Abstract
This paper presents a study that attempts to find out the effects of electricity conductors on the efficiency of data transmission of Bluetooth when they are close to the devices performing the data transmission. The paper also attempts to find out whether there is a significant difference between grounded and non-grounded electricity conductors. The paper relates that the conductor used in this study is aluminum foil and that the method applied is experimental research using the single factor experimental design. The data transmission is tested between a laptop and a cellular phone with Bluetooth functionalities. The results of the study reveal that electricity conductors have reduction effects on the efficiency of data transmission of Bluetooth because the data rate goes down during the experiment when the conductors are present around the devices. It is also discovered that grounded aluminum foil has even more reduction effect on the throughput of Bluetooth compared with the non-grounded one.

Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Background of the Study
Statement of the Problem
Hypotheses
Significance of the Study
Scope and Limitations
Definition of Terms
Review of Related Literature
Methodology
Results and Discussions
Bibliography

From the Paper
"Nowadays, the use of wireless technology in transmitting data from one device to another is becoming more and more prevalent. This phenomenon started in 1994, when Ericsson Mobile Communications, the global telecommunications company based in Sweden, initiated a study to investigate the feasibility of a low-power, low-cost radio interface between mobile phones and their accessories (Muller, 2001). The engineers at Ericson code named the new wireless technology Bluetooth to honor a 10th century Viking King in Denmark (Muller, 2001). At present, Bluetooth is one of the widely used wireless technologies by cellular phones in transmitting and receiving data. However, Bluetooth signal is disrupted by some external sources. One interfering factor is electricity conductor, which when hit by the Bluetooth frequency, is able to reflect or absorb radio waves. Since Bluetooth is a form of radio technology as mentioned by Thompson (2008), the present researcher came up with this study to determine the effects of electricity conductors on the efficiency of data transmission of Bluetooth. This would help the present researcher to integrate this study with his knowledge in data communications in order to come up with an efficient setup of a wireless computer network. To conduct this study, a computer, Bluetooth-enabled devices and electricity conductors were setup in an open-area environment where the data rate of Bluetooth would be recorded."

Tags:wireless, technology, communications

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This essay compares two interpretations of the same piece of music by two different conductors set twenty five years apart. The music in question is "Hyperprism," an experimental piece by Edgar Varese. The two conductors are Boulez and Chailly.

From the Paper
"Edgar Varese wrote "Hyperprsim" in 1923. The piece is scored for woodwind, brass and a large array of non-pitched percussions. There are two notable performances of this piece: one by Pierre Boulez and the other by Riccardo Chailly. It is interesting to compare the two performances because Pierre Boulez revived the interest in Varese's music with his recordings from early 80s while Chailly offers the performances of the same pieces some quarter of the century later. The piece opens with a short percussion introduction before a trombone performs a short motif (0:10). Even though both conductors have similar tempi, Boulez takes this rhythmical opening less comfortable than Chailly does. At this first contact with the piece Boulez seems to be less secure in his understanding of the piece than Chailly is."

Tags:varese, boulez, chailly

From the Paper
"It was determined that with the resistivity r and area A of the conductor, the resistance R is a function of length L using the equation

R = rL/A

This original lab contains a full theoretical background with all derived equations explained in detail. It utilizes several color graphics to illustrate the conduction of an electrical current, and it has a complete table and graph of all experimental data."

Tags:electricity, lab, nichrome, physics, resistivity, wire

Abstract
This paper is on the global marketing of U.S. Semiconductor chips to China.

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The paper outlines the backgrounds of Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss and describes how they both made serious compromises to promote their respective careers. The paper examines their marriages and their compositions and how they were both innovative and creative. The paper also looks at how Nazism personally affected both Mahler and Strauss and their music. The paper concludes that Mahler and Strauss left a lasting legacy on Western musical composition by incorporating political awareness, social commentary and emotional intensity into their vocal and instrumental compositions.

From the Paper
"Both Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss are renowned composers and conductors, and both reached the peak of their careers during the early twentieth century. Mahler and Strauss are also both classified as late Romantic era composers. Both Mahler and Strauss revealed their musical talent during childhood and enjoyed considerable success during their adult careers. Both had parents and mentors who fostered their musical talents. In fact, Richard Strauss's father was an elite horn player in Germany. However, their backgrounds and approaches to music both differ."

