Essays on Friction

Valentina Asatourians

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Are you a flexible worker? How?

Yes, because I take into consideration other people’s feelings and opinions. How to be a productive worker to gain better results? Clear communication at all times. What motivates you to promote engagement? A positive and happy environment. What do you think about having multigenerational workforce? If everyone can respect each other’s differences. What are the advantage and disadvantage of having multigenerational workplace? The advantage is that people can learn from one another due to the different frame of minds. The disadvantage is that there may be a very ...

Permanence and Uniqueness are two principles used in understanding the embryology and physiological development of friction ridge skin. The uniqueness and permanence of friction ridge skin have been applied as one of the fundamental factor used in fingerprint identification in forensic science. Fingerprint identification, analysis and comparison play a significant role in forensic science for solving criminal cases. It is imperative to note that friction ridge skin possesses unique attributes that persevere from before birth until decay after death (Edelmann & Denton, 2007). These two principles of unique attributes and their persistence from before birth until decomposition after death are ...

Cross-cultural management points on the essence of considering the differences in practices, cultures, and preferences desired by the consumers, for example in a social or a market set up. According to Hofstede perspective, there are independent categories that help identify the differences in cultural practices. Relatively, the perspective only adopts the notion of using the U.S as the ideal cultural practice when comparing with other regions. Notably, the idiosyncracies are unique to U.S management alone. They include focusing on manager instead of the worker, personal stress and stressing on the market process. The Hofstede perspective lacks diversity since it ...

Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) refers to a computerized system used to store fingerprint images. Typically, investigators feed new print images into AFIS to identify the best matches. Accordingly, the identification process allows investigators to narrow their search parameters. Usually, AFIS technicians perform the final analyses of retrieved images to maintain accuracy. Prior to the computerization of such systems, the process of comparing fingerprint images was tedious and sometimes inaccurate. The development of AFIS, however, allowed technicians to perform comparisons within minutes and achieve a relatively higher accuracy of image identification.

Creation of Fingerprint Images

Fingerprints appear as a series of darkened lines ...

The concept of political development seems to be quite a simple one on its face. Without investigating the role of the state too deeply, it is clear to see that in general, there are distinctions between the developmental levels of states around the world; while poverty exists in every nation, there are some that are much more stricken with the problem than others. In addition, relative levels of poverty within a nation is a scalable phenomenon—that is, levels of poverty and the very meaning of poverty can change across different political landscapes around the world. The conceptualisation of ...

Introduction

Newton's Second Law of motion asserts that the acceleration of an object exhibits a direct proportional relationship with the subsequent force acting on it. It explores the relationship that exists between force, mass and acceleration as exhibited by an object. This experiment examines Newton's Second Law of motion by enabling a dwindling weight to speed up a glider of recognised quantity along a track. A thread that links the dwindling mass to the glider is passed above a smart pulley (Knight, 2004). It is imperative to note that the smart pulley exhibits insignificant inertia, low friction and its revolution ...

Abstract

The experiment was done to investigate the relative roughness of pipe three though a plot of the friction factor verses the Reynolds number. A comparison of the obtain results was made against a Moody diagram. Also, additional comparison of the experimental results obtained from pipe 1 and 2 were made against theoretical values obtained through Prandtl and Blasius equations. This process entailed plotting the theoretical and the experimental values on the same comparative roughness against Reynolds number chart. Additional results of different types of flow, exhibited by the flowing fluid, was done and represented in a graph of head ...

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Incidence Stage III and IV pressure ulcers is a serious health issue that is difficult to cure. It requires the constant attention of the health care providers. During the III stage, the patient experiences the loss of tissue, subcutaneous can also be visible. Also, during this stage, the ulcer may involve certain undermining or tunneling. Stage IV is characterized by tissue loss, where a bone or muscle is already exposed. Also, at this stage the wound includes tunneling. The incidence of III and IV stage pressure ulcers vary due to the type of the health care facility, yet it ...

