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Diet therapy is a means of using diets prescribed by a dietician to enhance health. Several diseases are treated or managed to some extent by therapeutic diets. Managing or treating certain conditions involves including foods that enhance certain health conditions. On the other hand, one should avoid foods, which deteriorate health conditions. Some health issues may need temporary diet therapy. On the other hand, diet therapy may become a permanent form of intervention required to ensure healthy lifestyles. Diet therapies have become specialized and require the inputs of professionals such as physicians or dieticians. It is imperative to note that diet therapies may be altered depending on the health changes observed. A gluten-free diet, for instance, maybe necessary for one to stay healthy because such persons must avoid diets rich in gluten to protect their intestines. In addition, individuals with obesity may require ketogenic diets or avoid high-sugar foods to manage their conditions, specifically blood sugar levels. Intakes of certain nutrients such as salts and saturated fats may be restricted to manage blood pressure and cholesterol respectively. It is not simple to adapt to new restrictive diets and therefore individuals are advised to work with their physicians or dieticians to ensure that they make gradual changes and adhere to diet therapies. According to nutrition specialists, ‘recommended balanced diets’ should contain the right “macronutrient composition, micronutrients, and dietary quality to ensure adequate nutrition, energy balance for health and weight maintenance and prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in healthy populations” (Naude et al., 2014). This study focuses on diet therapies and cardiovascular diseases. Various factors drive cardiovascular disease, including stroke. According to Roth et al. (2015), the global cases of cardiovascular and circulatory conditions have increased. The authors have attributed the increase to “the combined effect of population growth, the aging of populations, and epidemiologic changes in cardiovascular disease” (Roth et al., 2015). They further note that drivers of cardiovascular disease should be separated to understand regional and national interventions for cardiovascular disease. Disentangling these drivers also leads to improved comprehension of roles and relative of various demographic and epidemiologic trends to understand current policies. Finally, disentangling also assists in evaluating the relevance of aging and growth in people and progresses achieved towards the reduction of premature deaths associated with cardiovascular disease. Among all these factors, diets have critical roles in cardiovascular disease. Diets rich in sodium are known risk fac
The investors’ concerns for their decision not to invest in Shoesite.com in 1999 The aspect of the market The footwear market in 1999 was believed to be a purely brick-and-mortar business. Many investors had no desire to consider the opportunity of providing funds for an online shoe store even though products offered in the classic shops failed to meet the needs of the targeted market due to the limited options available. According to Koo, “online shoe retailing accounted for only US$37 million of the entire footwear market, worth US$40 billion in 1999” ( Zappos.com (A) 1). Thus, it can be claimed that this sphere was not well-developed and popular among customers. Sales figures turned out to be even more critical, as more than 95% of shoes were sold in ordinary shops while only 1% was sold online. Realizing this dramatic reality, the majority of organizations that operated in the footwear market were unwilling to start working online. Nevertheless, about 1,500 small online retailers had occurred by 1999. Unfortunately, they faced difficulties with the involvement of manufacturers and had to spend “US$82 to acquire a new customer, as opposed to US$12 spent by brick-and-mortar retailers” (Koo, Zappos.com (A) 3). Competitive advantage strategies were costly and poorl
EFQM Excellence Award The award sponsor The European Foundation for Quality Management was developed out of the need to have quality of the European companies improved to enhance their global competitiveness. The European Union sponsors the award and the governments in countries falling under the EU have committed themselves to support this excellence award in various ways to make it achieve its intended vision. This nonprofit making organization depends on the support of these governments and other well-wishers within the region to be able to operate. Background of the award The European Foundation for Quality Management was established in 1989 after a group of chief executives and company presidents of about 14 companies in Europe approached the European Commission’s president with the idea of starting an excellence award that would monitor quality of the European firms. Over 65 European companies supported this move, and it started its operations a year later (EFQM 2013). The award has been in existence since then, and it has been able to praise various companies for their excellence in maintaining quality. This organization has changed its missions over the years to reflect the changing environmental factors in the business world. However, its vision has always been to help the European companies improve quality of their performance and products in order to remain competitive in the global market. Focus area of the award The focus area of this award runs from industry to academic fields with the main aim of