What Is Open Source? Technically, “open source” means software that issupplied with the original code in which it was written allowing others to view, modify, adapt, and improve this code. This can include software that cannot be redistributed without explicit permission (and often a payment) to the software owner. Most people now define “open source” more narrowly to as software with the following further characteristics: • It is protected by copyright, but not patents. • It has a “copy-left”
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Jillian McDonough ADMN 575 Wednesday 5:30 pm Big Five Across the world, we can classify people using a general system called “Big Five.” The five traits used are extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience. Some people value the understanding of people and their “big five” traits to help with job placement. It is also important for managers to have an understanding of their employee’s personality traits to help relate to their lives. Others
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Asthma Management for School Nurses Asthma is one of the most common chronic problems in children today. Asthma affects approximately 7 million US children today as per the Center for Disease Control. Asthma is an overwhelming cause of children being absence from school according to the American Lung Association. Children spend a majority of their time in school, so the school nurse does most of the education regarding signs and symptoms of the illness along with its management. Jaime Donohue-Brennan
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a. unprobed, probed, and neutral b. open-ended, closed-ended, and skip patterned c. open-ended, closed-ended, and scaled-response d. closed-ended, continuous, open-ended e. open-ended, probed, general Answer: (c) Difficulty: (Easy) Page: 270 3. The question "What was your reaction to the Sony CD player advertisement you saw on television?" is an example of which response format? a. unprobed, open-ended b. unprobed, closed-ended c. scaled-response d. ad reaction
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back to the community through sponsorships for softball and Boy Scouts. While they are successful and business seems to be growing every year, their hours of operation do not seem to be too flexible or adaptable as they close at 6:00 p.m. and are closed on Sundays and Mondays. 1. What roles do values play in how Drexler’s Bar-B-Que interacts with its neighbors and customers? Values play a major role in how this restaurant interacts with its customers. It begins by the role Mrs. Scott plays
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employees and mangers to understand the different communication styles to better understand how to communicate effectively with each other. These important communication styles are closed, blind, hidden and open. Once educated on these styles of communication, and realizing how one’s self particularly prefers to communicate, can open many doors to better relationships and rolls, particularly as an employee and a manager. Through tests such as the Employee Tendency Indicator (ETI) and the Manager Tendency
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Sociology is and should be a science Karl Popper- If academic subjects want to be called a science they must undergo falsification. This means sociology would have to come up with a hypothesis; such as suicide is caused by insufficient integration and regulation. He rejects Marxism as a pseudo-science because its concepts are too abstract to be seen or measured (false class consciousness) Destructive method- Theory has loads of challenges to the hypothesis. Inductive method- Finds loads of evidence
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it gives signal to the gate receiver to close the gate. The buzzer is activated to clear the gate area for drivers .Gate motor is turned on in one direction and gate is closed, and stay closed till train crosses the gate and reaches aft side sensors when aft side receiver get activated motor turns in opposite direction and gate opens and motor stops . If there is any problem in the gate means it will operate red signal on both side for the driver indication. Train arrival
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The word “nuclear” is a word that we are hearing more and more often throughout our everyday lives. We hear it when discussing nuclear medicine, nuclear energy and, with caution, nuclear weapons. Nuclear is a word filled with an immense underlying power. After the discoveries by Linus Pauling, the father of nuclear energy, our world has become reliant on nuclear fission to power our homes, cities and even armies. However, all great powers comes with great responsibilities, and nuclear power is no
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water supply systems. These principals are the source of water supply, means of moving water, water treatment facility, water storage and distribution. Sources of water supply in a jurisdiction can be obtained from surface water, ground water, or both. Some examples of surface water are rivers, and lakes. Most ground water supply comes from wells drilled into underground aquifers. The means of moving water has three key methods. These methods are direct pumping system, gravity system, and combination
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