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Introduction Herbal medicine in China has become widespread since its introduction. Many herbalists use different herbs and formulas to generate prescriptions for usage in various areas of medicine, health, and nutrition. Herbal medicine is used mainly in preserving health than treating diseases. Such medicines include supplements that aid in nurturing the body’s immune system, spirit and energy. Different types of herbs exist thus much research ought to be carried out before creating the prescription to ensure the end product has no toxicological effects on people. One or two herbs that treat the problem at hand are included while the other constituents help or assist the first two to work efficiently or treat small issues. The Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) is a prescription formulated from Chinese herbs and used to treat various febrile diseases. The paper focuses on the mechanism and circumstances of using the Xiao Chai Hu Tang. The analysis is done on the ingredients and their subsequent modification to fit the signs and symptoms experienced. Xiao Chai Hu Tang The Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) is a prescription used for treating a variety of ailments and is prepared from a mixture of very concentrated Chinese herbs. The diseases include febrile disease which is mostly associated with high fever, chills, nausea and stomach upsets; liver problems; gastritis, and so on (Benskey & Gamble, 1993). It is one of the most commonly adopted prescriptions due to its ease in modification thus making it suitable for treating a specific symptom. It is used for harmonizing the interior and exterior heats thus plummeting fever. Mechanism Xiao Chai Hu tang is composed of an assortment of herbs. The seven basic herbs include:   * Chai Hu botanically known as Radix Bupleuri – Is the main component of the decoction and is primarily used for exterior heat clearance due to its diffusion effect and for clearing qi stagnation.   * Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis) – is used in assisting the Chai Hu herb in providing the harmonization effect. Huang qin acts in the interior while Chai hu acts in the exterior of the body. Jointly with Chai Hu, heat is cleared and yin fluid impairment is prevented.   * Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae) – used for treating nausea and vomiting when the qi has ascended.   * Ren Sheng (Radix Ginseng) – together with Da Zao and Zhi Gan Cao, it is used for supplementing and maintaining the stomach qi so that any existing pathogens can easily be ejected.   * Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Praeparatae)- used for maintaining qi.   * Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens) – similar to Ban Xia, it is used for treating nausea.   * Da Zao (Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae)- used for qi tonification. Ban xia, Ren sheng, Sheng jiang, Zhi Gan Cao and Da zao acts as assistant drugs to the Chai hu while Huang qin acts as a deputy. For maximum performance of the Xiao Chai Hu Tang, several factors have to be taken into consideration when selecting the
Business strategies present a complex notion, including knowing the markets, understanding the demand and balancing it with the supply, and the profound ability to forecast management and actions’ patterns. Many factors can influence the decision-making process, such as the level of competitors’ impact and the long perspective of the connected partners’ development. Thus, the analytical view on all the aspects of a business strategy should be of great use and help for the involved parties. The main character of the article “Amalgamated Playthings” under discussion is the manufacturer Bert Russel. He comes across the necessity to decide on the new toy product release in the Christmas period. The product is the Destructo Blaster Ray Gun, a prototype of the gun from the upcoming movie, named “Space Chase.” Besides this product, there are a lot of aspects, which should be taken care of. First of all, it is the upcoming movie’s level of success and, thus, the resulting number of sold goods. According to the forecasted data, 30% of the movie is becoming a hit and about 20% of the movie flopping. Bert Russel’s prognosis is that a movie will be of medium success. In this case, the API company, a medium-sized toy producing manufacture, will manage to profit for the produced goods. It is also noteworthy that if the movie is not a success, the filming studio will return API the money spent for the prototypic blaster production license. This way, the company also gets a kind of compensation. The movie’s hit and medium status give API a chance to get the sell-outs of their Destructo Blaster Ray Gun, even if it is not an exact copy, but a slightly different from the movie model. The second factor influencing the decision of Bert Russel is the analysis of the competitors’ strategies. Here, Widgets and Gadgets company, the main competitor for API in the toy producing industry, will release a similar product, which is, however, cheaper than API’s prototype. The chances are high that the only condition under which there will be no competition for the API company is if the movie is a flop and W&G company decides not to make a release of their product at all. In other cases – if the movie has a s
