Transportation Course Works Samples For Students

The lecture on system boundaries was presented by Director Kunz Bill to members of the Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Department at the University of Washington, Tacoma. The seminar took place on 19 April 2013 at 2.30 pm in Carwein Auditorium in Keystone Building at the university. Although it was much open to everybody to attend, it was more specific to members of third year class who needed to experience more extracurricular intellectual discourses by exposing themselves to current researches in social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The director began by making it clear that they are boundaries that define scopes of ...

Need for a passenger railroad

There is a need for an inclusive passenger railroad in the US. This need is grounded on the need for a very high speed rail system. A passenger railroad will be required to accommodate the need for intercity transportation within the US. In addition, the need for urban transportation will be accommodated by the passenger railroad. The transit centers in the US will be crowded, hence the need for a passenger railroad (McMahon, 2012). Other transport modes such as highways and aviation are constrained in capacity, and they are starved of capital. Therefore, with expected business and population growth, there will be a ...

Transportation sector plays a pivotal role for the economic development of a country. The secretaries of transportation agencies particularly Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Surface Transportation Board need to evaluate different indicators for sustainable growth and development of the respective departments.

Rationale for Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Bureau of Transportation Statistics focused on the performance, condition, and development of the transportation system of United States. Furthermore, it concentrates on collection, examination and releasing of data gaps for improvement of transport statistics portals (Department of Transportation, 2014).

The approximated value of U.S. transportation properties in 2010 was more than $7 trillion. The public has one-half of the ...

Visiting The Trans Alaska Oil Pipeline

The construction of Alaska pipeline was completed in the year 1977 by APSC (Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.) at an expenditure of about 8 billion USD within two years. This was the leading privately funded construction project effort within that error. The TAPS (Trans Alaska Pipeline System) was constructed as a way of transporting rudimentary oil from Prudhoe Bay oilfields situated in North Slope of Alaska to the northern most and marine ice-free port within Valdez, from where tankers were used to transport the crude oil to U.S refineries. At the peak of building the pipeline, the construction company as well ...

Abstract

The paper will discuss the definition of a ship based on maritime law. Lawyers make a big deal out of the definition of a ship because of its importance in shipping law which is within the commerce of men. The definition of a ship is a topic that is being debated by lawyers since it can affect their client’s social and economic life such as the businessmen and traders all over the world. At the same time, the definition of a ship within the ambit of maritime law shall provide the accountabilities of ship owners to the shipper, and will involve the ...

- Trade intensity can be described as the ratio of household fares to the income from assembling and then multiplied by one hundred. This implies that an industry with more household fares also has a high proportion of assembling incomes. Trade intensity is calculated by dividing the domestic exports by the revenue from manufacturing. The trade intensity for Canada was at 46.02%. This implies that a significant amount of the manufacturing products traded in the country are from industries based in foreign countries. When all commercial ventures are included, the trade intensity for Canada was 46%. This also implies that a significant ...

Management

Supply chain management is one of the key areas in global business. For a business to run smoothly, all the logistics functions have to be run in a streamlined manner. The logistics function can be challenging of the business handles it; this has resulted to many companies delegating the logistic function to third parties. Delegating the logistic function to third parties ensures that a company or any other business is able to concentrate on the key business activities. Third Party Logistics (3PL) deal with the supply chain key functions; in many cases they manage these functions better that when a business manages them ...

The trucking industry is an extremely essential industry in the economy of the United States. It has been extensively used for transporting large quantities of raw materials as well as finished goods over land. The industry has been influential to other industries in the country, making it highly reliable in the economy. The trucking industry is extremely influential in manufacturing, transportation, as well as warehousing industries. The industry has been renowned of its massive achievements towards development of the economy of the United States. However, it has become extremely challenging to achieve full benefits for the industry. This is ...

Enbridge oil pipeline is the world’s longest crude oil pipeline with a total length of 15,372 miles that runs from Alberta oil fields in Canada to New York in United States through Regina, Saskatchewan, Sarnia, Ontario, Toronto and Buffalo. Enbridge Inc. whose common shares trades under ENB symbol on both New York stock exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange own it.

