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Understanding The Factors Affecting The Success Of Credit Risk In

Pages: 11 (3237 words) Sources: 15 Document Type:Research Paper Document #:41178734

… demonstrated that foreign-owned banking institutions are profitable and effective in managing credit risk as compared to their domestic rivals amongst Islamic banks.
Problem Definition
In the contemporary, banks in Kuwait are experiencing numerous challenges that have a likelihood of influencing their capacity to grow and develop in ……

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Bhattarai, Y. R. (2016). Effect of credit risk on the performance of Nepalese commercial banks. NRB Economic Review, 28(1), 41-64.

Das, A. and Ghosh, S. (2007). Determinants of Credit Risk in Indian State-owned Banks: An Empirical Investigation. Economic Issues, 12(2): 48-66.

Derelio?lu, G., & Gürgen, F. (2011). Knowledge discovery using neural approach for SME’s credit risk analysis problem in Turkey. Expert Systems with Applications, 38(8), 9313-9318

Garr, D. K. (2013). Determinants of credit risk in the banking industry of Ghana. Developing Country Studies, 3(11), 64-77.

Gizaw, M., Kebede, M., & Selvaraj, S. (2015). The impact of credit risk on profitability performance of commercial banks in Ethiopia. African Journal of Business Management, 9(2), 59-66.

Johnson, B., & Christensen, L. (2008). Educational research: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches. New York: Sage.

Kithinji, A. M. (2010). Credit risk management and profitability of commercial banks in Kenya. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Nairobi).

Limam, I. (2001). Measuring technical efficiency of Kuwaiti banks. Kuwait: Arab Planning Institute.

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Is The God Of The Old Testament The Same As The God Of The New Testament

Pages: 14 (4244 words) Sources: 10 Document Type:Essay Document #:72449258

...Definition Introduction
The God of the Old Testament has been viewed by scholars as something different from that of the New Testament. This mischaracterization is often produced by placing emphasis in the Old Testament on the God’s insistence that infidels be dealt with in a bloody manner (Deuteronomy 9:4-5), whereas God in the New Testament appears to preach mercy and charity and turning the other cheek (Matthew 5:38-40). Yet what the scholars fail to appreciate is that God in the New Testament is just as insistent on due respect being shown to God: after all it is Christ who literally whips the money changers out of the Temple because they are disrespecting the sanctity of the place (John 2:15). It is therefore inaccurate to suppose that the God of the Old Testament is different from the God of the New Testament. The God of the Old Testament is just as merciful……

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Adams, Marilyn McCord and Robert Merrihew Adams. The Problem of Evil. Oxford University Press, 1990.

Baker, David L. Two Testaments, One Bible: The Theological Relationship between the Old and New Testaments. InterVarsity Press, 2010.

Baah-Odoom, Dinah, and FrimpongWiafe. "The Importance Of The Old Testament To The Christian Spirituality." The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention, Vol. 3.7, 2016

Copan, Paul. Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2011.

Craig, William Lane. “#16 Slaughter of the Canaanites,” Reasonable Faith with William

Lane Craig (blog), August 6, 2007,  https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/slaughter-of-the-canaanites .

Kaiser, Walter C. The Messiah in the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zandorvan, 1995.

Kitchen, Kenneth. On the Reliability of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2003.

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Data Security Using RFID Bands At Music Festivals

Pages: 5 (1616 words) Sources: 6 Document Type:Essay Document #:97930410

...Definition The radio frequency identification or RFID is the new technological method for quick identification of the user, especially if used for public events like music festivals. It makes data management easier, so that information about the attendees is managed technically by capturing data from scanners and transmitting it to the computer without the user's physical contact. This paper is about managing adult attendees at music festivals whose information would be stored in RFID wrist bands linked to their Twitter, Facebook, and credit/debit bank cards. The following sections would probe into its compliance issues and the related regulations that would impact the planned implementation.
Analysis
Description of the Chosen Use Case
RFID wrist bands would be used for managing adult attendees at a music festival at a hotel where bands would be linked to their Twitter and Facebook accounts and their bank credit/debit cards so that the buying of eatables is……

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Event Tribe. (n.a.). The top 10 benefits of using RFID for events. Retrieved from  https://www.eventbrite.com/blog/academy/the-top-10-benefits-of-using-rfid-for-events/ 

ID&C. (n.a.). How to RFID wristbands work? Retrieved from  https://www.idcband.com/blog/how-do-rfid-wristbands-work/ 

Kacicki, T. (2019, July 15). 4 commonly overlooked facts about RFID wristbands. Intellitix. Retrieved from  https://intellitix.com/hub/four-commonly-overlooked-facts-rfid 

OECD. (2008). OECD policy guideline on RFID.  https://www.oecd.org/sti/ieconomy/40892347.pdf 

Quirk, R.E. & Borrello, S.J. (2005). RFID: Rapid deployment and regulatory challenges. Retrieved from  https://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/assets/Media/MediaManager/VenableRFIDpaper.pdf?SESSID=62935cf41f5a19909f5bb3ae3a598490 

Williamson, A., Tsay, L., Kateeb, I.A. & Burton, L. (2013). Solutions for RFID smart tagged card security vulnerabilities. AASRI Procedia, 4, 282-287. DOI: 10.1016/j.aasri.2013.10.042

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Leadership In Spiritual Dimensions

Pages: 11 (3292 words) Sources: 8 Document Type:Creative Writing Document #:51024009

… is most real—the very essence of you that God knew before he brought you forth in physical form” (p. 13). For me, this definition makes perfect sense and I cannot see any way to improve upon it. The soul is the essence of the self: one can ……

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Barton, R. H. (2018). Strengthening the soul of your leadership. InterVarsity Press.

