Essays on Risks

Over the last three decades, the role of IT in business has drastically changed. Initially, IT was meant to assists in the day to day operation of the company such as keeping records and controlling inflow and outflow. However, the need has changed. Today, most business entities focus their energy on making IT an entity that not only serves customer-related services but also influences decision making processes within the company (Baltzan, 2012). The level of investment that has been directed on IT infrastructure in the last three decades calls for increased value-addition mechanisms from the IT sector.

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- Lambert, Craig. “Death by the Barrel: David Hemenway applies scientific method to the gun problem.” Harvard Magazine. Sept.-Oct. 2004. harvardmagazine.com. Web. 16 Mar. 2014.

In the article, David Hemenway, director of the Harvard Injury Contro Research Center at the School of Public Health, discusses how guns make crimes lethal. He argues that the issue about gun-control is not about taking away people’s guns, but is about forming strategies that will reduce harm brought about by guns. He added that reasonable gun policies are needed to be able to decrease the harm that guns cause. As ...

In order to address the issue of defective products to the CEO, directors and managers, I should ensure I have all of the facts to describe the issues. Addressing the issue of the defective product, it would be in the best importance for the company to find the ways of resolving the issue first instead of our consumers. Therefore, this meeting is a great opportunity for to share my knowledge of the defective products being sold to consumers. Even if am not sure whether CEO, other executives and managers are informed about ...

International managers in the UAE

International managers in the UAE The Dubai food 2014 festival is the global leading annual food and hospitality trade show. This event has occurred for over five years and takes place in the February every year. This year Dubai food 2014 festival is expected to promote various sectors in the UAE. This is so because Dubai food 2014 festival features more than 20,000 brands, 120 nations, 4500 exhibitors and over 80, 000 visitors (Dubai food 2014 festival, 2014). The paper will focus on how Dubai food 2014 festival might affect international managers, especially executive managers in the ...

The effect of taking a DNA test is far more profound than just getting the information, it causes more harm than the medics portray. The following questions would help a person decide whether to take the test.

Are you prepared to make changes in your life and lifestyle if the DNA test results demand so? Genetic test results could change ones financial life and social identity. Many people cannot acquire the medical attention and change of eating habits that their newly discovered conditions demand. The American Academy of Pediatrics ...

Introduction

The USA patriot act came into law in 2001 and was created as a result of the September 11 terrorists attacks. The Patriot act empowers security agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use appropriate tools to track and prevent terrorists from committing terrorist activities (Torr, 2006). The law empowers investigators to search personal information of U.S citizens or detain foreigners who are considered a threat to national security. Some critics of the law argue that, the law infringes on people’s privacy or individual civil liberties but, the law ensures that the security of U.S citizens and their ...

Effective response to disasters and emergencies is becoming more and more complex. Rescue teams involved in responding to emergencies caused by manmade or natural events have to understand certain systems. Responding personnel have to understand human behavior, chemicals involved, transport systems, laws, and agency regulations governing emergencies. The incident command system provides a clear structure for diverse activities necessary to control an incident. The incident can be a natural disaster, road accident, chemical spill, collapsed building, and so forth. The incident model contains a single person in command and several other people offering assistance to victims. The incident ...

Risk taking is an important aspect of entrepreneurship and leadership. Risks are important as they allow people get what they want. Risk takers are known to be go-getters and will have whatever it takes to get what they want. Risk taking is taking shape in businesses. Leaders are known to be risk takers and a good leader will always have some element of risk taking. Richard Branson is one of the greatest business leaders who have developed a brand, The Virgin Atlantic from scratch to where it is now. It is his risk-taking nature that has helped him to go where ...

Interesting Population to Work With

According to Hulme and Blegen (2010), Appalachia is a cultural group that is found in Appalachian region. The Appalachian region stretches from Northern Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama to New York State’s Southern Tier. This region hosts a population of 23 million persons but even with this big population the region has suffered isolation. The Appalachians are viewed as a very temperamental people with undesired behaviors. Many writers have revealed that the Appalachia community is prone to violence and education level is very low. In deed most of the West Coast and East Costs and popular media have constantly portrayed the image ...