Implementation plan

The problem of cancer pain amongst oncology care patients need to be given the required attention as a way of seeing to it that such individuals are able to emerge with desirable outcomes. It is important for pain alleviation programs to be put into place to make sure that such individuals are able to manage their conditions and assists them incorporate into the society. As such, it is essential that all due processes are followed to guarantee that pain alleviation amongst cancer patients is achieved. Having in place a proper implementation program will be an important step in achieving ...

Introduction

I would like to show in this discussion that Maxwell’s Demon does not violate the second law of thermodynamic but violates the first law (Angus, Armstrong, and Reuck).This can be shown by demonstrating that Maxwell’s Demon Process (MDP) can be turned to a step process which is a reversible cycle. According to the Maxwell’s Demon Process, An ideal gas is contained in a very tough or rigid walled container is divided into two halves using a rigid partition with a hole or a trap door on it. The vessel and the trap door should be ...

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 ...

Abstract

Further experiment is devoted to an adjustable air damper coefficient measurement. To calculate this coefficient, a flexible air damper is used in the experiment. Three integrative components of the experiments were applied: Lab View, air damper, and the potentiometer. First, test focuses on the equation ratio between the position and the voltage (d = -0.3504 V + 1.8397). Further, the experiment considers velocity measurement with the help of different weights. The main statement of the experiment is that the Damping factor Value is 2.8111lb*s Incp. Based on this value, further experiment is conducted. This value means a constant nature of ...

In the realm of physics, every motion in the universe is governed by a multitude of forces. From the smallest subatomic particle to the gigantic astronomical body, each particle follows a universal law of forces that determine how they interact with one another. Understanding how these forces work is essential in understanding how the natural world around us works, and then to subsequently apply that knowledge to develop the human race in general. Some forces are readily observable and felt by people around us; some are not. Three of the most prominent forces affecting our everyday lives are the ...

Coursename Pressure ulcers are damaged areas of the skin, which develop due to the long-term effect of pressure or friction in the areas where the bone is close to the skin, such as heels, sacrum, ischial tuberosity, lateral malleoli and greater trochanters. The epidemiology of pressure ulcers proves that today, despite the profound understanding of them, pressure ulcers are still a serious global health care problem, which affects millions of people worldwide. For example, in the US every year more than 2.5 million people suffer from the pressure ulcers (Cuddigan, Berlowitz, and Ayello 208-215). In 2013 pressure ulcers caused ...

MGMT 581

Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability Executive summary: This paper is a descriptive analysis of Corporate social responsibility which has long been a significant part of organizational activities at Oracle. Over a span of time, company has achieved great heights owing to its internal ethical standards such as compliance, teamwork, integrity and corporate governance that have contributed greatly towards establishing a good relationship with primary stakeholders and third party clients. The paper also represents a comprehensive report on how the management at Oracle has taken every step towards maintaining quality by regular training and education. Apart from this, the paper also ...

(Q1.) Over the years, Oracle has continued to demonstrate high levels of ethical standards in dealing with its employees, partners, creditors, suppliers, and other pertinent stakeholders. As such, this is one of the factors that have steered the company to the heights of the Fortune 500 (in 2014, the company was ranked 82). Over the years, the company’s board of directors has continued to develop corporate governance, ethical standards that have made the firm responsible to its primary stakeholders. Since the company operates globally, its executive managers in conjunction with the branch managers have developed laws and ethical ...

Introduction

The basic principle of soccer is rather simple: two teams, composed of eleven players each, compete on a rectangular court for control of a spherical ball, with the objective of kicking it into the opposite teams’ goal. The history of soccer goes back to the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC, as evidence of the sport being played in ancient China during those periods has been found. In modern times, soccer is undoubtedly one of the most popular sports in the world, if not the most prevalent, particularly in Europe and the Americas. According to Fifa, the 2014 World Cup ...

The viability of all the concepts that were brainstormed were all checked out and all the differences and advantages were put into consideration. The environment and the work suitability was checked together with the required specifications that each concept brought into place. Decision matrices were used to outline the suitability of the selected concept. Notably, concept B was the most preferred. Some of its advantages that made it a better choice over the other concepts was due to its security payload, speed indicators and stability. Therefore, concept B is expected to show better results in the Development of Product ...

