Essays on Extension

Jack Nietzche

Promotion is one of the most effective tools that helps to motivate the workers, and subsequently, promote the employees' productivity. This case study provides an insight of a scenario where an employee, Jack Nietzche, is putting an extra effort to acquire that promotion, but the director of the project is reluctant of that incentive. As a result, the dilemma arises as to whether to tell Jack about the situation or not while bearing in mind that this might affect Jack's emotions and might adversely affect the project. If Jack inquires whether the new assignments were made, it is essential ...

Healthcare centers and facilities play a significant role in disaster and emergency preparedness efforts for all types of events such as natural, man-made events, terrorist attacks and pandemic outbreaks. Healthcare facilities are required to have emergency and disaster operations plan which apparently gives an outline of how the hospital is prepared to respond and recover from all types of hazards. The preparation process requires the healthcare facility to include a number of six critical components including communications, resources and assets, safety and security, staff responsibilities, utilities and clinical and support activities (Wee 241). The approach of being prepared to ...

Recommendation I: Innovative Promotion Strategy

It is evident that Snapple drink was misinterpreted by the Quaker management, once the decision to turn it from “fashion” to “lifestyle” brand was taken on the top management. While the sales of the Snapple soft drinks fell as consumers felt betrayed and believed that the natural and family brand was “sold out”, people still feel good about the old Snapple experience, based on the following values:

Fun drink with informal and natural proposition;

Sensual experience with high variety, imaginary and special flavors; Taste experience, created by packaging of the drinks; Unique drinks, which is differentiated from traditional Coke-style sparkling drink as well as simple water; ...

Introduction

Sony Corporation began in 1946 in Tokyo as a manufacturer of measurement and telecommunications equipment. Over the decades that followed, Sony became a major player in electronic markets such as communications, audio and video equipment’s meant for professional and home use. By 2010 the company had more than 171,000 employees worldwide in countries such as china, the United States, Europe and japan. In the financial year ending March 31st, 2010, Sony Corporation reported annual sales of $89billion. Sony introduced the VAIO series of computer products to build its consumer lines and debited the market with desktop product ( ...

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Public health is concerned with preventing injury or disease and prolonging life through research. Data collected from different communities is used to determine disease prevalence and possible risk factors. This information is utilized to develop policies to prevent or reduce disease incidence.

Overview of Database

In 2012, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) carried out the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey whereby youth fitness data was collected among children aged between 3 and 15 years. Demographic data such as socioeconomic status, country of birth, nutrition, health history and level of education was also collected (CDC, 2012). Demographic information was ...

Introduction

Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is a physical disability that results from damage to the brain during development that negatively impacts the functional development of children14. Characteristics of cerebral palsy include an inability to control the body’s motor functioning with a potential to affect speech, learning, environmental exploration, and the skills required for independent living. In addition, these patients have delays in reaching milestones for gross motor development with problems moving such as weakness, spasticity, and impaired selective motor control27. Children born with the disability have varying levels of impairment, and while it usually develops by age three, it ...

INCIDENT REPORTING ON THE ACUTE CARE SETTING

Healthcare risk management is an effort that is organized in a bid to identify, evaluate and reduce risk to patients, employees and visitors alike. The biggest asset of a hospital (besides the equipment the hospital owns) is the reputation it holds. The Florida Statute for risk management (Cap 395.0197) requires that each licensed medical facility is to have an internal risk management program led by the risk manager. The risk manager’s duty is to reduce and if possible prevent risk, and to enhance the safety of the patient. The risk manager carries out evaluation and control of risks ...

Introduction

The situation is getting out of control at Good Health Hospital (Tampa Bay) since the outbreak of Escherichia coli, a specie of bacteria that can be found in many daily items. The incident involved Ward 10, which is located in the second floor. A recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that the investigation of the bacterial source must begin with the hospital kitchen as the bacterium can be transmitted through contaminated vegetables and delicatessen meats (e.g. salami and other cold cuts). The Epidemiological Summary provides a brief description of the data obtained. Environmental review ...

