Essays on Comparisons

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Clinical Question What would be the effect of competitive food and beverage (CF&B) policies on student weight outcomes in comparison to the students who have not followed the CF&B policies and those who have followed some other policy according to which some of the competitive foods are available to students?

How the clinical question indicates the type of study that will be done (quasi-experimental vs. experimental)?

This clinical question is showing the comparison of two groups. One comparison is that of the students following CF&B policies with the students who have not followed these policies. Second comparison is that of the students following CF&B policies with the students who have following some ...

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 by design mocks the traditional love poems of Shakespeare’s times. More traditional love poems were rife with exaggerated comparisons that extolled the beauty of the beloved. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 outright makes fun of such things in lines like the opening: “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;” (1). While much of his poem is spent describing her lover’s shortcomings, in the end he claims to love her. Shakespearean sonnets are fourteen lines long and consist of four parts (Kennedy n.p.; Owen 260). The first three parts known as quatrains each consist ...

The Tequila Worm is a story of a young girl Sofia, portraying the thoughts and experiences through her perspective about the various things that she goes through in life. While reading the story, I could relate with various events of Sofia’s life and found myself comparing my thoughts to her. While similarities between her and my life do exist, and in abundance, there were also some stark differences. This paper analyzes the thoughts and experiences of the protagonist of The Tequila Worm while drawing comparisons from my own life. One of the main comparisons between Sofia’s life ...

Performance Management Process

Performance management is considered to be a continuous process that entails evaluating past performance, learning from it and identifying what can be done to enhance operation efficiency as well as add value for shareholders money. It is a process of planning, monitoring, and evaluating employee performance concerning his contribution to the organization to realize organization success (Robbins & Judge, 2013). An effective performance management strategy should mainly revolve around matters of accountability and directness. There are many elements to consider when to develop a robust performance management plan (Adler, 2011). Lumenpulse has gone a long way to establishing several mechanisms ...

2.0 Introduction As identified in the first chapter of the dissertation, this study will seek to examine the elements of luxury goods positioning and branding. This will aim at examining the cultural settings in purchasing these luxury products in the British and Kazakhstani contexts. This literature review will analyse authoritative sources and ground-breaking definitions that relate to core concepts and theories in the area of luxury fashion and branding. 2.1 Positioning Strategies for Luxury Brands “Brand vision and the culture, personality relationships and presentation are key components of corporate branding that builds brand identity” . Luxury fashion and products are ...

In any kind of research, data collection is a very important step in the completion of the research. However, data collection should be accurate to yield valid results. According to the article “Data Collection Methods” (n.d.) data collection can be classified into quantitative and qualitative (Data Collection Methods, n.d.). The former makes use of statistical analysis of numbers to evaluate gathered information. The most commonly used quantitative data collection methods are surveys and questionnaires, tracking, and experimentation (Quantitative Data Collection, n.d.) On the other hand, qualitative data collection focuses on the interpretation of data gathered without the use of ...

THE INTERRELATION BETWEEN THE FORM OF POEM AND ITS MEANING

The world of poetry is proud of different outstanding names from the past, being constantly enriched with new masterminds. Nevertheless, there are such notables, whose light brightly shines all over the world, through centuries. In particular, such eternal fame is conquered by William Shakespeare, whose graceful style and deep understanding of the world made him a guiding star for all generations. In order to convince ourselves in Shakespeare’s great talent, let us dive into the beauty of his sonnet 130 from the world-known Sonnets. What makes Shakespeare’s penmanship exclusively inimitable is his great ability to preserve the ...

The project seeks to educate nurses on the management of cases of prenatal depression. The aim is to help reduce the cases of prenatal depression and therefore ensure that these mothers as they approach the end of the gestational period. The idea is to take the nurses through an education program that will equip them with the technique and skill to adopt evidence-based methods for management of the cases of prenatal depression as well as the prevention of such cases in mothers when in the gestational period. The research or study will seek to the following outcomes; The prevalence ...

Nursing Interventions In The Management Of Diabetes

Describe your methodological design. I propose to conduct a primarily quantitative study that will measure a number of CDC certified diabetes nurses educators and .evaluate success of tailor patient, self-managed diabetes goals (eg: A1C, blood pressure, cholesterol, weight, amount of physical activity using International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) (Tabak et al. 403-06) in primary care setting. Nurses or medical staff feedback concerning the feasibility of translation to will be optional to eliminate burden; if a substantial amount of data is collected it will be analyzed. Since this form of data collection is unknown, it does not truly meet the ...

