Introduction Over the years, companies in the oil and gas industry have enjoyed large revenues. In the world, six supermajor oil companies dominate the petroleum industry. This paper carries out a three-year time analysis of two of these “Big Oil” companies, British Petroleum (hereafter referred to as BP) and the...
Greenhouse A greenhouse is a structure that is made up of transparent materials such as glass or polyethylene bags. The structures come in different sizes depending on the class and scale of farming. Plants are being grown in these structures under controlled conditions. Greenhouse farming can be industrial, commercial, or...
Introduction Tesla Motors is a leading auto manufacturing company that designs, develops, and distributes electric vehicles across the U.S. In the last few years, the company has proven its ability to create innovative car designs and technology. The company’s primary markets include the U.S., China, and Europe. The company was...
The Arizona law in ARS §13-3855 and §13-3857 allows a certain jurisdiction three months (90 days) to get a defendant from its territory. The requesting official is required to send a copy of an indictment before a judge, indicating the felony that Hurst committed (Margolies, 2011). The affidavit/indictment will have...
Inflation The stock market of any country is influenced by various factors that determine its economic development. Inflation is a commonly known factor that has such influence on the equity market. Many studies have revealed that the stock market is a key indicator of the economic development of a country....
Identify common political factors for an MNC to consider when assessing country risk. Briefly elaborate on how each factor can affect the risk to the MNC Extension of business operations into the cross-border market always gives new opportunities to the MNC managers. Nevertheless, the extension also brings new risks and...
Research Objective The objective of the research is to determine the effect of the acidic condition of orange juice on the germination rate and growth of roots. Introduction The germination of seeds is a process that is dependent on many factors such as temperature, salinity, oxygen, moisture, and pH among...
Research Objective The objective of the study is to determine the effect of orange juice on the germination of wheat seeds by examining the germination rate and the growth of roots. Introduction Germination is a biological process that entails different biochemical changes, which are subject to diverse environmental conditions. In...
Introduction Different methodologies are deployed to conduct any study on job fulfillment. The data collection approaches such as conferences, opinion poll, and observations. This study about job satisfaction is important not only for the employees but also for the organizations’ performance and success. In the quest to retain the most...
Introduction Capital structure decisions are one of the most exploited topics in corporate finance. Moreover, capital structure decision is one of the most critical decisions made by managers. Capital structure decision includes determining the proportional of debt and shareholders’ equity to be used when raising capital for the company. It...
Introduction Small and medium enterprises play key roles in many economies throughout the world. They serve personalized needs of clients in different industries (Katua 461-472). SMEs are non-subsidiary business organizations that employ relatively less number of workers, are somewhat independent, and have relatively less output. The number of employees and...
Key Points The key points of the article can be enlisted as follows. The process of segmentation in arthropods, annelids, and chordates is yet not proved to date back to a unified ancestor. The three hypotheses on the issue include segmentation as a process diverse for all phyla, as a...
Abstract The paper at hand is devoted to the examination of the interconnection between corporate governance and firm performance. The relevant problem has been widely discussed throughout the past decades; thus, there is a large scope of scientific analysis that studies it from different perspectives. The key target of the...
Abstract Whenever the frame of criminal justice is used, people are very likely to think of police officers, prosecution and defense lawyers, or elected officials charged with the responsibility of passing laws. To understand criminal justice, however, it is imperative to think of it broadly as part of the social...
Introduction The use of information technology has been on the rise in the recent time. Many companies and businesses are heavily investing in acquiring and installing IT systems. There are a lot of advantages of this. Businesses are now turning to information technology to streamline their activities. This has changed...
Introduction In the given review, the mean to approach ethical issue in business are going to be discussed. By using the ideas from an interview with Kohlberg, one can suggest an entirely new approach towards introducing company’s moral values to the employees. Background Information Ethics in business has always been...
Case Summary Healthy Sdn Bhd is a company which sells pharmaceutical products in Johore. In July 2013, Healthy Sdn Bhd received an offer from Good Care Sdn Bhd to become its partner in selling pharmaceutical products which Good Care Sdn Bhd manufactured. Mr.Ramu, who is the General Manager of Healthy...
