ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Italy is a European country located in the southern part of the continent. Her northern neighbors include Austria, Switzerland and France. These countries are all located along the Alp regions Sardinia and Italian Peninsula among other islands border Italy to the south. Additionally, Italy encloses the Vatican City and San Marino states. This part paper explores the various elements of the Italian culture dating back from pre historic times to modern civilization (Somigli & Moroni 20). The major religion in Italy is the Roman Catholic which makes up 90% of the populace. The Eastern Rite Catholics and the Jews among other religions such as Islam and the Orthodox makes up the other 2%.as already mentioned, the Roman Catholic is the major religion in Italy and therefore it also dominates the belief system of the country having been integrated from the belief patterns of other minor groups such as the Greek and Arabic (Somigli & Moroni 145). However, there are also traditional belief systems that deviate from main stream religions like Christianity, Islam and Judaism. For instance there are those who believe in omens, realization of dreams, messages from diviners, use of charms for protection as well as the existence of evil eye. Food is a major component in any Italian home since it creates close ties among friends and other close acquaintances. An Italian breakfast is typically made up of fruit juice, strong coffee and a hard roll. The noon meal marks an Italian lunch which mainly consists of pasta. Eaten together with pasta include fish or meat, bread and soup (Barański 5). In other words this has acted as staple food for centuries. However leftovers were reserved for dinner. Due to the changing times coupled with civilization, the heavy traditional lunch is hardly taken with most people preferring light meals. Nonetheless there are some apparent differences in the way food is either prepared or eaten depending on the geographical region within Italy. One of the outstanding pieces arts in Italy is the Moscow House of Photography. Most of the fashion and art exhibitions are carried out in this landmark building. For example the neo-realism of the Italian culture festivities is conduced here. The Marlene Dietrich and the Pirelli nudes are common appearances during the fashion shows. The Manezh exhibition hall is another prominent venue where other spectacular art shows are conducted. The onset of religion and especially Christianity marked the beginning of music in Italian culture. Both classical instrumental music and opera are common and highly valued genres of music in Italy (Barański 326).Both types of Italian music incorporates imported and native sources making up the pop music culture. Music cuts across the society and is a major companion during special events in traditional ceremonies and political meetings. During the 16 th century, the development was as a result of myriad of music compositions such as notations, harmony any musical
Abstract This paper addresses the topic of implementation of BPM (business process management) in an organization, and the alignment of BPM with an organizational strategy of the firm. Four peer-reviewed journal articles are critically analyzed; practical implications based on these articles are made, as well as several conclusions about the implementation of BPM. Critical Analysis Defining and Formulating Organizational Strategy According to the model described by dos Santos Rocha et al. (2015), and organizational strategy is formulated before adopting a certain framework for business process management. In this case, BPM most often starts being implemented because of certain aspects of the business work in a suboptimal manner. On the other hand, it is stated that BPM can be used together with a service-oriented architecture, which requires coordination of several business processes and IT. In particular, the approach that
Introduction and background of the topic The article’s introduction begins with a small paragraph that is a general introduction to the topic at hand. The author introduces multinational firms and states their impact on economies of less developed countries. Ekerete (2001) asserts that these multinational firms have “enough man power and financial strength” to put to test the Gross National Product of these countries (93). This statement is true because most of these firms are the backbone of the economies of most developing countries. At this point, the author has not yet limited his discussion to the case study in question; the firms in Nigeria. This is an effective way of introducing any topic because the reader is equipped with the general situation before it is narrowed down. The second paragraph of the introduction is disappointing and irrelevant. In this paragraph, the author compares multinational firms to non-international firms in terms of advertising. This is not relevant to the aim of the study because it is not in any way associated with the culture of consumers. Besides, that statement is cited, indicating that the source of reference is not relevant at this point. The most relevant statement in the introduction is “any multinational firm that is consumer oriented is said to be cultural bound” (93). This is because it gives a general perception about the subject in question. The author should have inserted a citation here because it is not his opinion. Finally, the introduction is concluded with useful information about the culture of Nigerians. The information given on