Essays on Maximum

The rationale of this report is to present results of the Emissions Inventory conducted for Northern Arizona University’s (NAU) criteria pollutant emissions. The report shall be in terms of both the emissions trends for the university and the resulting impacts these emissions have on the surrounding environment and human health. Emissions data collected by Northern Arizona University Industrial Hygienist, Jim Biddle, was used to create a comprehensive report of nine years of emissions data for NAU over a thirteen year time span (1999-2012). No data was available for the years 2000, 2002, 2004, or 2006. The four criteria pollutants that ...

Conventional versus Islamic

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Dr. N E Abstract: The current paper relates financial analysis of commercial and Islamic banks in UAE. The aim of this paper is to evaluate financial performance of commercial and Islamic banks in UAE and make appropriate conclusions regarding comparative advantages and disadvantages of the two groups of the banks. The evaluation between commercial and Islamic banks was carried out with the help of financial analysis. Analysis of financial ratios was used as the main technique of financial analysis in this paper. There were four groups of financial ratios analyzed, namely: liquidity ratios, solvency ratios, ...

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English language learners 4 Special Education 4 Salaries 4 Budget 6 Six Features Common to Good Budgets 6 Conclusion 7 Introduction Lamar Middle School, Irving Independent School District is a district-based school in Irving, Texas. The school has a total enrollment of 909 students in three classes sixth, seventh and eighth. This paper defines collected data on all students in different aspects such as by grade, qualification for free/reduced-price lunch, who are English language learners and who receive special education. Further, the paper describes average salaries of personnel in the school district where this ...

AND JEREMY BENTHAM

Facilitator’s Name AND JEREMY BENTHAM

Introduction

Jeremy Bentham and Immanuel Kant were the two famous philosophers, who elucidated the criterion for evaluating human actions. Jeremy Bentham introduced the concept of assessing actions through the intensity of happiness it produces to the highest number of people; a notion that is based on utilitarianism. On the contrary, Immanuel Kant expounded the same through Categorical Imperative. Moral rightness of a decision according to Bentham’s Consequentialist Utilitarian theory is defined by the outcomes it produces, while Kant focuses on the moral rightness of the action. This paper will highlight the major similarities and ...

1.0 AIM 3 1.1 SCOPE 3 2.0 METHOD 3 3.0 DEVISING THE MODEL 4 4.0 COMMENTS 6 5.0 CONCLUSION 6 6.0 References 7

Appendix 1, Figure 1: sketch of paddocks showing both fencing options 8

Appendix 2, Figure 2: rows of width, length and area from spread sheet 9 Appendix 3, Figure 3: graphs of area vs. width for fencing option 1 and 2 10

1.0 AIM The objective is to use mathematical techniques to determine maximum area of land that ...

The category name for our team’s product is “real estate property app.”

Using the Google Keyword Tool Using the Google Keyword tool (Google, 2013), the top five searches for the category are the following: - homes for sale in in - homes on sale - homes for sale homes for sale - homes for sale - for homes for sale Figure 1 Top 5 Keywords for the Category "real estate property app"

All of these top five keywords have 20, 400, 000 global monthly searches and 11, 100,

000 local monthly searches. These keywords are also seasonal. As an example, the following is the search trend for the keyword “homes for sale in in,” which was obtained using Google Trends ( ...

Abstract

This report contains the results of point estimate and confidence interval analysis for five variables obtained from the results of Springdale community shopping activities survey. The survey was conducted to determine the strengths and weaknesses of three shopping mall areas; Springdale Mall, Downtown Area and West Mall. The variables analyzed are general attitude towards Springdale, Downtown and West malls, and gender and marital status of the respondents. The maximum likely error for mean general attitude ranged from 170 to 0.189. On the other hand, maximum likely error for gender and marital was 0.003.

Introduction

Point estimation is a statistical technique used ...

