Emotional Intelligence: Components, Skills, and Applications

The Components of Emotional Intelligence (Goleman’s Model)

  • Self-Awareness: Recognizing your emotions and their impact; includes emotional awareness and self-confidence.
  • Self-Regulation: Managing disruptive impulses; includes trustworthiness, conscientiousness, and adaptability.
  • Motivation: Internal drive to achieve beyond money or status; includes commitment and initiative.
  • Empathy: Understanding the emotional makeup of others; vital for cross-cultural sensitivity.
  • Social Skills: Proficiency in managing
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Functional Dependency & Normalization in DBMS — Keys, MVD, 4NF, 5NF

Functional Dependency in DBMS

Functional Dependency: In a Database Management System (DBMS), a functional dependency is a relationship between two sets of attributes in a relation. It shows how one attribute or a set of attributes uniquely determines another attribute. It is written as X → Y, which means attribute X determines attribute Y. Functional dependency is a core concept used in normalization to reduce redundancy and maintain data consistency.

Types of Functional Dependency

Trivial Functional

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Strategic Marketing Principles and Market Analysis

1. Fundamentals of Marketing

What is Marketing?

  • Marketing is a set of activities and processes to create, communicate, and deliver value to customers, partners, and society, according to the American Marketing Association (AMA).
  • It is not just selling; it is about understanding the customer, creating value, and building long-term relationships.

Historical Evolution of Marketing

  1. Merchandise (until 1930): Focus on distribution.
  2. Institutional (1930-40): Analysis of the commercial channel.
  3. Functional (1940-
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Plato: Ethics, Soul, and Political Justice

Ethics and Politics

Objective: To train rulers who might become righteous governors was one of the fundamental objectives of Plato’s philosophy, since ethics and politics are closely connected: both implement justice in public and private life. For Plato, ethics and politics are inseparable; the individual cannot live in happiness if society lacks justice.

Theory of Forms and Political Rule

The theory of Forms and politics are related in that only those who have contemplated the Forms and know the

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Internet of Things (IoT): Evolution, Architecture & Use Cases

IoT Definition, Evolution and Business Scope

m1) define IOT , explain in detail the evolution of IOT and its business scope with suitable example?

Internet of Things (IoT) means connecting physical devices like sensors, machines, and appliances to the internet so they can collect data, communicate with each other, and operate automatically with minimal human involvement.

Evolution of the Internet and IoT

Pre-Internet: Devices worked independently and manually with no internet connection. Example: calculators,

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Software Engineering Concepts, SDLC Phases and Models

1. Define Software Engineering and Why It Is Needed (5 Marks)

Definition

Software Engineering is the systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software. It applies engineering principles to produce reliable, efficient, and high-quality software.

Why It Is Needed

  • Increasing complexity: Modern software is large and complex. Software engineering ensures proper structure and manageable development.
  • Quality assurance: Ensures software is reliable,
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Ethical, Emotional & Social Vocabulary with Examples

Ethical, Emotional & Social Vocabulary with Examples

Clear definitions and example sentences for advanced English vocabulary related to morality, emotion, and society. Each entry shows the word, a concise definition, and an illustrative sentence.

Ambiguous

Definition: Unclear, having multiple meanings.

His answer was ambiguous, so nobody knew what he really meant.

Corruption

Definition: Dishonest or fraudulent conduct.

The politician was arrested for corruption and bribery.

Decadence

Definition: Moral

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Human Anatomy and Physiology: Body Systems, Tissues & Cells

Major Body Systems

Cardiovascular System

Heart: Pumps blood. Arteries/Veins: Transport blood. Blood: Carries oxygen, CO₂, nutrients, waste, and immune components.

Respiratory System

Nasal cavity: Filters air. Larynx: Produces voice and protects the airway. Lungs: Gas exchange (O₂, CO₂).

Digestive System

Mouth: Begins breakdown of food. Stomach: Acid and enzymes. Small intestine: Absorbs nutrients. Large intestine: Removes water and stores waste.

Urinary System

Kidneys: Form urine, maintain pH balance,

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Google China: Censorship, Ethics, and Market Access

Google in China: Values Versus Political Demands

Google’s case in China represents one of the clearest conflicts between the values of a global company and the political demands of an authoritarian government. Google wanted to enter China because it was one of the world’s largest internet markets, with millions of users and enormous economic potential. However, to operate there, it had to accept the rules of the Chinese government, which required censorship of sensitive topics such as Tibet, Falun

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Food Allergies, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) & Space Tourism Facts

Food Allergies

Reading 1: True/False Statements

  1. False — “Sometimes, an allergic person may suffer a reaction from simply touching or smelling the dangerous food.”
  2. True — “by releasing chemicals such as histamine, which cause an allergic reaction.”
  3. True — “an anaphylactic reaction, which results in a decrease in the flow of blood to the heart, lungs or brain.”
  4. False — “recent research shows that teenagers … tend to minimise the risks.”

Lexicon

  • something that is incorrect — a
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