Essays on Allowance

Complete the following questions:

What factors contribute to malnutrition in both developing countries and developed countries? Answer: The causes of malnutrition are diverse in developed and developing countries. The factors are determined by the availability of food, types of food and demographical influences. In developing countries, the main reason is unavailability of food. On the other hand, the reason for malnutrition in developed countries is high calorie diet lacking in essential vitamins and minerals. Obesity and overweight are also forms of malnutrition (Mandal).

What foods might be economically introduced to these diets to help address the problem?

Answer: For developing countries, the need of the hour is to provide Protein and Calorie rich food. Pulses can act ...

Is it safe to allow teachers and students to carry guns? Will it be safer to give this permission only to the one group? These are difficult questions that create controversial opinions. News show schools, universities and other educational institutions had mostly negative impact of weapons. The history has many examples of deadly shootings in educational facilities. “23-year-old student Seung-Hui Cho [killed] 32 people in two locations and [wounded] an undetermined number of others on campus” (CNN Library) in the Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. There are other examples of students who used guns to kill or wound people in ...

I. Physical Network Design

Introduction

A. Network Topology Business Needs In order to complete the needed full-time assignment efficiently and effectively, the University of Maryland University College will need a system in addition to tools to help the student attain their objectives. This entails new office space, a library, classrooms and computer labs will be able to achieve this capacity and optimize student learning potential

Proposed Topology

In order to plan for the facility of the network, I am proposing a star network topology for the facilities networking. This kind of network infrastructure is considered expensive due to numerous network devices that ...

Sandra Cisneros attempts to show the cultural torment that children have to undergo when two cultures clash and they have to adjust. "Mericans" by Sandra Cisneros is a short straightforward story which is easy to understand. In line with the themes mostly revisited by the renowned author, culture is kept at the core of this piece as various comparisons are put forward. The use of various styles such as irony and symbolism play a vital role in creating visual impressions that are bound to evoke the reader’s emotions. This paper attempts to show the author is directly touching ...

Information and Communication Teachnology

ABSTRACT As telemedicine is used throughout the rural parts of Africa, there are many professionals and patients who find the entire process very beneficial because there is an allowance for a decrease in transmission of highly contagious diseases such as MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). If there are clinics that are found in locations surrounding rural Africa, there are strong concerns that patients will be able to transmit their diseases to other people who are otherwise healthy. With the use of telemedicine, the patients and the health care providers can see each other through a confined space and there is ...

1.0. Introduction Gone the days when merely price tag and quality were the main determinants of the buying decision for any consumer. Today’s consumer based on growing awareness is much more concerned about the ethical status of the tools and methods utilized to produce, handle, and deliver a product or service. This emerging category of judgmental customer has also influenced the theoretical background as well as several practical considerations in the domain of business. One of the most important contributions of this tendency is the emergence of ethical consumerism on part of customers and corporate social responsibility or ...

Problem 13-11

Problem 13-11

Question 1

a) As seen in the journal entries above Polska has incurred a loss from the uninsured accident and a liability also. This is due to, firstly a reasonable estimate of the amount has been given and secondly before the financial records were issued the information was already known indicating that the financial obligation had been sustained at the date of the financial statements. In other words, the outstanding injury suits, the happening of the uninsured accidents during the year and the legal counsels’ estimates of possible loss needed acknowledgement of a loss contingency.

Question 2

b) From the entries ...

Apple manufactures iPhone, its mobile brand, iPad, Mac, the personal computer brand, iPod, the Apple TV brand, a few software applications, a couple of operating systems, and some accessories. The company also sells digital applications through the Apple’s own app store, iBooks store and Macintosh app store. The Company sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, and direct sales force, as well as through third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers. The company also sells third-party mobiles, related computer hardware and software, and related accessories. These products are sold via the company’s ...

Health Care

Under conventional repayment protection, the cash takes after the patient. Patients select human services suppliers and visit them as they pick. Suppliers at that point charge the private guarantor or open payer and are repaid on a charge for-administration or per case premise. This is known as Managed Care. The key issues associated with Managed Care are: I) Cost Savings II) Provider Reimbursement and III) Quality of Care . Cost Savings: Savings done by Managed Care are either not genuine, or are unsustainable. In a late review of shoppers, 60% said that managed care had either not had any kind ...

Introduction

The company known as Microsoft Corporation was developed in 1975 and it develops and sells computer software along with applicable electronics. The most well-known product is Microsoft Windows along with Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer. The creators of the company were Bill Gates and Paull Allen. They had a desire to create a company in which people could have personal computers with matching operating systems. Throughout the years, the company flourished and it is considered one of the most successful publicly traded corporations today (Kelly, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to analyze Microsoft as factors such as ...

Executive Summary

Allstar is one of the most recognized names in the packaged food industry across the globe. Allround is the most successful brand of the Allstar group in the allergy and cold relief market. Allround brand is a consistent brand success in terms of sales and profitability and along these lines, it has become the most crucial component not only for the pharmaceutical division of Allstar but for its entire business. For the reason, cash flow of Allround can facilitate them to take increased opportunities offered by the emerging markets. However, Allround has increasingly become a concern for the pharmaceutical ...