The masculinity of protagonists in the works of literature by Chinese authors is prejudiced. But after further consideration, the fact of their vague masculinity becomes clear, as a great number of men having different professions and belonging to different levels of scholarship (here I mean the education and book learning) can now be described as men who lack masculinity. They had “dark brows, fine eyes, white teeth, and ruby lips” (Huang 139). Other male characters of similar pieces of literature are described as “attractive young men” or “a handsome young man with fair skin and pretty face” (Huang 139). I do not mean that these descriptions do not represent real men; I neither say that the usual signs of a male are bad skin, unlike the ‘fair’ one; the horrible or angry eyes, unlike the ‘fine’ ones; rotten teeth and bad smell from the mouth, unlike ‘white’ teeth which presuppose fresh breath. The male representative does not have to be just a little more beautiful than a monkey, but the unhidden femininity is not likely to improve relations between men and women. “Such feminine sexiness in a man tends to be more emphasized in a romantic story, while in less romantic contexts, feminine looks are less likely to be considered an important aspect of male beauty” (Huang 139). Thus one of the warrior characters is described as a tall man with a long beard; in this case, the character is rather known “for his ability to resist sexual temptation” (Huang 139); but the reader would not think about this male protagonist as of an “attractive young man” (Huang 139), because here the most important feature is his features of a warrior. Thus the works of literature do not give the readers an image of the tidy government clerk or a young man in the way we got used to; the authors tend to give unnecessary descriptions of the love stories’ male character, which is the figure whose beauty is an object of desire and passion. The feminine beauty has to be the feature of women and their admirers, but not of warriors. Thereby there is a vivid example which takes the readers back in history, as the men, which represented the male images in the literature of Chinese authors, were described in such a feminine way because of some reasons, historical reasons represented by Zuyan Zhou in the book “Androgyny in late Ming and early Qing literature” (2003): “Although the founder of the Ming dynasty was a strong military man and a vigorous ruler – the very personification of masculinity – and two empresses of the early Ming composed conduct instructions for women in an attempt to reinforce orthodox norms, late Ming China witnessed a gradual disintegration of traditional gender roles in social life owing to its economic, political, and cultural changes. Flourishing commerce, a surplus of wealth, widespread education, a booming printing industry, rising individualism, prevailing hedonism, and the cult of qing all contributed to the blu
The Children of Divorce: the Current Situation The Statistic Data on the Children of Divorce Because of the difficulties that the children of the modern society are experiencing in the family relationships, most of these children, according to the recent researches, are bound to suffer from the complexes that root from the past during the rest of their lives. Since the situation has the tendency to spread wider, there is no doubt that it has to be dealt with. With the modern technologies and methods of curing the psychological traumas, it can be suggested that the problems of the children of divorce can be solved, but the numerous theories require a thorough verification. The Overview of the Environment in Which the Children of Divorce Live The most recent research show the great increase in the number of divorces across the world, which is mostly due to the shift of the values in the consciousness of the modern society: The rising divorce rate and the growing number of children whose parents divorced since the 1970s reflected wider social changes and created a shift in the perception and social acceptance of divorce (Eldar-Avidan, D., Haj-Yahia, M. & Greenbaum, 2009, p. 30). With regard to the above-mentioned situation, the number of the children that have suffered from the parental divorce has grown sufficiently. It must be taken into consideration that every single child that has experienced his or her parents’ parting is psychologically traumatized and needs certain time to get accustomed to the new environment, although this issue often passes unnoticed by the parents. Since a single-parent family is no longer a tendency, it is needless to say that getting accustomed to the new family also requires time for the child: “Indeed, many parents have remarried and some children in fact live in quardaparent families” (Pfeifer, G. & Abrams, A., 1984, p. 22). The Difficulties That Children Survive through the Divorce of the Parents The Problems that the Children of Divorce Face Among one of the strongest effects that the parental divorce has on the children the process of relocation and its aftereffects is the most notorious. It leads to the quick changes in the family image which has been formed in the child’s mind. Such changes can trigger the severe depression and even neurosis. The sense of security and stability, which is the main condition for the child’s psychological health, collapses as the family is ruined. According to Grindes’s (1998) remark, “The two people upon whom the child is dependent are no longer equally accessible to the child and the foundation of the child’s world is splintered.” (p. 119). Thus, the parting of the parents marks the beginning of the process that leads to the moral instability of the child. In addition to the problem that has been described above, there is another issue that threatens the child of divorce. Since most families do not part peacefully, the scandals of the parents have a harmful effect on the child’s psyche. Walker (2004) emphasizes that “Conflict-ridden families, either within marriage or post-divorce, create the most d
