What factors do you think are influencing the supply and demand of the product/good/service that is the subject of your article?

This posting should be a minimum of one short paragraph and a maximum of two paragraphs. Word totals for this post should be in the 100–200-word range. Whether you agree or disagree, explain why with supporting evidence and concepts from the readings or a related experience. Include a reference, link, or citation when appropriate.

Scenario

According to a recent article in Forbes Magazine, “The demand for additional battery life is so large Pokémon GO is already having an impact on the sales of external batteries and phone cases with extra battery capacity.” Popular portable battery makers told Forbes that the sales of certain products have grown significantly, up to double or triple just in Pokémon GO’s first week in the United States. On a less technological front, coffee prices are up by 13 percent due to increased demand, and the supply of Corvettes is not sufficient to meet the current demand. All of these statements come from headlines from the past three months, indicating that the laws of supply and demand impact everything from your phone to your car to MY coffee. This is the basis for our discussion this week!

For Discussion – CLEANING SERVICES

US Professional Cleaning Services Markets 2021-2026 – Increased Demand for Green Cleaning Services / Outbreak of COVID-19 Pandemic / Rise of Robotic and Automated Cleaners :

Cleaning service business booming as COVID-19 restrictions drop: https://wgem.com/2021/05/17/cleaning-service-business-booming-as-covid-19-restrictions-drop/

Choose an article on a topic (product/good/service) that affects your daily life.

For example, I found an article in the Chicago Tribune about coffee prices.

Briefly tell us what your article is about.

My article reported that although coffee prices are high, the price being paid to the coffee producers in Brazil has remained constant.

Which aspect of the article’s discussion affects your daily life?

Coffee growers are threatening to cut production in order to force the prices higher. This means that my $6 cup of coffee at Starbucks could become even more expensive.

What factors do you think are influencing the supply and demand of the product/good/service that is the subject of your article?

Americans have been conditioned by marketing to agree to pay $5 for a cup of coffee, so there is no reason for retailers to charge less.

Include the URL of the Web site where you found the article, so your classmates can access it.

Coffee Prices to Rise Again

Prepare a comparative table of seven major features of politics related to two different countries of your choosing (other than the United States)

Introduction to Comparative Politics, Dr. Tom Inglot, FALL 2021, online.

RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT –

Please prepare your homework assignment according to the instructions listed below. The report should be saved in a Word document (singed with your full name in the file name), two pages in total, 12 point font, stapled, and with your name on top of the front page. It should also provide a list of sources used in your research (a minimum of 10 sources are required). Upload this homework under “Assignments” – “Comparative Research Exercise, POL 241.”You should treat this assignment seriously as a part of your course evaluation (participation grade) and a personalized handout that you will use later for your class presentation and discussions.

Prepare a comparative table of seven major features of politics related to two different countries of your choosing (other than the United States). Use the following example as a guide. Please select two countries of comparable size and avoid stark contrasts such as for example Malta and China or North Korea and Great Britain, and so on. You can use this document template for your homework but if you do so – delete my instructions (the same applies to the bibliography – do not copy the instructions or the highlighted text – this is for your information only).

Comparative feature (category)

COUNTRY A

COUNTRY B

Type of Government/Political System

Western liberal democracy

Non-western political system, non-democracy (dictatorship)

Chief executive

Prime Minister (Walter Roth)

President (Jacques Curtis)

Legislature (Parliament, Assembly)

Two houses of parliament

Lower House – Diet (local name) – 455 members, elected by the people.

Upper House – Senate- 100 members, not elected.

Single house of parliament – Lower house – not elected by the people and the seats are exclusively reserved for the party of the president.

Political Parties (list the major parties only – up to four in total).

Two major parties – Socialists and Rightists (Socialistas, Christian Front – local names).

One major party – Unity Party (Partia Unitad – local name). Other parties exist but they do not have real power.

Last elections

They held parliamentary elections, in June 2015, won by the Socialists. The country does not have presidential elections.

They held non-competitive presidential elections in May 2017, (won for the second time by the incumbent, president Jacques Curtis from the Unity Party).

Economic level

Developed country – GDP per capita – $ 45,000 PPP.

Middle-income, emerging economy, GDP per capita – $12,000 PPP.

A few distincitive features of political life or major political issues or challenges in recent years.

A major corruption scandal – led to the fall from power of many politicians of the Rightist Party.

President Jacques Curtis has been accused by political opposition of crushing independent media.

Using the American Political Science Association’s Style Manual (- author/date bibliographical format to prepare and attach a full list of sources (minimum of TEN) that you used to prepare this report. This should be done on a separate, second page, entitled “Bibliography.” If necessary, consult the library guide for this class and/or a reference librarian at the MSU library to help you format your sources correctly. See the example on the next page below.

(Please note that the list must be alphabetical – A-Z. Highlighted information is the explanation provided for your understanding only – do not copy or write this down in your own bibliography – notice that dates follow the author).