Summary

While all the components of a brake system are important, it is imperative to acknowledge that some components play significant roles in the system as compared to others. One such component is the brake pad. In most cases, the brake pad is referred to as the friction material. It is responsible for generating the friction which opposed the movement of the wheel thus causing a stop to the movement of the automotive. This report is aimed at selecting a section or component of the brake system and presents its modification. As a consequence, the report highlights and discusses the ...

Introduction

Track and field is a set of games in various levels that includes games such as long distance running, sprint, javelin throw and shot put. The history of these games is believed to have originated from Greece (Weebly). In these games, there are several concepts of physics that are applied with the most notable ones being speed, force, kinetic/potential energy, acceleration, friction and momentum.

Speed

This can be defined as the act of moving fast or in a swift manner. The equation is given by Speed = Distance travelled/Time. If one is running on a track during a competition, it is ...

Introduction

Domestic terrorist acts in the United States have been committed by a combination of native ideological sects, individuals representing what are considered to be extremist ideologies, and internationally-based terrorist organizations, such as Al-Qaeda. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2011 Al-Qaeda sponsored terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was implemented (Furlow, 2005). The primary objective of the Department of Homeland Security can be seen as terrorism prevention. Although prevention of terrorism does not eradicate its ideological causes per se, the act of prevention can aid in the identification and ...

Introduction

The experiment was conducted to establish the association between head loss as a result of fluid friction and the flow rate of water. Turbulent and laminar flow within the pipe were also investigated. Fluid Friction Equipment containing three bore pipes was used to take the data of head loss at dissimilar velocities. Different readings on volume, time, flow rate, pipe diameter, and velocity and head loss of both mercury and water were collected. The data collected were used to investigate the association between head loss due to friction and the flow rate of water through bore pipes. An estimate ...

Introduction

The flow of a given volume of fluid through a pipe requires a given amount of energy. In order for fluid flow to occur, there must be pressure or energy difference. During fluid flow through a pipe, energy is lost. The main causes of this loss are the resistance encountered by the fluid in the process of its movement through the pipe. Viscosity is one of the most common forms of resistance to fluid flow through a pipe (Noltingk, 1985, p. 5). Fluids that have high viscosity tend to exhibit high resistance while flowing through a pipe (Considine and ...

Pathophysiology

One of the most important parts of achieving the goal of being able to meet the patient’s entire healthcare (i.e. nursing) needs is to ensure that the underlying disease’s pathophysiology is well understood by all the stakeholder groups. These groups, in this case, would include the medical and healthcare practitioners, patients, and their respective family members. It would be a lot easier to instruct a patient to have a patient undergo a prescribed healthcare routine once he understands the nature of his condition, why each procedure is being done, and how they collectively contribute to the end-goal ...

TECHNICAL REPORT 2

REVIEW OF FOUNDATION SYSTEM FOR A BUILDING For: Introduction This report outlines different types of foundations and their suitable application areas in construction. In addition, it presents the plan view, design considerations, the elevation and the significant information that are needed from soil investigations and geotechnical design. Soil investigation report outlines the outcome of the geotechnical examination report for the proposed building and complex in Dubai UAE (Peck, Hanson & Thornburn, 1974). The investigations were conducted in accordance with the conformation which is dated 8th April 2016. The aim of the investigation is to determine the conditions of both surface ...

It needs to be reckoned that the television series, Prison Break, is surely one of the most famous programs ever aired in the history of television shows. Indeed, the immense popularity and critical acclaim of this show makes it a universal hit with its fan base transcending geographical boundaries and differences of cultures. A close scrutiny of the television show would provide an in-depth knowledge of the intricacies of portrayal and the thematic content of the program that have highly contributed to the show’s catapulting popularity and critical acclaim. There have been as many as four seasons of ...

