| The impact of overuse of the Internet：Individual psychological and physical health | | | According to a research conducted in 2012 Q1 in the UK‚ the number of adults who had used the Internet was 42.16 million. That is to say‚ 83.7 per cent of the adult population had access to the Internet. Moreover‚ the number of adults who had never accessed to the Internet had diminished from about 23 per cent to 16.1 per cent (Office for National Statistics‚ 2012). In addition‚ another investigation
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Reassessing Impacts of MDGs in Nigeria A Global Partnership for Development was adopted by 189 nations‚ signed by 147 heads of state and governments during the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000. Bill Gates has called them "the best idea for focusing the world on fighting global poverty that [he has] ever seen." The signing of the partnership was the beginning of the process towards the establishment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Nigeria was among the countries to establish an
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REPOSITIONING POLYTECHNIC EDUCATION IN NIGERIA BY EZE‚ MARCELLUS MARK OKONKWO Chief Instructor Office Technology and Management (OTM) Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechhic‚ Unwana‚ P M B 1007‚ Afikpo‚ Ebonyi State‚ Nigeria Email: mmoeze@yahoo.com markmarcel.eze6@gmail.com 08069398338‚ 08059844544‚ 08085026477 Abstract Education is the bedrock of any development in any economy; whereas technical/technology education is the solid base for any technological development. The problem identified
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123 http://www.futureofchildren.org The Impact of Home Computer Use on Children’s Activities and Development Kaveri Subrahmanyam Robert E. Kraut Patricia M. Greenfield Elisheva F. Gross “I really want to move to Antarctica—I’d want my cat and Internet access and I’d be happy.” —16-year-old HomeNet participant (1995) Kaveri Subrahmanyam‚ Ph.D.‚ is assistant professor of child development at California State University‚ Los Angeles. Robert E. Kraut‚ Ph.D.‚ is professor of social psychology
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I. ABSTRACT The future of every nation lies in its youths. But the nature of such tomorrow depends on how well their energies are harnessed. The dream of many youths for Nigeria is that in which the youths are productive and active participants in the drive for a prosperous nation. For their dreams to be achieved‚ they must have opportunities to develop their potentials and talents. The world is experiencing a bulge in its youth population and as a result there has been a dearth of employment
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THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON GLOBALIZATION Communication is the key of globalization. Businesses large and small needed a way to advertise‚ sell‚ purchase‚ and enhance their product worldwide. What better way to accomplish this than through the use of the Internet. “The Internet provides a cheaper‚ faster and easier method of communication‚ an alternative that has created a ‘global audience’”‚ as mentioned by Renato Ruggiero‚ Director General of the World Trade Organization. How has
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The Impact of the Internet on Globalization Globalization‚ a growing phenomenon that can be described as a “shift toward a more integrated and interdependent world economy” (Hill 7)‚ has been the subject of many books and discussions for the past decade. Along with the development of microprocessors‚ the Internet is perhaps the most significant technological innovation of our time‚ playing a substantial role in the growth of globalization. The Internet facilitated the expansion of the movement
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THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL POVERTY ERADICATION PROGRAMME (NAPEP) ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF BWARI MUNICIPAL AREA COUNCIL‚ FCT‚ ABUJA) AYOOLA ISAIAH OLUFEMI REG NO. 51026 A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATION IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (DBS) JULY 2010 DECLARATION I declare that this research project work was carried out by me through extensive study and readings and that the relevant
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THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON RETAIL Stream:1B Introductory Business Studies 304001 Nowadays‚ the development of the Internet is faster and faster. And it has brought some effects on our social life‚ for example‚ it is changing the retail industry gradually‚ both in content and structure. Today we will discuss main four impacts of the Internet on retail ‚ which are‚ ⑴Internet promotes retail business prosperity by reducing cost;⑵Internet helps retailers enlarge market share; ⑶Internet
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The Impact of Internet On Society The Internet is in many ways seen as an essential to life today and also‚ has influenced‚ and is still influencing the way society communicates in many different ways. The rise of the internet has caused people to communicate differently in areas never dreamed of before the internet came into existence. Education has been revolutionized through the world of the “Information Super Highway”. Medicine has also seen reform as the internet improves research and communication
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