Essays on Inadequacy

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Various methods of hazard analysis has been developed. Two of these processes are System-Theoretical Process Analysis (STPA) and Safety-Guided Design Process. This essay is going to focus on STPA and Safety-Guided Design Process. The first part will focus on STPA and it will the process of using STPA including the background behind it and how the technique is reflected in systems engineering. There is also a description of how the process is used to accommodate human controllers. The second part of the essay will focus on the Safety-Guided Design Process and how it is applied in industrial robotics. There ...

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The reviews on Africa’s solar based enterprises are quite recent and cover a majority of related topics. He has reviewed the factors that provided an impetus to solar power based enterprises and the existing opportunities. However, the need for some more reviews on the reasons addressing slow development in the field is evident. Nevertheless, it is successful in drawing the readers’ attention on the gaps existing in the current review of scholarly works. The three basic research questions raised in the study clearly underline its problems and the purpose. Through these questions the author seeks to address the ...

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The literature defines hypertension as a medical condition experienced when the systolic blood pressure (BP) is equal or greater than 140 mm Hg or when the diastolic blood pressure is equal or greater than 90 mm Hg. Additionally, it offers a description of systematic, cellular, as well as molecular causes of hypertension. High blood pressure within the arteries is referred to as systemic hypertension (SH). The primary role of the systemic arteries is the transportation of oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissues of the body. The constriction of the arterioles (small arteries) is responsible for the high ...

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High-risk nutrition practices usually concern nutrition norms that predispose individuals to the risks of contracting nutrition related ailments, which result from such practices (Palmer, 2011). However, in order to gain an insight into the influences that undermine the development of sound nutritional practices, it is important to understand the significance of culture in determining various nutritional practices by various people from around the world. Practically, culture entails shared practices, beliefs, and values that distinguish the practices of one group from the other (Palmer, 2011). Therefore, different cultures in the world have specific nutrition practices, for different occasions, which they ...

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The paper focuses on the project management problems that faced Rony’s project. The project was commissioned by The Custom Ronworking Company. The president of the company, Emelia Carpenters, contracted W.Easly Associates to conduct a post-project appraisal of Rony’s project. The project involved expansion of the company’s production facilities. The expansion included expanding the manufacturing and production residence. The plans were occasioned by a mini boom experienced in the commercial construction field in NSW, Rony’s hometown. A decision was reached to go ahead with the expansion and Spencer Moneyworth, the vice president; Finance and Administrator were ...

Downward communication is when information comes from the top of the hierarchy and is passed along to the bottom of the hierarchy. According to Daniel Katz and Robert L. Kahn, the types of messages passed through downward communication are job instructions, job rationales, procedures and practices, feedback, and indoctrination. These messages can be passed through staff meetings, internal newsletters, one-on-one meeting, bulletin boards, employee information sheet, e-mail and staff handbook. Each message is unique and should, therefore, be sent via the appropriate channel. For instance, if it is feedback being given to an individual employee, it would be appropriate ...

Vince Gilligan’s crime/family drama Breaking Bad (2008-2013) is often cited as one of the greatest television shows ever made, one of the best examples of the era of prestige cable drama. Telling the story of science teacher-turned-meth-cook Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and his burnout assistant Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), Breaking Bad’s serialized narrative, layered performances and dedication to dynamic visual storytelling elevate it in ways not enjoyed by most cable dramas. Perhaps one of the most presentational and ambitious episodes of the series is the tenth episode of season three, “Fly,” directed by Rian Johnson. A classic ...

Improving Self-Esteem with Positive Self-Talk, Affirmations, and Journaling

Jane Doe Introduction Too often the phrase “think positive” gets thrown around in most self-help groups and literature involving improving one’s sense of self, but the statement is one that should not be taken lightly. Many problems that are faced by people struggling with various mental illnesses stem from the negative internal dialogue further aggravating the chemical imbalances that may exist or be dormant. Whether the individual be a believer of holistic therapy or empirically proven medical therapies, the proof of positive self-talk, daily affirmations and journaling about one’s experience has been shown to transform one’s ...

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The study has an objective of examining the impacts of corporate governance among listed Australian companies using their audit quality as the baseline. Corporate governance is a broad topic. Thus the study focuses on the effect of ownership structure on the quality of auditing across Australia. While a widely accepted definition of audit quality has not been formulated nor has a widely accepted measure been generated, the research will employ different aspects of corporate governance to establish its relationship with the quality of the audit. Various data and information will be gathered from at least ten different companies in ...

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Life Cycle assessment (LCA) can be described as one of the most vital and essential methods of analyzing and assessing the general environmental effects and impacts of merchandise, services, produce, products, good or processes. It is actually in other words referred to as Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and it really evaluates and reviews the environmental effects of a product from the time of production, process or procedure from plan and design to the time of disposal. In addition, LCA reviews the whole life cycle of a product or process and it involves the collection and assemblage of data, the evaluation and ...

Discuss models and theories for working with selected AOD target groups. Your answers should be presented in total approximately 1000 words.

Part A - Models

You will need to select one of the six models of AOD use to answer the questions below. They are: public health, moral, disease, psychodynamic, psychosocial, and socio-political.

Questions

1. Briefly outline one model of AOD use and describe how each model explains AOD misuse. Drug and alcohol abuse is clearly linked to socio-political contexts. In framing the disease within the socio-political model, one must first understand the premise that our social behaviors are formed from a framework of our exposure in life to different people, things, and environments, and that these exposures help us ...