Essays on Disruption

In the globalizing world within the new economic competitive environment, enterprises increasingly turn to outsourcing of logistic operations. Outsourcing in logistic becomes an effective business strategy, allowing transferring the field specific functions to outsourcers . This process enables the efficient usage of resources giving a chance to the company to concentrate on particular tasks and functions. Experts estimate the approximate volume of the US logistic outsourcing services around $80-90 billion . Despite an ever-increasing significance of the outsourcing operations, the strategic component of this type of business is not sufficiently researched. The scale of outsourcing operations can hardly be adequately estimated. ...

Nowadays the divorce rate in the US is quite high. Speaking about cohabitation, there are the same problems, especially if a couple has children. I choose cohabiting long term but I think that the likelihood of my family’s disruption would be less than 50%. I would estimate it at 30%, paying attention to different risk factors which can cause separation. These factors should be considered when we speak about relationships, cohabitation, marriage and divorce. One of the risk factors is young marriage. I am sure that I will be grown-up and independent enough when I decide to cohabit ...

The first chapter of Leo Marx’s book ‘The Machine in the Garden. Technology and the Pastoral Idea in America’ is named Sleepy Hollow. This name is derived from one of Nathaniel’s Hawthorne’s writings whereby he describes a small space scooped out among the woods which is used for farming Indian corn and which according to Hawthorne “is like the lap of a bounteous Nature, filed with bread stuff”(Marx 12). Hawthorn observes various elements of nature and appreciates the ability of nature to provide a calm and serene environment to think and be imaginative. The nature ...

Introduction

Canada is among the leading nations with vast supply of low carbon energy sources. The country enjoys no and low carbon energy sources including hydropower, wind, biomass, nuclear power as well as power generated from the waves at the coastal regions. This implies that the energy supply in Canada considerably meets the demands in the community and outside the nation. Such steps make it possible to avoid reliance on the carbon emitting sources of energy that have in the recent years faced criticism from the public and regulatory agencies. However, even with the abundant supply of the no and ...

Business Model Interrogation and Development of Sony Group

Abstract The purpose of this study is to discuss the business model and development of Sony Corporation. The first part provided details about the company, its history, and strategies of acquisitions, mergers, and joint-venture that led it to become a huge group. The paper also presented the framework behind the development of its business model and product variation, identified its product portfolio, and financial information. The last part analyzed Sony Corporation’s business architecture and the needed improvements, technological changes, and identified potential ways to help the company reduce operational cost and improve product quality. Business Model Interrogation and ...

The Problems of Conscientious Objection

Conscientious objection, in the context of the nursing environment, is a situation in which a nurse does not feel comfortable with his or her role in a particular medical procedure. The topic of discussion here will be elective termination of pregnancy, or colloquially speaking, abortion (Wicclair, 2011). There are many reasons that nurses or other medical professionals may choose to object to certain medical procedures, but the issue of abortion is easily the one that becomes the most problematic in many countries (Wicclair, 2011). Different countries have different rules regarding the existence of conscientious objection; some doctors and nurses ...

Cognitive radio means an intelligent and adaptive radio that knows its environment. Cognitive radio technology is a solution used to enhance utilization of spectrum enabling the users that are not licensed to exploit in an opportunistic way. Unlicensed users are considered as temporary on the spectrum that is licensed, and once a licensed user reclaims it they are expected to vacate. As a result of licensed users reclaiming the spectrum, there are disruptions in both unlicensed and licensed communications that are always difficult to prevent. To address these problems, a spectrum handoff structure is proposed for cognitive technology to ...

Vocabulary lists record that a family is "a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household." Families contain several different people related in specific ways, including father, mother, and children.  This view extends to include step relations, in-laws, grandparents, and other relatives.

In literature, there are various definitions of a family.  The basic definition is founded on the significance of human reproduction and underscores that children need parenting for quite a long time. Functional theories evaluate the value of accomplishing roles by families. But if family roles are abandoned, a family is referred to as a dysfunctional family.  Another view of the ...

