...Grape: Nice snack, rich drink for your health * Written by Blessing Ekum * Saturday, 08 February 2014 01:00 * font size * Print * Email * DISQUS_COMMENTS_COUNT:0 Comments Rate this item * * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 (1 Vote) раскрутка сайтов Aside being a convenient snack, grapes are also excellent source of several different nutrients that help keep you healthy. They can even prevent and help treat certain diseases says a research reported by Medical News Today. What are the health benefits of grapes? Red grapes, green grapes, purple grapes, seedless grapes, grape jelly, grape jam, grape juice... the ways to consume grapes are endless! And don’t forget wine and raisins! This popular fruit’s history goes back as far as 8,000 years, when grape vines were first cultivated in what is now the Middle East. It may surprise you to hear that grape is actually considered to be a berry. Seventy-two million tons of these berries are grown each year worldwide, with most of them being used to produce wine—7.2 trillion gallons of wine per year, to be exact. The portability, texture, flavour and variety of grapes have made them a popular finger food in countries all over the world. The potential health benefits of consuming grapes are numerous, with past studies associating them with prevention of cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure and constipation. A selection of grapes One cup of red or green grapes contains 104 calories...
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... September/December 2012 Understanding the Importance, Impacts and Barriers of ICT on Teaching and Learning in East African Countries Berhane Aradom Tedla Northeast Normal University Abstract This paper based on synthesis of the research literature, observation and focused group discussion with East African Scholars on the use of Information and Computer Technology (ICT) in primary and secondary schools in East African Countries with a particular focus to understand the importance, impacts and barriers of ICT into classroom Instruction. The study explored internal and external factors that surround ICT issues, policies of ICT integration and factors that facilitate or impede the use of ICT, with the focus of improving the quality of teaching-learning process. The study reveals that the inhibiting factors are unrealistic policies of ICT, poor infrastructure, lack of teacher competence, confidence, incentive, perception and beliefs, imposed curriculum, lack of proper network, political instability, brain drain, sporadic electricity, poor transportation, lack of public awareness and participation, poor school leadership, technological illiteracy and lack of pedagogical skills. The study further revealed that ICT integration is far behind in East African Schools as a consequence of ICT deficiency, absence of pre-service and in-service teacher training and poor teachers’ welfare and morale. Eventually, the study concluded that ICT is crucial for anytime and anyplace learning to...
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...Library Philosophy and Practice 2008 ISSN 1522-0222 Importance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Making a Heathy Information Society: A Case Study of Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria Monday Obaidjevwe Ogbomo Esoswo Francisca Ogbomo Department of Library and Information Science Delta State University Abraka, Nigeria Introduction There is widespread research interest in information and communication technologies (ICTs). According to Crede & Mansell (1998), ICTs are crucially important for sustainable development in developing countries. Thioune (2003) notes that for the past two decades most developed countries have witnessed significant changes that can be traced to ICTs. These multi-dimensional changes have been observed in almost all aspects of life: economics, education, communication, and travel. In a technologydriven society, getting information quickly is important for both sender and receiver. ICTs have made it possible to quickly find and distribute information. Thoiune (2003) indicates that many initiatives have taken at the international level to support Africa's efforts to develop a communication infrastructure and. These efforts are designed to enable African countries, including Nigeria, to find faster ways to achieve durable and sustainable development. Helmut (1998), cited by Akpore (1999), states that of the technological changes that have influenced our lives in recent years, information technology (IT) has...