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TA’s Name: ABSTRACT This laboratory report examines a two-part experiment carried. The first experiment was carried out to test both the Kirchhoff’s loop and junction rule. The results of the experiment have been presented in the report. Using the results collected the loop and junction. The second part of the experiment involved determining the Kirchhoff’s loop and junction rule. The maximum power transfer equation has been derived in the report.

Objectives

The object of the experiment is to test both the Kirchhoff’s loop and junction rule. The experiment was also aimed at determining how maximum ...

Summary

It is generally agreed by economists and finance specialists that the 21st century is Africa’s century. Growth in the continent now averages 6% over the last five years. It is believed that for Africa’s development to be sustainable, the largest economies in the four main regional blocs (that is Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa) have to be stable economically. The stability of a currency is one attribute of a stable economy. A lot, therefore, can be said about the stability of a country by examining the stability of its currency. Factors contributing to the strength of a country's currency might ...

Ahmad Al-Obaidly

Abstract—In this experiment, a hand dynamometer was used to measure the grip strength of a subject. The forearm muscles were engaged in an activity, and the grip recorded. The electromyogram (EMG) activity was related to the grip strength by making a graph of the maximum grip strength against area under the EMG activity’s absolute integral during the contraction of muscle. Data was recorded from the dominant and non-dominant forearms of the subject and the electrical activity of each forearm compared to its diameter. Prolonged grip strength was also recordings and forearm EMG activity made to determine fatigue rate in both ...

#222060 : Finite Element Analysis of a Clamp Frame

PART 1 INITIAL STRESS ANALYSIS

Analysis Model is prepared with the dimension as shown in Fig.1-1 Fig.1-1 Initial Specification

Material propertie as shown in Table1-1 is adopted in the model.

All the degree of freedom is fixed at the lower platform, as shown in Fig.1-2; Fig.1-2 Boundary Condition at the Lower Platform

Upward axial force (15000N) is applied on the inner surface of the cylindrical hole, as shown in Fig.1-3;

Fig.1-3 Axial Force at the Cylindrical Hole

Mesh is created with a default size, as shown in Fig.1-4;

Fig.1-4 Mesh with a Default Size : 12481 Nodes / 7372 Elements

After the calculation, the following results are obtained;

1. A Stress Plot of the von Mises Stress for the entire frame, clearly showing the area of highest stress. Fig.1-5 Von Mises Stress : Max. Stress = 204.382(Mpa) 2. A plot of ...

First A. Author, Second B. Author, Jr., and Third C. Author, Member, IEEE Abstract—In this experiment, a hand dynamometer was used to measure the grip strength of a subject. The forearm muscles were engaged in an activity, and the grip recorded. The electromyogram (EMG) activity was related to the grip strength by making a graph of the maximum grip strength against area under the EMG activity’s absolute integral during the contraction of muscle. Data was recorded from the dominant and non-dominant forearms of the subject and the electrical activity of each forearm compared to its diameter. Prolonged grip strength ...

This report presents the static analysis of a beam that is going to be used for lifting equipment in a building. A commercial software package, SolidWorks, is used to perform a set of FEA simulations. Numerical results are compared with theoretical values of maximum stress and deflection for a cantilever beam. 1. Part A The first part of this report describes a cantilever beam with one end fully constrained and a point force of 5 kN applied at the opposite end. Three cross sections are considered, namely, a wide flange section (I-shape), a T section and a channel cross sections. The beam is made of Mild ...

Cut Off Region of a Transistor

The transistor goes into the cutoff region when the base current (IB) is equal to zero. The collector leakage current ICEO under such conditions is quite low due to the effect of thermally-generated carriers. This means that ICEO can be neglected in the circuit analysis such that VCE will be equal to VCC. During the cutoff region, both the base-collector and the base emitter junctions are reverse biased. Subscript CEO means a representation of the collector to emitter with the base open. This is represented in the circuit below.

