Reduction Research Papers Samples For Students

It has been a battle cry for many health organizations, concerned social groups and parents to eliminate the presence of questionable substances available in the market – namely alcohol and tobacco. Both substances are known to cause negative consequences to its users, which may vary on severity depending on the age of the user and his physical condition upon intake. However, in comparison between alcohol and tobacco, many are pushing for stricter laws on tobacco due to the effects it has on the user and for those who smell the smoke coming from it. Several calls to reduce the tobacco, ...

Introduction

Overpopulation has become a global concern. In 1650, the world population stood at only 500 Million. The human beings had only been in existence for a period of a million years. In the next two hundred years the population doubled! Now the people were in the range of 1 Billion. After that the population growth was even more staggering. Within the next 80 years, the population had again doubled to 2 Billion people. It took almost forty years for the population to double again to four Billion. Clearly, the world has to deal with the situation because the resources ...

Income inequality and poverty

Abstract
A number of international human rights watchdogs recently commented about the increasing gap between the rich and the poor. They argue that while middle classes tend to be gradually transformed into the rich, more and more people cross the line of absolute poverty. Many analysts advocate the idea that the cornerstone of the poverty is
This paper seeks to establish the connections between the concepts of income inequality, operating the regression analysis method. It also discusses the differences between absolute and relative poverty in the context of global campaign for poverty reduction.

Introduction

The concepts of poverty and income ...

Global warming together with ocean acidification has presented a great challenge in the balancing of different climatic parameters. The increased level of these incidents has resulted in from different practices that are practiced by human, as well as from other natural occurrences. There are also an increased number of the consequences that are being witnessed as a result of ocean acidification and global warming. This paper aims to provide more details on the causes and consequences of ocean acidification and global warming.
The Global warming is the continuous and an unequivocal increase in the average temperature of the climate ...

Abstract

Natural disasters have always happened and will continue to happen. Unfortunately, there is a major difference in how developed countries prepare for and respond to natural disasters, compared to developing countries. When a disaster hits a developing country, the death rates are much higher than in a developed country, the recovery period takes longer and the long term economic impact is more severe. This paper looks at the causes for the differences and addresses steps a developing country can take to be better prepared for and respond against potential natural disasters.
There is a distinct difference in the terminology ...

Introduction

The aerospace industry has witnessed a sloppy growth over the past few years. This is facilitated by different factors based on the historical aspect or trend within the industry. Since it opened its doors back in 1930, Grumman has witnessed a tremendous growth and drop within the industry (Northrop Grumman, 2013). The company was initially founded by six members plus fifteen different employees within one year as they fulfilled the first government contract. The following analysis provides a clear analysis on the downsizing in the aerospace industry through focusing on the Grumman Aerospace Corp.

Analysis

Grumman military aircraft traces back ...

Aside from political reform and development, the international community has also been busy in creating new means to stimulate growth and economic sustainability. Proposals such as reduced tariff, removal of trade barriers, and the introduction of free trade were pronounced by either developed or developing countries. In Latin America, free trade has been a fundamental aspect of the market reforms carried out in the region; however, the results have varied especially with the onset of globalization and the lingering effects of tariff reduction. Some believe that having trade reform to a growing and a potential economy such as Latin ...

Abstract

Oxidation is a common problem in olive oil due to its high content of unsaturated fatty acid, this leads to nutritional losses and quality degradation, especially under microwave heating. A number of studies have been done to add natural antioxidants to reduce oxidation. This project examines the possible application of olive leaves to reduce or inhibit olive oil oxidation under microwave heating. Olive leaves were able to increase the total polyphenol content as well as reducing the peroxide value in olive oil. However, the microwave heating caused severe quality degradation (increasing peroxide value and reducing total polyphenol) especially after ...

Evaluation and reflection on lifestyle management plan

Smoking is a lifestyle habit formed by people and this is deleterious to human health. It poses a burden on the society. The health effects might be masked for several years before the clinical manifestations. Addiction to the habit is a major issue and the essence of the lifestyle management plan for smoking is aimed at setting up goals and implementation of those goals to achieve a reduction in the use of the tobacco.
The lifestyle management plan that was outlined for a period of 4 weeks was strategize to minimize my daily smoking rate. This in turn will ...

