answer one question and review one article 2

answer one question for 250 words

review one article for 150 words

two separate work, please write two article: one for answer question and one for reviewing

scientific method 5

Below are two lists of scenarios where you could use the scientific method. For each of the items in the first list, you would be trying to solve a particular problem. For each of the items in the second list, you would be setting up a formal experiment to make an evaluation. Choose an item from one of these lists and write a clear, well-reasoned step by step description of how the scientific method would be used to solve the problem or make the evaluation. Identify each step, i.e., observation, question, hypothesis, etc. You are not expected to actually do the experiments. Additional instructions are given below.

List of problems that could be solved:

(If you choose an item from this list, don’t solve the problem on the first try. You should have at least a couple hypotheses.

  1. You discover the dishes in the dishwasher are not getting clean.
  2. You discover the vacuum is not picking up crumbs on the carpet.
  3. You discover that when you bake a chocolate cake using your favorite recipe, it tastes a little bit “off”.
  4. You discover a puddle of water on the basement floor when you get home from work. You clean it up, but the next day, there is another puddle.
  5. You discover that when you make your favorite recipe for chocolate chip cookies they are flat.

List of inquiries requiring a formal experiment:

(If you choose an item from this list, don’t terminate your inquiry after the first experiment. You should formulate a second hypothesis and test it in order to gather additional, more specific information (like in the apple example).

  1. You want to find out if the new laundry detergent really does get whites whiter as the box claims.
  2. You want to find out if the new fertilizer really does make plants grow faster.
  3. You want to find out if the foaming shower cleaner really is more effective at removing soap scum than the leading brand.

Expect this assignment to be a page, or so.

I was thinking doing the “you discover the dishes in the dishwasher are not getting clean”, but whichever works best for you is fine.

program structure and resources case

In this assignment we will discuss the similarities and differences between Doctor of Philosophy program in Business Administration and the Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.) which is the program you are pursuing.

In order to complete this assignment review this video on comparing and contrasting.

Here you have an example adapted from Saunders, M., Lewis, P. & Thornhill, A. (2012) “Research Methods for Business Students” 6th edition, Pearson Education Limited.

Fundamental/Theoretical research Applied research
Purpose
  • Expand knowledge of phenomena related to business and management.
  • Results in universal principles relating to the process and its relationship to outcomes.
  • Findings of significance and value to society in general.
  • Improve understanding of particular business or management problem.
  • Results in solution to problem.
  • New knowledge limited to problem.
  • Findings of practical relevance and value to manager(s) in organization(s).
Context
  • Undertaken by people based in universities.
  • Choice of topic and objectives determined by the researcher.
  • Flexible time scales.
  • Undertaken by people based in a variety of settings including organizations and universities.
  • Objectives negotiated with originator.
  • Tight time scales.

Sample table: Differences between fundamental and applied research

a management plan to improve quality in an acute hospital

For this project, you are tasked with developing a change management plan that will be designed to improve quality in an acute care hospital in your community. This hospital has a poor Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) and ORYX quality metrics, and low patient satisfaction. Further, government regulations and Joint Commission accreditation standards are not being met. Financial ruin seems imminent. Your plan will be 4 pages, excluding cover page, abstract page, and reference page. When constructing your plan, conduct research using peer-reviewed sources to determine the following:

  • Identify goals and objectives that are expected to be met.
  • Provide an overview of HEDIS and ORYX measures, and describe the importance of those measures to the hospital and how the hospital can improve metrics in both measures.
  • Discuss the role that patient satisfaction plays in reimbursement and how you propose to improve patient satisfaction in the hospital.
  • Determine communication approaches for change management among clinicians and nonclinicians throughout the organization.
  • Identify and explain the quality improvement and evaluation method(s) that will be utilized to determine the progress of the change management plan.
  • Use the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services module to develop a quality improvement plan as a guide for your assignment.

Note: Use APA style to cite at least 8 scholarly sources from the last 5 years.

free writing write a self reflection paper

Write a self-reflection paper on what have been the three major influences in your life and how have those influences shaped attitudes about differences between you and others. Focus specifically on three areas: 1) Where did you grow up? Was it a neighborhood with all one race or ethnicity, or were you exposed to many different people. 2) In high school, did you date a lot or have many relationships with the opposite sex, or did you stay to yourself or with those of the same sex? 3) Based on the Humor Scores you received, which type of humor did your family use? Do you use the same type? Did any of the humor your family used or still uses, hurt you? Finally, discuss what you want to get out of this class. You must submit 3 pages. at a

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question answer

1)Where did you grow up?

I grow up in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia

Was it a neighborhood with all one race or ethnicity, or were you exposed to many different people.

