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TECHNOLOGY
Impacts of Information Technology on the Social and Societal Structure
[Name of the Institute]
Impacts of Information Technology on the Social and Societal Structure
Social Impacts of Information Technology
Most people recognize that information technology has a central role in the contemporary world. The concept of a "computer revolution" is widespread, and some take ...
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WIRELESS COMPANY
Wireless Company
Wireless Company
Company Description
The company that has been selected for this assignment is Vi-Tel Wirelss cell company. Vi-Tel Wireless started providing online wireless stores to the public and plans to offer an initial 500 sites. Vi-Tel Wireless has the huge sample of free cell phones on various locations ...
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AIRLINES GLOBAL ALLIANCE
Airlines Global Alliance
Airlines Global Alliance
Introduction
The purchase of one company by another (acquisition) or the union of two companies, leading to another larger (merger) is one of the most frequent ways to win today and competitiveness dimension. Generally, this type of business operations is caused by the identification of ...
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ECOSYSTEM
Plant and Animals within the Ecosystem of Wheat Production Interact
Plant and Animals within the Ecosystem of Wheat Production Interact
Introduction
Increased yield from intensification of wheat, rice, and maize systems contributed 79-96% of the total increase in the global supply of wheat, rice, and maize since 1967. Although wheat area has remained ...
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SOHO 802.11 SECURITY
SOHO 802.11 Security
SOHO 802.11 Security
Introduction
This document seeks to gather a set of best practices in configuration, management and safe operation of networks connected to the Internet. The implementation of these practices minimizes the chances of problems occurring security and eases administration and network resources securely. The ...
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MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Project Management Software
Abstract
This paper presents work-in-progress on a software project management simulator suitable for educating and training prospective software project managers. The work presents the design of a modular architecture for the simulator as well as a modeling language for representing possible management scenarios. It finally reports on ...
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Hydropower energy and pump storage power plant
1. Overview of the European small hydropower sector
“Small-scale-hydropower-is-one-of-the-most-cost-effective-energy-technologies-to-be-considered-for-rural-electrification-programmes-in-lessn-developedn-countries.n-Itn-isn-alson-then-mainn-prospectn-forn-futuren-hydron-developmentsn-inn-Europe,n-wheren-largen-scalen-opportunitiesn-haven-eithern-alreadyn-beenn-exploited,n-orn-wouldn-nown-ben-consideredn-environmentallyn-unacceptable.
Inn-2006,n-smalln-hydropowern-(SHP)n-generatedn-41,000n-GWhn-ofn-electricityn-andn-accountedn-forn-overn-13,000n-MWn-ofn-installedn-capacityn-inn-EUn-27n-whichn-isn-enoughn-ton-supplyn-electricityn-ton-overn-12n-millionn-households.n-Thisn-contributesn-ton-annualn-avoidancen-ofn-CO2n-byn-29n-millionn-tonnes,n-whichn-translatesn-inton-annualn-avoidedn-CO2n-costsn-ofn-aboutn-377n-M€n-.
Hydropowern-isn-veryn-dependentn-onn-an-country'sn-geography.n-Thisn-isn-demonstratedn-byn-then-factn-thatn-overn-90%n-ofn-installedn-smalln-hydropowern-capacityn-isn-concentratedn-inn-sixn-membern-statesn-ofn-then-EUn-27:n-Italy,n-France,n-Spain,n-Germany,n-Austrian-andn-Sweden.n-Inn-addition,n-Switzerlandn-andn-Norwayn-haven-an-highn-SHPn-capacity,n-whilen-then-largestn-capacitiesn-inn-then-newn-membern-statesn-aren-inn-Bulgaria,n-then-Czechn-Republic,n-Polandn-andn-Romanian-.n-Aboutn-70%n-ofn-economicallyn-feasiblen-hydropowern-potentialn-remainsn-undevelopedn-inn-then-world.