Nurses play a pivotal role in various medical institutions, and there is need to ensure that they possess good qualities that can make them good leaders. Duffy (2009) says that leadership in nursing is very important because when dealing with patients, nurses must ensure that they have the capacity to...
Introduction Nursing field remains one of the most sensitive professions in the world. In health care practice, one mistake can lead to severe consequences including loss of life. Nurses and other health care providers are, therefore, expected to observe the highest standards of professionalism and competence to protect vulnerable patients....
Assessment and Analysis Resuscitation of critical care patients is not only stressful to physicians but also causes much discomfort to family members. As it is an uncommon event, the critical care teams are often not well equipped to manage resuscitation scenarios, particularly pediatric and emergency resuscitations. Usually, family members are...
Introduction Attitudes towards the issue of the euthanasia, as well as policies on termination of life on request around the world, changed many times over the years. The recent changes and developments in health legislation in some countries resulted in a growing public discussion on the issue of euthanasia. Various...
Introduction Planning a successful human resource strategy requires an understanding of a number of factors. According to Gold and Fraser (2006), managing human resources is one of the most challenging tasks because it requires a deep understanding of the people the leader is working with, internal and external factors that...
The criminal justice field has been largely dominated by result-driven theories that favor practical solutions. Even if the contemporary approach to criminal justice does not focus on understanding criminal acts, it does not mean that such theories do not exist. Thus, the current paper presents an overview of major sociological...
The nature versus nurture discussion – that is, whether criminals are born or made – is arguably one of the most heated debates in contemporary criminological thought. While there is a growing body of evidence in the field of genetics and neuroscience suggesting that criminals have distinct biological features, these...
Criminology Vs Criminalistics Criminology is the field of study that deals with crime and the prevention of the crime while criminalistics is the actual application of the studies in order to offer real evidence in cases of crime. Thus, criminologists and criminalists have different roles in the criminal justice system....
Leadership and management skills are vital for any nurse, as they allow one to be a successful nurse leader, who can assist not only patients and their families but the whole healthcare system. Even those who do not occupy any formal management position need to develop their competencies to manage...
Introduction Healthcare service providers work in different environments with different organizational structures. However, most of the structures are formal with some elements of the informal structure (Grant, 2010). The structures are based on the matrix design and communication within the environment is based on emails and other asynchronous and synchronous...
Evidence-based practice is one of the foundation of the research in nursing. Consequently, it is essential to prepare students for taking their duties seriously and encourage the development of critical thinking and ability to look at the necessity for the research from the critical perspective (LoBiondo-Wood & Haber, 2014). Clearly...
Introduction Patient safety is a major component and objective of health care quality in the world. In the recent past, many health care organizations across the world have made patient safety a central tenet of their activities. In this process, the organizations are keen on ensuring a clear understanding of...
“The impact of evidence-based practice in nursing and the next big ideas” is the article written by Kathleen Stevens, professor and director of the ACE and ISRN. This work was published in The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. It is a qualitative study, historical research, in particular, that focuses...
As Rachel’s healthcare provider, I would go ahead and contact Kristin although this action is not fully supported by Rachel. The decision to contact Kristin goes beyond the realm of the two women and touches on public health (McCance & Huether, 2014). Breast cancer is a big public health issue...
Introduction What if you were asked to define the concept of public health? How would you respond? Presently, the majority of the population think that this term is synonymous with medicine. Others are convinced that it is more about statistics. What is even more surprising is that many people believe...
Introduction The common law differs from the statutory law as regards the jurisdiction view. Standard rules obtain their authority from a similar case that occurred before and how the court or judge dealt with it, writes Keane (2008). The administration the judges offered in the past for a criminal case...
Introduction Inchoate crimes can be defined as criminal situations where a person is perceived to be prepared to commit more wrongdoing (Ashworth and Horder, 2013). There are many situations that a person may be in and may make the law believe that the person intends to commit a crime. The...
