Essays on Ferreira

A private club refers to any type of a club that is limited to private members thereby implying that it is not open to the public. It brings out the difference between a private club and a restaurant where the restaurant is open to anyone who can pay the menu process while the club is limited to private members (Davis et al. 34). The customer base is comprised of the registered members in addition to guests or new members, who have been accepted by board members after being recommended or sponsored by an existing member of the club. After ...

Introduction

Police power is considered as the government’s duty to develop and implement policies and legislations that are intended to benefit the public. Further, these laws are implemented, generally by law enforcers who makes it their responsibility to ensure that these laws are obeyed. Some of the duties of the police officers include the preservation of peace and order, detection and prevention of crime, and ensuring the fair and efficient administration of the law (U.S., 2003). As a means to give them the authority to uphold and administer these policies, there are laws which are developed to provide the ...

Sustaining employee performance at the workplace goes beyond simply encouraging them to work longer hours by requiring them to report early and leave late. How an employee feels impacts on how well they can perform the work and thus the organization should invest in strategies that help employees to feel better about their job. Employees put in a lot of efforts to ensure that the organization achieves sits targets and thus need to be motivated throughout the process. The two positions chosen include chief finance officer and chief technology officer at the electric car automaker, Tesla.

Performance Management Systems

The process of ...

Environmental Sociology

Introduction The risk associated with significant projects like the construction if the Belo Monte Dam tends to be quite big. Risks tend to affect people in various aspects, for instance, there is a risk that affects people in the individual context and those that affect them in the general aspects (Mythen 2004, p. 11). However, the manner in which people deal with the possibility of an adverse outcome, especially in an investment like the big dam tends to differ depending on the magnitude of the risk. Though the risks related to the project can cause dangerous and catastrophic problems, ...

This paper is a critical evaluation of a meta-analysis titled “Impact of resistance training in subjects with COPD: A systemic review and meta-analysis.” The study was carried out by Wen-hua Liao, Jin-wu Chen, Xin Chen, Lin Lin, Hai-yan Yan, Yu-qi Zhou and Rui Chen. The essay aims at summarizing, appraising, and analyzing the research study. In this paper, I will assess the databases utilized in the analysis, the types of articles used, as well as the timeliness of the write-up. I will also identify the level of evidence of the publication. Finally, I will discuss the contribution that the ...

When talking about goals in a relationship, people often focus on what should be done by another to make another one better. For instance, when we talk about a client and a defense lawyer relationship, then it is the lawyer’s job to do all the work. However, this is not the case. To come up with a logical defense, a client should be able to cooperate with all the plans laid out for him. This is similar with a nurse and patient relationship. The nurse in this relationship is naturally the one who carries the responsibility to make ...

The historical perspectives on social work incorporate the idea that it could simply be reduced to common sense of experienced mothers, but the modern understanding of social work moves it far beyond this narrow interpretation. Nowadays, “social workers constantly try to make a positive difference to service users’ lives and support community members in a variety of ways” (Stepney & Ford, 2000, p.xiii). In this process, a balanced combination of theory and practice is required, while practice standards used to protect the individuals in society and enhance social justice are based on the solid body of theoretical perspectives, frameworks and ...

Maintaining the peace and order in the community are two of the most important roles of the police forces. The authorities apply policing strategies that enable better relationship with the community as well as knowing what the community’s problems are. For many years, police agencies have been developing several approaches in order to achieve the full participation of the society when it comes to maintaining the peace and order as well as to gain respect from the members of the communities they are serving. The purpose of this study is to define two policing strategies, such as the ...

Diabetes in its generality is a condition that is associated with elevated blood sugar levels. When these elevations persist, the patient may experience cases of disturbance of other body systems and leading to poor functionality and ultimately a chronic condition that affects their quality of life. Type-2 diabetes (T2DM) is the most common type of diabetes whose impact on the health of populations has significantly been documented (Murrock, Taylor & Marino, 2013). Apparently, among the documented aspects of health disparities, T2DM is noted as one of the biggest health challenges for African Americans. The prevalence is even higher among women ...