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...ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS REVIEW | VOL. 15 | No. 1 | 2013 | 33–56 33 ICT AS A NEW COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FACTOR – CASE OF SMALL TRANSITIONAL HOTEL SECTOR Tanja Mihalič1 Dimitrios Buhalis2 Received: 12 December 2012 Accepted: 6 March 2013 ABSTRACT: This paper studies the information and communication technology (ICT) in a small hotel sector at a point in time when the transition towards a full market economy is coming to the end and competitiveness and ICT implementation is gaining on importance. Its main purpose is to study a business potential of this new competitive advantage resource and its productivity paradox. A competitive advantage factor model (CAF model) has been proposed and the structural modelling (SEM) has been performed on the case of a small transitional Slovenian hotel sector. The study contributes to knowledge on ICT competiveness and ICT productivity paradox in hotel sector. Further, its results hold practical implications for the strategy for hotels operating in small-sized hotel industries in transitional or ICT developing environments. In more concrete terms, research findings indicate that such hotel sectors need to speed the ICT implementation. ICT as such doesn’t directly increase the firm’s profitability, yet there is an indirect positive impact of factor ICT on a firm’s financial performance that emerges through other competitiveness factors, such as differentiation, qulity or image, which helps firms to stay competitive on the...
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... |Portfolio evidence reference | |LA1: Personal, social and cultural factors influencing language, literacy learning and development | |LA1.1 |The different factors affecting the acquisition and development of language and |Diploma | | | |literacy skills | | | |LA1.2 |The importance of English language and literacy in enabling users to participate in |Diploma | | | |public life, society and the modern economy | | | |LA1.3 |Potential barriers that can hinder the development of language skills |Diploma | | |LA1.4 |The main disabilities and difficulties relating to language learning and skill |Diploma ...
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...CHAPTER I The Problem and Its Background INTRODUCTION Many countries around the world are investing in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to improve and update the education they give to the younger generations. The Department of Education envisions an ICT-Supported system of quality basic education for all. It is stated on the National Framework Plan for ICT’s in Basic Education (2005-2010). It is committed to the appropriate, effective, and sustainable use of ICT’s to broaden access to and improve the quality and efficiency of basic education service delivery. The poor performance of students across the country in national and international tests, and the consistent high school dropout rates in both elementary and secondary school levels, underscore the deterioration of the quality of the Philippine schools system. Computer education offers potential for human betterment, at the same time, it is taught with great dangers that neither the potential can be truly realized, nor the danger avoided, without careful far-teaching critical questions being asked about computers in education. It is clear and evident that whatever this eventual outcome, the debate about computers in education is just beginning and is going to be with us for some time. The mathematician, computer scientist, and psychologist, Seymour Papert conducted renowned projects in the 1970’s at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the goal of making children the “builders” of their open...
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...effective performance and thus leading to high productivity and profitability, it has to implement and deploy optimal ICT practice. The report examines the ICT infrastructure that is utilized and deployed at Bahrain Polytechnic, which is one of the leading and well-established public universities in Bahrain. It attempts to provide a comprehensive overview of how ICT is implemented within the institution in regard to the physical infrastructure, systems, applications, networking and all other technical issues that are relevant to the ICT implementation and operations. Through the journey of investigating all aspects and concepts of ICT at Bahrain Polytechnic, this report tries of shed light on and assess the ICT services provided to the staff as well as to the customers who are the students. As it is the case to any organization, Bahrain polytechnic’s main aim of implementing best ICT practices is to ensure the best learning environment to the students and improve their performance and achievement as well as facilitate the performance of both the tutors and other staff. All this can maintain the institution’s competitive edge and place it amongst the most distinguished and pioneering universities in Bahrain. By carrying out surveys, observations and face-to-face interviews with ICT team members, this reports seeks to assess the overall performance of the ICT department, the systems, applications and their suitability and adequacy to support the various needs and requirements...
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...Technology and Innovation in Business Names Kenya Methodist University Question 1 Technology continues to have a large influence in business today. Businesses are depending on technology that virtually all business activities around the world would shut down in its absence. Industries attribute the use of technology in their economical development. Most industrial operations nowadays depend on technology for progress. Thus it is concluded that firms are leaning towards technology because they need it for sustenance (Oklahoma Small Business Developments Centers, 2013). Technology is the cause of growth of all economical advancements today. Business activities have been ongoing before emergence of computers and other technology. The use of barter trade was the norm before introduction of currency but business process was slow and not reliable. Technology saved the day with introduction of computers that revolutionized commerce. Today computers are used in all aspects of business such as research, production, maintenance and delivery of all commodities of production. All businesses regardless of size rely on computers in undertaking their daily operations ranging from maintenance of client profile, employee systems, sales systems, accounting systems to automation systems for large scale production. In addition to that, technology boosts communication and marketing of end products. Furthermore, transport details involve logistic systems that ensure safety of manufactured goods...