Saturation Region of a Transistor

Forward biasing of the base-emitter junction increases the base current. Consequently, ...

Introduction

Transgressive system tracts [TST]

It is formed by the rise in sea level over the shelf edge and the general conditions of the transgressions. Sediment deposited on the shelf and slope sedimentation moves toward the continent as a transgressive series. TST presented retrogradatsionnym package parasikvensov characterizing transgression as the shelf and in the coastal lowlands. In zashelfovoy area due to lack of precipitation formed clay-fused incision [condensed-section deposits]. The foot of the front surface is called transgressive [transrgessive surface]. It represents the maximum flooding surface, which marks the beginning of transgression, reflected in a shift of the coastline in the ...

Centum Learning as an organisation is primarily into providing end to end learning and skill building solutions aimed at impacting productivity of businesses and the nation at large. HR function is primarily responsible for sourcing manpower as per budgeted and non budgeted position. The purpose of the survey is to help achieve standard turnaround time of employee retention, which as observed has not been achieved in last 2 years. Not achieving the TAT may lead to loss of new business and poor or less efficient performance of current accounts. Achieving the TAT will ensure business continuity and all vacancies ...

Executive Summary

Saddle point approximation implementation and derivations have typically relied on tools such as Edgeworth expansions, exponential tilting, complex integration, Hermite polynomials, and other advanced notions. Saddle point approximations are very important tools used in obtaining accurate expressions for distribution functions and densities. It has been a very valuable tool in asymptotic analysis. Since the seminal paper by Daniels (1954), several techniques of accurate approximations that rely on the saddle point approximation on one way or another have been developed. The saddle point approximations, however, derived its concept from the game theory, which involved two suspected criminals under police investigations. The ...

Introduction

A tempestuous storm with force of winds up to 300 miles an hour is recognized as tornado. Shaped like a funnel, tornado appears to be a gray or black colored cloud moving towards the ground from its base of origin. An average tornado proceeds from southwest to northwest at a speed of 30-70 miles/hour but it can move into any direction or stay stationary in extremely rare cases. Tornadoes are sometimes accompanied by hurricanes. Tornadoes are atmospheric hazards that have the strength to uproot buildings and trees and turn them into deadly missiles within seconds. They are the most destructive natural hazards ...

Introduction

The object of the paper is to analyze the above relationship over a range of pressures extending above and below atmospheric pressure. Data were obtained for the pressure and temperature of a saturated steam-water mixture in equilibrium over a wide range of pressures and temperatures. The “raw” experimental data are given at the end of this document and the apparatus used are described below.

The object of this exercise is to:

a) Use the raw data to produce a table of absolute pressure .v. absolute (thermodynamic) saturation temperature over the whole range of the data provided. b) Compare this data to equivalent data taken from steam tables. c) Use ...

Introduction

The various setbacks to developing and authenticating input distributions are well known in any institutions that deal with risk assessment and analysis. Due to all these, it has been given a considerable attention more recently. There are various strategies of estimating probability distribution from either empirical data or standard approaches, which are limit practical effectiveness especially whenever such data available are limited. Whenever such cases presents themselves, certain mechanisms and strategies are employed. Such include maximum entropy criteria which actually synthesizes distribution from priori constraints. The other mechanism is to employ the use of ‘default’ such include the triangle or ...

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Executive Summary 3 Company Overview 4 Environmental Scan 6 Suggested Improvements 9 Conclusion 11

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Executive summary People management in the workplace is a rather complex situation that involves adequate planning and competent team to undergo this action. This paper evaluates the emerging trend of issues across the Royal Company and offers effective solution paths to the stated problems. This paper uses the human resource tools of analysis to evaluate and give cognitive advice on what and what not to be done in the workplace. Company Overview Royal company is a leading firm in the ...

