...Text 'A' is a transcript of a private spontaneous speech between two friends, Rebecca and Sonia. They are talking about their attitudes towards food, cooking and cookery programmes. Sonia is positive about the three topics whereas Rebecca firmly hates cooking. Text 'B' is an extract from an online article based on an interview with Raymond Blanc. The audience is the general public as it is accessible online, but is probably mostly read by adults with an interest in cooking. Contrasting text 'A', Blanc's interview shows a hugely positive attitude to both food and cooking. The purpose of the article is to inform the reader about Raymond Blanc. In text 'A' Sonia and Rebecca's vocabulary and speech features are influenced by the context of their conversation, a private, spontaneous and friendly situation. The conversational topic starts out as cookery programmes, as initiated by Sonia. The topic is only discussed briefly, before the conversation moves onto the topic of cooking. Cooking is not a topic Rebecca is comfortable with and she is bold with her attitudes towards it. "I hate cooking", the stress on the word "hate" shows how strongly she feels about this topic. Sonia's attitude is different from Rebecca's and this is shown when, before Rebecca has finished her sentence, Sonia overlaps with "What" showing that she is surprised enough to interrupt her friend. After Sonia expresses her shock Rebecca takes conversational dominance to explain herself, but she seems to be more defensive...
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...time off, reducing office hours, and closing civil courtrooms) and very aggressive negotiations with the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) resulted in an additional $7.5 million that was used to salvage one hundred thirty-three (133) careers. September 30, 2011 was a devastating day to these sixty-seven (67) employees, and this paper will focus particularly on the effects of this re-organization on the emotions and reactions of the Court Reporters who were directly and indirectly affected. The SFSC website defines Court Reporters as “guardians of the record”. It is emphasized that not only are they Court employees, but they are also purveyors of transcripts for all interested parties. Their main job duties are providing legislated transcripts of criminal proceedings, and providing appellate transcripts to the California Court of Appeals and to SFSC. In early February 2013, I distributed about twenty (20) surveys [see attached] to Court Reporters, mostly the ones still employed by SFSC and also a few whom were laid-off from their jobs. I received a total of thirteen (13) responses back, and from those stem the key issues of this paper. II. SCARF MODEL...
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...Stubblefield recuse Bradley from the case and appoint a special prosecutor to review the evidence with fresh eyes. Stubblefield—who had consistently sided with the state since the battle over DNA testing had begun—was not swayed. “It would be truly an extraordinary act for this court to disqualify or recuse Mr. Bradley,” he observed, expressing his confidence that the two prosecutors who were present—Jernigan and first assistant DA Lindsey Roberts—would handle the case in an unbiased manner. Stubblefield then turned his attention to another request from the defense. Citing the materials uncovered by the Innocence Project’s public records request, Raley had made a strenuous case for Judge Lott’s sealed file to be unsealed. He argued that the transcript of Wood’s phone conversation with Rita Kirkpatrick was so plainly favorable to Michael—it conveyed an eyewitness account of the murder in which an unknown intruder, not Michael, was...
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...people classify slow or fast download times. Many theories and rules have been applied trying to measure a maximum time of a website response that users can tolerate. However there are some problems associated with evaluating the effects of download delays on a website in an experimental setting like not taking into consideration what personal interests are, usefulness of the websites, etc. The paper will investigate the significant impact of perception on loading times taking also into consideration the influence of user favorable websites. In order to identify the path of the experiment as well as the potential solutions a literature review was carried out. This was followed by a single lab based experiment where the participants were comparing their preferred websites with another one chosen by the author with similar contents. Since this research involved participants the evaluation...
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...Marketing and Audience Research Research Report Word Count: 1800 Executive Summary The topic of this report is the predictors of Online Retail Shopping. It centres on the question of what are the determinants of Australian consumers’ attitudes toward online retail shopping. A sample size of depth interviews will be analysed, cross referenced and used to infer behavioural patterns. The target audience is English speaking adults in Australia who have previously engaged in online retail shopping. 1.1 Importance of the Research Online shopping is gaining exponential momentum in modern society, and empirical evidence indicates this trend will only continue to grow (Hooson 2011). Given that marketing ultimately drives every product, service, idea and attempt to influence consumer behaviour – it is an invaluable tool for any company. In order to effectively market your product, research into the wants, needs and behaviour of your target audience is integral to the development of your businesses collateral and positioning. Marketing Research is one of the few tools that allows researchers to get primary evidence into what actually shapes the buying behaviour of consumers; as well as opinions, attitudes and beliefs about certain brands or products. Once accumulated, this information can be used to discern the most effective means of marketing. Considering the number of industries with high barriers to entry, substantial costs in establishment, and growing competition...