Enbridge Company received its approval of operations from the Canadian government in April 1949, and they build the pipeline in 1950 and went to ship a total of 30.6 million barrels of crude oil in their first full year ...

Tears streamed down my face and I looked at her mother seated beside me. Her face was like stone and she sat fixedly staring at the white casket covered with white and yellow jasmines. Claudia loved those and it was only a week ago that I had sent her a bouquet. I was making up for taking so long to go down to see her. We were 30 miles apart and sometimes work kept me from driving down to see her most weekends. Now here I am sitting there in this small church wondering and wanting to know what really happened. ...

Supply chain is the systematic process involving individuals, information, activities, and resources that are all used to move a finished product from the supplier to the final consumer. Supply chain management in the 21st century, requires companies to introduce green supply chains and sustainable logistics. Rapidly depleting economic resources put immense pressure on suppliers to make use of ‘environment friendly’ supply and distribution channels.

Taking initiatives for greening the supply chains can have a large impact on both economic and transport growth. However, various measures must be taken to decouple both, so that there is no conflict between the two. ...

1.a. The Good Housekeeping seal is a benchmark for the consumers who shop for the regular goods needed at home and are not clear and confused regarding the products quality they purchase, and if they do not how to relate the products with various brands. The consumers who are young married women in their twenties and early thirties, with young children will attend to the Seal in product advertisements as they are still learners in shopping and the seal provides them with an opportunity to experiment. Older married women would not attend to the seal in product advertisements as they ...

Abstract

Cell membranes act as hindrances to most, not all, molecules. Advancement of a cell layer that could permit a few materials to pass while obliging the movement of different molecules was a significant venture in the evolution of the unit. Unit membranes are differentially (or semi-) penetrable obstructions dividing the internal cell environment from the external cell (or) nature's domain.

Water potential is the inclination of water to move from a zone of higher focus to one of easier fixation. Energy exists in two structures: potential and kinetic. Water molecules move consistent with contrasts in potential energy between where they are and ...

Introduction

The financial crisis that extended throughout the world resulted into substantial back drop in the pace of growth of most of the developed countries and has by this time affecting financial markets and growth prospects in the countries developing. The adjustment measures that were structurally set up, the limited or no protection for emerging markets or economies, globally there were unregulated free markets, and debt accumulation by nations all led to the global economic and financial crisis.

This period was one that saw economies collapse, markets stumble, poverty and unemployment among individuals in various countries increased to alarming levels. ...

One can define a policy statement as an official document that highlights various ways in which a given organisation carries out its affairs. It is supposed to give guidelines on how to conduct a given activity when need arises. Policy statements are usually formulated by the management of organisations and are supposed to be used by employees. Examples of policy statements include an anti-corruption policy and a road transport policy. This paper seeks to review the U.S. transportation policy statement on bicycle and pedestrian accommodation regulations and recommendations.

The U.S. Department of Transport (DOT) has a policy aimed at incorporating safe and convenient walking ...

Commission Report

The Ventura County Transportation committee sat under the auspices and stewardship of the able chairman of the committee on the first Friday of April, this year at the county offices. In attendance were the transport committee board members, consultants contracted by the county to give technical expertise on transport matters and the members of the public. There were a number of issues that were raised, discussed and resolved by the meeting. First, it was a review of the bicycle and pedestrian laws so that there will be set rules in line with the national rules to govern bikers and pedestrian safety ...

My consulting firm will help the pipeline company comply with all regulations set up by the legislature and also advise them on how to co-work effectively with the executive and the judiciary arms of the federal government. The company will have to comply with Pipeline Regulations and Standards that fall into two basic categories; regulations on transportation charges and those that address the safety of the environment and the communities (Edwards, (2011).

The legislature affects the pipeline project through the legislations it has put in place regarding oil transportation. The specific legislation affecting the project is regard to safety ...