INTRODUCTION

Pollution entails emission of toxic compounds into the environment. Air pollution is the discharge of toxic gaseous compounds into the atmosphere. Air pollutants are comprised mainly of carbonaceous compounds such smoke from cigars, chimneys, and smoke stacks in industrial settings. Air pollutants contain biological molecules or particulates which pose the danger of diseases and long-term health complications to humans, animals, and plants. This paper focuses on the effects of pollution and explores ethical aspects of pollution.
According to McLean , the main agents of air pollution are commercial industries with large scale applications of fossil fuels. Industrial air pollution is ...

Stress has many health impacts on one’s physical and mental health. The health effects of stress range from minor to major issues. Simple health issues like headaches, stomach upsets, rashes, loss of hair, increasing heart beat rates and muscle aches all result from stress. It is vital to note that stress is individualized and a stress trigger in one person may not be a trigger in a different person. Psychological stress plays a huge role in triggering physical symptoms and disease processes. Medical research done by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows that ninety percent of all ...

Introduction

Identifying and describing a researchable Problem
Essential hypertension is a term used to describe high blood pressure of unknown etiology. According to Messerli, Williamsand Ritz (2007) this condition increases the risks of cerebral damage, renal dysfunction and cardiac disease. In industrialized nations there is a 90% risk of developing hypertension during an individual’s life time. It means blood pressure readings above 120/80 moving towards 140/90(Messerli et.al, 2007).
Approximately, 43 million Americans are hypertensive and using antihypertensive medication. This is 24% of the adult population. There are racial variations with blacks showing an incidence of 32.4%; whites 23.3% ...

Substance Abuse basically refers to extensive indulgence in addictive substances such as drugs and alcohol. As put forward by DSM IV TR, in order to be diagnosed for substance abuse, the sufferer must be involved in substance use in a maladaptive manner which results in major impairment in daily activities. Some of the impaired routine tasks because of drug abuse include failure or poor work/school performance, getting into legal difficulties along with other such stressors occurring several times in a year (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). In essence, additions can easily pave its way gradually strangling the individual to misery ...

Introduction

For every meal, snacks, parties, gatherings with friends or co-workers, or even just sitting back watching television, there is always that incessant presence of a can or a glass of one’s favorite carbonated drink. For most people, especially for adolescence, these sugary carbonated drinks liven up the quality of the food or even the company, or provide that quenching ‘kick’ for the thirsty, something that water sometimes cannot do. Unfortunately a liter of soda can contain 700 calories (US Department of Agriculture 2012), and frequent intake could pose serious health problems such as obesity or diabetes. Studies show ...

You are probably in a hotel with a group of workmates after work. You start sharing a story on how you buying a house in western heights with all the anticipation. One of them looks at you and says, hey, are you sure you want to move there, I hear there is a lot of crime, drugs and prostitution. It is a black’s neighborhood and that is probably why. Have you considered the eastern heights? You can fit there better because it is a middle class and full of whites. All this time I am sure there are many questions going through your mind and whatever you hear is overwhelming. Most likely, the only thing you tell that person is to stop thinking in such a mean manner and change the trend. When you reflect on what the person was saying, you realize that many people have the same thinking and there is great need for change. The best way to do that is implementation of racial equality in all the institutions. ...

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is the metabolic diseases that result from an increased level of blood sugar. It is divided into three main categories, Type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus, and the gestational diabetes. The treatment aims at effectively controlling the level of glucose, as well as lipid content in blood. The treatment may be in the form of a drug, pancreas replacement, herbal drug or dietary therapy. The most effective way of managing diabetes is through dietary therapy, as well as lifestyle management. The use of dietary therapy in the management of diabetes is a safe and a very effective ...

Lisa Gomez

Argosy Online University
This research was carried out as partial fulfillment towards the Research Methods course at Argosy University by Lisa Gomez.
Abstract
The study evaluates the research question: Does health promotion strategies help alleviate stress? The study uses a sample size of twenty five respondents; the five respondents were added to compensate for attrition. The study used the stratified random sampling technique. This technique is appropriate for the study because of the different levels of stressing factors the workers are exposed to due to the nature of their job. The inclusion criterion for the study is that the ...

