Apple Company in the USA Discussion
Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is the creation of a research analysis. Every day, consumers make millions of decisions that impact the marketplace and influence firms’ decisions. Firms use economic concepts, models, and other “tools” of economics to help determine pricing, output, and profit maximization. As an MBA student of economics, you can apply the “tools” of economics to microeconomic and macroeconomic data to create recommendations for how firms can maximize revenue, profit and market share.Scenario: Imagine you are a business consultant to a firm Choose a firm that matches the following criteria: a publicly-traded company operating in the U.S. market. Note: A publicly-traded company is a private-sector firm owned by its shareholders/stock holders. You have been asked to analyze, advise, and create recommendations on how the firm can ensure its future success in its current market.Prepare a minimum 1,050-word analysis of economic data and business data to explain how the core economic principles impact the sustainability of the firm and what actions the firm can take to ensure success. Address the following:
Textile Manufacturer Discussion
A textile manufacturer is closing its North Carolina plant and moving the production of its products to a developing nation in Southeast Asia. The primary reason for the move is because the lower labor cost will allow the organization to benefit from the new location. Proponents of the decision laud the move as a means to save the organization by taking advantage of the free market and finding cheaper methods of producing the company’s goods. Opponents of the decision state that a trust existed between the company and the employees and that a breach of trust will occur due to this decision. Additionally, opponents cite recent findings that contractors in the Southeast Asia region, where the company is moving, have been cited for utilizing child labor and failing to provide working conditions equivalent to those in the United States. Officials in the Southeast Asia region have answered the criticisms of the use of child labor by pointing out that oftentimes children are the only individuals in a family who are capable of working, and to deny them that opportunity would create even greater hardships on the already desperately poor population. Next, review the article by Peslak (2005), and reflect on what you have learned about deontological (actions focused) and teleological (consequences focused) frameworks.Peslak, A. R. (2005). An ethical exploration of privacy and radio frequency identification. Journal of Business Ethics, 59(4), 327-345. Retrieved from For this assignment, you will now write a paper that discusses whether this move discussed in the case study is ethical from the perspective of ONE of the following stakeholders:
SCI 207 University of Arizona Global Campus Sustaining Our Planet Discussion
Prior to beginning work on this final paper, review all chapters of Bensel and Carbones Sustaining Our Planet text (2020).In this paper, you will explore what a future sustainable world might look like, and in the process of doing so, extend your previous descriptions of selected terms and explain how they may play a role in aiding us in achieving environmental sustainability on a global scale.The Journey to SustainabilityImagine a future (probably a long time from now) in which human beings have achieved environmental sustainability on a global scale. That means that we as a species have figured out how to maintain a lifestyle that can go on indefinitely. Humans will exist in harmony with their environment, not needing more resources than can naturally be replenished. What would such a world be like? How might we get there from here?In this final assignment, you will play the part of science-fiction writer, imagining and describing what a sustainable Earth, inhabited by humans, might look like in the distant future. You will need to provide examples throughout to support your descriptions. You should include all the terms that you have researched during Weeks 1 through 4 of this class, underlining each term as you include it. Be sure to expand on your terms and include other concepts that you learned in the course. Provide as detailed a picture as possible of how that future world might function on a day-to-day basis. In your paper, use grammar and spell-checking programs to insure clarity. Proofread carefully prior to submitting your work. Finally, you will submit the document to Waypoint.Your paper will consist of seven paragraphs using the format below to address the elements with the assumption that environmental sustainability has been achieved:Paragraph 1:Describe how the human relationship to nature will be different from what it is at present.Examine how humans will cope differently with the ways that natural phenomena like hurricanes affect lives.Paragraph 2:Explain what humans have done differently to enable biodiversity and ecosystems to function sustainably.Differentiate between how humans will manage water resources (fresh water and ocean) in the sustainable future compared to how it is done now.Paragraph 6:Paragraph 7:
East Los Angeles College Art Questions
Who is the artist?What is the title of the work? Date? Dimensions? Location? Medium? Support?What is the subject matter of the work?Then consider answering some of the questions below:Consider the work’s title . Does the title help you interpret what you see?Can you imagine different treatments of the same subject matter that would change the way you read the work?In case of a sculpture, or installation: If the human figure is its subject matter, how is the figure treated?If the work is nonrepresentational, what feelings does it evoke?Consider the formal elements of the work and how they relate to its subject matter.How is line employed in the work? Does it seem to regulate or order the composition?Does it seem to fragment the work?Is it consistent with traditional laws of perspective or does it violate them?In case of sculpture or installation: what is the relation of the work to the space it occupies? What is its relation to the viewer? Does the work move, or require you to move?What is the relation of shape to space in the work?How do light and dark function in the work? Is there a great deal of tonal contrast? What other elements seem important? is you attention drawn to the work’s texture? Does time seem an important factor in your experience of the work?Has the artist’s choice of medium played a role in the presentation of the various elements and their organization or design?Are effects achieved that are realizable only in this particular medium?If more than one medium is involved, what is their relation?
