...recovery (ER) processes into the care plan for surgical patients.1-7 By definition ER care protocols are multidisciplinary evidenced based recommendations that have been bundled together to improve surgical outcomes.1-7 Positive ER outcomes reported in the literature are decreases in length of stay in hospital, complication rates, use of analgesia, cost for patients as well as increases in patient comfort, satisfaction and return to pre-op functionality. 1-7 There are different models of ER pathways studies such as the four-step Rapid Recovery process to the sixteen-element ERAS pathways published by the ERAS Society formed 2003.1-7 Regardless of how simple or complex the enhanced recovery programs (ERPs) incorporate best practice essentials aimed at attenuating the stress response to surgery with guidelines for before, during and after surgery care. 1-7 The...
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...choose is Dell Computer Corporation. The founder and inventor of Dell is Michael Dell when he was 19 years old. The original name of the company was PC’s Unlimited. In 1988, its name changed to Dell Computer Corporation. At the same year, the Dell company went public and offering market share for $8.50 a piece. Dell is founded in order to directly serve their customers with computers that meet their needs. The company was started with $1000. Four years later, shares of Dell stock were sold for $8.50, and the IPO raised $30 million. The first computer produced by Dell called the Turbo, which had an eight-megahertz processor. The company grossed 73 million dollars in the first year. As a freshman pre-med student at the University of Texas in Austin, Michael Dell started to sell personal computers out of his dorm room in 1984. Dell purchased computer parts from wholesale, assembled them into clones of IBM computer, and sold through via mail in order to eliminate the middle man costs which will lead to higher prices charged to computer. Due to successful of direct selling scheme was grossing $80,000 monthly income, Michael Dell dropped out from school and incorporated his business in 1984. The first Dell laptop was made and make known to public in 1991 and it became one of the top five computer companies in the world during 1993. In 1987, Dell went international by opening their first subsidiary in the United Kingdom. In 1990, Dell also set up the following subsidiaries in Italy...
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...| Description|Fuel is required to fly aircraft and with fuel prices always changing, it can be very difficult to budget for it on a monthly/annual basis. The cost of fuel is based on the price of crude oil per barrel and is set by global entities. | Source|Global jet fuel prices are always fluctuating. If not able to purchase enough fuel at a reasonable price to store for several months, the company could find themselves well over budget potentially grounding aircraft.| Likelihood of Occurrence|High - Crude oil is traded on the stock market daily with prices fluctuating based on supply and demand.| Severity of Impact|High - If MDA is not able to manage the budget, they could find themselves in a financial bind.| Controllability|Med - The hedging program is intended to mitigate risks associated with increasing crude oil prices and is also intended to make it easier to plan for future fuel costs.| Risk Response|Mitigate - The acquisition and purchase of a refinery were researched by logistics managers that monitored and studied the aircraft fuel supply chain, which discovered that over the years refiners have benefited from increased margins on the sale of fuel. This decision will save millions of dollars and insure a reliable fuel supply for the domestic fleet. The refinery equipment will require some changes to produce jet fuel and also maximize the output.| Risk 2|Pilot Retention| Description|MDA employs approximately 12400 pilots. The average age for 70% of...
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...children’s outdoor clothing, hardgoods such as packs and travel bags, and, more recently (following founder Yvon Chouinard’s long-standing philosophy that, if you can’t find a good one, make it) surf boards! The heart of Patagonia’s success lies in relentless technical innovation that produces a continuous stream of products good enough to meet the tough and © 1999 Greenleaf Publishing Ltd > a. Corporate overview 2 mapping the journey continually rising expectations of the most avid experts in a multitude of highintensity sports: mountaineering, rock and ice climbing, surfing, skiing, snowboarding, kayaking, biking, sailing and fishing. The soul of Patagonia’s success lies in a deep, abiding commitment, at both an organisational and personal level, to preserving the diversity, ecological integrity and beauty...
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...Phone: (479) 381-8970 References: Names of 3 people not related to you; one must be a teacher or counselor. If a letter of recommendation is required for this scholarship, please list those name(s) here. 1. | Name: Chad Mims Phone: (479) 254-5510 | | Phone: | | | | 2. | Name: Celine Simpson Phone: (479) 254-5100 | | | | 3. | Name: Kimberly Sullivan Phone: (479) 254-5100 | | | | | | How do you plan to continue your education after high school? College/Institution that you plan to attend: X X Have you been accepted? Yes ☐ No ☐ My application is being reviewed What is your intended major or program of study? Pre-Med Occupational Goal (if decided): Not decided Please estimate your expenses for Fall 2014 & Spring 2015: | Tuition: $ 22,750Room & Board: $ 8,908 | | Books/Supplies: $ 1,135Transportation/Commuting: $ 500 | Have you received other scholarships? Yes If yes, please indicate the total amount of scholarship money awarded and renewability: $ 18,000/yr Please summarize your summer plans and estimate any money to be earned before starting the Fall 2014 semester? Stay home in Bentonville and travel to visit family in Costa Rica No estimation of money What activities or extra-curricular activities do you plan to participate in during colleges Tennis Edward Jones Minority Scholar...