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Introduction

U.S. schools are known for low performance on international tests which measure 15-year-old students’ literacy in science, math, and reading. According to the 2007 report, the United States ranked 29th in science among 57 countries participating in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Gonzalez and Kuenzi, 2012, p. 9; McFarlane, 2013, p. 39). The problems with school attainment were linked with students’ reduced interest in science and instructional approaches to science teaching (McFarlane, 2013, p. 39). In this regard the gaps highlighted administrators’ ineffective practices and teachers’ quality problem, which was ...

Social media has become an important aspect of the current world with the most popular site being Facebook. I have a Facebook account with 1123 and 276 followers. The number of known friends and those that I know is almost equally as I sometimes accept friend requests from strangers, not to mention that I also request for friendships with people I hardly know online. The purpose of this essay is to compare my appearance online with my real personality. I am an extrovert who uses social media to keep in touch with my social ties and not because am ...

1. Compare Kendall Regional Medical Center data and rankings with Lower keys medical center and the state or national averages in the category of patient experiences, and timely and effective care. While comparing the patient survey summary star rating of Kendall Regional Medical Center with that of Lower Keys Medical Center, it seems that both the hospital have achieved two-star rating out of five. When 73% patients of Kendall reported that their nurses had ‘always’ communicated well, the same thing was reported by 71% of Lower Keys’ patients (Kendall, Hospital compare). Compared to the state average (76%) and national ...

The critical care units of hospitals treat frequently treat patients by administering oxygen via the insertion of tubes into tracheostomies, the nose, or the mouth; nosocomial infections may result, leading to ventilator-associated pneumonia, or VAP (CDC.gov, 2015). The infection is not generally associated with non-sterile techniques during insertion, but rather from tube contamination. The nosocomial infection is most often diagnosed in intensive care departments and research has been directed toward identifying methods of oral care as a means of prevention. Comparisons of the effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate swabs with that of chlorhexidine swabs have been made and the hospital ...

A rhetorical analysis of language is not a summary or an interpretation of what the author meant. Rather, it is a treatise on how the author presents his or her material (Ramage, Bean and Johnson 16). At issue are the rhetorical features of the text-the author's purpose, the intended audience, what kinds of claims he makes, and the way he uses evidence (Ramage, Bean and Johnson 16). That evidence is used to show how an author attempts to persuade whatever audience he has chosen. The rhetorical plan is to analyze the text in terms of with the grain reading, ...

INTRODUCTION

One of the technological platforms regularly visited by college students each and every day is social media. There are many youths who participate in all social media, like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, as if it is an important factor of their lives, something that is essential and necessary. Social media places youths in place where there every posted action and opinion is free to agreeable responses, positive accolades and “likes,” but they are also facing negative comments, hurtful insults and, in some case, even threats. E.A. Vogel, as well as other authors, in the 2014 article for Psychology of ...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia

Abstract The intensive care unit in most hospitals plays the role of providing care to patients dealing with life-threatening conditions. The technological and other set ups in these hospital units are vital in ensuring that these patients continue to receive the best regarding care while with the intentions of having them emerge with desirable outcomes. There are however challenges relating to the care that these patients receive since, in most cases, they are usually under mechanical ventilation. A patient under this condition faces the risk of developing ventilator-associated pneumonia if the ventilators are not handled with the required care. ...

Introduction

Control refers to the management function that entails the entirety of processes that effectively inform the manager of up-to-date events in main areas of operations in the organization, as well as facilitate needed changes to be carried out in the organization (Armesh, Salarzehi, & Kord 2010). Through the control process, projected results are achieved through accurate measurement and positive courses of action. Managers are an indispensable part of the control process in the organization; they check and assess the success of relations between stakeholders, such as employees and customers and organization resources and outcomes - inputs and outputs (Siska 2015). ...

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Assignment 1-2: Do you agree that the Bible is a divine-human book? Why or why not? What is textual criticism? How is it possible to have a high view of the authority of Scripture and a positive view of textual criticism at the same time?

What is translation?

Why is translation not a simple exercise? Describe the two main approaches to translation discussed in this chapter. Which approach do you feel most comfortable with? Why? Assignment 2-1: Describe the five steps of the Interpretive Journey. Answer each step with as much information as possible. In other words, do not just give a ...