Information Infrastructure in Homeland Security Discussion
As with week one, the topic for the week 2 discussions comes directly from the weekly readings, which are found in the Course at a Glance, as well as the readings in the modules. You will be reading about various topics related to CIKR: the Patriot Act, the DHS strategic plan, the executive order regarding cybersecurity, national preparedness goals, PPD 8, and so on. Use this week’s discussion to increase your familiarity with these issues . There may be things you disagree with, such as the debate over individual rights vs security which characterizes the Patriot Act. Where should cybersecurity fit within the CIKR sectors and why, or should it not?? What aspects of the goals for national preparedness do you want to see changed or deleted? There is much to argue, much to debate, much to discuss. Keep it objective, professional, informed, and relevant. If you have questions about this week’s discussion you should contact me immediately. Again, much of what you learn in this course will come from these discussions, and that is by design.
Python Code Text Analysis Worksheet
Text ProcessingModify the script so that it does at least two of the following for better comparisons:Choose two literary works (e.g. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre) and use them to recommend similar works (“If you like Pride and Prejudice, you will also like these works…”). Your program should go through the remaining works and list them under the choice with the higher similarity index. For example, if Dracula is more similar to Jane Eyre than Pride and Prejudice, Dracula should be listed under Jane Eyre.Modify your recommendation program so that it reports the titles of the works rather than their file names. To do this, write a program that reads in the titles.txt file and creates a dictionary that looks up the title using the file name. This dictionary should then be used to report the works by their title instead of their file name.Code:import osimport mathdef count_word(table, word): ‘for the word entry in the table, increment its count or init to 1′ if word in table: table[word] += 1 else: # initialize count of word to 1 table[word] = 1def analyze(): ”’read all texts from the docs folder, report similarity comparisons among all pairs”’ doc_table = dict() word_set = set() os.chdir(‘docs’) fileList = os.listdir() for fname in fileList: print(“Opening ” + fname) fd = open(fname, “r”, encoding=”utf8″) doc_table[fname] = dict() data = fd.read() print(“splitting”) dataList = data.split() print(“{} has {} words”. format(fname, len(dataList))) for word in dataList: word_set.add(word) count_word(doc_table[fname], word) fd.close() os.chdir(‘..’) # return to parent directory for fname in fileList: for fname2 in fileList: sim = similarity(doc_table[fname], doc_table[fname2], word_set) print(“{:.2f} : {} vs. {}”.format(sim, fname, fname2))def build_title_file(): “creates titles.txt based on works in the docs folder” tfd = open(“titles.txt”, “w”) os.chdir(‘docs’) fileList = os.listdir() for fname in fileList: print(“Opening ” + fname) fd = open(fname, “r”, encoding=”utf8″) for line in fd: if “Title: ” in line: tfd.write(fname + “n”) tfd.write(line[7:]) break fd.close() os.chdir(“..”) # return to parent directory tfd.close()def similarity(tableA, tableB, words): ‘return cosine similarity between tableA and tableB over all words’ ab = 0 a2 = 0 b2 = 0 for w in words: ab += tableA.get(w, 0) * tableB.get(w, 0) a2 += tableA.get(w, 0) * tableA.get(w, 0) b2 += tableB.get(w, 0) * tableB.get(w, 0) return ab / (math.sqrt(a2) * math.sqrt(b2))TXT file: alice_in_wonderland.txtAliceís Adventures in Wonderlanddracula.txtDraculafrankenstein.txtFrankensteinjane_eyre.txtJane Eyremoby_dick.txtMoby Dick; or The Whalepride_and_prejudice.txtPride and Prejudicetale_of_two_cities.txtA Tale of Two Citiesudolpho.txtThe Mysteries of Udolphowizard_of_oz.txtThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Strategic Plan Proposal for Corrections in Chicago Discussion
You will then conduct research on your selected city to find a current criminal justice issue related to the city. Consider what position you want to hold in the future when researching issues in your chosen city. You may be able to find an issue to address in your capstone project that resembles what you want to do; this will help you showcase the relevant skills you have developed in this program. Whatever issue you select should be highly publicized so that you can use it as the basis of your problem analysis.Your journal assignment should state your scenario, your city, and your chosen issue. Briefly explain why you made these selections.would chose Probation/Parole Officer as positionChicago, IL is the city that have chosen for this.Scenario B: CorrectionsYou are in a leadership position in a fictitious organization located in the city you selected. The Wokefield County Jail is the fictitious corrections department in your selected city. This organization has