J B Hunt Transport Services Inc. (JBHT.O)

History

J.B. Hunt is a firm that was created by Johnnie Bryan Hunt an American businessman who had a passion in the logistics market. The company mainly deals with trucking and transportation as its main source of income with broad interest throughout the market. It is centered in the Northwest Arkansas city of Lowell where the company’s head offices are situated. The incorporation of J.B. Hunt was done in the year 1961 starting off with five automobiles and seven refrigerated trucks to be used in the rice hull trade that was booming at that time. The company would then undergo some ...

Introduction

Goods can be categorized into public and private goods. Ideally, these two kinds of goods differ in their market structure and characteristics. First, public goods are referred to as goods that have both non-rivalries and non excludable nature. That is; they cannot be separated from the users. On the other side, private goods are defined as items that yield affirmative benefits towards people. They are characterized by the excludable and rivalry nature.

Public goods

Police department
The police department is responsible for providing public services of ensuring security within the society. This means that every member, regardless of the social ...

The main commodity that is exported through Hong Kong airport is electrical equipment. Electrical wire making equipment tops the list among all the electrical equipment exported from Hong Kong International Airport . This is the equipment that is used in the manufacturing of electrical wires.

Price per piece

This equipment is exported in sets. The price of each set is 50,000 Chinese Yuan. The conversion rate is 0.17 Canadian Dollar is equivalent to 1 Chinese Yuan as of November 2013. This amount will be Canadian $8500. Each set has 5 pieces of equipment. This implies that the price of each piece of ...

- Erythrocytes or red blood cells are the most well-known components of the whole blood. They contain hemoglobin, a complex protein, which contains iron. This helps red blood cells to carry oxygen through the body. And this is the main function of erythrocytes. When hemoglobin concentrations fall down and there is no sufficient amount of red blood cells to carry oxygen it is termed anemia. Iron is very important component of the erythrocytes because iron can bind oxygen and transport it to the tissues.

- The blood runs a certain path through the body. It moves through pulmonary circuit and then ...

Marketing is a very essential activity when it comes to business success. It involves not only reaching out to the customers of a product, but also to get them purchase the product. An organization should be able to reach out to its targeted customers through the various methods of marketing. There must be a strategic plan on how an organization should market its products to the market (Pride, 2006). Many organizations have delegated this duty to the sales and marketing department within the company whereas in many cases, this duty is assigned to a specialist in marketing just like in auditing (Pride, 2006). ...

Microbial nutrition is essential in the survival and growth of microorganisms. Talaro and Chess considers several factors which are key players in the survivability of microbes in order to adapt or “inhabit all parts of the biosphere.” Among these factors include nutrients, temperature, pH, water availability, atmospheric gases, light, pressure and other organisms inhabiting the earth. Nutrition in essence is that which chemical substance in the form of nutrients are ingested inside the body such that when assimilated leads to the formation of energy to be used for metabolic activities.

Organisms require organic forming compound elements such as ...

The Wireless Local Area Network also referred to as WLAN is a type of network based on the 802.11 proposed solution of The Rapid Freight network. This infrastructure is to ensure that the company securely connects to different local offices within the US. The architecture designed below ensures that the current infrastructure is utilized and well used. The infrastructure such as the telephone ones will not be replaced but they will be implemented.

The WLAN architecture designed in this solution has two main type of networks; the internal WLAN and Authorized Vistor WLAN. The WLAN for the business is aimed ...

INTRODUCTION.

The 21st Century represents a culmination of human development in different respects. In the natural resource sector, there have been massive establishments of modern petroleum industries, and the subsequent development and expansion of these industries are certainly among the significant success stories of this generation. Another significant development observed in this generation is the development and change in the environmental front, first observed in America then Western Europe in between late 1960 and early 1970’s. The environmental front poses unprecedented threats and challenges to the petroleum industry.

Exploration and extraction of petroleum causes detrimental impacts on water, soil, ecosystems, ...

Introduction

This photograph shows the loaded with log at a location near the blue mountains in the north eastern region of Oregon. This gives an account of the transportation department in Oregon. This photograph was captured and placed in the Oregon State archives in 1937.This photograph gives us the way in which logs were transported from the mountains to the factories for further processing to make other wood products.