Application of Operations Management Principles

Operations management offers a number of measures that could significantly contribute into the development of any business by using available resources and allocating them effectively. The main goal of operations management is to satisfy customer demand. Operations management can provide several advantages to any business, for example, reduction of production costs, improvement of costs efficiency, increase of revenues, increase of customer satisfaction, reduction of investment required, and providing a basement for future innovation (Stevenson, 2008).

The objective of this paper is to analyze the opportunities of operations management using an example of one ...

Introduction

This paper examines the present sources and distribution of electrical power in the United Kingdom and looks at the possible / likely changes in the future. Since April 2005, the electricity generating and supply industries of England & Wales and Scotland have been integrated, as a result of the Energy Act 2004.
According to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) The Current British Electricity Network can be summarized as electricity generators (all sources including renewable sources) connected to a transmission grid, which comprises:

The National Grid (circa 25,000km of high voltage overhead lines, and

Regional Distribution Networks (circa 800,000km of overhead lines and/or underground cabling).
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Issue: For the economic development and well-being of the Americans, should tax reform that focuses on tax cut be introduced by the Obama administration?

Thesis: Understanding tax reforms in the USA is of great benefit as it helps re-organize the country's economic reform policy. This can however only be achieved via the accomplishment of sound tax reforms. Comprehensive understanding of a country's tax reform strategies determines the prosperity of country's economy. ...

Introduction

Entities of health care recognize revenue for which a little portion of the total amount is billable or billed or the final collection is not assured reasonably at the time the services are rendered. There have been concerns raised by the constituents that these kind of accounting practices lead to gross-up revenue for unexpected amounts to be collected in the end. To add to it, due to the fact that entities of health care make their own decisions as far as bad debts and adjustment to revenues is concerned, the decisions are different from one another and it is ...

Recycling refers to a process of converting waste materials into new products to avert the waste of potentially useful materials. It is a practice of reusing items that would otherwise be discarded as waste. There are different variations of recycling including; upcycling, down cycling and precycling. Up cycling involves adding value to an item to make it more important for reuse. Down cycling refers to breaking down an item into its components and reusing anything that can be salvaged from the item. Precycling is an alternative approach to recycling and involves avoidance of acquisition or use of unnecessary items ...

SOC313: Social Implications of Medical Issues

Introduction
Hypertension contributes to a number of diseases. As per studies about 26% people of the world totaling about 1 billion in number are afflicted with hypertension (Kearney et. al). Since a large segment of the world population is expected to grow older by 2025, hypertension is likely to increase in the world within next 15 years. In the US, currently a recorded number of 73 million people are suffering from hypertension. Hypertension is regarded as the silent killer because people suffering from it do not show any external symptoms. Hypertension hardens arteries resulting in the higher risk for ...

Short and Long-Term Policies: Prisoner Overcrowding 3

Prison Overcrowding Reduction Policy Stakeholders 4
Prison Overcrowding Reduction: Short-Term Goals and Solutions 5
Prison Overcrowding Reduction: Long-Term Goals and Solutions 8
Creation of Jail Capacity Management Boards and Oversight Committees .8
Alternatives to Incarceration .9
Private For-Profit Prisons 11
Conclusion 12

References .13

Short and Long-Term Policies:Prisoner Overcrowding
Overcrowding in jails and prisons is a complex problem that is difficult but imperative for the nation to solve. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world; while countries similar to the U.S. have an average rate of 100 prisoners per 100,000 people, the U.S. has an ...

I. Introduction
In the new millennium, professional builders and clients have recognized the major contribution of buildings to carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. The control of building energy use and GHG emissions represents a major solution to the problem of expanding energy usage. Hence, architectural and design firms, engineering firms, specialized consulting firms, and even small architectural organizations have now turned to green methods in making new buildings. According to Yudelson (p. 3), they have subscribed to the LEED evaluating and rating systems. They lead the sustainable way to construction and design.
LEED is a green ...

The importance of Health Information Technology (HIT) to the healthcare sector cannot be overemphasized. The availability of information as well as the ability to exchange this information is very crucial to the efficient delivery of care across all levels of the health care system. These levels involve different stakeholders that include the care team, patients, and health care organizations among others, which in totality comprise a political, economic system. The diagnosis and effective treatment of patients depend on the capacity of care providers, whether individual medical practitioners or large healthcare organizations to access three main types of medical related ...