Disease management constitutes an important area in the clinical research where drugs possess a significant position. The effect of drugs on various organ systems has been the area of much research interest which gradually made feasible the development of several classes of drugs. Drugs may have dual role of promoting and inhibiting the vital biochemical and molecular pathways that play influential role in the disease outcome.

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are considered as anticongestive heart failure and antihypertensive agents. They have gained wide spread physician and patient satisfaction. The ACE inhibitors prevent the ...

International Banking and Finance

Canada and the United States are similar in many aspects. However, they exhibit some financial policy differences. In the past decade, both countries were faced with the same problems in the global business environment. These comprised of flooding of the market with cheap commodities and money from the Asian countries. Economists in both countries even agreed that the period of the severe recession was over. But when everything went wrong, the consequences in both countries were very different. The United States suffered the consequences while Canada did not.

It has been speculated that this happened because of the ...

Information systems security survey

The University of Nebraska, Medical Center is a public university in the state of Nebraska that offers training and research on health care programs. This is the only public academic institution that deals with health sciences in Nebraska. The motivation of the institution is to offer training for healthcare staff so that they are able to handle the challenges posed by today’s healthcare staff. The hospital also has the mission to provide solutions for diseases that are devastating to the public. They strive to offer services to the state and to the general public through outreach programs that are ...

Question 1: International relations mainstream theories

The contribution of post modernism to the field of international relations has been far-reaching. The major element of this approach is the criticism to Marxism. It takes various strands of thinking and among them is the constructivist which is based on the philosophy of constructivism being applied in social settings. The theory talks about what it means to say that something is socially constructed. It illustrates social beliefs and facts that seem to have some sense of reality in them. But in reality, these social beliefs would function for individuals as I they ...

Asset identification and classification policy

This is a policy of ensuring that assets are clearly identified and appropriately classified.

Standards: Asset identification and classification standards of the respective State

Procedures: all information system assets should be appropriately identified and classified as part of an organization’s Information Technology Risk Management Process.

Asset protection policy

This refers to a policy aimed at protecting the assets from unauthorized users. Protection in this case is based on accuracy, confidentiality, and security.

Standard: Asset protection standard applied in the State

Procedures: implementation of anti-virus software, setting beck-up files, Implementation of measures to prevent unauthorized access to LAN

Asset management policy

This ...

ABSTRACT

The prevalence of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) facilitated the shift of operations in travel agencies from traditional to online platforms in the same way that the Internet changed how customers can access goods and services. The Internet enables customers to gain access to online travel agencies and choose to purchase travel-related products and services online. Nevertheless, previous studies prove that online travel agencies are finding it difficult to compete with one another and the adoption of ICT as a major part of operations present other problems that set barriers for the growth of online travel agencies. The widespread use ...

Smylie, Janet et al. “Socioeconomic Position and Factors Associated with Use of a Nonsupine Infant Sleep Position: Findings from the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey.” American journal of public health 104.3 (2014): 539–47. Web. 8 Mar. 2014. SIDS is the surprising loss of life of a baby younger than one year of age. SIDS continues to be mysterious after a thorough case research, such as efficiency of a complete autopsy, evaluation of the loss of life field and evaluation of medical records. Unexpected Child, Loss of life Issue has always been a challenge to scientists. So far, no concepts or details are ...

‘Health and Safety legislation imposes an unnecessary financial burden on business’

Employment sectors in the United Kingdom have been subjected to numerous rules in recent times that seek to decrease the occurrence of grievous injuries in the work environment. The implementation of proper health and safety regulations has been made mandatory in order to secure the wellbeing and safety of the workers. Sensible rules that ensure workplace safety are always welcomed by the employers. But the present safety and health legislation has begun to ...

I liked one topic sentence towards the end of the essay, where you aptly set the focus of the paragraph. Consider this: “Another health risk of eating pork meat is due to its association with many epidemic diseases.” Here, you clearly tell the readers what you would discuss in the paragraph, that is, diseases caused due to eating pork. This supports your view/position against eating pork.

