The snowball effect is a metaphor that describes any action or event as it evolves from something unimportant to something larger and more significant. The metaphor is named after the analogy of a snowball as it rolls down a hill covered in snow. The sn
The bullwhip effect is asupply chainphenomenon describing how small fluctuations in demand at the retail level can cause progressively larger fluctuations in demand at the wholesale, distributor, manufacturer and raw material supplier levels. The effect is named after the physics involved in cracking a...
According to the professor, what is an effect of lateral accretion on a meandering river? A. Bends in the river become gradually straighter. B. Material from one riverbank is deposited on the other. C. The intensity of the river’s flow increases. ...
The industrial Internet is a new infrastructure, application mode, and industrial ecosystem that deeply integrates next-generation information communication technologies with the industrial economy. By fully connecting all elements, including people, mac
The headline effect is the effect that negative news in the popular press has on a corporation or an economy.
A keychain itself manages just the encryption and authentication keys, and only takes effect when used in applications. An application needs to have a keychain bound before using keychain authentication. For example, if an application has KeychainA bound, the application can use the keys in Key...
Understanding the Crowding Out Effect The crowding out effect is based on the supply of and demand for money. According to the theory, as the government takes revenue-raising actions, such as increasing taxes or debt security sales, the consumer and business demand for resulting higher interest ...
"China and Africa are cooperating very, very well. We have continuous engagements and there are frameworks for collaboration. It (China-Africa cooperation in the education sector) is very important and we encourage it to continue," the AU commissioner said. ...
Here is an example of anchoring effect. When I was a child, my mom would pride herself on purchasing what she called “bargain” clothing items — the original price was at over 1000 CNY, but she was able to get them at 20% of that price. Yet I would be no EQ and tell her that...
Earth is the planet of life. Running, crawling or flying, life abounds everywhere.地球是一个满是生命的星球。奔跑着的、爬行着的或飞翔着的，到处都是生命。But for all this beautiful diversity to have proliferated, Earth has had to provide a favourable environment for around four billion years. ...