Across the globe, approximately 1.7 people live in destitution today (Vetterlein 514). Poverty can be relative or absolute depending on the extent of the level of lacking. Many people living in absolute poverty cannot access basic facilities such as food, healthcare, shelter, clothing, and education. Apart from absolute poverty, other people live in relative poverty, whereby they cannot afford socially acceptable secondary items or income like the others in the same region. For a long time, communities and societies accepted poverty as a way of life, believing that nature could never be sufficient enough to offer the whole population ...

Introduction

Poverty is the deprivation of basic things like money, food or assets that are essential for a normal life. GDP on the other hand is the goods and services produced within the by a country in a year. It is known that with increase in poverty it leads to reduction in output of a country. This is because essential resources that are vital for production are lacking. It also means that human capital is insufficient and consequently the resources needed to stir growth are used to feed and provide for the poor population.
Poverty and unstable GDP are common ...

Ventilator Assisted Pneumonia

Ventilator Assisted Pneumonia

- O'Keefe-McCarthy, S., Santiago, C., & Lau, G. (2008). Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Bundled Strategies: An Evidence-Based Practice. Worldviews On Evidence-Based Nursing, 5(4), 193-204. doi:10.1111/j.1741-6787.2008.00140.xSummary of Article: In an effort to create care practices and a ventilator bundle to reduce ventilator-induced pneumonia, the study started with a compliance audit by quality control to determine baseline information.
- Research Elements: The design included education of staff, placement of reminder signage, and collecting data from the period of October 2008 to December 2009. The quality department conducted compliance audits. Specific objectives were determined, striving for 100% compliance and reduction of ...

Summary overview:

The manufacture of beers has been in existence for quite a long while. Similarly, Keg beer has also been around for decades, although it has gone through a series of evolution to make it more desirable to consumers. In the process of all the evolution, the keg has become cost efficient and significantly reduced in its weight. From its initial manufacture, kegs were stored in wooden materials. This later changed as technology advanced, to usage of synthetic kegs which can withhold high pressures.
The assembly of keg is simply a process of few steps such as collection of the ...

Introduction

This research paper investigates the subject of Community Policing. Firstly it offers a definition of the term – what it actually means. Further, the paper discusses the theoretical background. More than one theoretical “label” is used in attempting to offer credible theories to support the concept of community policing. As well as describing some early efforts at implementing community policing policies and practices, this paper also provides examples of case studies of community policing, thus providing comparisons of real-life situations with the theory. Finally, there are opinions with regard to the future for community policing.

Community Policing: A Definition

“Community Policing Defined” is the ...

The purpose of the findings in the paper is based on the emphasis of the strategic management of H&M with the main research problem being to undertake an in-depth analytical approach to the company's strategy of marketing and how it is being implemented. The paper will begin with a overall introduction with a measure of background information related to the research question with descriptions of the defined processes, benefits and challenges met in strategic management. The practical aspect will comprise of the exhausted analysis of the strength's of the company, its weaknesses, opportunity and strength.

Company Information

Hennes and Mauritz also ...

Abstract

Volkswagen and General Motors source their raw materials from different sources. This calls for a systematic system through inventory management. The inventory management applied by the two companies is recording raw materials ordered and delivered, units of vehicles produced (finished and finished), and units sold at a given period in a region. The two companies integrate good and service design concept by integrating new technologies in order to design products as per customer specifications. Therefore, the importance of inventory management in the two companies entail: improving service to customers, product operations continuity, risk and loss reduction, and minimal administration ...

Final Project: Early Methods Section

Introduction
While stress cannot be entirely removed from the workplace or life, one can develop coping skills with relative ease. Stress has shown to contribute to physical conditions like high blood pressure, ulcers and stroke. As such, stress reduction directly impacts the improvement of one’s physical health. Health promotion strategies employ different approaches in improving the physical and mental health of an individual. Approaches that use multiple strategies have proven more effective when compared to stand-alone approaches. Health promotion strategies offer health information so as to create awareness and capacity among individuals to make decisions concerning health behavior ...

