Essays on Joint

Detailed Anatomy of the Hip Joint

A joint is described as a place where two bones meet. The body has many joints. However, this paper will focus on the hip joint. The hip joint supports the whole body. It is regarded as a ball and socket joint. The hip joint is formed when the femur meets with the bones of the pelvis. These bones are ilium, ischium and pubis. The ilium, ischium and pubis are located at the rear, lower front and above respectively. The thighbone is the one that forms the ball. The hip joint comprises of several structures that assist it to function ...

1. Joint ventures can be very unstable if the partnership is not properly established. For a company like GE, with a large amount of income to invest in new partnerships and new strategies, it can certainly be beneficial to build their own venture from scratch as a greenfield venture (Business Leadership Management, 2015). However, when GE was utilizing acquisitions and greenfield ventures, the economy was a very different animal than it is today. Today, the economy is much weaker than it was in the years prior to the 2008-2009 downturn; risk in the marketplace needs to be carefully considered ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

With constant changes in the environment, organizations are forced to expand their market. In order to do so, organizations have relied upon the use of entry strategy. Nokia is one of the organizations that have focused on using only joint venture as an entry strategy. Using joint venture does have many benefits and advantages associated with it but the limitations and challenges are far more advanced. Due to such reasons, only focusing on joint ventures could enhance the risks for the organizations in the market.

INTRODUCTION

Joint venture is one of the most prominent market-entry strategy that both national and ...

Proposition

The purpose of this activity is to identify, recruit, train and deploy potential personnel for key managerial positions in OYM IT, a joint-venture undertaking between FIRST UP IT of Australia and IT SOLUTIONS of India. The time table for the identification, recruitment and training of management personnel for the Joint Venture post is three calendar months.

The selected management personnel will report to the Joint Venture Chief Executive Officer, Mr. (Indian National). Mr. (Indian National) worked extensively with IT SOLUTIONS in a high-ranking executive position and as such, has extensive experience in IT operations. He will be ...

British Petroleum (BP) originated from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) in the early 1900s. Over the years, it has had a long history of working with the Russians that includes its investment in Sidanco and management control. TNK (Tyumenskaya Neftyanaya Kompaniya Tyumen Oil Company), controlled by Alpha Access/Renova, had a series of disputes over Chernogorneft with Sidanco. While Sidanco gained control over Chernogorneft, TNK had a lot of stakes in Sidanco. As a result of the working relationship, both the Russian government and BP exercised good opportunity to work together.
However, BP had an insight into the challenges that ...

Introduction

A sentinel event involves the occurrence of an unexpected event that may involve death, a serious physical/psychological harm or a big risk thereof. A serious injury in this case may involve a loss of an organ such as limb, hand or a particular function. A sentinel event may also involve severe temporary injury that may require intervention to sustain life. Such events are referred to as sentinel because their occurrence calls for a quick response as well as investigation.
A wrong sight surgery (WSS) is one of the sentinel events in healthcare. A wrong site surgery refers to a ...

Posture analysis can be referred to as an evaluation of person's posture in search of signs of injuries, and poor habits of posture that can result in trauma in the future. In a set up of a clinic, such evaluations of a patient can be important for determination of the sources of postural strain as well as development of a suitable program of treatment. This technique may as well be applied for things such as assisting a person grow a more ergonomic workspace, right athletic shoes, and so on (Toronto Chiropracter, 2013).
There has been carried out an extensive ...

Introduction

The world economy has been witnessing a slowdown in automobile sales over last 4-5 years. Most of automobile giants in many countries are experiencing a decline or stagnant sales numbers. India is no exception to that. Indian auto market was growing almost at the rate of 20% annually before the recession, but the project growth rate for the current year is only 3% (Sugato Sen, 2013). Tata Motors is one of the most reputed car manufacturers in India and Fiat is one of the best automobile groups in Europe. Established way back at the end of the 19th century, ...

- Section A
Joint tenancy is a method of co-ownership that gives the holder a potential right to the property. Joint tenancy does not vest in the holder until all the other joint tenants have died. This implies that this method of co-ownership does not form part of the estate of a deceased holder because of the right of survivorship. For a joint tenancy to exist, these conditions must apply:
- The “four unities” unities must be present. These are unity of possession, unity of interest, unity of title and unity of time. the unity of possession that ensure ...