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Background Business Situational Context Hilton London Bankside is one of the Hilton hotels and resorts that offer hospitality services in the UK. It is accessible from London Bridge and equipped with state of the art facilities to increase its competitive advantage. The resort operates in a highly competitive environment which consists of other Hilton hotels. Nevertheless, product differentiation helps the hotel to compete favorably and maintain high profits. The goal of Hilton London Bankside is combating the high demand for rooms and offering its clients a comfortable stay. It offers complimentary services including fitness facilities and team building opportunities. ...

The term "demand" in economics means payment need, i.e. need that the subject is able to pay. From this definition it follows that the demand for a particular commodity (service) depends on the price. This means that the increase in commodity prices will lead to a decrease in demand, and, conversely, a decrease in prices will lead to higher demand. The relationship between price and quantity demanded is stable. (Agarwal, 2013) The cause of the change in demand is change. This reverse causal relationship between price and quantity demanded is the law of demand. The law of demand manifests ...

Effectiveness of Supported Angel Heel Treadmill Rehabilitation on hip fractured patients

Physiotherapist DECLARATION I, the undersigned Fatih Serkan YILDIRIMER (print name), a student of the Faculty of Public Health of Debrecen University, being fully aware of my legal liability, do thereby declare and certify with my signature that my thesis, entitled

EFFECTIVENESS OF SUPPORTED ANGEL HEEL TREADMILL REHABILITATION ON HIP FRACTURED PATIENT

is my own original work and that the printed and electronic literature referred to in it was used in accordance with the international rules of copyright. I understand that in the case of a thesis, it is considered plagiarism when: ● quoting word for word without quotation marks and referring to literature without proper citation. ● referring to content without citing ...

IMPACT OF THE INVENTION OF GPS

Introduction Technologies mean a lot for a modern person. Since the technological revolution, they have been integrating into our daily activities by means of smartphones, personal computers, music players and other gadgets which people use every day. The Global Positioning System is one of the handy technologies which help people not to get lost in a big city or a forest. With a help of GPS, one may freely find the way out of a situation when someone is lost and so forth. However, just like any technology that is integrated into our life, GPS has its advantages and ...

Introduction

As the need for energy conservation and preservation of the environment becomes more popular, many countries and firms are now utilizing renewable energy in order to generate power. Renewable energy, also known as green energy, is defined as the energy that comes from natural resources which can be replenished constantly, such as sunlight, tides, wind, biomass, and geothermal heat. Because the sources of this energy can be constantly renewed, it can be said that this type of energy cannot be exhausted completely (Ciolkosz).

Why Use Renewable Energy Sources?

There are many advantages in using renewable energy. First off, renewable energy is environmentally sustainable. Unlike ...

Management

The nature and scope of strategic management has been fundamentally transformed by neoliberalism. Discuss.

Introduction

It must be brought to light that modifications and changes in the social and political system in the external environment can certainly bring changes in the way businesses and institutions work. This is because the field of management and business is strongly influenced by the changes taking place in the external environment. When political scenario undergoes radical changes and social movements begin to rise, then the way management in business is being carried out also undergoes some form of modification to keep up with the ...

Law enforcement agencies and the government have over time been synonymous to the enforcement of the law for public good. At the same time, the law enforcement agencies are tasked with ensuring that the rights of alleged perpetrators of any crime are protected from any sought of harm regardless of whether they committed the crime or not. In Jones’s scenario, a lot of legal and ethical issues arise. There are issues relating to the fact that she is a repeat offender, impact of her conduct to the society, the government’s role in the promotion of public order ...

A merger is the unification of companies. Usually, there are five types of mergers: product extension mergers, conglomerate merger, market extension merger, horizontal merger, and vertical merger. Each type serves a unique economic function for the businesses involved. Acquisitions occur when a company takes over another firm (Galpin, & Herndon, 2014). The difference between the two strategies is that a merger is meant to combine the interests of the business entities involved thereby creating a firm that is much stronger. In mergers, the two combining companies usually get a new name. The merging companies are mostly the same size. On ...

