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Spread Spectrum Techniques, 2003.
A comparison of analog and digital telephones.
2,460 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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The goal of this research paper is to cover technical and operational details, with specific focus on how the spread spectrum techniques is used. To determine the differences and advantages of spread spectrum over traditional approaches, this paper provides a review of the relevant literature, followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
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"The revolution in communications technology provided lower costs in receiving and dialing long-distance telephone calls. This cost savings was realized primarily from the use of digital computer technology in space satellites and in telephone company central offices that connect to them. Most American homes continue to use analog lines because of the many miles of existing copper wire currently running under the streets; however, spread spectrum has increasingly emerged as a radical alternative to the model of single-frequency (narrowband) radio and television transmissions that characterized telecommunications in the 20th century. Spread spectrum signals are distributed over a range of frequencies by the transmitter, then reassembled by the receiver. Based on the advantages provided by digital electronics, these processes occur with extreme accuracy at lightning-fast speeds and at low cost."
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Selling Spectrum Rights, 2002.
An analysis of the article ?Selling Spectrum Rights,? by John Macmillan, discussing the game theory behind the FCC?s decision of auction-process in the sale of spectrum rights.
1,110 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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The paper reveals the problems inherent in the article such as the article being written before the auction taking place. The paper criticizes Macmillan for making profits his primary source of concern while emphasizing that the motivation behind this sale is not monetary. The paper notes a flaw in Macmillan's argument regarding efficiency being of paramount importance. The paper shows how the other goals discussed are mere covers for the desire to produce revenue.
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"If the FCC were actually concerned about efficiency, minority ownership, preventing monopolies, and promoting the best usage of these spectrum for the sake of the people, it could have mirrored an auction such as the one in Argentina. This nation auctioned off its licenses not to the highest bidder, but to the company which could set up an efficient, goal driven system in the least amount of time."
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Rayovac to Spectrum Brands: Case Analysis, 2008.
A case study analysis of the strategies and diversification of the company, Rayovac (now known as Spectrum Brands).
849 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses the establishment, development and current situation of the company, Spectrum Brands. It also discusses the company's initial strategies and its later diversification. In addition, the paper describes how Rayovac, or now Spectrum Brands, is well positioned to take advantage of the global market and economies of scale. The paper then looks briefly at the only major negative strategic attribute for Rayovac, which is its debt structure.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Strategies
Diversification
Global Market
Debt Structure
Overall Strategy
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"Strategically, Rayovac or now Spectrum Brands, is well positioned to take advantage of the global market and economies of scale. Because the company was already shifting its manufacturing to China, continued expansion into other industries that were doing the same offered the company an opportunity to diversify revenue streams and markets while developing complementary back office operations and infrastructure. Because of the shared retail distribution channels among its diversified product lines Rayovac can now leverage its product volumes to gain better terms from retailers. The only major negative strategic attribute for Rayovac is its debt structure that the company undertook to finance all of its acquisitions which is substantial 2 notes above $500m at 7.4% and 8.5% interest respectively and numerous other valued from 3 to several hundred million and comparable interest rates. Rayovac needs to reduce its overall debt load."
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"The Spread of Nuclear Weapons"--a Review, 2007.
This paper examines the viewpoints expressed in "The Spread of Nuclear Weapons" by Kenneth Waltz and Scott Sagan.
1,946 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper reviews the book "The Spread of Nuclear Weapons" through comparing and contrasting the viewpoints of its authors, Kenneth Waltz and Scott Sagan. The claims of both Waltz and Sagan are examined as well as the larger arguments from realists and liberals regarding the spread of nuclear weapons. Waltz's realist arguments are contrasted with the more international liberalism of Sagan's protests against adding nuclear weapons in nations which have not traditionally had such programs. The current situation in North Korea is highlighted as an example for each perspective.