Very tall trees are seen from the scene showing clearly that it an area where the main activity is logging for the purposes of timber and other wood products. The trees are ...

- Briefly describe the problem that Geon gaced after Geon divested its VCM and resins operation to OxyVinyls. How did Geon addressed the problem?

Geon Company implemented an ERP system in the 1990’s, focused on simplification of the business processes of the company. This system proved to be of great benefit to them as their operations realized positive advantages like minimizing their inventories and increasing percentage of orders that are shipped online. However, they implemented change of business strategy by delegating the VCM making to their supplier and tried concentrating on compounding side. The usual verticalized company where ...

Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning is the association of an automatic reaction with a neutral occurrence. For example, a music might develop sadness for the reason that it reminds us of old buddies whom we don't see any longer. In that case, the automatic reaction of sadness is linked to a neutral occurrence. The automatic response is known as an Unconditioned Response because there's no need for us to understand or be informed to feel sad if we don't see buddies whom we want to be with. The Unconditioned Stimulation is getting divided from individuals that we want to be with us, ...

The cost that is associated with ocean transport is a significant factor that heavily influences shipping and logistics. Time and size (product) constraints determine the mode of transport. In order to possibly overcome or reduce the cost of transportation of these products, one has the option to break bulk. To break bulk in shipping refers to the process of making the containerized product into smaller and easier to move. Using ocean transport in most cases takes more time to reach its destination as compared to using air as a mode of transport. The main advantage of ocean transport is that the ...

After 9/11, security grants were increased for airports and airport security measures were upgraded and intensified. On the other hand, no major security attack has happened on surface transport but vulnerability exists that is higher than airports’ vulnerability. It is important that the government implements systems and policies that reduce the vulnerability of surface transport and secures the American population (The National Academies Press, 1999).

I agree with Student # 2 that all transport systems have some level of vulnerability, but the type of vulnerability differs depending on the means of transport. Due to the differences, it important to prioritize ...

Sometimes it seems that traveling over the roads can be as bumpy as traveling through the Old West in a the covered wagon. Local, city and interstate highways are worn down and need repair. Unfortunately the financial crisis and other priorities have slowed down both new and repair projects across the nation. Many of the problems with the condition of our highways are important safety issues. For example, cities have grown ouside their boundaries and are surpassing the ciruclar highways used to organize traffic in and out of places like Atlanta, Georgia. Many of the ramps cars use to enter ...

The Goals Of Sustainability are as follows:

- The common greenhouse gases which affect the global climate are carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride. The appropriate amounts of these gases are required for maintaining the right temperature in the environment for the existence of life. However, if there are no gases the temperature would drop to 0°C or even below and if there is too much of these gases the temperature would become very hot. So a balance between the gases is necessary for the existence of normal life on the earth. Normally, all the greenhouse gases are transparent which ...

Geographical information systems (GIS) can be defined as the integration of computer hardware and software to capture, manage, analyze and disseminate any kind of geo-referenced information.GIS provide comprehensive data for accessibility analysis since accessibility connect activities at one point of origin to the other point of destination through any mode of travelling to effectively manage demand and supply of goods and services.

While considering production and attraction of travelling between activity areas, transportation planning agencies can use travel demand modeling to produce data needed to make planning decision with trip distribution models used to establish travel characteristics of the ...

Abstract

Technology is the production, usage, and understanding of tools, machinery, techniques, systems and organization techniques used in solving problems or performing specific task. Technologies considerably affect individuals and their ability to cope with and adjust to their environment. Use of technology started in pre historic days where humans converted natural resources into simple tools.

Modern technological advancements include the cell phone, the internet and the transport sector that help reduce physical obstacles to communication. In this paper I will focus on three technologies that have had and are continuing to have impact on individuals. They include the internet, cell ...

1. Discuss budgetary areas that raise concern in the budget planning.

The master budget made by Competition Bikes Inc. is quite sound however there are certain issues that have come forward from the budget. The issues have been briefly described below. One of the prime concerns is the timing of the budget. They have not been divided quarterly although cycling is a weather dependent sport and is affected by seasonal fluctuations. By separating the budget quarterly will allow us to have a better idea of the peak and the off-peak seasons and will allow the company to make more informed decisions. This may also allow the company to maintain an inventory level ...