Now, let us consider the last sentence of the introduction as the thesis: “To determine that pork is healthy to eat one must examine the different between pork meat and other ...

Introduction

Advancing in the global economy implies adjusting to increased competition, which requires higher productivity. Yet, increased productivity occurs when the occupational environment offers safe and pleasant working conditions. Contrarily, working environment highly exposed to occupational risks and hazard that may cause accidents, illness and even death lose their competitiveness at the cause of absenteeism, employees’ insurance expenditures orpotential trials (Stranks, 2005).

Statistics conducted by International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations (UN) agree in their estimations that there are 279 million occupational accidents and 160 million diseases associated with the working ...

Innovation and management of change are very important aspects of strategic management. It is vital to take a look at different perspectives of change management

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Question 1: Explain van de ven poole models and terminology and describe two of change management theories from the curriculum?

Van de Ven and Poole made important contributions in change management. The Life cycle theory and the Dialectical theory are of great significance in organizations. Considering the Life cycle theory it is worth indicating that the underlying principle of this theory is that “change is imminent: that is, the developing entity has within it ...

Executive Summary

Macau is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region, just across the border for Hong Kong. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in establishment of large gaming companies, ever since liberalization for gaming operators in 2002. This must have actually spurred economic growth, and boosted SMEs, which are the economic growth power engines. However, unfortunately this is not the case, primarily because of the intense pressure on manpower, which is contributing to labour turnover in Macau, so much that, almost 30% of the SMEs are facing closure ...

True cloud competencies

In the midst of fresh companies coming up to provide cloud based services each day, the first step is to decide a provider whose main capabilities are concentrated on the cloud. On premise vendors of systems have extremely dissimilar sets of skills, software design, business models, approaches, as well as infrastructure as compared to those central part competencies of a cloud service provider. Much of cloud computing companies’ businesses achievement is dependent on an optimistic performance experience of the system. It is for this reason that real multi-tenant companies for cloud computing places an important resource ...

ABSTRACT:

This paper present the literature review related to the change in organizational culture and innovation. The paper describes the critical aspect of organizational change in culture. To evaluate the understanding of the cultural models different researches has been included and studied intensively. For better understanding the literature from the organizational behaviour, organizational culture and behaviour, human psychology, human resource, and Industry best practices, some business professionals who are expert in their field are also a part of this research. To widen the understanding of organizational culture and also how it may affect on innovation and creativity the research is conducted ...

Slide 2. Introduction.

Entering international market can be a painful experience even for the highly developed domestic companies. A company entering the global market should realize that it lives by its own rules where you appear to be a newbie. It can be compared to a startup in the following ways: - No initial sales; - No knowledge of market peculiarities; - No marketing infrastructure (Arnold, 2003).

Therefore, expansion is always a risky enterprise, and the company should be reasonable about entering global market.

Slide 3. What are the common mistakes companies make?

- Seeing expansion as an opportunity of risk diversification; - Starting expansion without proper market examination; - Seeing market ...

Introduction

This chapter gives an analysis of the results of the study to derive insights on why insider threats remains to be one of the leading and challenging security issues to deal with. The results of the study present a vague picture of what motivates insider threats in private organizations. The questions of why, what and how will be answered with references to the data obtained from the study. This section also demonstrates the actions taken by organizations and tries to link it with theoretical frameworks and pool of knowledge developed by earlier scholars.

Analysis

The belief that insider threats ...

Abstract

This study analyzes the benefits and challenges of implementing an electronic medical system in both hospital and clinic environments. The overall research problem addressed in this study is determining how to effectively manage and communicate expectations associated with perceived benefits and challenges derived from a new install of an electronic medical record. The purpose of this study is to analyze perceptions associated with both the benefits and challenges derived from installing an electronic medical record system. This problem is relevant to many such as those who ...