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"Nuclear weapons have become the most powerful bargaining tool in the world today, evidenced by the situations in North Korea and Iran and the considerable international unrest they have caused. Nuclear powers fear the addition of new nuclear nations, and nations which do not possess such capabilities see them as potential bargaining chips and defense mechanisms against the more powerful nations. In their joint project The Spread of Nuclear Weapons, Kenneth Waltz and Scott Sagan each defend their view regarding the spread of nuclear weapons. Waltz's realist viewpoint sees the increase in the number of nuclear nations as a potentially stabilizing factor in international relations and strongly believes that more nuclear weapons can contribute to stability in highly volatile areas, similar to the detente achieved between India and Pakistan after each of those traditionally antagonistic nations established nuclear capability."
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The Spread of Disease, 2005.
An exploration of the factors that encourage or hinder the spread of disease.
1,562 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper discusses the various factors that either encourage or hinder the spread of pathogens both locally and globally often resulting in epidemics and pandemics. It highlights and discusses various factors including human/nature interactions and the spread of superbugs such as SARS.
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"The complex interaction of events that can result in the emergence of a new disease is well illustrated by Oropouche fever epidemic, a nonfatal disease which causes severe headaches, muscle pains and occasionally meningitis. Frequent epidemics have occurred in Brazil where hundreds of thousands have been infected and have suffered from diagnosed cases. The first outbreaks followed the building of a highway in the 1950s from Belem on the coast to Brasilia in Amazonia. Soon after construction, researchers isolated the Oropouche virus in the blood of highway workers and discovered that it was the same as that found in the blood of a sloth on the side of the Belem-Brasilia highway."
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Preventing the Spread of AIDS, 2002.
The paper discusses actions that can be taken to help prevent the spread of AIDS.
905 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 32.95
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This paper states that education is the most valid and effective means to fight the spread of the disease. The paper outlines programs to protect against contaminated hypodermic needles. The author believes that sexual abstinence is the first and best defense against sexual transmission of the disease, but often this is simply not a realistic approach.
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"One way to address the problem is by instituting a needle exchange program. The suggestion has been made that one way to control the spread of AIDS through at least the intravenous (IV) drug using population is to create a program for the exchange of needles, a program that would not be a law enforcement tool but a public health program. IV drug abusers would be given new needles for their muse rather than having to use old needles because of the danger posed by the sharing of needles as far as passing the HIV infection from one person to another. Programs like this have been instituted in several cities with varying results. ... suggest, along with many other researchers, that prevention efforts to reduce the risk of AIDS among IV drug users should be a priority considering the high levels of AIDS risk behavior within this population and the fact that the sexual partners of IV drug users are also at risk. The sharing of needles is the primary risk factor for IV drug users."
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The Use of Hygiene to Prevent the Spread of Disease, 2002.
The paper discusses the fact that children are at risk of infection in child care centers and public play areas and suggests that handwashing may prevent the spread of common illnesses in these locations.
2,565 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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The paper examines the reasons for the spread of infection in ball pits in fast food restaurants and daycare centers. The paper cites at length several studies carried out that promote handwashing as a key element in preventing the transmission of infections. The paper advocates that nurses should be trained to stress the importance of washing hands to parents and children, and any child care workers they come in contact with.
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"Children in the study had to be over three years of age and attend the center for at least three days a week. They had to be free of any underlying chronic illness that predisposed them to infection. The sample size was adjusted by a factor of 1.3 for clustering for an intercluster correlation coefficient of .01 with 20 clusters of 28 children each. The required sample was then 408 child-years of observation, or 544 children observed for 9 months."
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The Spread of Buddhism, 2002.
Study of the spread of Buddhism into East Asia and how it splintered into ten different schools.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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The spread of Buddhism to East Asia and it's division into discrete sects (ten principle schools, separated into: Being and Non-being), which had its origin in the tendency to concentrate on studying one particular scripture or group of scriptures as holding the most essential truths. The sects were essentially different systems of thought rather than contending denominations of religious practice.
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Jesus and the Spread of Christianity, 2008.
A summary of Jesus' life and the spread of Christianity.