Bibiliography

(This is based on the APSA style — Chicago Manual, Author-date listing).

Alcock, Peter, and Gary Craig. 2009. International Social Policy: Welfare Regimes in the Developed World, 2nd edition. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Example of a book by two authors.

Altenstetter, Christa, and Reinhard Busse. 2005. “Health Care Reform in Germany: Patchwork Change Within Established Governance Structures.” Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 30 (1-2): 121–142. Journal Article by two authors.

Beer, Samuel H. 1998. “Welfare Reform: Revolution or Retrenchment?” Publius 28 (3): 9–15. Journal Article by one author.

Carrera, Percivil M, et al. 2008. “Health Care Financing Reforms in Germany: The Case for Rethinking the Evolutionary Approach to Reforms.” Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 33 (5): 979–1005. Journal Article by multiple authors, more than two.

Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight. 2013. Health Insurance Market Reforms. https://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Programs-and-Initiatives/Health-Insurance-Market-Reforms (accessed, January 10, 2021). Government Document from the Internet

Cohn, Jonathan. 2010. “How They Did It: The Inside Account of Health Care Reform’s Triumph.” The New Republic, June 10: 14-25. Magazine Article by one author.

Cuter, David, and Jonathan Gruber. 2001. “Health Policy in the Clinton Era: Once Bitten, Twice Shy.” American Economic Policy of the 1990s, June 27-31, http://www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/Conferences/economic_policy/CUTLER-GRUBER.pdf Article downloaded from the web by two authors.

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS.org). 2000. “PBS-Healthcare Crisis: Healthcare Timeline.” http://www.pbs.org/healthcarecrisis/history.htm (accessed, January 10, 2021) Web site

Starke, Peter. 2006. “The Politics of Welfare State Retrenchment: A Literature Review.” Social Policy & Administration 40 (1): 104–20. Journal Article by one author.

Slothuus, Rune. 2007. “Framing Deservingness to Win Support for Welfare State Retrenchment.” Scandinavian Political Studies 30 (3): 323–344. Journal Article by one author.

Would diagnostics be appropriate for this case, and how would the results be used to make a diagnosis?

For this assignment, you will analyze an Episodic note case study that describes abnormal findings in patients seen in a clinical setting. You will consider what history should be collected from the patients, as well as which physical exams and diagnostic tests should be conducted. You will also formulate a differential diagnosis with several possible conditions.

Review the following Episodic note case study:

Subjective:

• CC: “I have bumps on my bottom that I want to have checked out.”

• HPI: DJ, a 25-year-old white female college student reports to your clinic with external

bumps on her genital area. She states the bumps are painless and feel rough.

She states she is sexually active and has had more than one partner during the

past year. Her initial sexual contact occurred at age 18. She reports no abnormal

vaginal discharge. She is unsure how long the bumps have been there but

noticed them about a week ago. Her last Pap smear exam was 3 years ago, and

no dysplasia was found; the exam results were normal. She reports one sexually

transmitted infection (chlamydia) about 2 years ago. She completed the

treatment for chlamydia as prescribed.

• PMH: Asthma

• Medications: Symbicort 160/4.5mcg

• Allergies: NKDA

• FH: No hx of breast or cervical cancer, Father hx HTN, Mother hx HTN, GERD

• Social: Denies tobacco use; occasional alcohol, married, 3 children (1 girl, 2 boys)

Objective:

• VS: Temp 98.6; BP 120/86; RR 16; P 92; HT 5’10”; WT 169lbs

• Heart: RRR, no murmurs

• Lungs: CTA, chest wall symmetrical

• Genital: Normal female hair pattern distribution; no masses or swelling. Urethral

meatus intact without erythema or discharge. Perineum intact. Vaginal mucosa

pink and moist with rugae present, pos for firm, round, small, painless ulcer noted

on external labia

• Abd: soft, normoactive bowel sounds, neg rebound, neg murphy’s, neg McBurney

• Diagnostics: HSV specimen obtained

Assessment:

• Chancre

PLAN: This section is not required for the assignments in this course (NURS 6512) but

will be required for future courses.

Assignment:

Analyze the subjective portion of the note. List additional information that should be included in the documentation.

Analyze the objective portion of the note. List additional information that should be included in the documentation.

Is the assessment supported by the subjective and objective information? Why or why not?

Would diagnostics be appropriate for this case, and how would the results be used to make a diagnosis?

Would you reject/accept the current diagnosis? Why or why not? Identify five possible conditions that may be considered as a differential diagnosis for this patient. Explain your reasoning using at least three different references from current evidence-based literature.

How does your state’s rate compare with the national rate?

For this Assignment, create a narrated PowerPoint presentation about the crime trends in your state. In a minimum of 15 PowerPoint slides (excluding the cover and references slides), addresses the following items:

Your state’s homicide numbers from the UCR (which will include not only homicide but non negligent manslaughter) from 1995-2019 (past 25 years)

The rates for those years

Are the rates going up or down? That is, what are the trends?

