1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) amongst adolescents are a worldwide growing health problem. Approximately one million people contract sexually transmitted infections every day and 50% of them are adolescents aged 15-24 years (Lazarus, Sihvonen-Riemenschneider, Laukamm-Josten, Wong & Liljestrand, 2010). STDs include many different sexually transmittable infectious diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, genital herpes, human papilloma
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Celebrity Endorsements According to David Lamoureux, the average consumer sees 3000 to 20000 forms of advertisement a day (2004). One of the most frequent and successful forms of advertisement in this day and age is the use of celebrity endorsement (Gnanapragash, et al, 2004). Celebrity endorsement is the use of famous individuals who demand a high level of respect, trust, recognition and awareness globally or nationally. Such people lend their name and image to promote a product or service
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I would like to express my heartiest thanks and appreciation to all those who were associated with my summer project which enhanced my knowledge and understanding of the corporate world greatly. First of all I would like to thank our president Dr. S. Neelamegham (NIILM-CMS) for giving us an opportunity of having this corporate exposure for 6 weeks. I would also like to thank Prof. Ritu Shrivastava (Internship co-ordinator and mentor) for guiding me all the way through. I am extremely thankful to
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1. INTRODUCTION There is an increasing need of network storage system in today’s world. Also, nowadays the files are stored over the network. This system provides an easy way to retrieve any file which is stored over the network. The IP address of any system which is connected to the network can be found out just by selecting the name of the system. Therefore the range of IP address where the search has to be done can be found by that. The
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Direct Marketing, Indirect Profits: A Strategic Analysis of Dual-Channel Supply-Chain Design Wei-yu Kevin Chiang • Dilip Chhajed • James D. Hess Department of Information Systems, University of Maryland at Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250 Department of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Champaign, Illinois 61820 Department of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Champaign, Illinois 61820 kevin@wchiang.net • chhajed@uiuc
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386 IJCSNS International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security, VOL.8 No.11, November 2008 MOBILE LEARNING: AN APPLICATION OF MOBILE AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES IN NIGERIAN LEARNING SYSTEM. Boyinbode O. K. and Akinyede R. O. Department of Computer Science, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria Abstract Mobile learning (M-Learning) is the point where mobile computing and e-learning intersect to produce an anytime, anywhere learning experiences. Advances in mobile technologies
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The Value of Independent Directors: Evidence from Sudden Deaths* Bang Dang Nguyen Chinese University of Hong Kong nguyendang@cuhk.edu.hk Kasper Meisner Nielsen Chinese University of Hong Kong and CEBR nielsen@cuhk.edu.hk NOVEMBER 12, 2008 PRELIMINARY DRAFT – DO NOT QUOTE Abstract We investigate the contributions of independent directors to shareholder value by examining the stock price reaction to an exogenous event: sudden deaths of directors. Compiling an extensive database of sudden
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Auditors’ report 36 Balance sheet, profit & loss account and schedules 47 Notes to the accounts 65 Cash flow statement 67 Balance sheet abstract and company's general business profile ABB Limited Board of Directors Gary Steel, Chairman Bazmi R. Husain, Managing Director (w.e.f. 01.01.2011) Biplab Majumder, Vice Chairman & Managing Director (upto 31.12.2010) and Director (w.e.f. 01.01.2011) N.S. Raghavan Nasser Munjee D.E. Udwadia Arun Kanti Dasgupta Peter Leupp Francis Duggan Bankers AXIS
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Article Title Page The moderating role of supply network structure on the customer integration–efficiency relationship Author Details Prof. Pamela Danese Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Vicenza, Italy. Prof. Pietro Romano Department of Electrical, Managerial and Mechanical Engineering, University of Udine, Udine, Italy Corresponding author: Pietro Romano Corresponding Author’s Email: pietro.romano@uniud.it Structured Abstract: Purpose: To study whether a fast supply
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THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE • VOL. LXIV, NO. 3 • JUNE 2009 Do Stock Mergers Create Value for Acquirers? PAVEL G. SAVOR and QI LU∗ ABSTRACT This paper finds support for the hypothesis that overvalued firms create value for long-term shareholders by using their equity as currency. Any approach centered on abnormal returns is complicated by the fact that the most overvalued firms have the greatest incentive to engage in stock acquisitions. We solve this endogeneity problem by creating a sample of
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