There is a connection between developing ideas and the creation of artworks. Media also plays a role in this process because people today cannot function without the influence of media. These spheres are interconnected and interrelated because of the fact that people live in ‘global village’ as Marshall McLuhan stated. Media plays a role in improvement of ideas because of its omnipresence and it has impact on people’s minds and on the process of creation. The fact that medium is the message, as McLuhan stated, supports the viewpoint that media is the extension of man and so is ...

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 ...

Ancillary Revenue Management in the Airline Industry

Introduction There is a stiff competition between the network airlines and the low-cost carriers (LCCs) in the airline aviation industry. For a long time, the traditional network airlines have been struggling to cope up with the many economic uncertainties in the industry, especially the rising cost of jet fuels and increasing operating costs. Consequently, to survive in the industry, they have been forced to come up with new ways of generating revenue. Like LCCs, the network carriers are now considering unbundling their services to produce additional income. Network airlines are also adopting the trend of selling chargeable services, which ...

Literature review

Kaasa, S. (2015). Is Cancer Pain Control Improved by a Simple WHO Pain Analgesic Ladder Approach Combined With Tumor-Directed Treatment?.Journal of Clinical Oncology, JCO647537.

Article summary

This article takes into consideration the role that the WHO analgesic ladder plays in addressing cancer pain in palliative care patients. The authors identify that cancer pain occurs in 90% of cancer patients but only half them are under proper pain management. To this effect, therefore, there is the need for applying opioids under the WHO ladder guidelines as a way of addressing cancer pain in oncology care patients.

This is a narrative qualitative research ...

Justice is something which underlies our own society – without it, indeed, some people posit that there can be no such thing as society. While many people state that justice is the same thing as the law, with Plato being the most visible proponent of this theory, others, such as Socrates, hold the two to be very different things. As we shall see below, while Socrates and Plato disagree on whether or not justice and law are the same, they both agree when it comes to addressing the role that justice takes in internal adherence to the values of the ...

 Fire Alarm Monitoring- contact Datawatch and have them change status to “testing” during any inspection or anything that could trigger the fire alarm. Fire Alarm Out of Service: Datawatch is the facilitator for fire alarm services in the building. The code of building is 966, and the contact number of Datawatch service center is 240-683-6520. He will take few minutes to come and resolve all the issues related to fire alarm without charging any additional amount as it is a free service.  Roof Leaks- Call Firestone. We use Tecta America as the company that provides the service. Our warranty ...

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Hong Kong International Airport: Discussions

Ever since it’s opening in the late 1990s, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has grown to become one of the busiest air terminals in the world. At least 90 airliners have services to and from Hong Kong as well as other destinations on the mainland. Noted for its architectural design, efficiency, and service quality, the terminal has over the years have received numerous awards and citations from international organizations. Not only is the HKIA is a centerpiece transport infrastructure for Hong Kong, it is a global air transport terminal that provides significant revenue for the state. ...

Essay

Immanuel Kant: Reason and Freedom Immanuel Kant argues that being purely objective or purely rational and being independently free are two peas in a pod. As Kant argued in his widely known book Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals, all human beings possess what he refers to as 'the idea of freedom' (Pasternack, 2002, 12). He builds his concept of categorical imperatives-- in the absence of which responsibility and morality would cease to exist-- upon the speculated idea that freedom is an omnipresent concept. Kant claims that it is clearly not possible for people to envision themselves as 'un-free' ( ...

For young children, the play environment is like their “university”, although they do not sense the significance, because they are usually enjoying themselves at play. Playing with toys is their “major” in the early years of their life, for with their toys, and their imagination, they play and learn. Even more importantly, it has been said that “Play is the mechanism by which children learn—how they experience their world, practice new skills, and internalize new ideas—and is therefore the essential ‘work of children’ [according to teacher and author Vivian Paley]” (Guyton, 2011). Therefore, the learning environment of ...

Executive Summary

The business plan consists of relevant sections that are useful in introducing new products or services in the market. Traffic Lights offers trips to various European countries, and now it is intended to introduce new trip to Asian countries. The new division is based on the vision and mission of the company that is to provide high-quality products and services to all types of customers. The proposed business model for Traffic Highlights is simple that it requires extending its product line by introducing a new division of the business. The preposition value statement of the company is clear that ...