the same is necessary as well as convenient. Objectives and methodology A key objective of this study is to determine the influence of culture on the marketing strategies of multinational firms in Nigeria. The other objective is to identify the marketing strategies employed by these firms in Nigeria and to find out possible remedies to trounce the effect of cultural influences on marketing strategies. Under the methodology used, 20 firms were interviewed and questioned in this case study. These came from the health, soft drink manufacturing, supermarkets, food, beer, and cosmetics industries. The researcher also used personal interviews and questionnaires to retrieve information. A total of 20 questionnaires were filled and taken back for analysis. The methodology employed was quite effective. This is because the researcher selected companies with products that directly deal with consumers in Nigeria. These companies also have a huge impact on the economy of Nigeria. The size of the sample population taken for the study was also manageable. This makes doing follow-ups and analysis easy. However, only a cross-section of respondents found in the southern part of t
Introduction Architecture has been considered as one of the greatest inventions of man since time immemorial. The beginning of architecture cannot be traced at the exact date but it is believed that many ancient communities practiced different forms of architectural designs. Although modern architecture has been precipitated by the need to have better places to live, the development of ancient architecture was mainly driven by the social, political and religious inspirations which were greatly embraced by ancient communities. For example, one of the most notable locations of such ancient architectures is the city of Tikal. Owing to its rich history in architecture and other forms of civilizations such as astronomy, anthropologists have found it necessary to document Tikal both as remarkable historical site and a source of rich socio-cultural and political life of the Mayans who lived in this place (Thurston, 1996). It is against this background that the study on the city of Tikal has been given much prominence. In addition, throughout the anthropological history of Tikal, it is astounding to note that astronomy was one of the remarkable developments as discussed in this paper. Tikal is located in the heart of Guatemalan jungle –more than 300 kilometers away from Guatemala City and covers an area of approximately 125sq. kilometers. It is one of the largest pre-Columbian civilization architectures that still stand the test of time as one of the largest and well established archaeological sites of ancient history (Andrea, 2002). Its history can be traced back to 500-400 years B.C as part of the ancient civilization of Mayan people. Furthermore, its architectural buildings and growth has been historically associated with power and sacrificial ritual performances and thus, it was the most powerful kingdom of its time in the region according to the Mayan culture. Mayan architecture in Tikal is indeed a notable pre-classical anthropological site whose civilization traversed through 1,700 B.C. It mainly began in Mirada basin on the northern side of Guatemala. Other historical estimates have documented that human settlement in this city may have begun around 6000 years ago and their architectural design is also associated with Tikal. This has prompted anthropologists to perceive Tikal as one of the oldest architectures in the world. As a matter of fact, Tikal appeared to be the only ancient civilization in American peninsula that had records of its history kept. Despite lack of their architectural documentations, their messages were mainly passed through broadcasting on stone billboards and these messages could last for centuries. Up and until now, their messages are still embedded on stone billboards in temples built in Tikal (Fischer, 1996). Their architecture also expanded and started recording on potteries, paper and skin on events when they were considered to be important as part of their cultural values. Currently, there are un-deciphered hieroglyphs that contain numerous messages which were reco
Introduction Many a times, organizations do not carry out training and mentoring programs in the right format. Training and mentoring should mainly focus on learning and personal development (Wilson 27). The training and mentoring that employees of Interclean will undergo will be necessary for the coverage of essential skills crucial in their success on the job (Norman et al 46). The program will also be important because it will equip them with techniques and knowledge about what they need to do to bring the new company up to speed with its goals. Needs The new training and mentoring needs of interclean employees will be establishing the cause of the program, focus, formality and mode of delivery of the program. The cause of the program will define the main reason why the program has to be pursued while the focus will clarify and concentrate the specific areas where the training and mentoring will address. Formality of the program will cover the level of official conduction of the program. The program will be designed to cover both formal and informal aspects. Mode of deliver will be both individually and in a group setting. Objectives The main objective of the mentoring and training program will be to provide assistance and support for the new staff. Another objective will be to equip the new team with the necessary knowledge about products and