BERNOULLI’S EXPERIMENT

ABSTRACT Two fluid properties, the Bernoulli principle and the Venturi effect, were examined and analyzed in this experiment. A venturi meter was used to measure the fluid flow rate, velocity, and pressure of water (the fluid being examined). The results showed that the fluid pressure decreases as the fluid traveled through a smaller cross sectional area. The minimum fluid pressure (in effect, maximum fluid velocity) was observed in the smallest cross sectional area at position D (diameter 16 mm). The decrease in fluid pressure was compensated by an increase in the fluid velocity. With these two measured phenomena, both ...

Beyond doubt, D.W. Griffith is one of the stalwarts in the domain of cinema who has left an immortal mark in the minds of the film critics and the audience with his seminal works of art that have been deemed to be among the best the medium of art has ever seen. The primary importance of Griffith’s cinematic works lies in the use of innovative filmic techniques that went on to define the language of cinema in the future years. A close scrutiny of the films like The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916) would enable ...

Introduction

Apart from technology, efficiency, and knowledge transfer, the other factors that made Cirque du Soleil a leading player in the circus industry include creativity and effective leadership. As a matter of fact, creativity is one of the company’s driving forces. Cirque du Soleil’s creativity culture has helped them remain on the top of the competition in the circus industry. It is important to stress that creativity drives the performances by Cirque du Soleil's artists. According to Carone (2012), the Cirque’s brand of creativity is communicated at every touch point. Ideally, this explains why creativity is essentially ...

Question 1

Scope of Change The aspects related to the work done are dealt by the scope of the change. It involves the individual doing the work and the method of performing that work. The aspects of decision making regarding the project operations also fall under the scope of the project. The scope of the project involves either radical changes or the incremental. The radical changes are fundamental whereas the incremental are local to the scenario. The change was incremental in the case of the Wichita as the specific needs of the project were addressed at the local level.

Pacing

The pacing ...

A brake is a device that produces artificial resistance to the moving part of a machine to stop or slow down its motion. Any machine or its part that is in motion possesses kinetic energy. As per physical laws, energy cannot be destroyed; its form can only be transformed. The brake system converts the kinetic energy of the moving machine or part into thermal, potential or chemical energy. Brake systems are of various types utilized in different applications in industries, home appliances, vehicles, railway trains, and other sectors. This paper has focused on the brake systems used in vehicles, ...

Historiography about how the U.S. and Germany went from allies to enemies from 1871-1918

Introduction Today, the German and the US diplomatic relations are becoming more solid that it was initially in the entire of Europe. The USis beginning to have confidence that they can establish a lasting diplomatic relationship with Germany after their long separation since the World War II. It has not been an easy journey for both countries as historical scholars have studied. The two countries share the same level of enthusiasm and western civilization despite the difference in geographic location. It is also interesting to ...

0. Introduction Moto-cars are made from metals. This very common opinion was almost entirely true during almost all the previous century though opposite solitary examples (displayed at images below) are very well known for car likers: wooden bulks, a rubber car, a fiberglass sport car, a car with plastic bulk facias based on soybeans, a concept of a ceramic car, a glass car, and so on. All those examples are just very rare exceptions. Moreover, the probably refer rather to arts than to industry. However, in the current century, metals lost their monopoly. In the present essay, several material ...

PICO Statement

A pressure ulcer is one of the most common skin conditions experienced among acutely ill patients. However, it is also common among the elderly populace, particularly those who are above 70 years; in fact, it has created challenges among elderly patients, especially patients with limited mobility. Many healthcare practitioners consider it a hindrance to successfully quality healthcare provision when dealing with elderly patients. In this regard, it is important to explore pressure ulcers as among the medical challenges experienced in the contemporary society, identify pre-dominant factors and how it can be prevented or controlled.

PICOT Questions

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An earthquake is any seismic event that causes seismic waves. These can be caused by human activity or natural causes. For example, fracking often causes earthquakes which are human caused. Earthquakes often shake or displace the ground or surface of the earth near the epicenter and if the displaced earth is under the ocean, it will usually cause a tsunami. Most earthquakes are caused by geological faults but they can also be caused by landslides, mine blasting, and volcanic activity. Earthquakes are measured by overserving seismometers that are set up across the globe in strategic places for ...

