...Rather than worrying about an essay for weeks, suggest to your child to read through these 10 points, get in some early preparation and have the self-belief that they can do it. Read the essay question carefully Highlight key words. Use the dictionary to check the meaning of any unfamiliar words. Identify the task words that indicate what needs to be done, eg ‘discuss', ‘explain', ‘compare'. Identify the topic words that indicate the particular subject of the essay, eg the character of ‘Juliet' in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the ‘causes' of World War 1. Identify any limiting words that restrict the discussion to a particular area, eg in ‘Chapters 1-3', during the ‘nineteenth century'. Finish any necessary reading or research as background to the essay Be selective: use sources which are relevant and accessible. Write notes in your own words. Write down quotations that may be particularly useful, but ensure the source of these quotes is acknowledged if they're used. Take note of sources so they can be provided in footnotes and the bibliography. Brainstorm ideas in response to the question Jot down any relevant points. Make note of any relevant evidence or quotes that come to mind. Use a mind map to help stimulate lateral thinking. Develop a thesis (idea/argument) that encapsulates the response to the question The thesis should be a statement that strongly expresses the overall response to the question. Avoid a thesis that's too simplistic – show thought...
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...MN10466 – Accounting & Organisations Coursework The coursework requirement is to produce an essay of 2,000 words (excluding references). The title of the essay is: “Should financial statements be based on historical costs or fair values?” The starting point of the assignment will be the lectures given in Weeks 1-4. Some material will be provided on Moodle but you will be required to research the topic using books and journals that are available on-line via the library. e will put you into groups. A list will be on . It is your responsibility to get together, organise the work and produce the essay. If your group collapses follow the document ‘Appeal for Variation of Marks’ on Moodle. The completed assignment must be submitted by one group member via the Assignment Tool on Moodle in PDF format by 3pm on Wednesday 20th March 2013 Please submit one PDF including the cover sheet, two pages of feedback (to be completed by David Bence), the essay and the learning log. Use the Harvard (Bath) referencing style. See: http://www.bath.ac.uk/library/infoskills/referencing-plagiarism/ The Learning Log should be submitted at the end of your assignment. The leaning log should show the record of the group meetings, the attendance of group members, agreed allocation of work, a record of the tasks completed and a statement of the benefit obtained by the group from completing the essay. The learning log will not be marked but must be completed as part of the requirement...
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...RC II-8 (4s and 5s) Providing your child with opportunities to "branch out" and make new friends can be a fun and rewarding way to grow important social skills. Materials: * Sky blue construction paper (your choice of size) * Green construction paper (enough to cut out one leaf per friend, plus enough for new friends to come) * Brown yarn * Liquid glue * Scissors * Felt tip marker for writing Directions: Provide a fun opportunity for your students to enjoy time together by "growing" individual Friend Trees. Begin by assisting each child in making a list of favorite friends, young and old. Use liquid glue to help each child trace a tree design onto a piece of blue paper. Before glue has time to dry, press brown yarn into the glue to outline or completely fill-in each tree trunk and branches. Allow glued yarn to dry. Use green paper to cut-out enough leaves for every name on each child's list, plus some extra leaves for future friends. Write one name on each leaf. Then glue leaves on the lower branches, working up and out. Keep supplies handy so each child can continue adding new friends until the Friend Trees are fully grown. Tip: Cut-out a heart design for tree leaves. Talk about It: Ask them to share characteristics that make a friend fun to play with. Then think about ways new friends can get to know each other better like playing games, cooking, and watching cartoons. Share ideas about how friends can show each other they...
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...Nuit et brouillard is primarily a film about the memory of the Holocaust than about the Holocaust itself During World War II, France woefully surrendered itself to the Nazi Regime. This new government, led by Henri-Philippe Pétain, was soon to implement Hitler’s anti-Semitic laws and, consequently, France became involved in an event recognised worldwide as the ‘systematic mass murder of European Jewry by the Nazis’ – the Holocaust. Following the end of the war, Charles de Gaulle hastily recovered France’s collective identity and repressed the reality of the nation’s collaboration out of shame. The result? A ‘crisis of consciousness’, in which French society was incapable of facing its shared responsibility. Resnais’s documentary, Nuit et brouillard, offered an even plane, where France was able to recover its memory of the Holocaust. In the forthcoming discussion, there will be detailed consideration as to whether the memory of said genocide is the fundamental theme of Nuit et brouillard, with close reference to the film’s imagery, text, and musical composition. Shot in 1955, ten years following the camp’s liberation, Resnais’s film begins with post-war colour images of Auschwitz, capturing what remains of the barren land. As the camera progressively moves through the barbed wire fence, the present day moment is established and one sees ‘une drôle d’herbe’ surrounding the edges. The inclusion of overgrown flora can be argued as a metaphor for the surface and deep memories...