Functional Electrical Stimulation in Stroke Rehabilitation

Age-related changes in the spinal column produce a degenerative process known as spondylosis. Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is associated with changes in spinal column resulting in direct compressive and ischemic dysfunction of the spinal cord. Some symptoms, such as motor and sensory abnormalities, have been related to this dysfunction.1 Genetic, environmental, and occupational factors influence in the development of this condition, affecting not only old people, but also a spectrum of different ages, being a big source of disability and affecting negatively quality of life. 2 Clinical findings in cervical spondylotic myelopathy can be subtle, such as reduction in ...

In any event, a contract has implied and express terms. Express terms are easy to decipher, and they constitute the substantive part of the contract. Often, contracts impute binding obligations to the parties and violation of any term attracts liability. Implied terms of a contract operate in the underground. In an event of a claim of infringement, the court has to analyze both express and implied terms of the contract. Often, courts allocate liability depending on what term of the contract is in violation. In a practical scenario, some terms are more relevant than others. In the past, courts ...

El Salvador rightwing opposition leaders are pushing for an extension of the penalties related to abortion from a range of two to eight years to a new range that will see women face a minimum of 30 years and a maximum of 50 years. That will be through a reform of the penal code article that gives guidelines on the penalties related to abortion. The leaders are hinging their demands on the Constitution of El Salvador that gives a right to live, then extrapolate that life begins at conception. Since 1998, all forms of abortion have been banned in ...

Uiversity

Economic Outlook Economic Outlook provides detailed conjecture on progress, swelling, and equalization of finances, instalment parities, corporate revenue and a vast cluster of sectored markers. It provides expository viewpoint through clarification of the made forecast. This forecast helps companies like Apple in planning their goals as per economic megatrends. This economic outlook is apparently sponsored by vast crypt of confirmable and constantly overhauled prices of information. The accessibility of this database is to all administrative endorsers. The Government provides huge data on organizations and the associated diagrams. Additionally, there is provision of varied individual report pictures.

GDP changes and variations

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Complications of Removable Implant Supported Prostheses

Introduction The two main complications that result from removable implants are biological and mechanical/technical complications. There is need to assess and interpret data on the incidence of complications, both biological and technical with caution. Berglundh, Persson, and Klinge (2002), found that implant loss was the most common problem, while technical complications were observable in about 60-80% and biological complications – 40-60% of the studies they evaluated. According to Sadowsky (2007), there are no specifications on the length, distribution, and number of implants; however the suggestion for non-palatal coverage designs should be a minimum of 4 implants. In case of risk ...

Introduction

Problem Statement Underdeveloped markets are far behind the developed markets when it comes to the acceptance of technological advancements. The size of the underdeveloped market is huge, and there are great opportunities for growth in such markets. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is a theory of information system that shows the pattern in which the users can accept using technology that can be applied to undeveloped markets to determine the acceptance of new business models.

Research Objective

The paper aims to discuss the TAM theory and develop an extension to it for underdeveloped markets. Purpose of Study The extension of TAM model ...

Thesis

Improved Detection and Characterization of Obscured Central Gland Tumors of the Prostate:

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DEDICATION I would like to dedicate this work to my patient spouse Landry, my wonderful children Charlie and Phoenix, and my dog Armani. (Delete this page if you don't need it. Be sure to delete all the text on the page, and the page break after it, not the section break before it. To see the section and page breaks, ...

Eclectic Forecasting Research Paper

1. The year 2007 is the third year of a series of three consecutive years of broad-based growth in the world. Although developed economies and underdeveloped economies had a world average growth of 3.4 % in 2007 with a previous growth of 4.9 in 2006, the perspective for that year was to an increase in the world growth in 2008 with a value of 3.6% (QUOTE). In the year 2006, 96 of 159 economies of the world increased their gross domestic product with a value higher than 3%, and only nine countries had a negative growth in 2006. The challenge ...