How does your state’s rate compare with the national rate?

What are the causes/patterns of homicide in your state?

Identify the topic and state why the improvement should be made

For this project, you are to identify a clinical issue you believe needs improvement. Then you will then write a 2-page (not including the title page and reference page) paper in APA format. Include at least three evidence-based research articles that support your proposed change. Evidence-based research should not be higher than five years old.

Items to be included are as follows: QI Paper.

Identify the topic and state why the improvement should be made.

State how patients are affected by the issue.

State your proposed change.

State how your idea will improve patient care.

Provide evidence-based research to validate your proposed change. (minimum 3

sources)

State how you will evaluate the proposed amendment after it is implemented.

Include a title page and reference page in APA format.

References page includes only sources

List the actions to be taken to unfreeze the equilibrium and drive toward the desired state

Force Field Analysis Template

This table is based on Schein’s force field analysis section in “Models and Tools for Stability and Change in Human Systems” (Schein, 2002).

Present State

Statement of current conditions

Desired Future State

Statement of future conditions

Driving Forces

Restraining and Resisting Forces

List the actions to be taken to unfreeze the equilibrium and drive toward the desired state:

Reference

Schein, E. H. (2002). Models and tools for stability and change in human systems. Reflections, 4(2), 34–46.

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How does this author contribute to what you have already learned about teaching reading?

Abstract

Provide a short overview about the gist of the entire article. Be sure that you have read the article and can summarize in your own words. This section should be brief, 4 – 5 sentences.

Bibliographic Information

You must give credit to the author or author’s that wrote the article. Be sure to follow APA format.

Summary Information

Briefly state the main idea or thesis presented in this article.

Summarize the most important information, ideas, facts, etc. presented in this article – must be half a page.

Personal Reaction

What was the most surprising/interesting thing you found out by reading this article?

How does this author contribute to what you have already learned about teaching reading?

Reflection

Reflect on your experiences in teaching reading or learning to read. Share an experience that you are reminded of after reading the article.

What question(s) do you have after reading this article? What would you like to learn more about?

Would you recommend this article to others? Why or Why not?

How did China avoid the fate of the Soviet Union?

No bibliography needed, neither a cover page, Only in text citation (one or two per question.)

Questions

1) How did China avoid the fate of the Soviet Union? (130words)

2) Describe the labor system in the Gulf States and how does it diverge from Western ideas of citizenship? (130words)

Readings

Noora Lori, Offshore Citizens: Permanent Temporary Status in the Gulf (Cambridge University Press, 2019) p. 50-70

Faisal Devji, “What is ‘the West’”? Aeon (2021):

Check the PDF File.

Discuss what NFI’s current business strategy is.

Instructions

Use bullet points to answer. No paragraph required. No referencing or outside research. ONLY USE CASE INFORMATION.

Answers should be in 1 page, if required, you can cross 1 page and add an introductory paragraph (5/6 lines) for each answer. No unnecessary details required.

A sample answer is given below:

According to SWOT analysis we can have a look at Tim’s strengths:

High patriotic loyalty and brand recognition throughout the country

Good product quality and super addictive coffee taste

Continuous product innovation (dark roast) with changing consumer preferences

Convenience to sit, take away and drive through

Questions to be answered

1. Discuss what NFI’s current business strategy is.

2. Discuss (in bullet points) the Strength & Weakness of NFI. Conduct internal analysis through VRIO.

3. Discuss your recommendation to LSS (and justify your decision by a single line or two) and discuss at least 10 SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-oriented) actions to be done in next 6 months

Describe how Amazon’s online marketing strategy is impacting conventional retail stores

Discussion Board Forum Thread Instructions

You will write a thread of at least 350 words, not including abstract, title page, or references, responding to the topic presented. Current APA format, spelling, and grammar are expected.

Note: The Discussion Board Forum assignment is taken from chapter 12, the Amazon Video Case 12. Amazon Video: Delivering The Earth’s Biggest Selection: http://www.viddler.com/embed/89fd8c9b.

• Read the Amazon Video Case 12 in chapter 12 of the text (attached below!!) and watch the corresponding Amazon video (use the URL above to navigate to the video).

Note: Do not use the URL provided in the Video Case 12-4 listed in the text Amazon case page:

• Describe how Amazon’s online marketing strategy is impacting conventional retail stores. What specific advantages do Amazon and other online firms have over brick and mortar department stores? What advantages do local retail stores have over online shopping?
• How are brick and mortar retail stores responding to the online shopping competitors? Provide an example.
• Can an “even playing field” be achieved for both the local department store and an online merchant offering the same products? Explain and support your answer.
• How is Amazon looking beyond retail shopping to providing managed logistics services to other firms?

“Plans fail for the lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed” (Prov. 15:22 NIV). Explain what this means to a follower of Christ in their business practices.