- Introduction The dc circuit theories of Norton and Thevenin are investigated in this practical. The Thevenin theorem states that any network of resistors and sources (voltage and current) when viewed from any two points in a network can be replaced by an equivalent circuit of a single resistance (Thevenin Resistance) in series with a voltage source (Thevenin voltage). Similarly, Norton’s theorem is aimed at replacing the network of resistors and sources with an equivalent circuit of a constant current source in parallel with a resistance. - Results

Experimental data

The Thevenin resistance of the circuit is calculated by replacing the voltage source ...

Real World Quadratic Functions

Quiz 1. Maximum profit of a given a chain store has the main office is that the daily profit P is correlated with the number of clerks working that day, x, according to the equation p=-25x^2+300x. What is the number of clerks who will maximize the profit, and what is the maximum possible profit?

Solution

The quadratic equation provided (i.e.| p = -25x^2 + 300x) is to help us can find the number of clerks that if added will maximize the profit and find also the maximum profit that these clerks will bring. This can be done by finding the x value. ...

Arsenal FC Physiological and Training Attributes

Introduction: It is clear that Football is a high endurance sport that requires a lot of very quick sudden movements no matter the position being played. Whether one is the Goalkeeper, a Sweeper, or a Wing-back, there are certain physiological attributes that every football player must be able to maintain throughout their career, especially to play for a competitive club such as Arsenal. These determinants include the cardio-respiratory strength of the athlete in terms of how long it takes the athlete to achieve a maximum heart rate as determined by their overall health, how long their body can maintain that rate without reaching ...

- Linear and Non-linear devices A linear electrical component is an electrical element that has a linear relationship between current and voltage in a circuit. Examples include resistors, capacitors and inductors. Non-linear electrical elements do not have a linear relationship between the current and voltage. An example is a diode where the current is a non-linear function of the voltage. The load line analysis is a graphical analysis of the characteristics of non-linear electronic circuits to show the constraints that is placed on the non-linear devices by the rest of the circuit. Using a simple diode (a non-linear electronic device) to explain the ...

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As McGregor explains, the Chinese Communist Party (The Party) had gone to the extent where the citizens are not allowed to control their own lives. The party has created minimum freedom different from the Friedman argument of the maximum freedom. Therefore, McGregor reveals the essential difference between the maximum freedom and the minimum freedom using examples of the minimum freedom in china. The desire for the Chinese citizens to chase for their own self-interest is constrained by The Party. In order to demonstrate how the maximum freedom society differs from the minimum freedom society, McGregor provides example of the ...

Abstract

The objective of this experiment is examination of diffraction and interference of visible light when it is passed across narrow double and single slits. In order to do so, the diffraction patterns of light will be investigated through collection of pertinent data relating to the distance between pattern’s centres and maxima. Of particular interest in this experiment is the varying intensity of light and respective positions on the display screen as ascertained trough measurement and calculation of width and separation distances for respective patterns. The experiment concludes by highlighting the wave attributes of visible light as manifested in ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Ethernet has been termed as the most ubiquitous networking interface in the world. Almost all traffic passes through multiple Ethernet links. The point is that majority of the Ethernet links spend time while idle waiting between packets of data transfer, but consuming power at a near constant rate. In fact, on average, 10% of all IT power is consumed by network devices and network interfaces translating to tens of TeraWatts hour per year. A solution lies in the design of green networks which consume minimal power while idle without losing their functionality. In this research paper, Energy Efficient Ethernet is ...

Solving Real-World Problems Using Algebra.

A chain store manager has been told by the main office that daily profit, P, is related to the number of clerks working that day, x, according to the function P= -25x2+300x . What number of clerks will maximize the profit, and what is the maximum possible profit?

Solution

The Quadratic equation P= -25x2+300x can be modified to the form y= -25x2+300x, where P= y. Modifying the equation in this form enables us to plot the function y= -25x2+300x

For various values of x where x is a positive integer.