Chapter I: Introduction

In the United States, Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common non-cutaneous malignancy after lung cancer in men with an incident of 126 per 100,000 people. The American Cancer Society (ACS) reported that the number of new cases of men diagnosed with PCa by 2016 will be an approximately 180,890 cases. PCa is still considered as the second leading cause of cancer death in men. Also, the ACS added that the estimation for death will occur from PCa is 26,120 deaths in 2016. Today, many studies stated that mortality rate is gradually decreasing compared with the ...

1.) Labour unions and employees opposed the extension of the Industrial Disputes Investigation Act (IDIA) into war production because they believed that it was simply a tactic to give employers time to prepare for a strike, make business continuity plans in the case of a strike, or otherwise seek to the crush the resolve of the unions and their members before I strike could actually take place (Fudge & Tucker, 2004). This opposition was based on the fact that under the IDIA, worked were criminally barred from striking while an investigation of the dispute was being conducted. In other words, ...

1.0. Background This OD intervention proposal is for a real estate marketing organization namely “Cobra Marketing Network (CMN)” that is a medium-sized organization. The company has its branches in three different cities and provides marketing services for real estate projects launched by different construction companies. Taskforce of CMN consists of 179 individuals working in different departments including management, copywriting and editing, designing, video editing, outdoor marketing, etc. Real estate marketing is characterized by tough competition and is enjoying decent growth based on the growth of real estate construction in the region (Mathews, 2015). Over the past few years, the ...

Financial reports are an essential component of any organization. The reports need to be accurate and easily accessible. In the past, the reports were produced in the form of Microsoft Word or Excel. This could not be easily accessed by the stakeholders due to their inability to be accessed on different devices without appropriate software. Such inflexibility, as well as inaccessibility, necessitated the introduction of a standards-based format for financial reporting. The eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) provided the needed flexibility in reporting of financial information. The focus of the paper is to examine the use and adoption of ...

Abstract

A look at the problems that face the world which include wars, disease, and injustice among others would prompt a re-evaluation of the social system that is in place. It is evident that the system has not led to an overall improvement in humanity. The common underlying factor among the various social ills that face the world today is the adoption of capitalism as the predominant mode of production and social ordering. The need to outdo the competition and maximize productivity in order to increase profits as the primary motivation for capitalism makes the system susceptible to abuse hence ...

Business

2016-07-06

New Product

The travel company “Traffic Light” is the object of the current research. This company specializes on the trips to the European countries. At the same time, the Asian market grows rapidly and more people are more interested in travelling to India, China, Thailand, Sri-Lanka and other countries. In this case, the senior management of the company “Traffic Light” has decided that it needs to open a new division in the company. It will offer tours to Asian countries. They can be ethnographical tours or tours for health and recreation. The proposed new product for the new company’s ...

Introduction

Pacific Oil Company had entered into a contract with Reliant Chemical Company of Europe in October 24th, 1982 for the supply of Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM). The contract was initially written to run for five years ending in December 1987 with minimum quantities to be supplied being capped at 150, 160, 170, 185 and 200 million pounds for the five years starting from 1983 to 1987 respectively. Other conditions of the agreement stipulated that the product was to be metered at from the Pacific Oil side, and invoices raised using the same quantities with an allowance of 0.1% for ...

Cybercrime and many other crimes are justified by the collection of appropriate evidence by detectives and other law enforcement agencies. The forensics team to collect evidence from the crime scene uses various techniques and tools. Interviewing the witnesses to gather evidence and being able to incorporate the correct method to investigate the crime scene is expected from professional detectives. The paper highlights four mini cases and knowledge of methods used in these cases to collect evidence by forensics experts. Cyber crimes are crimes done by computer experts through their knowledge of software, programming, and networking techniques. In addition to ...

(Author Name) (Course Name/Number) The human brain is simply fascinating, and although it is at the very core of all human reasoning, intellect, and ability, it is still largely unexplored and misunderstood. The physical and social sciences have collaboratively conducted hundreds, if not thousands, of studies aimed at understanding the connection between the brain and human behavior, but even more interesting are the physiological processes that are intertwined to create a roadmap of human behavior, response, and consciousness that drives our very existence. These physiological processes are comprised of nervous systems functions, sensory system functions, and brain functions, which ...