Greenwald, G. (2014) No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the US Surveillance State Metropolitan Books. The book describes how the author Glenn Greenwald visited Hong Kong to meet up with an unspecified source that had claims of being in possession of convicting information that could be used as evidence against the United States of America. The information exposed the U.S government’s spying activities and techniques. The anonymous source however insisted on using highly encrypted information to avoid detection. The NSA scandal has been very damaging to the United States government credibility contrary to its ...

Transfer pricing is a process where prices or rates used when selling products or services between parent companies, divisions, departments, or subsidiary (SMULLEN, 2001). It exists when two related companies (the parent company and a subsidiary) trade amongst each other. For example, a US based subsidiary of Coca-cola trading with an African subsidiary of Coca-cola. When such subsidiaries engage in price establishments for a transaction the results are transfer pricing.

WITTENDORFF (2010) provides that in transfer pricing the prices set for the exchange may be the original prices set for the products or the original purchase price or a rate reduced to cater ...

ABSTRACT

The aim of this dissertation is mainly to analyzethe risk in the New York Stock Exchange using Statistical aspects and the computation of Value at Risk. The technique of Value at Risk or Value at Risk (VaR) is a methodology to standardize the calculation of the various risks that occur in a business e.g. banks, stock exchanges and corporations. The risk is defined as the probability of obtaining a result different than expected, the factors that will depend on the position of the entity, the risk factor under consideration and the time of calculation. Thus, the VaR seeks to establish quantitatively the ...

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine whether social support can moderate the relationship between acculturative stress and alcohol abuse among international college students. Cluster random sampling will be used to select the institutions from which the sample will be drawn, and stratified random sampling will be used to recruit male international students between the ages of 18 and 24 years, currently residing and studying in the state of California. Data will be collected using a demographic questionnaire, Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT), Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ), and the Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students (ASSIS). Postal mail ...

In 2010-2011 I studied Chemistry - Biology - Forensic & Environmental analysis. During that time, I performed a range of instrumental analytical techniques including GC - HPLC - AAS – Mass spectroscopy - Spectroscopic methods.

As I was a student in Forensic Chemistry - Toxicology - Evidence, Investigation & Police Intelligence (2012-2013). In 2014 I obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Forensic Science with distinction in Forensic Science, Biometry and high distinction in Chemistry from University of Western Sydney. I have sufficient practical forensic experience and am fully qualified to provide a Police Force resource for the forensic examination (Finger/Physical Evidence) of minor/volume crime scenes and examination of exhibits and scenes where non-complex techniques are required. With some additional practical training, I will be ...

What is the impact of effective formulation and implementation of strategies for venturing in international and global operations in Heineken Inc?

Abstract

Global business strategy depicts the process under which organizations assesses the future prospects of the firm towards achieving its objectives. Every successful organization engages in strategic planning plus those with global business operations as they seek to position themselves towards taking full advantage of the worldwide trend and opportunities. The notion behind the strategic decisions is normally based on the specific objectives, power, relationships, performance, economic and resources, technological, social and cultural result in change of the strategy. International strategy embraces the determination based on the correct balance between the global standardization and the integration plus the local responsiveness. ...

Q1. The numbers of suppliers that are involved in the manufacturing of the machine are dependent on the quality of the goods and services that they are offering. In the 100 potential suppliers, the adequate amount of suppliers in the earliest stages of production is 30. The reason that the number is so high is to determine who the best fit is for the company in the long run. To determine the suppliers that the company should work with, the sections of the company that should be involved include; the acquisitions, engineering section, manufacturing, and the quality assessment ...

Mitigation refers to the attempt to reduce loss of life and property by combating the consequences of a disaster. It implies taking action before a disaster happens to reduce the risks that might occur, which include financial, property and loss of life. Effective mitigation necessitates that each has a duty to understand local risk, find possible ways to address them, and come up with long term solution that can support the society’s well-being. Without mitigation action, the community runs the risk of human safety, self-reliance and financial security (Norberto, 2012). This paper is going to look at how supportability funding reduction ...

Introduction:

The construction industry is one of the most dangerous and hazardous industries. In UK, the construction industry is progressively increasing with the continuous acceleration of the technological and industrial development. The scope of this industry composes largely of projects that include bridges, houses, roads, drainage systems, canal works, and many more. The role of the construction industry is vital because they contribute to the prosperity and competitiveness of the nation’ ...

