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Executive Summary The focus of this report is the process of designing a valve. The design process begins with the design of a spring. A spring is defined as an elastic object used in the storage of mechanical energy and can return to its original shape after the release of the force. The theoretical section describes the actual process and the various aspects involved in the design, since the process involves various stages. During the process, valve springs are critical components. In addition, safety measures are important to ensure that there is no harm reported. The design of the camshaft involves shaft material selection, shaft layout, shaft design calculations and analysis of critical speeds for the camshaft. The timing arrangements are also important in the development process. Introduction As a result of the new environmental legislation, it is important to redesign the camshaft profile for the existing inline six-cylinder engines at Ford Motor Company. The new camshaft is supposed to initiate changes to the existing components of the valve train. This is an appropriate moment for the company to consider changing the design for other elements that have a relationship with the valve-train, like the timing set and the possibility of shifting a timing chain to an alternate arrangement. The purpose of this project is to redesign the valve springs for them to suit the new camshaft and explore other possible changes that can be made to components related to the valve train. An evaluation has been conducted on the current design of the rocker arms and pushrods. As a result, it is expected that their stiffness will be adequate with a deflection under the rod that will be negligible. There will be no need to further explore the components because the 1995 tappets/lifters will also be used. The current valves and cylinder heads will be utilized in the 1986 engine. This implies that the existing valve-spring assembled height will not be interfered with. After the new legislation will be put in place, it will be necessary to change the oil used in the engine. The engine still uses a hydraulic flat tappet camshaft. As a result, there are fears that the changes will cause the camshaft to wear prematurely. In order to reduce the problem of wear, the valve springs will be designed in such a manner that they will place the minimum possible load on the camshaft. However, the design will ensure that the valve springs provide a force that will not be less than 290N at the installed height. According to the 1985 design, the distributor of the engine that was manufactured in 1986 will be driven by the camshaft. The oil pump will continue to be driven by the distributor. In addition, the think film ignition distributor fitted to the 1985 engine will continue to be used by the 1986 engine. The 1985 design for gears that drive the distributor will be applied in the 1986 engine. Conclusion Springs are defined as objects used in the storage of mechanical energy. They are elastic bodies that can be twisted, stretched or
It is perhaps possible to wonder whether a tempter can control everything we do or not. Better still, could there be some invisible powers that always beleaguer our steps? Lewis attempts to clear all the uncertainties that may be surrounding these twin questions. The instructional correspondence as portrayed in The Screwtape Letters depicts the activities between Screwtape (senior demon) and Wormwood. The latter is regularly coached by Screwtape. The whole process is meant to court the mentee towards dispelling any truth about God. As a matter of fact, reverse theology has been duly portrayed in all of the masterpiece letters. Hence, the means of temptation and thinking has been vividly given to the audience of the writings. There are two key motives of the tempters as depicted in the letters. These are the punishment fear and the deep desire to take control or devour other mortals. Nonetheless, the Creator is mainly determined to persuade people to support him. The latter is determined to achieve this goal by his elements of love as demonstrated from servant hood into sons and tools into servant hood. Besides, the system of bureaucracy has also been correlated with hell whereby every individual is dully interested on how to make great advances, remain respected, enhance self-importance and also pursue envy. The letters also try to disregard God’s gifts and blessings especially where tricks are used. For example, the tricks are used to make the patient believe that he o
Brand storytelling is a marketing technique that uses new distribution platforms to provide consumers with personal and unique experiences. Recently, brand storytelling has been gaining momentum primarily due to the fact that the current market is oversaturated and noisy. Consumers are bombarded with brand messages and aggressive advertisement, which is growing increasingly annoying. Brand storytelling makes the human front and center of its strategy. By creating sincere and moving stories, brands are reaching out to wider audiences, keep them engaged, and emotionally thrilled. Brand strategists behind the Hunger Games knew that the book’s fans were passionate about its universe. For that reason, they created District Identification Passes on social media platforms. Users could reference the different districts in the film and become “residents” of