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...Information and Communication Technology (ICT) according to Hamelink .T (1997) , is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application , encompassing : radio , television cellular phone , computer and network hardware and software , satellite system as well as the various services and application associated with the term such as video conferencing and distance learning.ICT is a more specific term that stresses the task of integrating communications and the amalgamation of tele-communications , for examples telephone lines and wireless signals , computers , vital enterprise software and audio visual system which are used by people to access information. From the above insight about ICT, it can be seen that the use of technology through cell phones , computers , the web , designed machines , radio and the television is of vital importance in as much as disseminating information is concerned. Zimbabwe is one of the Sub-Saharan Countries which is pursuing technological transformation, especially in the field of Information and Communication Technology. Upgrading the whole national system from an analogue to a digital system has become one of the main goals of the Zimbabwean Government. The government of Zimbabwe through the leadership of the icon of Africa his Excellency Comrade Robert Mugabe came up with a master-plan to harness the economic situation in the country. After the landslide victory in 2013 elections, his Excellency Comrade Robert Mugabe...
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...ICT (information and communication technologies) is increasingly reducing barriers among states, individuals and corporations by creating a more economic interdependence and global integration which in turn makes the globe a dynamic place. Since the development of technology the world has consistently been made smaller from time to time by reducing the physical, economical and socio-political barriers thus turning the world into what scholars refer to as a global village. We cannot talk about ICT and its role in flattening of the world without touching on globalization. Globalization in this case refers to the increasing free flow of readily available technology, ideas, market and people. In the book “The World is Flat” by Thomas Friedman he argues that ICT and global integration have enables countries like China and India to develop the fastest growing economies in the world. In his book Thomas starts us off by telling us he realizes the world is flat when he visits a campus in India. Friedman is impressed by the campus’s advanced technology such as the glass-and-steel buildings and large flat-screen televisions. The playing field has been leveled; now countries like India can compete for global knowledge. Friedman argues that we are now in the midst of Globalization 3.0 is a period in which the world shrinks from small to tiny, flattening to such a degree that individuals can collaborate and compete globally. The ...
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...Integrating ICT- Based Applications for Sustainable Tourism Development in Algeria BOUTKHIL Guemide Assistant Teacher Department of English Language Faculty of Letters & Languages University of Med Seddik Benyahia. Cité Ouled Aissa B. P. N°98 Jijel (18000) Algeria titanicmaze@hotmail.fr Pr. CHELLALI Benachaiba Assistant Professor Department of Electronics & ICTs Faculty of Electrical Engineering University of Med Tahri B. P. N° 417 Bechar (08000) Algeria. IBTISSAM Bedri Assistant Teacher Department of Political Sciences Faculty of Law & Plitical Sciences University of Med Khaidar 145 RP, BISKRA (07000) Algeria Dr. Salima Maouche Assistant Professor Department of English Language Faculty of Letters & Languages University of Abd Errahmane Mira, Bejaia (06000) Algeria ABSTRACT: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has inevitable impacts on different industries and their performances. The tourism industry, as the largest and fastest growing industry in the world, cannot be excluded from this technology and its huge impacts. ICT provides information about tourist attractions in different destinations before travelling and improves tourists‘ satisfaction. Although Algeria has great tourism potentials, it still needs to be performed well in promoting its attractions to international tourists via ICT tools yet. This research explores the impact of ICT on foreign tourists‘ satisfaction of the tourism industry and uses...