The potential data that can describe the joint venture advantage are through the researcher-made questionnaire. The items or descriptions embedded in the researcher-made questionnaires are well-crafted as these questions were reviewed its relevance of the study. Considering the target customers, this research utilized the responses from the employees, authorities, and customers because they received a direct contact from MHM Company and because they are the recipient of the firefighting products and services. The employees, customers, and authorities were the best participating subjects from the total universe because they are particular with the business like Unisafe and MHM and because they ...

Creating and maintaining a culture of excellence

Excellence is a virtue that is difficult to maintain but essential for the overall effectiveness of the organization. This paper shall discuss the creation and maintenance of a culture of excellence in the organization with the objective of achieving organizational objectives. The paper shall focus on the university organizational set up. In attempts to create a culture of excellence it is incumbent upon management of an organizational to develop definite paths that would be followed in the operation of the university. For starters, it would be essential to have an organizational plan. In the plan, all the expected activities should be outlined. ...

Section 1: Foundation of the Study

The majority of business information is stored electronically, creating the need for a system of securing this information. As the systems providing computer and internet security becomes more and more complex, security is increasingly compromised. Interlopers and hackers continue to create new and more creative means of gaining entry to information stored on networks, and users are facing an increased number of security attacks. Surprisingly, despite the variety and amount of security risks, security tools designed to counter these are slow to develop appear for business consumption (Garcia-Teodoro et al, 2009). With the introduction of new technological trends, information technology ( ...

1 Introduction

Chapter 2 reviews the statistics from RIDDOR on injuries and fatalities due to moving vehicles on civil engineering construction sites. Government funding is discussed. Opinions of safety on construction sites related to funding. Road work safety, traditional safety methods and contemporary high technology safety technologies are reviewed.

2 Safety Record on UK Construction Sites

The UK construction sector has the highest rate of fatalities compared to the ...

Per the records of the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer's Disease Health Center, Alzheimer’s is the most common form of Dementia. The illness is considered irreversible and progressive brain disorder that affects 1 of 10 people who are over the age of 65. The disease can be classified into either sporadic or familial. The variation of the two categories is that Sporadic Alzheimer’s disease can be observed in adults at any age but is commonly diagnosed at the age of 65. The Sporadic Alzheimer’s disease is more common of the two categories. On the other hand, ...

Throughout the world there has been, and will be, many different forms of government and many different forms of leadership. Entering a fictitious society such as Saharia is an incredible opportunity to pursue a new way of thinking and a new way of approaching the governmental system. History is filled with people and countries that have not looked into the past in order to make a best decision for their future, and this will not be the case when it comes to Saharia. There will be a solid an humble mix of what has happened to countries in the past as well as innovative ...

Section E

INTRODUCTION Any food product, either vegetable or animal origin, has a definite shelf life. If the recommended temperature and humidity conditions for its storage are not maintained, food spoils at a very fast ratequickly as bacteria and other parasites from the environment take over. Therefore, the food should be eaten as fresh as possible. It is, however, difficult in the contemporary modern world as the population centers are furtherar away from where the food actually grows or comes fromgrown. Consequently, food preservation and processing has become a big industry where innovative and latestmodern technologies are used to minimize the threats of ...

Introduction

This article is about the Blue Ocean Strategy, a book that was written by two professors from the international graduate school of INSEAD, W. Chan Kim and Renee Marbourgne. This school and research facility is located in France and has satellite offices in Singapore. The idea behind the Blue Ocean Strategy which was created after a thorough 120-year data analysis of 150 strategies moves in 30 industries is that firms create value through the alignment of value propositions and product values. These strategic moves that create value for the firm is coined the Blue Ocean Strategy wherein growth and profitability are ...

Business

Melbourne is located in the State of Victoria, Australia. It has the highest population in the State of Victoria. Melbourne has a much diversified economy which is characterized by a well developed infrastructure system, high technology, tourism, good logistics and transportation activities. Due to the presence of a good economy in the city, the business of selling food would do well. High population in the city would create a high demand for the product. However, there are risks which may act as a challenge in selling of the food and beverages. The risks and the mitigation measures are discussed below.

