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Clinical Question What would be the effect of competitive food and beverage (CF&B) policies on student weight outcomes in comparison to the students who have not followed the CF&B policies and those who have followed some other policy according to which some of the competitive foods are available to students?

How the clinical question indicates the type of study that will be done (quasi-experimental vs. experimental)?

This clinical question is showing the comparison of two groups. One comparison is that of the students following CF&B policies with the students who have not followed these policies. Second comparison is that of the students following CF&B policies with the students who have following some ...

Lyft’s Profile and Background

Lyft is an American online transportation firm it is a car-hiring company that grounds its services on a mobile app. The San-Francisco-based firm is the second-best in online transportation industry behind Uber. However, Uber outshines Lyft in almost all facets of online transportation network ranging from marketing to revenue generation. For instance, while Uber is swiftly running internationally with even successful operations in developing countries, Lyft is still contained in the US but expanding on the scale of cities (UPI NewsTrack 1). Nevertheless, the company is showing immense efforts to improve and maintain its competitive edge. One of the ...

The Matching Hypothesis of individuals selecting a mate that is within a similar range of attractiveness as themselves is a justifiable phenomenon. The more individuals share in common the more successful they are likely to be in their relationships. When a not-so-attractive man is seen with a gorgeous woman, one must assume that the less attractive individual, is able to make up for his shortcomings with other assets, such as money, power, or other desirable characteristics. Relationships outside the matching hypothesis seem to be less ideal due to the sense that each partner may feel that they are not ...

Policy Analysis: Issue of Health Disparities in Alaska Natives and American Indians

Health disparities among Alaska Natives and American Indians (AI/ANs) have been reported since the initial contact that occurred nearly 500 years in the past. Moreover, the disparities are common in every age and across a wide spectrum of various disease categories (Sarche & Spicer, 2008). Accordingly, AI/ANs endure persistent health disparities that include health status decline, barriers to essential health services, and high uninsured rates. The group also experiences a lower status of health in comparison to other Americans (Frizzell, 2016). The disproportionate burden of disease and reduced life expectancy in AI/ANs can be attributed to cultural differences, discrimination in ...

ASSIGNMENT THREE

Business Objectives and Performance Measurement Introduction Performance measurement is a process used by businesses to evaluate whether they are in a position to achieve their set goals. It can also be defined as the process through which executives and their employees work together in planning, monitoring, and reviewing the overall contribution of employees towards achieving the business objectives. To carry out performance management, business managers are required to be well armed with performance measurement techniques. Performance measurement is critical for any business because it is through it that businesses can identify likely issues and address them. A well taken ...

Introduction

Active directory (AD) is a windows domain network or Network Operating (NOS) directory mainly designed for windows server 2003 and windows 2000. Active directory therefore is directory service, which catalog information stored in an organized manner allowing access to information in the directory matching their values and names. For example, a user trying to log into a computer in a client computer in the server domain of the network, active network aid access by verifying the back end user by matching a user password and the directory domain thereby determines whether you are a system administrator or a regular ...

Key issue / Introduction

The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002 to protect the homeland security of the United States. Cybersecurity is a goal of the department and involves the protection against the unauthorized or illegal use of electronic information or data. It involves the protection of computers, networks, data and programs. Cybersecurity involves a number of factors. Those will malicious intentions can have operated from any place in the world. Cyberspace and systems that are physical have strong linkages. Vulnerabilities to cyberspace are difficult to reduce. Those who invade and attack cyberspace are difficult to identify due to the complexity ...

When employers are developing structures for internal compensation for their employees, it is important that they determine the way it wants their rates to compare relative to the existing markets. For instance, they could match, lead, or lag the market depending on their financial standing and performance expectations (Paul & Elder, 2012, pg. 347). Alternatively, they could employ a combination of the three options to match their performance needs.

Benefits of Leading the Market in Overall Compensation and Benefits

The strategy of leading the market entails paying rates that are in excess of what is prevailing in the marketplace. The benefits that accompany this strategy include an increase in the ...

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 ...

Argumentative Research Paper

Introduction In the recent decades, multiple economic, political and cultural factors have contributed to China’s increasing participation in the global market, particularly in the international retail. The country’s retail market is among the most dynamic in the world today, while the fast and decisive adoption of the technological opportunities for retail operations made China the largest e-commerce market worldwide with the sales revenue of estimated $589 billion as for 2015 (Tong). Chinese retailers readily use the modern technological means to reach both local and foreign consumers, which has led to the dramatic growth of China’s Business-to-Consumer ...