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...the important of women entrepreneur to the growth and development of economic and tries to make available to the women entrepreneurs of funds and grants through many of its agencies such as the Special Assistance Schemes through the Small and Medium Industries Development Corporation (SMIDEC). Based on previous studies, they indicated that the capital, networks affiliation, education, training and counseling, and usage of ICT are important factors influencing the growth of women entrepreneurs in Malaysia. These factors have become barriers to women entrepreneur to success. SUMMARY According to studies that made by previous researchers, they mention that financial problem is some of barriers that make the women entrepreneur is hardly to success. Financial problem including difficulties to obtain start-up funds, financial management and development of effective marketing and strategy. Thus, for making the process to obtain the financial resources become easier, they must have a good relationship with bank party. Haynes and Helms (2000) stressed about importance of having a relationship with a bank in place at the time of the business lunch. This is because having access to financial resources and emphasizing the financial...
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...Introduction Information and communication technologies (ICT) refer to several forms of information exchange between two or more computers through any of the several methods of interconnection. These technologies provide speedy, inexpensive and convenient means of communication. The adoption of these technologies in many countries by different sectors of the economy have been found to have direct positive impact on the organizations's efficiency and have led to more rapid acceleration of development in these countries. In Nigeria, however, preliminary investigations show that only a few organizations in the economy have adopted the ICTs, but there has not been formal study to determine the level of adoption and impact on the efficiency of the organizations and the consequent effect on the nation's economy. This study, is therefore, designed to determine the level of adoption in the Nigerian organizations, and the impact on the operations of these organizations as well as investigating the factors responsible for the present level of adoption of these technologies in the organizations. Globalization of the social economy will further increase during the 21st century. The mission of international air transportation will become more important, and all airports around the world will have a significant role to play. Furthermore, it is predicted that air transportation demand in the world will double over the next 15 years. In the meantime, since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks...
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...East West University Department of Business administration Effectiveness of online education Services provided By digital Bangladesh 1 Group name: Miscellaneous Group member Name M.K.M Waisulker Naieen Kanaya Pankti Asif Shahariar Niloy Mahmuda Akter Tanvir Hasan 2013-1-10-241 2013-1-10-242 2013-1-10-255 2013-1-10-268 2013-1-10-213 ID 2 Participation form ID NAME Percentage share (Group work and contribution of preparation assignment.) signature Marks awarded Assignment Group contribution Individual contribution 2013-1-10241 2013-1-10242 2013-1-10255 2013-1-10268 2013-1-10213 M.K.M Waisulker Naieen Kanaya Pankti Asif Shahariar Niloy Mahmuda Akter Tanvir Hasan 20% 25% 20% 20% 15% Total: 100% Group Name: Miscellaneous 3 Letter of Transmittal 18.12.2013 Md. Ziaul Haque, Senior Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, East West University, Aftabnagar, Dhaka. Subject: Submission of term paper on “Effectiveness of online education services provided by Digital Bangladesh” Sir, I would like to submit my term paper on “Effectiveness of online education services provided by digital Bangladesh”. I have prepared this term paper on the basis of recent online education services provided by digital Bangladesh. I have also taken help from various website. I have tried my label best to complete this term paper meaningfully and correctly, as much as possible. I would be happy if you read the term paper carefully and I will be trying to answer all the questions that...
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...When parents are dropping off or collecting their children they are often rushing and the time they can spend reading displayed information and looking at their child’s work is limited. Completed films produced with Photo Story 3 can be sent to parents via email which will allow them to look at it at a more convenient time, to view it as many times as they wish and to view and review it with their child and with other family members if desired. The progress of ICT and its growth of use in society and in everyday life make it an important part of a child’s education that cannot be ignored. As educators I believe we have a responsibility to embrace it and develop confidence to use it to enhance children’s learning and development. Reviews of Photo Story 3 are mixed and range from ‘Unusable’ to ‘Awesome!!’ http://microsoft-photo-story.en.softonic.com/comments (accessed 29/11/15) I have found Photo Story 3 is easy to access and simple to use and is an effective addition to my ICT...
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