rat to demonstrate positive reinforcement, but he also utilized the same test to prove negative…

Breast cancer in females TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION ? Malignancy that develops in the cells of the breast which proliferates uncontrollably; most commonly ductal and lobular carcinoma ? Diagnosis requires a tissue biopsy for microscopic examination to determine pathology CLASSIFICATION ? The TNM classification is used for clinical staging of breast tumors. The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 7th edition stages breast cancer as follows:?26 ? TX: primary tumor cannot be…

Literature review This chapter presents a review of current quantitative researches on teachers’ burnout and attrition rate. Studies show that the current attrition rate for the entire teachers’ population is 35% high (Struvyven& Vanthournout, 2014). Ingersoll, Merrill & Stuckey (2014) study analyzing the transformation of the American teaching forces found that the teaching force is increasingly less stable as the statistics on annual teacher attrition from 1988-1989 to 2008-2009 reveals that…

4 Wine back label effects In this part of study, I will discuss the importance for Chinese consumers of wine translated back label statements when they are choosing wine. And also, I will find out how these factors on the back label were related by price. Ten different back label statements with price were tested through a discrete choice experiment. Three hundred thirty-one wine consumers representing the normal Chinese wine consumers were tested to choose a bottle of wine they were most…

At the beginning of the period, the price of Computers, Inc. divided by the industry index was 0.39; by the end of the period, the ratio had increased to 0.50. As the ratio increased over the period, it appears that Computers, Inc. outperformed other firms in its industry. The overall trend, therefore, indicates relative strength, although some fluctuation existed during the period, with the ratio falling to a low point of 0.33 on day 19. 18. Five day moving averages: Days 1 – 5: (19.63 + 20 +…

Poor customer service or brand image) Opportunity – presence of a situation where performance can be improved by undertaking new initiatives (Eg. Arnotts – demand for healthier food) Symptom – mere evidence that a problem exists (Eg. Loss of market share, drop in sales) Role of the researcher – once a problem or opportunity has been senses, the researcher comes into the picture First responsibility is to work with the managers to clearly articulate the management problem whose symptoms have…