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07 Jul 2015
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Renewable Energy and the Hotel Industry: A Perfect Fit?

Case study - 27 pages - Psychology

Renewable energy is one of the fastest growing sectors in today's energy market. Energy from solar, wind, hydro power, tidal energy and biomass sources is being harnessed to provide energy that is both environmentally friendly and secure from the fluctuations of the international fossil fuel...

29 Sep 2010
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The Common Agricultural Policy

Essay - 10 pages - European union

Agriculture, is to date, the economic sector in which the integration of the EU members has gone the farthest. The success of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), is the result of the elaboration of some basic principles aiming to establish a common market. Since the CAP implementation in 1962,...

21 Nov 2008
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Environmental impacts on forests

Essay - 7 pages - Ecology & environment

There is considerable debate over de?nitions for the word ‘forest' and even for ‘tree.' Most vegetation types fall clearly into the categories of forest or nonforest, but there is dispute at the margins. A similar debate rages over the classi?cation of forests into natural and arti?cial...

16 Jan 2009
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The green future of the car industry

Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy

Cars and, through them, all the automotive industries, from the conception to the end of the vehicles is one of the most polluting industries. Nowadays nobody can ignore that the effect of the pollution on the earth is the major problem that humanity has to deal with. We should react, and...

05 Apr 2010
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Mitigation of CO2 emission with CNG vehicles: A case study of Delhi

Essay - 5 pages - Ecology & environment

Recently, the CNG utilization in transport vehicles has been one of many measures initiated by the Government of Delhi, to solve growing deterioration of air quality of Delhi due to manifold increase in number of vehicles. In the present study, results of structured questionnaire based...

29 Sep 2010
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British Airways - case study

Case study - 29 pages - Business strategy

In today's world, characterized by millions of people who have the necessity and the desire to move as quickly as possible from one side of the globe to the other, the sector of the air transports obviously plays a major role of primary importance, being one of the world ?s biggest...

16 Dec 2010
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The situation of the United States concerning the Kyoto Protocol

Thesis - 17 pages - International relations

Understanding and predicting climate issues have become important because of disturbances caused by human activities and population pressure and economic development. The scientists were the first to draw the attention of policymakers on the risk of climate change linked to emissions of...

16 Jun 2009
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A look at cogeneration

Thesis - 14 pages - Computer science

Power is one of the basic requirements for the economic development of a country. The performance of various activities is dependent on the availability of adequate and reliable power supply. Our country has made a rapid progress in the field of electricity generation. Thermal power plants are a...

15 Jan 2009
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Environment and international trade

Essay - 5 pages - Ecology & environment

The warming of the planet and global climatic change has been the centre of heated debate for the last few years. The environmental problems, by the force of nature, somehow set themselves to the political agenda of the planet. In this paper I'd like to see if the concepts of trade and...

07 May 2009
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A construction project: The Millau Viaduct

Thesis - 17 pages - Business strategy

The project of a viaduct over the Tarn Valley and the city of Millau in Southern France was a major issue for many years among the French population and the Ministry of Transport. It aimed at providing a solution for the severe traffic jam that occurred every summer, and its by-product,...

05 Apr 2010
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Utilization of solar energy: An alternative of conventional energy sources

Essay - 5 pages - Ecology & environment

The earth continuously gets the shower of radiation of the sun, which is the mother of all forms of energy-conventional or non conventional. The amount of solar radiation reaching the earth is called “insolation” -the short form for “incident solar radiation”. Solar energy is...

29 Sep 2010
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Transportation and strategic distribution

Essay - 11 pages - Logistics

Urban logistics is a major issue for both the logistics industry and transportation systems. The noise in cities is becoming a real issue, especially for people living in bars or shopping areas. Why today, more than never, we hear about people complaining about noise. Several reasons could...

14 Apr 2009
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Ontario Landfill gas: Management, regulation & recovery. legal & policy issues

Tutorials/exercises - 17 pages - Ecology & environment

Landfills seem to be a major part of waste disposal life. Love them or hate them, they are a necessity in dealing with ever increasing amounts of waste. Statistics Canada reported that Canadians threw out about 20 per cent more garbage in 2004 compared to 2000, bringing per-capita output to 418...

27 Aug 2014
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Depletion of the ozone layer, resulting into submergence of the Maldives into the sea

Book review - 10 pages - Educational studies

This paper provides an elementary explanation on the continued depletion of the ozone layer that could result to a total submergence of the Maldives into the sea. There has been tremendous change in the climatic conditions, a concern that has led to disagreements and arguments among the...

28 Oct 2009
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Selection of salinity plant in some of the pulse crops

Dissertation - 117 pages - Biology

In many densely populated countries the average size of farm holding is becoming small. Further in most of the developing countries agriculture often encounters various biotic and abiotic stress namely diseases, pests, drought, nutritional disorders, salinity, temperature extremes, and...