Introduction

Jewellery has been in existence since the early humans began to become civilized. The human desire is to be adorned with precious metals and gems. This has been evident since the Neolithic and Palaeolithic eras. The early humans made jewellery that was formed from claws, bones, teeth and shells. This has been documented by archaeologists. The Egyptians, the Romans and the Greeks applied distinct methods for the creation of jewellery (Cartlidge 1985; Dorner & Turner 1985; Druff and Dormer 1995; Druitt 1986; Falk 1989; Game and Goring 1998; Gilhooley and Costin 1998; Grant 2005; Grant 2007; Hinks 1983; Hughes 1972; ...

E-business helps to link firms with customers, suppliers and other partners in trade. The business concept has evolved since the introduction and has even rapidly developed with the advancement in IT field. E-business refers to the transformation of business processes into ones that are more efficient. It also encompasses the acquisition of innovative concepts like dynamic pricing via auctions and directly selling to customers online. Businesses have in the recent past been striving to integrate e-business as one of their strategies.

SCM (Supply Chain Management) entails a set of activities used to integrate manufacturers, suppliers, stores and warehouses adequately. ...

Conclusion on Pest Analysis

The political, economic, socio-cultural and technological trends significantly affects the performance as well as the strategic marketing plan of MCRI. From the research on the political trends it shows that MCRI is affected by the upcoming election in 2016. In 2012, Obama won for a re-election which supported the sustainability plan previously initiated under the same administration prior to 2012. However, in 2016 remains to be seen. It is identified as a threat because of the uncertainty in how the new sets of leaders would address the concerns of the industry where MCRI belongs. Policies, laws and stipends might be revoked, ...

According to the research, the impact of the conflict between students and teachers can be long term. All those children who experiences a conflicting relationship with their teachers in the first grade reflects very low level of achievement in the academics and are not likely to get along well with their teachers (Buyse et al). According to Baker, it is highly important for children to have a good relationship with their teachers as poor relations between students and teachers may result in learning problems of behavioural difficulties. When the children are able to gain trust of their teachers and develop closer ...

1.A. Penicillins are β-lactam antibiotics in structure. The remodeling process takes place in the bacterial cell walls due to the presence of a layer called peptidoglycan layer, which includes the breakdown of β-(1,4) linked N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine and cross-linking peptide chains . Cross-linking peptide chains provide rigidity to the fluid cell wall. Transpeptidase, an enzyme used in the breaking of peptide chains also reforms the peptide bonds after the restructuring of the cell wall. The penicillin inhibits the enzyme transpeptidase, which prevents the peptide bonds from reforming. Thus, penicillin makes the cell walls weaker, which results ...

Annotated Bibliography

Atkinson, R. C., & Shiffrin, R. M. (1971). The control processes of short-term memory. Institute for Mathematical Studies in the Social Sciences, Stanford University.

It is a theoretical study mainly a review of laboratory results about memory. The author explains the difference between long term and short term memory. It further explains how short term memory works. In this regard, the authors examine how short term memory make decisions, keeps and passes on information and how as part of the overall brain controls and regulates learning and forgetting. With the help of scientific data, the authors explain the concept and reality ...

a. The study framework used in this study was clearly identified as Lee et al., (2004) model of impaired sleep. This model provides that sleep loss or poor quality of sleep is as a result of inadequate sleep or disruption of sleep. It also provides that secondary factors that may also affect sleep include lifestyle situations and health-related problems.

b. The discussion used in the framework aims to link the concept of sleep loss and the increase of a person’s inability to perform various duties. The article cites various key areas affected by loss of sleep. The framework focuses on ...

Transferring the juveniles to adult court is a weighty matter. It has many implications for the adolescent involved and the meaning of the justice system. The transfer of the juvenile to the adult system holds the probability of a harsher punishment. Transfer of juveniles to the adult court system is a statement that the justice system will not shelter the adolescent from harsh justice. The seriousness of the crimes committed by the juveniles necessitated the transfer of the juveniles to the adult court. This ensured that no criminals were roaming in the streets. The harmful effect of transferring the juvenile to the ...

In light of new aero-technologies, this development aerodrome may be described as one that has fashion runways of sufficient length and strength to let secure landing; offers all the appropriate additional solutions (lighting, emails, urgent solutions, climate confirming, routing features etc.) to let a secure strategy and landing; will be open for an interval which includes the variety of possible times of arrival; and which is prediction to have climate appropriate to let a getting throughout that interval. Modern turbo-fan has made it possible to boost the variety of twin-engine aircraft to enable some of them fly great ranges. However, the ...

