Essays on Comparison

Economic evaluation involves the business aspect monitoring and analysis in a company. This analysis is intended to carry out comprehensive auditing of the profit and/or loss making aspects of the company. The end result is expected to put the management of the company in the know that theirs is a profit or loss making venture. During such evaluation, several aspects are considered especially the financial aspects. The analysis is intended to identify the various needs of the company and try to propose practical solutions to the identified needs of the company. Such solutions may include a change in the Continue reading...

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In terms of business economics, ‘risk’ refers to the assumption of an organization attaining profits that are below expected or forecasted levels. It could also refer to the possibility of a loss. There are several aspects that influence business risk. Some of these factors are unit price, volume sales, cost of production, and economic and political environment . Organizations that aim to lower risk in order to attain stability often maintain low debts. This enables the company to assure that its financial liabilities are always payable.
Maintaining low financial risk levels has become an imperative in Continue reading...

Conventional versus Islamic

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The current paper relates financial analysis of commercial and Islamic banks in UAE. The aim of this paper is to evaluate financial performance of commercial and Islamic banks in UAE and make appropriate conclusions regarding comparative advantages and disadvantages of the two groups of the banks. The evaluation between commercial and Islamic banks was carried out with the help of financial analysis. Analysis of financial ratios was used as the main technique of financial analysis in this paper. There were four groups of financial ratios analyzed, namely: liquidity ratios, solvency ratios, profitability ratios, Continue reading...

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The aim of this study is to examine benefits of ultrasound over MRI as an imaging modality for assessing fetal brain. This study establishes that these two imaging modalities mainly play matching roles. Several differences exist in relation to the laws, abilities, technology and guidelines governing abortion. These differences have a significant effect on how pathologists use prenatal imaging in their treatment procedures. Based on the roles that each method plays and other predetermined factors, a person has to select the most suitable and applicable imaging modality. The benefits and confines of the two imaging modalities when establishing a Continue reading...

Industry Wide Analysis

Health Product Industry:
With our analysis endowed on the description given for both the companies, the very first indication we can unearth is that Company B is more retail consumer centric and with many product lines involving prescription as well as non-prescription drugs, health and beauty products, etcetera, its objective will be focused on high end consumer marketing so as to inflate its revenue numbers and increase its market share. On the other hand, Company A is also a health care product manufacturer and marketer but with a complete different business mindset. Unlike Company B, it is focused on Continue reading...

Data compression algorithm for wireless sensor networks

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There is an increased use of wireless networks in organizations. There also the use of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) that is used for monitoring the environment. The two basic activities that are involved in WSN include data acquisition and data transmission. The problem with the process of transmitting and acquiring tasks is that there is high power consumption. This needs the use of data compression so that there is reduced consumption of power. This paper will analyze algorithms that are used in Wireless Sensor Networks to undertake data compression. In particular, there will be the analysis of compression Continue reading...

Data compression algorithm for wireless sensor networks

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There is an increased use of wireless networks in organizations. There also the use of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) that is used for monitoring the environment. The two basic activities that are involved in WSN include data acquisition and data transmission. The problem with the process of transmitting and acquiring tasks is that there is high power consumption. This needs the use of data compression so that there is reduced consumption of power. This paper will analyze algorithms that are used in Wireless Sensor Networks to undertake data compression. In particular, there will be the analysis of compression Continue reading...

Introduction

This paper provides information on geographical aspects, with focus no urban environment of Frankfurt, Germany with an intention of investigating and analyzing financial and commercial patterns based on size and function of three retail centers. The analysis will involve application Reilly’s retail theory and Christaller’s model of central places (Morris, 118). An understanding of urban environmental issues in cities such as Frankfurt provides a spring board upon which spatial planning can be tailored to meet the social, economic and recreational needs of people.

How do retail patterns vary in different urban areas of Frankfurt am Main, Germany?
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Introduction

Having a Smartphone is the necessity rather than another accessory for most people. This paper is on the topic of product evaluation with the comparison of Samsung Galaxy S4 and Apple iPhone 5s. The comparison criterion in this case will be the product measurements and weight, display, processor, battery, software, camera, storage, construction and colours. Apple and Samsung have over the years started a Smartphone war, through their latest phones. The launch of Samsung Galaxy S4 and Apple iPhone 5s is the next edition of technology and the Smartphone war. Lately, Apple’s iPhone has had the upper hand Continue reading...

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The case study adopted in this paper relates to Apple’s iPhone series concentrating more on the latest Apple’s product the iPhone 5. The advertising campaign for the iPhone 5 operates under different banners and slogans taking different advertising forms and media channels. Each of the campaign section gets evaluated with regard to its content in terms of persuasiveness of advertising messages. (Allsopp 2013) A critique is done on several persuasive methods employed by apple in its advertising campaign. Some of the examined methods include a comparison of the iPhone with other competing rival products in the market, Continue reading...