skills required in selling so that they can be in a position to close sales. Additionally, the program will be aiming to help the new employees of Interclean to understand the organization, the expectations of the company from them and how they will go about in achieving these expectations. Besides, the program’s objectives will include human resource development, increasing productivity, career development and improvement of quality. Mode of delivery This will mainly concentrate on how the information will be imparted on the trainees. The trainers will use both visual and audio aids, role-plays, buddy learning, lectures and face-to-face sessions. Besides, the trainees will be to undertake a team project to enhance their bonding and improve their teamwork skills. After the initial two week training, the trainees will be introduced to the on the job training. Performance standards Standards will enable Interclean to gauge how well the employees got the training and how well they understand their job. These standards will have to be measurable, realistic, objective and clear. The general appraisal of standard will follow a criterion based on quantity, quality, timeliness or promptness, and cost effectiveness
The Theme of Love There is love in the three short stories. In the “Two Kinds” there is some love between the mother (Suyuan) and daughter (Jing Mei) (Tan, 2006). In the “Hill’s Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway some love abounds between the American man and the pregnant girl. This story is about the way self-interest can ruin the love that people have nurtured for a long time. In “the fall of the house of usher” there is love between Roderick and his twin sister Madeline. The love has also been strengthened by their illnesses. This paper specifically discuses the theme of love in the three short stories. More especially, the way love is advanced or frustrated by the characters. The “Two Kinds” Love that is evidenced in this short story is parental love. This love is depicted in the way the mother prevails upon her daughter to succeed in her studies. This is depicted in the way her mother says, “If you work hard you can achieve your dream here in America,” she added, “of course, you could be prodigy too” (Tan, 2006, p. 132). However, the daughter took her mothers advice literally. She responded, “You want me to be someone I’m not,” she continued, “I will never be the kind of daughter you want me to be.” “Only two daughters,” she shouted, “those who are obedient and those who can follow their mind, the only daughter who can live in this house is the obedient one” (Tan, 2006, p. 132). In as much Jing-mei was feeling that her mother never loved her because she was dictating or forcing her to do things she did not like, their bond was strong (Tan, 2006). This is seen in the way she reacted when her mother passed on. Jing-mei started to recognize that what her mother was telling her was right. The death of her mother functioned as an eye opener for her. In the story it indicated that “she looked back over the music that she had previously rejected and discovered something that she had never noticed” (Tan, 2006). The two songs were the “Perfectly Contented,” the “Pleading Child.” However, upon examining these songs, she realized that they were two different parts of just one song. It is motherly love that her mother does not want her daughter to go through the sufferings such as—the misfortune of losing kids, the fear and privations of conflicts, as well as the challenges encountered when settling in a different culture (Tan, 2006). That is why her mother has taken the initiative to ensure that her daughter becomes a genius and standing tall amongst other children in America. Apparently, from her conduct, she is not a genius. This is because geniuses have innate abilities and work only under slight guidance or supervision. As the author indicates, Jing-mei even refused to practice the piano. If she were a genius, this should have been something that would have fascinated her. The fall of the house of usher Love is evident in this short story (Poe, 2011). More especially is revealed in the way characters deal with situations or they way react when dealing with their spouses. In the poem “The Raven,” Poe’s love is reveled. Poe’s love for his belo
Despite the high ratings that the primary care, school-based, and hospital-based environments have received for the delivery of children’s healthcare services, specialists recommend further improvements to enhance healthcare service delivery to children with specialized needs. Among the areas suggested for improvement include family involvement, interdisciplinary practices, and the use of technology. It is evident from the article that the provision of high-quality healthcare services depends on economic factors such as the income levels of affected families and the managed care factors. Compared with previous families, today’s families incur higher healthcare costs and the services are less available and uncertain. Despite the high costs, today’s children with complex pediatric needs enjoy better healthcare services, which have significantly contributed to an increase in the survival rates of low-birth-weight infants. For instance, children who have undergone surgical procedures such as organ transplants have high chances of survival because of the quality of care they receive. Despite the strengths of the current healthcare service delivery models, it is important to improve the healthcare services by optimizing the available resources