Changes in immigration law, globalization and increased ease of transportation have transformed modern societies into culturally diverse landscapes with religious diversity, in particular, presenting both opportunities and challenges.The author proposes a conceptual framework that embraces an interpretation of public relations as a social function,
An unbridled globalization based on a simple premise about earnings and profit may be detrimental to the livelihood of many thousands of individuals.The greed and utter selfishness that result from the adherence to this sort of business practice are the two things that generate more unemployment, misery and degradation than most other Large Rug cha
Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) is one of the most efficient ways to utilize renewable energy in buildings.However, the stochastic characteristic of PV power generation and load challenges the optimal dispatch of the BIPV.This paper proposes an optimal scheduling strategy of BIPV microgrid considering virtual energy storage (VES), which int
Sleep and wakefulness are promoted not by a single neural pathway but via wake or sleep-promoting nodes distributed across layers of the brain.We equate each layer with a brain region in proposing a layered subsumption model for arousal based on a computational architecture.Beyond the brainstem the layers include the diencephalon (hypothalamus, tha
The objective of the experiment was to classify 20 protein co-products and by-products of the biodiesel industry with potential to use in ruminant feeding.The meals evaluated were: cottonseed, Kettles canudo-de-pito, crambe, sunflower, castor-oil seeds detoxified with calcium, non-detoxified castor-oil seeds and soybean; and the cakes were: cottons