This research is used to investigate the efficiency levels in the banking sectors in various Arabian countries, while considering the role of economic development and different financial reforms taking place, and how these reforms impact the banking industry performance and efficiency (Al-Jarrah, 2007). The comparison of these financial institutions to American or western culture nations shows how these reforms can help or cripple banking industries around the world. Efficiency estimation techniques can be categorized into two groups including parametric and nonparametric methods. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is an example of a nonparametric method of analysis, which is believed to ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Ratio analysis is one of the most common methods of analyzing a company. They are simple to calculate needing only public information from financial statements. The purpose is to use past relationships of financial accounts to predict future results. Perhaps the most important ratios involve operating income. ROE, gross profit margin, operating margin, and net profit margin give information about how the company achieved results in the past. Of these, operating margin is the most important. This ratio demonstrates a company’s ability to generate income from normal business operations. Look for at least a 10% margin. Extraordinary items ...

Starbucks to Offer Brand Visa Card,” by Julie Jargon, WSJ, March 24, 2016.

Initiatives Starbucks announced at their recent shareholders’ meeting In their recent shareholders’ meeting, Starbucks announced several marketing initiatives that would be adopted in a bid to enhance the business’ marketing competitiveness and customer attraction as well as retention. The company announced the adoption of a new loyalty program by the introduction of a “Branded prepaid Visa card”, by the year end, that would enable the customers using it to earn reward points from the company coffee shops. The new card would be used at any retail outlets that accept such and the points earned would eventually be redeemable in ...

The encompassing theme of the book is the practice of teaching foreign languages at schools or to a community. Byram first defines the basic purposes of teaching a foreign language, and then uses research conducted across various countries in order to provide data to back up his theories. He theorizes that due to the globalized world, it has become more vital for people to know different languages, and his basic message is that foreign language teachers are vitally important for the advancement of society. He pulls most of his research on Europe, which has encouraged vast intercultural knowledge due ...

(Author Name) (Course Name/Number) Whether aware of it or not, we are constantly comparing ourselves to other people. These comparisons show themselves in many forms, depending on each individual’s concept of self. Often, we aren’t even aware that we’re comparing ourselves to others, but these comparisons help shape our personal perspectives, including what roles we play in society, how we value others, and how those same perspectives dictate the value we place on ourselves. The theory of social comparison analyzes three types of social comparison; upwards, downwards, and sideways. All of these comparisons can be acted ...

Introduction

Practically, a tax is the most important instrument of fiscal policy and arguably, the most important aspect of public policy. For starters, tax influences the amount of money a government has to spend, as well as the amount the government needs to borrow in case of a difference between tax receipts and planned government expenditure (Pragyandeepa, 2015). The scarcity of resources, including the limits on the amount of taxes collected, influences the choices of spending by a government in the provision of services and public goods. In that vein, governments are always under pressure to have a sound prioritization ...

Activity Data Sheet

Activity Data Sheet The sample of the data collected is suitable quantitative data for the business scenario as it assists in pinpointing the actual period when the café should increase its staff to cater for the increased number of guest needs. Every business especially those in the hospitality industry need to collect data over time such as what has been done by The Littletown café to make predictions on the number of guests to be expected and required number of staff that can serve guests within minimum time possible. Those cafés that experience fluctuation in the number of ...

Abstract

Eating habits at the fast food joints by the university students was assessed, and conclusions were made on the same.  The aim of carrying out this research is to determine and learn the changes related to eating behavior of students in tertiary education colleges. The motivation statement under abstract is to determine how college students are affected directly or indirectly by their eating habits. To determine the result, students in different departments were interviewed and asked to fill in open or close- ended questionnaires. After conducting the study, various findings were reached. Through the student’s poor eating habits, ...

Sorting Algorithms

Introduction Sorting refers to arranging items in a desired manner. This operation finds plenty of applications in real life like searching algorithms, processing data, and for producing human-friendly output. The sorting problem has caught the attention of many researchers. As a result, we find many algorithms to optimize this problem in the required fashion. In this report, we will consider two important sorting algorithms to give readers brief idea about how data management and ordering is done. These sorting algorithms are Insertion sort and Shell sort.

Insertion Sort

It is one of the simplest sorting algorithms based on comparisons between items ...