developing quality models, and awarding companies, which have sustained quality in their operations as a way of recognizing their effort in ensuring that quality is upheld within their systems. Relationship with quality management This award is directly related to quality management. Companies that applied to be considered for an award by this body must demonstrate ability to deliver quality in their performance right from the production stage to the final product they deliver to the market. This body also develops award models, which can be used by members to help in improving the quality of their production process and the products they manufacture. Sheikh Khalifa Government Excellence Award The award sponsor This award is fully sponsored by the government of the United Arab Emirates. It was found when His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid and his top government officials raised concern over the need to develop a quality award that would enhance quality of products in this country. This organization is a nonprofit making organization that is completely funded by the government of the UAE. Background of the award The government of the United Arab Emirates established this body on June 24, 2009, as the highest award in the country for corporate excellence (Emirates Government Excellence Award 2013). It was created to help in finding a way in which the federal government would be able to serve various instit
The company chosen for this write up is Wal- Mart Stores Inc. Financial analysis provided in different parts of this essay are based on financial figures and information provided in the annual report 2007 of the company as the annual report of the competitor for 2008 is not available. The competitor selected for the project is Costco Wholesale Corporation and its annual report 2007 have been used for analysis in the write-up. Wal- Mart Stores Inc. started its business in 1945 in Arkansas, USA, but today its stores are operating in a number of countries around the world like in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Japan, the UK, and many other countries including China. Wal- Mart stores offer daily needs, durable household goods, automotive parts, electronic goods, and all sorts of consumable items to their customers at reasonably low prices. Sam club segment of Wal- Mart provides hard goods, soft goods, and institutional size grocery goods under Members Mark, Bakers, Chefs, and Sam Club brands. The main competitors of Wal- Mart in the industry of Discount and Variety Stores are Costco Wholesale Corporation and Target Corporation. The magnitude of business of Wal- Mart can be realized from the fact that “as of January 31, 2008, Wal- Mart operated 971 discount stores, 2447 supercentres, 132 neighborhood markets, and 591 Sam-clubs in the united states” besides its stores and markets in other parts of the world. As per a news item reported by Nichole Maestry on November 5, 2008, on Reuters web site, Wal- Mart is organizing special sales on Saturdays to win US shoppers. This has been described as the toughest holiday sales in the last decade. The basic idea behind such holiday sales is to induce shoppers to start their gift buying for the coming festival season. These in-store sales will include items like Sony Video Games Consoles, televisions, laptops among other items. This is really an event to cash upon for cash-starved shoppers. The profitability performance of an organization can be measured by its operating margins and net profit margins. The operating margins ratio is the percentage of sales remaining after all expenses before interest and taxation. A net profit margin is a percentage of sales after all expenses including interest and taxes. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT) operating ratio is 5.88% as compared to 8.32 % its competitor Costco. Similarly, the net profit ratio of 3.24% of WMT is also lower than 4.5% of Costco. Though ratios of profitability are lower than that of Costco the profitability performance of WMT can in no way be termed as inefficient as it appears that lower profitability ratios may be caused by its higher revenue as compared to Costco. The WMT revenue in 2007 was $348650m as compared to $63367m of Costco. Assets utilization can better be reflected by the total asset tur
The American people is a diverse one, for it comprises representatives of numerous racial, ethnic, religious, and other groups. It is necessary for all these groups to be able to get on with one another well in order for a harmonious society to exist. Racial, ethnic, and gender diversity are also essential for the armed forces to be effective in today’s globalized world. In this paper, we will review the reasons why diversity is important for the U.S. military, discuss the steps that the military leadership has taken to promote diversity and talk about what recommendations were provided for the U.S. armed forces to do that. There are a number of reasons why the U.S. military looks for and values diversity in its ranks. First, it is considered that the military forces should reflect the public they serve (MLDC, 2011, p. 7). The presence of diverse representatives of the population also allows for better collaboration with various stakeholders such as international partners, for this collaboration often requires additional language and cultural skills (MLDC, 2011, p. 8). On the whole, the diversity can increase the effectiveness of the military (MLDC, 2011, p. 10); for instance, the presence of service people with various skills allows for a broader range of tactics to be employed (MLDC, 2011, p. 4). In