...differences in governmental actions in response to crisis events. This article analyzes and compares the actions of disaster responses undertaken by mainland China and Taiwan when faced with major natural disasters in order to demonstrate the different response results and defects of centralized and decentralized crisis response systems, respectively. The results showed that the efficiency of decentralized response systems is higher than that of centralized systems, as respondents in a decentralized system have the ability to make independent judgments and respond to crisis situations flexibly. However, there are also restrictions on the successful operation of decentralized response systems, including problems concerning the organizational command and control model, military operations, and communication and coordination...
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...Data Collection and Calculation: Real Estate Data QNT/351 Real Estate: Home Price and Size Analysis The purpose of this paper is to perform a descriptive statistics analysis on the real estate dataset. The analysis will be aimed at investigating relationships between the price of a home and the home’s square footage. The team will use the dataset to figure out if there is a direct relationship between price and square footage, the assumption being there is a positive correlation between home size and price. Research Questions Purchasing a home is the largest financial decision made by most American families. The traditional view has been that people should first buy a small “starter home,” build equity for a few years, and then move into a bigger home. The logic behind this is that smaller homes are relatively cheaper than larger homes, i.e. that there is a direct positive correlation between the price of a house and its square footage. This brings up the following research questions: • What are some of the descriptive statistics for home prices and home sizes? • Is there a relationship between the price of a home and its size? These research questions will be answered through an analysis of the descriptive statistics of two of the variables in the real estate dataset, specifically Price (in dollars) and Size (in square feet.) These two variables are both quantitative, with a ratio level of measurement. Descriptive Statistics The following table summarizes...
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...CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate CSEC ® PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS SYLLABUS Effective for examinations from May/June 2008 Including 2009 amendments CXC 08/G/SYLL 06 Published by the Caribbean Examinations Council. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior permission of the author or publisher. Correspondence related to the syllabus should be addressed to: The Pro-Registrar Caribbean Examinations Council Caenwood Centre 37 Arnold Road, Kingston 5, Jamaica, W.I. Telephone: (876) 630-5200 Facsimile Number: (876) 967-4972 E-mail address: cxcwzo@cxc.org Website: www.cxc.org Copyright © 2006, by Caribbean Examinations Council The Garrison, St Michael BB14038, Barbados CXC 08/G/SYLL 06 2 Contents RATIONALE...........................................................................................................................................................1 AIMS ........................................................................................................................................................................1 GENERAL OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................................................2 SKILLS AND ABILLITIES TO BE ASSESSED ........................
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...Functional Area Relationships: Riordan Manufacturing BUS/475 – Integrated Business Topics March 1, 2010 Dr. Laura Pogue Functional Area Relationships: Riordan Manufacturing Riordan Manufacturing boasts their strategic capabilities and intellectual property strength as having the patents for major polymer material substrates. Because of these patents, Riordan is able to build unique products which create opportunity for their clients. The mission for Riordan is to be a company which pays attention to detail, practices extreme precision, and quality control. The attributes of the Riordan mission are seen throughout the processes of all Riordan projects. Careful checks and balances are placed throughout the process of generating new products which provide Riordan with the ability to create new products to meet the “unique needs” of their clientele. Riordan manufacturing exists to provide innovative products to meet customer needs. While Riordan may have started out holding patents for unique polymer processing substrates, the vision and goals did not stop there. Riordan manufacturing produces medical supplies, plastic bottles, and also owns a manufacturing plant in China which produces fans. The basic focus of Riordan manufacturing is to build a name trusted by clients to be superior quality regardless of the product. Reasons for the organization’s existence Riordan Manufacturing has 550 employees globally who are part of a Fortune 1000 enterprise...
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...advancements I can foresee is totally hands-free calling by using the dwellings Wi-Fi and entertainment devices to accept the incoming call and be able to broadcast it over speakers in the entertainment systems of the home. There would be small microphones located in each room so that no headset would need to be worn to take the call. Also there would have to be a way to screen the calls and the phone system would actually vocalize who is calling. Kind of like caller id but a lot better in the fact that there would be no looking at a small screen telling you who called. Also making a call will be simpler as well since the microphones would let you dial via voice command. And with the phone system interlinked with the home entertainment system and computer systems it would have the customers contact list available at just the command of the user’s voice. ii. Eating a meal with your family in the year 2050. Eating a family meal in the year 2050 will be very different than it is 2015. I truly believe that there will be advancements in the technology around how we eat and how the food is prepared. Eating the meal will be taking place on dinnerware that may be of a disposable sort and is eco-friendly. That meaning it will be able to be composted by the family or will decompose in the landfill within 6 months of being deposited. Also there will be applications involved with the food being served that will allow for one to count calories and fat content by entering in what is on...