15 Jan 2009
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Sustainable development, oil and the future: the trilogy

Essay - 18 pages - Journalism

Sustainable development has been extensively discussed in the past few years, and is still a great matter of concern nowadays. In fact, there is no single way to deal with this subject, except choosing a guideline of this workshop avoiding “clichés”. Its main objective is therefore to...

27 Jan 2011
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Strategic analysis of the company "Easyjet"

Case study - 17 pages - Services marketing

The low-cost airline companies are subject to the same safety rules and controls on airplanes than any scheduled airline. They meet all the various conventions, protocols and agreements, of European and international standards. At the national level, even though France is part of the European...

16 Jun 2021
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SWOT Analysis - Qatar Airways

Case study - 4 pages - Tourism marketing

Qatar Airways is the flag carrier of the State of Qatar in the Middle East. The company is known to be one of the best airlines in the world in terms of safety, comfort, image. Its main air hub is located in Doha, Qatar, and the company operates flights all over the world, sometimes via...

16 Jun 2009
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Earth: The sphere

Thesis - 4 pages - Ecology & environment

Although earth looks very simple it is a complex planet, which is constructed out of three things: air, land and water. Air as we know is also called atmosphere that took 4.5 billions years to create as it is now and consisted of deadly gases in early years. It was created by...

16 Feb 2011
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Sales strategies of the Dyson company: the leader in the electric household appliances

Case study - 12 pages - Business strategy

Founded in 1992, Dyson is currently the appliance brand that is most sold in England and America. Its headquarters is located in Malmesbury, in the United Kingdom. Since its origin, Dyson's goal has been to constantly improve the products of everyday life. Known for the longevity of its...

02 Oct 2007
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Effects of Decreasing pH on Freshwater Ecosystems Inhabited by Snails and Salvinia

Essay - 3 pages - Biology

The ecosystem of a freshwater lake, stream, and river is greatly influenced by the environment it is in. Temperature, light, nutrients, rainfall amounts, species composition and organic or inorganic pollutant levels all differ from lake to lake, depending on the circumstances of their...

22 May 2009
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Evaluation and application of vat dye on cotton fabrics using hydros with glucose or sucrose as a reducing agent

Thesis - 13 pages - Physics

Although the synthetic fibers have dominated the textile market, consumer has still preference towards cotton. Today cotton can be manufactured but the natural merits obtained in cotton cultivated in different areas of the country cannot be underestimated. A number of research studies are...

27 Sep 2013
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Environmentally sustainable economies

Case study - 3 pages - Psychology

Economic growth is what propelled America's leap to become the world's only superpower and most influential nation, but not without sacrifice. Our exponential growth has depleted our nonrenewable resources and polluted many of our nation's greatest natural wonders. While it is imperative that...

19 Apr 2009
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Role of an engineer in solving global issues

Thesis - 6 pages - Ecology & environment

This report emphasizes the role of an engineer in solving three major global issues, which are excessive demand for global energy production, limited natural resources of the planet and exponentially growing environmental pollution. An engineer's role in solving the global issues addressed...

10 May 2010
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Local short term wind speed estimation using back propagation algorithm

Thesis - 14 pages - Physics

Apart from weather forecasting, wind speed prediction is required to estimate atmospheric effects on telecommunication systems such as satellites in launch, electromagnetic signal propagation in wireless channel, inland and water vehicle navigation, air traffic control, missile guidance...

08 Oct 2010
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International consumer behavior

Course material - 8 pages - Services marketing

The function of this product is to limit the evaporation for up to 12 hours and also, avoid redness, moisturizes and irritations of the eyes. It's a new lubricant with an exclusive natural formula. This oil repairs the daily attacks and restore the natural protection on the eye (avoiding the...

09 Dec 2010
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The TNT Group and its Sustainable Development: Strategy and Financial Analysis

Thesis - 55 pages - Business strategy

For many years, TNT has been communicating actively about social values and its social commitments, and neglecting to talk about its trade and transportation. Thus, the group seems to incorporate the concept of sustainable development in its business fundamentals. However, is this just a desire...

01 Oct 2008
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Alternative energy

Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment

This article explains the importance of the alternate energy. The traditional energy which we are using is not going to be adequate for our future needs and that too it reached its peak. Apart from its inadequate supply it is also producing enormous amount of pollution which is questioning...

28 Apr 2009
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Genetically modified trees: A natural concern

Thesis - 4 pages - Geology

Smell the scent of flowering honeysuckle, hear the chirping of birds, and the wind in the boughs coupled with the crunch of foliage beneath the feet. The air is pristine, the sky is clear blue, and the sounds of nature are all around. A forest is timeless almost, before mankind ever...

26 Mar 2010
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Administrative agency: In action

Thesis - 8 pages - Administrative law

In 1969 shortly after being sworn in, President Nixon turned to Roy L. Ash, founder of Litton Industries, to chair an Advisory Council on Executive Organization and submit recommendations for structural reform within the federal government. President Nixon was in part reacting to a changing tide...