The use of evidence in criminal investigation is a non-disputable course of justice establishment in any event of criminal activity occurrence. At the same time, evidence requires qualification to warrant charges in the court of law. The case presented here requires a deep understanding of both the victims' concerns. As a firm, we really need to establish the correlation of the subjects presented. The insurer's concerns and the justice establishment process. However, as a common practice, the outlined practice procedures include a series of events in the process. There are several links to the investigative process as presented in ...

An Assignment Submitted by

Question #1 The three segments of spectrograms reflect three different sounds, the first one is consonant, the second is a vowel, and the last one is consonant as well. The first consonant is voiceless and the last one is voiced. The main evidence supporting this statement is that in the first case, F1 is below 2000 Hz, which characterizes the voiceless consonants that are formed without the utilization of the voice. Their pronunciation does not characterize with the vibration in the throat. The third consonant is voiced, which can be shown by its characteristics of the F1, which is ...

Introduction

Studies have shown that expectations regarding health effects of organic foodstuffs are the perhaps the strongest drives for consumer to purchase organic foods. However, these expectations lack solid scientific evidence. Various researches are being carried out to check the health value of organic products vis-à-vis the conventional produce and how organic food consumption has affected health biomarkers. Organic foods have become the benchmark of today’s debate over the value of grown with less additives and chemicals. While there are some health benefits in organic foods, the media has been time and again accused of hyping the benefits ...

The administration of proper medication is essential to the treatment of a health complication. As such, medical practitioners need to enforce proper measures in the issuance of medicine to enhance the betterment of patients (Bojesen et al. 375). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the value of medicines through the utilization of a case study. This study will be in line with the code of conduct for Oncologists since the medical practitioner in this scenario deals with cancer patients. Since the maintenance of confidentiality is essential to the success of the medical practice, the practitioners’ and patient’ ...

1. Policing involves complex roles and responsibilities in today’s current time. To be effective in the performance of their duties, there are important strategies that are considered to be the most relevant and important to the police authorities. Community policing and evidence based policing are two important strategies that will enhance the ability of the police officers in addressing the constantly changing environment involving crime and disorder. Community policing generally involves the collaboration between the community members and the police in identifying and solving problems affecting the community. The concept of community policing introduces the new perspectives providing ...

Introduction

Collaboration is an important factor in increasing the organizational productivity. For innovating products, coming up with new ideas, and improving decision-making, it is essential for companies to have the culture of communication and information and knowledge sharing. Social networking has become an important factor in enhancing the collaboration between employees. The aim of this paper is to discuss the concept of social networking and its roles in organizations and employees. The paper also discusses the way in which companies for motivating their employees use social networks. The sort of information that organizations can get from social networks has been ...

1. The three policing strategies that are found to be most important are community policing, problem oriented policing and evidence based policing. Community policing involves the establishment of partnership with the community by the police officers. This strategy will allow the police officers to develop a constructive relationship with the community members that will allow them to reach out in helping them solve their problems about crimes and not merely to respond to the calls for service (Albrecht and Das, 2011). The process will result in the decentralization of the police organization that will result in a more responsive ...

Income Inequality

Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to establish income inequality as a serious socio-economic issue. The views of various social and economic writers have been explored to prove that the unfairly effects the low income class. A critical examination is made regarding inequality of opportunities available to low income class, as compared to the higher ones. Several studies conducted by prestigious institutions are cited to back the claim that income inequality hinders economic growth by increasing poverty and unemployment. Other aspects, such as the effects on the affordability of education and healthcare, are uncovered. An evaluation of ...

[First Name Last Name]

Answer-1 Major points about the workplace learning that can be extracted from the provided case study include the requirement of specific job training, need of a well-defined training framework, and effective monitoring and assessment. In the given case study, the foremost themes reflect the significance of training and development programs for consistent organizational learning and growth. It states that any particular job necessitates a combination of theoretical and practical training. This can be achieved by providing a structured training program. It further discusses that the training standards can be assured different effective methods, which include ...

