Essays on Technology Literature Reviews

This literature review "The Cylindrospermopsin Alkaloids" shows that the cylindrospermopsin alkaloids can be described as three soluble in water toxins consisting of cylindrospermopsin (1), 7-deoxy-cylindrospermopsin (2), and 7-epi-cylindrospermopsin.... ... ... ... Issues have been raised regarding toxicological properties of these natural compounds, detection of their presence in water, and subsequent removal....

The object of this paper "International Student Security by Simon Maginson" is a book that focuses on the plight of international students in Australia.... The first part of the book offers the background or an introductory analysis into the problem of international student security in Australia....

This literature review "Parental Involvement in the Learning Processes of Their Children" discusses parental involvement that is having the parents concerned about the operations and activities which take place in the process of learning of their children.... ... ... ... There are many ways through which the parents can be involved in the learning processes of their children depending on their abilities and understanding of the parent....

This book review "Discovering XML Language to Structure and Serialize Data Over the Internet" discusses Extensible Markup Languages, as a programming language used to code web page applications.... XML shares a history, which began with the invention of World Wide Web or simply, the internet.... ...

This book review "Natural Symbols by Mary Douglas" focuses on the book that gives a vivid description of the human culture in terms of natural cues and bodily symbols.... According to Douglas, natural symbols are an important determinant of the nature of social and religious rituals.... ... ... ... The social body constrains the way the physical body is perceived....

The paper 'Finance Policy and Practice - Interest Rate Risk' is a thoughtful example of a finance & accounting literature review.... According to Qi and Yang (2009), under the Basel II framework the calculation of the minimum regulatory capital requires correct estimates of the parameters that are used to determine a banks credit risk in terms of its loan and other asset portfolios....

Early in the 20th century, Gandhi was able to tap those advances in technology which had created international media (radio, telegraph and the press) to garner international support for his campaign against British Colonialism.... Moreover, the terrorists have become masters of using Western technology and morality against itself....

The main aim of the literature review "Human Development: Young Adult Through Death" is to analyze the general normal life cycle of humans.... Specifically, the discussion will focus on the cognitive, behavioral, and social development of people throughout their lives.... ... ... ...

This work called "Analysis of 15 Art Videos" describes the peculiarities of each video.... The author takes into account the setting, sound effects, the main theme, and its position in the society, the role of some people in the videos.... From this work, it is clear about a detailed description of each vide, the main ideas, and messages....

The paper "The Social Structure in the English Society" will begin with the statement that one of the best-known authors today from Regency England, Jane Austen's work comprised mostly of satirical comedies about the middle class and upper-middle class.... .... ... ... All of Austen's novels function around the plot variations involving young women's courtships and eventual marriage, and Sense and Sensibility is no exception....

This literature review "Coco Chanel and Andy Warhol as Fashion Icons of the Twentieth Century" presents the celebrities who were in a class of their own during the 20th century.... He went ahead to study commercial art at Carnegie Institute of technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....

Cost effectiveness evaluation of villa at Royal Commission in Jubail Measures of project effectiveness are used normally by practitioners and researchers to infer and judge the performance of a project as well as its success.... ... ... ... In this paper, we shall look at an empirical analysis of success measures in relations to effectiveness performance and cost effectiveness evaluation of Villa at Royal Commission in Jubail....

He says that it is the development of technology that would ease the way for the development of property relations and political systems.... This paper 'The Sociology of Knowledge and Philosophy of Social Science' investigates knowledge as "information combined with experience, context, interpretation, and reflection....

ontrolled by modern society, victim of technology, displaying her organs to the viewer.... This paper explores the art and life of Frida Kahlo.... Frida Kahlo is perhaps the best known Mexican painter of her time.... Her style is very eclectic but it can be best described as a combination of realism, symbolism and surrealism that she utilised to depict the rich indigenous culture....

This literature review "Side-Channel Attacks" presents the side-channel attacks that seek to explore a form of physical attacks where an adversary attempts to exploit the leakages of physical information such as power consumption, timing information, or electromagnetic radiation.... Agrawa, Archambeault, and Rohatgi (2002) noted that the importance of these dissipation sources depends hugely on technology scaling....

Martin Luther used Gutenberg's technology to print broadsheets (the forerunner of newspapers) that contained his position on the Church8. ... "The Various Interpretations of the Song of Solomon" paper focuses on the Song of Solomon book with a level of importance that many can't agree on....

The failure of the company to incorporate new technology and machinery is anticipated to reduce its operational capability.... The report intends to analyze and discuss the overall performance of the Glamorgan Group, which has been acquired by Triton Ltd.... Varied significant aspects have been taken into concern for discussion....

