...EATING FOR WELLNESS Class Activity 1 – Why Do I Eat? I eat because I’m hungry. I eat because I want to increase my level of physical activity. I eat because I need to survive. Eating Trends Past: * Agricultural; manual labor * More fruits, vegetables, and grains eaten * Choices limited to what can be produced by the individual Present: * High-tech; fast-paced * Dual career families and packaged and processed foods (more fats, sugars, and salts * More eating out; more choices; poorer selections * Choices predicated on convenience, time and cost efficacy Eating Trends Nutrition and dietary habits have implications for each of the dimensions of wellness: * Physical – physiological nourishment; growth * Emotional – as a reward; soothe feelings; response to stress * Social – events, gatherings, and family interaction * Intellectual – understanding dietary principles and food contents; informed consumerism * Spiritual – rituals; searching for inner truth/direction * Environmental – food and crop quality; protection of the food chain * Occupational – business contacts; coffee breaks; income affecting food selections Eating Trends * General shift away from meals to snacks, at-home to away-from-home * On any given day in the U.S., 25% of the adult population visits a fast food restaurant * Americans now spend more on fast food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software...
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...creating a weight management package and instilling a more empathetic approach in their treatments. The report includes the benefits of these recommendations to RMG. The benefits include allowing RMG to gain a better reputation in Singapore healthcare system, and attracting more obese patients to seek treatment in their hospital thereby leading to increased revenue. Introduction Rising obesity rates have posed a huge problem in Singapore, as obesity brings about severe health detriments. One viable method to prevent obesity is when people manage their weight effectively, through means such as controlling their calories intake and exercising (Goh & Pang, 2012). Such efforts, however, are hindered by the external factors of obesity such as lower prices of unhealthy food (Tomer, n.d). This is further aggravated by the bad behavioral patterns of individuals due to their low endowments of personal and health capital as depicted by Tomer (n.d). According to Tomer, “[Personal capital]…reflects the quality of an individual’s psychological, physical, and spiritual functioning” while “[h]ealth capital…is a stock consisting of the accumulated individual learning that contributes to his…physical health and some aspects of mental health” (n.d). These factors determine how individuals react to external causes of obesity (Tomer, n.d). As such, improving these capitals and subsequently changing the behavioral patterns of obese individuals will help manage their weight...
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...Understanding Student Differences bers into formulas but they don’t know how to think!” And yet, most engineering departments have one or more faculty members Department of Chemical Engineering North Carolina State University who manage to get many of those same students to perform at remarkably high levels, displaying first-rate problem-solving and critREBECCA BRENT ical and creative thinking skills. Skill deficiencies observed in engiEducation Designs, Inc. neering graduates must therefore also be attributable in part to what instructors are doing or failing to do. An implication of these observations is that to reduce enrollABSTRACT ment attrition and improve the thinking and problem-solving skills of engineering graduates, engineering schools should attempt to Students have different levels of motivation, different attitudes improve the quality of their teaching, which in turn requires underabout teaching and learning, and different responses to specific standing the learning needs of today’s engineering students and declassroom environments and instructional practices. The more signing instruction to meet those needs. The problem is that no two thoroughly instructors understand the differences, the better students are alike. They have different backgrounds, strengths and chance they have of meeting the diverse learning needs of all of weaknesses, interests, ambitions, senses of responsibility, levels of their students. Three categories of diversity that have been shown motivation...
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...efficiency and economic viability of rearing African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, Burchell 1822) fingerlings and juveniles A. Z. Aderolu*, B. M. Seriki, A. L. Apatira and C. U. Ajaegbo Aquaculture Nutrition Unit, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Lagos, Akoka-Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. Accepted 16 December, 2009 Feeding frequency effect on growth performance, feed utilization and economic viability of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings and juveniles were studied under natural photoperiods of 12/12 h light/dark cycle using a complete random design. Triplicate group of 10 fish with an initial mean weight of 8.5 ± 0.1 g and 34.3 ± 0.1 g respectively per tank (measuring 52 x 33.5 x 21 cm). A commercial feed (COPPENS) with crude protein of 42% and ether extract 12% was fed for 8 weeks over four feeding frequencies studied (once, twice, thrice and four times). Mean weight gain, relative growth rate and the specific growth rate were all significantly different (P < 0.05) across feeding levels except at thrice and four times feeding levels. The feed conversion ratio was lowest on three times a day feeding level both for the juvenile and fingerling (0.66 and 0.73, respectively). Although net profit value, in both juvenile and fingerling group are not significantly different, the investment cost analysis and the gross profit between fish fed thrice and four times are equally not significantly (P > 0.05) different. The results of this experiment, both at the juvenile...