Inn-2006n-theren-weren-nearlyn-21,000n-SHPn-plantsn-inn-then-EUn-27n-andn-whenn-Norway,n-Switzerland,n-Bosnian-&n-Herzegovinan-andn-Montenegron-aren-included,n-then-numbern-ofn-SHPn-plantsn-increasesn-ton-an-totaln-ofn-nearlyn-23,000.n-Then-rangen-ofn-investmentn-costsn-cann-varyn-fromn-1000n-€/kWn-(Greece,n-Spain,n-Bulgaria,n-Czechn-Republic,n-Estonia)n-ton-12,000n-€/kWn-(Germany).n-Inn-termsn-ofn-averagen-SHPn-productionn-cost,n-then-rangen-variesn-fromn-0.4n-€cent/kWhn-(Bulgaria)n-ton-17.4n-€cents/kWhn-(Italy)n-.
1.1. SHP in Spain
Totaln-hydropowern-electricityn-generatedn-inn-Spainn-inn-2009n-wasn-23,862n-GWhn-andn-23%n-ofn-thisn-wasn-producedn-byn-SHPn-facilitiesn-(5483n-GWh).n-Totaln-installedn-hydropowern-isn-18,682n-MWn-ofn-whichn-1,974n-MWn-(10.6%)n-isn-SHP.n-Then-regionaln-distributionn-ofn-hydropowern-capacityn-isn-presentedn-inn-Fig.n-1.n-Then-onlyn-evaluationn-ofn-then-SHPn-stationsn-distributedn-throughoutn-hydrographicaln-rivern-basinsn-inn-Spainn-wasn-completedn-inn-1980n-,n-fromn-whichn-itn-isn-assumedn-thatn-then-SHPn-potentialn-isn-aboutn-30,000n-GWh/year.n-Inn-2009,n-hydropowern-suppliedn-1.7%n-ofn-Spain'sn-primaryn-energyn-needsn-andn-2.3%n-ofn-itsn-demandn-forn-electricity.
Fig. 1. Regional distribution of SHP capacity in Spain.
Developmentn-ofn-renewablen-energiesn-isn-an-priorityn-ton-whichn-Spanishn-energyn-policyn-isn-committed.n-Then-Nationaln-Actionn-Plann-forn-Renewablen-Energyn-inn-Spainn-(PANER)n-n-isn-responsiven-ton-then-requirementsn-andn-methodologyn-ofn-then-Europeann-Commissionn-Directiven-2009/28/CEn-n-whichn-setn-an-bindingn-targetn-ofn-20%n-ofn-totaln-consumptionn-fromn-renewablen-energyn-sourcesn-byn-2020.n-Withinn-then-Europeann-Commission,n-then-Spanishn-modeln-isn-an-successfuln-examplen-ofn-policiesn-designedn-ton-promoten-renewables.n-Then-principlen-resultn-isn-then-volumen-attainedn-byn-renewablen-electricity,n-whichn-hasn-establishedn-an-structuraln-positionn-ofn-then-firstn-order.n-Inn-2009,n-renewablen-technologiesn-accountedn-forn-approximatelyn-25%n-ofn-totaln-electricityn-generationn-andn-12.2%n-ofn-then-grossn-finaln-energyn-consumptionn-inn-Spain.
Then-country'sn-regulatoryn-frameworkn-forn-electricityn-generationn-withn-renewablen-energiesn-isn-structuredn-throughn-an-feedn-inn-tariffn-system.n-Thisn-operatesn-byn-securingn-then-paymentn-ofn-an-tariffn-atn-then-wholesalen-marketn-pricen-forn-superiorn-technology.n-Then-additionaln-financingn-isn-generatedn-byn-levyingn-then-electricityn-tariffn-ofn-individualn-users.n-Insteadn-ofn ...
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Malware, Botnets and DDoS. Attacks on bank information security and personal users.
Introduction
Description of DDoS Attacks, malwarwe and Botnets
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is one of main threats to Internet security. Due to the spatio-temporal properties of the attack, it is possible to detect the attack at its early stage. ...
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OBESITY
Obesity
Obesity
Introduction
Obesity in the United States and other countries are an important and rising public fitness crisis. Obesity is growing in United States with an increasing rate. Obesity amongst adults, young people, and children is gradually more encountered in medical settings, and a responsiveness of present etiological models, evaluation ...
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ASSIGNMENT PHASE 1
Assignment Phase 1
Assignment Phase 1
Relationships between entities can be optional or compulsory. In our example, we could decide that a person is considered to be a customer only if they have bought a product. On the other hand, we could say that a customer is a ...