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...is an easy “Do It Yourself” project. Anybody with access to a computer USB port can run a small fan. This paper describes instructions to be followed in order to make a USB fan. Title of Paper Equipment required: 1. Small 5 Volt dc Motor. 2. An adhesive glue, 3. A (exhausted) round shaped marker pen, 4. An USB cable, 5. Cutting tool like scissors or knife, 6. Wire stripper, 7. Tape, 8. Plastic gear available from any small toy car. 9. A circular piece of plastic of diameter 3” Instructions: 1. Firstly cut the USB cable at one end (it should be the end with female jack), 2. Locate red and black cables. Leave the rest. 3. Stripe out the copper wires using cable stripper, 4. Connect the red and black cable to that of the motor, 5. Attach the gear to the shaft of the motor, 6. Now make 8 cut to the center of the circular plastic. It would take small triangular shapes. Twist the triangular shaped wings of the fan slightly inwards, 7. Attach the circular plastic to the gear using glue, 8. Put the motor with the plastic on top of the marker and stick with the glue, 9. Now fix the other part of the marker on top of the cd vertically. 10. Connect the male USB jack to the USB port of a computer. The fan should move perfectly. Figure 1: Completed Fan (Photo collected from internet) Warnings: 1. Make sure that the red and black cable properly connected to the motor, 2. Glue should be applied properly...
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...ABSTRACT Disfluency is the interruption of an otherwise continuous flow of speech. Current views explain speech disfluency in terms of both an epiphenomenon of cognitive overload, and as an intentional function for easing social interaction to convey non-explicit thought processes. This study looked at both of these hypotheses, with main focus upon disfluency as a form of social communication. The disfluencies focused upon were: ‘uh’, ‘um’, ‘hmm’, ‘oh’, laughter and silences. The Autism Spectrum Disorder is partially defined by a lack of social awareness. The Autism Quotient (AQ) test is used for determining where any individual lies on the continuum from typical development (TD) to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This study used the AQ as a measure of meta-cognitive awareness. TD students at the University of Edinburgh (N=50) undertook both a written AQ test and a verbal general knowledge test. Disfluency use during the general knowledge test was analyzed and compared to: utterance length, question answer confidence ratings, gender and AQ scores. All modeled disfluencies were found to increase with utterance length, which has been related to cognitive load (Oviatt, 1995; Shriberg, 1996). The use of ‘um’, laughter, and silence increased during moments of uncertainty, as shown by the individual confidence ratings. However, this does not distinguish whether participants were intentionally communicating uncertainty or whether it was accidental. Conversely, the...
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...Tumour markers at a glance Site Tumour marker Sample type Turnaround time Site Tumour marker Sample type Turnaround time Oesophagus CA 19-9 CEA SCC serum serum serum 4 hours 4 hours 4 days Thyroid CEA NSE Thyroglobulin Calcitonin serum 4 hours serum 10 days serum 4 hours 1ml 5 days Frozen serum Site Tumour marker Sample type Turnaround time Bronchial/ Lung NSE SCC CEA Cyfra 21-1 TPA serum serum serum serum serum 10 days 4 days 4 hours 7 days 3 days Site Tumour marker Sample type Turnaround time Breast BRCA 1/ 2 CA 15-3 CEA EDTA serum serum 6 weeks 4 hours 4 hours Site Tumour marker Sample type Turnaround time Site Tumour marker Sample type Turnaround time Bile duct CA19-9 CEA CA 72-4 serum serum serum 4 hours 4 hours 5 days Liver AFP CEA Ferritin serum serum serum 4 hours 4 hours 4 hours Site Tumour marker Sample type Turnaround time Site Tumour marker Sample type Turnaround time Pancreas CA19-9 CEA serum serum 4 hours 4 hours Gastro- CEA intestine CA 19-9 CA 72-4 serum serum serum 4 hours 4 hours 5 days Site Tumour marker Sample type Turnaround time Carcinoid 5-HIAA 24 hour 4 days urine/ acidified Site Tumour marker Sample type Turnaround time Ovary NEW Site Tumour marker Sample type Turnaround time CA 125 CA 15-3 HE4 AFP serum serum serum serum 4 hours 4 hours 4...