This literature review "Factors Affecting the Success of Localization Strategy of Fast Food Companies" discusses globalization that is the order of the day accompanied by privatization and liberalization.... The supermarket chains in countries across the world sell the fruits.... ...

This literature review "Use of Fiber Reinforced Polymers" will look at FRP and its role in strengthening structures as compared to other construction materials.... The essay has also outlined several other issues associated with FRP composite materials these include types of polymers' advantages....

After World War I and II, the European made further advancements in technology and industrialization.... This paper 'National Law from Below - Development, Social Movements, and Third World Resistance" focuses on a celebrated book on international law by renowned writer and scholar Balakrishnan Rajagopal....

It has been witnessed that in this globalized as well as technology driven era, business market competition has increased considerably in every sector throughout the globe.... This paper "Portfolio for Business Model Generation" is a personal profile about its owner as a responsible person....

This literature review "Archaeological Studies of Art in Understanding Human Behavior" discusses the potential that archaeological studies of art have for studying human behavior and culture.... The use of computers, carbon dating and other scientific techniques of high technology resulted in a huge theoretical revolution during the 1960s....

This literature review "Security of Information in Commercial or Business Organisations" discusses the management of vulnerabilities in and threats to assets as a major challenge for business organizations.... Procedia technology, 4(2), 487-494 ... Vulnerabilities in assets can be understood as weaknesses in these assets....

The drug singulair is a drug that is an inhibitor of leukotriene.... Leukotrienes are chemicals that the human body releases.... These chemicals are released when people breathe in and out pollens which are considered to be allergens.... ... ... ... These chemicals usually have negative side effects on individuals (B, 2011)....

This should include internal milestones as well as external assessments and reviews.... This paper 'The Roles that Military Can Play' analyzes the soldiers' characters depending on the context - as a mighty tool of the passionate politicians to develop and promote their personal ideologies, or imposing a vicious blow on the opponents by allowing them to indulge in massive brutalities....

Since its inception more than a century ago, cinematography has grown to be widely recognized worldwide as one of the most potent and influential vehicles of artistic transmission of cultural and symbolic messages.... However, with passing time the art of film is obtaining another crucial function, namely that of preservation of such messages in their original visual and contextual form, which has turned film as such into a kind of time machine....

Cochrane Database Syst reviews, 18(2), pp.... This paper 'Infection Control and Hand Hygiene' discusses the infection control and hand hygiene.... The purpose of the research is to discuss various issues to help understand what infection control and hand hygiene is and how the two are related....

The paper "Discourse on Method by Rene Descartes" discusses that Descartes' view of his readers and the society more generally is 'atomistic': he speaks to his reader as one individual to another.... This is perhaps nowhere clearer than in his exposition of the cogito.... .... ... ... The fact that Descartes — a single individual — cannot doubt his own existence while he thinks, forms the "foundation" of a new philosophy....

This essay "Causal Inference and the Language of Experimentation" analyses three conditions for inferring cause: 1) contiguity between the effect and the cause; 2) precedence of the cause in relation with the effect, and 3) the constant presence of the cause whenever the effect is obtained.... ... ...

This review shows that indeed, 'Successful partnership working is everyone's business', especially in important causes such as addressing the needs of children and young people with learning disabilities.... People from all walks of life, from different fields, come together for common purposes....

Different strategies and techniques are being used by the organisations in order to manage the brands and increase the brand value and worth (Mzungu, Merrilees, and Miller, 2010).... ... ... ... BRAND EXTENSION STRATEGY: Different strategies and techniques are being used by the organisations in order to manage the brands and increase the brand value and worth (Mzungu, Merrilees, and Miller, 2010)....

The paper analyses the mergers and acquisitions.... Brealey and Myers reveal that mergers have been on an increase over the past few years.... The rise has been attributed to the globalization of companies, most of which have found mergers as the best option of penetrating the international markets....

This paper 'Should We Expect Politicians to Be Completely Truthful?... would further tell how the politicians manipulate the truth at times and change the thoughts of the general public.... It would also provide reasoning as to if it should be expected from the politicians to be truthful always or not....

The author state that pharmacy education has thrived on didactic, subject-oriented, and knowledge-based training.... These methods, though essential, are not optimal because they fail to provide opportunities to develop skills in the practical identification and treatment of drug-related problems....

This work called "The Analysis of Films'' describes the key aspects of several films, among them Hoop dreams, The Karate Kid, Happy Gilmore, Personal Best, Cool Running, and others.... The author takes into account their style, the main theme, the plot structure, the main characters, and their actions....