addition, the appreciation of diversity encourages people of different backgrounds to work better, for this provides them with better career perspectives independently of their backgrounds (MLDC, 2011, p. 10). Also, without a favorable attitude towards diversity in the military, people of diverse backgrounds are more likely to suffer; for instance, the military personnel who have a history of same-sex partners report higher levels of distress, self-injurious behaviors, and post-traumatic stress than the person who only had other-sex partners (Ray-Sannerud, Bryan, Perry, & Bryan, 2015). Thus, the fact that diversity is being valued means that people have a better psychological condition and can work more effectively; also, fewer harmful tensions take place in the military (MLDC, 2011, p. 16). It is fortunate that American military leadership has strived to promote diversity in the ranks of the armed forces. A number of steps aimed at that have been taken. In 2009, the Military Leadership Diversity Commission was created (MLDC, 2011, p. 5). The commission produced research on the opportunities for increasing diversity in the military (MLDC, 2011, p. 6). It was offered to aim to reach two overlapping objectives, that is, to “systematically develop a demographically diverse leadership,” and to “pursue a broader approach [to diversity] that includes the range of backgrounds, skill sets, and personal attributes” (MLDC, 2011, p. 7). It is now an important aim to promote respect for diversity among the military (MLDC, 2011, p. 10). In order to further increase the diversity in the armed forces, the MLDC recommends understanding diversity more broadly, making it “an ins
Introduction and Background Ethics is a concept which describes the systematic reflection on ethical principles or fundamental values which help an individual or organization achieve ethical integrity. Ethical decision making is a process which relies on ethical principles to evaluate all courses of action and choose one which will be viewed as ethical by the larger community (Jones, 1991, p. 367). Due to the fact that ethical dilemmas are common in many professional fields, including accounting, scholars have developed several decision-making models. These models describe the process by which an individual can come to an ethical decision. In this case study, the researcher will seek to address the application of these theoretical models in a real-world scenario. It is important to examine the application of these theoretical models to gain the understanding of how ethics works. Overview/Narrative A tax partner in charge (TPIC) of the accounting firm BizWiz, LLP has to evaluate the ethics of obtaining two companies as clients. The first company is Elevator Jacks, Inc. One-third of shares of this company is owned by the brother of the TPIC, who is also the vice president of the company. The second company is Run Forrest, Run, Inc. Among this company’s board of directors is the TPIC’s uncle by marriage. Two theoretical models, including the ethical decision making model and utility theory, are used in the analysis. Since TPIC is a certified public accountant (CPA) and is a member of AICPA, Code of Professional Conduct is
Heroism, as developed in the literature It is a common assumption that all medieval heroic literature involved heroism along the main characters to create plot development. However, there are certain values and heroic prowess that are presented in the heroic orientation of the literature which represents prideful self-advancement of the main characters. This essay will discuss the depiction of heroism in the major chivalric works which include Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , Le Morte D’Arthur, and Beowulf . The main purpose of the analysis is to establish the features in the literal works that qualify a heroic character. Heroism in the three tales In these works of literature, a hero is a mythological superhuman seen as a great warrior for the community. This person would live as a noble being and a warrior in the community due to his or her inhuman strength, courage, and traits that are not common to average human beings. In Le Morte D’Arthur, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , and Beowulf , the central characters in the tales appear to represent their own unique description of heroism. However, Beowulf presents a more mythological concept of a hero compared to heroes in the other two stories. Beowulf is a strong hero while Sir Gawain is described as an average human with splendid actions while in King Arthur’s court. The hero in Beowulf is more focused on mythological definitions of a heroic person compared to other two tales. Beowulf is illustrated as a very physically strong human being who is constantly emphasized during the description of the story. The description makes Beowulf seem to be a supernaturally strong fighting man whose grasp in the hands has the strength of thirty men (Niles 76). In this part, Beowulf himself decides to self-impose heroism on him by talking about how he has defeated many sea monsters and suggests his concept of immortality. This happens as he tries to prove his might when he was sent to kill Grendel, the evil monster tormenting Hrothgar. While in Beowulf the heroism is recognized as an express superhuman quality, Sir Gawain and Arthur throughout their adventures develop their own heroic qualities and features. Gawain, for instance, develops these features and portrays his own heroic qualities despite making a few mistakes in his adventures. Just like Arthur in Le Morte d’Arthur, Gawain works passionately to achieve perfection, courage, and loyalty. More about Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Does Gawain die in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? 5 174 How to Explain Christianity in Sir Gawain and t