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...Tradeoff Weights Tradeoff weights refer weights of various trade attributes that are developed by using different methods or techniques such as direct method, swing weight method, equivalence lottery method, and hierarchical weight method. Advantages and Disadvantages of Methods There are various advantages and disadvantages of using various methods like indifference trade-off method, swing weight method, direct weight method etc. for developing or calculating tradeoff weights. In the context of benefits, swing weight method is quick and easy to operate that can help the decision maker to make appropriate decision by developing effective tradeoff weights (Bekiaris & Nakanishi, 2004). In addition, all these methods are useful in a project for a decision maker in spatial decision problems. The main advantage of tradeoff analysis methods is the ability to provide different relative weights to each of the alternative or attributes. By using these methods, it is possible to derive weights from a ranking of limited alternatives and easy to achieve an agreement between decision makers. On the other hand, historical weights are still valid in decision and risk analysis that can be helpful to effectively develop tradeoff weights (Guinto, 2008). At the same time, there are some disadvantages of using these methods for developing tradeoff weights. Some of them are as follow: There is no assurance that swing weight method provides accurate eliciting weights. Some of these...
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...Waste management auditing
Example waste audit specification
Introduction
In 2010-11 it is estimated that the Victorian healthcare system generated 41,674 tonnes of waste. About 70 per
cent was general waste, 20 per cent was recycled and 10 per cent was clinical waste. Clinical waste is the most
expensive waste stream comprising on average two-thirds of total waste costs.
Waste audits are an essential waste management tool to enable healthcare providers to understand how their
waste management system is performing, waste management practices across their sites and to verify waste
data and costs provided by the waste contractor. The Department of Health has prepared this example waste
audit specification to assist Victorian public healthcare services in undertaking waste audits.
The example specification is provided solely on the basis that healthcare services will be responsible for making
their own assessment of the applicability of the information provided to their circumstances. Those relying on it
are advised to verify all relevant statements and information and obtain independent advice where appropriate.
The department does not accept any liability to any person for the information or advice (or the use of such
information or advice) that is provided in this example tender clause or incorporated into it by reference.
Example Specification
Overview
The objective of the waste audit is to provide
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...Background Sparkling Glass Limited (SGL) is a medium scale glass container manufacturing unit. For the last two years SGL has made losses because of increasing cost of production. But this year it is expected to make profits. The reasons for high cost of production have been government policies, wage agreements and sales cartels which control the inputs. This report serves as the decision support document for the selection committee appointed to find the replacement of Mr. Ashok, the General-shift-in-charge who is slated to retire in few months. Purpose Mr. Prasad, the Plant Superintendent wants to find the replacement for Mr. Ashok. Four shift-in-charges, viz. Mr. Khanna, Mr. Punjabi, Mr. Gupta and Mr. Gulati are in contention for the job. The other options available are recruitment of a new person and extension of Mr. Ashok’s tenure. The decision tree for the given case is as follows: Options Available Among the possible options, the recruitment of a new person from another company might infuse new unbiased ideas. However, the following risks outweigh the benefit of recruiting a new person: • Possibility of friction with the existing shift-in-charges: The incumbent shift-in-charges may take some time to accept the newcomer to the company and vice versa and the difference in opinions of both the parties may create some conflict. • High cost implication: SGL has suffered losses for the last two years and wants to earn profits this year. In such a situation, hiring someone...
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...This Story of Mine It all started when I was in eighth grade weighing 120 pounds and four feet nine inches tall. During my eighth grade year, I dated a guy who was skinny to the bones. He had no fat nor did he have muscles; he was pretty much a stick. On the other hand, I had a chubby round face with wide fat hips; and let’s just say, a bunch of fat hanging in between. I always thought to myself that I wanted to be skinny so I’ll look good standing next to him. He always told me that I was fat and I would look prettier if I was skinny. I starting thinking and finally came to a conclusion. That was, to break up with him and I did; I was a lot happier, stronger, and more confident. But from then on, I kept his words. For someone who didn’t love me for who I truly was, I decided to transform myself into a different person. Later on, I realized that not only is appearance what matters, but it’s what’s inside that matters the most. When summer began, I started working out every single day and night; I pushed myself really hard for I wanted to look pretty faster. Then, my hard work finally paid off! I lost 20 pounds at the end of my freshman year and weighed 100 pounds with the height of five feet two inches. I was anorexic for three years and never went bulimic; however, I had always thought of becoming bulimic but I was too scared of the causes. I started starving myself, eating less than one meal a day, and drank Special K’s protein drinks. I also exercised every day during the...