The general equation of a quadratic is given by y= ax2+bx+c where a, b and c are the ...

a Course, College, country b Course, College, country

Abstract

Tensile strength is a kind of force which is applied by pulling something such as rope, wire etc. to the point where it breaks [1]. The tensile strength of the material is the maximum amount of tensile stress that it can take before failure [1]. There is different kind of tensile strength yield strength, ultimate strength, breaking strength. The tensile strength can be found using tensile test which is a kind of the mechanical test [2]. Tensile test are simple, inexpensive and fully standardized. The motto of this paper is to analyze the tensile ...

Introduction

With people becoming more conscious of the detrimental effects of fossil fuel, the demand for green sources of energy is on a rise. The Sun is the source of all the energy in this world. Even if a small percentage of solar irradiance is collected every day then all the problems related to the scarcity of sufficient energy will be solved. However, it is not very easy to collect and store solar energy in an effective way. Solar Collectors also known as Solar Thermal Collectors are designed to absorb solar energy from solar radiation which is then reduced to heat water ...

Introduction

The US department of defense has published various regulations governing the conduct and action military personnel and civilians within the US itself and other installation outside the US. One of the installation under which stringent rules have been established is the US Army in Europe, (AER). Among the regulations made are the traffic rules. The Driver and Vehicle Requirements and the Installation Traffic Code for the U.S. Forces in Germany, establishes an installation traffic code governing the registration requirements and operation of motor vehicles in Europe. It supersedes the earlier AER regulation given in the year 2009. This regulation ...

Olomoze is choosing between Argentina and Hungary to expand its operations and fanchises. Among other things, demand estimation was done by relationship analysis based on certain assumptions. Olomoze’s products are food items purchased and consumed by individual persons. So the estimation is done on the basis of the population of the countries considered. Quantitative market research information are not available at this point which could provide an estimate of how much of a country’s population consume the products. Assumptions were thus made to get some comparative figures between the two countries.

Argentina

The World Bank classifies Argentina as ...

Introduction

Proper selection of the material and manufacturing process to be used for a given application is crucial to the success of the manufacturing process. Material selection should be based on material suitability and the possibility of modifying the material to make it suitable for the application while the selection of the manufacturing process should be based on the material selected, the shape required, dimensions of the item being manufactured and the cost of production. A product design specification (PDS) is a crucial element of design that outlines the design and operating requirements and, therefore, facilitates the selection of suitable materials. This ...

Abstract

This work begins with a brief introduction of the Ski Pro Corporation’s ability to make or buy the bindings. Computations to determine whether the company should buy or make the bindings then follow. As a matter of fact, cost incurred when making the 10,000 skis without the avoidable cost is worked out. Also, avoidable cost of producing one pair of the bindings is computed so that a comparison of the cost of production can be established. The paper then highlights the maximum purchase price acceptable to the Ski Pro Corporation for the bindings. It ends with qualitative factors that the ...

Introduction

The success of a company depends on the company’s attention to the short-term decisions. Short-term decisions affect the management of current assets and current liabilities. The company’s liquidity position depends majorly on the level of current assets of the company. If a company is to survive in the business, it must have the ability of generating enough cash that meets its short-term (current) needs (Bhattacharya, 2004).

Working capital management is therefore an important factor in the success of a company, both in the short term and long term. The degree of solvency or liquidity depends on the extent to which ...

The purpose of this statistical project is to discover the historical data of meteorological observations in Australia. The data set was taken from the official site of Australian Government, Bureau of Meteorology. The data represents mean maximum temperature in Melbourne Airport location for years since 1970 till 2014. In this paper we will look at the basic descriptive statistics of the data and show some practice in hypothesis testing.

Descriptive Statistics

The purpose of the narrative (descriptive) statistics is the processing of empirical data, their classification, visual representation in the form of graphs and tables, as well as their quantitative description ...