Introduction The role of the respiratory system is simple and crucial at the same time – it delivers oxygen and carbon dioxide to the human body and makes all body functions work. As a rule, any kind of problem that takes place within the respiratory system affects other parts of...
First CLAS Standard Standard #1: This rule implies that people from all cultural backgrounds should receive quality health care, without jeopardizing their cultural beliefs. It goes on to say that health care services should be in the language that the patient prefers or understands better. This standard is intended to...
Introduction Different theories have been deployed to guide the nursing practice. This paper focuses on King’s conceptual structure and theory of goal achievement and transactional process. The presumption discusses the dynamics and the interpersonal connections via which different patients undergo in the quest to accomplish explicit life goals. It considers...
Introduction Nowadays, healthcare providers depend heavily on information communication technologies to access patients’ information. The increased use of wireless technologies has provided a more convenient and quick means of obtaining such information (National Security Institute 3). However, these technologies have created an opportunity for illegal activities, for instance, medical identity...
The Chinese Stock Market is the largest investor in the world beating off the long dominance of the US and an inferior effort from Japan. Jenifer Carpenter, Fangzouh Lu, and Robert Whitelaw wrote in the article that China is the biggest investor and the largest contributor to the growth of...
Introduction Diabetes is one of the adverse health conditions that affect a large number of people and subject them to intense physical and psychological suffering. It is a health condition characterized by the persistence of extremely high levels of glucose in the blood. This disease is becoming common in different...
Introduction The business environment is often characterized by dynamics that require financial planning and rationale in making decisions. Specifically, a business in the music industry is dependent on the perception and preference of the target clients. Thus, this reflective treatise explores the important factors in establishing a music promotion business,...
Employment-at-will is a doctrine that is followed by most states in the country. Many states allow exceptions such as public policy and work contracts (Media Law Resource Center, 2010). Florida does not allow these exceptions, but employees can approach the court of law based on the provisions of anti-discrimination and...
Introduction Project’s Main Objective The objective of this project is to shed light on the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The aim is to reveal the Act’s role enhancing protection of investors from corporate crimes. The Act pays emphasis on disclosure of accounting information through legal frameworks in a bid to minimize...
In the wake of corporate malfeasance involving high-level publicly traded companies such as Enron, Arthur Anderson, WorldCom, Adelphia, Tyco, and other corporations, the U.S. Congress enacted the landmark Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act (Sarbanes-Oxley Act), with the view to providing for sweeping reforms in the way that these corporations...
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has had a significant impact on corporate business in the USA. Admittedly, it has supporters and opponents who discuss the positive and negative outcomes of the law. However, researchers agree that enactment of the law was inevitable. The US business world was shaken by several...
Introduction A research design is “the overall plan for answering research questions and hypotheses, and it entails the approaches used in gathering data” (Cantrell, 2011, p. 188). Quantitative and qualitative approaches are the main means of collecting data. When a research design uses the two approaches, then the approach is...
Introduction One of the primary responsibilities of financial managers is to raise capital in terms of funds, because only a few firms can fund all their projects solely with their internal sources (Gallagher and Andrew 21). Sourcing of funds operates via financial markets which involve trading of securities. For this...
Introduction About Risk Management In order to understand the importance of risk management, the report will provide an overview of risk management principles. This report will look into the responsibilities of a project manager and the development of a risk management plan that will mitigate the impact of risks encountered...
Introduction Stock markets are systems susceptible to influences from various types of information. They are especially affected by accounting information (Wang, Fu & Luo 2013). Due to the varying interests of investment entities, this kind of data usually elicits reactions in the stock markets. Creditors, investors, and regulatory authorities make...
Introduction This discussion revolves around the identification and description of a number of areas where Zoe’s Kitchen can make improvements, especially in areas of its operations, to develop a stronger market position. The paper also highlights the interrelationship between the areas of improvement that are suggested. While the discussion under...
Introduction Nursing theory is “a creative structuring of concepts that can result in effective healthcare practices” (Jarrin, 2012, p. 15). Health practitioners can use such theories to analyze evidence-based knowledge in medical care. Nurses use different theories in order to offer quality care to their patients. The application of such...