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...Q.1How did the concept of LCC emerge in India? Which factors encouraged the growth of LCCs? Aviation industry in India was born in the year 1930.Tata group one of the prominent industry in India launched Tata airlines (India’s first airline services) After the emergence of the airline industry in India, after two decades more eight private players started their business but their operations were quite restricted. These airlines proved to be a failure despite constant support from the government. As a result Air traffic enquiry committee was formed constituted by government of India recommended the nationalization of airlines. The air corporations Act 1953 was formulated and the two entities were nationalized namely Indian airlines corporation (IA) and Air India International (AI). The act restricted private players until 1986. In 1990’s private sector was allowed to reenter the market with the wave of the economic liberalization. This was the time when LCC concept in India was brought into picture in the Indian market. By March 1994 the government had approved six private carriers to commence the domestic services. But despite two carriers all others closed and filed insolvency. This duopoly continued till 2003, this duopoly was challenged by air Deccan in 2003 with its concept of LCC which made this industry emerge in India which proved to be a turning point in this industry. Air Deccan with its entry brought into picture special discounts, promotional fares, check...
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...Goizueta as the base and main character and then prepare EFE IFE and CPM matrix for his leadership. Vision and Mission Statement Our Mission Our Roadmap starts with our mission, which is enduring. It declares our purpose as a company and serves as the standard against which we weigh our actions and decisions. * To refresh the world... * To inspire moments of optimism and happiness... * To create value and make a difference. Our Vision Our vision serves as the framework for our Roadmap and guides every aspect of our business by describing what we need to accomplish in order to continue achieving sustainable, quality growth. IFE MATRIX for Goizueta as CEO of Coca-Cola IFE MATRIX (INTERNAL FACTOR EVALUATION) | Sir # | Strengths | Weight 0 - 1 | Response 1 - 4 | Weighted score | | | | | | 1 | Speedier decision making | 0.20 | 4.00 | 0.80 | 2 | Risk taker | 0.15 | 4.00 | 0.60 | 3 | Visionary | 0.12 | 4.00 | 0.48 | 4 | Reward based incentive programs | 0.05 | 3.00 | 0.15 | | | | | - | | Weaknesses | | | | 1 | Less job rotation | 0.10 | 2.50 | 0.25 | 2 | Undiversified portfolio | 0.12 | 2.50 | 0.30 | 3 | Less focus on customers | 0.15 | 2.00 | 0.30 | 4 | High debt level | 0.11 | 2.00 | 0.22...
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...LOGISTICS PROCESS DECATHLON SPECIFICATIONS Title: Updated General Terms of Delivery for bikes : 25/04/2016 Update No. :5 Number of pages Date : 08 September 2004 By : 18 : Estelle DELMAS Written Main changes in this update: 7.2. Loading plan (pages 11 and 12) CONTENTS 1 - OBJECT 2 - OBJECTIVES 3 - PRE-REQUISITES 4 - DEFINITIONS 5 - BIKE PACKAGING 6 – PALETTISATION 7- LOADING 8- DELIVERY These Specifications define the respective commitments of : DECATHLON 4 Bld de Mons BP 299 F-596650 Villeneuve d’ASCQ cedex and of its bike suppliers regarding the Decathlon General Terms of Delivery. In case of no respect of that specifications, the deliveries may be refused or brought up to DECATHLON standards at sender cost General Terms of Delivery - Bikes Logistics Process DECATHLON Page 1/18 Update No.4, 28/04/2009 1. OBJECT The purpose of these specifications is to describe the fundamentals that must be observed by DECATHLON suppliers during the delivery of bikes to the warehouse. 2. OBJECTIVES By observing these specifications, we will speed up and facilitate, together: stocking of your goods in our network availability of your products processing of invoices. Our aim is also to ensure the quality of bikes throughout the supply chain : from supplier to store. 3. PRE-REQUISITES Before any delivery, you must ensure that your deliveries conform to the initial order : - Respect of technical specifications...
