Themes in U.S. & World History; Geographic and Environmental Factors An example of physical geographic factors that contributed to the development and expansion of the United States are the Appalachian Mountains and the discovery of the Cumberland Gap. The second geographical factor that significantly contributed to the development and expansion of the United States is the major rivers of the Midwest regions such as‚ “The Mississippi‚ Ohio‚ Missouri‚ Illinois‚ and other rivers knit together
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What are the functional areas of management? Answer: There are many tasks every business needs to do if it is going to succeed. Each of these tasks is described as being a function of a business. The following is a brief introduction to each of these functions: * Human Resources - ensures the business has the best staff for the job and that they are able to work effectively in a safe environment; * Finance - will keep a record of all money coming in and going out of the business. They have
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3.8.1.2 Leaf area and leaf area index (LAI) Leaf area of five randomly selected plants‚ was measured with the help of leaf area meter (Model LI-3100‚ USA) at 20‚ 40 and 60 DAS by destructive sampling from all leaves of the five sample plants (Sticker et al.‚ 1961). Plants were cut at the soil surface‚ leaves were separated from the plants‚ covered with blotting paper to keep the leaf intact and retain its original shape and were brought to the laboratory. Leaf area was measured immediately after
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Should smoking be banned in public areas? In recent decades‚ if smoking should be banned in public occasion has sparked a great deal of controversies. The term ‘public areas’ refers to the facilities or occasions which involving people in general and normally are provided by government. This essay will argue that smoking should be banned in public for the following reasons: the smoke produced by the combustions of tobacco will lead to the passive smoking‚ the bad impression and effects to adolescents
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Should smoking be banned in public area like restaurant? 1. Unhealthy‚ secondhand smoke. 2. Smell of cigarettes 3. Cigarette butts cause serious litter problem Should smoking be banned in public places? As we all know‚ smoking is a very serious health problem‚ because it will cause many disease such like cancer and bronchitis. According to Dr. Michael‚ a health expert graduate form university of California‚ there are 50 million people smoke in United States now. You may think that it
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Introduction: include brief description of background‚ purpose of the focus group‚ marketing research problem‚ and detailed focus group objectives (ie. What are the marketing research objectives for this piece of research?) 2.Method and Procedures: discuss how the focus group was implemented: the composition of the focus group; where‚ when and how the focus group was conducted 3.Summary of Findings: briefly outline the key findings of your focus group‚ reactions‚ perceptions‚ and add in one or two verbatim
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of the respondent to select which parts of the dialogue with the respondent to explore further‚ which to ignore‚ and which to return to later in the interview. Not only is the depth interview flexible‚ it is also evolutionary in nature. Focus group Focus groups are depth interviews undertaken with a group of respondents. It is different to individual interviews in the number of respondents and interaction
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DIFFERENCES‚ ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF A GIS. DIGITAL MAP AND PRINTED MAPS Introduction For the majority of us‚ maps represent a useful tool which we often use in daily life be it while navigating new hiking trails or when we are looking for a specific landmark‚ shopping centre or street name in an unfamiliar town or city. The common road atlas is now being replaced with more sophisticated and interactive digital forms which in some vehicles are now being built in as standard features
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2. What are some of the disadvantages of using focus groups? Discuss two recent trends in focus group research and explain why you think these have evolved. Use references to support your opinions. Focus groups are one of the more commonly used methods in research when looking for a deeper understanding of a particular topic. Focus group discussions allow the researcher to probe both the cognitive and emotional responses of participants while observing the underlying group dynamic (Heary‚ Caroline
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APSY 3145 Qualitative Research Methods Week 4 Presentation Focus Groups How to design and conduct a focus group interview? Chan Ming Chung‚ Daniel Chan Ying Wa‚ Cindy Yip Chun Hin‚ Hinry Brief Contents • What is the focus group? • How to conduct it? • Basic ingredients in focus groups. • Problem of confidentiality • Pro & Con • Limitation What is the focus group? • An interview with several people • Emphasize a specific topic • Extensively use in market and social research • Interested in how
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