Objectives The article focuses on the three groups of medications for treating asthma, such as new ultra-long-acting beta agonists (ultra-LABAs), short-acting beta agonists (SABAs), and long-acting beta agonists (LABAs) (Cerreta 20). The author also explores the information that can either support or withdraw the necessity of using the above-enumerated beta-2 agonists for treating patients with lung malfunction. Methods/Approaches In order to define which medication suits best the treatment of asthma, the article sheds light to such aspects as mechanisms of action, commonly used agonists, as well as define treatment challenges for asthma. By reviewing the testing procedures and evaluating the previously introduced reports and research, the scholar also discusses how patients react to various terms of treatment. Further deliberations are devoted to the analysis of each of the introduced medications to define how effectively they can be used. The discussion is also centered on COPD and its treatment, particularly on the peculiarities of the symptoms and how they differ from those of asthma. Results During the studies, the researcher has found that SABAs contain the joint that creates the link with beta-2 receptors. The remaining part of the medication molecule is assimilated in the aqueous elements. The reactions last from 4 to 6 hours. Ultra-LABAs and LABAs have a tail that is instated into the cell membrane. The substance moves along the cell wall to reach a beta-2 receptor (Cerreta 20). As a result, two links are created. The head of SABAs creates a bong with the receptor and the tail is included into cell exosite that reaches beta-2 agonist. It has been found that LABAs and ultra-LABAs taking is connected with the higher risk of mortality in case the drug is used in mono therapy because long-term use of medication leads to down regulation. Therefore, SABAs are more effective in treating asthma. In contrast, COPD treatment is much more efficient in case LABAs and ultra-LABAs are used for intervention. Conclusions The research has discovered that mono therapy is not effective in treating respiratory disorders because they impose certain risks for health. Specifically, a combination of long-term and short-term drug intake could provide the best opportunities for reducing the symptoms of asthma and COPD (Cerreta 24). Efficient management of medical therapy stands at the core of successful management of patients. Each inhalation device should be considered and tested properly because it is used for treatment. Evaluation of qualities and chemical process support the use of the drugs under analysis. Works Cited Cerreta, Scott. Examining the Evidence for Using SABAs and LABAs. Chronic Disease Manager, (2012): 20-24. Print.
In Michael Moore’s documentary, Sicko , he looked at several foreign health care systems and told the viewer about them. Canada was the first one, and he looked at the features of the Canadian socialized medical system. In Canada, he said, there is free universal health care. While he was, essentially, right, he did not go into the details very well, so there was some misconception passed on by the movie. Some have to do with the impression that it is the same all over Canada, which is not true. Moore also gave the impression that waiting times were short everywhere, and this also is not true. What is true is the essential difference in the attitude of Canadians on health care from that of Americans, and that the Canadian system is better for most people. Canadians do live longer and have a lower infant mortality rate. Most Canadian pay little or nothing out of pocket for health care. Let us look first at the Canada Health Act (CHA), It mandates that every province and territory have prepaid universal health care for all residents which provides essential health care in hospitals or doctors’ offices and clinics. The cost is shared by the provincial and federal governments. Essential health care is provided everywhere in Canada under a one-payer system and citizens never receive a bill for the covered services. (Health Canada 2008) The system is funded half by the federal government and half by the provincial governments, but provinces can get a deferment of federal taxes for compliance with federal standards. So the poorer provinces get more help from the federal government, keeping the care levels equal across the nation. The best plan is probably in Quebec, where nobody ever pays for medical treatment of any kind. Prescription costs are low and there is a maximum that any person must pay of around $200 per year. Once that maximum is reached the rest of the prescriptions are free. Not all drugs are available under this system, but a generic equivalent is available for every drug that could be prescribed. In Quebec, citizens are expected to go to their local CLSC, community clinics, for primary health care. They can choose to go to any CLSC and they will be treated. If the patient needs a specialist, a referral must be obtained from the CLSC. These requirements prevent a glut of patients from showing up at the offices of specialists because they think they need that kind of specialist. Everyone who goes to the hospital emergency room is treated. A few hospitals have established a system of 5$ charges if the patient has come to the emergency room when they should have gone to a CLSC. This is simply a reminder that overcrowded emergency rooms are not wher
Article Summary   * The author indicates that the manner in which different roles are completed on the warehouse floor has changed significantly within the past decade.   * Emerging firms have managed to create modern technologies and robots that are capable of working alongside human beings.   * It should be observed that the technology is not intended to replace manpower completely.   * Companies such as RK Logistics Group, 6 River Systems Inc., and Duetsche Post AG’s DHL have benefited from this technology.   * The use of swarming robots makes it easier for workers to identify and transport a wide range of goods and materials across a warehouse.   * The strategy has been observed to streamline and support various logistical activities.   * The unique benefits of this emerging technology are presented in the article.       + For instance, collaborative robots tend to be small. This means that they can function effectively in different warehouses.       + They are cheap in comparison to automated systems and conveyor belts that consume a lot of warehouse space.   * Employees working alongside these robots are guided adequately. This method makes it possible for companies to achieve their objectives in a timely manner.   * The technology is capable of addressing the unique challenges caused by modern developments such as online marketing, customer demands, and changing labor markets.   * The author of the article shows that such aspects continue to make it hard for firms to fill various warehouse jobs.   * According to Smith, warehouses characterized by small spaces might not be filled with more people.   * Robots are smaller and capable of completing a wide range of roles.   * Different robots working side by side with employees can complete complex duties and eventually deliver positive results. Course Relation   * The ideas and concepts presented in this article support the ones discussed in class. The ultimate goal of business organizations is to maximize profits. The concepts outlined below can be linked with the attributes identified in the article.   * Management theories:       + Organizational theories focus on the best initiatives to improve performance. This can be achieved through the use of a friendly working environment. The approach fosters employee empowerment and eventually results in profits.       + The article reveals that the use of robots can result in both profit maximization and employee empowerment.       + This information appears to echo the ideas discussed in class.       + Robots can support the performance of employees in different warehouses.       + The practice is associated with efficiency in different operations.       + When these robots work together with different people, tasks are completed efficiently and in a timely manner.       + This achievement will eventually result in improved performance and realization of various organizational intentions.   * The course explores a wide range of approaches that are considered to cr
For a female American employee assigned to a posting in Mexico, several key cultural differences exist. In any business context, regardless of the country, ineffective communication between employees and management often interferes with productivity, innovation and problem solving. This paper will detail two of the key areas where an American female employee may encounter cultural differences that have the potential to derail effective communication within the workplace. The first area is physical contact in the workplace. The second area occurs in the area of sexual harassment. Mexico also tends toward traditionally female centered family values which have to the potential to clash with career-oriented American women who rate highly on the masculine index. Physical Contact in the Workplace In the Mexican business culture, there is a warmth and familiarity between employees and management that differs greatly from the United States (Stephens & Greer 1995). Mexican employees tend to be extremely warm and friendly and communicate both verbally and physically; they regularly employ what is known as the abrazo, or embrace, at the beginning of each work day (Stephens & Greer 1995). This custom involves “male supervisors kissing their female secretaries on the cheek at the start of the day” (Stephens & Greer 1995). In general, as one executive explained, “everyone hugs and kisses a lot more than we do in the States” (Stephens & Greer 1995). On the whole the American business culture frowns on physical contact and maintains a formal physical space between employees and management. For the American female employee new to the Mexican workplace this custom may feel intimidating, inappropriate or threatening. She may also feel that she is being demeaned and may consider it a means of rebuking her authority in the public forum. However in the Mexican business culture it is considered “social protocol,” therefore resistance to it or attempts to abolish it will likely ruffle feathers (Stephens & Greer 1995). American female employees are best served to expect more physical contact in the Mexican business culture and accept it as part of the transition from one country to another. Ethics The Mexic
Contemporary forensic science is evolving from targeted DNA analysis to a broader usage of genomics, including but not limited to the identification of remains of the individuals. This research paper is written in response to the aforementioned modern trend with a focus on the influence of modern technology in DNA and genealogy on the probability of solving cold case murders. The purpose of the study lays in establishing the relationship between ethical, legal, and privacy challenges of using genomics during the investigation. The methodology chosen for this qualitative study is phenomenology with an emphasis on the three predefined themes: ethics, legality, and privacy. Content analysis will be conducted to examine current academic literature and determine the information necessary for the research. Current academic literature will be limited to the peer-reviewed scholarly journals, located in the next databases: SAJE, EBSCOHost, and Taylor & Francis. Sources have to be 5 years old or newer and focus primarily on the US legal system. Results of the research will expand the existing knowledge base, providing foundation for the further educational study. The three critical points will be covered in the research body. First, the ethicality of utilizing genetical material of the dead individuals with/without the consent of their relatives will be discussed (Scudder et al, p. 194). Second, the legality and reliability of applying genomics to derive conclusive claims in the forensic field will be debated (Scudder et al, p. 194). Third, the aspect of privacy will be challenged as the biogeographical ancestry may expand across multiple jurisdictions. Ethical, legal, and privacy challenges associated with the usage of genomics in the field of forensics suggest that cold case murders can be solved faster at the expense of confidentiality of the suspects. Work Cited Scudder, Nathan, et al. “ Policy and Regulatory Implications of the New Frontier of Forensic Genomics: Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Data and Genealogy Records .” Current Issues in Criminal Justice , vol. 31, no. 2, 2019, pp. 194-216. Web.