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Development of Automatic Speech Recognition Systems

who needs to be able to "talk" to his computer (Gallant, 1989). Gallant was writing in 1989, and there are more systems available...

Five Questions on Harvard Monsanto Case Study Answered

problems" (Barton and Pisano, 1993, p. 4). As Schneiderman said, if Monsanto was to be a world leader, they had to do great scienc...

Comparison of 'Declaration of a Heretic' by Rifkin and 'The Existential Pleasures of Engineering' by Florman

order for work to be appropriately "subdivided into highly specialised, routine tasks."3 As enthusiastic as Florman (1996) is a...

Protocols in 802.11 Technology

of uniform standards to ensure different systems can be integrated and the wireless devices are not incompatible. IEEE developed t...

Ireland, China, and ICT

reforming the state owned IT enterprises as well as encouraging a range of research and development in the areas of software and i...

Technology, Design, and Condoms

(b), 2004). One of the ways in which this has been prevented is through vulcanization of the material, a chemical curing process (...

Processes of Risk Management and Risk Assessment

One of the factors separating physical and IT projects is that in producing a building (or bridge, or airplane) everyone knows at ...

Ireland and China's ICT Industries

the same time, when choosing an environment in which to do business, it pays to look at the industries in both nations as well as ...

Warfare and Developments in Medical Evacuation

Not all of the technological developments we have witnessed in war have been positive from a medical standpoint. While in the ear...

Wi Fi Network Selection and Integration

and professional journals, academic reference books and the internet. The development of wireless networks have been aided with...

Overview of 'Designer Babies'

In eight pages this paper considers the issue of 'designer babies' or babies who have been genetically manipulated in order to emb...

Desert Storm, Desert Shield, and Lessons Learned From Them

a former assistant secretary of defense, in his report to the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee a dozen years ago....

Education and Computers

the all-time low of 5:1 (Poindexter, 2003). Critics continue to contend, however, that there is no credible large-scale research ...

21st Century Database Management

in large companies this is a monumental task. In older times, when companies were reliant on a paper trail, the work was not as da...

Expanded Paper on Technology Impact on Jobs and Perceptions of Employees

below this mark in an emerging market. An emerging market is "a country making an effort to change and improve its economy ...

Logistics Project Management and Solving Problems

to meet and has made large decisions without consulting the manager. The situation has affected the morale of the staff, the manag...

Protein Synthesis, RNA, and DNA

amino acid sequences of Proteins" (2003). In figuring out the Genetic Code one can see how a sequence of bases as contained in RNA...

Asia's WLAN and 3G Communications Markets

as Japan being an early adopter for new technology, and many other countries still lagging behind. Third generations teleph...

Changing Technology and Resulting Moral and Social Threats

availing the public with bits and pieces of peoples lives to which they would not otherwise be privy. Inasmuch as Internet commun...

Technological Change and Diversity Q and A

with various religions and to some extent, one might say that it has affected normative behavior, values and attitudes within the ...

Design and Cyber Culture

definite plus (Grunin,2002). Looks count too, as consumers are barraged with a plethora of choices in the marketplace (Grunin,200...

CAT Scans' Societal Impacts

large part to ever-changing technology. As a result of this technology, medical advancements, such as the CAT scan, are having an...

Overview of Computed Axial Tomography Scanning Technology

on this project may want to note that Ledleys original machine is now housed at the Smithsonian Institution. As with virtually a...

Reproductive Technology and Identity

to be inferior (Chesterton, 1922). The idea behind this premise was to protect the American "identity" which in many ways was stil...

Workplace Impacts of Technology

customer inquiries and concerns (Olsten Forum Reports, 2002). And, in terms of organizational culture, the Internet allows compani...

Labor Relations' Environmental Changes and the United Auto Workers Union

be surprised by their recognition of the changes that have taken place, and what the future may hold (2001). II. About the UAW ...

Intellectual Property Rights and Visual Communications Technology

means they will be safer. Such paradigms have been used to control crime, but there are a myriad of legal issues when it comes to ...

Dana Corporation Operations and Staffing

the company... * "Break down barriers between departments... * "Remove barriers that rob the hourly worker of his right to pride o...

Manufacturing and Cutting Edges

materials (Tsai et al, 2003). The resulting cut is similar to an extension of a crack, but is controllable (Tsai et al, 2003). Ho...

Nursing and Technology

a much greater burden of responsibility and knowledge than was previously the case. Even nurses in highly specialised fields are o...