Animal cognition is the mental capacity of animals as well as the study of animals’ mental capacity. The study of mental capacities of animals has stemmed from comparative psychology, which includes studying the conditioning of animals and their learning. Working memory is a major executive function that makes up the cognitive system and deals with information by providing transient holding, processing as well as manipulation. The study of working memory in animals has mainly focused on spatial memory with most of the studies trying to provide a clarification for spatial memory psychological basis together with the hippocampus role. Balda & ...

Introduction

The aim of every business is to make as much profit as possible, by selling their goods and services to the consumers in the most efficient ways (Friedman, 2007). At times, it is not possible for the producers to sell their goods and services to the consumers, thereby requiring an intermediary that will make it possible for the producer to reach the consumers. These intermediaries are called marketing channels, and they help in the transfer of the ownership of goods, from their point of production to their point of consumption. In other words, marketing channels make it possible for ...

Needs assessment

According to (Jack, 2008) the reason why a needs assessment is undertaken is usually to aid learners figure out what they need to learn. This can be when they are trying to qualify for a job, they are trying to achieve an objective or goal in their career plan or they are trying to overcome a problem to do with performance. I first had to do a gap analysis which entailed checking the current performance of Brentwood secondary college and also the people and contrasted that with the current standards and trends. I conducted the needs assessment by use ...

Ray WA, Chung CP, Murray KT, Hall K, Stein C. Prescription of Long-Acting Opioids and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Noncancer Pain. JAMA. 2016;315(22):2415-2423. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.7789.

Prescription of Long-Acting Opioids and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Noncancer Pain Wayne A. Ray, PhD1; Cecilia P. Chung, MD, MPH2; Katherine T. Murray, MD2,3; Kathi Hall, BS1; C. Michael Stein, MB, ChB2,3 [+] Author Affiliations JAMA. 2016;315(22):2415-2423. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.7789.

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Abstract ABSTRACT | INTRODUCTION | METHODS | RESULTS | DISCUSSION | CONCLUSIONS | ARTICLE INFORMATION | REFERENCES Importance  Long-acting opioids increase the risk of unintentional overdose deaths but also may increase ...

Executive Summary

This section looks into the inception of Disney Store in South Korea, which is the country of interest. Disney Store is a retail outlet that specializes in sales of merchandise that are unique to Disney. Disney Store traces its roots back in 1987, in Glendale, California. A country analysis of South Korea was done with detailed information being noted as far as population, GDP, per capita income, aesthetics, political system, legal system and the living conditions in the country just to name a few of the areas tackled. This was followed by an economic analysis of South Korea where ...

Social policy

The skills provided by community colleges are paramount if we are to meet the threshold required for jobs in the future. These jobs will need an associate degree or more, rather than the current jobs that can be done even without the attainment of a college degree. These associate degrees have a credential of two years thus are less expensive and favor the young people from poor backgrounds (Brand & Xie, 2010). The aim of the free community college is to boost an individual’s income through a solid background in education. Given the declining rates of enrollments in colleges, ...

Introduction

The process of learning in animals and humans come through a series of situations that come together to motivate, and ignite the brains and enable them to repeat specific actions in the face of certain circumstances. The basic logic presented by psychologists and biologists is that there is intrinsic motivation based on the brain which controls the nerves and models of an animal or human being. This implies that an external variable triggers an extrinsic motivation that gets the organism to ignite the internal or intrinsic motivation in order to undertake certain actions and internalize it in order to ...

Abstract

Eye movement tracking and analysis has gained popularity as a critical tool for evaluating interfaces and visual display. Existing tools and methods that are used in analyzing scan paths and eye movements are to a greater extent limited in the nature of tasks that they support. In particular, the tools used have been found ineffective in tracking large amounts of data that has high variations. Eye movement analysis has been used in psychology, medical research, advertising, and cognitive science. Today, using CCTV cameras, human eye gaze, and eye movement and blinking is relatively recorded with ease and with high ...

Nursing Burnout

Nursing Burnout Nursing burnout is a major area of concern as it relates to human resource development and patient care. As nurses reach burnout, their job satisfaction declines, and errors in patient care increase. This study sought to determine what work environment characteristics most relate to an increase in burn out, across multiple departments, in the hospital setting. In other words, the research question was: regardless of nursing area, are there certain factors that increase nurses’ experience of burnout. The hypothesis was that certain personal characteristics, work conditions, and relationships between colleges would all contribute to burnout, thus negatively ...