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...load in a monthly basis. Processed new applications after verifying if client has been in the system. Performed interview to current clients and new clients. Processed newborn medical assistance with information provided by the hospital. Sent cases suspected of fraud to the Investigation Unit to determine if fraud has been committed. A percentage of 99% of cases submitted for investigation was proven of committing fraud. *Clerk 2007 to 2007 Job Store/Arapahoe County Department Human Services, Littleton, Co Verified the status of each application for Family Medicaid with the used of CBMS. Transferred open cases to the appropriate Specialist. Cases data entry; programs and their status on Family Med Log In also assisted specialist translating for Hispanic community. *CBMS Technician 2005 to 2005 Job Store/El Paso County Department Human Services, Colorado Springs, Co I was involved in cleansing cases after conversion data were missing. A comparison between documentation on file (hard copy), and data transferred to new System (CBMS). Also helped on Special Project (Katrina...
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...TENNIS RECOVERY A Comprehensive Review of the Research Editors: Mark S. Kovacs, PhD Todd S. Ellenbecker, DPT W. Ben Kibler, MD A United States Tennis Association Sport Science Committee Project Tennis Recovery: A Comprehensive Review of the Research Copyright © 2010 United States Tennis Association Inc. ISBN 978-0-692-00528-6 Editors: Mark S. Kovacs, Todd S. Ellenbecker, W. Ben Kibler TENNIS RECOVERY A Comprehensive Review of the Research A United States Tennis Association Sport Science Committee Project Editors: Mark S. Kovacs, PhD Todd S. Ellenbecker, DPT W. Ben Kibler, MD Introduction In the last two decades, physical training and competitive opportunities have increased dramatically in junior, collegiate and professional tennis. This arose due to a multitude of factors, but much of it has stemmed from an increase in knowledge and understanding of scientifically based training programs focused on improving performance. As this focus on performance has increased, the area of recovery has received relatively limited focus. Recovery is a multi-faceted paradigm focusing on recovery from training—session to session, day to day and week to week. Recovery is also vitally important during training as well as in competition between matches and between days during multi-day tournaments. As more information is needed in the area of tennis specific recovery, the Sport Science Committee of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) sponsored an extensive evidence-based...
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...GEAR Up Waco www.gearupwaco.org The 5-Step Personal Essay Writing Guide: “Future Career” Writing about your future career is an excellent way to show colleges and scholarship organizations how you will use your education. College is not your final destination, but a springboard that will help you reach larger goals in life. Colleges and scholarship organizations do not expect you to be 100% certain about your future job. Don’t be afraid to aim high and write about your dream job. STEP 1: Brainstorm Your Future Career You don’t need to be absolutely certain about your career choice. You’re going to write about your dream job and there’s no limit to what this could be. Answer these questions to help you decide what to put in your essay: 1. What is your dream job? _______________________________________________________ 2. What attracts you to this job? ___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. How did you first get interested in this type of work? Did someone in this career inspire you? How? ________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. What do you hope to accomplish in this career? _____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ...
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...branding practices and that core values are united with cultural values with a dual purpose of adding value to customers and guiding employee behavior. Furthermore, the results point out that core values internally indicate how the vision is to be achieved and that the vision may be more useful as a management tool than internal branding tool. Subcultures appear to be present in all three cases and the results suggest that corporate brands are strengthened by internalizing a main corporate culture which allows cultural interpretations within subcultures and by assuring that subcultures co-exist in harmony. Internal communication seems to support corporate and internal branding by applying a pull-principle in communications, creating forums for personal interaction and facilitating employees’ information search and processing. In terms of human resourcecontributions to brand building, practices such as recruitment, phasing in of new employees, internalization of core values among current employees and internal brand evaluations are put forward. Moreover, two additional concepts of importance in corporate and internal branding were found: acknowledgment and involvement. A total of 14 propositions of how internal branding practices contribute to corporate brand success, summarized in a holistic model, are presented. Keywords: Internal branding, corporate brand success, corporate branding, human resource management Author: Marjam Malmberg (21104) Tutor: Professor Björn Axelsson...
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...Overview…………………………………………………………………………………….………………4 History Products Major Competitors Dell Corporation Overview……………………………………………..………………………………….…………………….4 History Products Major Competitors Ratio Analysis……..…………………………………………………………………………………………….……….……………6 Liquidity & Efficiency…………………………………..….……….…………………………….……………………6 Solvency………………………………………………………………………….………………………………….………8 Profitability………………………………………………………………………….……………………………..….…..8 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9 References……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..10 Introduction The purpose of this report is to compare the financial statements of two companies, Apple Corporation (Apple), and Dell Corporation (Dell). The comparison will use ratios calculated from financials of each company. The reason for using rations rather than simply reviewing the financial statements themselves is that financial ratios are an efficient way to compare companies independently of size, volume or market share. Ratios go beyond just looking at the numbers to reveal just how profitable a company is, does it have enough cash to cover fund the business, or is it heavily dependent on debt (Ingram 2013). Examining ratios are instrumental in planning and making strategic decision within a company. Ratios are also valuable to investors who want to evaluate a company’s performance, financial health, and solvency. APPLE Overview Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer, Inc.) is an American multinational corporation...