Panem. Transmedia, or transient media, storytelling is another marketing strategy that has recently become quite popular. Transient media marketing implies the use of various multimedia platforms to create a cohesive brand story. Evidently, each social media platform has its own quirks and particularities, which requires marketing specialists to readjust their strategy. Probably, one of the most telling examples of transmedia is the Audi A3 “Art of the Heist” campaign. The reason for branching out and trying a new strategy was the latest car model’s concept and specifications. Audi was well aware that to boost sales, it needed to reach out to an audience that was not its core customer base, namely, highly affluent, tech-savvy young people. The company also knew that those individuals probably spent a good share of their free time online. For those reasons, in 2005, Audi launched an interactive story and engaged users in a drama that moved back and forth between the world of the Internet and the real world. The story revolved around a stolen Audi 3 and began with live footage of the car theft and signs asking for information on the vehicle. The campaign was a big success and went down in the history of the market as a very inventive and ingenious solution. The marketing campaign for the Hunger Games was very different from traditional campaigns. Typically, bracketologists would focus on raising brand awareness through a variety of online and real-life media: radio, magazines, social media, and billboards. Apart from that, they would probably include in-person PR elements by hosting interviews and partnering with other brands and influencers. The centerpiece and the starting point of the Hunger Games marketing campaign were teaser billboards that appeared six months before the premiere. The billboards depicted the intricate fashion of the book’s universe, so-called “Capitol Couture.” They did not give much further information, so curious fans had to google the term. A google search would lead them to a Tumblr website, then to a Facebook page and other social media. Tumblr played a central role in promoting the movie. In general, t
Leadership is one of the life aspects that have evolved since time immemorial. Everyone is a leader somewhere. The difference is in the complexities of tasks that the leader has to deal with in his or her work. Ethical leadership requires the inclusion of moral attributes and wisdom. People would always want to be under a leader who takes considerable steps to deal with challenges and at the same time pursue the company’s vision. Real Life Dilemma Creative Solutions Limited is a company that deals with issuance of loans to creditworthy customers. It has been in operation for the past ten years. I have worked for the company for the last one year as the Credit Risk Manager. My work involves the supervision of twenty Credit Officers, ten Collection Officers, and two Recovery Officers. We also have to develop and maintain the Credit Risk policy manual. Sometimes we have had to propose and make some amendments given the dynamic and changing environment of the monetary world. Everyone has to report to work by 8:00 O’clock in the morning. There is a break time for the tea break at 10:00 A.M for twenty minutes. There is also a lunch break at 1:00 P.M for one hour. The official closing time is 4:30 P.M. The credit officers market the company products and work on the inquiries list until they can close a deal with the client. It means that the client has gone through all the loan processing stages, and the application is acceptable (Northouse, 2010). The stages involve application, credit evaluation process, and approval. The parameters for approval involves the credit worthiness, ability to pay, honesty in giving information and having a business that has existed for the last one year. We had been experiencing problems with the repayments of the loans. The collection officers had been issuing reports that indicated that the loan payments were not in order. The recovery officers went out to recover some property from the non-paying customers. They discovered that the customers had statements from the company showing how they had been paying and official receipts. Out of the sixty listed defaulters, twenty of them showed that they had already cleared their debt. Another twenty-five was paying on time and had not defaulted in their payment. They could not trace fifteen clients from the reports. The loan balances for the fifteen clients were adding up to thirty-five million dollars. It came to the realization that some collection officers were asking some clients to give them cash payments that they did not deposit in the company’s bank accounts. Some credit officers were receiving payments from the potential customers so that they give false information to the Credit Department team. The team used the false reports to approve the loans. The management issued a stern warning to the entire Credit Department. There was a need for an investigation into the matter. There was the suspension of six credit officers and dismissal of four collection officers. I had to organize a training workshop to provide the employees with newly revised rules and regulations