As athletes, physicians, sports professionals, and the general public continue to search for the most effective diet for nutrition and physical development, high protein diets have emerged as a viable alternative for many people. However, there are disagreements about how to define a “high protein diet” (Tipton). Touted for many years, the Atkins Diet initially allows no calories from carbohydrates and moves into a maintenance regimen of only meat and vegetables (Westman, Phinney and Volek). The Paleo Diet has emerged as a similar recommendation of organ meats, fruits, vegetables, and nuts while excluding grains, sugar, dairy, and legumes (Tarantino, ...

Virtue Ethics

The essence of Virtue Ethics is based in its antiquity and the fact that almost all ancient civilizations having endorsed some form of this principle. This is one form of Ethics that can directly be applied to professional and managerial situations. The reason for this is the ‘character-based’ nature of Virtue Ethics, wherein one evaluates an action in terms of specific ethical goals. In a sense, Virtue Ethics answers questions for managers better as compared to the Teleological or Deontological Ethical thoughts that are more consequence or duty based respectively. This essay would proceed to describe Virtue Ethics and ...

Lieutenant Early, the contracting officer of the Navy, was facing complications in negotiating the purchase of equipments from Trustworthy Equipment Company. After she had been unable to reduce the costs of the machinery from questioning the unreasonable allocation of fixed costs, it is necessary that she question costs that have been caused by inefficient management. Such costs could include increased expenditure on five production workers on one stenographer, while yet two could have been efficient. Moreover, duplication of responsibilities increased idle time, hence the attributed notion of employees having a lot of relaxation time. In situations where a company ...

The National Health Service (NHS) was created in 1948. It was created to provide health care services to the citizens. Before its creation, residents had to pay for their health care. The driving force behind its creation was the feeling that residents have a right to good health care and that it should be available to all people regardless of their wealth or social class. It was based on three core principles; that it meets the needs of all people, it is free at the point of delivery, and that it is based on clinical needs and not the ...

Affiliated Institution

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the compensations strategies that are used by multinational companies for its employees; what are those strategies? Are they fair enough for the entire employees? Does implementing those strategies assist in achieving the organizational and business objectives? We will talk about those issues in details. Before jumping into the types of compensation, we need to take a closer look on the forms of employment by multinationals as it affects the compensation plan of the employee significantly. First of all, there is the Parents Country Nationals (PCNs) who are personnel of the same ...

Instituition

1. A survey form is placed in a magazine that is only read by a particular category of people,say group D. Analysis survey mainly indicates the views of group D and not those of others. This is the case of nonrandom sampling method. 2. Injecting laboratory rats used for experimental purposes with a small dosage of drug over long periods did not cause any metabolic changes in the rat. But if the rat is injected with a large dose of drug, metabolic changes can be observed which was not present earlier. This is the case where an experimental ...

Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Introduction

The process of solving a problem involves six steps which include defining a problem, analyzing it, generating feasible solutions, choosing the best resolution, and implementing the solution (The problem solving process, n.d.). In this paper, I purpose to solve a scenario whereby I am studying my Bachelor’s degree to secure a promotion in my current company. Before completing my final exam, I am offered a supervision job with a guarantee of $15000 wage raise annually, a car allowance and relocation expenses. The other supervisors possess Master degree, and the job does not provide tuition repayment like ...

Crohn’s Disease is a chronic condition grouped under Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) which causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract especially at the beginning of the colon and the end of the ileum. It can also affect the entire thickness of the bowel wall. This disease is usually manifested in symptoms such as: persistent diarrhoea, rectal bleeding, urgent need to move bowels, altered taste sensation, loss of appetite, sweating at nightime, fever, loss of appetite, sensation of incomplete evacuation of stool, constipation and in women, loss of normal menses (Greenstein p.400). Apart from medication, the disease is also treated ...

Problem Solving- Scenario One

Problem Solving- Choosing between completing college and taking up a job.

The problem present here is a choice between two options; college education or a job. The new job is out of state which in turn means that to take up the job. I would have to quit college. The job offers attractive benefits including car, housing, and relocation allowances besides an attractive remuneration. The current job does not offer college fees reimbursement but supports my present studies. I am nearing the completion of my studies and nearly taking my last exams, which would be cut short, should I ...

According to Mittal, and Vikas (330), a business continuity plan is an outline that an enterprise develops about the core activities to undertake after an emergency or disastrous event happen to the organization. Let us take for instance when a company is faced with fire outbreak, the plan that it would write down to follow after the incident is a business continuity plan. It involves planning for the essential goods or services that the company can continue to offer for the market. It also sets up the departments that need to be operational as the company recovers towards the ...

Thesis

America should have sounded a warning to people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki before the attacks, explaining the potential impact of the atomic bombs to reduce casualties.

Introduction

In August 1945, America dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing a total of 129,000 people. The two incidences remain the only known uses of atomic and nuclear bombs in history. The events brought to an end the World War II that had been going on for close to a decade. Paul Tibbets was the pilot of the plane that dropped the two bombs, and up to his death in ...