The following are some of the changes that have been experienced in the sectors that are indicated below with the effects they have had on the American remote and external business environment:

Economic

The economic cooperation between nations, which has been initiated by the United States, is another economic change that has had a different impact on the remote business environment of the US. Such cooperation means that there will be increased trade between nations, a situation that implies that citizens in the remote American environment will be involved in trade than they were in past years.

Social

Today, most societies ...

Introduction

In this essay, reference is made to Dow Jones and Company that is a large publicly traded news corporation for which I would like to work. The company is one of the largest and most prominent companies that provide business and financial news in the world. Dow Jones and Company was established in the year 1896 by Charles Dow, Edward T. Jones, and Charles Bergstresser. The same trio also founded The Wall Street Journal, which is among the top most influential publications on business issues in the globe (Investopedia Staff, 2005).

The Impact of the Company’s Mission, Vision, and Primary Stakeholders on its Success

The mission of the Dow Jones and Company ...

The cash-basis and accrual-basis accounting are the approaches that a bookkeeper will use to record the business financial transactions. With the cash-basis accounting, the business’s revenue will only be recorded when there is cash exchanged. In other words, when the revenue is received as cash or when the expenses of the business are paid. The accrual-basis accounting will record the revenue immediately after the legal obligation has been created. This is when the goods have been shipped or when the services have been completed. Therefore, it does not matter if the cash has actually been exchanged or not. ...

Overview

The English Premier League is among the most popular football leagues in Europe and across the world. Different teams in the Premier League have many fans in England and across the world. In addition to the attractive football, the other element that is characteristic of English football is the high turnover of managers. Despite the cost associated with dismissing managers before the completion of the term, teams in the English Premier League have a history of dismissing managers for various reasons despite the cost implications. For instance, Liverpool Football Club had to part with six million pounds sterling to ...

Patient Blood Management (PBM) refers to an evidence-based and multidisciplinary approach of adjusting and optimizing the type of care that patients receive, especially those who might need a certain type of blood transfusion. There are numerous types of blood transfusion procedures that can be done today; and there are many medical conditions that may require one to be executed. Each condition and blood transfusion process has its own set of indications and contraindications (plus precautions) and this is what highlights the need for a standardized and high quality PBM approach. Previously discussed topics such as cross-matching, electronic release, and ...

Abstract

In this experiment, benzene was treated with hydrogen in the presence of Pt/SiO2 as an example that can be applied on industrial operations to show that the most recently modernized methods of neutron total scattering that cover a wide Q-range allow the use of appropriate catalytic chemistry that can be measured on time domain to probe directly on site the hydrogenation of benzene within the catalyst pore. Based on this method, it is possible to study the rates of reaction on length scales that can provide measurements equivalent to the size of an atom or a nanometre. Furthermore, the ...

Introduction

The human resource management function is an organization function whose main concern is to manage people within organizations focusing on the organization policies and systems (Siddiqui & Kleiner, 1998). Siddiqui & Kleiner (1998) argue that effective management of the human resources is essential to the success of the organization. Human resource management function is tasked to oversee the welfare of the employees’ administrative affairs in the organization. Traditionally, in the healthcare sector, the importance of the human resource management has not been fully appreciated (Kabene, Orchard, Howard, Soriano & Leduc, 2006). However, over the years, the benefit of the human resource in ...

Lewis Black’s One Slight Hitch is a delightful comedy based in the year of 1981. A play on words, not only is the character Courtney Coleman (Jenna Morris) getting hitched that day, her ex-boyfriend shows up causing a slight hitch in the day. The dynamic between her straight-laced fiancé Harper (Conor Farrell) and her free spirited, Jack Karouac loving ex-boyfriend Ryan (Brian Heaton) as well as her straight-laced parents creates a wonderful comedy. The play group was excellent, bringing together impeccable acting, fun scenic designs and appropriate costuming to produce a thoroughly entertaining two-act play. It is little ...

The recent developments in technological advancements and scientific breakthroughs have presented modern ways of creating new things and doing things. One such development relates to the introduction of technology-based medical procedures, which have made it possible to achieve feats that yesteryear medical scientists could only dream about. The field of medicine has shown tremendous improvement as a result of the incorporation of new technological meth-ods into the field of medicine. Genetic engineering procedures have become common not only in the creation of medicines and vaccines but also in disease management before and after birth. Scientists have come up with ...