I was exposing to many different people

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2) In high school, did you date a lot or have many relationships with the opposite sex, or did you stay to yourself or with those of the same sex?

It’s impossible to have relationships with other sex so I stay with the same sex.

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3)Based on the Humor Scores you received, which type of humor did your family use? Do you use the same type? Did any of the humor your family used or still uses, hurt you?

My family used all the four type of the humor 1affiliative

2 self-enhancing

3 aggressive

4 self-defeatin

Yes I used the affiliative like my father

Yes one of my family used aggressive humor that’s hurt

2 research papers

1) Upload your Term Project Paper here. You may write on any topic related to technology security.

You must produce a minimum of a 10 pages paper. You must use a minimum of 5 references.

– Assure you are citing in APA format

-You must use a minimum of one graphics (may use a table)

– Double space the paper

– You must use APA formatting (6th Edition)

2) Disaster recovery Plan for a company

You must produce a minimum of a 10 pages paper. You must use a minimum of 5 references.

-NO PLAGIARISM

– Assure you are citing in APA format

essay assignment 3 annotated bibliography

Topic and Structure:

Annotated Bibliography – Review four potential sources for your research paper project (you should already have your research essay topic chosen), and select two to explore further, with at least one qualifying as a periodical.

Here are some possible places to search for credible sources:

  • Internet Public Library Link.
  • Truman State University’s Pickler Memorial Library (this source lists periodical databases only, so you may choose your periodical here): Link.
  • Google Scholar (note that this is different from regular Google): Link.
  • Microsoft Academic Search: Link.
  • Cornell University’s arXiv (open access sources in math, biology, physics, and other fields): Link.
  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE): Link.
  • Your local library

This assignment does not follow the standard introduction, body paragraph, and conclusion format; instead, you will simply create three well-developed paragraphs per source, each with a specific objective, for six paragraphs total. For each of your two chosen resources, you will summarize the material, assess the source’s content, and reflect on its value for your research paper project. Some sources are long and contain main ideas and subtopics, so be sure to focus your assignment on ideas that are relevant to your research paper topic. Learn more about summarizing, assessing, and reflecting here.

This essay also requires a particular format in which you will summarize, assess, and reflect on one source in full before you move to the next one. See the sample here under “Sample MLA Annotation” for format details.

Notes

  • Make the title of your annotated bibliography your research paper project’s topic.
  • On the line under your title, but left-aligned on the page, include your proposed research essay’s thesis so that graders can provide some preliminary feedback.

Format Requirements:

Header: Include a header in the upper left-hand corner of your writing assignment with the following information:

  • Your first and last name
  • Course Title (Composition I)
  • Assignment name (Comparison and Contrast)
  • Current Date

Page Layout:

  • MLA style documentation (please see the tutorial in the course topic)
  • Last name and page number in upper-right corner of each page
  • Double-spacing throughout
  • Title, centered after heading
  • Standard font (Times New Roman or Calibri)
  • 1″ margins on all sides
  • Save the file as .docx or .doc format

Length: This assignment should have three full paragraphs per two sources for a total of six paragraphs, with at least 500 words minimum overall.

Underline your thesis statement.

comparative study 1

You are working for the research wing of the National Institute of Justice. You have been assigned to a governmental task force that is investigating murder and other violent crimes in the U.S. You have been asked to prepare a speech and brief the members of the Department of Justice with regard to your findings.

  • In your findings, you need to first differentiate between criminology and victimology. Some members of your audience do not know much about victimology so you need to be very detailed in your explanations.
  • You will also need to explain at least three different theories on victimization. Give the strengths and weaknesses of each theory that you choose.
  • Point out what the financial and psychological impacts are for murder victims or family members.

In addition to your speech, you need to create a chart that compares whether the U.S. has a higher or lower incidence of violent crime than U.K., Australia, South Africa, and Japan. Create this chart in Microsoft Excel.

Based on the analysis of your speech, answer the following questions in the same document where you have created the chart:

  • Does the U.S. have more violent crimes than other countries?
  • Do people’s lifestyles in the U.S. place them more at risk than in other countries, or does the U.S. simply have more motivated criminals? Which one do you agree with and why?
  • How does victim compensation work in the United States?