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...1 Chapter IINTRODUCTION Permanent markers play an important role in writing and in artworks in differentways. It was designed to create various permanent writings on objects with enormouscreative and practical possibilities. Aside from its use in writing, it is also used in labeling, poster creation and calligraphy. With infinite use of permanent markers, many did not knowthat markers have limitations. Usually, it is a problem for artists and calligraphers to supplyink for the markers they are using.Typically, the inks used in most markers are made from synthetic materials like the petroleum and chemical solvents. These kinds of materials are hazardous especially to thehealth of the users and to the environment as well.As been made into dyes, the Narra ( Pterocarpus indicus ) can be an alternativeingredient for ink instead of petroleum. The Narra ( Pterocarpus indicus ) is native toSoutheastern Asia and found all over in the Philippine archipelago. It is a large deciduoustree which is very easily propagated from seeds or large cuttings. It is known for its ability totake high polish, which is derived from the trees and its alcoholic tincture that produces dark red color dye in wood and can be used for tanning. In today’s modern world, almost every product has been commercialized and peoplesought for products that are more natural and cheaper instead.The creation of ink with alternative ingredient to be commercialized is a demand for the artists, calligraphers as well...
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...companies face changes, such as launching a new product, or restructuring the organization. What if companies started such changes without making careful plans and implementing change in a conscientious way? The result would be chaos! Strategic change management allows companies to carefully and responsibly make needed changes. Strategic change management is the process of managing change in a structured, thoughtful way in order to meet organizational goals, objectives, and missions. Change is necessary for organizations to continue to thrive and meet and exceed the competition of industry competitors. For example, if Mary's Markers is only making permanent markers, and Mary's top competitor, Wally's Writing Utensils sells both permanent and dry erase markers, Mary may need to lead her company through the change of beginning to sell dry erase markers to remain competitive. Selected Models & Examples There are numerous models for managing a change process. Two models that are particularly well-known and useful in understanding strategic change management are John Kotter's Change Model and Kurt Lewin's Change Model. Kotter's Change Model: This model advocates that companies lead employees through eight critical steps. The eight steps include: Establishing a sense of urgency, or making sure that there is a need for the change and that people understand that need. Creating a guiding coalition of supporters that can help model the new change and work well together as a...
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...To work or not to work? Thesis title: An analysis of the relationship between the marital status of an employee and the period of time taken off from work due to injuries sustained at the workplace Abstract The primary aim of this paper is to analyze the statistical relationship between the marital status of an employee and the period of time said employee takes off from work due to injuries sustained at the workplace. The analysis will be conducted on the basis of data consisting of 7,150 observations and 13 variables. This paper will aim to observe as many factors which have bearing on the duration of benefits, as is reasonably possible, with a specific focus on the role of the marital status of an employee. Such an endeavor will necessitate the observation of a variety of aspects consisting of emotional, physical and sexual factors. The overarching aim of our analysis is to draw the attention of employers towards the different factors which impact durat (the time duration of the provision of benefits) and pique the interest of other researchers to conduct further studies on the issue we have raised in our current undertaking. Introduction The primary assumption of this paper shall be that married individuals have greater tendency to prolong the time they take off due to injuries, as compared to unmarried individuals, because their spouses are also members of the active workforce. Accordingly, married individuals can afford to take more time off because they are not...
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...Pelican Stores - Data c Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Promotional Items 1 5 2 2 1 9 2 2 3 2 6 1 4 7 2 1 5 3 1 2 3 5 6 5 13 4 Net Sales 102,40 100,40 78,00 56,52 31,60 160,40 64,50 71,40 94,00 38,50 44,80 31,60 70,82 266,00 39,50 30,02 192,80 71,20 18,00 63,20 63,20 105,50 117,50 13,23 198,80 19,50 Age 36 28 30 46 40 40 46 36 22 32 56 28 38 50 48 60 42 32 70 28 44 56 50 44 42 46 Gender Female Female Female Female Female Female Female Male Female Female Female Female Female Female Male Female Female Female Female Female Female Female Female Female Female Female Marital Status Z score Married 0,4455138315 Married 0,4095845723 Married 0,007176869521 Married -0,3787033741 Married -0,8263819434 Married 1,487462348 Married -0,2353456299 Single -0,1113896858 Single 0,2946109429 Married -0,7024259992 Married -0,5892488328 Single -0,8263819434 Married -0,1218091709 Married 3,384527232 Married -0,6844613697 Married -0,8547660582 Single 2,069516346 Married -0,1149826117 Married -1,070700906 Married -0,2586996484 Married -0,2586996484 Married ...