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...art&scienceresearch methods nursing standard: clinical · research · education Use of constant comparative analysis in qualitative research Hewitt-Taylor J (2001) Use of constant comparative analysis in qualitative research. Nursing Standard. 15, 42, 39-42. Date of acceptance: March 19 2001. Summary This article describes the application of constant comparative analysis, which is one method that can be used to analyse qualitative data. The need for data analysis to be congruent with the overall research design is highlighted. T HE AIM OF qualitative research is to portray the reality of the area under investigation, and to enhance understanding of the situation and the meanings and values attributed to this by individuals; it does not involve the quantification of facts (Rose 1994). Qualitative methods emphasise the value of individual experiences and views, as encountered in real-life situations. This type of investigation is often useful in nursing, as many issues concern the quality of the lived experience of individuals, which cannot be reduced to numerical values using statistical analysis. Sometimes a mixed methodology might be adopted, with elements of qualitative and quantitative enquiry being included in a study. The nature of qualitative enquiry means that volumes of ‘rich’, ‘deep’ data are produced, often from a variety of sources. While not seeking to reduce data to statistical evidence, qualitative data nevertheless requires systematic...
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...Comparative Financial Analysis for the financial year 2012 for DAVID JONES Word Count: words Members of the Group (surname underlined): LIM EWE LEE 30109302 WONG MEI LIN 30109335 TEH KONG CHENG 30111788 Executive Summary David Jones, an Australia base company with its core business of operate departmental store in Australia, the company focus are beauty and cosmetic products, women’s wear, women’s accessories and footwear, menswear and accessories, food products, toys, home products, and products for babies and children. This report has been prepared with the objective of examine financial health of David Jones. The achieve the objective, five key financial ratio analysis: Profitability, Liquidity, Asset Efficiency, Capital Structure has been use throughout the report David’s Jone’s profit margin has declined by 9% in year 2012 with $0.8 cent of net profit derived from every dollar of total sales in year 2012. Declined result in Return on Equity (ROE), Return on Asset (ROA) and gross profit suggest that company having hard time during this financial period and is not able to optimized its resource to support revenue growth. From the liquidity perspective, the company has weaker liquidity compare to year 2011. Cash flow ratio indicates 7% declined from previous year, which could impact the company’s cash flow to meet the short term liabilities. The current ratio also show dropping by 01.7 time compare to year 2011, suggesting slowdown in inventory...
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...experiments in this paper done through instruction in graduate course: Biotechnology laboratory in the natural sciences and mathematics department at the university of texas at dallas, RICHARDSON, TX 75080 march 2016 [Company name] | [Company address] ------------------------------------------------- γ-globin analysis by expression profiling through RT-qPCR, quantification through ELISA, and oxidative stress management analysis by FACS from KU812F cells under treatment by δ aminolevulinic acid, succinylacetone, and N-methyl mesoporphyrin Shaan Sarode, Jose Cordero, and Dr. Li Liu experiments in this paper done through instruction in graduate course: Biotechnology laboratory in the natural sciences and mathematics department at the university of texas at dallas, RICHARDSON, TX 75080 march 2016 [Company name] | [Company address] ------------------------------------------------- γ-globin analysis by expression profiling through RT-qPCR, quantification through ELISA, and oxidative stress management analysis by FACS from KU812F cells under treatment by δ aminolevulinic acid, succinylacetone, and N-methyl mesoporphyrin Shaan Sarode, Jose Cordero, and Dr. Li Liu ABSTRACT Hemoglobinopathies refer to a group of blood related disorders that encompass important disease such as thalassemia and sickle cell disease. Because many of these disease are hereditary more aggressive genetic therapies are showing promise as possible avenues of treatment. One such method is to re-express...
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...Often referred to as the ‘brain’ of the cell, the nucleus is responsible for controlling and directing all cellular activity, which in turn, establishes the nature and purpose of the cell. The nucleus controls cellular activity as it is the harbor for DNA production. DNA acts as an instruction manual the cell needs for producing proteins and other important molecules such as; structural components of other organelles, metabolites, proteins, bilayers, and much more (Molecular Biology of the Cell 2002). The nucleus releases certain DNA sequences (or transcripts) into the cytosol, where they can then be transcribed and later translated. Therefore, the DNA which the nucleus releases will determine which molecules are produced. Once these molecules are produced they are then able to perform vital functions in the cell. Therefore if there were no nucleus, DNA production would be halted, which would prevent transcription and translation. Without transcription and translation, a eukaryotic cell would cease to exist, as it cannot produce any proteins or molecules responsible for it’s upkeep and function. This includes other organelles, as the nucleus acts as a progenitor. Therefore, not only is the nucleus’s function considered more vital than other organelles, but without it, other organelles...