Introduction

The logistics management involves the supply chain management that is charged with the responsibility of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient forwarding and the reverse flow of goods and the storage of the goods. It involves all the processes that take place from the time a good or service is produced to the time it will be consumed by the consumers. These must all be done in order to meet the use requirements (Lichtenstein, 1996). There are several risks that are involved during the time a given commodity is being transported from the point of production to the time it will ...

In this exercise, I was required to find a system that would ensure a safe passage of three animals across a river. These animals were a cat, a dog and a mouse. The catch was that the raft could only transport the man and just one animal for each trip time across the river. The problem was that if the cat and dog were left alone on the river bank, the dog would eat the cat. Similarly, if the cat was left alone with the mouse on the river bank, the cat would eat the mouse. This called for a coming up with a way to safely ...

Introduction

A pipette is one of the laboratory instruments utilized in the transportation of a measured volume of fluids. Therefore, the general use of a pipette is to transfer a specific volume of a fluid from one container (measuring cylinder) to another. There are several types of pipettes. They include; Volumetric, graduated, automated pipettes, micropipettes and disposable pipettes. But for the sake of the video, we will concentrate of two: Volumetric and graduated pipettes.

These pipettes are used to transport a single specific volume of a fluid, typically between 1 and 100 ml. They are shaped like rolling pins with a huge belly, one blunted end (the ...

This is the road map to the success of the project. The baseline will constitute of time, cost, and goal factors of the project as rough estimates. Planning this baseline will help Huffman trucking company will enable the project managers and other team members relate to what they think the whole project will cost. This will have an overall advantage of having a better comprehension of the project by teams and a more efficient implementation of the project. Therefore it will provide guidance in all the phases of the project (Quentin & Joel, 2010).

Huffman trucking company needs to implement the ...

The Interdependency of the Digestive System, Respiratory System, and Cardiovascular Systems

In the supply, of nutrients and the removal of waste products in the human system, four organ system are involved; the digestive system, the circulatory system, respiratory system and excretory system. The digestive system comprises of the mouth, stomach, small intestine and the liver.

The digestion of the carbohydrate begins in the mouth. The predominant carbohydrate is the starch. In the mouth, enzyme salivary amylase hydrolyses the starch to disaccharides and trisaccharide. The remaining starch from the mouth is taken to the duodenum, the upper chamber of the small intestine where it is hydrolyzed by enzyme pancreatic amylase. The ...

Which set of factors has been more important in driving globalisation in the last fifty years, technology or international trade liberalisation agreements? Use specific examples in your answer.

Introduction

Globalisation in a sentence can be defined as the growing interdependence of the world economies. It is a continuous process and is not the final outcome, and due to globalisation the world economies become dependent on each other culturally and economically (Friedman, 2006). This term was first used by an American economist Theodore Levitt in the year 1983 (Stiglitz, 2007). The main factors that drive the globalisation process can be removal and reduction ...

Abstract

The development of the maritime industry and the related cargo operations in particular, is an extremely important and interesting part of the historical development of business relationships and industrialization. One of the turning points in the history is the development of the shipping container, which, according to many professionals and academics, have turned around the industry and had tremendous effect on the business as a whole along with the automatization of the cargo operations.

There are numerous factors, which influence the development of the containerized cargo and bulk transportation. Both modes of transportation are subject to economic, political, social, technological, ...

On January 21, 2010 the U.S. Supreme Court decided that corporations had equal rights as individual citizens with regard to campaign contributions during political elections. This therefore implies that corporations also enjoy the protection of the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights (Freedom of Speech). The court case was Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (Levin-Waldman, 2011, 178). The above reaction to the court decision is from the liberal side and I agree. I think that the decision was not good and not respectful of the rights of citizens. Democracy is no longer powerful when campaign elections can ...

