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Activity-Based Costing

Accurate cost estimation has a positive impact in a business. A manager or decision maker can a have a basis on whether he will pursue a certain product or services given the potential profit the business can gain from specific product and services categories. One can also arrive to a correct pricing which is also a component in a successful marketing. This paper will analyze the Activity-Based Costing of a company in a hospitality sector, one of the categories in the services industry.
Suzanne Byrne, Erle Stower, and Paula Torry of the University of Southern Queensland, School of Accounting, Continue reading...

Introduction

Estimating errors on project-related activities may hamper the attainment of a milestone and interfere with the rest of the activities in a project schedule. The delay and disruption resulting from inaccurate estimation may culminate in project failure or at the very best to failure of project management; untimely delivery of the project, within the set budget, and according to project specifications (Khamooshi & Cioffi 2013). The precision and the subsequent reliability of estimates should be put into consideration more thoroughly when making project schedules.

Comparisons between Critical Path Method (CPM) and Probabilistic Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

Two divergent methods are commonly used to plan project durations, which include the deterministic critical path Continue reading...

Interdisciplinary team for safe transition of heart failure patients

Interdisciplinary team for safe transition of heart failure patients

Introductions

The 30-day re-hospitalization penalty for hospitals has led the healthcare professionals to opt for an interdisciplinary transitional care approach in order to provide safe and efficient transition for patients with heart failure from hospital settings to home. Heart failure (HF) is a chronic condition and requires a lifelong treatment. 14% of the Medicare beneficiaries suffer from HF. The re - hospitalization rate of HF has been noted to be 10 to 19% within 14 days and 50% within 90 days. Such readmissions have resulted in heavy Medicare bills of $333 Continue reading...

Risky behavior is defined as that which results in a situation that exposes the risk-taker to danger, harm, or loss, usually increasing morbidity or mortality (Tymula et al, 2012). Multiple hypotheses exist as to why an individual might engage in risky behavior, suggesting it may be related to psychological, biochemical, or environmental factors. It has also been found that risk-taking behavior may occur for different reasons among different age groups. In fact, in the absence of mental illness, adolescents were found to engage in risk-taking behavior on the whole more than any other age group (Tymula et al, 2012). Continue reading...

German biologist, Christiane Nusslein-Volhard is renowned for elucidation of the genetic control of embryonic development of fruit flies. Her contribution earned her the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, together with American geneticists Eric Wieschaus and Edward B. Lewis. Throughout this paper I will detail the early career of Dr. Nusslein-Volhard and the ways in which her research helped to revolutionize the field of developmental biology as it pertains to embryonic development and gene analysis/function.

Academic background

Christiane Nusslein-Volhard was born on October 20th, 1940 in Magdeburg, Germany. As she grew, she developed interest in studying plants and animals and inclination Continue reading...

Religious studies

Reformation - a broad religious and socio-political movement in Western and Central Europe in XVI - early XVII centuries, aimed at reforming the Catholic Christianity according to the Bible. Its beginning is considered to be the performance of the doctor of theology Martin Luther at Wittenberg University: in October 31, 1517 he nailed to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church his "95 Theses", which opposed the existing abuses of the Catholic Church, in particular the sale of indulgences. The end of the Reformation is considered by historians signing the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 by results of which Continue reading...

Introduction

The recession that plunged the economy of Canada into depression ended in the middle of 2009. The economic indicators signify growth of the economy. However, the recovery of the economy is not noticeable to the majority of the population since the rate of unemployment is still high. The rate of unemployment would be higher had many people not opted out of employment due to the unsustainable wages. There is concern that the economic growth and expansion experienced all over the world does not bring with it any reduction in the number of the unemployed. The recovery of many countries Continue reading...

Mexico: Crisis and Competitiveness

After being acquainted with the enclosed review, based on general information about Mexico as well as researches connected with causality of global economic crisis in Mexico of 2009, some issues attracting attention shall be emphasized, for providing solutions.
Therefore, in 2009 Mexico experienced the global economic crisis that affected all its branches. The best indicator for that was GDP, declined about 7% after several years of annual growth. There were many reasons for that: direct dependence on the United States; China’s competitive advantages; as well as more internal ones like sharp drop in oil production; national monopolizing of Continue reading...

American exceptionalism - worldview based on the assertion that the United States have a special place among other nations in terms of its national spirit, political and religious institutions. Belief in American exceptionalism is more typical for conservatives than liberals. The key moment of American exceptionalism is the assertion that the United States and its people differ from other people, at least in historical terms, as an association of people who came from all over the world, but who take a common position in defending certain self-evident truths, such as freedom, inalienable human rights, democracy, republicanism, the rule of Continue reading...

The modern world cannot be imagined without oil products: rocket fuel, road pavements and medicines, children toys. Russian oil industry is a strategic outpost of the country, the basis of economic stability and development of a modern economy. Giants of oil industry solve dozens of important tasks by developing systems of affiliated companies and organizations. Naturally, their business cannot run without the involvement of smaller oil companies that specialize in service delivery, drilling rigs construction and ancillary facilities, repair wells, pipelines and other specialized functions. With all the pursuance of versatility, natural monopolies have certain characteristics, given by the Continue reading...

Introduction

In this paper, I will defend my thesis that William James was a scientific genius. The term genius should not be used very lightly, and it will, therefore, require a lot of proof to defend this thesis. I will rely on different sources of information that will explain the impact that William James has on the field of psychology and his published work on this field. Based on my research, I will argue that the term scientific genius is the best to describe him since he was knowledgeable in the field of psychology and philosophy. I will also look Continue reading...

Introduction

Travel has long been a human obsession. Destinations far away continue to capture human minds. Travelers, returning from short or long trips for business or leisure, attract co-workers, family, friends and onlookers. In ancient ages, moving across borders, if any, used to be a privilege reserved for ruling classes. As means of people's movement across borders continued to evolve, leaving one's local community, and increasingly later, one's own country has become a matter of fact and increasingly easier. An account of a distant place has become, hence, a matter within reach, if not physically, virtually. Tourism – an economic activity Continue reading...

Abstract

The focus of the paper is to analyze the motion at three major joints in the body during unweighted squats. The motion at shoulder, hip, and knee is analyzed and the muscles involved are studied. Squats are one of the most frequently used exercises for body strength and conditioning. In order to achieve optimal muscular development, it is helpful to study the squat biomechanics. Therefore, this article discusses the kinematics and kinetics involved in a squat with respect to the knee, hip and shoulder joints.

Introduction

The unweighted squats are also referred to as the body-weight squats and focus on Continue reading...