Introduction

The fundamental process of thermal power plants is based on the conversion of thermal energy into mechanical energy and, subsequently, into electric power, using steam as the working fluid. According to the U.S. Energy Information System, over 67% of the electrical energy in the United States is generated through thermoelectric power plants, which use the combustion of fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal and petroleum to generate the steam necessary for the process; moreover, thermoelectric power generation accounts for an approximate 80% of all the power generation worldwide. Thus, the electricity consumed in most homes and industries is ...

The laws of physics encompass both the matter and non-matter, and their implications have been very useful to mankind. In this technological era, mankind has relied on science for both efficiency and effectiveness of tools, equipment, and gears. Various materials used for particular functions, from heavy to menial, have been enhanced, improved, and upgraded based on our understanding of their science. In this discussion, we will examine the physics behind basketball shoes. This discussion will focus heavily on the parameters that would greatly enhance the performance of basketball shoes. The history of basketball shoes was greatly influenced by the ...

Abstract

This article is about two types of engines; the rotary engine and the piston engine. It examines the differences between the two types of engines and their different areas of application. This refers to the specific cars where the two types are used, as well as the market response with reference to the cars in question. Furthermore, the disadvantages and advantages of the two are closely looked into, where it is determined why the piston engine is most preferred by the auto manufacturers and car enthusiasts. Besides, the article concludes with which engine type is suitable depending on the ...

Abstract

Figure skaters graciously glide over ice and perform intricate aerobatics, speed skaters achieve incredible velocities over ice, and thousands of persons each year stumble in ice as they first try out this practice for leisure. This paper reviews the scientific concepts and laws that make ice skating possible, as well as the factors that influence performance and ice skates design.

Introduction

Ice skating, gliding along an ice surface using keel-like runners known as ice skates [1], is a sport practiced by many solely for recreational purposes, while others engage in it as an inherent part of other sports, such as ...

The Napoleonic Wars in the 18th and 19th century not only produced one of the greatest military geniuses of all but also revolutionized warfare. Napoleon is regarded as a great strategist who made use of the existing military strategies. During this period, two great thinkers, Carl von Clausewitz and Antoine Henri Jomini, recorded and interpreted the military strategies being employed by Napoleon. Clausewitz and Jomini are probably the greatest military thinkers to emerge from the Napoleonic era. After the Napoleonic wars ended, Clausewitz and Jomini sought to explain the emerging warfare by writing new doctrines and truth about war. ...

Dress Code

In most organizations, employees are expected to dress in a manner that reflects the standard and culture of the organization. Clearly provided in the letter of appointment, a breach of the organization’s dressing code may lead to serious consequences including the termination of the contract. Maintaining cleanness, decency and wearing of clothes that reflect personal integrity are some of the elements entailed under the job dressing code.

Job Description

Under a normal circumstance, job description aims at providing detailed information about the employee’s duties and responsibilities before entering into a contract. Below is an example of the listed elements ...

Abstract

Titanium metal is mainly used in the automotive industry due to its high-temperature resistance, high strength, resistance to wear and corrosion, and the unique properties of its alloys. Titanium applications in exhausts systems are the key attractive entry point of the metal into the automotive industry. The applications of titanium and its alloys in the automotive industry in making exhausts systems has been in existence for quite some years. Its application is supposedly limited to the first class road models and the racing cars because of its temperature capability and the cost.With the recent modification of titanium by alloying ...

I. Introduction According to the renowned French criminalist Edmond Locard, “every time someone enters an environment, something is added and something is removed from it”. What Locard meant was that in every crime scene, there is some physical evidence left behind that can help identify the unknown suspect (Kalyan & Waghamode, 2014). Since people commit crimes one of the most common types of physical evidence that is left behind id biological material or materials produced by the human body. Indeed, one of the oldest forms of biological evidence that criminalists and police have used in crime investigations is the fingerprint. ...