Summary

There is a rapid change in the telecommunications world brought about by new technologies like broadband and wireless Internet access that make possible video telephone connections and high speed data transmission. The demand for telephone call increases and various countries are taking advantage of the market opportunities. The end result is the globalization of the telecommunication industry as alliances and joint venture partnerships are formed. France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, and Sprint created Global One to bring international telecommunications services to multinational companies. This was however marked by some limitations in the initial stage including high start-up costs and language ...

The Joint Commission:

The joint commission is the body that concerns itself with observance of standards in healthcare. The body operates in the United States of America. The body certifies healthcare organisations based on their record of accomplishment and performance concerning set standards. Considering the fact that the commission has a subscription list of nineteen thousand health care facilities, it is a reputable origination. It is a non-for profit-oriented organisation (Brauer, 2001). Its primary goal is to ensure healthcare standards maintenance and enforcement throughout the country take place. Stakeholders view certificates issued by the commission as a true vindication of performance and ...

1.0 Introduction
Market entry strategy refers to strategic technique of distributing goods or services to the target market and distributing them there. In decision making so as to choose among selections of strategies, the key aspects to consider are the degree of risk involved, the ability to achieve the objective and the attitude in the target markets (Neelankavil and Rai 2009). Neelankavil and Rai (2009) reveals three major issues an organization will face when it has decided to go international are, marketing which involves considering the countries, segments, management and implementation efforts, and the mode of entrance-with intermediaries or ...

Midnite king local food joint

Executive summary

Midnite king Corporation is a leading food service business and recognized all over the world. It operates in the food industry and style themselves after western food chain in the likes of Buger King and McDonald. In the past few years, the fast food outlet has been dipping and there are concerns to take it back on track. The managing director has tasked me with addressing the issue, which I will in this paper. The paper will be a marketing plan highlighting Midnite king’s PEST issues and SWOT issues. This will further enhance me to present ...

PART 1

An international Joint Venture is an equity agreement in which foreign and local business organization co-own a business by pooling their resources together, share the risks associated with the business as well as exercising managerial control to operate an autonomous business in order to make profits or to enjoy economic and premeditated advantages.
The success of such ventures depends on a number of factors as. Some of the factors that determine the success of Joint Ventures include:
- Cultural factors- the way of life among different partners in a joint venture has a significant influence on the success of ...

1. Describe at least three stakeholders in the Joint Commission process. (100 words)
Since the Joint Commission process aims at evaluating health and administrative indicators in different health centers for improving health quality, stakeholders like clinical professionals, hospitals, and consumers are taken into account. On one hand, clinical professionals and hospitals provide information and allow supervision, while at the same time receive feedback from the Joint Commission process in order to improve (The Joint Commission, 2011). On the other hand, consumers also contribute by providing their point of view on the matter, and will potentially receive a better service ...

1. Introduction
1.1 Abstract
Contained in this paper is a report on a research conducted on the development of an assistive arm robot for patients with Cerebral Palsy. Presented in the report is a brief description of the disease, a historical perspective of the use of assistive robots and the general description of the research together with the challenges faced during execution of the research and a conclusion which carries recommendations for further research in the same topic.
1.2 Background
Cerebral Palsy is a devastating disease that causes unremitting muscle destruction/impairment. The disease begins at childhood but it impacts ...

Summary

In the article presented, there were two large-scale international companies involved: the Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) which is based in Kuwait, and Dow Chemical Company (DOW) which is based in the United States involved. Both were internationally-recognized companies in the manufacturing industry as Ethylene Glycol suppliers (EG), which is an industrial material commonly used in the production of coolants, and other industrial commodities, commonly used in the automotive industry. These two big international companies set up a joint venture which they named MEGlobal. One of the major agreements in that joint venture is that the two companies will split ...

Companies are using mergers and joint ventures as a way of improving on the profits and expanding their customer base. In the case of Preserve Company, through thorough research and development has developed steadily by innovating new ideas. This has resulted to different departments that have been well incorporated in the corporate growth and strategy. In many organizations implementation of a joint venture may be hindered by certain factors. This may include; structural design of the company, when a company has either no space or personnel to work in the expanded industry. Financial strain is another factor that may ...