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...Lapodium Logistics Int’l Inc. Room 601, Roman Santos Bldg., Plaza Lacson, Sta. Cruz, Metro Manila1003 Philippines November 26, 2013 ASSAM Corp. Unit 1204, 139 Corporate Center Valero St. Salcedo Village Makati City . Attention: Mr. Jake Tansanco Subject: Standard FCL Quotation (1x20’ or 1x40’) Dear Sir: We would like to inform you the following charges: From Customs to Delivery |Measurement: Gross Weight : | |Duties, Taxes & Other Charges | |As per Computation | |Brokerage Fee with Vat | |As per CAO 1-2001 | |Processing | |1,000.00 | |Documentation | |500.00 | |Releasing | |500.00 | |Handling | |500.00 | ...
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...1 landlords having NRI connections and good education level. | Aspirations for matching the social status at par with NRI relatives. Need Rugged car along with Luxary for rural roads. | 6.25 | Segment 4 | Living in Bombay | Age 25 - 40 year | Successful TV/Movie actors | Having a requirement of stylish expensive car to match the standards of their public image | 4.85 | Assumptions * Car is best in class engineering. * Car has best looks in luxury segment. Selected Segment attractiveness factors 1. Potential segment size 2. growth potential 3. Profit potential 4. Competitive intensity 5. Cyclicality Weighting segment attractiveness factors Segmemt attractiveness factors | Weight | Volume growth potential | 30 | Profit Potential | 25 | Potential segment size | 20 | Competitive intensity | 15 | Cyclicality | 10 | Total | 100 | Parameters and their scores for segment attractiveness factors | Parameters | Parameters | Parameters | Segment Attractiveness factors | High (10-7) | Medium (6-4) | Low (3-0) | Volume growth potential | Industry Avg + 3 % |...
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...limit it to just the total or average Perception score. This is called SERVPERF and is used when Expectations are likely to be all the same (typically high). Weights can be applied here as well. STEPS TO OBTAIN UNWEIGHTED SERVQUAL SCORE Step 1. Select a business the service quality of which you want to assess. Using the SERVQUAL instrument, first obtain the score for each of the 22 expectation questions. Next, obtain a core for each of the perception questions. Calculate the Gap Score each of the statements (Gap Score = Perception – Expectation). Step 2. Obtain an average Gap Score for each dimension by assessing the Gap Scores for each of the statements that constitute the dimension and dividing the sum by the number of statements making up the dimension. Step 3. In TABLE 1 transfer the average dimension SERVQUAL scores (for all five dimensions) from the SERVQUAL instrument. Sum up the scores and divide it by five to obtain the unweighted measure of service quality. STEPS TO OBTAIN THE WEIGHTED SERVQUAL SCORE Step 1. In Table 2 calculate the importance weights for each of the five dimensions constituting the SERVQUAL scale. (The instructions are provided along with the table). Step 2. In Table 3 enter the average SERVQUAL score for each dimension (from Table 1) and the importance weight for each dimension (from Table 2). Then...
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....5 | 2 | 3 | .6 | 1.8 | 21.5 | | 3 | Potato SeedCenter | 4 | .8 | 3.2 | 4 | .7 | 2.8 | 4 | .7 | 2.8 | 5 | .8 | 4 | 5 | .8 | 4 | 5 | .7 | 3.5 | 4 | .7 | 2.8 | 3 | .8 | 2.4 | 5 | .8 | 4 | 4 | .7 | 2.8 | 32.3 | | 4 | Restaurant (Male) | 4 | .7 | 2.8 | 4 | .7 | 2.8 | 4 | .7 | 2.8 | 5 | .8 | 4 | 4 | .7 | 2.8 | 5 | .7 | 3.5 | 4 | .6 | 2.4 | 3 | .8 | 2.4 | 4 | .7 | 2.8 | 5 | .7 | 3.5 | 29.8 | | 5 | AgriculturalTechnologyRentals | 3 | .6 | 1.8 | 4 | .6 | 2.4 | 4 | .6 | 2.4 | 4 | .5 | 2 | 4 | .7 | 2.8 | 3 | .6 | 1.8 | 4 | .6 | 2.4 | 3 | .7 | 2.1 | 4 | .6 | 2.4 | 4 | .6 | 2.4 | 21.5 | | Legend: Rating: Criterion: R-Rating 5- Excellent A- Market Availability 4- Very Satisfactory B- Raw Material Availability W- Weight 3-Satisfactory C-Technology Availability 2-Fair D-Skills Availability WS- Weighted Score 1-Poor E-Government F-Strategic Fit G-Ease of Implementation H-Risk of Exposure I-Profitability...
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