Online Transactional Processing (OLTP) server supports online transactions specifically insert, delete, and update. OLTP servers are designed to provide fast query processing to the database whilst maintaining the integrity of the data. OLTP servers are suitable for day-today operations. On the other hand, Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) servers are designed to analyze data in a particular database. OLAP servers are characterized by low volume complex queries that involve aggregation. OLAP servers are suitable for processes that require analysis of huge volumes of data.

For each of the following processes, state whether OLTP or OLAP is appropriate and why.

An order entry system that retrieves customer information, invoice information, and inventory information for local sales. ...

Question 1

The function of gossip is to build strong bonds between individuals (Wert and Salovey 123). Individuals can share ideas, opinions, and emotions by finding common grounds that unite them. These points of convergence, whether positive or negative, unifies them in long-term friendships or a temporary association. Gossip also facilitates social comparisons that can either build up or tear down an individual. By comparing themselves with others, people gain insights into the validity of their opinions and beliefs, hence the description of gossip as “self-evaluative” (Wert and Salovey 123). Self-evaluation creates an avenue for identifying the shortfalls in one’s ...

The Proposal

Vulnerability increases the likelihood of particular persons acquiring illnesses. The susceptibility may arise due to genes, poverty, cultural practices, environmental factors, etc. In this particular case, this essay conceptualizes on the risks factors that make diabetes prevalent amongst minority populations. The burden of the illness is much greater amongst the disadvantaged groups. What increases their chances of suffering from diabetes? What measures can alleviate the groups’ vulnerability to the disease? The illness also presents a challenge to health care providers who are aiming to enhance the medical outcomes of diabetes and prevent the disease. Diabetes management and prevention require ...

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is a novel written by a famous American female author Annie Dillard. The book tells the reader about the world around the author and the feelings it awakes in her. One of the major topics revealed in the novel is nature. With the use of well-chosen stylistic devices Annie Dillard manages to portray the weather both looking horrible and beautiful. The story is told from the perspective of the narrator, whose name is not mentioned, but the reader can connect her to the author. The narrator dwells near to Tinker Creek that is situated in ...

Although the dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 is fictional, in many ways its contents can be seen to parallel, perhaps to a lesser extent, some societies today. The similarities of the events depicted in the book and modern circumstances is hard to ignore. In addressing the book and its relationship with the modern United States, it will be possible to compare the similarities between the fictional, future world of Fahrenheit 451 and the current reality of the country. Looking at the current state of the United States and the world presented in the book it is evident that there are ...

Financial Analysis Project

Target Corporation is one of the largest American merchandise retailers. As of January 31, 2016, it operated 1,792 stores in the USA. It is also a component of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. The company earned a net income of $3,363 million in 2015 compared to a net loss of $1,636 in 2014 (Target, 2016). Horizontal analysis involves comparing each item on the most recent statement with the related item on the earlier statement in terms of amount and percent of increase or decrease (Warren, Reeve, & Duchac, 2009, p. 585).

Horizontal Analysis

Horizontal analysis of Target’s ...

Introduction

Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 comedy dram film written by Carol Sobieski and Fannie Flagg. The film tells the story of a friendship between two pairs of women – Ruth and Idgie during the Great Depression of early 1930s as well as that between Evelyn and Ninny in the 1980s. It happens that Ninny knew Idgie and Ruth and she tells of the stories about these two women to Evelyn who is in her middle ages (Avnet, 1991). The central issue in the film concerns the murder of Ruth’s abusive husband Frank after which numerous accusations on the ...

Abstract

The transformation of the Primary Care Practices (PCP) into The Patient- Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model is expected to improve patient’s care, comprising even the ones with complex needs. According to Rich et.al (2012), PCMH is expected to reduce the risks associated with fragmented care and poor outcomes. The paper will also address factors as whether or not patient health care needs and even preferences are being met, whether the care is appropriate for the illness, timeliness, and procedures involved. Moreover, it will comprehensively address the state of provider contracting and its direction in the future. Nonetheless, the ...

James Conrad uses various comparisons to further the ideas he seeks to portray within his novel. While all his comparisons come back to light and dark, each of them has a specific idea behind it. Conrad uses the comparisons of the Thames River and the Congo River as well as civilized people versus the savages to compare what we consider polite society to what we consider wild and how they perhaps are not as different as we all might like to think. When describing the Thames Conrad speaks of proud, noble men including Sir Francis Drake and Sir John ...