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The case study adopted in this paper relates to Apple’s iPhone series concentrating more on the latest Apple’s product the I phone 5. The advertising campaign on the I phone 5 operates under different banners and slogans taking different advertising forms and media channels. Each of the campaign section gets evaluated with regard to its content in terms of persuasiveness of advertising messages. (Allsopp 2013) A critique is done on several persuasive methods employed by apple in its advertising campaign. Some of the examined methods include comparison on the I phone with other competing rival products in Continue reading...

A Discussion

Self Concept in Psychology: A Discussion
Just as a person has opinion about those around them, they also have perceptions about their own self. This opinion about one’s self is generally known as self-concept. Self-concept is not a predefined view and, as with most perceptions, develops overtime as a result of external influences. It includes an organized, dynamic and complex network of acquired beliefs, opinions and attitudes towards an individual personal existence. Cosden, Brown and Elliot describe self-concept as ‘domain specific self-perceptions’, while self-esteem is differentiated as ‘one’s overall sense of self-worth’ . Self-concept is often also identified Continue reading...

Introduction

This paper presents an analysis of the similarities and differences between the Fairmont and the Four Seasons groups of hotels. Accordingly, the paper compares the historical development of the two hotel chains presenting challenges and triumphs that the groups were faced with. Further, the comparison also delves into the differences and commonalities in the management of the operations of the two hotel chains. Later, the paper also discussed the ownership of the hotel chains drawing similarities and differences in each case. Primarily, the paper provides a detailed comparison and contrast of the Fairmont and Four Seasons chains of hotels.

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AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF SENATE BILL 863

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California’s (CA) legislature has passed a series of Workers Compensation (WC) reforms during the past 15 years; the most recent, Senate Bill (SB) 863 passed on August 21, 2012. SB 863 was introduced and presented to the California public as a reform bill that would ensure better coverage and easier medical access for workers injured on the job. SB 899 passed during the early 2000s was shown to be better for California’s workers, than SB863. The most vulnerable workers, Continue reading...

The Cost-Effectiveness of ARN’s in Managing Patients with Addiction and Mental Issues in A Correctional Setting

Overview
In the United States, studies establish that more than 45 million individuals are diagnosed with mental illness on an annual basis (Henderson, 2008). Studies go further to approximate that within a period of six months, health conditions of more than 30 million individuals deteriorate due to lack of mental healthcare treatment. These statistics provide sufficient evidence to prove that there is need to increase availability of preventive services to mentally ill patients.
The problem of mental illness is highly underestimated (Wheeler, 2004). For instance, Wheeler establishes that the main causes of disability include obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Continue reading...

Performance Appraisal

Performance Appraisal is a phrase used to describe the set of procedures by which a consultant or manager employs in examining and evaluating the employees’ work. This is done through comparison with preset standards and the outcome then documented. Finally, the outcome is used to give feedback to the employee to show the facets requiring improvements and the reasons for the same. Simply said, the performance appraisal are essential in determining who requires what training, who will be demoted or promoted and who will be fired or retained (Grote, 1996).
The appraisal that follows is of Kudler’s Foods Continue reading...

Economics

The document presents a comparison of the Microsoft Personal Computers (PCs) and Apple Macintosh computers. The document provides reasoning and justifications to persuade the readers to agree that the Microsoft PCs are better than Apple in terms of the market analysis, market economy, cost, and price discrimination. However, the technical comparison (in terms of usability, security, price, operating system, etc.) of the Microsoft Personal Computers with Apple Macintosh Computers is always crucial to present market economics. It is pertinent to specify here that the scope of this document is limited to the comparison of both products in terms of Continue reading...

Introduction

The healthcare sector has changed significantly due to the rise of chronic and lifestyle diseases, and better educated clients who demand quality services. To meet these challenges nurses have embraced evidence based care to improve quality by enhancing aspects such as safety and efficacy of interventions. One of the most important aspects of delivering quality nursing care is ensuring that nurses have the necessary skills, knowledge and attitude needed to improve care. Giving nurses these skills, knowledge and attitude is the key goal of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) program. This essay evaluates the clinical management Continue reading...

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Being healthy is the most important part of maintaining a healthier lifestyle. However, it is difficult to maintain good health without efforts and dedication of resources. The US government understands the importance of health and tries to implement a health care system that is beneficial for all. However, the US Health care system is under constant criticism for being uneven and inefficient. The following paper is a discussion of quality of US Health care and a brief evaluation of its short comings in comparison to other health care systems of the world.
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Analysis of environmental dynamics of consumer electronic goods industry

With respect to the environmental dynamics of the electronic consumer goods industry, the industry shows continuous development of the technology and innovation that is used to produce goods demanded by customers such as tablets, smart-phones, etc. Due to high shift of technology in all regions, particularly in developed countries, the demand for electronic consumer goods, particularly cell phone has increased. In addition, the rising growth of smart-phones has mainly contributed to the shift in growth of the industry (as explained by figure a) (Dediu). Therefore, the companies that have not adapted to the fast changing technology and brought innovation Continue reading...