Introduction

The international community widely upholds the position that maintenance of the proper implementation of human rights standards violates the principle of state sovereignty within the international law system. In reality, the concept of human rights is involved in the internal sphere of the regulation of the states to certain extent, while the scope of the interference is quite limited. With the development of the concept of human rights in the contemporary society during the 20th century, the position of the state in the international arena and its influence is linked to the proper realization of the obligations regarding the ...

Every single business starts from a valid and thoroughly developed business plan. This plan is necessary for the entrepreneurs and investor to understand the ventures and opportunities of a startup as well as the expected revenues. Also, business plan shows a very detailed description of the ways how the business will be run along with strategy and specific tasks to work on (Hull, 2013). Successful business plan can identify the success of the whole start. Yet, it is obliged to determine the essential elements of a successful business plan. These are: the marketing, organizational, operational, and financial plans. It ...

The function of golli-MBP is less understood than that of the classic MBP. However, golli-MBP is believed to play an important role in various physiological activities such as the regulation of calcium (Ca) homeostasis especially in oligodendrocytes (OLs) and in T-cells ( Paez et al., 2007). The latter authors investigated this particular property of golli-MBP using fluorescent protein clones, cell lines and imaging techniques. It was revealed that when overexpressed in OL cell lines (N19), the golli proteins activate the elaboration of processes and sheets which retract rapidly following a depolarization with high potassium ions (K+). Simultaneously, a substantial augmentation ...

The procedure followed by the Samsung Electronics is exceptional in the cautions that it takes for capital planning. According to the statement made by the President and CEO of the Company, there were record speculations of around 1.3 billion in the company for conveying development in the long haul and had a focus on crosswise force arrangement. This is spread through three stages of development and plans so that a total of 1.7 billion can be allocated in different areas to focus on extension of edging and development.

Strategy for the supplement of conventional routines

A number of strategies are available for the supplement of conventional ...

Executive Summary

This paper explores and analyzes the case of Maritime Trading Company with its desire to utilize the Internet to generate more revenue for the company. The plan is to have a Web site that will be truly responsive to the customers through the fostering of closer buyer-seller relationships. In order to explore the existing business scenario, analysis will be conducted through: 1) a summary of the situation; 2) an examination of material exhibits; 3) strengths of the business situation, and; 4) weaknesses of the business situation. In this manner, alternative approaches can be identified and recommended courses of action ...

Introduction

There are different perspectives that are being peddled concerning fracture processes, this has led to confusion on what actually this term means. In this review, a deeper understanding is sort by analyzing different aspects of the nomenclature of the fracture process. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the failure processes several aspects are put in consideration key among them will be discussed below and include; the energy of fracture, macroscopic structure path and microscopic fracture mechanisms.

Energy to Break

The toughness of a material is the measure of the absorbed energy during and before fracture. The toughness of the material ...

Describe which general fossil primate groups appear and radiate during the following geological epochs: Eocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene. For each of the geological epochs, identify the general primate group that first appears and radiates during that epoch. In addition, give the time range in millions of years for each epoch and provide at least one example of a specific primate genus and/ or species that is representative of each general primate group. 2. List and briefly describe at least five elements of the post-cranial anatomy found in humans, but not in apes, that facilitate efficient bipedal locomotion. Provide specific ...

Communication System

The key elements of a data communication system are the source, the transmitter, the transmission system, the receiver and the destination. The source will be used in the generation of the data to be transmitted. The transmitter has a purpose of transforming and encoding the data into signals that can be transmittable for example the transformation from a digital bit stream to the corresponding analogue signal. The transmission system serves the purpose of carrying the data and it can be in terms of a transmission line or a complex network connecting the source and the destination. The receiver will ...