Arthritis

Definition
Arthritis is the inflammation of one or more joints in a human being (Breedveld, & Combe, 2011). This results with the stiffness of the joints and constant pain. The condition is known to worsen with the age of the individual. There are two most common types of arthritis and these are rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis is caused by the wear and tear of the joint of the individuals on a normal scenario. Rheumatoid arthritis on the other hand is an autoimmune disorder. There are also various types of arthritis and these include those caused by uric acid crystals, ...

Joint Venture Contract

The joint venture is made between ABC Corporation, and XYZ pvt limited on the date------------ and day ---------------.
1. Recitals
1.1 The ABC Corporation and XYZ pvt limited agree to undertake a joint venture for the purpose of manufacturing clothes and importing them to western countries.
1.2 Each joint venture will receive an equal share and interest from the business that is (“Proportionate Share”).
The consideration of the vicinity and resources and the receiving and adequacy is hereby acknowledged. By signing off this contract both the parties, hereby agree to the following provisions.
2. Background
2.1 The purpose of ...

Foundation Course-

- Article: Creating Shared Value
The shared value concept encompasses policies and practices to enhance a firm’s competition as well as social and economical decision in the area of operations. The government pressurizes firms and makes shared value hard to achieve. Porter and Kramer (2011, p.63) asserts that the government has to collaborate with the businesses to achieve success in the society. The shared value concept focuses to connect the society and economic progress. A society must regulate the market to influence the government policy decisions. Shared value concept recognizes societal needs created by the firms’ internal costs. ...

Creating shared value / SCR

Redefying capitalism and reconsidering its role in modern society is rather significant nowadays. Nowadays business should move toward social needs. Only companies which policies are aimed on society, the companies that include corporate social responsibility into their business strategies have an opportunity to become leading companies in any industry. There are several clusters that can help implement the corporate social responsibility program. To such clusters one includes not only small companies, but educational, economic and environmental institutions as well. The shared value theory is not to consume but to help others. For example, a businessman instead of buying a ...

1. Principle of specificity: only the muscles trained will respond. a. Provide a concrete example of the principle of specificity to athletics/sports preparation, personal fitness training, or rehabilitation. 2 points.
Specifity is the change that occurs in the body as a result of training. Specificity in athletics comes in when the athlete trains repeatedly performing specific activities in preparation for the exact requirements of a sport. Distant runners require doing exercises that would make them adapt to sustained running. On the other hand, throwers need to train in a way to build up their muscles in size and thickness ...

1. Licensing can be defined as a transaction in the external market, which is based on the sale of intellectual property and technology rights for a fee (Holmes, 2001). It is a non-equity method of international expansion, which is often chosen by the companies due to its relatively low cost and risk for the licensor. However, the main problem of licensing is a lack of control over the operation of licensees. It is especially important for Starbucks, as the right implementation of its “Starbucks Formula”, which is based on delivering premium products, motivating employees and creating a superior customer ...

1. Benefits and Drawbacks of Adaptation  Answer to question using essay format
Zebra Corporation is based in the United States and wants to begin selling its main product, laser printers for personal computers, in Russia. Generally, laser printers are made from standard parts. However, when sold internationally, some modifications are made to adapt the product""?s power supply (e.g., voltage requirements and shape of the plug for electrical outlets) and internal software to suit specific language requirements. Zebra management is developing an international marketing plan to decide on the design of the printers that it will sell in Russia, ...

Improving patient safety

A myriad of studies have identified lack of teamwork and communication breakdowns within the process of care provision as the major causes of critical/sentinel incidents and even loss of life that is otherwise preventable. A meta-analytic review of 11 such studies established that of the 2,677 critical incidents reported in the various studies, 49% had occurred due to poor non-technical skills; 20% of these were attributed to poor communication and teamwork. Lack of communication regarding initiation of new therapies and failure to effectively communicate a patient’s priorities to other members of ...