Boa, K. D. (2001). Conformed to his image. Zondervan.

Cashman, K. (2017). Leadership from the inside out (3rd ed.). Berrett-Koehler,Publishers.

Chandler, D. J. (2014). Christian spiritual formation. InterVarsity Press.

Houghton, J. D., Neck C.P., & Krishnakumar, S. (2016). The what, why, and how of spirituality in the workplace revisited: a 14-year update and extension. Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion, 13(3), 177-205.

King, S. N., Altman, D. G., & Lee, R. J. (2011). Discovering the leader in you: How to realize your leadership potential. Jossey-Bass.

Sweeney, P. J., & Fry, L. W. (2012). Character through spiritual leadership. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 64(2), 89-107.

Van Velsor, E., McCauley, C. D., & Ruderman, M. N. (2010). Handbook of leadership development. Jossey-Bass.

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The Moral And Ethical Implications Emerging Due To Globalization

Pages: 4 (1235 words) Sources: 4 Document Type:Essay Document #:84484876

...Definition Globalization and Its Ethical Implications
The dynamic force of globalization, a phenomenon of interconnectedness and integration of economies around the world, has resulted not only to increasing opportunities for trade diversification but presents inherent risk such as global financial instability, increased inequalities, terrorism. In an increasingly interdependent world, increasing world population, scientific and technology innovation advancement, global human development issues, global governance, peace and security, global environment and natural resources are emerging global issues of interest to both national and international governments and critical for maintaining global stability (Bhargava, 2007).
Forces of globalization have contributed to multilateral trade liberalization, which has an economic value such as increasing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), greater economies of scale and scope and knowledge, and technology spillovers (Bhargava, 2007). It's enabled the development of competitive and comparative advantage in manufacturing by developing countries. The expansion of economic activities across the globe has put pressure on……

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Ahmad, A. (2013) \\\\\\'A Global Ethics for a Globalized World,\\\\\\' Policy Perspectives, 10(1), pp. 63–77. Available at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/42909298.

Bereiter, C. and Scardamalia, M. (2020) \\\\\\'What will it mean to be\\\\\\" educated\\\\\\" in 2020\\\\\\', The Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in Education.

Buller, P. F., Kohls, J. J. and Anderson, K. S. (1991) \\\\\\'The challenge of global ethics,\\\\\\' Journal of Business Ethics, 10(10), pp. 767–775. DOI: 10.1007/BF00705711.

Gampel, E. H. (2010) \\\\\\'A framework for reasoning about ethical issues\\\\\\', pp. 1–18. Available at:  http://www.academia.edu/4323854/A_Framework_for_Reasoning_about_Ethical_Issues .

Gong, Q. and Zhang, L. (2010) \\\\\\'Virtue ethics and modern society—A response to the thesis of the modern predicament of virtue ethics _ SpringerLink,\\\\\\' Frontiers of Philosophy in China, 5(2), pp. 255–265.

Newton, L. (2008) \\\\\\'Hale Chair in Applied Ethics Resources - Manuals.\\\\\\' Available at:  http://www.rit.edu/cla/ethics/resources/manuals/dgae1p1.html .

The Blogxer (2012) \\\\\\'Responsibilities of an educated person,\\\\\\' The Third Eye. Available at:  http://enlighten-me-not.blogspot.co.ke/2012/03/responsibilities-of-educated-person.html .

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Obesity And Role Of Government

Pages: 6 (1668 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Essay Document #:81197776

...Definition Introduction
Obesity is a critical issue in the United States, and the problem seems to be getting worse in the country and across the planet. As per the latest estimates, about 34 percent of American adults and 15 to 20 percent of American adolescents and children suffer from obesity. Every demographic of the American population is affected by obesity, and the worst thing about the condition is that it enhances the risk of multiple chronic conditions in both adults and children. Considering its spread in the population, obesity is now an epidemic. To address the problem of obesity in the United States, there is a need for public health officials to come up with programs and policies to address obesity. However, as of now, no significant efforts are being made to address the problem. Because of how complex the problem of obesity is, it is probably going to be a……

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AAFP. (2010). Federal government takes bigger role in combating obesity. Retrieved from https://www.aafp.org/news/obesity/20100517fed-initiatives.html

Institute of Medicine. 2007. Progress in preventing childhood obesity: how do we measure up?. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.  https://doi.org/10.17226/11722 .