1,868 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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This paper discusses Christianity today. The paper relates that the story of the life, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the seedling for the saga of Catholicism as an ethical and ideological leader of the world community. The author of the paper charts the spread of Christianity throughout the world up until 325 AD.
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"Christianity is today a dominant force, not just in the spiritual realm, but in all of the world's affairs. The Church, while divided into countless denominative cells, is altogether a permanent seat of political power, moral influence and cultural relevance. Its beginnings were, however, the unlikely sequence of events which conveyed the phenomenon of one great man's sacrifices to peoples all over the world. The story of the life, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ of Nazareth is the seedling for the saga of Catholicism as an ethical and ideological leader of the world community.
"An instrumental part of the story of Jesus, and thus a foundational belief defining the faith of Catholics, is that the resurrection was a measure of the immortal soul, brought back to earth by God's mercy. It is said that Christ was chosen to demonstrate the immortality of the soul because he was the mortal son of God. But in his life is a reflection of the relationship between God and man. As St. Paul explained it, that Christ was resurrected means that all Christians are preordained for this same immortality. The canonized disciple defends against detractors the relevance of the notion of resurrection to the foundational view that one day, Jesus will return and with him, so too will all the Christian souls be returned to the Earth. He remarks that "'if Christ be preached, that he rose again from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen again. And if Christ be not risen again, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.' (I Cor., xv, 12 sqq.)." (Boon, 1)"
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The Spread of Paper, 2006.
A paper looking at the religious influence on the spread of paper during the silk road era.
1,874 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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This paper explores the history of paper and its migration to other civilizations and societies. The paper explains that the spread of paper outside of China ,where it was first developed, is most closely linked to its use as a medium for the religious written word, primarily that of Buddhists and Muslims. The paper explains that paper's use as a medium for the religious word facilitated the propagation of paper and paper technology across the Asian continent and to other civilizations.
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"One need only glance momentarily at the modern world to witness the vast importance of paper in all aspects of life. From literature to art to currency to industry, paper enjoys innumerable applications of every conceivable manner. The transition from the medieval world to modern times was dependant a great deal on paper. Among other things, it allowed for the mass reproduction of texts and subsequently widespread literacy. It also provided a more convenient method of financial exchange in the form of paper money. First developed in China, paper has found a place in almost every culture around the globe for thousands of different applications. The spread of paper outside of China, however, is most closely linked to its use as a medium for the religious written word, primarily that of Buddhists and Muslims. The nature of these religions and their respective religious documents facilitated the propagation of paper and paper technology across the Asian continent."
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Spread of HIV/AIDS in Uganda, 2006.
An examination of the problem of the continuing spread of HIV/AIDS within communities in Uganda.
1,131 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper attempts to address the problem of the spread of HIV/AIDS within in Uganda through the use of a grassroots level preventive intervention aimed at high-risk individuals in geographically proximal villages and small towns. Seronegative individuals at high-risk for acquiring HIV are the target participants towards which the intervention is aimed.
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Project Overview
Summary of the Research Project: Background, Hypotheses, General Objectives, Specific Objectives, Research Design.
Training Expectations
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"According to UNAIDS (2006) "people living with HIV, women, young people and other most-at-risk populations, such as sex workers, men who have sex with men, drug users and prisoners, should play a major role in the setting of national targets" (p. 9). This is an unambiguous call for aggressive stances to be taken in the fight to quell the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Uganda and other afflicted countries. Furthermore, one must take a pragmatic approach to the problem in question, as resources such as drugs are not always affordable, if not consistently available. This would entail implementing cost-effective measures such as primary prevention that was specific in targeting reservoirs and "vectors" for the transmission of disease.
In particular, inconsistent behavioral responses to HIV/AIDS are particularly notorious for impeding the progress of HIV/AIDS prevention. "
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Seafloor Spreading and Earthquake Activity, 2004.
An assessment of the relative contribution that geoscience has made to our contemporary understanding of physical oceanography.