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Strategic Alliances in B2B World

Summary
In today’s dynamic B2B marketplace, partnership and collaboration between various market players can be highly beneficial. This research paper addresses one of the most effective forms of business collaboration – strategic alliances, often referred as collaborative relationship between a couple or several independent market players aimed at achieving mutually beneficial goals.
The aim of the research is to describe the evolution of alliances in the business world, to review the existing theoretical knowledge about strategic alliances and also to show the main advantages and issues faced by the companies entering the alliances.
Also the study ...

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In any healthcare facility, like hospital or clinic, there are some kinds of risks related to patients, hospital staff, or the whole organization working in the healthcare industry. Therefore, like in any kind of organization, here too, is the need of risk management. Risk management staff, and risk managers are responsible for the assessments of currently prevailing risks along with the development and implementation of the plan to minimize the risks within the industry. The idea is to investigate any possible risks associated with the health of patients, provide clear job responsibilities to ...

Damages to third parties

Damages to third parties considered as persons, properties etc, or any else that has nothing to do with the contract issue, must be paid by the contractor as they are the ones who have to be prepared and guarantee that the entire operation of extracting oil and gas , can cause damages to someone. The Model Production Sharing Agreement of Tanzania´s Republic does not consider the possible damages to third parties, and that fact could be a huge problem in the moment of paying some compensation to those who demonstrate any damage caused by any part of the extracting ...

IBA304

Mapping
Bridging
Integrating
EXCELL Cultural Scenario Map
Preparation:
Review cultural information on Finland and Spain
Prepare an MBI analysis on the situation.
get persuasive so that delta foods can adopt new startegies

Culturally satisfied business solutions

The first managing director of blue ridge spain avoided to grow the company because he was from catalonia and Madrid people have regional ties that are strong in spain. It is important to embrace different cultures in different socities for business to thrive. The company should appoint management from the towns that they want to set business in for expansion so that the locals can feel comfortable ...

They did not pay proportionally to the purchase. However, it is irrelevant because the facts do not state otherwise. Normally when purchases are done un-proportionally, the parties involved will receive unequal returns on investment. In this case Harry, Ida, Julian, Katrin and Luca did not emphasize on this fact. A transfer usually holds contains a maximum of four trustees on the legal document1. Luca is not on the transfer but he is still a joint tenant. The transfer carries all the names but excludes Luca’s. As per the Law of Property Act 1925, the four trustees are joint ...

Introduction

Every business organizations aim at increasing its competitiveness in the market. Equally important is the need to retain its competitiveness. For this reason, business organizations need to assess themselves continuously so as to identify possible areas where they need to improve on. The Strength Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats, (SWOT) matrix and the Grand Strategy are some of the matrices which are used to analyze an organization (Anonymous, n.d, p.2). The following paper will give an analysis of Research In Motion Company with respect to the above 2 matrices upon which it will identify and discuss appropriate recommendations which Research ...

Question one: Selection of Countries for Global Business and Strategies for Participation 

a) What are the most important criteria for determining what are, and what are not, globally strategic markets? Please describe these criteria in detail and provide some relevant examples.
The success of today’s global business environment requires the firm to possess the capability of communicating the necessary knowledge, and negotiating with other firms around the world. The network of social relationships enhances the understanding of global strategic marketing among related firms based on economic and market performance analysis. Most organizations fail to accomplish the global marketing strategies after few years. A lot of researches have been done to ...

Introduction

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a major pillar of enhancing sustainable economic development and it offers financial and non-financial benefits to the host countries and to the foreign countries as well (Omar, 2009). Non-financial benefits that come along with FDI are knowledge transfers and gains in productivity. To the host country India that the company, Walmart wishes to expand into, it can serve to reduce the rates of unemployment, poverty and social inequality. The probable organisation based in India that the organisation can successfully partner with in a bid to enhance her expansion into the Indian market is HyperCITY. ...

Pressure Ulcers

According to Frankel & Benett (2000), a hospital acquired condition (HAC) is a detrimental condition or situation that influence a patient, which occur during a reside in a medical facility or hospital. A pressure ulcer refers to area of contained damage to the underlying tissues and skin, which is caused by shear, friction and pressure and or a mixture of these. The vital determinants of pressure ulcer growth are the duration and intensity of pressure and the lenience for pressure of the outer skin as well as it is underneath structures.
Pressure ulcers are avoidable or preventable with high-quality essential ...