The recent developments in technological advancements and scientific breakthroughs have presented modern ways of doing things. One such development relates to the introduction of technology-based medical procedures, which have made it possible to achieve feats yesteryear medical scientists could only dream about. This introduction has however resulted in debates concerning whether controversial medical procedures should be allowed to play their role in society without external interference. In Lisa Belkin’s article, The Made-To-Order Savior”, the author describes how modern medical technology makes it possible to genetically modify a human being at conception so as to increase the chances of ...

Introduction

The growing cost of college education has raised debates about how viable a college degree is. These debates are further fueled by required knowledge and skill sets required for current job market. Given current unemployment rates (coming in heel of an unprecedented economic recession), investment in college education has not only become a financial burden long after graduation but is also becoming, critically, less rewarding from a job prospect perspective. Indeed, "overeducated" college graduates – particularly ones completing an undergraduate or a higher degree in software engineering or digital media majors – are experiencing particularly painful job experiences, particularly during early ...

Cryptography is an art that is involved in writing and interpreting secret messages. It involves encrypting messages into symbols, numbers, and letters that form a different meaning to conceal the message. In other words, it is the use of codes to conceal a message. In the past, cryptography was very common, especially during epochs of combat where it was deployed to communicate coded messages (Bauer 34). It was an important tool that a particular community would use to conceal messages from their enemies. Today, this mode of communication is rarely used. However, codes are commonly used in technology, especially ...

Part 1: Reflect on planning and implementing a structured behavioral job selection interview including reflection on the Observed Skills Exercise practical application of behavioral skills Structured behavioral job interviews assist in investigating candidate’s future by assessing his/her past performance. The purpose of conducting structured based interview questions is to assess whether the candidate has desired qualities or not. The interview processes enable to get to know knowledge, skills and abilities of a candidate, which helps the interviewer to select the right candidate for the right position. In the structured behavioral interview questions, the questions are formulated on the ...

The Components of Cultural Match in Psychotherapy

Available evidence suggests that when clients from ethnic minority seeking mental health treatment are paired with therapists from the similar ethnic background, the rates of drop out is lower, and there is an increased utilization of treatment. Based on previous studies about culture, I believe this is true to a large extend. For example, Hofstede (2001) pointed out that there are six cultural dimensions in the world including uncertainty avoidance, indulgence, individualism vs. collectivism, long-term orientation, masculinity vs. feminism, and power distance. These cultural dimensions might affect the relationship between the client and the therapist, and also treatment outcome. ...

The use of biometric evidence in executing criminal justice has gained reputation throughout the world as a result of rapid advancement in technology. In essence, biometric recognition entails the use of biometric equipment to recognize individuals through their biological characteristics (Sanders et al., 2010). Bio information of a person is captured and analyzed for use in identification. Some examples of bio information include fingerprint and signatures. A biometric evidence is the most popular and convincing method of confirming the identity of a person (Reedman, 2015). The criminal justice system uses different biometric characteristics to identify criminals depending on the ...

As technology advances and researchers develop new applications for technological discoveries, they may open Pandora’s Box by giving consumers too much freedom to try, and very difficult choices to make. In her article, “The Made-To-Order Savior”, Lisa Belkin shows how the modern technology involved in human reproduction can be used in order to save a child’s life. The author compares the story of two children, of whom one had the chance of being able to use this technology, and this saved her life. However, for this to happen, her parents needed to have a perfectly matching sibling ...

Introduction

The Wide-Band Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) is a third generation handset system that achieves high data transmission by utilizing a wider spectrum frequency. Issues that arise in handsets such as a low spectral growth and maintenance of modulation accuracy require a low adjacent channel leakage power ratio (ACLR) especially in the case of the W-CDMA handset systems. High linearization in the portable W-CDMA systems can be improved by increasing the gain compression point that creates the AM-AM distortion. As such this can be achieved by using an on-chip linearizer. A new on-chip active bias circuit can be used ...

Part B

The tests are designed to assess progression through the levels, and at any one level the prior language knowledge and attainment required is that defined in the assessment units in the ESL level below measure at the comprehension or higher levels of Bloom’s (Bloom, et al) Taxonomy.

The tests are designed for learners who are aged 18 and over, whose first language is not English. It is expected that the learners’ educational and employment backgrounds will be diverse, as well as their aspirations, literacy levels and language learning skills. This diversity is reflected in a range of material ...

REPLY 1: EC

The lack of synergy amongst diverse elements within the closed system, the lack of control and the lack of output within the system may have contributed to the marginal results.

Identify and discuss instances of an aggregate mentality at work in this case.