Arguably, the society for many decades has become an avenue of criminal activities. As a matter of fact, many strategies, models, and styles have been developed to reduce and eliminate crime in the society. Community policing is one of the strategies implemented in many states in order to deal with crime within the neighborhoods. Crime has great influence in the development of a nation; in fact, it affects all aspects of life, namely economic, social, as well as political. In most cases, community policing is often called foot patrol, and it has continuously become the subject of research and ...

Abstract

Truancy is an old problem in the society and there have been umpteen evidence of effectiveness of existing strategies and interventions in curbing truancy. Most of the intervention methods or initiated programmes focus on the school, environment, and psychological aspects that contribute to the truancy. Thus, this paper aims to delineate the importance of school-based interventions in battling truancy. In line with this, this paper discusses types of school-based programmes, taking into consideration the backgrounds of the programmes, the structures and the effectiveness of each programme, based on the collected evaluations. Also, the paper expresses the consequences, type of ...

A major economic depression that engulfed the world during early thirties of the twentieth century is commonly referred to as ‘The Great Depression’. Wikipedia defines depression as a sustained decline in the economic activities of one or more economies. The general characteristics of a depression are substantial increase in unemployment rates; credit crunch, mostly due to impact of depression on the banking system; and increased volatility in currency’s relative value. It also has a deep and devastating impact on the financial system of a country. Depression is an extreme form of long term downturn. Sometimes, it is also ...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and two methods of reducing these emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions are a rising concern facing the entire world today. Greenhouse gasses are essentially those chemical compounds found on earth which allow the passage of sunlight into the earth’s atmosphere. When the sun shines down upon the earth it emits light that penetrates into the Earth’s surface, however some of this light is reflected back into the space in the form of heat or infrared radiation. It is this radiation that is absorbed by the green house gasses and retained within the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases are necessary to maintain the atmospheric temperature on earth. According ...

Operations Management Principles

1. The need for cycle time reduction is usually dictated by the highly competitive environment, cost pressures and capacity constraints. In the closed track race, fast car maintenance can become a competitive advantage and every second is crucial for the team’s victory, therefore all the efforts are put to reduce the pit stop time. Cycle time reduction in this case is achieved by decreasing set-up time and “internalizing” it by means of performing as many tasks as possible in parallel or even during the race.

Set-up time reduction is usually attained through standardization of maintenance processes and spare ...

ABSRACT

Previous observational and interventional studies have shown that regular physical exercise may be associated with reduced symptoms of depressions. The degree to which exercise training may reduce depression symptoms in elderly patient with extreme cases of depression disorders hasn’t been evaluated though. However, it has been found that patients who receive antidepressant would respond faster at the initial stages when compared to those who could take both antidepressants and training. Cases of less severe depression, respond more rapidly through exercise than those with more severe depression symptom. It has been noted that exercise would bring the same results as depressants if they were to be used to manage depression.

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Research Methods in Criminal Law

Introduction and Literature Review
The criminal law appreciates logic and scientific thinking. One does not have to let emotions cloud the professional judgment uses in order to perform the assigned job. The element of fear operates in order to promote a sense of righteousness in society. People adhere to law out of fear that emanates from the perspective of the punishment. With the passage of time, lawmakers are moving in the direction of considering motivation as a method of correction for those who have chosen to commit criminal acts in the past. The jails are strongly moving towards rehabilitation. ...

Abstract

Hypertension is a silent killer that afflicts over 77 million people in USA. The prevalence of this disease is higher among African-Americans than other ethnic groups. Especially, more than half of the population of African-American women suffers from hypertension and the associated disorders. Apart from genetic factors, a slew of environmental factors including obesity and lack of activity, diabetes, poor diet, alcohol consumption and stress are contributive to this growing phenomenon among black women. This paper has discussed this issue in more detail along with the recommended interventions necessary to keep this condition under check.

Introduction

Hypertension is a debilitating ...