Group

Abstract Material selection is an important stage in engineering design. Engineers use various materials with different mechanical properties in building of structures. These mechanical properties include; tensile strength, yield strength, proof stress, Young's modulus, shears modulus of rigidity and ductility amongst others. Material selection increases the performance as well as durability of the engineering component. The expected life, cost, nature of loading and working environment are some of the factors that assist engineers to select materials for particular application. Therefore, engineers and designers must be able to determine the properties of these materials before they use them. Engineers ...

A society can’t live without law because it imposes rules that make people in order. If somebody breaks a law, then there is a place that is intended for him or her – jail. America is renowned as the land of the free because of its laws that govern people in order. However, justice and mercy are sometimes not working in harmony. Some captive prisoners are actually innocent and some people of lesser assaults are still on the streets because of the use of money. However, the numbers of prisoners in the United States still reach in million. Government is allocating ...

Environmental regulation level in Thailand and Singapore

For a long time in Thailand, development took place with little concern for the environment. The lack of strict environmental controls was a big incentive to investors, especially industry – based investors. Consequently, Thailand has robust industrial zones (Hookway and Watcharasakwet, 2010). However, this economic growth came at a huge cost, particularly to the environment. The country is grappling with pollution problems, water scarcity, and loss of natural habitats (World Bank Group, 2011). Consequently, the government has adopted strict environmental regulations and standards (International Business Publications, 2011). The severity of this regulation is illustrated by a 2010 court decision suspending a $ 12 billion investment ...

Answer 1(a):

CREDIT CARD MARKET STRUCTURE The functionality of a credit card revolves around a well managed system. It is a mode of payment based on a promise between the bank and the holder of the card that he / she will make the payment in the future. In the highly competitive market of today the bank intends to maximize its customer share by promoting the use of credit cards more and more. They do this by minimizing the limits off the card to ensure maximum usage. The more customers purchase using credit cards the more beneficial it is for the Bank (Stango, ...

Abstract

The voltage drop across sections of a circuit and the current can be determined using Kirchoff’s laws. For currents and voltages, the algebraic sum at any node should be zero. Using this basic principle, any circuit can be analyzed for current and voltage. This paper will present and experiment performed to validate Kirchoff’s laws. According to Thevenin, a complex circuit can be simplified into an equivalent circuit to obtain voltage and current. By Superposition theorem, effect of sources in a circuit can be considered singly and then summed up. It was determined that the laws are true.

Objective

The aim of ...

In “Republic”, Socrates depicts a picture of people who are imprisoned inside a cave. They have been in the cave since childhood and what they know is what has been happening inside the cave only. The people are sitting down facing forward. They cannot look sideways or backwards because they are tied. This prevents them from seeing what is on their sides and what is behind them (Plato & Bloom 160).

Behind the people, there is a fire and behind it, there is a wall. On the top of the wall there are different statues being manipulated by people behind the wall. The people ...

Appraisal is the process of valuing the real value of properties, and in most cases the value that is sought is the property Market value. Appraisal is important because most properties differ from each other in the place they are located and this is considered as an important factor in value determination. Appraisers are needed as advisers on the property value, and in most cases they provide written reports on the value. The most used approaches in development appraisal are discount cash flow and residual method. Residual method is used to calculate the value of a site with development, ...

Content:

Explanation of the Economics or Business Issue: 2

Hypothesis: 4 Background: 4 Data description: 5 Data sources: 5 Graphical analysis: 5 Consumer confidence: 5 Unemployment: 6 Consumption: 7 Descriptive statistics: 7 Statistical analysis: 10 Correlation 10 Regression 10 Conclusion: 12 Bibliography: 13

Independent Business Research Analysis Explanation of the Economics or Business Issue: This paper explores the relationship between consumer confidence, unemployment and consumption. In this paper, consumption ...

Independent Business Research Analysis

Explanation of the Economics or Business Issue: This paper explores the relationship between consumer confidence, unemployment and consumption. In this paper, consumption is the dependent variable whereas unemployment and consumer index are the independent variables. Barrel, R. et al (2008) states that consumption is affected by the ability to pay and the willingness to pay, this means that even with high income levels in the economy, consumption may still be affected by their perception of the economy which is reflected by the confidence index. There is also a relationship between consumer confidence and unemployment rates. Previous studies indicate ...