Summary of Article The article “Standards of Practice for Culturally Competent Nursing Care: 2011 Update” offers 12 standards that can support the cultural competencies of many nurses. The presented principles focus on the rights of human beings regardless of their cultural backgrounds. The authors believe that there are political, cultural,...
Introduction The subject of labor relations is inevitable in the world of employment and the interactions between major stakeholders in the job market. In other words, the subject presents the process of balancing employment goals that relate to efficiency, equity, labor rights, and workforce management (Boswell, 2008). As a course...
Abstract Same-sex marriage is still a hotly debated issue in the US. Some Appellate courts have banned the practice, while the federal courts have endorsed same-sex marriages. The decision of the Supreme Court about the constitutionality of same-sex marriages is expected to bring harmony among all the federal courts and...
Introduction This presentation is a wake-up call to address correctional processes that focus on intellectually disabled juvenile offenders. The submission is aimed to end the inadequacies of the current legislation that guides the correcting and rehabilitation of young offenders through the criminal justice system. As it stands, the current approach...
Apple Computer Inc (AAPL) produces software and consumer electronics such as computers. Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple in 1978. The company revolutionized the music industry with the release of the iPod that gave the customers the opportunity to experience and listen to music in a very different manner....
The chosen research topic is the impact of corporate governance on firm performance. This topic was chosen because of the increased interests that have been expressed towards corporate governance. Due to the fall of businesses in 2008 and the prevalent business scandals, corporate governance has become an important organizational aspect....
Abstract Continuous quality improvement plays a crucial role in promoting the quality of goods and services. By enhancing the quality of its goods or services, an organization is able to meet customer expectations, which translates into greater satisfaction and higher profits for the firm. Continuous quality improvement tools vary with...
Introduction Community assessment survey is one of the most effective tools in the public health research that is usually used in order to collect data on the specific community’s health for the purposes of identifying the key factors that determine the population’s health status. The community assessment traditionally includes significant...
Introduction The cage microenvironment has significant effects on the growth and development of mice. Given that mice are animal models that researchers use in undertaking diverse research, they require appropriate husbandry (Pritchett-Corning, Chang, and Festing 494). Standard cage and enriched cage are two types of cages that are applicable in...
Account Debit Credit Revenue 586,000 Cost of goods sold 264,500 Gross Profit 321,000 Expenses Marketing 4,500 Depreciation Expense 24,350 Insurance 1,400 Property taxes 16,900 Rent 28,000 Salaries 78,500 Utilities 6,700 Net Profit 160,650 A careful analysis of the two income statements shows that there is a discrepancy between some critical...
We will compute the overhead and total cost per product using the traditional costing method. Thus, total cost = the cost for each product. By implication, total cost (Widgets) = Direct labor cost + direct material cost +overhead cost (Cooper and Kaplan 43). Therefore, the total cost (widgets) = 100,000...
Introduction Boyle and Reburn (2015) define a serial killer as a person who was, or is, actively involved in the death of more than three persons. Many serial killers have been described to have psychological problems that in turn give them the desire to kill. Pratt (2013) also adds that...
Rationale About the principles of management, performance appraisal systems are tools that are meant to justify the income of employees. Appraisals are actually used to justify if the employees deserve a promotion, salary increment, and/or rewards. In this regard, the appraisal methods at Tesco have been used to provide material...
Introduction Expatriate management often involves the use of cultural assimilation practices to help expatriates adjust to the new office environment that they find themselves in. Even if it is the same company, merely in a different country, the fact remains that these branch offices often function under a different business...
The article to be reviewed is the 2014 article “Can Transcriptomics Provide Insight into the Chemopreventive Mechanisms of Complex Mixtures of Phytochemicals in Humans” written by Van Breda et al. The article is based on the four-week intervention for consumption of blueberry-apple juice by the 143-person study group. Its main...
Introduction This paper analyzes the award-winning documentary, the Inside Job, by Ferguson (2013). The documentary describes the causes of the 2007/2008 global financial crisis and how financial impropriety, coupled with unabated corporate crime, led to a widespread collapse of the global financial system (Mitchell & Moore, 2012). This paper analyzes...