Aggregate mentality is first witnessed amongst the subgroups recommendations within the task force whereby no new recommendations to the closed system are made. Whereas one group recommends the taking up of total quality management and another recommends a return to the basics, no effort towards the overhaul of the system is made. Would Karen today describer her school or school system as relatively open or relatively closed? Why? Classify ...

The lack of synergy amongst diverse elements within the closed system, the lack of control and the lack of output within the system may have contributed to the marginal results.

Identify and discuss instances of an aggregate mentality at work in this case.

Aggregate mentality is first witnessed amongst the subgroups recommendations within the task force whereby no new recommendations to the closed system are made. Whereas one group recommends the taking up of total quality management and another recommends a return to the basics, no effort towards the overhaul of the system is made. Would Karen today describer her school or school system as relatively open or relatively closed? Why? Classify ...

Abstract

Biometric access control systems employ the use of biometrics in the identification of the user before granting access to an otherwise restricted area. The technology involves the automated mechanisms of recognizing or verifying the identity of a living organism using a behavioral or a physiological attribute. It presents various features and advantages that place it above the other access control systems. Biometric access control not only provides access control features, but it also provides user management features. The system used different behavioral and physical attributes as biometric characteristics for identification and verification. Testing of individual components of the system ...

"Welcome to the next housing crisis: chronic undersupply of homes for a growing country”

Paper due date Introduction The United States' market is on the verge of another housing crisis as the growth in the demand for houses for US citizens is not counterbalanced by an equivalent growth in the houses constructed every year (Yglesias 1). A fundamental principle of Economics states that the ratio of supply and demand for the objects acts as the natural market force for governing the price of those objects. The housing market is facing the impending crisis in terms of rising house prices due to this obvious principle coming into play. The rise in prices of the ...

Geography: Public Spaces are places where everyone is welcome and is free to express their identity

Introduction Human Identity has been the topic of concern throughout the humanities, cognitive science, psychology, and psychoanalysis (Horowitz, 2012). The identity according to Dougherty (2006) is formed by natural environment and people’s reactions to the places. Though some places of the cities are called public spaces where the people come for various purposes, they are welcome but it is the social unwritten rule that they must abide by the rules and norms of the public places. Public places have traditionally being open minded according to Walzer (1995) and everyone can get access to the public places. For example, ...

Fuel Efficiency Management rules

When federal regulation on emissions for the commercial trucks was switched to focusing on the greenhouse emissions from focusing on NOx and PM, it meant the need for fuel efficiency for trucks went up. Thus, there is need for the Peregrine to enhance its performance through rules that enhance fuel efficiency and social responsibility (Trucking Info, 2016).

Company overview and current situation: Available resources

Peregrine Transportation Company is an active interstate carrier in the transport business that began operations on May 2011 and whose resources can be summarized to include 13 trucks and Company Drivers 18 (Quick Transport Solutions, 2016).

More efficient and socially conscious trucking equipment with fuel saving possibilities

Equipments: Tires:  Should buy tires that ...

Reasons why Dell has been successful

In the recent years, there are several arguments that illustrate why the business operations of Dell Company have flourished. For instance, Dell prefers to sell directly rather than indirectly to consumers. Unlike its rivals, Dell applies the just-in-time technique which allows it to conduct operations within the minimum inventory level in the industry. Additionally, the company is focused on employing cost-cutting strategy in its business processes such as overhead expenses and staff reductions. Based on the metrics, the firm’s overhead are nearly 11.5% of the dollar currency. On the other hand, firms such as Gateway, Compaq, and Hewlett-Packard ...

Psychology

The learning and teaching styles can be described as the behaviors that instructors and students exhibit when learning is taking place. When this is true in all other disciplines, psychology is no exception. Teaching actions in psychology portrays the values that instructors hold in regard to the student’s in the learning process. The behavior of the learner offers an insight into the methods students perceive and look at the environment where environment takes place. Over the years, debate has been ranging on whether the styles of teaching applied by the instructor should match with learning styles of a student. ...

Introduction

Much concentration has been centred on the educational attainment of students, in this era of standards-based learning reorganization. With the hustle to accomplishment testing, learning institutions could have lost track of the 25 - 30 percent dropout rate over the past decades (Barton, 2002). Barton illustrated that many scholars, both graduates and dropouts, are lacking career development proficiencies as they penetrate the labour market or change to post-secondary learning (2002). In a survey of high school psychoanalysts’ career improvement proficiencies, Barker and Satcher (2000) established that they were inclined to ignore the requirement of implementing career improvement programs, ensuing in ...