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03 févr. 2011
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Technological evolution of mobile radio networks: what is the future of GSM infrastructure?

Dissertation - 65 pages - Electronics, mechanics, engineering & technology

Historically, telecommunications have occupied a prominent place in human society. The area occupied by this segment has risen sharply in the past thirty years, by the mobile networks becoming available to the general public. A mobile radio network is primarily a wireless network. It establishes...

03 févr. 2011
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The birth of the Digital divide

Essay - 3 pages - Computer science

Information technology and communication (ICT) is the subject of a more than abundant literature, and prompted the greatest hopes and greatest fears, and awakened the dreams of democratic ideals and fear of social control. In the late 1970s, we saw a real boom of IT in developed countries. The...

03 févr. 2011
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Business model of the Facebook company

Case study - 8 pages - Computer science

In February 4, 2oo4, Mark Zuckerberg left the prestigious Boston University and along with his roommates , Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes, created the The Facebook. Facebook brings together more than 190 million users worldwide (600 000 new members per day) 70 % of who are from outside the...

03 févr. 2011
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Optical fibers and their applications in new technologies

Essay - 22 pages - Medical studies

The optical fibers are the source of a technological revolution in telecommunications, because they are capable of navigating light over thousands of kilometers.The main objective of our project is to show how communications using fiber optics can meet the explosive growth of E-traffic expected...

27 janv. 2011
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Critical evaluation of Nike's corporate social responsibility (C.S.R) - publié le 27/01/2011

Essay - 10 pages - Computer science

Corporate social responsibility or corporate citizenship or corporate conscience relates to a mode of regulation within the corporate world where corporations display a form of corporate conscience. A corporation chooses integrate its corporate consciences into its business model, partly to meet...

25 janv. 2011
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Security of information systems: Implementation of encryption

Dissertation - 4 pages - Computer science

The security of computer systems is generally limited to guaranteeing rights of access to data and system resources by implementing authentication mechanisms and monitoring to ensure that users of these resources have only those rights that they were granted. The security mechanisms in place can...

13 janv. 2011
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Neuroscience in Film: Distinguishing Fact and Myth in the Portrayal of Intelligence in Defending Your Life

Thesis - 3 pages - Medical studies

Humans have the potential to use most of their brain if they choose to use reason and logic in their everyday decision making process. The movie 'Defending Your Life' examines how using more of one's brain power and overcoming earthly fears can propel an individual to move on to the next...

11 janv. 2011
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Genetically Modified Food: A trip to your grave

Thesis - 3 pages - Medical studies

Have you ever wondered if what you are eating is pure or not? Or whether it came from a natural plant or a laboratory experiment? GMF is ruling the world as we know it. People will anything that tastes good, but what about health? Is it not important to consider health in your life? Because...

05 janv. 2011
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History and characterization of Tay-Sachs Disease

Thesis - 4 pages - Medical studies

Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder that causes fatal neuro-degeneration in the brain and spinal cord and usually results in death by the age of 2 or 3. The disease is caused by the fatal accumulation of ganglioside glycosphingo lipids that are a component of...

25 nov. 2010
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Small-Pox: Remedies and diagnosis

Course material - 9 pages - Medical studies

Owing to the beneficent discovery of Edward Jenner the full terrors of small-pox as it used to prevail can now hardly be realized. In unvaccinated persons, and those upon whom the operation has been performed imperfectly, the disease may still rage with all its natural violence, but in ordinary...

20 nov. 2010
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AMD technology: A Customer centric approach to Innovation

Thesis - 5 pages - Computer science

The market of the new IT is a very difficult one, from a day to another, everything could change with the apparition of a new technology, which could make obsolete all the older innovation. In a comparable sector, of the music out of home, Sony launches the Mini Disc just before the apparition of...

18 nov. 2010
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The concept of originality within the traditional English Copyright & the French 'Droit d'auteur' opposition

Thesis - 3 pages - Biology

Originality is a long-established and fundamental condition for the protection of intellectual work in France and England. However, the Court of Cassation and the House of Lords have quite a different vision of this concept. Indeed, the French courts consider that the originality of a work is...

11 nov. 2010
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The Schengen Information System (SIS), functions, issues and problems

Thesis - 7 pages - Computer science

The purpose of this essay is to present an overview of the main functions of the Schengen Information system (SIS), as well of the main issues and problems surrounding its use. In the first part of this essay, a description of the functions, the functioning and the architecture of the SIS will...

07 nov. 2010
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Overview of hemophilia

Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies

Hemophilia is a congenital tendency to bleeding which manifests itself shortly after birth and lasts the life of the patient. The hemorrhage occurs either spontaneously or upon slight provocation, and can only be arrested with great difficulty. The subjects of the disease also exhibit a curious...

27 oct. 2010
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Securing the corporate information

Thesis - 2 pages - Computer science

Most organizations use critical hardware and software to conduct their business. These equipments need protection in order to prevent service disruption. Therefore, measures must be taken to protect the information an organization handles from disasters. These measures are covered by Information...