Literature Review

A pressure ulcer or a hospital acquired ulcer is one of the rising concern in healthcare. It is a condition characterized by damage in the skin or the underlying tissue due to unwanted pressure, friction, or moisture applied on the skin. More commonly, patients get this health condition when they are unable to move, when they have delicate and brittle skin while hospitalized, or when certain equipment is used on them making them more susceptible to pressure ulcer . A hospital acquired pressure ulcer is sometimes referred as bedsore in layman’s term. Pressure ulcer became a major concern in ...

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Turbine Engine Lubrication: A Vital Function

Turbine engine has high rotations per minute (RPM) and generates large energy due to compression. The rotating components in the turbine engine (Engine Bearings) must be lubricated at all times for smooth functioning of the engine. The lubricant must flow across the bearings at high pressure (Ehlert, 2011).

Background - Turbine Engines

A turbine is a machine utilizing a rotor or a wheel to produce power that is generating by the motion of the steam, water, air, gas or any fluid. The flow of the gas or the liquid rotates the ...

A Reciprocating Engine is also called as Piston Engine. In this engine pressure is converted into rotating motion with the help of one or more reciprocating pistons. There are various types of Reciprocating Engines, the most common type is the Internal combustion engine which is used in motor vehicles, the steam engine which is used in the industries and the Stirling engine. The compression ignition engine and the Spark-ignition engine are the two types of internal combustion engine. In the compression ignition engine, fuel is injected into the cylinder and the air inside the cylinder is compressed so that ...

Healthcare professionals are responsible for not only facilitating recovery of a patient from health issues, but also preventing injuries to the patient during and after care. Despite the immense efforts by stakeholders in health to ensure safety of the patients under care, zero cases have not yet been achieved, as sentinel events are still a major challenge to patients and the healthcare industry. Park-Lee and Caffrey (2009) estimates that 9.2% of all people admitted in hospital acquire one or more nosocomial infections. The Joint Commission (2015) defines a sentinel event as an unexpected situation that leads to the physical ...

A Review Paper on Tribological and Mechanical Properties of Ternary Nitride based Coatings

Chauhan, K. V., & Rawal, S. K. (2014). A Review Paper on Tribological and Mechanical Properties of Ternary Nitride based Coatings. Procedia Technology, 14, 430-437. doi:10.1016/j.protcy.2014.08.055 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212017314000917 The paper reviews the nanotribological researches that are required to create basic understanding of the interracial phenomena on the lesser scale in the nanostructured polymers employed in the storage if magnetic systems and for other commercial applications. In many fields of the electromagnetic and coating applications such as the use in the automobile and the aircraft sectors, the wear and the friction of the moving parts is a critical aspect to be put ...

Al-Kindi was born in Basra and is a descendant of Kinda tribe. He is an Arab philosopher who is famously regarded as the ‘Philosopher of the Arabs’. He was a mathematician, Polymath, physician, as well as a musician. He was a scholar under the caliph al Ma’mun before the latter’s reign concluded in 833CE. Howveer, even after the end of al Ma’mun’s reign, Al-kindi remained in the service of the next caliph al-Mu‘tasim and it is during al-Mu‘tasim’s reign that Al-Kindi began his philosophical career. He became one of the first Muslim ...

Summary

Belstaff is a clothing company that came on board as the most sophisticated clothing company. The technology it used was important to ensure that the company made clothing that symbolized superiority. The company used cotton wax material to create cloth that was waterproof and yet breathable. Another benefiting factor is that the company invested in advertising. It branded its superior quality clothing with sophistication and made its use befitting to men. The branding affected the female part of the market for the company. The women felt left out and even though the company gained a lot of customers in ...

Lubrication is an important function that sustains the life of an engine. Lubricants help in reducing friction and wear of the parts of the engine. Lack of lubrication can lead to corrosion and formation of rust on the engine of an airplane. All engines require lubrication regardless of the frequency of their use. Airplanes that are frequently used can have issues of rust formation and corrosion (EAI, 2015). The idle airplanes have a higher risk of rust formation and corrosion compared to the airplanes that are frequently used. It is easier to lubricate and maintain airplanes that are on ...

Introduction.

