The United States and Latin America in the 21st century: Recommendations for a sound and sustainable foreign policy

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .pdf   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «Traditionally, the relationship between the United States and Latin America has been marked by periods of ups and downs, and often indifference. Over the past decade, the latter has largely settled in. However, in view of the region's increased...»

Synopsis abstract : «Executive summary.. Historical perspective.. Key current issues and developments.. The rise of populism.. Trade.. Security.. Economics hardships and energy resources.. Priorities for a new U.S-Latin America policy.. Encourage the building of stable...»

Visual analysis of forest landscape

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   11 pages
Document abstract : «This article examines the broad concepts and methods underpinning the management of visual resources in forestry, and describes some of the key scientific methods of addressing the often difficult issue of aesthetics and public...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Visual landscape description and inventory.. Fundamental visual characteristics of landscapes.. Fundamental/large-scale compositions or spatial con?gurations.. Landscape inventory concepts.. Visual landscape assessment.. Visual...»

The city of Aden - Yemen

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   13 pages
Document abstract : «The Yemeni port of Aden has long been one of the major entrepôts of the Middle East. With its starkly beautiful natural harbor nestled within an extinct volcano and its access to the highlands of Yemen and its products, the city called the "Eye to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Population estimates as of 2005.. Location.. History, politics and economy.. The prehistory of the site.. The coast of the Gulf of Aden.. The late ninth and early tenth centuries.. Business letters concerning Aden and its trading...»

Rational choice theory in sociology: A survey

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Rational Choice (RC) is a proliferating research program in the social sciences. It is the dominant theoretical perspective in economics and an influential approach in political theory. In sociology, there are an increasing number of people working...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Rational choice theory: Antecedents and origins.. The basic model: Restrictions and preferences.. The model of man: Limitations, alternatives and extensions.. What are norms?. A general hypothesis.. The effective realization of social...»

The city of Alexandria - Egypt

History & geography   |   Geography   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «An age-old eastern Mediterranean metropolis of nearly two and a half millennia, Alexandria is Egypt's second-largest city; an important, burgeoning industrial center; and the country's principal port. It also has survived as a romantic myth, as "the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Population estimates.. Location and history.. The construction of the city.. Location.. Ptolemaic Alexandria.. The Lighthouse of Pharos.. The Jewish community.. The Arab Muslim conquerors of Egypt.. Recent research.. A new city...»

The 'rediscovery' of ethnicity: Theory and analysis

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «The end of a millennium provides a rare opportunity to reexamine and assess achievements. In the sociological study of relations between diverse ethnic, racial and minority groups it marks a real, rather than a largely symbolic, watershed. There has...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Theory and analysis.. The context for the ‘Rediscovery' of ethnicity.. Classical theories and the marginalization of ethnic phenomenon in sociology.. The period of transition: 1970s and 1980s.. The 1990s and emergent research...»

The city of Aksum - Ethiopia

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «Aksum was the ancient capital of the only sub-Saharan African kingdom known to the Romans and Byzantines. Located on the upland area of Ethiopia, Aksum is the Holy City of Ethiopia, a city rich in tradition and fantastical monuments and central to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Population estimates as of 2005.. Location and history.. Aksum as a city.. The last regular references in the Egyptian texts to the land of Punt.. Moving of the major site for the city.. The state adoption of Christianity in AD...»

The mutual relationship between archaeology and the environment

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «The nature of past environments is a key aspect of archaeology because human action cannot be understood in isolation from its surroundings. For example, the lifestyle of a human group living in a densely forested area in a temperate climate would...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The history of archaeological interest in the environment.. Climate and sea-level changes.. Natural changes in plant and animal communities.. Human impact on the environment.. Resource use and seasonality.. Domestic environments from...»

Frankenstein and King Lear: A look into religion, politics and literature

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Religion has foundation in our lives whether we choose to identify it or not. By recognizing the literary works of Mary Shelley and Shakespeare, we can intellectually inherit the limitations of our power as human beings and the important role the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Shakespeare's conception of tragedy in King Lear.. An insintric quality of Shakespeare's plays.. King Lear's battle with the limitations of his own mortality.. King Lear's decission to retire.. The coming of the storm.. The idea of...»

Landscape ecology, use and application in forestry

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Many ecological processes result in or are affected by spatial patterns. However, the relative importance of different processes is very sensitive to the scale of analysis. For example, at a very local scale, species diversity is often strongly...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Why landscape scale?. Landscape ecology and forestry.. Fragmentation.. Edge effects.. Connectivity.. Disturbance.. Conclusion.....»