Gulf Real Estate Properties

Introduction: The following is a discussion of the various characteristics of Gulf View condominiums (GVC) and non- Gulf View condominiums (Non-GVC). Various descriptive statistics including the mean and standard deviation are explored. An analysis of differences using two-sample t test is undertaken to determine differences in selling prices and days to sell. The confidence intervals are determined and the sample size required to achieve desired margin of errors is determined. GVC refers to Gulf View condominiums while non-GVC refers to non-Gulf View condominiums.

Gulf Real Estate Properties characteristics:

Descriptive statistics for GVC indicate that the mean list price is 474, the mean sale price ...

Fatigue: Processes, Side-effects and the Wingate Bicycle Test

When a person overexerts himself from doing strenuous activities through the say, he may feel sore and tired in each part of his body. This type of problem is called fatigue. Fatigue is mostly connected to the feeling of exhaustion because of the lack of energy and stress because of too much work, lack of sleep, lack of exercise or even because of boredom. But how exactly does this process work and how a person can discern fatigue once it is happening in the body. This paper will discuss the processes on how fatigue takes into place in the body, how ...

The cyclical process of Performance improvement

Performance improvement is a process through which an organization monitors its performance and ways of working using several methods. It also helps the organization’s management and staff to periodically change the way they work with the aim of improving service delivery and customer satisfaction. In other words, performance improvement involves monitoring the output and performance of a certain procedure or process. Thereafter, necessary and regular improvements are made so as to increase the output, efficiency and effectiveness of the organization. Performance improvement is a process and it involves a series of steps where each step is carefully thought out before being implemented. ...

Postnote Briefing Paper

The Issue: To achieve balance between agricultural intensification associated with production of food and environmental protection.

Objective: Assess the implications of land sparing and agricultural intensification. Develop comprehensive strategy for land and biodiversity protection in the framework of two approaches outlined.

Executive Summary:

The current postnote briefing paper addresses the topical issue of biodiversity protection when effectuating agricultural activity in the UK. For the purposes of the current paper, a conceptual model demonstrating detailed structure of the paper was outlined. Two agricultural approaches were considered: land sparing and agricultural intensification. The two approaches were evaluated; potential costs and benefits of these approaches ...

Designing of a Stand-alone heat and power system for a single-family house in Connecticut

PV hybrid System is Considered Assuming the Family House is Grid- Connected Introduction PV energy production is one of the most important component of a future energy mix. This is because it’s freely available, clean source and highly reliable. Therefore, these specifics make PV energy component attractive for many hybrid systems and resources. This paper presents a study on the design of a stand-alone hybrid PV system to provide the necessary heat energy and power for a single family house in Connecticut.

The hybrid PV system designed 11 roomed house, namely:

• 1 Kitchen, • Two Bedroom • Dining room • Laundry • Outdoor and indoor living area • Garage ...

Define collective bargaining (NBA lockout 2011) arguments from both sides (NBA owners and NBA players) what the latest deal means, when it will expire

Introduction

Business and sports operations are based on proper comprehension of the legal facets. An organizational investment into the comprehension and inculcation of the legal facets is critical towards ensuring that the prospects of litigation do not prevail. An individual or sports organization that maintains competency regarding the legal facets is bound to avoid the prospects of law suits that prevail as a result of non-comprehension of the legal facets of business operations. In regards to the ...

Executive Summary

Rocky Marketing Network is faced with two issues concerning to their workforce i.e. low retention rate and poor performance that are telling upon their profitability and challenging their position with a comparison to their competitors. The current report has been prepared after a careful investigation of the causes of the reported issues. After a deep study, it was detected that both the issues are overlapping each other to a considerable extent and are the products of poor HRM performance. Furthermore, it is suggested that the company can tackle both the issues by taking appropriate initiatives, which are as follows: All these initiatives ...