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...meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) in Paris. The objects of this article are: To present the various versions of the ODI instrument for comparison ● To review the various efforts that have been made to validate this questionnaire ● To compare the scores obtained in studies of different patient population both before and after treatment ● To review the methodology of outcome measurement ● To consider what is actually measured by this and similar instruments ● Study Design. The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) has become one of the principal condition-specific outcome measures used in the management of spinal disorders. This review is based on publications using the ODI identified from the authors’ personal databases, the Science Citation Index, and hand searches of Spine and current textbooks of spinal disorders. Objectives. To review the versions of this instrument, document methods by which it has been validated, collate data from scores found in normal and back pain populations, provide curves for power calculations in studies using the ODI, and maintain the ODI as a gold standard outcome measure. Summary of Background Data. It has now been 20 years since its original publication. More than 200 citations exist in the Science Citation Index. The authors have a large correspondence file relating to the ODI, that is cited in most of the large textbooks related to spinal disorders. Methods. All the published versions of the questionnaire were...
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...Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility User's Guide Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility User's Guide Supported wireless adapters: Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 Centrino® Advanced-N 6200 Centrino® Wireless-N 1000 WiMAX/WiFi Link 5350 WiFi Link 5300 WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150 WiFi Link 5100 Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN Wireless WiFi Link 4965AG_ PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection PRO/Wireless 3945_BG Network Connection With your WiFi network card, you can access WiFi networks, share files or printers, or even share your Internet connection. All of these features can be explored using a WiFi network in your home or office. This WiFi network solution is designed for both home and business use. Additional users and features can be added as your networking needs grow and change. Depending on the model of your Intel WiFi adapter, your adapter is compatible with 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n (draft 2.0) wireless standards. Operating at 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz frequency at data rates of up to 450 Mbps, you can now connect your computer to existing high-speed networks that use multiple access points within large or small environments. Your WiFi adapter maintains automatic data rate control according to the access point location and signal strength to achieve the fastest possible connection. All of your wireless network connections are easily managed...
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...Application file completed for: Adrene Austin Dear Adrene, Thanks so much for your interest in Texas Christian University. Please follow the easy steps below to complete the application process so we can review your application and give you an admission decision. Step 1: print thiS packet and keep it for your recordS. This packet contains this checklist, the Counselor and Teacher Evaluation forms and your application as submitted. Step 2: pay your application fee. You may submit your fee online or by mail. To submit your fee by mail, send your check or money order made payable to TCU to this address: Office of Admission Texas Christian University TCU Box 297013 Fort Worth, Texas 76129 Step 3: have your official tranScript and teSt ScoreS Submitted. Your guidance counselor can include your scores on your transcript. Or you can ask ACT to send us your scores at www.actstudent.org (our ACT code is 4206). If you’d prefer to submit your SAT scores, go to www.collegeboard.com (our SAT code is 6820). We look forward to reviewing your application! Raymond A. Brown Dean of Admission Texas Christian University P.S. If you haven’t already, please visit TCU soon. To schedule a visit or to ask any further questions, please call 800-828-3764. Texas Christian University • TCU Box 297013 • Fort Worth, Texas 76129 COUNSELOR EVALUATION FOR UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION & SCHOLARSHIP CONSIDERATION Required for all freshmen – not required for transfers. The student's application file is...
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...FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF FOOD RECOVERY AGENCY WORKERS BEFORE AND AFTER FOOD SAFETY TRAINING A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in The School of Human Ecology by Sara Katherine Waggoner B.S., Texas Christian University, 2002 May 2004 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my deep appreciation to Dr. Michael Keenan who served as one of my major professors on this project. His concern for his students and colleagues is extraordinary, and his enthusiasm regarding the field of nutrition is inspiring. A sincere expression of gratitude goes to my other major professor Dr. Elizabeth Reames. She is an excellent mentor, and it has truly been a blessing to work with such an amazing person. I would like to thank Dr. Maren Hegsted, a committee member who has been an incredible support to me during my time here at LSU. She has always been there to offer advice and to answer my endless questions. Also, I would like to show appreciation to Dr. Georgiana Tuuri, a committee member whose energy and smile were always sources of encouragement. A very special thank you is also extended to my family and friends for their patience, understanding, and support throughout this endeavor. Finally, thank you to the entire faculty, staff, and students of the School of Human Ecology for their thoughtfulness...
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