Impact of climatic change on the Great Barrier Reef

Climatic changes refer to lasting and significant changes in the weather patterns characterized by statistical distribution over a period spanning decades or hundred thousands of years. These changes may encompass extreme weather conditions and may happen due to variations in solar radiation reaching earth, biotic processes, volcanic eruptions, melting of the polar caps and plate tectonics. Certain activities undertaken by humans have also been recognized as contributing to negative climatic changes such as global warming. This climate change has threatened earth's ecosystems. The recent harsh change in the climate such as an increase in temperature takes a great toll ...

American Foreign Policy on the Cold War and Modern Russia

History has long portrayed the United States and Russian Federation (or the former Soviet Union) as bitter rivals since the time of the Great Wars and the onset of the Cold War. Both became the leader of the West and the East as the world’s superpowers in the Cold War, with one becoming the de-facto leader of the international community and the other becoming a silent entity in the European region. For years, both countries remained in conflict in several aspects within the international arena and in the side of the United States, their foreign policy had indicated ...

Since the early civilizations, man has desired to establish his dominance to the world and find alternative means to improve living and sustain progress. The struggle to progress had been difficult and marred with conflict and mortalities despite the advent of technology and international politics. However, progress cannot be attained without consequences as several nations are now experiencing cases of extreme poverty and hunger, mortality and inequality even in developed Many proposals have been given by world leaders, especially on the issue of poverty, hunger, and child mortality, but none had been extensive as compared to the United Nations ...

Analysis of registration of vehicles’ influence on road accidents in Korea

Abstract
This paper will evaluate the hypothesis that there is a relationship between registered vehicles and road accidents in Korea. The paper will highly seek to understand the role of vehicles’ registration in reduction of road accident in Korea. This will be based on analysis of accidents that have been reported in the country. Regression analysis will be a critical formula to analyze what has been happening between road accidents and registration of vehicles. The research shows that there is minimal relationship between registration of vehicles and road accidents. There are minimal changes in the level of accident as ...

Introduction

Many of the operational improvement processes have emerged through the school of Total Quality Management (TQM). Currently, it has developed as a strategic tool in most of the manufacturing and service organizations to respond to the market and competitive needs in the business world. Today Quality management has become a representation of broad strategy built on the pedestal of continuous improvement involving total organization with prime focus on quality. Quality management is a process of undertaking every aspect of production or service keeping end customer and quality awareness in mind. Now, quality is a deliberate and conscious management strategy ...

Introduction

Packaging is one of the key components or elements of marketing, together with production services, price and distribution as well as it is very relevant in sales promotion. This is because marketing practices are always accessible to the masses, and they are mostly observed as very unethical (Bone & Corey, 2000). It is not only the public that scrutinize marketing practices but also third parties, agencies and competitors are constantly watching out for the marketing practices used by a business organization.
Being an important marketing practice, the packaging practices and decisions carried out by a firm determines how the product ...

With our lives getting busier and busier, meeting people is becoming increasingly difficult. We have less and less free time to devote to our own needs, it seems, and the result is more and more single people who simply don’t have the time to find that special someone. This is what makes online dating so attractive. From the comfort of your own home (or even your own bed), you can do a little bit of “comparison shopping,” so to speak, where you get a chance to look at profiles of other people who, like you, just want to ...

The global economic growth relies heavily on the economic status of individual countries across the globe. However, there is an existence in inequality in economic growth and development whereby some countries are more economically advanced than others. Several factors such as political wrangles, inflation and ineffective economic policies and low economic development among other factors, attributes to the inequality. As a result, poor countries have suffered a high level of poverty and other related problems such as unemployment and social issues such as poor education and health systems.
Despite the existence of low economic development among the poor countries, ...

Abstract

Cars have always played an important role in the course of human development. In the past, man had a vision to introduce an invention to transport people along long distances. To turn the vision of a self-propelling automobile into reality, it took the development of a reliable combustion engine that operated on liquid fuel. In 1672, the first steam-powered vehicle as a toy for the Chinese emperor was built by Ferdinand Verbiest, a member of a Jesuit mission in China. As the automobile industry grew, so did the rate of environmental pollution. Car engines are considered to be the ...

STATEMENT ANALYSIS FOR NINTENDO

Statement Analysis for Nintendo Co Ltd
Introduction
This statement analysis outlines the Nintendo’s financial statements and highlights important information concerning Nintendo’s operating environment, products and services, competitive market, and the overall management structure. These relates the effects weaknesses and strengths of the firm to the company’s investment potential and credit worthiness. Findings from the analysis will be used to offer recommendations and advice on areas of weakness for the company.

