The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www. emeraldinsight. com/1460-1060. htm Staff development and performance appraisal in a Brazilian research centre Cristina Lourenco Ubeda and Fernando Cesar Almada Santos ? Staff development and appraisal 109 ? ? University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Abstract Purpose – The aim […]

1.0 Introduction This report will discuss the different approaches to concurrent delays in construction contracts by reviewing various construction cases where disputed have arisen. I will also analyse the findings in the recent Court of Session case of City Inn v Shepherd Construction (2010) and assess the extent to which an appeal against the decision […]

Jaime Andreu-Romeo – Head of European Sport Unit, European Commission Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo – AC Milan and FIFA World Cup Champion ‘94 John Barton – T. E. A. M. Marketing Genevieve Berti – Communications Manager of G-14 Marco Brunelli – Lega Calcio and our tutor Richard Bunn – TV and Media consultant Michele Centenaro […]

Abstract While it takes societies to start wars, war changes societies. Whether it be the loss of life, wealth or influence, war determines what a society becomes. This paper will look at some of the effects on U. S. society following the war in Viet Nam. The Effects of the Vietnam War on American Society […]

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Cancer is a global health challenge that continues to claim millions of lives. According to the World Health Organization (2011), without intervention, an estimated 84 million people were projected to die from cancer between 2005 and 2015. In 2008, the United Kingdom alone witnessed 156,723 deaths due to malignant neoplasms, with one in three individuals […]

Along with other parts of this state economic system, the crude oil industry was privatized and liberalized in the 1990s which resulted in a crisp encouragement in monetary values and investing. Several oil companies are prospecting in or near this state Western Rift Valley where surface oil seeps have occurred. In June 2006 finds at […]

  Problem Set #2  Due Week 5, Sunday 10 PM EST      Exercise 2.1: Comparing Test Scores  Adapted from Proceedings of CERME 6, January 28th-February 1st 2009,  Lyon France © INRP 2010 <www.inrp.fr/editions/cerme6>      Math Class 10a and Math Class 10b were given the same test. In class 10a, there are 30 students […]

The Non-Proliferation Treaty: Its establishment, Issues, and Current Status On March 21, 1963, President John Kennedy warned in a press conference, “I see the possibility in the 1970s of the president of the United States having to face a world in which 15 or 20 or 25 nations may have nuclear weapons. I regard that […]

SIM: A subscriber identity module (SIM) on a removable SIM card securely stores the service-subscriber key (IMSI) used to identify a subscriber on mobile telephony devices (such as mobile phones and computers). A SIM card contains its unique serial number, internationally unique number of the mobile user (IMSI), security authentication and ciphering information, temporary information […]