Postmodernity and determination of death

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Within nation-state societies, the definition of death becomes a legal concern, with the statutes of the state or the rules of state-approved institutions governing the response technique for the participating citizenry. The transition from embodied...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Modern death.. Death within the envelope of rationality.. The precision of the standardized definitions of death.. The academic understanding of death in the United States.. Margaret Lock's approach to the self in determination of...»

On-Line quality control: Advances in sensor technology

Science & technology   |   Electronics   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «The success of new product introductions lies with consumer acceptance of key food attributes such as texture, color, flavor, freshness, and nutrition. Automation in food processing allows for control of the consistency of these attributes by...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The success of new product introductions.. The development of new sensors which address industrial needs.. Types of on-line sensors.. Sensing technologies.. Optically-based sensing.. Electrically-based sensing.. Other sensing...»

The effects of knowledge on happiness and freedom

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Upon reading The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Oedipus the King, The Crying of Lot 49, and Dostoevski's "The Grand Inquisitor on the Nature of Man", I find that a common theme links their ideas together. As the four stories progress,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Political theory.. The case of Frederick Douglass.. Education made him a happy and free. . The nature of freedom and its relationship to happiness and knowledge.. The narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass.. Do slaves live in a state of...»

Institutional change in armed forces at the dawning of the 21 century

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «Although the military as a social institution and war as a social process figured prominently in classical sociological theory, military sociology did not emerge as a field of empirical study until World War II. Then, for four decades, the field was...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Background.. World War II and the postwar period.. The Korean and Vietnam Wars.. Sociological research during the Korean War.. Administrative and leadership roles.. The conscription based mass armed forces of the first three decades...»

International political sociology

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : «Political sociology is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry developed by sociologists and political scientists to study the dynamic relationship between society (a complex web of social institutions and social behavior) and politics. Much of the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Growing and nurturing the field.. Mapping the field.. Lipset's Democratization hypothesis.. Lipset and Rokkan's Frozen Cleavage hypothesis.. Skocpol brings In the state.. Political sociology at the crossroads and into the future.. At...»

The challenge of modernity/post modernity in the sociology of religion

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «The rapid changes that took place in the last decades of the 20th century had a deep impact on the religious landscape as well. The new phenomena present a double challenge to the sociology of religion: on the one hand, it has to review, refine and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Transformations and challenges.. Why post-modernity?. Post-modernity - sense or is just a passing fad.. The instrumental (purposive) rationality.. The fragmented group identity.. The realization of crisis. . Globalization.. Religion...»

The role of visualization in forest planning

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «Modern techniques of computer visualization, involving three-dimensional (3D) modeling, computer animation, and virtual reality (VR), are taking their place among decision-support tools for forestry. This article focuses on the emerging role of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The forest planning context for visualization.. History of landscape visualization.. Types of visualization.. Visualization models: Image production.. Viewing formats: Image presentation.. Assessing the bene?ts and limitations of...»

New methodology using synchrotron radiation to characterize fast events in food processing

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «In a typical food process, a hot mixture is made, which is then cooled rapidly. A main result of cooling is a change in physical state and/or molecular structure. Often, a succession of physical changes occurs as the product cools. Events occurring...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The problem.. The mixing of ingredients at higher temperature.. The engineer or scientist seeking to control a food process.. Choice of method.. XRD Technology.. Production of X-rays.. Detector technology.. Applications to biological...»

Integrating Christian and secular counseling theories

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «An integrated and flexible counseling approach is outlined, which calls for competency in a number of techniques in order to serve a number of clients. Personality structure, motivation, and human development are discussed, addressing biological and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Delineation of personality structure.. Explanation of motivation.. Theory of human development.. Accounting for individual differences.. Definition of health.. Definition of illness.. Development of techniques.. Demonstration of...»

What was TV?

Science & technology   |   Electronics   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «In the 1950's television became the dominant mass media as people readily brought small screens into their homes in greater numbers of hours per week than ever before. It was clear that television would leave its mark "for good or ill and be under...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The late 1940's and early 1950's - tumultuous time throughout the United States.. Communism and Communist countries and an evil image of the enemy.. Rift in the United States government as a result of Cold War.. The power of film - a...»

Religious disaffiliation and the transformation of bodily practices

Social studies   |   Educational studies   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   15 pages
Document abstract : «Students of religion, from a variety of disciplines, have recognized the numerous ways religion is inscribed on the body. Most religious rituals are embodied and they, in turn, embody the sacred. These bodily practices including dress, diet,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The numerous ways religion is inscribed on the body. . Sociologists and anthropologists of religion.. The body, identity and religious ritual.. The relationship between body and self-perception.. Individuals converting into a new...»