Disruption means an interruption in the normalcy of the flow of action. Whenever a new technology is coined in it usually causes a replacement or improvement in the new IT system thus causing adjustments to such systems, this disruptive technology as its impact brings a new dimension all together (National Research Council (U.S.), 2010). Such technologies are disruptive because they cause paradigm shifts and changes to various consumers live, business practices, commerce and markets reliant on existing IT systems.

New technologies are more disruptive currently because they emerge in a shorter period than ever before, this gives less time for adjustments and preparedness ...

Managing Risk in a Global Supply Chain

Introduction The supply chain of a globally oriented organization has a great impact on its financial performance (Wagner, Grosse-Ruygen, and Erhun 340-353). It also happens to be one of the areas that faces the greatest risk. Every aspect of supply chain carry some element of risk. There are many challenges in a global supply chain including but not limited to weather, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, environmental compliance, terrorism, regulatory requirements, piracy, quality issue, and security problems (Global Supply Chain Institute). An organization with a global outlook faces a number of risks such as disruptions in supply emanating from global customs, longer lead ...

Policy questions and issues the company might face

In my company there are legal and regulatory issues that I will taken care of. When moving the company’s applications and data to the Cloud, they will be located anywhere in the planet by the providers. In this case the management of data will be determined by the set of laws applied to the physical location of data centers and clusters. I will use a conservative approach to host the companies sensitive data. Due to the availability of zones6 promoted by Amazon EC2 in US will be an advantage to the company because it will identify a set of resources ...

The ideal nursing faculty consists of qualified and experienced nurses committed to the nursing profession and dedicated to the advancement of the nursing profession. A combination of good qualifications, experiences and key competencies are required for every specialty in the nursing profession. The main competencies required for an Associate Nursing instruction personnel are

1) Demonstration of a good commitment to the nursing profession locally or internationally, through membership in nursing professional organizations, or publications in research journals. 2) Clinical expertise like a professional practice in their area of expertise or clinical instruction of students. 3) Commitment to continuous professional ...

A business continuity plan is an integrated set of instructions, procedures, and instructions that enable a certain business institution to respond effectively to disasters, accidents, threats, or emergencies without necessarily having to hinder or stop the key operations the business.

The development of this business continuity plan involves four main steps

- Conduction of a business impact analysis aimed at identifying the most critical and time sensitive functions of the business and identifying the resources and processes that essentially support them. - The identification, documentation and subsequent implementation so as to recover the critical business processes and functions - Organization of a team, followed by the compilation of a BCP for managing a ...

Abstract

The God squad group, mainly made of boys in junior and senior years, uses the 9/11 attacks as a rallying point for combination of white supremacist, racist, anti-Semitic, ant-Islamic, anti-immigrant, ant-gay, nee-fascist dogma mixed with a good dose of anti-abortion and fundamentalist Christian diatribe. The group catches the attention of the administration when they show up at school all wearing their uniforms and distributes the first edition of their weekly "newsletter". The” newsletter” contains highly offensive diatribes on how it is the "the duty of all true Americans to fight against the forces trying to destroy our country". The ...

Introduction

Anxiety is nature’s biological way of communicating that there is something around that necessitates one’s attention. These may be about the environment, medicine intakes, and brain chemical imbalances as well as drug abuse. The effects of the factors that induce anxiety may vary among individuals and with each conditions and the duration may range from a few hours to days or even months. Generally cases of anxiety are allowed to pass and an individual may well perform normally. Psychologists promote the idea that this feeling can be good at normal level as it is needed for the daily ...

When teachers look over their class lists for the coming year, they will often consult with colleagues who had the children the prior year, just to get a “heads-up” on which children will be the most challenging. While it’s true that classes will generally settle into the “90 percent rule,” which means that the most difficult ten percent (or so) students in each class will disrupt instruction from time to time. Interestingly, even if the most difficult ten percent are moved to another class, or are sent to a behavior adjustment class, they will slowly be replaced by the next ...