Perhaps one of the most influential stories in the 20th century was Mary Wollstonecraft

Shelley’s Frankenstein, which was published in 1818. This book was considered by many to be one of the forerunners of the science fiction genre. It tells the story of a scientist named Victor Frankenstein and how he unlocked the secret to creating life. Thus, he created an artificial being that he abandoned later on. This abandonment, along with other events that transpired, has caused the creature to turn evil and devoted in destroying his creator. There are many themes and issues that can be derived from the central theme of the story. One of these themes concerns the ...

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Introduction

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a very influential technique that helps in amplifying the specific segments of DNA. This biochemical procedure is performed in-vitro that is quite different from cloning. This technique is a fusion of synthesis protocol of distinct repeated segments of DNA and thermostable DNA polymerase application that has given scientists a very potent analytical, immunological and molecular technique used prevalently in clinical laboratory science (Garibyan & Avashia, 2013). PCR is based on three primary steps that include denaturation of the template into single strands, annealing ...

In Tissenbaum and Guarente's research study, they concluded that increasing the dosage of a SIR2 gene is associated with extended lifespan of roundworms, Caenorhabditis elegans (Tissenbaum & Guarente 228). To easily understand their research study, let us discuss a little background abound longevity of C. elegans. In 1997, a research study headed by Kimura, Tissenbaum, Liu and Ruvkun found the gene that potentially regulates the longevity and diapause in Caenorhabditis elegans. In C. elegans, their life cycle after the initial larval stage can proceed to two different stages: either the reproductive stage, or the dauer diapause stage (Hu). In their ...

Question 1: Primary Source

"Progress In Brazil-The Economiste Francais." Times [London, England] January 22, 1889. The Times Digital Archive. Accessed May 22, 2016. http://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu:2164/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=pull21986&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm&docId=CS85512246&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0

Question 2: Annotated Bibliography

Andrews, George Reid. Blacks & Whites in São Paulo, Brazil, 1888-1988. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1991. Finkelman, Paul. “How the Civil War Changed the Constitution.” The New York Times, June 2, 2015. Accessed May 12, 2016. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/how-the-civil-war-changed-the-constitution/ Before the emancipation of Brazilian slaves in 1888, the United States of America had already abolished slavery in 1865. Subsequently, the American societies witnessed the government’s attempt at assimilating persons of African descent as free citizens, equal to the whites. ...

In the modern world of business, strategic partners happen to be one of the major channels to success. Notably, many corporations are looking for strategic partners to either acquire or get acquired by them simply because of the synergy that comes with the merger and acquisition. In the world of technology, mergers and acquisitions are a common thing, especially for the newly establishing technology firms which get acquired by the legends in the industry. However, it is not common to hear of one tech giant acquiring another well-established firm. This was the case when Microsoft decided to take over ...

Introduction

Preliminary strategic audit refers to assess the current performance of the operations of the business. It examines that if the functions of organization are moving in the designed direction that is set to achieve specific goal or objectives. AT&T is a multinational company that provides effective communication products and services to its global customers. Its product includes smartphones, tablets, and broadband services that are widely used by the customers all over the world. The mission and vision of the company is to provide technological and innovative products to its valuable customers and ensures high satisfaction in the world market. ...

Electrical power in New Zealand is generated majorly from renewable energy sources such as wind, geothermal and hydropower. Renewable energy sources contribute 75% of the total power generated in the country. As a result, New Zealand has one of the greenest energy infrastructures in the world. Energy demand in the country has been steadily rising by an annual margin of 2.1% from 1974 to 2010. However, energy demand fell by a margin of 1.2% in the period spanning from 2010 to 2013. New Zealand is above average in global energy intensity ratings. However, it has also been ranked among ...

Business

Stakeholders Stakeholders are people or organizations who have an interest in or are affected by any policy or action of an organization. Stakeholders have a number of key characteristics. They may be characterized by their interest or stake in the company. They may also have the potential to contribute to the successful conduct of business for an organization. They can further be characterized by the decision making power they have on the activities of the company (Schmeer, 1999). Stakeholders in the case of PharmaCare are discussed in following paragraphs. Shareholders. The shareholders in PharmaCare would be interested in profits, ...