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...How to Write a Term Paper I. Choosing a Topic: For this paper you get to choose your topic, so pick something that interests you. Once you have decided what you want to write about in general terms, refine that general idea to a specific topic for your paper. Keep in mind that you have a maximum of 12 pages of text to work with, so your topic is going to have to be pretty narrow in its focus. Also bear in mind that this is a research project, not a high school report; it should center around a thesis that you will prove in your paper. Example: I am interested in World War II, but I’m pretty sure that I can’t cover six years of global warfare in fifteen pages of text. Let’s see...I’m more interested in the War in Europe than in the Pacific, so that narrows that down some, but I need something tighter. I like airplanes, so something about the air war would be interesting, and there was this documentary on the History Channel about the Battle of Britain last month...but even the Battle of Britain is too big for twelve pages. Right, have to narrow it down some more here...do a little preliminary research and reading. Ah, here it is: the German Air Force started out trying to destroy the Royal Air Force by bombing RAF airfields, but then switched to targeting British cities. This decision cost them the battle, because it let the RAF rebuild its fighter strength and shoot down enough German bombers to force the Germans to call off the offensive. Wait a minute. ...
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...Psychology Psychology is the scientific investigation of mental processes and behavior. Mental processes include how a person thinks, feels, remembers as well as a person’s behavior. When a doctor needs to understand a person they need to know the person’s biology, psychological experience, and cultural context. People’s experiences during their life from birth to adulthood are what shape how they feel and think. Early psychologists established several approaches and schools of thoughts of psychology. These schools of thought are known as the psychodynamic, behaviorist, cognitive and evolutionary perspectives. They came up with these by research and study which will be discussed throughout this paper. In many respects, these perceptions have progressed independently, and at the center of each are singularities the others tend to ignore (Kowalski & Westen, 2011). Despite their differences, each school of thought sought evolution for psychology as well as advancement of human understanding while remaining focused on the unique characteristics of contemporary psychology. Psychodynamic Perspective. The psychodynamic perspective belief is that most of the mental processes and emotions happen at the unconscious or subconscious levels, meaning below conscious awareness. Sigmund Freud was one of the most influential thinkers in the early twentieth century whose work in the psychodynamic perspective influenced...
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...individual communication successful. 1.4 Explain six roadblocks to successful communication in groups. 1.5 Discuss the impact of sexual orientation and age on communication. 1.6 Describe the cultural impact on one’s perception of health and its impact on communication. Readings Read the Week One Read Me First. Read Ch. 3, 5, & 10 of Communicating About Health. Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Participation Participate in class discussion. Ongoing Minimum of 4 days per week 1 Discussion Questions Respond to 2 weekly discussion questions. DQ 1: Thursday DQ 2: Saturday 1 Course Design Guide HCS/320 Version 2 2 Learning Team Instructions Create the Learning Team Charter. Begin developing the Communication Channels Paper due in Week Three. Thursday (Day 3) 2/23/2012 Individual Pre-class Survey Write your responses to the following questions based upon your experience. · What is communication? · What is the purpose of communication? · What is good communication? · What is your understanding of the differences between verbal and nonverbal communication? · What is your experience with team or group communication? · Describe your experience with utilizing formal written communication. Monday (Day 7) 2/20/2012 5 Week Two: Communication Channels in a Variety of Organizations Communication Differences in Large Versus Small Organizations Details Due Points Objectives 2.1 Explain what the advantages and...
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...encountered in a new state are new. This exposes an individual to a great social challenge. One is required to understand the way of learning things in the new state host within the least time possible. An individual after entering a new state is advised to ask as many questions as he/she might consider beneficial in order to understand the new area surroundings. Planning ahead is key to making sure your move proceeds smoothly. If you're moving from an state side to stat side to location. Create a "command central" for your move. This is a designated place to keep to-do lists and important papers such as passports, medical records, and orders. You may want to keep these documents in a large accordion folder, which can be easy to stow when the movers are packing your household goods. If you're keeping important information on your computer, be sure to back it up. Research your new community. Use the Military OneSource Relocation Tool to research your new community. The tool features a School...
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...NT1430 Linux Networking Research Paper Nicholas Lorick ITT Technical Institute St. Petersburg Campus NT1430 Linux Networking Research Paper All people in the IT field are familiar with the IPv4 protocol and they are quickly becoming familiar with the IPv6 protocol. Bradley (2012) states the following: Since the beginning of the internet, IPv4 has been synonymous with IP and few people ever stopped to think about which version of the protocol it was. But IPv4 has outlived its usefulness. Its successor, IPv6, after nearly two decades of development is finally ready to replace IPv4 as the backbone of the Internet. (p. 34) With all the new technology and devices now accessing the internet the move to IPv6 will eventually happen. According to Bradley (2012), IPv4 is out of IP addresses. IPv4 supports only 4.3 billion addresses; and with PCs, smartphones, tablets, and gaming systems connecting to the Internet, we are running out of IP address. IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses and can maintain 340 undecillion (340 × 1036) addresses. The IPv6 protocol brings with it other benefits. With IPv4 most of the internet relies on Network Address Translation. With IPv6, every device can have its own unique public IP address. Most home and small-business users have one IP address on the Internet -- the one for the router that links their hardware to their ISP. The router issues IP addresses internally to the devices that attach to it, but it must constantly keep track of which traffic...
