Adaptation Article Reviews Samples For Students

Summary

Introduction
The two articles focus on researches that were conducted so as to get some viable findings that involved analyzing the effects of amino acids and carbohydrates of muscular adaptations under different circumstances.
Summary
In the research by Ferreiraa et al. (2014), the most beneficial strategy of improving the performance of muscles is through the intake of nutrients, especially carbohydrates and protein during peri-exercise. Several methods and materials were used before coming to this conclusion. The methods used were supplementation protocol, experimentation approach and pretesting analysis. Resistance exercise protocol, muscle biopsies and blood sampling were highly ...

Sexual conflicts originate during mating seasons and phases. It has various fitness components on the female callosobruchus. Mainly, mating frequency determines fitness consequences of females during the mating duration. It’s believed that sexual conflicts act as sexual trait change drive. Furthermore, longer periods of mating are believed to increase the rate of ejaculation nutritiousness to the female. All mating benefits during the mating duration are on the female. Though, they show kicking behavior on the mates. The kicking is a sign of dislodging the mating male in a premature manner.
On other cases, it is believed that kicking from ...

The article’s topic talks about ways in which multiple traits undergo adaptive evolution using multiple mutations at a single gene. This is an important topic because different scientists have been coming up with varying theories regarding adaptive evolution. For example, Darwin claimed that adaptation only happens in the presence of slight successive variations. In supporting Darwin’s idea, Fisher, a scientist asserted that mutations tend to be pleiotropic in nature thus causing varying effects in relating population. Therefore, the topic is essential in assessing the effect of mutations as well as their pleiotropic effect (Linnen, Poh, Peterson, Barrett, Larson, Jensen & ...

In Brosh Liora,” Consuming Women: The Representation of Women in the 1940 Adaptation of Pride and Prejudice” article the role of women is expounded. The Liora Brosh review dwells on the way the film, Price and Prejudice presents the psychological damage on both genders of the Great Depression. According to the writer, the film celebrates or enhances the theme of consumerism through the depiction of a world full of lush materials. This, however, could not be separated to the fact that women of that time had consumerist desires that were petty and wasteful. The women in the adaptation interests in ...

Description of Wheatley’s Essay

Margaret Wheatley’s Essay “Innovation Means Relying on Everyone’s Creativity” has two central points guiding a wealth of practical knowledge on organizational leadership gained through her experiences. The first is that organizations act in the same way as living organism. The whole of the organization can be seen as a species that will change according to alterations to environmental conditions. The second part of her thesis is “People only support what they create” (Wheatley, 2001). This means that in order to get support for new policies or changes to the organization, everyone within the organization must play a role in enacting ...

Key learning from society’s efforts to create meaningful environmental shifts

One major lesson from society’s efforts is the need to be able to adapt to black swans. Black swans, as Taleb calls them, are big events that are both unanticipated and highly consequential. Typically, nobody sees them coming, but when they arrive, they immensely shape our world. Events such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks changed the way the world views security issues and terrorism. Furthermore, the internet and Google have revolutionized the way we communicate and obtain information in ways never imagined before. The two have opened up new opportunities and jobs that nobody ever predicted. On the ...

International marketing practices may be influenced by the cultural environment of the countries and therefore it is important to apply the proper marketing mix which will allow the company to act successfully in the foreign market. Monica Cojocaru in her article “Impact of Culture on Global Marketing” proves this idea. The purpose of her article is to analyze in more detail the majority of the traditional marketing policies taking into account the multicultural element that sometimes may have a very large impact on the business outcomes. The author thinks that the overall importance of the culture in marketing should ...

With advent of climate change, the global temperatures are soaring at an astounding rate. Not only are people affected by this increasing temperature, but also crops, the main source of our food, have been on the receiving end. Most crops do not have the capabilities to adjust accordingly to the increasing and many of them wither and die. However, the field of genetic engineering is about to change this. Scholars and scientists in the field have been carrying out extensive research and are on the verge of making new discoveries that will aid plants to adapt to tomorrow’s ...

Introduction

Nature has always been the subject of many debates since the discovery of its existence. Human beings have always made it their duty to preserve the integrity of the environment of which nature is a part of. However, human beings are the dominating and the intelligent species have played a major role in the destruction of the ecological system around them. This is due to a rapid increase in population and development. The wilderness is the part of the environment that has not been affected by human activities either positively or negatively. The range of biological diversity found in the wilderness is ...

Climate change is one of the debatable issues in the world today. It is worth noting that climate change is a big threat to humanity and sustainability. Climate change refers to a lasting and significant change in the distribution of weather patterns in a period of time. The causes of climate change are many, and there is need to mitigate them in various ways. Both the developing and developed countries are part of the causes and effect of climate change; hence, every country is part of the issues concerning climate change. The problem of climate change begins when the greenhouse gases are ...

Briefly answer the questions below1. Define the 'banking concept of education' in your own words.
The banking style of education is defined as an educational system wherein the student is viewed as a sort of bank, where educating is an “act of depositing” (1), the teacher a depositor, and the student receptacle, “receiving, filing, storing the deposits” (1). In this way, the student is supposed to passively receive and absorb the knowledge that the teacher determines suitable and necessary.
2. Describe the student-teacher relationship found in the banking style of education.
The teacher is seen as the all-knowledgeable ...