Part 1 Reflective Log

Description 2 Interpretation of experience 4 2.1 Frustration and obstacles during working 5 2.2 Challenges and general ability to work within a Group 6 2.3 Improvement and solution 7

Outcome 7-8

4.1 Lessons learned for the future 7-8

Part 1: Reflective

1 Description At the start of this report, the group had written and sent a few bids in hope to get a client for the project. After a few months, the group received a confirmation that Generation Tennis will be the client. Generation Tennis is a tennis coaching company, it was founded by James Bone in 2009 with his brother Alex as directors of ...

An Argumentative Paper on the Importance of Sleep Quality over Sleep Quantity among College Students

XXX ENGL 106 Sleep quality is extremely essential for both adolescents and young adults because the brain is still developing. In comparison to sleep quantity, sleep quality has a greater impact on the cognitive performance, vulnerability to depressive symptoms, and life satisfaction of college students. Getting quality sleep enhances processing of social experiences and other information. Sleep deprivation studies demonstrate that low sleep quality adversely affects mental concentration, memory, emotional control, and behavioral competence. All of these aspects are vital to the growth of fundamental social interaction abilities and to academic outcomes. Low sleep quality also raises health ...

Abstract

When an individual suffers from a traumatic injury, their ability to form short-term and long-term memories may be negatively impacted. People suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder have reported memory loss after the event that brought about the condition, as well as uncontrollable thoughts and nightmares. As research expands into the mutability of long-term memory formation, treatments for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder may soon be at hand.

Introduction

Since the late 19th century, clinicians, biologists, and psychologists have undertaken research to gain insight into the mechanisms of memory formation, storage, and recall. A recent breakthrough in this study of memories has ...

Introduction

The worldview towards global warming continues to change with time. The situation once thought as mythical, is now a major worldwide concern with factual effects. However, what remains controversial is the difference and similarity of this phenomenon across regions. One side views the economic impact of global warming as varying with differences in geographical locations. On the other end, the opposition suggests that global warming effects remain the same regardless of regional differences. This paper explores the economic effects of global warming and climatic change on countries. It seeks to prove that there exists a difference in this effect between the ...

The "circadian timing system" has been linked to the wellness and improvement of survival rate in cancer patients. Recent research shows how the circadian timing system is affected by chemotherapy in mice. The study tries to answer the main question: what is the relationship between the disruption of circadian rhythm and adverse events in individual cancer patients? The study also aims to quantify the treatment-induced CTS changes and to characterize the rhythm recovery dynamics of cancer patients. The study samples include 49 patients who are candidate for saving chemotherapy regimens and medical treatment of their cancer disease. Specifically, ...

Strengths of competitive analysis

Competitive analysis takes into consideration the following factors; Strong branding portfolio This factor of strength requires a creative and effective strategy in branding. It is, however, challenging and difficult. You find that, in most cases, the brands in the market generate a lot of customer confusion, mixed opportunities and inefficiencies. Strong branding becomes strength in an organization because it makes sure that each brand has a defined role that it plays in every product market context. This therefore, puts the organization at a better position. It is also the strength because it helps identify strategic brands that play a driver role ...

Introduction

With increasing globalization and changing market needs, the fresh food and fruits industry has gone through a number of changes with technological advance and innovation being key change drivers. In that respect, the industry’s players need to establish suitable strategies in their operations as well as develop new products as means of enhancing their competitiveness. In that reference, this analysis seeks to demonstrate how businesses address market needs and changing environment through application of suitable business strategies. To achieve the objective, the discussion uses the case of Fresh Tec with its introduction of SmartPac Technology into the market being ...

Cyberwarfare refers to the politically motivated hacking into classified accounts, personal accounts or websites with an aim to conduct sabotage and espionage. It can be described as information warfare. Companies have established website that store classified information about their plans, motivation, files and marketing strategies among other information. In the face of stiff competitions, the competitors may require this information from the rivalry companies for purposes of strategizing. To obtain the data, they may result to cyber war.

Methods of attack

Cyber warfare occurs in various methods. These can be classified as cyber espionage and cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacks are listed as one of ...