3,072 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 89.95
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This paper purports to investigate our greater understanding of the unified theory of plate tectonics and seafloor spreading. The structure of the earth and the traditional theory of continental drift is examined, followed by a look at the more unified theory of plate tectonics. The global ramifications of this theory is investigated by examining the damaging tectonic activity caused by seafloor spreading, specifically earthquakes as well as the hazards these earthquakes in turn generate, namely tsunamis. Case studies are provided to illustrate the damaging nature of these natural forces. Finally the paper examines whether these hazards can be predicted or prepared for given our greater understanding of their causes.
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"The Earth is a layered planet consisting of the crust, mantel and core as illustrated in Figure 1 below. Due to the intense heat during the formation of the planet, Earth was mostly molten. The more dense materials sank to the centre forming the core while the lighter materials floated to the surface and gradually formed a rigid layer called the lithosphere (Byatt 2001:18). The upper part of this lithosphere is called the crust, a layer about 80km to 40km thick (Strahler & Strahler 1989:254). The lithosphere also includes the upper part of the mantle called the asthenosphere, which is highly heated to a state that is semi plastic. The rigid, brittle lithosphere, which is broken into large fragments called lithospheric plates, has the capability of moving over the soft, plastic asthenosphere."
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The Spread of AIDS, 2002.
A brief history of how HIV/AIDS spead as a disease.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper briefly defines and describes the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). This paper describes the discovery of the virus and its spread, as well as treatment.
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The Spread Of Christianity To Japan, 2006.
This well-researched paper examines the historic events that led to the introduction of Christianity into Japan's culture and society, as well as the political leaders who tried to ban its existence.
3,327 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 95.95
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This paper explores how Portuguese and Spanish Roman Catholic missionaries introduced Christianity to Japan in in 16th century. This paper discusses Japan's perception of Christianity which is linked with imperialist culture of the west and was believed to be a threat to the political control in Japan. The writer describes the ban on Christianity between the 17th-19th centuries in which Japan continued to exhibit intense antagonism towards the religion, but, as the imperialist power grew and Christianity dimensions were explored, the ban on the religion was lifted in 1873. This well-researched and informative paper focuses on the spread of Christianity in Japan, the level of acceptance and rejection as well as the history of this particular religion in Japanese culture and society.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Coming of the Religion
The Acceptance and Rejection Philosophies
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"Japan, long before has been identified with a history of superior political stability that let particular tribe ruler to poise each other out in the dominion of authority . During this time and before this time the presentation of overseas ideas developed in to the religion that we call native for Japan . Because Japan happen to be increasingly integrated into the administration of the imperial family for the duration of the fourth and the fifth centuries, the religious conviction became of tool for political control . Afterwards, albeit the imperial control was in spite of everything, intense, Japan developed into an isle of cultural swap in the middle of China, Korea and further south east Asian nations."
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Autistic Spectrum Disorders, 2005.
A look at the challenges that children and adults with autism face regarding communication and speech development.
4,949 words (approx. 19.8 pages), 26 sources, MLA, $ 125.95
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This study attempts to determine the impact that technology has on the acquisition of speech in children with autism, compared to a teacher directed model of communication. The researcher attempts to uncover the disparities that currently exist in the research in order to better understand how speech might be enhanced by technological and teacher directed interventions. The problem addressed includes an examination of how speech acquisition can be better mastered independently by children with autism related disorders, assuming that children with autism have the ability to acquire speech independently.
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Introduction
Problem Statement
Background of the Study
Significance of the Study
Preliminary Literature Review
Technology and Autism
Directed Teaching in Combination with Technology
Methods
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"There is evidence suggesting that the number of patients diagnosed with autism has steadily increased in recent years (MRN, 2005; Rutter, 2000). While scientists are still working diligently to uncover the causes of autism, they have yet to completely understand this disorder and develop a single theory that explains why someone will develop autism and who might be more susceptible to developing the disorder (MRN, 2005; Happe, 1998)."
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