The eGeneration comprises of individuals who were born during the early 1990s.They cannot imagine the kind of life that will be endured without internet utilization. They were born at a time when the internet came into existence as part of the daily consumer need. The Internet has taken an integral part of them and incorporated into their lives daily routine procedures and without it perhaps life would have created inconveniences (Narayan, 1). This generation does not have knowledge of the pre-internet era. They, therefore, lack the logical explanation that some individuals are working to adapt to the technological advances ...

The Glass Ceiling: Women are under-represented in Management and Leadership Positions

Gender equality is a social issue that has invited the attention of policy makers as an important part of social justice. There are legislations enacted to give equal status to women in every area including the work place. Australian legislative body has passed a law in 1984, strictly specifying that no discrimination may be made against women at workplace regarding promotion, compensation and other facilities. Known as the sex discrimination act, it recommends legal action against discrimination on the basis of gender, sexuality, marital status, family responsibilities or pregnancy. It advocates for equal opportunity, status and respect enjoyed by ...

The year is 1549, a Portuguese catholic priest, Francis Xavier arrives in Japan with the aim of introducing Christianity. He plans to establish a church in the Nagasaki area with his three Japanese Catholic converts. The local people are friendly at the initial stages. They actually embrace the new religion and some of them convert into Catholics. The authorities, under Oda Nobunaga, are also friendly to Xavier and his people. They are allowed to conduct their religious activities without any sanctions being placed on them. They also do not encounter any hostility from the leadership. There is a mistaken belief that ...

The elderly population, beyond the age of 65 has tremendously increased, and current projections indicate that this population will continually increase in the coming years. The healthcare settings have not gone free of these changing demographics, and there has been a need to develop policies that cut across all healthcare settings to facilitate quality care for the aging population (Bennett & Flaherty-Robb, 2003). Different literatures have addressed the issue of care for the elderly population in various ways. While many recommendations exist at technical level, the primary idea is that the healthcare sector needs to adopt policies that facilitate quality ...

Public policy is mainly a government technical function that is usually a very complex interactive process that is influenced by the various diverse nature of the socio-political as well as other environmental factors. The environmental forces are the ones which form the main policy context that leads to the variation in influences and policies that affect the policy impact and output. It is paramount to note that because of the contextual differences, the developed countries' public policies differ significantly as compared with the developing countries public policies. Public policy mainly refers to the humongous government actions and the various intentions that ...

Part 1

Multicultural organizations require the inclusion of people from different races, gender and cultural background into the workforce of the same organization. This has caused the desire for managers to understand diversity and the affirmative actions required to manage these employees. The two terms are interrelated as they involve cultural management and ensuring employees are offered equal opportunities regardless of their cultural background. Affirmative action, however, has a legal aspect on it requiring employers to ensure the components, and distribution of people in the community it is based on is indicated in their workforce. It is, therefore, a requirement of the civil ...

Abstract

Business environment is increasingly changing pushing firms to adapt strategies that seek to enhance not only their competiveness but also sustainability. One such strategy is the M&A that is becoming a crucial tool for growing in both local and international markets. In that respect, this literature review sought to identify the reasons for M&A, their advantages as well as disadvantages. To achieve the objective, the review used past studies and researches on the subject seeking various authors’ views on the reasons, benefits and disadvantages. In the review, it has been identified that M&As have various benefits for all participating firms. ...

Oral cancer mostly affects the mouth, lips and tongue of a person. It affects people across all genders and class in societies. It arises from many factors that boost up its prevalence. In this study, however, our main concerns will be on the possible effects that may be resultant as a result of alcohol and tobacco intake. In this regard, effects of tobacco and alcohol intake can either be joint or on independent angles. It means that, the effects can exist singly or in collaboration. In this study, my point of reference will be a research article in Pub Med Journal. Ferreira ...

Impersonal policing vs. Community policing

Impersonal Policing vs. Community Policing The likelihood of the police being corrupt after developing a close relationship with people in community policing is small since the training the police undergo instill a sense of professionalism in them (Nicholl n.d). It should be noted that only a few police who can be termed as rogue police officers in whichever environment are the ones who have the likelihood of becoming corrupt in this policing model. The treatment of the public in an impartial manner is something that the police are expected to do in all circumstances even when it involves arresting family ...