Alcan has no centralized IT management framework. As a matter of fact responsibility of IT is shared among various business groups. Every business entity functions independently with its own strategic IT plan, infrastructure needs, IT applications and services. The needs of the specific business group determine the IT objectives pursued by the organization. This culture of autonomy has been reinforced by mergers and acquisitions in its lifetime. Autonomy in the management of IT services can be beneficial as well as detrimental. A decentralized management of IT services gives the organization absolute fief to design and tailor its IT services ...

World War One was the first ever global war. It started in July 1914 and ended in November 1918. Though it was global, this war was centered in Europe. It involved the great economic powers of the world which included France, United Kingdom, Russia, United States, Germany and Italy. The main cause of the war was the assassination of the Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand. By the time the war came to a halt, the effects were obvious. Many lives were lost, homes broken and the political agenda of all the countries disturbed (Sondhaus, 2011). The progressive political agenda ...

Report to CEO and Senior Management at Riptide

Consultant’s Name Report to Riptide: Meet and Beat the Competition with Information Technology and Information Services Riptide has offered high quality surf wear over the years with its winning combination of manufacturing its own products and selling its high-end products at medium prices. Riptide was a success without overstretching its capabilities as a medium-sized business. Most important though, has been the ability of the founder/owner’s charismatic and intuitive abilities to communicate one-on-one with customers and stay ahead of popular trends. The combination of understanding the customers, offering personal customer service and consistently offering high quality products ...

Part 1

George Ritzer defines socialization as the process that allows an individual to learn and accepts the ways of a group or society as a whole (Ritzer 154). This is the theme for this part of the paper. Individuals would always find themselves in the midst of this process as they go about their daily activities. Socialization becomes inevitable in a dynamic environment where people lives by the cliché no man is an island. For this particular theme, I find myself exploring the realm of socialization in a neutral environment—a party. I refer to this as a neutral environment because while people knows each other ...

The study of Bear Stearns abrupt fall and demise reveal the importance of credibility for a financial institution in a specific sense irrespective of its robustness. A business in general could fall if credibility and illiquidity become questionable. Bear Stearns is the first ever major investment bank to fail during the global financial crisis (Li and Mizrach, 2010). The 85 years old firm has survived a number of economic turmoil and recession, yet it fell when it was least expected to fall. A number of factors become apparent when studying the Bear Stearns demise, and these include the role of management, illiquidity, ...

Business

Executive Summary Problem Statement Nucor needs to build traction for improved profitability in a slowly recovering steel industry amidst continued challenges of price volatility, cheap foreign imports and global steel oversupply.

Analysis

Improving Global Steel Outlook The global steel industry is slowly recovering while the global economy is edging away from recession. In the forthcoming year, the World Steel Association forecasts that global steel production will increase by 3.3% to 3.4%. For the first time since 2011, all major steel consuming countries have shown positive growth. For the first time since 2006, the growth rate in China (about ...

The New Dark Age: The collapse of America

The New Dark Age: The collapse of America The United States has had the superiority in various aspects including political influence, military might, wealth and technological advancements compared to other countries in the world. As such, there is an increasing and alarming degree of authority in the United States on the global front. Therefore, supposing the United States collapsed completely, it is suggestible that the collapse could put the world through a period of darkness like after the collapse of the Roman Empire. For instance, the United States is the world’s largest manufacturer. In 2012, the United ...

Abstract

Food is a necessity because it is essential to human beings’ survival. For this reason, food production is a crucial function in modern life because processes and initiatives determine the quantity and quality of food produced and distributed to consumers. Food production, however, is not an easy process. In some cases, food consumed by people not only cause illnesses or various diseases but also lead to death. As a result, producers around the world adopted various measures to ascertain the quality of food and the health and safety of consumers. Solving food safety is a variable process primarily because issues that threaten ...

Abstract

The essay discusses short-term memory (STM) and other aspects that are related to it. There has been considerable research done on STM, however, a lot more needs to be done in certain areas. The short-term memories carry a different process related to long-term memories. Short-term memory is often used in place of working memory, but the two are different. Short-term memory refers to only the temporary loading of information while working memory refers to not only temporary storage, but also manipulating information. The paper looks at different experiments related to STM, the impact of word-length effect and the distinctions between STS ...