experienced some shortcomings as a result of the states budget restraints in the previous year. The Wokefield County Jail currently has over 30 full-time vacancies due to insufficient funding for those positions. The Wokefield County Jail is struggling to maintain the national average (and desired) officer-to-inmate ratio of five correctional officers for every inmate. As a result, the inherent danger to the existing employees has risen dramatically. Some correctional officers are contemplating leaving the organization due to the perceived unnecessary risk to their safety. The Wokefield Department of Corrections currently has 120 correctional officers. The annual budget for the Wokefield County Jail is $28 million. Most of the budget (71%) is spent on two things: inmate services (such as rehabilitation programs) and the annual salaries of employees. In addition to problem of employee vacancies, the state wants to cut an additional $1 million from the budget in the upcoming fiscal year.Due to recent policy changes at the Wokefield Police Department, there has been an increase in the number of arrests made per month. The number of arrests nearly doubled from the 203 arrests in the previous month. You are a recently promoted regional director within the Wokefield County Jail. It is your job is to supervise, plan, and coordinate the operations and planning of both inmate and correctional officer activities. You will provide a strategic planning proposal to the county sheriff to solve an external issue while also considering the internal issues occurring within the organization.The Wokefield County Jails mission statement is the following:To create and maintain a county jail that is secure and safe for both inmates and staff, and that meets or surpasses all governmental requirements and standard operating procedures, the Wokefield County Jail will also provide opportunities for inmates to improve their lives and deal with personal issues.
Week 3 Prin of Disaster Exc Drills Discussion
2. Here is the scenario – You are planning a tabletop exercise designed to solve a recurring problem in your pre-hospital system. This is an urban system with a total of 10 paid paramedics and 20 paid EMTs. There are also 15 volunteer EMTs. The problem is that communication among the various EMTs and paramedics and among responding units has been less than optimal. Problems include lack of interoperability and failure to use standard terminology. Here are the three tasks.a. Determine who the players should be. Write an email notice inviting them to a with an explanation of what you hope to accomplish. B. Write a communication scenario that will allow the players to address the problem at hand. . Make a list of facilities and materials you will use in the exercise.3. Refine your capstone proposal based on discussions during week one.About my Capstone it’s disaster management with persons with disabilities. You should know, though, that a graduate many years ago did such a project. It is now a DMM elective course. How would you make yours unique?Attached Files:1. IS 139a Lesson 2 – Exercise Planning Team2. IS 139a Lesson3 – Capability-based Exercise Objective Development3. The Inventory Resource – IS 139 Central City Planning Materials and Resources4. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program. This document is found at the link titled Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (Volume 1). You will find the portions you’ll need for this week on pages 2.3-2.6 (Exercise types) and 3.1 (the 8 step process). FOCUS POINTSHaving reviewed the basics of exercise design last week, this week we dig deeper. Look at each of the design steps so you can begin the thought process that will go into developing your exercise. The chapter on the TTX will take you beyond the discussion-based exercises.One of the most valuable collection of resources you will use this summer and for the rest of your career is the HSEEP. We will use several of the files in HSEEP this semester, so look them over, ask questions, think about the ones your group will need during the semester.As you develop your portion of your exercise, you will need to think about available resources. That’s where the Liberty County files come into play. Look them over with an eye towards your group’s scenario. If a resource you think you need is in there, you may use. If a resource isn’t there, it is not available to you.Here are a few good youtube videos you may want to review. I only chose ones that were under an hour long. Feel free to look at youtube yourself for others. Team Rubicon has several, but they are all full length, often more than 4 hours.Healthcare TTX Active shooter How to conduct a TTX Another active shooter General information
Health and Medical Discussion Questions