Investigating the role of soil type, parcel proximity to village and the usage of manure in Nigerian land-use decisions ( with pictures and graphs )

History & geography   |   Geography   |   Research papers   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   20 pages
Document abstract : «Extensive areas in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa are experiencing increasing population densities and cultivation pressure, insecure land tenure, low annual rainfall amounts (500-800 mm/yr), and soil infertility, all of which affect local cropping...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Conceptulization.. Source data.. Preferential soil cultivation.. Land-use dynamic.. Land-use dynamic vs. parcel proximity.. Land-use dynamic vs. soil type.. Manuring practices.. Manuring practices vs. soil type.. Manuring practices...»

Perceptions, object and observer of forest landscape and planning

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «For many centuries people have been concerned with perceptions of the natural world. Philosophers have written about it, psychologists have studied it, and, more recently, foresters have become concerned with it. However, when we speak of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Object and observer.. Object.. Observer.. Common de?nitions of environmental perception.. Assessment and evaluation.. Common methods.. Temporal integration.. Experts versus the public.. Results and applications of research.. Rules of...»

Perceptions of nature by indigenous communities and their relation to the ecological contexts

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   11 pages
Document abstract : «The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of how indigenous communities perceive and relate to the bio-ecological contexts of which they are part and on which they depend. The main message is that there is much more to learn from them...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The purpose of this article.. Evidence of continuing failures in stemming the tide of ecological disintegration.. A temptation to idealize indigenous peoples as 'noble savages'.. Definitions.. Understanding culture understanding...»

Reasonably wrong: The underground man's inferiority complex

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «In Fyodor Dostoevsky's Notes From Underground, desire is shown to be a more important force of human nature than reason by observing how the Underground Man makes decisions. Understanding that he suffers from an extreme case of inferiority complex...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The characteristics of inferiority complex.. Sensitivity towards criticism. . A hypercritical attitude. . Inappropriate response to flattery.. Feelings of persecution.. Having negative feelings towards competition. . Conflict raging...»

Unity and divergence: The literary philosophy of Samuel Taylor Coleridge in opposition to the English romantics

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Many of the words used by S.T. Coleridge to express his critical philosophy of literature are familiar. He writes of metaphysics as well as aesthetics, beauty and pleasure, and above all, unity. His definitions of these terms, however popular the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Samuel Taylor Coleridge's point of origin.. Unpacking the layers of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's theories of creativity.. This understanding of nature and self.. The empiricist model of the tabula rasa.. The central focus of Coleridge's...»

Japanese military independence

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «The Japanese Self-Defense Force (SDF) was developed as a provisionary force during the Cold War and is restricted under Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution. The SDF has been under much scrutiny over the most recent decade. Debates regarding...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Historical significance of Article 9.. The Japanese Constitution as an international legal interest.. The post-World War II Constitution.. The rising threat of communism in the Far East during the Cold War.. Other lesser treaties...»

Applications of NMR imaging in processing of foods

Science & technology   |   Physics & chemistry   |   Presentation   |   12/04/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), originally developed for medical applications, has recently been exploited for observation and characterization of foodstuffs and their manufacture. MRI and its related techniques have already proven useful in...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Theory of magnetic resonance imaging.. Gradients.. Crystallization and freezing.. Crystallization.. Freezing.. Diffusion.. Emulsions.. Synersis.. Flow.. Time-of-flight techniques.. Velocity-encoding techniques.. Aseptic processing...»

The concept of landscape ecology

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Presentation   |   12/05/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «Landscape ecology is an emerging discipline that aims to understand the environmental processes and patterns influencing habitats and species beyond the site level. It arose independently in the latter part of the twentieth century in central...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Underlying theories.. Interpreting landscape pattern.. Issues of scale.. Data constraints.. A key challenge for landscape ecology: reducing fragmentation.. Population isolation and barriers to movement.. The role of...»

Jungian psychoanalytical cultural psychology

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Presentation   |   12/05/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «In this essay we are presenting a potential new Post-Jungian psychology. The psychology that I will be expressing is one of Jungian Psychoanalytical Cultural Psychology (JPC). One thing that I have noticed in my psychological studies is that the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Part 1.. Andrew Samuels - distinguishing between three schools of Jungian thought.. The developmental school.. David Tacey's arguement on the International Association for Jungian Studies.. JPC psychology.. Part 2.. Edward Edinger in...»

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