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...Corporation. GUI/400 is a product of Seagull Business Software B.V. and a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Copyright © 1997, 1999 National Computer Systems, Inc. Printed in the U.S.A. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from National Computer Systems, Inc. About This Guide District and school-level users of the Comprehensive Information Management for Schools G/T (CIMS® G/T) Student Grading System (SGS™), Version 7.00, will benefit from this user’s guide. The guide contains instructions for implementing the Student Grading System, entering student grades, calculating cumulative grade point averages, and maintaining student transcripts. Before using...
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...Communication Channels paper October 3, 2011 Paul Wing Communication generally is divided into multiple parts, usually four, the first part being the sender, secondly the message or content itself, thirdly the communication channel it is transmitted over and last but not least the intended receiver. The goal of any communication is for it to be understood in its entirety by the receiver. With this many pieces to the puzzle of communication and the variety of available channels to use the ramifications of a misunderstood message could be detrimental to all parties involved. This in turn can make communication in a health care organization quite complex. For example, an individual can use a hard copy letter, an e-mail; verbal or nonverbal/body language and if multiple channels are combined and used for the sending of the message, interpretation may become more complex and the receiver may need extra time to understand the direction being given unfortunately in a health care setting time can be of the essence. Health care organizations distribute health information and communicate with patients in a variety of ways, both internally and externally. These varieties can be but are not limited to memos, e-mails, letters, telephone, and direct person to person contact. It is important to point out that the different communication channels all have strengths and weaknesses. For example, in a face-to-face scenario a staff member may not speak to a patient the same way they...
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...For instance, if two students are tied for the same spot in a class rank, it will be unfair for both. Consider both to be hardworking, AP students who really care about their futures. If both of them apply to the same college, then the dean of admissions will see their transcripts containing the same class ranks. In the end, this could lead to a harsh decision of which student the college will accept, all the while leaving the other applicant in the dust. Mr. Dupre, you can prevent something like this from occurring just by eliminating class...
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...interviews conducted by Human Resources (HR) specialists are time-consuming and costly. In-person interviews only allow companies to handle only a limited number of job applicants at a time. Also, there is no centralized database for resume storage and retrieval. As a result, a substantial amount of time and money is misdirected on interviewing unqualified job applicants. The proponents developed a resume based employment interview chatbot, using an enhanced example based dialog model, to evaluate job applicants’ consistency in their resume details and interview answers. The chatbot will replace the HR interviewer while maintaining the fundamental quality and naturalness of a resume based interview. The study achieved a 0.98 accuracy rate in comparing and scoring the applicant’s answers. It received a neutral rating for the dialog naturalness. The respondents of the study agreed on the system’s task success and usability. The study aimed to improve the current hiring process, specifically the initial resume based interview conducted during...
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...The media Anne O’Keeffe Historical overview of media discourse ‘The media’ is a very broad term, encompassing print and broadcast genres, that is anything from newspaper to chat show and, latterly, much more besides, as new media emerge in line with technological leaps. The study of ‘the media’ comes under the remit of media studies from perspectives such as their production and consumption, as well as their aesthetic form. The academic area of media studies cuts across a number of disciplines including communication, sociology, political science, cultural studies, philosophy and rhetoric, to name but a handful. Meanwhile, the object of study, ‘the media’, is an ever-changing and ever-growing entity. The study of ‘the media’ also comes under the radar of applied linguistics because at the core of these media is language, communication and the making of meaning, which is obviously of great interest to linguists. As Fairclough (1995a: 2) points out, the substantively linguistic and discoursal nature of the power of the media is a strong argument for analysing the mass media linguistically. Central to the connection between media studies and studies of the language used in the media (media discourse studies) is the importance placed on ideology. A major force behind the study of ideology in the media is Stuart Hall (see, for example, Hall 1973, 1977, 1980, 1982). Hall (1982), in his influential paper, notes that the study of media (or ‘mass communication’) has had...
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...Assignments The "You Decide" tab to the left presents a difficult and painful dilemma to you in an imagined professional role. Go through the You Decide presentation, make the decision it calls for, and write your weekly paper to make your decision and explain, in the given format, your reasoning and justification for it. Your dilemma is that you have to make a painful medical decision and to explain, in writing, who benefits from what you decided, who gets denied a needed benefit, and why. The document is to be in the form of an official memorandum that will be kept for the record and could be potentially read by not only your Peer Review Committee, but also possibly those involved in charitable fundraising to support hospital development and others with financial interests in the choice made. You will see in the You Decide tab that there is time pressure in the simulated situation to make your decision, so remember that you would not have the luxury to dawdle in the decision-making process, and as the decision-maker, you would not have the luxury of consulting others. It all falls on YOU! Include in the document the utilitarian ethical philosophy of John Stuart Mill (from the lecture and audio for this week) and ONE OTHER ETHICAL PHILOSOPHER of your choice that we have studied to date, and use both of those philosophies to bolster your decision. This paper will be at least two double spaced pages but limited to three pages. Remember both professional written form and potential...
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