Executive summary The fashion in Australia echoes a pulsating, ingenious nation which is affluent in colors and shows a novel, energetic style; it mirrors the multicultural, urbane and cosmopolitan character of the society. The fashion labels from Australia are now being wanted around the globe and the precision of the basics with which Australians live are often the reason for determining the kinds of fabric and designs used by designers. This report is based on Cotton On , one of Australia’s fastest growing retail brands. It is well known for its funky fashion and street wear. The brand entails the mind-set and style that reflects cutting edge clothing. The company has been in operation for over 15 years, with more than 150 stores across Australia and New Zealand. This report has a SWOT which shows internal analysis and environmental analysis. There are also reasons given for various strategies, accompanied by recommendations. Introduction There is a great difference in how economies regulate their businesses. The economy of Australia is sophisticated and modern and the country is incorporated into the global economy as it is center for commerce and finance in the region. It has a great appeal in the business world due to few barriers to entry, its legal and corporate framework, urbane demand of consumers and industries and a simple business culture (UCS, 1, 2009). In modern Australia, there is a distinctive style of fashion which is different from that of European fashion lines. In Europe, fashion is more tailored whereas in Australia, it has a casual touch. There are various designers in Australia like Wayne Cooper, Lisa Ho, Martin Grant, Michelle Jank and Nicola Finetti who have a demand internationally and whose creations are stimulated by a peculiar variety of fashion textiles and influences of the culture (AG, 1, 2008). This report is based on an Australian retail Store ‘Cotton On’ and provides an internal analysis, an environmental analysis, an understanding of the strategic implications and recommendations about future strategies after an over view of the company and a profile of its customers. Overview of Cotton On It is a vibrant retail store which is operating locally as well as internationally. Cotton On was established in 1991 on the surf coast of Victoria, Australia with a single store an
Introduction Love and hate are two distinctive emotional subjects that describe the opposite of the other. In this context, love refers to a strong affection or feeling towards a person while hate refers to a strong feeling of resentment or dislike towards a person. This essay is going to expound on the theme of love and hate concerning two poems “My Husband’s Back” by Susan Minot and “To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet. This essay will focus on women’s view of hate and love concerning their spouses and the societies that they live in. Similarities between the poems While comparing the two poems, it was quite apparent that the two poems “My Husband’s Back” by Susan Minot and Anne Bradstreet “To My Dear and Loving Husband” were composed by women who were striving to communicate their inner feelings with regards to how they viewed their respective husbands conduct, feelings, and demeanor. This is illustrated by the titles of the two poems and the themes captured within the poems. For example, Bradstreet poem is a love letter to her husband, depicting her strong feelings of affection, while Minot’s poem depicts her feelings of resentment towards her husband. To further depict the themes within the poems, the two poets have extensively used paradox to express their deep feelings. For instance, Minot, in her poem, laments that she has been through many difficult situations in her marriage, “I have traveled everywhere to get to.” In this stanza, Minot tries to explain how she has suffered and toiled in her marriage while at the same time, she still claims that she loves the same husband that she consistently claims to hate. On the other hand, Bradstreet is very affectionate about her love for her husband, while the first three lines of her first stanza which start with “if ever” depicts a paradox between her claim of loving her husband and her indication of not believing in love. Another recurring similarity in the two poems is the societal setting under which the poems were written. Both poems represent two women who feel as though they are not equal to the men in their lives and as such, their feelings towards their husband’s whether love or hate are not equally felt. For instance, when Bradstreet says that “If ever wife was happy in a man” depicts that although there were love and affection between her and her husband, Bradstreet feels as though she was not equal to her man or her man was looking down upon her. On the other hand, throughout Minot’s poem, it was quite evident that Minot was overwhelmed by the roles that she had to play while her husband had minimum responsibility thus depicting the theme of inequality which in this poem translates to the hatred that Minot feels towards her husband. The last similarity between the two poems lies in the ability of the two poets to illustrate their feelings (love/hate) by way of using imagery. The two poems try to indulge the reader into believing and envisioning the feelings of the poets through images. In Minot’s poem, the reader understands her misery when Minot s