ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA: NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE CAUSALITY RELATIONSHIP AN ECONOMETRICS ASSIGNMENT SUBMITTED BY ------------------------------------------------- OLUWAFEMI JOSHUA IBRAHIM MATRIC NUMBER: 121937 LEVEL: 700 LECTURER IN-CHARGE: PROFESSOR E.O. OGUNKOLA November, 2010 1) STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Electricity plays a very important role in the socio-economic and technological development of every nation. It is widely accepted that there is a strong correlation
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Grid computing Grid computing uses middleware to process and coordinate large amounts of data from different resources across a network, allowing them to function as a virtual whole. Anderson 2004 states that ‘These resources are centrally managed by IT professionals, are powered on most of the time, and are connected by full-time, high-bandwidth network links. There is a symmetric relationship between organizations: each one can either provide or use resources.’ The concept was developed to provide
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Technology Addiction: Applied to Online Auction Users The “MIS Quarterly” magazine article titled; “Integrating Technology Addiction and Use: An Empirical Investigation of Online Auction Users,” explores the relatively new phenomena of technology addiction. The article starts out by laying down a thick foundation of previously known information that was taken into account during the study that they performed. This information introduces the reader to the Technology acceptance model (TAM) which
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International Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology, Vol. 5, No. 4, August 2014 Identified Factors Affecting the Intention of Saudi Arabian Citizens to Adopt e-Government Services Sulaiman A. Alateyah, Richard M. Crowder, and Gary B. Wills Abstract—This paper discusses e-government, in particular the challenges that face adoption in Saudi Arabia. e-government can be defined based on an existing set of requirements. In this research we define e-government as a matrix of stakeholders:
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Fertilisation and Embryo Authority did not have the authority to licence research about cloning baby. After pondering the case and the Act, the Lord held that The Human Fertilisation Embryo Authority could be granted the
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Aminatu Salu 1. Applied Sociology- Is a field in sociology which referred to as the practical part of sociology? It involves extensive research and application of the different sociological theories to formulate solution for the problems facing the society. 2. Functional analysis- in behavioral psychology is the application of the laws of operant conditioning to establish the relationship between stimuli and responses. 3. Class conflict-
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Research on Educational Impact of Games A Literature Review Institute for Games for Learning NYU Education/Assessment Group CUNY Education/Assessment Group White Paper # 02/2009 Version 0.1 June 25, 2009 Florrie Ng Helen Zeng Jan L. Plass Gaming Literature Coding In response to researchers’ calls for more systematic investigations of the use of games for learning, we conducted an extensive literature review on this topic. By surveying prior research, we examined the themes that emerged
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Revolution of 2G Networks Until 4G Networks in Cell Phone. The advent of modern technology in the early 90’s had lead to the revolution of 2G networks. This network contributes greatly to the world as it allows people to send text messages and picture messages as well as to access the internet through their mobile phones. In consequence, the ability of people to communicate has become wider and easier as this technology assists them to communicate without any deterrence in terms of territorial boundary
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Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Polyamide-Egg Shell Powder Composite Materials Challa Ramesh Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India M. Vamsi Krishna Assistant Professor, Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India Sreenivasulu Bezawada Assistant Professor, Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India Abstract: A composite is a structural material which consists of two or more
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Enterprise Architecture In this research paper we will be discussing The Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) FEAF is business driven and is the U.S. Federal Government’s answer to enterprise architecture that provides a framework for complex established systems to be able to share information technology across agencies. We will be discussing a case analysis that covers the five interrelated reference models that is used to bring commonality and consistent enterprise architecture
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