Introduction Evolving concepts of security can be seen as the main driving factor behind the United States’ decision to change its foreign policy from isolationism to interventionism. In this paper, I will argue that the shift in American politics from the situation at home to the broader focus on foreign affairs was associated with the following factors: the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the transformation of public opinion in the 1930s, and the extensive rise of military influence exacerbated by the threats of Communism and Fascism (Grant 34). The Monroe Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine is a document issued in 1823 by President James Monroe (Grant 114). It opposed European colonialism and reinforced the role of the United States as a major power in the Americas. The document stated the end of colonialism in Latin America as its major objective. Taking into consideration the presence of a non-interference clause in the doctrine, it could be argued that Monroe took a multilateral and pragmatic approach to world politics. Open Door Policy The desire of American people to oppose colonialism and imperialism was captured in the Open Door Policy that was declared by Secretary of State John Hay in 1899 (Grant 98). The policy was a manifestation of Monroe’s intention to acknowledge the equal rights of all nations and was meant to stop control of China’s trade. Unfortunately, even though the Open Door Policy was established for the protection of the integrity of Chinese markets, it became an avenue for exploiting the economic potential of the emerging superpower (Grant 99). The Roosevelt Corollary American foreign policy completely changed after the devastation brought by the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–1903 (Grant 57). The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine presented in 1904 by President Theodore Roosevelt called for exercising military power over neighboring nations to stop an incessant disturbance in the Western Hemisphere (Grant 57). The Corollary provided the United States with a justification for exhibiting imperialistic tendencies and sending troops into Latin America on numerous occasions, thereby initiating a new era of interventionism. However, the exertion of influence on the New World ended when President Calvin Coolidge renounced the Roosevelt Corollary in 1928 (Grant 58). The United States also removed its military bases from Haiti and Nicaragua, thus taking the first step toward the Good Neighbor policy that ended interference in the politics of the Western Hemisphere (Grant 58). The Fourteen Points The Fourteen Points speech made by President Woodrow Wilson embodied progressive ideas associated with social activism in the late 1890s in the United States (Wallenfeldt 56). The president expressed his vision of new world order in an address to Cong
As Susan Birk claimed, “a leader is someone who others voluntarily follow, but not because he or she has the title of CEO. People follow you because they believe in you, they want to help you succeed, and they want to see the organization succeed.” (Birk 32) To select the right person for a leader, various techniques have been established. They include different ways and methods of describing and giving an explanation of the word ‘leadership’. According to Michael Hackman and Craig Johnson, “over the past 100 years, the fundamental approaches for understanding and describing leadership have evolved” (72). The trait approach is believed to be the main concept of management as it examines the sequence of moral, physical, or mental characteristics of a leader. Moreover, the trait approach implies that a person with a particular set of features that is a leader in one situation, might not be a leader under other circumstances. The skills approach has lots of similarities with the traits approach; however, the focus shifts from the characteristics the individual is born with to techniques, which can be acquired and advanced (Lussier and Achua 58). Without a doubt, personality plays a major role in leadership; still, according to a skills approach, abilities and intelligence are more vital for a persuasive command. Styles’ approach lies in the behavior of the leader, namely what he does and how he does it. This way of studying leadership includes the performance of the leader towards his subordinates in diverse situations. I have been working with several hospitals, and I believe I have served as an effective leader. While doing charge and lead therapist roles, I have exposed certain traits, skills, and styles, which helped me to understand and develop my style of management. My main qualities of a leader are high motivation, sense of purpose; a need to prove myself, nonconformity, sociability, and confidence. My skills lie in methods of doing procedures that I have learned from previous facilities or schools. These skills belong to the technical knowledge that can be applied to a specific category of various activities. It includes competencies in a specialized area, analytical ability, and the ability to use appropriate tools and techniques (Yammarino 7). During my work at the hospitals, I have discovered my style of leadership, as I learned what it is like to be an employee. As a result, I am willing to speak out when something needs to be improved in my opinion; moreover, I strongly disagree with the policy of criticism of the subordinate’s methods that are different from my own. As a leader, I approach my employees with a strong human relation emphasis, thus taking an interest in my subordinates as human beings, valuing their personality, and paying attention to their special urgencies (Selznick 47). As per act in different situations, for example, in a family setting, I would use different approaches. This would be caused by the fact that family and work environments are different and require a diverse set of skills and diverse styles. As a