Method of obtaining necessary approval

The plan needs support and high levels of corporation from everyone in the organization. Therefore, there are numerous ways i can use to obtain the necessary support from the managers and fellow staff Members. Some of the methods that can be used to gain their support and total commitment to the project include writing a rough draft on the proposed project and then presenting it to the management in an effort to get their support. This will help in gaining and bringing it to their attention the need to undertake the projects. The other methods that can be used is doing ...

Evolution – The Reality of Existence

This paper deals with two articles and two conversational scripts, each of which tries to emphasize the predominant role and the process of evolutionary development that dates back to our ancestors, and which cascades down to our own lives and plays a role in determining our current behavior and lifestyle.
The first article titled Potential Evolutionary Role for Same-Sex Attraction (Association for Psychological Science, 2010), published in the Science Daily on Feb 4, 2010, tries to highlight the role of human evolution in promoting homosexuality amongst men. The article -- based on the research findings of two evolutionary psychologists, ...

Bose, S. (2016). Xerox (XRX) Misses on Q1 Earnings, Split Likely in 2016. Zacks. Web. 21 July 2016.
Supriyo Bose (2016) discusses financial results of Xerox Corporation in first-quarter of 2016. Despite a little decline in earnings some years ago and a challenging macroeconomic environment, a company has improved its positions and productivity that resulted in adjusted earnings. The author informs about the current economic environment, financial result of Xerox, and provides points of view of experts on how to increase earnings.

Areas of Agreement

Supriyo Bose (2016) proclaims that Xerox has adopted a decision to provide a three-year strategic transformation program ...

A Summary of

The reviews on Africa’s solar based enterprises are quite recent and cover a majority of related topics. He has reviewed the factors that provided an impetus to solar power based enterprises and the existing opportunities. However, the need for some more reviews on the reasons addressing slow development in the field is evident. Nevertheless, it is successful in drawing the readers’ attention on the gaps existing in the current review of scholarly works.
The three basic research questions raised in the study clearly underline its problems and the purpose. Through these questions the author seeks to address the ...

Tesla Motors is one of the most promising companies in automotive industry regardless of its business struggles in the past. In fact, despite the costly prices of its unique cars, the company has gained strong based of consumers and followers of the brand. With this impressive performance in the market, a study concerning its business strategy through SWOT analysis and Value Chain analysis is worth setting. It is interesting to note the fact that the company has reportedly reconfigured its system and has taken full charge and ownership of its value chain concerning strategy. This is with a determined ...

Article Reviews

The newly developed SASB allowed companies to take into consideration external events (Eccles, 2016) that cannot be controlled such as the effects of climate change. The reason for the accounting standard addition is that governments cannot ignore the effects on industrial markets and their investors (Eccles, 2016). The value of accounting standards is that it allows individuals, companies, and governments to generate wealth since it allows financial performance comparisons (Eccles, 2016). The problem is that there was no previous standard developed for nonfinancial performances (Eccles, 2016) especially on environmental and social activities.

Areas of Agreement

The advantage of the article is that ...

Developing Leadership Skills

The way we regard ourselves differs from the way others view us. Equally, the way we see ourselves matters from the way consider others. Among the major determinants of this variation in perception is the value that we give ourselves. While others highly value themselves, others tend to downgrade their worth and opt to praise others. Exploring one’s ability is not an easy task, it demands one to explore their ability critically determine their limits. This will make them have an accurate judgment on the path of development one should take.
Among the primary hindrances of self-realization is ...

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Introduction
The article, ‘The Mountain of Motor Development: A Metaphor,’ by Clark and Metcalfe, is about understanding the human motor development all throughout his lifespan. According to the authors, just like many scientific phenomena, a man’s motor development may be difficult to conceptualize (Clark & Metcalfe 2). For the same reason, several ways have been devised in order to facilitate its understanding. Two methods have been described as the most common methods employed by those who wish to teach or instruct a certain phenomenon and that is through the creation of a model or a metaphor. A ...

The main purpose of the article is to identify the key aspects of the leadership skills that every nurse should have. According to the article, it is pivotal for the nurses to adopt a wide range of leadership behaviors and characteristics. It states that adopting these skills, nurses may have a great effect on their role in medicine. Clearly, in order for the nurse to be successful, it is also important to be able to cooperate and adapt to a new team. The main leadership characteristics that every nurse should have are: collaboration with coworkers, caring environment, great support ...

“This means, for example, that there is considerable lack of consistency in naming(labeling), and that often the beginning and end points of different periods only partially overlap”( Sanabria, 53).
This is a description of the challenges in archeology due to the lack of a common approach in archeology and the failure to adopt common terminologies that can be used universally. The lack of consistency is also occasioned by the fact that archeology examines a process of change over a period of time and not a single event. This statement shows the challenge I describing pre-European Caribbean culture while ...