Question 3

Instead of selecting country-markets on the basis of stand-alone attractiveness, managers need to consider how participation in a particular country will contribute to globalization benefits and the global competitive position of the business. Being a serious global player means much more than simply having a certain percent of your revenues from outside the USA and being involved in a certain number of countries. Being present in ten countries that include the United States, Japan, and Germany is far more important, in most industries, than is being present in thirty countries that exclude these three but include many small, less ...

Experiment: S2 – The Roof Truss Experiment

Aims: To gain practical experience of strain measurement using rain gauges, to compare experimentally determined forces in the roof truss with those predicted theoretically

Learning Outcomes

The evaluation of stresses and forces from experimental measurements of strain.
The determination of axial forces in the members of the roof truss with those predicted using method of joints. ...

EU Neighbourhood Policy in the context of common foreign policy: the possibilities and limits of joint actions

Since its inception, the European Union has maintained its influential capacity in the European region, and it enabled a peaceful co-existence between member states and mutual development to flourish. When the Maastricht Treaty was implemented, and applications for accession of the Central and Eastern European countries increased, questions have evolved as to how the CEE countries would be able to adapt to the current policies of the European Union. There is also a concern as to how the current member states would have to bear the new addition in the organization and its effects in their respective countries. However, ...

Business

- Introduction
Earth Baby Inc. (EBI) produces organic baby products for health conscious parents that include food, clothing and toys. The company has recently produced a premium product line of organic baby foods. Extensive research has indicated that babies that consume premium organic food shall have substantial health benefits over other babies. The company practices premium pricing for its products as it has an excellent reputation for quality products among the customers. The CEO and founder of EBI Joan Alvarez has recently received a business proposal from his classmate Robert Bradley who is the Vice President of a large ...

The musculoskeletal system is responsible for all body movements. The skeletal component of the muscular system provides a structural framework for the body, which protects the internal organs and provides the shape for the body. It acts as the storage for calcium and phosphorus and plays a part in mineral homeostasis(Davidson, 2002)

Functions of the skeletal system(Haywood, 2008)

The role of the skeletal system can be classified into five categories: protection, structural support, movement, mineral and chemical storage and blood cell production.
- Protection: The strong material that makes up bones protect the internal tissues and organs of the body like the brain, ears, ...

Introduction

According to B.Beamon (10098), supply chain can be defined as “integrated process wherein a number of various business entities (i.e., suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers) work together in an effort to: (1) acquire raw materials, (2) convert these raw materials into specified final products, and (3) deliver these final products to retailers”. (1). Supply chains are usually characterized by forward movement of products and opposite flow of relevant data. As it is stated in the SAGE publication “Supply chain management” (2001), basic supply chain consists of a company, immediate supplier, and an immediate customer directly linked by one or ...

Restaurant business has become popular with businesses involved increasingly seeking to develop unique concepts as a way of differentiating their brands and delivering value through excellent service and foods wrapped around themes that their markets can identify with. In this respect, this analysis seeks to utilize secondary data to compare two restaurant brands; Outback Steakhouse and Longhorn steakhouse by identifying their various components including their missions, concepts, design, locations, menu and equipment/flow design as well as food purchasing systems. In addition, the analysis compares their restaurants’ managements in terms of leadership and management, revenue analysis and performance management. The ...

Introduction

Marshfield clinic is non-profit healthcare institution that has been operating for almost one hundred years in the US. The clinic was founded by the six doctors in 1916. The clinic is currently domiciled in Marshfield. The current paper related detailed Quality Management Plan (QMP) and the scope of QMP in Marshfield clinic. It also contains analysis of mission statement and compliance of the goals of Quality Management Plan with mission of the healthcare institution. A significant part of the paper relates principles of Quality Management Plan and reporting of Quality Management Plan activities.

Mission Statement

Mission of Marshfield clinic is to ...