Abstract

Global market operations require that a multinational organization considers policy structures that prove effective in the management of its global operations. An examination worldwide operation of Maersk Line in 135 countries around the world reveals that the company has employed investments in innovation and capacity building as the main driver of its supply chain components. Based on this six operational areas that encompass; customers, competition, operational costs, communication, technology and environmental pollution the paper investigates the efforts made by the management at Maersk Line in effectively running its supply chain worldwide. The paper finds that several challenges and opportunities are ...

Introduction

Civic engagement entails the various ways that the residents of a place are involved in so as to better the living or welfare conditions of others. This is aimed at shaping as well as determining the future of that particular community. Traditionally, civic engagement has been viewed and limited to the youth but successful community development projects have reflected the importance of involving every stakeholder. Precisely, civic engagement is the making of a difference by combining the efforts and skills of the community members then allocating them the necessary resources to make that difference. This is in an effort to promote ...

Introduction

Currently, coal-fired power plants account for more than 80% of carbon dioxide emissions in the electric power industry of the United States and 33% of all the carbon dioxide emissions in the United States. Consequently, reducing carbon dioxide emissions that come from the coal plants is the focus of most proposals that intend to cut on the greenhouse gas emission. The options to do this include capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide that emitted by the coal power plants, replacing the coal power plants with the low or zero carbon dioxide sources of power like the nuclear and wind energy.

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Strategic analysis of DHL express companyExecutive summary

DHL express is a German based logistic company that provides services at international level such as mail and products delivery. It is one of the world's largest logistic companies. It is a leader in sea and air mail. Founded originally in 1969, in San Francisco, it was meant for delivering the documents to Honolulu. The company expanded its services in the entire world in the late years of 1970s. This was after heavily investing on the offshore and intercontinental deliveries and mostly in the United States (Infrastructure, 2008, p. 86).

The DHL expresses humble start was shipping the papers and ...

1.  Executive summary

Sysco Corp (SYY) is the leading foodservice distributor in the world, headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company has achieved gradual growth since it was founded in 1969. Some of Sysco’s growth strategies include acquisitions and developing a wide product line. The company generates its revenues through its four major segments; the Broadline, Specialty companies, International, and SYGMA segments. However, the company is in a dynamic and highly competitive foodservice distribution industry. It is therefore fundamental for Sysco to evaluate the external and industry factors that could affect the growth of the company and constantly come up with ...

Introduction

The travel capacity of Lafayette Regional Airport is expected to expand significantly by the year 2034. Therefore, there is a need to expand its facilities to meet its increasing demand. In this paper, we investigate the a few requirements of Lafayette airport expansion. This will include primary and terminal access roads, terminal curb frontage, automobile parking facilities, warehouse/office facilities, cargo apron requirements, and air cargo acreage requirements.
4.5 AIRPORT ACCESS AND AUTOMOBILE PARKING REQUIREMENTS

4.5.1 Primary and Terminal Acess Roads
Terminal access roads serve airport passengers, visitors and employees and connect primary airport access roads with terminal building ...

- The intra-industry trade index analysis has been done for many years, the latest being 2008. With regards to overall manufacturing, Japan, Germany and Canada had an index of 53.7, 77.2 and 75.6 respectively. With regards to machinery and equipment, Japan, Germany and Canada had an index of 66.3, 76.2 and 67.5 respectively. With regards to transport equipment, Japan, Germany and Canada had an index of 24.8, 67.1 and 93.4 respectively. For the three industries, Japan achieved prominently low indices when compared to Germany and Canada. By these indicators, the statistics show that Japan was lagging behind in the ...

1) Listed a wide ranging number of common logistics/supply chain practices and strategies. In your view are all of these undertaken regularly by all organization or are some of them specific to certain types of organizations?

Answer: The common strategies and practices that supply chain and logistics managers usually have to consider has listed below. It is an extensive list that illustrates the diverse multifaceted area of activity in which logistics and supply chain managers have taken into consideration.
Search for strategies based on agile principles, lean and variation along with combination of both. Postponement/Mass customization. Managing reverse logistics ...

