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Laying the First Transatlantic Cable
Matthew Alexander
Apr 09, 2013
In the early 1800s the electrical telegraph was developed to transmit written messages through a wire. By 1850 there was a submarine telegraph cable laid beneath the English Channel followed by a cable across the Cabot Strait in...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Implementing Social Media
Social media is an important avenue for information dissemination and public communication in emergency management. Through social media content analysis and in-depth interviews, this study explores how county level emergency...
Published by: IGI Global
Mathematical Models of Desire, Need, Attention, and Will Effort
Alexander Ovsich
Jan 25, 2017
According to Spinoza, “Love is nothing else but pleasure accompanied by the idea of an external cause”. Author proposes that desire is nothing else but a change of pleasure accompanied by the idea of its cause, that terms...
Biologically-Inspired Computing Computer Science and Information Technology Artificial Intelligence Media and Communications
Published by: IGI Global
Prevention and Resolution of Labor Disputes
The study covers preventive dispute resolution methods in industrial relations, as well as empirical testing of hypotheses regarding labor disputes in Russia. The hypothesis regarding the impact of the number of laid-off...
Published by: IGI Global
Practical Considerations on How to Document and Transcribe Multi-Modality Learning
Matthew Pittinsky
Jun 24, 2022
For the first time in its history, higher education is having to prove its value. Being able to communicate a learner's holistic set of experiences and competencies when they leave an institution is critical both now and in the...
Higher Education Education Higher Education Social Sciences and Humanities Library and Information Science
Published by: IGI Global
Buried graphene heterostructures for electrostatic doping of low-dimensional materials.
Alexander Gumprich, Julian Liedtke, Sarah Beck, Irina Chirca, Teja Potočnik, Jack Alexander-Webber, Stephan Hofmann, Stefan Tappertzhofen
Apr 13, 2023
The fabrication and characterization of steep slope transistor devices based on low-dimensional materials requires precise electrostatic doping profiles with steep spatial gradients in order to maintain maximum control over the...
The Use of Technological Innovations in Promoting Effective Humanitarian Aid
The number and scale of natural and man-made disasters is increasing at an unprecedented rate, leading to devastating consequences for citizens, governments and entire economies. In response, Humanitarian Supply Chains (HSC) are...
Published by: IGI Global
MODU Ocean Express Disaster 1976
Matthew Williams
Apr 09, 2013
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
The Role of Business and Engineering Decisions in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Mark Alexander Reynolds
Apr 09, 2013
On April 20th, 2010, the semi-submersible oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 crew members and allowing crude oil to spill continuously from the seabed. Despite numerous attempts to cap the leak...
Civil Engineering ENGI 8751, CASE STUDY, CIVIL, DEEPWATER HORIZON, OIL SPILL, ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER, BUSINESS ETHICS, OIL RIG
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Dynamic Impact of Government Expenditure and Debt Policy Instruments on Agricultural Growth in Nigeria
This research examined the impact of government expenditure and debt policy instruments on agricultural growth in Nigeria for the period 1980-2018. Findings revealed that, for every billion rise in aggregate government...
Global Information Technology Computer Science and Information Technology Global Information Technology
Published by: IGI Global
MODU Ocean Express Disaster 1976
Matthew Williams
Apr 09, 2013
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Powerpoint Presentation Evaluation Based on Aggregation of Quality Criteria
Today, there is no consensus about proper timing and conditions for integration of PowerPoint presentations into the educational process. But the model-based evaluation can make a decision-making process easier when it comes to...
Published by: IGI Global
Monitoring Practitioner's Skills in Pure-Tone Audiometry
So far, there exists no standard, to evaluate a practitioner's skills in pure-tone audiometry. To narrow the gap, this article presents an artificial patient (AP) emulating various types of hearing impairment. In contrast to...
Published by: IGI Global
Using Digital Technologies to Improve the Efficiency of Discussion Environments for Economics Students During COVID-19
The article is devoted to studying the impact of digital technologies on providing an efficient educational discussion environment against the background of isolation and social distancing caused by COVID-19 preventive measures....
Published by: IGI Global
Communication Strategies of Entrepreneurial Organizations in Mobile Apps Industry
This research advances scholarly understanding of the strategic decisions regarding external communication during the critical period of product launch. Drawing on research about dynamic capabilities and external organizational...
Published by: IGI Global
The Role of Awareness for Complex Planning Task Performance
This study introduces the concept of microgames to support situated learning in order to foster situational awareness (SA) of planners in seaport container terminals. In today's complex working environments, it is often...
Published by: IGI Global
Review of Matthew C. Altman and Cynthia D. Coe, The Fractured Self in Freud and German Philosophy. London
James Scott Johnston
Jan 04, 2019
Freud’s metapsychology is a product of post-Enlightenment thinking. This is the upshot of Altman and Coe’s well-researched The Fractured Self in Freud and German Philosophy. To get to this conclusion, Altman and Coe examine...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
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