Financial risk involves ...

Foreign investment is defined as “the flow of capital from one country to another in exchange for significant ownership stakes in domestic companies or other domestic assets” (Investopedia 2015). Simply put foreign investment is putting up capital for a business opportunity in a country other than the home country. In the wake of the recent economic crisis that originated in the collapse of the US housing bubble in 2007, investing in international market is a smart business move to ultimately reduce the risk entailed in business ventures.

The most attractive aspect of foreign investment is that it ...

Monetary policy of a country is maintained by a regulatory committee which regulates money supply and interest rates. Money plays an important role in the economic activities of a country. Recession causes unemployment as was seen during the 2008 when unemployment percentage rose to 10 percent. The Federal open market committee adopted policies like buying mortgage backed securities and reducing interest rates for a long period .The cost and benefits of very low interest rates have been analyzed to understand the changes in the economic activities. By reducing interest rates economic activity is stimulated by more spending on capital goods and increased household ...

In St. Francisca hospital, the issue of hygiene and cleanliness within and around the hospital’s wards is a factor that needs to be considered. In this case, there are health risks which are associated with the hygiene of the hospital.

The wards are not regularly cleaned. This leads to unhealthy environment in the wards. Nursing becomes an issue as patients would always seize more time to recover. This is because of infection and re-infection with communicable diseases such as common cold, Tuberculosis, among others (Joan, 2010).

The bedding in the wards is not cleaned often. In some ...

1. Describe the culture of Canada and compare it with India. What are some of the main similarities and differences? Where do you think people from India culture would have problems integrating into Canadian culture? (Use cultural dimensions discussed in class as the basis for your comparison) Canada is a relatively young country, having been discovered by Europeans in the 15th century but only becoming a confederate in 1914. Throughout its history, Canada has been invaded and populated by the French and the British, and has retained very liberal immigration policies, encouraging a mix of European (Dutch, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, Swedish, ...

Infanticide

Studies on criminal justice, especially as it relates to infanticide case have shaded more light on how to perform a wide variety of services which include crime investigative work, identifying suspects, among other duties for the benefit of the general public. A more multidiscipline team approach has been the prime factor to ensuring comprehensive response to myriad of problems relating to infanticide and putting face on the actions necessary to be taken. In this perspective, looking at the Smithville community, the society is violent to children. In fact, as the statistics suggest, children are at high risks of being in ...

Abstract

This paper is dedicated to online learning, efficiency which depends on many factors. Special instructional design methods and organizational forms of education play an important role in organization of educational process.

Instructional design methods

Instructional design has always been associated with the integration of information resources of the Internet and new media in educational activities. High-quality electronic educational resources are an important factor in the development of education, as evidenced by the interest of organizations dealing with the standardization, the quality of training activities that “will allow the student to construct technology integrated lessons ...

Introduction

International bonds are issued in a country by a foreign entity. Therefore the bond is traded across national boundaries i.e. in different capital markets. Both government and company bonds can be traded in foreign markets. International bonds are classified as euro or foreign bonds International bonds have been inexistence since 1820 where railway companies and Britain government were the main operators. Recently international bonds have spread globally. They have been facilitated international capital flows. (Moorad , 2001)

This is bond issued and traded within the European market. The bonds are freely traded without any country imposing its regulations. They attract interest ...

Introduction

Being a successful businessman is more of a skill than a talent. For some, it can be both but oftentimes; the business administrator’s experience can be one of the major qualities that could spell the difference between a successful and a failing business venture. In fact, it is not so uncommon to see widely talented, skilled, and even experienced businessmen fail in their ventures. Creating a business may be a bliss but the part where a person has to manage it successfully and turn it into an empire and make the enterprise strong for a certain number of times is what is more important and naturally harder. Given ...