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25th, November, 2013

Comparison and Financial Analysis of Starbucks Corporation and Dunkin Donuts
Introduction:
Our analysis of a company listed on US Stock Exchange is based on Starbucks Corporation, while for the purpose of comparison with the competitor within same industry, we shall be analyzing financial statements of Dunkin Donuts. Atlthough the valuation will be based on 1st November, 2013 but for ratio analysis we will be using 202 annual report of both the companies to facilitate comparison.

The concerned industry is of Speacility Eateries.

Starbucks Corporation is a leading marketer and retailer of coffee, having its outlets in 60 countries around the world. The stock of Continue reading...

Analysis if the financial performance of Sprintex company ltd.

Introduction
Sprintex communication limited is an IT firm that has been in the provisions of services in communication industry for he last fifteen years. Over the said period, the company has grown from strength to strength, financialwise, and notably managing to spread out it’s operations beyond the two outlets that were set by the original foundes,John Mark and Wendy In the year 1998.
Currently the company is domiciled in London, operating as its headquarters and the focal point of conducting its global strategy. It has roughly two hundred and seventeen branches, most of them in the European Continue reading...

The Equity theory was first developed by John Stacey Adams. Equity theory attempts to draw a relation between the pay of an employee to his input and eventual output at workplace. On the surface, equity theory advances the notion that the higher one is paid, the more input he should put and hence the more of the organizational output ought to be credited to him. However, the complexity of reward management system in various organizations makes the assumption flawed in some instances. This paper discusses equity theory, examines its modern day applications and critically reviews its place in management Continue reading...

Introductory section

- Does this material define the primary government? The document has defined the primary government in which the city operates under as the council manger form with six members who are elected for a four year term.
- Does the introductory section discuss the government’s financial condition at the balance sheet date? The introduction briefly discusses the financial position of the government where it states that on a government wide basis, the city’s net assets grew by $19.6 million in that fiscal year which was generated by governmental activities it continues to state that the city’s Continue reading...

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Financial performance of the company is one of the main indicators that influence the investors to decide whether to invest in the company or not. Financial performances of different companies are analyzed using financial ratios. By using financial ratios, investors are able to analyze how different companies have rewarded the investors and these ratios are also used to predict the future trend as well. Therefore these ratios are widely and consistently used by investors.
This report analyzes the financial performances of Abbott which is a pharmaceutical company. In order to analyze the performance of Abbott, the performances of Continue reading...

This paper is adopts an analytic view on the various ways in which the media portrays women. The paper seeks to illustrate how media constructs the female gender and the influence it casts on the population. There is also an overview on my personal view on how media constructs the female ideal and the effects on the growing population. In general, the paper is attempts to instil the critical thinking by women on the way the media portrays the female gender. The sole purpose of the paper is to create awareness on women on how the media utilizes technological Continue reading...

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Retirement could be one of the best decisions of life or even could be worst, depending upon a person’s attitude towards it. As this paper presents studies about this decision of life along with things that can be done after retirement along with the things that must not be done. After a life full of hard work, retirement must come as a cool breeze which comes and sooths the life. This happens to many who retire with a plan and it becomes hard for those who do not. This paper highlights the best and worst of both.

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Photovoltaic (PV) systems are one of the next generation’s renewable energy sources for our world energy demand. PV modules are highly reliable. However, in polluted environments, over time, they will collect grime and dust. There are also limited field data studies about soiling losses on PV modules. The study showed how important it is to investigate the effect of tilt angle on soiling. Continue reading...

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In this research paper, concept of Division of labor by Adam Smith is critically evaluated. The concept itself is briefed clearly and precisely. Complex dimensions of Division of labor are seen in detail with including the drawbacks. Real implications in the today’s world are also seen with having examples of institutes and countries where the concept of specialization is applied. There are several benefits related to division of labor or specializations are included in this paper along with the proposed benefits from the author of concept Adam Smith himself. At the end, evaluation of two countries, Germany and Continue reading...

Hewlett Packard Company (HP) is an American multinational corporation founded by William Hewlett and Dave Packard in 1939 and incorporated in 1947 in California. The company is a provider of computer hardware, soft ware and IT services. Its main products include HP desktops and laptops, HP printers, HP servers and HP enterprise software. It also provides technology consultancy and outsourcing to businesses, states and organizations. Thus, the company falls under Information and Communication Industry. It main competitors in this industry include International Business Machine Corporation (IBM), Dell Corporation, Cisco Systems, Apple Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, Xerox Corporation and NCR Corporation.
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INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this research is to compare of the two societies of Spain and Norway. The comparison will be based on social and cultural aspects of the two countries. This research is based on a critical review of the existing literature on the subject. Secondary literature is utilised in an effort to fully describe all potential similarities and dissimilarities between the two societies.
The countries of Norway and Spain are both located in the continent of Europe. They have been chosen for comparison based on the assumption that the distance separating them reflects the distance in cultural, political, Continue reading...