Kumanyaki, S. K., Parker, L., & Sim, L. J. (2010). Bridging the evidence gap in obesity prevention: A framework to inform decision making. Retrieved from  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK220174/ 

Mitchell, N., Catenacci, V., Wyatt, H., & Hill, J. (2011). Obesity: Overview of an epidemic. Psychiatr Clin North Am, 34(4), 717-732. DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2011.08.005

Swinburn, B. (2008). Obesity prevention: The role of policies, laws, and regulations. Aust New Zealand Health Policy, 5(12). DOI: 10.1186/1743-8462-5-12

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Traditional Medicine Usage In African Nations

Pages: 12 (3615 words) Sources: 30 Document Type:Essay Document #:38085332

...Definition Overview of Africa’s Post-Conflict History
Historical Formal Institutions
Colonial legacies persist in Africa in spite of a post-colonial era (Austin, 2010). These legacies have continued in post-conflict Africa’s history. In Africa, there has been no real unifying factor bringing individuals together, primarily because of the communal aspect of society throughout the continent. Community exists and can be found everywhere in Africa. Structural, dramaturgic and institutional factors in formal institutionalization in Africa of health care has come about as a result of investment, development, and political stability (Ratcliffe, 2013). The relationship among cultural traditions, laws of society, and the symbolic boundaries have served to create the structural meanings behind formal institutions; the expressive dimension, communicative properties and interaction of these elements have made up the dramaturgic, and the actors and organizations themselves have manifested the institutional. An example of this can be seen in Nigeria.
Structurally, dramaturgically and institutionally, Africa has……

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Afro-centric Alliance, A. (2001). Indigenisingorganizational change: Localisation in Tanzania and Malawi. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 16(1), 59-78.

Asiseh, F., Owusu, A., & Quaicoe, O. (2017). An analysis of family dynamics on high school adolescent risky behaviors in Ghana. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 26(5), 425-431.

Austin, G. (2010). African economic development and colonial legacies (Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 11-32). Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement.

Brager, G., Specht, H., Torczyner, J. L., &Torczyner, J. (1987). Community organizing. Columbia University Press.

Bratton, M., & Van de Walle, N. (1997). Democratic experiments in Africa: Regime transitions in comparative perspective. Cambridge university press.

Burnham, G. M., Pariyo, G., Galiwango, E., & Wabwire-Mangen, F. (2004). Discontinuation of cost sharing in Uganda. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 82, 187-195.

Dillard, C., Duncan, K. L., & Johnson, L. (2017). Black History Full Circle: Lessons from a Ghana Study Abroad in Education Program. Social Education, 81(1), 50-53.

Ehui, S. (2020). Protecting food security in Africa. Retrieved from https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2020/05/14/protecting-food-security-in-africa-during-covid-19/

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Patient Scenario Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma

Pages: 5 (1496 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Assessment Document #:66070329

… is obviously out of the normal range. His blood pressure could, thus, be deemed high. As a matter of fact, as per the definitions offered by the American Heart Association, his blood pressure could be categorized under ‘high blood pressure (hypertension) stage 2, i.e. upper number (systolic) ……

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American Heart Association (2020). Understanding Blood Pressure Readings. Retrieved from  https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/understanding-blood-pressure-reading s

Davis, C.P. (2018). CT Scan vs. MRI Differences between Machines, Costs, Uses. Retrieved from  https://www.medicinenet.com/ct_scan_vs_mri/article.htm 

Palmer, A. (2005). A Simple Guide to Blood Pressure. Mason, OH: CSF Medical Communications.

Sawyers, T. (2019). CT Scan vs. MRI. Retrieved from  https://www.healthline.com/health/ct-scan-vs-mri 

Taylor, R. (2002). Family Medicine: Principles and Practice. New York, NY: Springer Science & Business Media.

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Arson Criminal Code Or Statutes

Pages: 1 (346 words) Document Type:Essay Document #:85222249

… the insurance (Rosenberg, Perry & Associates, 2020). One of the similarities between New Jersey and Minnesota’s criminal code of arson is that the definition of the crime incorporates similar elements. Secondly, charges or punishment of the crime are classified into different categories depending on the different conditions ……

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Office of the Revisor of Statutes. (2019). 2019 Minnesota Statutes. Retrieved from Minnesota Legislature website:  https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609 

Rosenberg, Perry & Associates. (2020). Arson. Retrieved June 13, 2020, from  https://www.rosenbergperry.com/practice-areas/criminal-defense/arson/ 

 

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Is Arson A Form Of Domestic Terrorism

Pages: 1 (385 words) Document Type:Essay Document #:14693781

… do not see these arsons as terrorism, domestic or otherwise. They are a criminal lashing out against his mother being arrested. The textbook definition of terrorism is a fairly low bar to clear – social protest – but with that, the targets of the arsons were just ……

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CNN. (2012). Los Angeles arson suspect charged with 37 counts. CNN. Retrieved June 11, 2020 from https://www.cnn.com/2012/01/04/us/california-arson/index.html

Section 4: Fire & People, Unit 2: Arson. In possession of the author.

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