The paper "Language Learning in the Early Years" states that generally speaking, the behaviorist theories rely on imitation, reward, and response but do explain the extent to which it is most effective and does not explain the mental processes behind it.... ... ... ... The socio-cultural theory is only valid for second language learning and not with first language acquisition, where the child should be first exposed to his culture and then adapts a new one in order to learn a foreign language systematically....

The paper 'Search for the Spirit by Laennec Hurbon' provides an informative and accurate overview of the history and development of voodoo.... It contains an introduction to the religion, seven chapters outlining various aspects of voodoo, and many photographs.... ... ... ... The aims of the religion are explained effectively and the cultural and social context of voodoo is explored....

In the paper 'Proposals of the Cambrian Way Development Project,' the author has proposed to have a site layout that incorporates four plots, traffic and road system, a drainage system and various social amenities that will be available to the residents of the area.... ... ... ... The author proposes to construct a one-way traffic system in the area....

The paper "Early Signs of Autism in Infants " describes that generally speaking, it is difficult to diagnose an infant with autism because only until they are older can some signs of developmental delays or atypical behavior can be noticed by the parent.... ... ... ... At present, studies have indicated that at 12 to 18 months of age, infants who were later found as autism were differentiated from other infants to be high risk in terms of impairments, and delays in the following areas: visual (fixation on objects and prolonged visual inspection of objects); motor (lesser levels of activity and delays in fine and gross motor skills....

This work called "5 Sociological Journals" focuses on the key aspects of social life.... The author takes into account different articles and the issues concerning the social imagination, invisible inequality, civil public relationships among people.... ... ... ... This inversion happens when they shift their views from being the victim of massive, swift historical and social forces, to views that are in essence more positive, and in a way empowering....

From the paper "Analysis of The Loudest Duck by Laura Liswood " it is clear that the author has given many practical examples of the work culture in America and she has also stated the different things that different people learn in their childhood from their grandmothers or other elderly people....

This literature review "Education Process: Interaction between Boys and Girls" presents the importance of boys and girls' interaction in the pre-nursery and the reception classes.... The author draws an interrelationship between the value of interaction and the growth and development of children....

This literature review "Humanitarian Intervention: Ethical, Legal, and Political Dilemmas" discusses the rights of individuals are a concern of the international community.... On this basis, failing to act, for purposes of preventing these violations are not an option for the international community....

The paper "Transnational Migration by Thomas Faist" states that dual state membership means that a citizen belongs in two states; less complete methods could mean being a citizen in one state and an established immigrant with a kind of citizenship status in another.... .... ... ... The weaker the pedigrees in the nation-state of settlement, the stronger the encouragements to form a transnational community, however, the more the immigrants are given rights in the diaspora, the more they are able to integrate and familiarize themselves with the immigration country (Thomas, Margit & Eveline, 2013: 85)....

This literature review "Effects of Economic Crises on Art Companies" focuses on the government policies that could help art companies in combating the effects of such crises.... The economic significance of art companies calls for action in response to the adverse effects of economic recession....

"Importance of Durkheim Theory of Suicide for a Social Worker" paper studies how the theory of suicide has developed over time.... It analyzes suicide research in the pre-Durkheim period, Durkheim and now.... Many attempts to understand the theory failed to offer an insight into the causes of suicide....

From the paper "The Necessity to Reform Physical Education in Australia", as the focus on physical educational reform becomes national due to the Australian Curriculum, attention has turned to educational researchers to provide answers to what are universal problems in the field of physical education....

The author of this paper "Challenges and Opportunity in Community Practice" highlights the meaning of community and community work, relations with the state as well as the impacts of contracting and neo-liberalism in comparison with a number of frameworks.... ... ... ... Empowerment is a process that makes people be in a position to not only understand but also to upgrade and apply their capacity with an aim of having better control as well as gaining power over their lives....

The paper "Rosa Lee Cunningham Current Status" highlights that it is important to encourage the arrival of positive influences in Rosa Lee's life, for example, her children Alvin and Eric are successful adults and realize the negative impact of drugs on her mother.... ... ... ... Given Rosa Lee's economic background and social circumstances, it is apparent that her access to education and literacy in the past has been limited or even scarce....

"Factors That Made North Korea to Pursue Nuclear Weapons" paper discusses factors that have driven North Korea to pursue nuclear weapons in view of both domestic as well as international variables.... Pyongyang's regime believes that nuclear weapons promote national unity and reinforces its legitimacy....