Advantages of a partnership between Alpha Corporation and Omega private limited company in production and selling of calendars with African paintings
The main advantage of this partnership is pooling of both companies resources bringing about availability of sufficient capital. Thus, ensuring access to improved resources like experienced staff, experienced technicians, greater capacity plus financial resources
Second, the both companies have different skills and experiences and therefore the benefit of their common knowledge will be available to the business venture common to them.
Partnership also means sharing of profits and losses in an established ratio implying that risks are borne ...

Meadowbank TAFE

HLTAP501A/B/C Analyze Health Information
HLTCOM510B Provide Services to Clients with Chronic Disease or Conditions
PATHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT
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Abstract
Asthma is a chronic problem that influences lung function. Clinically asthma is identified by the variation in expiratory airflow and abnormal respiratory symptoms such as wheezing, chest congestion, cough, and shortness of breath. The aetiology of asthma is linked to a mixture of genetic and environmental factors, though; heredity or atopy also plays a role in asthma. Asthma is categorized into two types: extrinsic (allergic) and intrinsic (nonallergic). Allergic asthma is an outcome of the reaction of an antibody in the ...

Value Based Purchasing – Surgical Site Infection

Abstract
Value based purchasing is fast becoming popular among the US medical service providers. As value based purchasing provides incentives for better quality delivery, it seems that in the long run, the overall quality of service will go up. The majority of this improvement will happen in the areas of preventive measures. Hospital acquired condition is something that can be significantly reduced by the implementation of the benchmark preventive measure system. Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the major contributors to HAC, accounting for a substantial number of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of death cases, and billions of ...

RE: Advice and Analysis on your meetings regarding future of Levendary Café China

Statement of the problem

Levendary Café is a group company name for a chain of cafés. As part of the top management of the company, you are keen to expand its business in other parts of the world. This is because you have realized that Levendary Café’s domestic business in the United States has tapped out. You understand that the business has reached the maturity level of growth and further attempts to improve profitability and growth may not pay off as expected. Therefore, it is increasingly important that ...

Market Entry Strategies

Abstract
There are numerous marketing entry strategies and they all imply a level of degree of risk and that of international firm commitment as well. Generally the international strategy development implementation is a process that goes through several steps to achieve. The major starting point is indirect exporting and if there are satisfactory results then the associating local firms make more committing agreements. This study reviews important literature and provides a conceptual framework on the new market entry strategies. A proper investigation is done on the various strategies that are important in entering a new market and also analyses ...

Question 1

What is the difference between counterterrorism and antiterrorism? Which agency is responsible for each area? Do you know why that is?

Answer:

Counter-Terrorism - Offensive measures taken to prevent, deter, and respond to an attack or terrorism.
Anti-Terrorism - Defensive measures taken to reduce likelihood of an attack by making the target difficult to attack, and also reduces the vulnerability to terrorist acts.
Anti-Terrorism - Department of Justice/FBI and the Department of State are the lead agencies responsible for Anti-Terrorism. With this being said, I believe all agencies also have a supporting role to prevent these types of acts.
Counter-Terrorism ...

Corporate Social Responsibility and the Porgera Gold Mine

Introduction

More than often, many companies seek to maintain a high level of corporate social responsibility as a way of attaining sustainable growth for the future. More so, the companies who undertake corporate social responsibility acknowledge that their operations involve its employees and communities who surround its operations (Vallaster, Lindgreen & Maon, 2012. As a result, corporate social responsibility is viewed as a companies’ ability to incorporate its responsibility into the society it operates in as it seeks to develop appropriate approach towards economic, environmental and social problems'. It therefore remains relevant for businesses to assess the impact of the ...

Introduction:

Core measures refer to a set of quality performance measures that are meant to improve quality in hospitals (The Joint Commission). Hospitals have been required to address these core measures over the past 15 years. These measures are very much applied today to level hospital clinical performance, while at the same time encouraging improvement. Core measure results are also posted on websites so as to ease comparison by customers interested in shopping for certain hospital services (The Joint Commission).
Psychiatric Hospitals are expected to yield data on the Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services (HBIPS) core measure (The Joint Commission). These ...

The Challenges Faced by Military, Naval Support Transportation and Flow of Support During the Past Wars.