Information resources are assets or data that are of great importance to the user that may include an organization or unit. Information resources are beneficial to individuals or legal entities hence they need to be kept out of any interference that may cause destruction or distortion of information in them. Information resources are associated greatly with technologies that have risen earlier and recently. These technologies involve computers and computer networks. The risks that affect these assets lead to disruption of information that is of great importance to an individual or an organization. A computer and network security threat is ...

“It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate”. Such was the opening assertion of the United States Supreme Court in deciding the landmark case of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, decided in 1969. What followed in the constitutional history of what came to be known as “school speech” involves a number of cases that have essentially followed Tinker’s holding, only modifying its nuances and contemplating the ever-changing concern of the state over the welfare of its students and their role ...

Introduction:

Criminological theories attempt to define crime and shed light on the criminal justice system. Moreover, the theories further shed light into the intrinsic nature of the crime and its offender, and thus enhancing the rationale in devising the preventive measures (Tibet & Craig 107). Theories envelop the making and the contravention of the law, criminal and deviant conduct, and criminal activity patterns. The principal sociological crime theories consider the immediate social environment, such as the family unit, local community, peer groups, and learning institutions. The theories explain why some individuals have higher inclination to crime unlike others (Black 89). ...

Similar to other innovations such as an airplane, electricity, and the automobile, film emerged in the global market at the same time. Film industries appeared to be the first type of industrialized mass-entertainment, which has become pervasive. The industries have experienced a quality race that has led to increasing industrial concentration. The evolution of the movie industry may give an insight into technological changes as well as its associated welfare gains in many service industries to come. It is clear that the filmmaking are simply adapting and shifting to two polar points. The industries are trying to improve sensorial experience ...

Introduction

The corporate society is facing fast changing political, social, economic, and environmental conditions. As a result, most businesses fail to put in place strategies that are congruent with the changing business environment. In regards, Bonini S. and Gorner S. (2011, p. 2) asserts that business sustainability needs to be an aspect of direct impact on the ultimate business outcomes. Business owners need to understand that the challenges characterizing the corporate society come with a number of opportunities. There are anticipations the business world may be more challenging in the next few decades than ever. The trends are already manifesting, and businesses ...

Abstract

The most widespread causes of seizures are infection. Seizure can occur in all ages and the infection can vary base from age. Toxoplasma occurs in newborns while Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease occurs in elders. Moreover, for some infections like neurocysticercosis, seizures are the only observable symptom. Seizure can be the only indication of global central nervous system dysfunction including rabies and sub-acute sclerosing panencephalitis . This paper focuses on the discussion of seizures, their types and causes, as well as the pre-hospitalization rehabilitation and hospital rehabilitation of seizures. Seizure is a momentary absence of control usually in the company of unconsciousness, ...

Electronic devices may be deemed the crowning achievement of decades-long scientific efforts in their own right, signifying the human quest for ultimate comfort. People are so used to utilizing electronic devices in their everyday activities that they seem to have become inseparable from their life. Of course, there is no denying they do a lot to facilitate human lives by connecting people, updating on the latest news, revealing weather broadcast, allowing watching movies, to name only a number of benefits. While used by many, electronic gadgets do not necessarily mean they pose no threat to human health. One should not disregard ...

For : Prof. Muhamad Ali

President, Katen Mills, Inc Electronic storage industry This memorandum presents to you some sustaining innovations and disruptive innovations that have affected the electronic storage manufacturing industry for the past 10 years. Sustaining innovations that has helped the industry are the creation of Nanotechnology that enabled the production of storage devices that are smaller but with bigger capacities. On the other hand, the industry has also been affected the presence of the cloud computing technology. Nanotechnology is an emerging technology that is focused on designing and producing systems on a molecular scale. It is considered a sustaining innovation in ...

Demand and Supply

Introduction The paper aims to answer four questions quoted here pertaining to demand and supply of oil and how it is driving the oil prices.

Question 1: How do changes in supply and demand affect oil prices?

Answer: Changes in supply and demand of oil significantly affect oil prices around the world, which is discussed in this section.

Effect of Demand on Oil Prices:

Oil demand is directly correlated with its price, other things remaining constant. The recent trend is such that increase in world over oil demand is putting upward pressure on its price. Globalisation, trade liberalisation and economic growth have resulted in higher oil demand. To a great extent, this growth is being support by ...