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...According to the research carried out between 1998 and 1999 (Szychta, 2001), 60 enterprises located in central and southern Poland (questionnaires were sent to 290 firms) were analyzed. 48 units (80%) answered positively the question about the use of the annual budgeting for the entire company. Annual budgets were not developed mainly by small and medium-sized retail and service companies. In later research (Wnuk-Pel, 2012), the percentage of Polish companies with a budgeting system was much higher. From the 257 surveyed entities, which properly completed the questionnaires, as much as 98,4% reported creating annual budgets and as much as 72,4% of these companies were preparing budgets for a period exceeding three years. It should be stressed that only 6% of these entities reported creating budgets for less than a year. Budgeting is used, inter alia, for planning, coordination, and evaluation of activities, motivation and evaluation of the staff performance and for supporting the internal control system of the organization (Chenhall and Smith, 1998; De With and Dijkman, 2008; Angelakis et al., 2010; Farouk and McLellan, 2011; Yalcin, 2012). The survey carried out by De With and Dijkman (2008) has shown that the most frequently mentioned statements note that the budgets can support the planning (84,1%). Moreover, the budget is used for coordination the separate parts of responsibility centers to ensure that all parts of the organization are in balance with one another. The next...
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...Same sex marriage as defined in our text book, Doing Ethics, refers to the marriage in a full legal sense of gay and lesbian couples. (Vaughn 2013, p 451) Marriage between a man and a woman was instituted by God with Adam and Eve. According to the scripture, Matthew 19: 4-5, New Testament, Jesus reaffirms this “He answered, Have you not read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female: and said, “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one?” However, the media is supportive and liberal in their views of views if same-sex marriage. Even the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines marriage as the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband and wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law. But as the second definition, it states, the state of being united to a person of the same sex or a relationship like that of a traditional marriage. Same-sex marriage is one of the most controversial issues in the world. According to our text book, Doing Ethics, William Bennett warns of the dire consequences of legalizing same sex unions. He states that “the legal union of same-sex couples would shatter the conventional definition of marriage, change the rules which govern behavior, endorse practices which are completely antithetical to the tenets (a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy) of all the world’s major...
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...University of Phoenix Material Narrow Your Topic Worksheet Part One Review Ch. 2 of The Bedford Researcher for techniques on how to narrow down the research topic you selected in Week 1. Explain in 50 to 75 words how you will narrow your topic. State your revised topic and describe what processes from the text you used to help you narrow it down. Write in complete sentences to continue practicing the sentence building skills you have learned in this week’s activities. I used a few different ways the text suggested in Chapter 2 to narrow down my topic. First, I spent some time browsing through online library’s to find out where I could get the most information on a few of the topics I was still tossing around. I then spent some time looking through databases and Web directories. I found that I can get the most information researching medical technology, so that is the topic I am choosing to write my paper on. I also have the opportunity to interview people at work and see this time of technology put to use daily at work so that will give a much wider viewpoint on the topic. Part Two Find two University Library sources that relate to your topic and could be used as research sources for your final paper. Complete the following forms: Source #1 |Author(s) names: von Mallek, D; Biersack, H-J; Mull, R; Wilhelm, K; Heinz, B; Mellert, F | |Article title: Medical technology and medical education ...
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...amount of pleasure gotten from the temple. Admittedly, the players most likely remembered more aspects of the temple than I did at times. Besides the “creative gaps” I created, I did not see any noticeable declinations of interest during the adventure. I did notice that the players did enjoy the RPG elements I added to the adventure. I purposely intended and suggested more use of the HP in the game. I was actually hoping for the incapacitation of a player, but I am satisfied that I managed to get a player to 2HP. III. Worked Poorly iii. The gaps were probably the poorest aspect of the game. I did not know how to plan the game out. I attempted to plan the game out, but I was not too sure what was required. I did not want to research it either because I felt that it would influence the game to a degree that would lead to stealing thoughts. Another poor aspect was mapping the game. While telling the story, I had a pretty good idea as to how I wanted to map the game. But while I was telling it, I had to draw out the map on a whiteboard and I had to...
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...Foundations of Psychology In early years, there were two schools of thought called structuralism and functionalism. Structuralism is the area of psychology that studies the elements of consciousness, and functionalism studies how an individual adapts to his or her environment. These perspectives were founded in early years, but they did not end there (Kowalski & Westen, 2009, p. 10). Currently, there are four major schools of thought that guide psychological thinking. The following paper analyzes their underlying assumptions along with how the primary biological foundations of psychology are linked to an individual’s behavior. The first perspective is called the psychodynamic perspective. Psychodynamic Perspective The psychodynamic perspective proposes that people’s actions reflect the way thoughts, feelings, and wishes are associated in their minds; that many of these processes are unconscious; and that mental processes can conflict with one another, leading to compromises among competing motives (Kowalski & Westen, 2009, p. 14). This perspective focuses on the role of the unconscious mind. People have conscious desires and reasons for acting the way they do; however, there are unconscious motives that underlie their conscious intentions (Kowalski & Westen, 2009, p. 13). The next perspective is the behaviorist perspective. Behaviorist Perspective The behaviorist perspective focuses on the way objects or events in the environment come to control behavior (Kowalski...
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