1- Kinesio tape – what’s up with that? – Kinesiology tape has been around for more than 4 decades, but its use has grown since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, perhaps thanks to its application to American beach volleyball athletes utilizing the tape. What do the several manufacturers of this tape claim are the benefits of the tape? How strong is the evidence to support these claims?2- Concussion in sport – Concussions have become a topic of great interest in recent years, especially in the context of amateur and professional sports. Do some research so that you can discuss the following: What exactly IS a concussion? What are the symptoms of a concussion? What are the short- and long-term health concerns for a patient who has suffered a concussion? Do the symptoms or effects vary with the age of the patient (children vs. adolescents vs. adults)? Do some sports have higher incidence rates of concussion in participants? Finally, given your informed opinion, what advice would you give a parent who was concerned about their daughter or son playing popular American sports like football, soccer, or hockey?3- Hearing loss – There are two general types of hearing loss: sensory neural and obstructive (e.g., ear-wax build up). What simple clinical tests can be done to differentiate between these types? Furthermore, how can the results be explained anatomically and physiologically?And After that I need you to write reflection on this discussions statement.1- I am an athletic training student and we use tapes like this on our athletes. The form of tape that is most common is KT Tape. On their website they claim that their tape lifts the skin, allowing greater movement of fluid throughout the body. Its meant to relieve pain while supporting muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Another form of tape is Kinesio Tape, and they claim that it supports muscles and rehabilitation. The evidence behind the taping is sort of lacking. There is no scientific proof to it actually working. It differs by case and peoples opinion.2- A muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. In muscular dystrophy, abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle, There are many different kinds of muscular dystrophy. Symptoms of the most common variety begin in childhood, mostly in boys. Other types don’t surface until adulthood, There’s no cure for muscular dystrophy. But medications and therapy can help manage symptoms and slow the course of the disease, SymptomsThe main sign of muscular dystrophy is progressive muscle weakness Specific signs and symptoms begin at different ages and in different muscle groups, depending on the type of muscular dystrophy, Duchenne type muscular dystrophy This is the most common form of muscular dystrophy. Although girls can be carriers and mildly affected, it’s much more common in boys About one-third of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) don’t have a family history of the disease, possibly because the gene involved may be subject to sudden abnormal change (spontaneous mutation) Signs and symptoms typically appear in early childhood and may include:Frequent falls Difficulty rising from a lying or sitting up positionTrouble running and jumping, Waddling gait, Walking on the toesLarge calf muscles, Muscle pain, and stiffness, Learning disabilitiesBecker muscular dystrophy, Signs and symptoms are similar to those of Duchenne muscular dystrophy but tend to be milder and progress more slowly. Symptoms generally begin in the teens but may not occur until the mid-20s or even later.
Making Sense of Implementation Theories Discussion
Please respond with a paragraph to the following question, add citations and references:One change theory is Lewins three stage change model that includes: unfreezing, moving and refreezing. When unfreezing one recognizes the need for change, moving is when the change occurs, and refreezing is when balance is established, and the results are satisfying (Nilsen, 2015). Another theory is the Lippetts seven phase theory. Phase one diagnosis a problem, assess motivation and capacity for change, evaluate change agents motivation and resources, choose a role for change agent, maintain different and terminate the relationship.Lippets theories is more comparable to the nursing process and used more by my mentor. He explained that there is not a huge difference between the two theories, however nursing in general is much bigger that three steps. Critical care nursing is complex with multiple levels. In the EBP project that we are working on we will use this theory, for example when a patient is admitted to ICU and have the urgent need for multiple pressers and fluid resuscitation they will need a CVC. When a patient is administered pressers such as Levophed a CVC is required. So, its a long process from getting a consent, to educating the patient, family and staff from the insertion to when the catheter is discontinued. Every person involved in this patients care is held accountable for the maintenance of this CVC, especially the nursing staff.Reference:Nilsen, P. (2015). Making sense of implementation theories, models and frameworks. Implement Science, 53(10). doi: 10.1186s/13012-015-0242-0