Synthesis

It is evident that there are often different approaches when childbearing is considered by different racial or technical groups. Even though race seems to be controlled by in the analysis, the way that racial and cultural differ subjects interprets the childbearing question may have been a limitation in the study. It is, however, important to note that three different races comprised four observational coders according to the authors. Global ratings of parenting are obviously very subjective.
However, associations that involve authoritative parenting use of behavioral control, and healthy psychological development have been found in different cultures and subcultures. Yet ...

The main key points of the article are the evolutionary changes in a group of species caused by the thermal environment. The author’s primary goal is to identify whether different climate and temperature have a significant effect on the ecological speciation. In this article, the Plestiodon skiltonianus and P. gilberti species are taken as the example with which the further experiments are conducted. According to the article, in order to identify the effects of the climatic niche in this particular group, the authors use the quantitative research method. As a result, this kind of species becomes accustomed to ...

Article Reflection

The article that will be reviewed is “Close Reading in Elementary Schools”. The article is about a qualitative research on close reading and how it can be adapted by elementary schools.

The hypothesis that is being tested is whether close reading is an appropriate instructional routine for elementary students. The research methodology used by the authors is the observation of teachers from different grade levels, who taught different subjects and who are willing to explore close reading. The results of the study reveal the key features that must be addressed if close reading is to be implemented in elementary ...

Is evolution Phycology really value free?

While most people may be familiar with the evolution of species, few individuals may not know the new branch of physiology, which is known as evolutionary physiology (EP). Evolutionary biology deals with adaptation of physical parts such as limbs, tail, and organs. On one hand, evolutionary physiology deals with the evolution of human thought, behavior, and language. The subject has been faced by severe critics where people against EP believe that it has no value but entirely relies on social and cultural behaviors of human. The author of this paper champions that, EP, unlike to the biological evolution; rely ...

Reading Reflection:

“It All Just Clicked: A longitudinal Perspective on Transitions within University”
READING REFLECTION: TRANSITION TO COLLEGE 2
Reading Reflection: “It All Just Clicked: A longitudinal Perspective on Transitions within University”
The article I am read is a longitudinal study from a scholarly journal. The researchers were interested in the transition of students in a university educationally, socially and psychologically. They state, “Much of this has concentrated on the first year of university study, and has focused on investigating students’ knowledge of, and engagement with, a new learning community” (Hazel et al. 2014). The aim of this study was to follow ...

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)

In the current digital age, consumer and business activities operate by using IP-addressable devices that minimize external customer-facing situations. As such, improving its management of the various technical and business facets would greatly raise the level of any business nowadays. According to Fisher (2006), implementing the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) practices would help in achieving this goal. This set of practices enable businesses, especially those involved in the manufacture and development of IP-addressable devices, in troubleshooting problems and optimizing processes and performances; while at the same time, cutting and avoiding costs from incurring. The contact center, which may ...

The article, “Can Money Buy Happiness?” by Arthur C. Brooks, goes on to talk about the hapless end of a lottery winner and questions if money is the key to happiness. It goes on to provide statistical data to prove that the average income of citizens in America has increased over the years, but the percentage of happy people has remained the same. The author draws the example of Russia, where post-Soviet accumulation of money in some hands led to others’ unhappiness.
The article further describes how adaptation takes away the happiness which one gets from something. In stark ...

Article Review: Japan’s Growth Strategy is All Wrong

Abstract
The article Japan’s growth strategy is all wrong is about the policies implemented by the Japan government led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that is viewed to jeopardise the country’s low interest rate environment that is conducive for spending and investment. The purpose of the student in writing this paper is to present the economic problem faced by Japan as an implication of the policies executed by the government, applying the concepts and principles that I have learned in my Economics.
The article entitled Japan’s growth strategy is all wrong is about the ...

Annotated Bibliography

Hurley, R. F. & Hult, T. M. (1998, July). Innovation, market orientation, and

organizational learning: An integration and empirical examination. Journal of

Marketing, 62, 42-54.

In this article, the authors posited that a market-oriented organizational culture should focus on innovation and not on learning. They asserted that organizations that had a higher capacity for creating innovations were more capable of achieving high levels of performance and of gaining a competitive edge. To prove this, they conducted a survey research by distributing questionnaires in the 56 organizations of a large government agency where 9, 648 employees participated. The results of the study were statistically analyzed and they showed that a ...

The author is trying to explain to the reader the innovative ways of management. The author explains to the reader how organizations are taking advantage of the next generation. In addition, on the ways of coming up with innovative principles that can make them successful in the market. Innovation as put by the author is what has always commanded or directed the company’s services and products in the market. The same applies to stoke exchange too. The difference of innovation today and before is that the development of philosophies and tools are what are used, by employees, to ...

Social studies are the incorporated study of humanities and sciences enhanced to endorse effectual community development. This paper therefore identifies and discusses three journal articles from different sources discussing about social studies. An annotation of the three journal articles dealing with social studies is presented below.

Lawlor, D. & Mariscal, Q. (2006). ‘Longman Social Studies.’ Journal of Social Studies Research, 10(3), 34-41.

In this journal article by Lawlor and Mariscal, a set of three books have been discussed in the journal article. These are a student’s book, a workbook and a Teacher’s guide. This are enhanced in order to link ...