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...Market Equilibration Process Paper The economic concepts that influence global business can be applicable even to everyday life. For business managers is essential to be aware of laws of demand, supply, and equilibrium to grow their business. Examples of the mentioned laws are abundant in the daily ground, and by recognizing and exploring them people can learn by observations. The author will discuss the market equilibration process based on example that everyone can relate to – food. Law of demand Demand is how much consumers are willing to pay for a good or service in particular period. The demand relationship is showing the interdependence between quantity and price. For instance, if the cost for exotic fruits is relatively low, consumers will be willing to purchase more kilograms. On the contrary, side if fruits that are imported in the country are expensive, the buyers are likely to buy just a few as for the remaining sum they will fill in their basket with local fruits. The inverse relationship between demanded quantity and price is defined by McConnell, Brue, and Flynn (2009) as law of demand; it is shown on graph 1. Graph 1. Relationship between demanded quantity and price Law of supply Supply is how much of a good or service the market can offer for a certain cost. The law of supply is the relationship between price and quantity supplied. The graph representing the law of demand has a downward slope. Opposed to it, graph 2 that shows the interdependency...
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...Chromatography INTRODUCTION IN THIS LAB, WE WILL BE EXPRESSING THE GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN (GFP) IN BACTERIA AND PURIFYING IT USING COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY. THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF CHROMATOGRAPHY WE WILL BE USING IS HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY (HIC). THE FOLLOWING IS INFORMATION FROM BIO-RAD INC., THE SUPPLIER OF THE REAGENTS: GFP has several stretches of hydrophobic amino acids, which results in the total protein being very hydrophobic. When the supernatant, rich in GFP, is passed over a HIC column in a highly salty buffer (Binding Buffer), the hydrophobic regions of the GFP stick to the HIC beads. Other proteins which are less hydrophobic (or more hydrophilic) pass right through the column. This single procedure allows the purification of GFP from a complex mixture of bacterial proteins. Loading the GFP supernatant onto the chromatography column When students load the GFP supernatant onto their columns, it is very important that they do not disturb the upper surface of the column bed when performing the chromatography procedure. The column matrix should have a relatively flat upper surface. A slightly uneven column bed will not drastically affect the procedure. However, subsequent steps of loading, washing, and eluting should minimize disrupting the column such that beads "fluff up" into the buffer. When loading the GFP supernatant onto the column, the pipette tip should be inserted into the column and should rest against the side of the column...
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...education/experience mitigating cataclysmic events. Established professionals are those who can withstand the emotional and physical dangers while trying to mitigate all types of catastrophic problems. Each step is mandatory for achieving the type and caliber of ERP the world has ever seen. Researching these criteria is meant to engender one outcome; it is to produce an elite emergency response professional who is mentally and physically worthy to withstand the loss of entire continents, if necessary, and still do their job. The following are a total of 15 steps for identifying how an elite ERP is tested, they include: Understanding and proper teaching of childhood philosophies; proper early blood-testing at childhood to identify PTSD precursor markers; adult saliva tests during beginning ERP education and experience training (stage one); proper teaching methods to help rear children diagnosed with original PTSD precursors; having an absolute personal testimony in a Supreme Being (God); the candidate is to be abstinent from such issues as drug use, smoking, drinking, abstemious in eating, the use of foul language and even caffeine addiction (stage one, two and three); the employee is to remain physically fit throughout their career; these emergency professionals will possess family members emotionally willing to let them deploy for long periods of time or would be willing to be sent with them; they will maintain an even tempered personality; they will continue their training throughout...
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...Deepika et al. Microbial Cell Factories 2012, 11:116 http://www.microbialcellfactories.com/content/11/1/116 RESEARCH Open Access Influence of fermentation conditions on the surface properties and adhesion of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Gurjot Deepika1, Esther Karunakaran2, Claire R Hurley3, Catherine A Biggs2 and Dimitris Charalampopoulos1* Abstract Background: The surface properties of probiotic bacteria influence to a large extent their interactions within the gut ecosystem. There is limited amount of information on the effect of the production process on the surface properties of probiotic lactobacilli in relation to the mechanisms of their adhesion to the gastrointestinal mucosa. The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of the fermentation pH and temperature on the surface properties and adhesion ability to Caco-2 cells of the probiotic strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. Results: The cells were grown at pH 5, 5.5, 6 (temperature 37°C) and at pH 6.5 (temperature 25°C, 30°C and 37°C), and their surfaces analysed by X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and gel-based proteomics. The results indicated that for all the fermentation conditions, with the exception of pH 5, a higher nitrogen to carbon ratio and a lower phosphate content was observed at the surface of the bacteria, which resulted in a lower surface hydrophobicity and reduced adhesion levels to Caco-2 cells as compared to the control fermentation (pH 6.5...
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