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A decision support system (DSS) is software that is capable of using complex analytical models that can help support the decision ...
throughout the first two-thirds of the twentieth century reflects a cyclical recoil of increased famine deaths rather than what on...
al, 2002). It also aims to reduce the number of false tsunami warnings given by providing information to the warning centers that ...
In five pages New Jersey is examined in terms of its geographical characteristics and its potential for earthquake activity with c...
In seven pages New York is geologically examined in terms of regional fault lines and the potential for a major earthquake occurre...
our rock. And these rifts share another frightening trait: a strong inclination to produce earthquakes of magnitude 7 or 7.5. A 7...
This paper consists of five pages and considers how technology can assist in minimizing earthquake damage through prediction. The...
regard to changes in drainage patterns from building. However, even without specific knowledge of floodplains, it is possible to ...
than a dozen large aftershocks, and literally thousands of small-but unnerving, by all reports-tremors that kept the earth undulat...
In eleven pages this October 17, 1989 San Francisco earthquake which registered 7.1 on the Richter scale is discussed in terms of ...
In eight pages this paper discusses volcanoes, floods, and earthquake tsunami as they relate to the Chilean geography. Six source...
This paper contrasts and compares the regional and economic impacts of earthquakes in this region in 6 pages. Five sources are ci...
In fourteen pages these earthquakes are discussed in terms of the lessons learned from them in terms of safety precautions. Fourt...
mans attention. After running in fear from Jezebel, the Lord attracted Elijahs attention by using an earthquake. (1 Kings 19:11,...
the "plate boundary" between these two (Louis and Anderson, 2001). Because the earth is still cooling, it is still releasing its i...
is bounded by the Sierra Nevada on the east, the Sierra de las Cruces on the west and the Sierra Chichinautzin to the south" (Aqui...
atmosphere and at the same time, it releases drier and cooler air into the atmosphere (The American National Red Cross, 2001). The...
the massive quake, more than 34,000 were declared dead and some of those were rescue workers (Ho, 2008). That was an early count. ...
through both solids and liquids, usually at a rate of between "6 and 13 km/sec" (Environmental geology, 2008, p. 7). S-waves are s...
opens up opportunities and challenges for commerce requires the input and support from a number of different professionals that ca...
This research paper describes the need for educational reform in order to meet the needs of the twenty-first century, with a parti...
This 5 page paper is based on a case study supplied by the student. Xerox need to move from a company supplying hardware to supply...
is chosen. Each may be considered individually. Over the years a number of companies have had to pursue a strategy allowing...
2001, p. 3). Adult learners may need help in structuring their time, learning good study habits, etc. just as much or more so tha...
to diversity and the way it is managed, Evidence suggests clearly that were good diversity management can be implemented d...
and they want guidance to improve their conditions and diseases Canton (2007) reminds the reader that technology has changed eve...
those under stress or who are unhappy with their lives. For this reason there has been a higher use in poorer social classes where...
of the cycle is arbitrary and is defined according to the assessment needs of the organization. It can be assessed in terms of a ...
Churches need to have attractive, effective Web sites just as any other business or organization. They need to provide information...
Associated with this s the need to identify markers of health inequality, which may then be cross referenced with the levels of et...