Submission Details

  • Submit your answers in 3–4 pages Microsoft Word document.
  • Support your responses with examples.

cultural case studies 1

CHINESE CASE STUDY #1

An elderly, Asian-looking man is admitted to the emergency room with chest pain;difficulty breathing; diaphoresis; vomiting; pale, cold, clammy skin; and apprehension.Three people, speaking a mixture of English and a foreign language to one another,accompany him. The nurse tries to speak English with the man, but he cannot understand anything she says. Accompanying the elderly man are two women (one elderly and very upset and one younger who stands back from the other three people) and one younger man.The younger man states that the elderly man, whose name is Li Ying Bin, is his father; the elderly woman, his mother; and the younger woman, his wife. The son serve as the translator. Li Ying Bin comes from a small village close to Beijing. He is 68 years old, and he has been suffering with minor chest pain and has had trouble breathing for 2 days. He is placed in the cardiac room, and the assessment continues. Mr. Li is on vacation, visiting his son and daughter-in-law in the city. His son and daughter-in-law have been married for only 1 year, but the son has lived in the West for 7 years. Mr. Li’s daughter-in-law looks Chinese but was born in the United States. She does not speak very many words of Chinese. Further physical assessment reveals that Mr. Li has a history of “heart problems,” but the son does not know much about them. Mr. Li had been to the hospital in Beijing but did not like the care he received there and returned home as soon as possible. He goes to the local clinic periodically when the pain increases, and the health-care provider in China used traditional Chinese medicine, herbs, and acupuncture. In the past, those treatments relieved his symptoms. Medications are ordered to relieve pain, and Mr. Li undergoes diagnostic procedures to determine his cardiac status. The studies reveal that he did sustain massive heart damage. Routine interventions are ordered, including heart medications, anticoagulants, oxygen, intravenous fluids, bed rest, and close monitoring. His condition is stabilized, and he is sent to the cardiac intensive-care unit. In the cardiac unit, the nurse finds Mrs. Li covering up Mr. Li until he sweats, and Mrs. Li argues with the nurse every time her husband is supposed to dangle his legs. She complains that he is too cold and brings in hot herbal beverages for him to drink. She does not follow the nurse’s and physician’s orders for dietary restrictions, and she begins to hide her treatments from the staff. Her son and daughter-in-law try to explain to her that this is not good, but she continues the traditional Chinese medicine treatments. Mr. Li is a very quiet patient. He lies in bed and never calls for help. He frequently seems to be meditating and exercising his arms. When he does talk to his son, he speaks of the airplane ride and the problems of being so high. He believes that may have caused his current heart problem. Mr. Li also wonders if Western food could be badfor his system. Mr. Li’s condition gradually deteriorates over the next few days. Nurses and physicians attempt to tell the family about his condition and possible death, but the family will not talk with them about it. Mr. Li dies on the 5th day.

Study Questions

1.If you were to go to China on a business trip, how would you design your name card so that the Chinese would not be confused?

2.If you wished to have a meeting with a Chinese delegation of health-care providers, would you expect them to be on time? Why?

3.If the meeting included a meal with Chinese food, what kinds of food would you expect to be served? How would it be presented? If something were served that you do not like, would you eat it anyway?

4.Compare and contrast the Chinese meaning of life and way of thinking with the Western meaning of life and way of thinking.

5.What are the common health risks for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among Chinese people?

6.What are some of the reasons that Mr. Li waited so long to enter the hospital?

7.Mr. Li did not complain of chest pain in the cardiac intensive-care unit. Is this a common behavior? Why?

8.True or False: The Chinese family will expect health-care providers at the hospital to provide most of the care for Mr. Li.

9.Why must the physician be careful with the amounts of medication ordered?

10.Mrs. Li is curt, demanding, and disagreeable toward her daughter-in-law. Why does she act this way?

11.Explain why Mr. Li blames the airplane ride and the Western food for his heart attack. Why does he meditate and do exercises?

12. Is Mr. Li’s stoicism during dying surprising? Why do the family members refuse to discuss his health and possible death?

13.What is the preferred method for handling the remains of a deceased Chinese person?

14.Describe common mourning rituals for the Chinese.

15.Describe bereavement in a Chinese family.

16.Describe a common view of death among Chinese.