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Organizations expect YIPs to learn strategies of accepting diversity because the investment industry requires toughness. Clients can be edgy and YIPS should expect to deal with tough patches (Kerry, (n.d)). Organizations expect YIPS to always take risks because there no limits in investment until they “get a slap on the wrist’s back”.

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Organizations expect young investment professionals to attract customers. Methods used to attract customers are correlated with the levels of returns. Young investment professionals might have good stories but fail to produce good results YIPS are expected to be always ready and willing to help people. Whether ...

Process safety in offshore oil and gas industry: a review of the present and future practices

Introduction

Oil and gas industry keeps playing an increasingly significant role in the global economy. Nowadays the world consumes over 30 billion barrels of oil per year, and despite all the innovations in alternative energy, this figure doesn’t seem to decrease in the foreseeable future. Offshore drilling, or extraction of oil through the seabed, is currently no less popular than other forms of extraction. In the Gulf of Mexico alone there are over 3.5 thousand oil platforms in use, and other areas of seaborne oil extraction like the North Sea, West African coast, Brazil, Azerbaijan and Sakhalin ...

Product liability is a field in law where manufacturers are held responsible for the injuries occasioned by producers for the use of their products. Manufactures owe their consumers a duty of care hence they are under legal obligation to manufacture products that are not injurious to their consumers. A business entity can be sued for breach of warranty or negligence if harm occurs to the consumers. The tort of product liability is meant to make consumers safe. It is supposed to protect consumers from poor products made by manufacturers. Kip Viscusi explores the complexities of product liability and discusses the ...

My patient is a seventy five year old African American man with Geriatric condition. Geriatric is a condition that affects elderly people. The medication administered to such individuals is called Geriatric medicine. It is also called family medicine or internal medicine. This medicine helps to promote the prevention of disabilities and diseases in older adults (Kagan, 2010). The physician who administers geriatric medicine to the patient is called a geriatric physician or a geriatrician. In other words, Geriatrics is the ‘care of elderly or aged individuals’.

As said above, my patient is a seventy-five old African American male. His name is Caleb Rama. ...

As compared to the right issue, the fund collection through bonds or loan notes is cheaper and quicker for the management of the business. Investors can sale or purchase bonds or loan notes issued by the listed companies in the stock exchange or bond markets. Therefore, the issuing of bonds on short term or long term basis is the most attractive ways of raising funds. However, in the calculation or estimation of the bond face value and the coupon rate, the market interest rate plays an important role. There is a strong relationship between bond prices and market interest rates. If ...

Introduction

A hazardous drug is a drug which displays genotoxicity, teratogenicity, carcinogenicity or impairment of fertility or major organs of the body. A hazardous drug may also be any therapeutic agent such as antineoplastic, antiviral, cytotoxic and immunosuppressive agents. All investigational drugs are treated as hazardous drugs unless adequate information exists showing potential toxicity or exposure risks to employees and patients that exclude the drug. Accidental skin contact, ingestion, inhalation or injection may occur during handling (Huyhn, Jalundhwala & Subramaniam, 2010). Departments with employees handling hazardous drugs regularly must ensure that the employees adhere to the procedures outlined in the safe handling ...

Question 1

A state government has powers to carry out any political process, which is beneficial to the public and the entire economy. Domestication is a move by the government to control and utilize its local resources for the purpose of creating independence. This process is important for the nation since it prevents exploitation from foreigners. On the contrary, domestication plays an important role in improving the economy through exportation of goods. Expropriation, on the other hand, will entail taking control of privately owned property by the state government for public interest. This move will negatively affect the economy as it discourages ...

Introduction

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is distinguished by insulin resistance and a relative disorder in insulin secretion. The production and development of the disease is not completely understood and we find genetic factors as well as environmental factors affecting the insulin release. The disease is increasingly common and basically caused due to obesity and sedentary lifestyle. The chronic metabolic disorder affects both the insulin secretion and insulin action. It is the suppressed hepatic glucose production as well as lower insulin-mediated glucose uptake by the muscles that contribute equally to postprandial hyperglycemia.

The dominance of risk factors

Nearly 400 million people worldwide are affected by diabetes and ...