Essays on Liss

The improvements in technology have caused many changes both scientifically and economically. The technology has enabled people to communicate with one another and share ideas freely. However, the developments in technology has also caused changes in the social aspect of the society. Because of the ability to express ideas without any restrictions, the internet, most especially the social media have been cultivated as venues for both empowering and degrading cultures. From the year 2005-2015, the approximate number of internet users have reached 3.7 billion globally (Statista). What is alarming with this growing number of internet users, is the culture ...

Business Perspective 1

Business Perspective 1

Advantages There is ease of forming a proprietorship and the expenses are low. In some states, it is allowed that proprietorships be exempted from double taxation as is the case in many corporations. In any case, the proprietorship could be named under a fictitious name for marketing enhancement. The additional costs incurred during tax filing and accounting are cut down since the owner of the proprietorship is not required to file separate tax reports. All that is required is the listing of business figures and information within an individual tax file return (Moeller, 2011). Proprietorship allows ...

Abstract

The Human Variome Project (HVP) is a global initiative to collect, curate and make accessible data on genetic variations that affect human health. The HVP was launched in 2006 following the recommendations of a meeting co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Melbourne, Australia. The meeting came up with at least 96 recommendations that were grouped in 12 categories. The idea of the HVP was prompted by the fact there was a lot of ongoing work on curation of the genetic variation data across the globe but the efforts lacked coordination often resulting in incomplete or inaccurate data. HVP is therefore a ...