The exchange rates in the market are bilateral, that is, comparing the values of a currency against the other. However there is a need to compare a currency with that of several counties .Effective Exchange Rate refers to the index describing the strength of a county’s currency in reference to the basket with other currencies. Let’s assume a country has M trading partners denoted by Trade i and Ei representing the trade and the exchange rates with country i. The effective exchange rate will be calculated as:
E effective =E1Trade1Trade+. + EM TradeMTrade

The Effective exchange Rate is divided into two namely: The Nominal Effective Exchange Rate and The Real Effective Exchange Rate.

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Operating systems are pieces of software applications that run computer systems. Without operating systems, computer systems would not work effectively, and humans would find no use in them. Simply, operating systems is a collection of software applications that facilitate the management of computer resources and give an interface for computer applications to interact with hardware. In spite the importance of these systems in bridging the relationship between the user and the hardware, most of the commercial OS have buggy code that is susceptible to security threats. Thus, building a trusted OS that can withstand all the security threats in Continue reading...

Introduction

United States and France are nations with large economies that share several principals in health care. The French health care ranks the best in the world as stated by World Health Organization. Health care is an important aspect in every country. Health care varies from one country to another depending on the policies that the government implements.

Comparison of French Health Care to United States Health Care

Health care and medical practice in United States and France have many differences in terms of efficiency, hospital practices, curative and preventive care. The French hospitals lie in the public sector and most of the practitioners receive salary. The government controls the Continue reading...

Introduction

The use of statistic in articles has been under scrutiny in the recent years. Though there has been an improvement in the statistical use in articles, more than half of social science articles adopt statistical methods that contain numerous statistical errors. Some of the common errors seen include failing to record the statistical methods used or using an inappropriate method in to test the statistical hypothesis. The article analyzed is the absence of democracy and gender inequality in education for the miss-use of statistical analysis and reporting. In the review, the things that were considered are looking at the Continue reading...

Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution being one of the most recognized events in the world history had been opinionated and criticized throughout many writing pieces. Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is a metaphoric and detailed novel published in 1956, reflecting the Russian revolution of the 1917. George Orwell the son of a British civil servant, born as Eric Arthur Blair, gained popularity and a boost of financial holdings after publishing the novel; Animal Farm. The novel is an anti-Soviet satire that takes place in a farm where the idea of animalism has been presented to the animals by a pig Continue reading...

Presentation and Analysis of two poems – ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ by William Wordsworth and ‘Sailing’ by the writer of this essay – Reflections on the nature, tradition and reception of poetry as formed upon the readings of William Wordsworth’s ‘Preface to the Second Edition of Lyrical Ballads’ and T.S. Elliot’s ‘Tradition and the Individual Talent’ - Comparison and contrast of the two poems of the essay in terms of the extent to which the preceding one has imposed its effect on the most recent one
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Research Assignment #3 – Annotated BibliographyAllen, M., Mabry, E., Mattrey, M., Bourhis, J., Titsworth, S., & Burrell, N. “Evaluating the
effectiveness of distance learning: a comparison using meta-analysis.” Journal of Communication 20 (2004): 402-422.
Allen et al. (2004) performs a meta-analysis of several studies and literature to evaluate how students perform in online classes as opposed to traditional ones. According to their results, distance education provides better student performance than traditional students in exams. While the effect was heterogenous, and therefore not strictly comparable in experience between traditional and online education, there is nothing in this study to state that Continue reading...

The issue of online and distance education has become much more prevalent in recent years, due to the affordability and flexibility of said education increasing over time. That being said, comparisons to a traditional, on-campus higher education are inevitable, and people wish to know which type of education is preferable. The purpose of this project is to perform a literature review of several texts comparing online education to on-campus education, in order to determine whether or not online education is an enduring and preferable method of education than campus based education. Online education has been an increasingly prevalent option Continue reading...

Introduction

The present problem is that nutrition and hydration are not considered priority nursing interventions and are performed in a suboptimal manner as shown in many studies (Begum & Johnson 2010; Godfrey et al 2012; Ross et al. 2011). Food and feeding times are institutionalized and fail to consider the preferences of the patient and other needs that may be linked with dining. In order to learn the most appropriate interventions in providing patients with nutrition and hydration, there is a need to perform a literature search and determine whether this topic has already been extensively studied or if further research Continue reading...