Lack of Navel Vessels that were Fast
The Navy is a key branch of the military. This arm of the military specializes in water combat, and it is essential for all nations across the globe to have a well trained and equipped naval force. This is because it serves to compliment the efforts of all the other branches of the military (Creveld 2004, p. 12). In fact, a well equipped naval force facilitates the putting up of a formidable fight when the need arises. Over the years, countries have engaged in a broad range of naval warfare. As a ...

Business Continuity Planning

Business Continuity Planning

Business Continuity Planning and its importance for Critical Infrastructure protection

While government and non-government institutions, non-profit orientated organization also render critical services, private enterprises must continuously render services and products for the satisfaction of shareholder, and for the purpose of survival. Although the functions and goals of these organizations differ from each other, business continuity planning can be used by all institutions and organizations.
Critical products and services are those which must be rendered or delivered for the purpose of ensuring survival, to avoid causing injuries, and to meet legal and other obligations that are applicable to an organization. Therefore Business Continuity Planning BCP is basically ...

Paper Due date

Should Brittany Spears get custody of her children?
How is child custody decided by the court?
The standard of law used to award custody in a contested case
With reference to History
- Traditionally, children were considered chattel or possession like personal property and automatically became the property of the father
- Later the standard was replaced by the tender year’s doctrine. That doctrine rested on the basis that children are not resilient and almost any change in a child's living situation would be detrimental to his or her well being, which presumed that mothers were the preferred ...

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Introduction
Gout is an arthritis that causes severe pain in the joints. It causes the joints to swell up and cause a lot of pain. The body makes a chemical named Uric acid. This is present in the blood. In normal cases, majority of this uric acid is passed out from the body through urine and stool. However, for the people those have the condition of gout, the level of uric acid created by the body increases. This increase in production of uric acid causes small crystals ...

Property disputes between cohabiting couples on the breakdown of a relationship seem inevitable, particularly where the shared home is in the sole name of one partner.

Introduction

In the UK, the number of unmarried couples has twice increased since the middle of the 1990s. It rose to nearly three million, while the number of children living with unmarried parents has risen from 0.9 million in 1996 to 1.8 million in 2012 (Papworth, 2013, p. 1). Also, there are about 6,000 same-sex couples, who are not in a civil partnership and who have children.
Virtually, there is no significant change ...

Introduction- Company Overview

Atkins (WS) PLC (Atkins) is one of the leading engineering consultancy firms. WS Atkins and Partners was established in 1938 by Sir William Atkins in London (Our history – Atkins, 2013). In its early years the company specialised in civil and structural engineering design and offered to clients grew to include specialist service in planning, engineering sciences, architecture and project management after the Second World War.

Scope and Objectives

The main aim of this report is to identify and critique the challenges, identify the opportunities in terms of strategic direction and make recommendations on alternatives strategic to meet the challenges faced by the ...

Quality Management in Healthcare

In order to measure productivity of any industry, it is important to take into cognizance the nature of the inputs and outputs. However, in measuring productivity, it is important to have and output indicator which can be quantified and which does not depend on the input measures. However, if an output measure depends on an input measure, then change in productivity cannot be ascertained (Mark, 1982). When taking this into cognizance, one would realize that measuring productivity in healthcare would not be as straight forward as quantifying the inputs and outputs.
Quality measurements are done for several reasons. Some ...

I am standing over a soccer ball, about to kick it. My left leg is fully extended while my right leg is completely flexed at the knee joint and my right foot is also midway between dorsiflexion and plantarflexion. In order to stabilize myself, both my arms are abducted. (Ellis, 2006)
A. Which bones (choose four) of the body are used to perform the action or task as seen in your photo or detailed description?
A. The bones used in performing the action include the Femur, the Tibia and Fibula. The bones of the foot being used include the ...

Nightingale Community Hospital

Abstract
Joint Commission Accreditation of Health care Organizations (JCAHO) or The Joint Commission (TJC) as it is known now, is a non profit organization in the United States which focuses on identifying and resolving problems faced by health care organizations and inspire them to improve the safety and quality of care and services provided. The Organization was founded in the year 1917 and has over 19,000 hospitals under its accreditation programs that focus on systems critical to the safety and the quality of care of treatment, and services. The accreditation process involves periodic performance review of health care ...