Company Overview

Nintendo Co., Ltd designs, develops, manufactures, and sells equipment for home leisure. The company markets and manufactures software and hardware for home video game systems (MarketLine ...

Introducing bicycles into a petrochemical manufacturing plant

Introduction
Established in 1995, EQUATE is an international venture involved in petrochemical manufacturing, producing over 5 million tons annually of petrochemical products, marketed throughout the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe (Equate.com).
With close to 1,370 employees, EQUATE consists of 11 departments, each currently provided with 6 cars. As part of an on-going attempt to reduce the plant’s environmental footprints caused by the manufacturing process as well as related processes such as inter-plant transportation, the idea of replacing several vehicles with bicycles was introduced.
Motorised transport is a significant contributor to environmental adversities. A one-kilometre bicycle ride ...

Introduction

Between late 1980’s and early 1990, low income developing countries especially African countries had a rough time. Due to several years of mismanagement, various economies were on the verge of collapsing and worse still, these countries had huge debts. So as the governments of these countries struggled to rebuild and restructure, their per capita income could not allow them, thus they stagnated. There was need to bring these developing countries from this status of stagnation to economic recovery and growth. So, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank came up with measures that would help the third ...

Obesity has become an epidemic in the US. The rates of obesity and overweight in US are reported to be higher than ever before. The increase has been estimated to be in its increase since the last 30 years and it has been soaring year after year. Health practitioners predict that the current US children’s generation can live for shorter time than their parents can because of obesity. Various researchers blame the various food choices that Americans are making to be the root cause of the epidemic. The food industry is pushing junk and sugary foods to citizens ...

Abstract

South England is going through a transformative time due to the severe housing shortage that it faces. Southern England is facing such a severe shortage of housing that it will need to create nearly two million residential homes before the year 2016, indicating that there is a serious need for quick action on the part of developers. However, there is also a need for sustainable housing to be created in South England, as global climate change and other environmental problems loom large on the horizon. Determining the ways to maximize sustainable housing solutions while still providing fast, cost-effective housing ...

Abstract

Aims: To evaluate the outcomes of NIV versus invasive mechanical ventilation in COPD patients.
Data Source: Relevant articles were identified from the following journals CHEST, Respiratory Care, European Respiratory Journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, and AHC Media.
Study selection: The articles identified consisted reports of two randomized controlled trials and three review articles which investigated the outcomes of NIV versus mechanical ventilation in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD, weaning of COPD patients on mechanical ventilation, and nocturnal management of COPD.
Data extraction: The study reviewed meta-analytic reviews, prospective randomized control trials, and retrospective observational studies. The various studies ...

The use of punishment in the modification of behavior has been used for a long time. However, it has attracted different views with some people being against the use of punishment especially in the management of self-injurious behavior due to the severe injuries associated with the practice. This essay will discuss the use of self-injurious behavior inhibiting system in the management of self-injurious behavior and the ethical issues surrounding the process.

Introduction

Punishment is defined as a change in the environmental change depending on behavior, which results to a reduction in responding over time (Lerman & Vorndran, 2002). Other ways of ...

A brief analysis of goals and challenges

ABSTRACT
The contemporary world of today is faced with several environmental problems that increasingly threaten our continued existence. At the heart of all such environmental effects is pollution, primarily carbon based emission. Realizing the need to reduce these emissions, the world nations have together decided on the transformation to a low carbon society. Power generation and transport are particularly the main sources of emission and the world therefore has to consider moving away from fossil fuels to renewable sources through technological development. In order to achieve this, the world nations have decided to reduce emissions and have also put ...

Abstract

This paper will provide a comprehensive description of the implications of corporate downsizing across an organization. The disadvantages of downsizing include the big financial implications required at an instance, decline in employee morale, and legal complications. Downsizing has negatives effects to the locality of the organization and the business supported by the income from the employees of the organization is significantly affected. The results are negative effect in the society when disposable income decreases. The adoptions of lean operations in organizations have been the main contributor to the systematic downsizing across the world. However, there are benefits of abandoning ...