Many businesses throughout the globe are increasingly seeking services from third parties to undertaken activities that the businesses would normally have to do. Studies show that most of the businesses are outsourcing significant parts of their operations either regulated or unregulated. The arrangements made during outsourcing of these services are increasingly becoming sophisticated and complex as time progresses. Outsourcing is a potentially risky affair, and companies could run the risk of being left out in their businesses. In such situations, the companies need to establish high-level principles about the whole process of outsourcing. In today's world, outsourcing is used ...

Introduction

In higher learning institutions all over the world, the registrar’s office is accorded the responsibility of a custodian of all the records containing students’ information. In this capacity, the office has varying obligations to several groups including the public, the students, faculties, the members of staff and the respective institution. The registrar’s office must always ensure that it dispenses its duties through compliance with the existing regulations and policies within the institutions they are serving. The office must also conform to the statutory and national regulations and other set standards of the higher education (Specht, 2015).

The Mission, Vision, and Goals of the Registrar's Office

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Introduction

The contemporary system of medical service has its respective roots in the health care system of the 19th century, where the dominating industrialization has resulted in the occurrence and further development of scientific medicine (Connerley and Wu, 2016). From the historical point of view, medical services have been provided by anyone who possesses enough skill/knowledge to be capable of healing people. In fact the majority of those people were the women (Evetts, 2000). According to the statistics of those days, it was less than 5% of women comprising the number of physicians working in the United States. The highest ...

All human beings inevitably and naturally desire happiness, but what constitutes happiness opinions usually differ. People believe that happiness may come from the acquisition of good things and objects, but as to what things are good, and why, there is very little agreement. Many seek happiness by acquiring real estate, huge houses and luxury furnishings, nice clothes, in other words, everything that money can purchase. Other individuals seek their happiness by psychological road, drinking, eating, and lovemaking, and, therefore, use their bodies as channels for getting sensuous gratification. Others seek happiness by way of leadership and power in the ...

Visualization tools

Data is very important in the modern world because information is the most valuable asset in the society. Most of the useful information can be found online and can be used in any of the visualization tools so that the display can be good. The information is exchanged through the Internet and people can use a variety of information that is available for the people who know how to look for them. Designers are constantly developing new and interesting tools which are helping certain data become noticeable and beat the competition. There are Charts.js, which are simple to use ...

Most people realize that quality of life is improved with there are friends and family for support, feedback, and entertainment. As the lifestyles of many become more hectic and centered on careers and technology, consciously creating social connections may fall fairly low on the list of priorities. However, recent studies indicate that ties to other people not related to material gain are one of the most influential factors for predicting longevity, health, and happiness (Leung, Kier, Fung, Fung & Sproule, 2010; Rodríguez-Pose & von Berlepsch, 2013). Aside from the self-perception of being happy, there are other benefits attributed to the ...

What explains the decline in mortality in developed countries? Are there lessons to be learned in relation to the poor in developing countries today? I. Introduction

A. General Information

In general, the mortality level is deservedly considered to be among one of the characteristics that reveals both economic and social health of the certain state and that clearly describes the effectiveness of the policies that governments get used to adopt. In this context, the most significant particular demographic indicators are commonly the following: 1) Infant mortality rate; 2) Maternal mortality rate; 3) Mortality amid able-bodied citizens; 4) Mortality caused by external factors; ...

Part A: Language arts program

Samples: In this question, there are two samples: that of eleventh grade students who took Western Australian state school exams after the introduction of new language arts program, and that of eleventh grade students who took the Western Australian state school exams before the introduction of the new language arts program. In this regard, it is noticeable that the two samples are independent samples, because measurements are supposed to be made on each of the sample. The samples would have been drawn from two different populations: in this case, the first population is the one that undertook the new ...

In his article, Ibbotson (2010) investigates the impact of a long-term asset allocation policy on portfolio performance against that of active management with respect to security selection and market timing. The paper draws its inferences from reviewing existing literature on empirical studies examining the same. The issue of contention arises from conclusions made by Brinson, Hood, and Beebower (BHB, 1986) that asset allocation policy was responsible for more than 90% of the return variations of an average fund over time, with market timing and security selection playing minor roles. In contrast, the critics of the BHB model (e.g. Ibbotson ...