18 oct. 2010
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The tourism marketing of Dubai: Why it's a success - publié le 18/10/2010

Thesis - 25 pages - Geology

Dubai has emerged as one of the most attractive tourism destinations in the world with the help of an excellent marketing strategy, which gives the city a unique identity in relation with its origins. Dubai has chosen to invest in tourism as the ruling power had the foresight to realize that oil...

18 oct. 2010
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The tourism marketing of Dubai: Why it's a success

Thesis - 25 pages - Geology

Dubai has emerged as one of the most attractive tourism destinations in the world with the help of an excellent marketing strategy, which gives the city a unique identity in relation with its origins. Dubai has chosen to invest in tourism as the ruling power had the foresight to realize that oil...

29 sept. 2010
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Cloud Computing - published: 29/09/2010

Essay - 16 pages - Computer science

We can assume that a few years ago, "cloud computing" was a vague concept, arguing that in an uncertain future, computing would not require anymore software or hardware facilities to be used locally by the end user. This concept had its place with other futurist concepts, such as the vision of a...

29 sept. 2010
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DreamShare business plan - publié le 29/09/2010

Business plan - 15 pages - Computer science

We are going to launch an innovative community website in France. The company responsible will be a partnership. The product and the Company will have the same name: Dreamshare. Our concept is pretty similar to the concept that our competitors have come up with (Myspace, Facebook). Though we are...

29 sept. 2010
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Google AdSense(TM), to what extent does the concept AdSense revolutionize the advertising on internet?

Case study - 10 pages - Computer science

The first ad that appeared on the web was posted in 1994 by AT&T on the website HotWire.com. Created by the interactive agency Modem media, the size of this banner - 468x60 pixels - became the standard size of the classic banner. The contract, signed in April, 1994, concerned a period of twelve...

29 sept. 2010
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Facebook success analysis - publié le 29/09/2010

Essay - 4 pages - Computer science

Facebook is a social networking service launched in February 2004 that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. As of now the social networking site has over 500 million active users across the globe. Users can create a personal profile, add other users as friends and exchange messages,...

29 sept. 2010
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Electronic computer industry

Worksheets - 3 pages - Electronics, mechanics, engineering & technology

According to Standard Industrial Classification, the electronic computer industry has been classified under the four-digit code 3571, an industry of the Manufacturing Division and featuring in the major group 35 which includes Industrial and Commercial machinery and computer equipment. This...

29 sept. 2010
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Business plan: the Wifi car system - publié le 29/09/2010

Business plan - 14 pages - Electronics, mechanics, engineering & technology

It is important to choose the right time to start a company, because it is function of the economy. In fact, it is easier to start a company when the economy is bad, as the company will be able to commence its functions when the economy re-starts. In this case, we will study the feasibility of...

29 sept. 2010
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Software business models for AUTOSAR automotive world standard (rapport de stage, 2006) - published: 29/09/2010

Essay - 12 pages - Computer science

AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open Standard ARchitecture) is a promising initiative that aims at establishing open standards for automotive E/E architecture. AUTOSAR compliant basic software ensures independency of the application software from the underlying hardware and allows modularity as well as...

29 sept. 2010
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Production of bacteria colonies containing normal and mutated version of the same gene (encoding for Bacillus thuringiensis toxin) to compare the activity of the corresponding proteins

Essay - 13 pages - Medical studies

The Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a bacterium which mostly has insects as hosts. When the growing conditions are bad (lack in nutrients, bad temperature etc.), Bt produces spores, sleeping forms of the bacterium, which are able to resist even extreme conditions. What makes Bt different from...

29 sept. 2010
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Globalisation and the mass media - published: 29/09/2010

Essay - 5 pages - Computer science

The Internet is above all, a decentralised system of interactive communication. And Internet-enthusiasts have seen it as a way to introduce more communication between different communities around the world, as well as an outstanding mean to re-invent and develop democracy. For the first time in...

21 sept. 2010
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Health concepts

Essay - 3 pages - Medical studies

When going to the doctor's office or hospital many things are going through an individual's head. The individual is most likely experiencing some very high anxiety at this point, not knowing what to expect. The anxiety can come from the pain and suffering, financial concerns, or numerous other...

20 sept. 2010
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Remedies for insomnia

Thesis - 2 pages - Medical studies

Sleep is a wonderful health formula. When tried, the limbs are aching and the mind is in a spin. After a few hours of peaceful sleep you wake up completely fresh, a totally new person. Most men and women spend a third of their lives in sleep. Infants seem to enjoy sleep the most- sleeping a good...

20 sept. 2010
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Remedies for constipation

Thesis - 2 pages - Medical studies

We are a nation of bowel-conscious people, obsessed with the regularity of its functioning. Both at the outpatient's clinic and in the wards, people complain about constipation. But on a closer look, the problem often lies more in the mind than anywhere else. Tracing the roots of this mindset is...

20 sept. 2010
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Remedies for childhood stuttering

Thesis - 2 pages - Medical studies

The development of speech in a child begins as soon as he is born. While he sucks and swallows, belches and smiles, he uses the very same coordination that he needs to use in speech. Yet it is not until he is 12 to 18 months old that a normal child begins to say his first meaningful words. He...