Introduction: The world’s total forest area is just over 4 billion hectares‚ which corresponds to an average of 0.6 ha per capita (Figure 1). The five most forest-rich countries (the Russian Federation‚ Brazil‚ Canada‚ the United States of America and China) account for more than half of the total forest area. Deforestation – mainly the conversion of tropical forest to agricultural land – shows signs of decreasing in several countries. Around 13 million hectares of forest were converted to
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BANANA is the common name for a fruit and also the herbaceous plants of the genusMusa which produce the commonly eatenfruit. They are native to the tropical region of Southeast Asia and Australia. Today‚ they are cultivated throughout the tropics. Banana plants are of the family Musaceae. They are cultivated primarily for their fruit‚ and to a lesser extent for the production of fibre and as ornamental plants. As the bananas are mainly tall‚ upright‚ and fairly sturdy‚ they are often mistaken for
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EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONNAIRE: Dear Sir/Madam‚ I am doing a research work on Employee Training & Development. I would request you to kindly spare some time to fill up this questionnaire. Thank you very much for your cooperation. Name : Designation : Department : SECTION I Q1. Please mention your age 20-25 25-30 Above 30 Q2. Sex: Male Female Q3. Marital Status:
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decode print (Hirshorn‚ Dye‚ Hauser‚ Supalla‚ & Bavelier‚ 2015). Decoded print relies on oral language and vocabulary that are essential components for reading comprehension. As a main factor for mastery in early reading skills‚ phonological awareness skills at the word level is a critical milestone in the development of reading (Hirshorn et al.‚ 2015). For hearing children to become proficient and successful readers‚ they need early skill abilities that include foundational phonological awareness
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Student Retention: A review of policy and literature Introduction This review was commissioned in April 2008 by the University of the Arts‚ London (UAL). Its purpose is to critically appraise research and policy literature on student retention in the UK; and to summarise the position of UAL in that national context‚ drawing on existing data-sets. This report begins by outlining the recent policy context and then reviews the research literature under seven sections. The first of these
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Literature Review on Lifestyle Modification in Men This literature review seeks to investigate what Lifestyle Modification entails. Lifestyle Modification has been defined as a proactive approach to optimum health and wellness by how we live our lives. Chronic non-communicable diseases are currently the main cause of both disability and death worldwide. These diseases affect people of all ages and social classes worldwide. Sassi and Hurst in 2008 cited Abegunde et al (2007) who stated that globally
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Online IMC - A brief The study starts from the premise that the specific characteristics of the internet transform the application of IMC principles from an alternative option to an absolute requirement Integrated marketing communication – the evolution of a concept The IMC approach has received almost instant recognition at the end of the 1990s‚ as a result of the existing trends to reduce the budget allocated to mass advertising campaigns and to concentrate on segmented or personalised communication
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Eating disorder is a disorder that is influenced by culture‚ mind and body shape. Female has a higher rate of suffering eating disorder than that of male. In the modern city‚ people promote the ‘perfect body shape’. This is accompanied with the impact with the psychological matters. Without the correct treatment of the disorder‚ a life-threatening situation to individual is resulted. For anorexia nervosa‚ the person eats nothing beyond minimal amount of food‚ so body weight drops sharply‚ while bulimia
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Lesson 4 Discussion Fremont High School “Jonathan Kozol” Jennifer R After reading Jonathan Kozol’s essay on Fremont High School in Los Angeles‚ I had to stop and rethink every detail I had just read describing the schools appearance‚ education offered and the overall sanitation of the school. I simply did not realize the school systems in the United States today were in such horrible conditions. While describing the school itself I learned it consist of roughly 5‚000 students. The perimeter
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Ergonomics is about how people‚ based on their physical capabilities‚ can best organize and conduct their activities. The word ergonomics may best be explained as ‘the adaption of the environment to man’. Ergonomists conduct research into work strain and working posture as well as work settings in organizations. The entire context in which you perform your work is important. This means that attention is not only paid to what you are capable of‚ but also to the point where you go
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