Tags:compositions, symphonies, instrumentation, operas, music, Nazism

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This paper explains that on the same program as the Brahms "Symphony No.1" were two other works by Spanish composers, Issac Albeniz and Joaquin Turina, which presented a deliberate counterpoint between Spanish and German music that reflects the guest conductor's dual heritage. The author points out that Johannes Brahms' (1833-1897) "Symphony No.1" reflects to an extraordinary degree the composer's personal relationship with the legacy of earlier giants such as Beethoven and Schubert. The paper relates that the "Symphony No.1" is comprised of four movements, which reflects Brahms' allegiance to classical forms; however, the intense unity of the overall work seems to be more of an expression of Brahms' personal technique. The author underscores that scholars argue that the dynamic optimism that is so characteristic of Beethoven's symphonies is revisited by Brahms in a far more melancholic, late nineteenth century manner

From the Paper
"The significance of the Spanish works to the Brahms' symphony, which was highlighted in the course of the intermission, was an interview-like session conducted in the lobby with two members of the TSO who talked about the program and about Frunbeck de Burgos' conducting of the works. These two TSO members - a violinist and a flautist (I believe) - noted that the Spanish pieces were carefully chosen as a counterpoint to the Brahms. Frunbeck de Burgos' work with the TSO in rehearsal, they noted, was very different with both of these pieces; one noting jokingly that de Burgos stood straighter and was more serious with Brahms than with the passionate Spanish works."

Tags:counterpoint, spanish, beethoven, technique, melancholic

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This paper explains that Augustine made numerous contributions to the American Defense Department, especially his theory that the industrial base of the Defense Department would become too dependent upon foreign suppliers for essential components, such as semi-conductors and semi conductor technology. The author points out that, when he was CEO of Lockheed Martin, Augustine was in favor of mergers because he believed that they were more cost effective and that mergers between defense companies would increase productivity and save the Department of Defense millions of dollars each year. The paper relates that one of Augustine's theories asserted that products that were once used for matters of defense could not be converted to civilian work.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Norman Augustine Biography
Career Accomplishments
Theories and Augustine's Laws
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Norman Augustine was born in 1935 in Denver Colorado and grew up during World War II. He was an exceptional student, entered Princeton in 1953, and received his bachelors of science in engineering in 1957. Augustine also received a master's degree from Princeton in 1959. He has also received several honorary doctorates in Engineering and Science from several institutions of learning throughout the country. In 1958, while still obtaining his masters at Princeton he worked for the Douglas Aircraft Company where he became a Chief Engineer and a Program Manager. According to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers Augustine began working at the Office of the Secretary of DefenseWhile there he served as the Assistant Director of Defense Research and Engineering. In 1970 he became part of the LTV Missiles and Space Company, where he was the Vice President of Advanced programs and marketing."

Tags:sematech, suppliers, lockheed, mergers, conversion

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The paper discusses how developments in Information Technology (IT) were a direct outgrowth of military research. The paper explains that the military needed greater computer processing capacity and smaller computer modules. This fuelled innovations in computer programming and semi-conductors. The paper explains how due to its heavy investment in computer-based Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for military use, the United States is a world leader in computer technology in both software and integrated circuits. The paper shows how it dominates the market for this sector and its further developments.

Tags:military, it, surveillance

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This paper details the life and work of Gustav Mahler, one of the most famous composers and conductors of all time. The writer of this paper probes into the tragic events of Mahler's early life which influenced his music despite the undertones of joy and hope in some of his pieces. This paper also details Mahler's style of music which is considered dramatic with enormous contrasts in sounds and moods.

From the Paper
"The orchestra's archivist and historian, Dr. Clemens Hellsburg, recalled that Mahler was incredibly demanding and impolite. Many of the musicians resented him. Finally, in 1900, the orchestra went to Paris, where it had huge artistic success, but horrible financial failure. In fact, there was not even enough money to transport the ensemble back to Vienna."

Tags:music, biography, history, royal, opera, metropolitan

From the Paper
"The legend of Leonard Bernstein began with the fact that it was unusual for an American to conduct a major American orchestra. On the occasion of his New York Philharmonic debut, filling in for an ailing Bruno Walter, Bernstein was introduced by Bruno Zirato, the orchestra's associate manager, as "a full-fledged American conductor, born and entirely raised in this country." An American conductor was not unique, of course, and Zirato duly emphasized Bernstein's American education. In the 1930s, however, a conductor's education and opportunities could only have come from the European source even if it was located in the United States. The four conductors who had the greatest influence on Bernstein in his conductor's apprenticeship, and were all instrumental in starting his career, were the Greek Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896-1960), the Pole Artur Rodzinski ..."

Tags:biography