Did Annie’s macronutrient intake fall within the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR) established by the Dietary Reference Intakes? Fill in the table below.

Carbohydrates List the 5 primary sources of carbohydrate in Annie’s diet, and indicate the primary type(s) of carbohydrate provided by that source (you can identify the primary sources of carbohydrate by clicking the “+” on the left side of the “Nutrients” report online). How did Annie’s fiber intake compare to her target of 25 grams? Give 4 examples of foods that Annie could include to increase her daily fiber intake (identify foods that ...

There is a considerable and sizeable population of small business in the US economy. Statistically speaking there are over 28 million small business that occurs with small business specifically indicating businesses with fewer than 500 employees. Over 22, million individuals are self-employed without any additional payrolls or having employed other persons. Of the working population, a considerable percentage of over 50% that translates to 120 million individuals work in the small business (US statistics and data, 2016). Small business on average have modest turnovers that attract income taxes on the cash generated. Business entities are relevant in the generation ...

Introduction

Climate change is an issue that has been the talk of people and specialists around the globe for many years now. Debates are being held so as to critic and know the real cause of it and ways on how to stop it if not totally eradicated in nature. Climate change us defined to be the rise of the Earth’s temperature. Researches have shown that there is a trend of the warming of the earth as time progresses; hence it is also known as global warming. The warming or the world is greatly associated with the human activities ...

Introduction

Graham and Harvey surveyed about 4,440 firms chief finance officers, and only 392 reviews came back. Large enterprises rely primarily on present value methods, capital structure and capital asset pricing models whereas small businesses likely use the payback period technique (Graham 12). Companies are more concerned about sustaining financial flexibility, healthy credit rating, stock appreciation, and EPS (earnings per share) dilution, especially when the entities are issuing equity. Little evidence was also found that organizational executives have a great concern about asymmetric information, personal taxes, free cash flows, and asset substitution. There is also some support for trade ...

Nutrition App Review: Lose It!

This paper is made up of three parts. The first part is an introduction of my Basic Metabolic Rate and Caloric Intake. The second part is the review of the application chosen. The app is then identified, described and these descriptions are expounded. The third and last part includes justification as to how nutrition apps such as this one helps the end user. As a 23 year old male weighing 60 kilograms at around 180 centimetres, I computed my Basic Metabolic Rate and Caloric intake by multiplying my weight in pounds (132) by 17 (calories per pound for strenuously ...

A construction project manager is an individual who oversees a construction project to ensure that the project is completed within a particular duration and within the allocated budget. This is a very significant role in any construction project and can only be achieved by an individual with the following skills: a good planner, time conscious, a good manager of resources, possessing the ability to manage both finances and budgets, excellent communication skills, delegation skills, motivated and knowledgeable in the construction industry . This paper will discuss the plans and strategies that will be applied to ensure that the job is ...

Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy: Effects, treatment and the outcomes

The aim of this study is to evaluate vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women and its impact on pregnancy course, the best way of management, and the outcome of this management Bone metabolism in humans is associated with a complex steroid hormone system which comprises of vitamin D (Harvey, et al. 2014). Many reports have suggested the potential benefits of vitamin D across therapeutic areas including vascular health, placental function, metabolism, and immune function (McAree, et al. 2013). Data based on biological and clinical findings suggest the key role of vitamin D in women reproductive health. However, there is ...

Test

Question 1

Body weight Family history Inactivity Race The AIC test should be done using a method that is certified by National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program. Question 2 The standard diagnostic criteria for T2DM are the following: AIC≥6.5 FPG≥126mg/dL (7.0mmol/L) Two hour PG≥200mg/dL(11.1mmol/L) Presence of classic symptoms of hyperglycemia of hyperglycemic crisis (a random plasma glucose ≥200mg/dL or 11.1 mmol/L) Adane’s medical record contains AIC=6.9 and random plasma glucose: 171mg/dL.

Question 3

The mechanism of insulin resistance includes the defects of primary target cells, genetic defects of primary target cells, accelerated insulin degradation, autoantibodies to insulin, a ...

How much a person consumes depends highly on their culture. Eating disorders, for example, are most often seen among European American women than the African American women (Durand & Barlow, 2016, p.291). This has been the effect of certain cultural beliefs, such as those that has something to do with the ideal body shape. It only appears that those who value thinness all the more tend to do more to attain a lower weight and thinner body. A small change in culture can influence the rate of eating disorders, such as seen in Asian women who attend Western universities and ...

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common disorder that is related with difficulties in behaviour and academic life (Sherman). There are various treatment options that are available to the children with ADHD, for example, medication and behavioural therapy, nutritional supplements etc. However, there are many other factors that can have significant psychological effects for a child with ADHD. In this report, we are going to discuss the reasons for over diagnosis and over medicating of ADHD, the alternative treatment methods for ADHD and how educators and families can help with psychological effects of ADHD.

Reasons for over diagnosis and over medicating of ADHD

When patients are diagnosed with ...