Many professions have a defined culture that enhances the ethos and values of the field among members. The professional culture is maintained and nurtured through the acts of the field’s organization or association. Professional organizations are created to advocate and educate members and other constituents to represent the important values of nursing to others publicly. Professional associations in nursing can influence healthcare policies, protect and represent the nurses’ interests, provide opportunities for continuing education, and advocate for the best possible care. Multiple organizations cater to the interests of nurses in specific professions. An example of such an organization is the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). An understanding of how nursing associations impact nurses is critical. Therefore, it is crucial to examine the importance of ACNM to nurses specializing in labor and delivery. ACNM is one of the oldest females’ healthcare organizations in the United States dating back to 1955. ACNM caters to the needs of United States’ certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs). It offers research, creates standards for clinical practice, and promotes programs for continuing education. Additionally, it creates liaisons with federal and state agencies and Congress members. ACNM’s mission is to ensure midwives serve by inclusion, leadership research and development, education, and advocacy in order to advance midwifery practice, support midwives, achieve equitable and optimal health outcomes for communities and people. The philosophy underlying the midwifery profession stipulates that CMs and CNMs believe that every person has a right to satisfying and safe healthcare that respects cultural variations and human dignity (American College of Nurse-Midwives, n.d., c). The vision of ACNM is to promote and facilitate midwifery for all communities. There are numerous benefits associated with being an ACNM member. ACNM members are given access to current information on regulatory and midwifery reforms, opportunities for continuing education, professional resources, and patient safety and quality. Furthermore, the membership provides other benefits, such as special rates for programs in continuing education, leadership and volunteer opportunities, access to the network of more than six thousand members. ACNM membership facilitates welcome and support for members to ask questions, learn, engage, and grow. Members can choose the best volunteer structure to promote a meaningful contribution to their causes. In addition, ACNM membership provides over $25,000 in support to student members each year. The scholarshi
I dislike people who use herbal medicine as their primary cure because I do not believe in herbal medicine. By becoming aware of this personal prejudice and bias against certain populations, I increase my capacity to work effectively within diverse cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs of consumers and their communities (American Institutes for Research, 2002). The knowledge of cultural concepts’ role in determining an individual’s worldview and response to healthcare practices aids healthcare workers in delivering the most appropriate healthcare and avoiding their prejudices (Rosdahl & Kowalski, 2008). The Purnell model has grouped cultural concepts into twelve domains that a healthcare worker should be competent in. (Purnell, 2005). The domain of overview, inhabited localities and topography has concepts that relate to an individual’s country of origin, current residence, and how they affect their emigration reasons or politics. Nonverbal communication and its meanings vary from one culture to another and affect a person’s ability to communicate with the health care provider. Different communities have their family roles and organization which affect their views toward alternative lifestyles like divorce and childless marriages. The concept of ethnic communication style forms part of the workforce issues domain in the Purnell model. In the domain of biocultural ecology, concepts of variations in specific racial and ethnic origins which may include the differences in the way a person’s body metabolizes drugs are examined. High-risk behavior forms another domain and has the concept of engagement in risky sexual practices which defines the degree of susceptibility of an individual to certain diseases because of their sexual behaviors. On nutrition which is another domain, a health worker should take into consideration that different people have their meanings to food. Pregnancies and childbearing practices vary among communities and a healthcare worker should know what methods of birth control are culturally sanctioned in a given community so as not to conflict with their culture. Another domain is that of death rituals and this includes the concept of bereavement behaviors which will affect how people handle their dead and how they handle their health during the mourning period. On spirituality, different communities have their behaviors that give meaning to life and are viewed as sources of strength; they should be understood by t