Objective 2

Introduction 2 General background 3 Resistance mutants 4 Hemoglobin mutants 4 Sickle Cell Anemia and Genetics: Background Information 5 Connection of Sickle cell with Malaria 6 Method: 7 Introduction of Recombinant DNA technology in diagnosing disease: 8 Discussion (implementation of recombinant DNA technology to solve the issue) 9 Conclusions 10

References 11

Objective This report targets to study a group of people that has developed resistance to malaria. It will focus on the use of recombinant DNA technology to study this cohort and gain insights into the nature of this observation. This ...

Project management software has the ability to help in the management of resource pools, help in planning, help in the organization and develop resource estimates. Relying on the refinement of the product, it can oversee planning and estimation, collaboration software, scheduling, expense control and budget management, resource allocation, decision-making, communication quality management and documentation. Today, various PC & program based project management software subsist and they are discovering their path into practically every kind of business. Therefore, this paper will examine SAS (Statistical Analysis System) as useful project management software for QPM Company. This paper will also provide a brief description ...

Think Australia Hospitality Limited (TAHL) new hotel will be located right in the heart of the Melbourne CBD. The hotel will be less than a minutes’ walk from Southern Cross Station within the Melbourne. The complex consists of 50 room boutique hotel, al fresco restaurant and events center. The hotel will be able to hold up to a capacity of 90 clients at a time. Twenty five clients will be accommodated in the indoor rooms and the 65 other accommodated in the al fresco style. The hotel is located within a safe location, which is a thriving downtown shopping district of Melbourne ...

Introduction

The changes in the corporate sector due to the ever increasing globalization have specially affected the employment relations in the business organizations. The employment relations refer to the interaction between all the parties who are linked to the relationship in the employment. Armstrong (2009) states that the employee relations includes all the areas within the human resource management that have direct link with the employees; even managing the terms and conditions of employment and resolving any kind of issues are included in it. The general belief is that the criteria for measuring the performance of the organization include assessing ...

Corporate governance relies on how capable management and the board are in coordinating the interests of constituents who comprise of employees, shareholders and the community (Freeman, 1984; Adams and Ferreira, 2007, pp.220). In recent years, the issue of shareholder primacy has brought about a debate on whether company management should focus on shareholder wealth maximization or should also encompass other constituents. Managers should aim at fulfilling their obligations to an constituents and as such should not leave their personal values at home. Kluckhohn (1951, pp.389) defines values as desirable concepts that guide individuals in the selection of actions, evaluation ...

Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic disorder that affects the nervous system and inhibits the attention while promoting impulsive behavior. Some of the most common symptoms include restlessness, impulsiveness, short-term memory impairment, confusion, slow information processing, and difficulty in following a single assignment. In addition to ADHD, children usually develop several comorbid disorders, such as borderline personality disorder, mood disorders, substance abuse, or sleep disorders (Castel, Lee, Humphreys, & Moore, 2011). The outcomes of ADHD usually affect the socioeconomic future and academic achievements of children. Studies show that 30 percent of the children diagnosed with ADHD will fail a grade, and ...

This study revealed that Kevlar and Kevlar/wool fabric thermal properties. The effect of fabric physical properties on thermal comfort was analyzed. The tests conducted on moisture management techniques were: sweating guarded hot plate (SGHP), moisture management tester, and surface tester. A conclusion for the paper is given which recommends the use of Kevlar and Kevlar/wool in the textile industry. The report examines the different thermal properties of Kevlar A363 and Kevlar/wool in an effort to determine which fabric is best suited for different weather conditions. In addition, the tests carried out shows clearly the difference in thermal properties of ...

Introduction

It is approximated that about one billion people in the world today suffer from iron deficiency anemia (Sloan, Jordan, & Winikoff, 2002). There are many causes of this disease that have already been identified such as poor diet, menses, excess bleeding in the intestine, and inability of a person to absorb iron among others. However, the question that remains to be answered is why many people continue to be affected despite much information about the disease that is already available.

Background

Iron deficiency anemia is a type of anemia that occurs due to loss of iron in the body that may be caused ...