JAPANESE CASE STUDY #1

This case study is a composite of actual situations. Marianne, who is American, and Ken Shimizu, who is Japanese, have worked in Tokyo for over 30 years as Methodist missionaries. They have annual furloughs and occasional sabbaticals, during which they visit relatives and sponsoring organizations and engage in continuing education in the United States. They met as college students in the United States, and their three grown children have established their own careers in the United States.Ken’s 98-year-old mother resides with Marianne and Ken. She is not Christian but has always been extremely supportive of Ken and Marianne’s work. Ken teaches at a large Christian university, whereas Marianne has served in various church-related positions over the years. As missionaries, they live in subsidized post–World War II housing near Ken’s university. Marianne has been a frugal housewife, preparing local foods in the Japanese style for her family.Ken, who is nearly 60, recently learned that he has glaucoma. By the time it was discovered, he had lost a significant amount of peripheral vision. Although Marianne delivered all three children at a Christian hospital in Tokyo, she gets her annual physical examination when visiting relatives in the United States. She has never believed that the Japanese health system is as proactive as that in the United States. On her most recent visit to the United States, Marianne learned that she has hypertension. Her physician prescribed a medication that is readily available in Japan,but the physician was concerned about the level of stress in Marianne’s life. Mother Shimizu is quite confused and requires considerable care, but it is unthinkable for Ken, the only child, to put his mother in a long-term-care facility. Even if he would, the quality of facilities in Japan leaves much to be desired. Most of the responsibility for Mother Shimizu falls on Marianne, in addition to her work. Marianne’s relatives are urging her to consider placing Mother Shimizu in a church-related life-care community near Marianne’s family in the United States, where Marianne and Ken would like to retire. Marianne’s own parents lived in this facility at the end of their lives. She is considering these issues as she returns to Tokyo.

Study Questions

1. Identify some of the cultural issues that may lead to conflict in this international family.

2. What are the family resources for this international family?

3. What factors within the Japanese health system may account for the late diagnosis of Ken’s glaucoma?

4. What practical issues might arise for the Shimizus if Mother Shimizu were placed in a long-term-care facility in the United States?

5. What dietary factors may contribute to Marianne’s hypertension?

6. In what ways might you consider Ken to be counter cultural as a Japanese man?

7. What social pressures might Marianne have faced, given some of her choices, as a house wife in Japan?

8. What pressures will Ken likely experience as he considers how to meet the needs of both his mother and his wife?

9. Compare and contrast the fertility and mortality rates of Japan and the United States.

10. Do the traditional Japanese maintain sustained eye contact with strangers? Why or why not?

11. To which drugs might Japanese people have greater sensitivity than that of white ethnic populations?

12. How do most Japanese people meet their need for calcium?

4 accounting discussion questions

I need 1 to 2 paragraphs containing detailed answers to each of the following discussion questions. Please do not forget to include references on each discussion with your answers.

Discussion 1

Your employer gave you an option between a defined contribution pension plan and a defined benefit pension plan. Recall what each plan offers and choose the plan that works best for you. Support your response with facts about each plan. Also, consider the accounting method your employer uses to report these expenditures. How does this method compare to an Endowment fund? Identify any similarities and differences between pension plan reporting and endowment fund reporting.

Either pension plan you choose is only beneficial for you if your employer is transparent. Contributions made by the employer need to be relayed to the employee. Ongoing revisions and projections are a necessity to ensure planning is adequate for future needs. European countries are constantly focusing on transparency to provide high quality financial information. Organizations like the World Bank and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) require reporting very similar to the United States to require organizational transparency. However, Arab countries appear to be behind the wave with transparency or does it only appear this way? Evaluate the transparency in Arab countries to see what the similarities and differences are with the United States.

Discussion 2

Different activities can indicate signs of strength, weakness, or a neutral effect on the financial condition of a company. Analyze activities that indicate strong and weak financial conditions. Conclude how five of the following activities affect the financial condition of a company and provide support for your conclusions:

  • Revenues over expenditures
  • Intergovernmental revenues
  • Level of business activity
  • Education level of citizens
  • Unemployment rate
  • Restrictions on revenues
  • Personal income per capita
  • Debt service
  • Percentage of households below the poverty level
  • Short-term borrowing
  • Property values
  • Population growth
  • Political party of the mayor
  • Unfunded pension liability
  • Operating deficit.

Discussion 3

Pyramid Printing Company’s Controller, Sally Sound, has been approached by the company’s President, Mike Maryland, to optimize green sustainability initiatives and work with the production staff to maximize recycling income. After conferring with the production and warehouse staff, Sally noted that the company’s paper roll cores are never fully used due to the timing of the web gluing process. Sally Sound then assessed an opportunity for Pyramid’s paper roll cores to be sold as a byproduct; the rolls would be stripped and converted into packaging inserts for a major online retailer.

  • What are the characteristics of a byproduct?
  • Which methods are used to account for byproducts?
  • Rationalize which of these possible methods might be best to employ for this scenario.

Discussion 4

Pyramid Printing Company is a printer of magazines and retail inserts. Sally Sound, the company’s Controller, initiated an inquiry regarding what has surfaced as a large material variance for the month of April 2017. After inquiring of the production department, it was discovered that many copies of an insert for a major retailer’s holiday promotion were out of register and discarded. Sally then noted that these were not properly recorded as spoilage to deflect attention from quality issues.

What are the ramifications of reporting the quality-impaired product as a material variance rather than spoilage? Discuss the accuracy of the expenses recorded for the period, as well as any relevant ethical issues.