Introduction

Cells are independent units of life. However, when a cell becomes part of an organism, it becomes part of a tissue and organ system. Cells in a tissue are joined to each other and to the extracellular matrix (ECM) by cell junctions. There are three kinds of cell junctions: Occluding junctions, anchoring junctions and communication junctions. Occluding junctions occur in the epithelium where the adjacent cells are so tightly sealed together that even small molecules cannot pass. Communicating junctions allow the exchange of chemical and electrical signals between cells. Anchoring junctions are the ones which attach a cell either to its neighbor or ...

“It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate”. Such was the opening assertion of the United States Supreme Court in deciding the landmark case of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, decided in 1969. What followed in the constitutional history of what came to be known as “school speech” involves a number of cases that have essentially followed Tinker’s holding, only modifying its nuances and contemplating the ever-changing concern of the state over the welfare of its students and their role ...

Incidents of shooting at schools and colleges have become one of the most important issues in modern times in the land of America. Many lives are lost in the shocking incidents that seem to occur recurrently all over the state. Innocent children and teenagers meet with their untimely demise due to such unprecedented attacks that are carried out at educational institutions. Thus, it has become one of the most stirring issues of the society in the present day. The law and order of the nation state is also in jeopardy owing to such shocking incidents that amount to loss ...

In the arenas of both amateur and professional sports, particularly high contact sports such as American football and hockey, athletes are significantly at risk of receiving a variety of severe injuries which can lead to physiological complications that persist for decades or entire lifetimes. One such injury that is especially prevalent yet routinely underrepresented among athletes in high contact sports is the concussion, which has the potential to cause a myriad of psychological and cognitive complications that can range from depression to dementia. Concussions among athletes such as hockey and football players are especially prevalent at both the college and professional ...

Elwood's lack of motivation to drive his ambitions in life not only puts him at risk of sticking with his taxi job rather than explore his talents but also strains his relationship with his girlfriend, Donna. The weird habits that Donna notices in Elwood are a result of failing to completely recover to the childhood trauma of losing his elder brother Jake. According to Donna, Elwood no longer seems to care about improving his future by hard-work and determination. This inability to show concern and care causes her to get alarmed and worried. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ...

Introduction

Organizations around the world have a tendency to assume that the best way to have projects accomplished is through teamwork. Richard Hackman, an expert in team dynamics, conducted various studies and concluded that teamwork was not necessarily the best way to complete a challenging project. The comment was as a result of revelations from his researches that the majority of team members rarely agree on what the team should be doing. Underperformance, therefore, arises from a lack of coordination and inspiration. Richard Hackman’s comment merely suggested that use of teams to complete complex projects was entirely meaningless. Rather, he wanted team leaders ...

Introduction

Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness characterised by the inability to distinguish between what is real and what is not. People suffering from schizophrenia have a distorted insight about the real world and they may hear or see things that other people around them cannot see. Due to the divide between their imaginary world and the real world, the people suffering from schizophrenia have a hard time carrying out daily tasks. As a result, of their limited ability to perform conventional tasks, people suffering from schizophrenia pull out from the society and act out of unease and panic. This leads to problems when ...

1) Who is the best of the CNN Heroes? Please rank these seven entrepreneurs in terms of which person is doing the most significant work.

Personal Ranking of CNN Heroes:

1 – Kakenya Ntaiya 2 – Dr. Georges Bwelle 3 - Robin Emmons 4 – Chad Pregracke 5 – Dr. Laura Stachel 6 – Yash Gupta 7 – Dale Beatty In my mind , Kakenya is doing the most significant work of them all, providing impoverished children in Kenya with the chance to learn and fulfill their dreams. This is a fantastic idea, as this allows these children to grow up and become successful, productive ...

AbstractInformation technology disaster recovery plan is a critical asset in a business organization. It allows effectively and quickly processing of information. The employees in any organization make use of voice over internet protocol and electronic mails when communicating. The data transmission between different department make uses electronic data interchange. When is the need for an effective security system to be used and especially when handling critical data such as payment data. Wireless devices personal computers and laptops used by employee’s when creating managing, processing and communication uses information technology resources.A disaster recovery plan like setting up an alternative processing site ...