such as technology to achieve better results. It is widely acknowledged that institutions employ highly qualified personnel for the delivery of children’s healthcare services, but the quality of services depends on family support, technology, qualifications of the community healthcare professionals, and those specialized in a range of health conditions that affect children. However, the study reveals that opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration lack because most services are provided by professional nurses and physicians at different levels without any interdisciplinary engagement. The healthcare service providers have the potential to provide improved pediatric care for healthy children and those with a wide range of mental disorders by removing the financial barriers and embracing interdisciplinary collaboration with other professionals. In summary, the merits and demerits of caring for children under the school hospital, and primary healthcare programs show the need to revise the models under which the programs are implemented. For instance, researchers recommend that the hospital-based care program should incorporate training programs where trainees provide services under the supervision of specialists. Communities should also be invol
Introduction Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) have made the learning of complicated functions an easy affair. The ANNs have come out as one of the most effective learning tools for real-world things. The challenge is that most of the data in the real world are held in a relational database which involves data stored in a set of different tables which are joined together with some foreign key. Neural networks have traditionally used only one relation referred to as the target relation and this means that some other data which could be helpful have been left out. There is however a new approach in which the ANNs classify objects from the databases. This method is referred to as Multiple View Artificial Neural Networks (Hongyu and Herna 5259). Related work Many options have been suggested to solve the limitation of ANNs since they mine data from only one relation in a database. Propositionalization is a technique that involves the flattening of multiple databases. This is however not a desirable approach as it is time-consuming and result in loss of data. The presence of graphical data in the databases has led to the need to modify the ANNs to represent graphs, trees, and charts. Blockeel and Uwents have suggested the combination of recurrent networks and feed-forward into the construction of neural networks. Guo and Victor’s suggestion of the Multiple View Classification frameworks (Hongyu and Herna 5260) i
The world of accounting and finance is very interesting from different perspectives: first, accounting and finance help to develop new services and improve people’s living conditions; second, these two concepts are the major needs for decision makers; and finally, these current studies may be stimulating and rewarding at the same time, because accounting and finance are the key elements in many organizations. Accounting and finance play a significant role in today’s society, as they deal with economics and information science and provide rather strong background for professional careers in the sphere of business. The importance of these current studies is obvious, because accounting and finance are much more than just simple gathering and analyzing information and control of markets; these studies are the centers of many organizational systems, the support for many decision making practices, and their understanding is considered to be an important step in carrying out all possible management tasks. First, in order to comprehend why these current studies are important for today’s society, it is necessary to clear up the essence of each of these terms. Accounting is regarded as “a part of the business’s total information system, whose role is to provide information to ‘clients’” (Atrill and McLaney, 9). Finance, in its turn, helps people make proper decisions and provides them with a chance to achieve success in numerous business activities. Lots of people, both who are involved and even who have little in common with business, admit that accounting is some kind of business language, awareness of which provides communication between organizations. Finance focuses on possible risks and returns: individuals realize the essence of money and capital, are aware of different forms of finance, and are able to evaluate and overcome the risks, which are inherent finance. It is considered to be a good start for those, who want to become important figures in the sphere of business. The major point of finance and accounting is that people face these two concepts very often nowadays. People read newspapers and watch numerous TV-programs about the chances in economy, money problems, and business competitions. The vast majority of people do not actually understand that finance and accounting are not similar, and have absolutely different purposes. This is why comprehension of information from media may be wrong because of poor knowledge about finance and accounting. This is the reason number one, why the current studies are important in today’s society. Another significant issue concerning the importance of the studies is the constant changes, which happens on the field of finance and accounting. Financial markets offer more and more opportunities and services for their customers; this is why to get the necessary profits and benef