When teaching science, instructors use a specialized language that has many dissimilarities from the language that students generally use throughout the day (O’Toole, 2003). Each different occasion for language has a set of intrinsic purposes, values and characteristics, and the purpose of these different traits is to demonstrate the unique properties of that category of language. For example, in scientific language, there is an emphasis on precision in diction, as well as conciseness and clarity. No matter what the language is, writers hope to achieve a style that is comprehensible to its readers while remaining true to the aims of the ...

Think of a person or group that is culturally different from you in some way, with whom you have experienced a conflict that you now realize may have had cultural differences at its root.

Being social beings, humans interact with one another and stay in a community. The interaction among people of the society is one of the key dynamics that holds the world population together. However, I ...

The origin of simple machines is indefinite. Ancient people might have used the idea of a pulley when they lifted heavy objects by throwing crude ropes or vines over tree branches, or the first levers were probably logs used to move heavy objects. Notwithstanding their antiquities, simple machines are significant sources of ease and comfort for all people living until today’s generation.

Millions of people ride a bike or motorcycle everyday and almost everyone uses a switch to turn on the lights or need a simple handle to open a door. Generally, people use levers, pulleys, inclined planes, ...

Leadership Strategies for a Changing World

I have just been appointed as the District Manager of an electronics company, a position which I have been eagerly anticipating for a long time. Having recently been appointed to this new leadership position at a company which I have wanted to work at for years, I can easily see in my first days that there are substantial organizational cultural problems that must be overcome. While the organization is extremely viable, there are power struggles between managers and an organizational culture that does not properly inspire its workers.

There is often a sense of friction between middle management and department heads, as ...

How revolutionary was the Reagan Revolution and how was it revolutionary?

The presidency of Ronald Reagan was known as the “Reagan Revolution.” How revolutionary it was depends on the opinion of the people. During his presidency, President Reagan caused some political realignment in the United States of America, and all over the world, as well. Reagan’s administration, credited with the fall of the Soviet Union, and the end of Cold war. President Reagan led the uni-polar world associated with a superpower of the United States.

He gained a 64 percent approval rating after his term as the president, and this rating was one of the highest ratings for a president who ...

INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE

A machine is an apparatus that is designed and build by application of physics and material science to have an apparatus that utilizes mechanical power, it comprises several parts that have a definite function and perform a particular task. Machines are known in conservation of energy by making work easy. Machines work under principles of moving parts which are usually powered by chemical, thermal, mechanical or electrically means. Machines are often motorized there are few machines that start on their own.

However there are large numbers of more complex machines do exist. Example of easy machine includes simple machine, pulley, wedge, ...

The process of consolidation

Consolidation is compressing soil by applying a force. The result is that volume decreases. The decrease in volume occurs because air and water is expelled from the voids of the soil thus reducing the pores. There are two types of consolidation (1) Primary consolidation and (2) Secondary consolidation. In this paper, these two forms of consolidation process will be described. Soil samples were collected and consolidated over time.

Primary consolidation

This consolidation occurs when all water from the soil is expelled by application of a force. Volume of the soil is reduces in the process. The expulsion of water from the voids ...

Question 1: Is Randy’s Reaction Uncommon? Explain

Randy’s reaction towards Kaye is not uncommon. Randy was hostile towards the expansion of the hospital, which he agrees is a good idea, just to be hostile towards Kaye. When most people do not like others they tend to go against the other person in all aspects. They go against their actions, requests and even ideas, not because they are bad but because they do not like or see eye to eye with the other person. This occurs because they cannot in modern society go to arms and fight; therefore they go against each other’s ideas with the ...

A reciprocating compressor is uses a crankshaft driven piston to produce high pressure gases, its connected to an electric power as an input which then convert to numerous energy type among involving that in motion (mechanical energy) and electrical energy. It does the compression in a diabetic, isothermal and polytrophic processes. This means that the compressor does work that involves the thermodynamic processes with no gain or loss in heat and constant temperature all through. Most reciprocating compressors work singly or are driven by pistons which are connect to the crankshaft through the connecting rod. No compressor has a perfect efficiency ...