East coast fisheries in Canada were no strangers to exporting, with $2.3 billion in product, mostly lobster, going to the United States. New transportation technology was opening up an efficient way for them to reach Europe - the largest seafood market in the world.

Love That Lobster

Canada leads the world in production of lobster (20%) and in exports about 33% of the total produced. Canada has a competitive advantage because of a productive fishery on the east coast and the desirability of the lobsters there.

While many recipes make use of lobsters or lobster parts, whole live lobsters are considered a special treat. A ...

- It takes 1,000 hours of labor to complete one batch of sandals
- Production reaches a cost effective level of 283.83 hours per batch, this highlights the fact that the greater the number of units produced, the lower the overall production cost becomes
I used the excel spreadsheet module in POM for windows to calculate all the data for this particular product. I extended the production timeline by another four months to determine projected levels of revenue and profitability. Using this tool is highly credible since the accuracy of the method, as reflected in the calculations, ...

Introduction

Cambodia is a small country located in the southern region of the Indo-China peninsula in Southeast Asia. Cambodia has an area that covers roughly 181,035 square kilometers, with a population of 15,288,489, according to a 2019 census. Vietnam borders it to the east, Laos to the northeast, Thailand to the northwest, and the Gulf of Thailand (its only direct access to a large body of water for sea-bound trade and another key) to the southwest.

The country has a nominal GDP of $26.628 Billion; and a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) GDP of $76.635. It has a GDP per capita of $4,645. These ...

P and I Rule Book. According to the American P and I Club Rule Book, there is a clause about claims that are payable at the discretion of the Directors. Section 20 of the Rule book, titled “Ominbus” clause outlines that there may be circumstances where the Directors may choose to pay on claims that they collectively decide should be paid.

If the liability is not excluded elsewhere in any of the previous nineteen clauses, then the Directors can choose to pay a claim. This seems to be a fair way for the organization to establish that there may be unusual ...

Introduction

America during the Civil War cannot be compared of what the society is enjoying today in terms of industrialization and equal rights. After the chaos during the World Wars and the Great Depression, America undergone a period called the Reconstruction. It was during 1865 to 1876 when the country tried very hard to unite the South, and the Civil Rights movement was getting stronger as the freed slaves found themselves in uncertainty. It can be considered one of the most difficult times in the history of America where it tried to reorganize and heal itself from the chaos ...

Introduction

Home Health Plus is a new service based company. Till date the service offerings available in the retired and old age service market are limited. There are very few healthcare providers offering quality services, and there are very few products catering to the needs of the retired people. Home Health Plus plans to offer some unique products in this market. Currently, the services available for old age people are mainly provided if a person stays in an old age home or community.

Services like light housekeeping, laundry services, preparation of meals and snacks are offered at reasonable price only at old ...

- Describe two features that make all enzymes catalysts.

Enzymes are catalysts that increase the rate of reaction between substances and remain unchanged in the reaction. Enzymes are vital to several bodily functions and make possible such processes like metabolism and catabolism. Two features that make enzymes catalysts is their ability to lower the activation energy and their inherent tendency to combine with coenzymes and cofactors. Activation energy is the minimum energy required to activate the molecules of reactants in order to initiate a chemical reaction. Some substrates have high activation energies that would need very high temperatures to activate ...

Introduction

The concept of sustainable development within the industrialized nations and the increased worries caused by global warming, has led to a global interest in the need to come up with better ways in which building construction projects within the urban settings can be done in such a manner as to promote sustainability of our environment as opposed to the rather “business as usual” myopic concept in building projects. This will ensure that this generation meets its own needs without negatively interfering with the ability of the coming generation to meet their own needs. In most scenarios, most building projects can ...

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

The pollution control efforts can be traced back to ancient human history where pure drinking water was an area of serious interest. This further became essential especially after the industrial revolution to protect and promote the environment in which we live and work. Various issues including the cost factors have been considered while enacting the laws. The international laws on environment along with having the laws of the individual countries also have all the various treaties and conventions. Some of the important laws among them are customary international laws on trans boundary resource pollution, UN economic commission on long ...