Abstract The use of social media has become increasingly popular and important in the globalized world today. People use social media for all kinds of reasons, including economic, social, and political reasons. However, the main reason for engaging in social media for most people is to satisfy their desire for...
Introduction Epigenetics refers to the study of factors that ensures that every gene within an organism is given an opportunity to do its work. For example, human organs have the same genes. It is epigenetics that ensures that each and every one of the bodies performs its designated function. These...
Introduction Inventions and discoveries are intellectual property, which emanate from creative and innovative minds. The US constitution recognizes these inventions and discoveries because it has provisions for them. Title 35 and section 101 of the US constitution provides that “whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, or any...
Health care workforce today is highly skilled and well-trained. The education of health care specialists is extensive and very detailed. However, the facts say that the health care system is in crisis these days because of its tremendous inefficiency (Bodenheimer & Grumbach, 2012). There is more politics in health care...
Introduction The Australian Government passed the Clean Energy Bill, also known as Carbon Tax, and related legislation in early November 2011. It should be a base for a carbon pricing mechanism. Opposition of such measures claims that it might lead to firm’s relocation and reduction of working places. However, government...
Abstract One of the foremost trepidations of the multi-rotor systems’users is torsional vibrations. As opposed to the lateral dynamic issues of a rotor, torsional failures are very atrocious as the first problem symptom is mostly a shaft that is broken, coupling or even a gear tooth. To make matters worse,...
With 1.11 billion users as of March 2013, businesses all over the world are turning to Facebook as an advertisement platform. On the other end, consumers are increasingly accessing Facebook to obtain information on various products and businesses as the number of businesses on the social media site burgeons by...
Introduction Terrorists’ behavior involves murder, property destruction, and unleashing social threats (Wilson, 2000). Past empirical research study on terrorism indicates that terrorist groups suffer from trauma right from the infancy stage. They are presumed to have developed fundamental extreme beliefs that strongly impacted their lives and completely changed their perceptions...
Practicum and Policy Background Senator Rene Garcia of Republican Party, State of Florida was selected for this Nursing Legislative Practicum because of the state of origin and his diverse views on healthcare reforms. Garcia works with healthcare committee and therefore understands that the State of Florida continues to experience budget...
The film Miss Evers’ Boys analyzes the US government’s experiment, which affected research participants. The experiment aimed to find an appropriate treatment for the syphilis disease that affected whites and blacks. The film can be analyzed from the ethical framework of “respect for persons”. It is apparent that the government...
Introduction The term ‘communication’ bears various meanings depending on the context of application. This paper will explore this matter by defining communication in terms of how and why it matters. This goal will be achieved via evaluating a case to demonstrate how communication works in practice by relating the theory...
Beyond the surface implications of literature as a teaching tool, stories can sometimes uncover several attributes about the author and his background. Wagamese’s novel uniquely explores nature and presents some of the pertinent aspects of societies. The author states that “all of us have an intuitive connection to the planet,”...
Abstract The aim of this report is to carry out comprehensive stress analysis of a car chassis. It is worth noting that the aforementioned stress analysis algorithm on such a structure as a car chassis helps to a greater extent overcome the possibilities of their failure while in use. Stress...
Admittedly, modern society has a significant issue with the lack of direct human contact between people, as online lives have their full attention. The play Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl depicts a gruesome reality that people can find themselves in due to their disconnectedness from direct interactions with...
The Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of the project is approximately 18%. This is proportion of the initial cost that the management aspires the project will be able to produce in terms of profits on an annual basis for the seven years. It is a relatively low figure, especially given...
What is FIDIC? FIDIC is the French acronym that stands for the Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils (in English, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (Shnookal 5). The organisation was founded in Switzerland in 1913. Since then, the organisation have come up with a number of standard conditions for construction contracts....
Sleep plays an important role in the life of every person because it influences the physical health, provides people with an opportunity to reproduce the required portion of energy, and improve behavioral and emotional challenges. Nowadays, sleep research is famous in different countries (Hellström, Fagerstrom, & Willman, 2011), and scientists...