The Ongoing Story of Starbucks Turn Around:

2014 Leadership Change The Ongoing Story of Starbucks Turn Around: 2014 Leadership Change

Introduction

In 2014 Starbucks announced major organizational changes starting a new leadership structure as part of its ongoing turn around focus from 2008. The new leadership restructure intended providing leverage in its operations and assets as well as gaining maximum benefit from the consumer, retail, digital, and mobile shifts currently underway in the global marketplace. Review of the past success of Starbucks’ organizational leadership change in 2008 provides the underpinnings of the direction of this next major change. The past success and the focus of the ...

Introduction to Psychological Research Methods

A community living close to an industrial area has raised concerns about contaminants from industry causing health problems in local families. Based on current research, the public health guidelines state that children should not have blood lead levels above 10 micrograms per decilitre, because elevated lead levels may cause long-term cognitive impairment. As part of the investigation, parents of all children in the 2- to 6-year-old age range who live within a 10km radius of the industrial area are contacted and strongly encouraged to have their children assessed. Lead levels in the children’s blood of are measured. Blood samples ...

Federal v. State Law Marijuana Legalization

Can states legalize marijuana while it remains illegal under federal law? Is medical marijuana a loophole to get around the federal law? Marijuana is a hemp plant called Cannabis Sativa. It is available in the forms of dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds. The resinous concentrate obtained from the plant is known as Hash Oil. Marijuana is an annual crop plant. It grows from seeds in open areas exposed to sunlight. It germinates within a week and attains its full growth in 4 to 8 months. Marijuana contains medicinally active compounds that act on the brain. The main active compound is ...

ABSTRACT

In the vibrating beam experiment, an aluminum cantilever beam was made to vibrate. An accelerometer transducer was used to convert the mechanical vibrations into a signal that was fed into an oscilloscope via a power supply. The oscilloscope mapped the signal into a sine curve and displayed it on the screen. The oscillations’ decay curve was studied and the beam’s damping ratio was determined. The decay curve’s logarithmic decrement was used to determine the beam’s damping ratio and its natural frequency. The beam’s damping ratio was observed to be underdamped at a damping ratio of 0.0066.

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Introduction

Germination is the process by which a plant develops from a seed and grows in optimal conditions where temperature and water available is suitable for the transformation of a seed into a plant. The conditions are favorable when the right balance of air, moisture and temperature are reached that stimulate the seed to come out of hibernation and start sprouting a root and shoot that starts the process of germination(Bewley, J. Derek, et al). Mostly, germination is the growth of embryonic seeds. When a seed is germinating and fertilizing, it produces an embryo where an embryo is present after fertilization and this embryo gets ...

Executive Summary

This report begins with company’s mission statement and brief introduction. It proceeds to presenting a detailed branding, pricing and distribution plans. The major competitors of the company are categorized in inter- and intra-competitors and their strengths and weaknesses are highlighted. The differentiation strategy in relation to closest competitor is also presented in this paper. StarTech is presented as struggling to become market leader. The salient issues pertaining to macro-economic issues are also presented in this report. Three main market trends are mentioned in this paper as technology, status symbol and fashion. The marketing implementation strategy, for StarTech’s new ...

AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF SENATE BILL 863

Requirements for the Masters in Public Policy and Administration Degree The thesis of is approved by __________________________________

Chairperson

ABSTRACT California’s (CA) legislature has passed a series of Workers Compensation (WC) reforms during the past 15 years; the most recent, Senate Bill (SB) 863 passed on August 21, 2012. SB 863 was introduced and presented to the California public as a reform bill that would ensure better coverage and easier medical access for workers injured on the job. SB 899 passed during the early 2000s was shown to be better for California’s workers, than SB863. ...