Executive Summary This report covers the ratio analysis of Sharjah Cement and Industrial Development Company. The ratios covered include profitability, liquidity, asset management, and debt management ratios. The report concludes that Sharjah Cement and Industrial Development Company is profitable, liquid, and has a low gearing level. Introduction The company selected...
Abstract This position paper focused on the issue of Software Assurance cost against its importance. It offered relevant argument to support Software Assurance cost. Software products bear risks and threats that could have massive impacts on end users. Software Assurance programs offer vendors opportunities to assure their clients on safety,...
Introduction Life sciences have advanced studies that explain the evolution of organisms in the world. Charles Darwin developed a theory that described the evolution of various species of organisms based on natural features. In this theory, the natural occurrences dictate the organisms that survive in the ecosystem depend on the...
Introduction It is hard to disagree that communication solves many problems, and words are the incredible power of humans. For any speech to be effective, influential, and relevant, it also has to be rhetorical, which implies proper and suitable language usage. In 1851, Sojourner Truth, who was a former slave...
In schools, it is taught that Christopher Columbus was the first person who found the Americas. In many textbooks, history begins in 1776, while the events that happened earlier are not mentioned. The facts that are usually taught to students involve the journey of Columbus, transferring goods and people, and...
“Amadeus” is a movie directed by Miloš Forman, who released it in 1984. This movie is about a famous composer Amadeus Mozart, however, the genre is a fictional biography. While the movie is about Mozart, the screenplay is fiction and the complex character of Mozart, who is hard-working yet childish,...
Introduction The cost of capital denotes the cost of a company’s finances (debt as well as equity), or, from an investor’s viewpoint, the necessary rate of return on a firm’s extant securities. It is employed in the evaluation of novel projects of firms and is the minimum return, which investors...
Introduction The members felt that economic activity has been expanding at a commendable pace. Apparently, the rate of unemployment had declined with steady job gains indicating improvement of the labor market. The members also noted that underutilization of the labor resources is continuously reducing. They expect that real economic activity...
In the tragic story of Macbeth, written by Shakespeare, the development of the main character and the change to evil were accompanied by a series of visions. These hallucinations were essential for the narrative, and they started with the dagger, which he saw before murdering King Duncan (Shakespeare 139). In...
Introduction Weapons of mass destruction are manufactured with biological or chemical elements and are used in the modern terrorism as bioterrorism and they are currently evolving currently and are thought to evolve more in the future if the issue about their limitation in usage is not addressed due to the...
Baker and Martin argue that the term capital structure refers to a combination of debt and equity capital that helps managers to achieve their objectives (Baker and Martin 144). First, managers should consider the merits and demerits of both equity and debt capital so that prognoses could be made and...
The attack of 11th September 2001 was a wakeup call for the United States and the rest of the world as well to overhaul their counterterrorism techniques and measures. It resulted to major policy changes and the invasion of Afghanistan. The department of Homeland Security was set up, immigration was...
Abstract In modern society, tattoos have become a common fashion among people. Fans of tattoos consider them as a way of expressing their beliefs, values, principles, norms, traditions, and experiences. Despite their dominance and the existence of freedom of expression, tattoos are not appropriate in the workplace for several reasons....
Introduction Art and religion have been existing since time immemorial. It tends to be used to depict supreme beings and diving roles within the society because of its substantial emotional influence. Additionally, its ability to display an accurate picture of ancient mythological representations can easily facilitate religious analysis (Rosen, 2015)....
Deceptive advertisement, is where the manufacturer of a product or service, gives untrue or misleading information when advertising. Advertisements have been known to lure people into buying things they would not have otherwise bought. That fact has made advertisers to include false information or omit crucial information during advertisement. One...
Introduction Sexually transmitted infections cause a significant health concern globally. Bacteria cause a majority of STIs. This essay discusses the N. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis as major causes of STIs. The paper’s key focus is on the bacteria adherence to cells, fighting/adapting mechanisms, and major infections. N. gonorrhoeae adherence to...