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Introduction The interaction between plants and animals has ecological and evolutionary importance. Venus flytrap ( Dionaea muscipula ) and arthropods have interactions that determine their survival and existence in various ecological niches. 3 The challenge of the loss of biodiversity has prompted the need to study plant-animal interactions for the restoration of threatened species, such as Venus flytrap. 1 Consideration of biotic and abiotic requirements in the restoration of plants is critical for they affect their growth and establishments. During their growth, Venus flytraps interact with arthropods, which are its pollinators and prey insects. Venus flytraps manage pollinator-prey conflict to ensure the presence of mutual benefits, as well as sufficient nutrients for growth and development. 4 However, limited information is available regarding the way Venus flytraps resolve pollinator-prey conflict in their niches. Since Venus flytraps grow in the nutrient-deficient environment, they have to exhibit a carnivorous lifestyle. Venus flytraps capture bugs and digest them to obtain nitrogen, which is missing poor habitats where they grow. 3 An established form of interaction that exists between arthropods and Venus flytraps is a prey-predator relationship. According to researchers, Venus flytrap utilizes a spontaneous trap to catch prey insects and secret chitinases, lipases, and proteinases to digest them and derive vital nutrients they require. 3 For these enzymes to functions well, they have to adapt to high temperatures in harsh habitats where Venus flytraps grow, resist proteolytic degradation, and degrade chitin effectively. To attract and trap arthropods, Venus flytraps secrete volatile organic compounds on their surfaces. Comparative analysis of volatile organic compounds shows that Venus flytraps release benzenoids, terpenes, and aliphatics in response to their nitrogen status. 2 The secretion of volatile organic compounds is prey specific because their scent mimics that of favorite fruits and flowers of some insects. For instance, Venus flytraps attract fruit flies by releasing organic compounds that smell like ordinary fruits. 3 Therefore, understanding of types of arthropods attracted to Venus flytrap in low and high nitrogen status is essential for their restoration in diminished and new habitats. Problem Statement The loss of biodiversity and extinction of species are major issues that drive the conservation of plants. The restoration of diminishing habitats requires the understanding of nutrient requirements of Venus flytraps and their interactions with arthropods in introduced and established environments. 1 In essence, the understanding of the activity of Venus flytraps
Introduction Since 1982, the rate of unemployment in Spain has not fallen below 15%. However, the unemployment impact was felt when the rate hit 24% in 1994. The low rate of employment (between 16 and 64 years) is the most renowned characteristic of the Spanish economy as per the close of the Twentieth Century (Howell 32). It is clear that Spain is distinguished from other countries as per the employment statics as reflected in the years 1985 and 1996 where those who could work amounted to 44.7% and 48.1% respectively, which is less than half the employee population. The persistence of the unemployment problem has had and indeed still has an enormous social impact. Analysis The productive capacity of a major part of a population between fifteen and thirty-five years is since there are not enough jobs. The rate of unemployment among those under 25 reached a sad record of 45% in 1994. Many individuals looking for jobs have not had previous jobs. For example, the year 1993 expenditure unemployment benefit was 3.3% of the Gross National Product (GNP). Many young people without jobs were excluded from the benefit. This problem produced an explosive situation. It is mainly due to the stabilizing role played by ancient social players like the family, which takes a social security net for the unemployed young people. Inflation contributes immensely to the unemployment problems faced in Spain. Inflation comes with increasing costs in manufacturing, production, operation, and service delivery by companies. Again, the persistent increase in the general price levels, in a country, may reflect the increase in economic performance but a downward trend in autonomous income, low investments, and employment level. According to Brown (17), inflation may be classified into two, harmful inflation and harmful inflation. Harmful inflation leads to an increase in aggregate demand, which is a signal for investors to acquire factor inputs for further production. This also includes labor and leads to employment increment. Harmful inflation discourages saving. This is because many people fear to lose the value of their income. As such, fewer income earners hold salaries rather than save. Therefore, inflation, low investments, and risks of unemployment escalate significantly. The relationship between inflation and unemployment according to Philips curve is that Philip explained the relationship between inflation and unemployment. He asserted that is difficult for any economy to solve the problem of inflation at the same time solve the problem of unemployment that is an economy wants to reduce unemployment. This will be forced to expand the money supply using both Fiscal and monetary policies, which will cause inflation as the money supply in circulation, will expand. The government will be forced to reduce the money supply using both fiscal and monetary policies to control the economy into stability, decrease inflation, and increase employment. A
Insider Trading: Walt Disney Company Proprietary Information In this particular case the accused, Yonni Sebbag, was able to obtain insider information pertaining to the quarterly earnings of Disney Land through his co-conspirator Bonnie Hoxie. He intended to sell the information to various hedge funds/ trading firms with the intent of facilitating the illegal act of insider trading. Overall the severity of the crime is rather minimal compared to other activities of white-collar crime such as the Ponzi scheme conducted by Bernard Madoff. In this particular case, the only possible ramification would have been the effect the insider trading scheme would have had on the future profit margins of Disney however in terms of affecting other companies or individuals the overall ramification is rather minimal. It must be noted though such a view is not isolated to my own personal opinion but is also reflected in the prison term of the Sebbag himself which consists of only 27 months in prison with 2 years of supervised release. All in all such a prison sentence can be considered rather light which is a reflection of what the courts perceived as a rather minor crime. The inherent problem though in such a case is that due to the light prison term it might encourage other individuals to pursue similar white-collar crimes since the perceived benefits greatly outweigh the costs which can be considered rather minimal. Health Fraud Takedown In summary, this article details the various cases of medical insurance fraud wherein various individuals to pose as legitimate medical health providers in an attempt to defraud Medicare out of millions of dollars in false claims. Overall the scheme itself does seem rather sophisticated since not only do the people involved have to know the proper procedures necessary to file false billing claims to Medicare but they also have to ensure that for all intents and purposes they appear as legitimate medical health providers, at least on paper. Such a scheme is not limited to people posing as medical health practitioners but can also involve the practitioners themselves since additional research into this particular article reveals that various medical clinics are themselves guilty of repetitively filing false claims in order to increase their rate of revenue. The inherent problem with such a scheme is that the U.S. is already suffering from problems involving its ability to provide affordable medical assistance to its citizens. As such, not only does this particular scheme affect Medicare but it also affects various individuals who are in need of medical assistance since these false claims directly affect the ability of the company to properly sustain its current method of operations. Bribery Aimed at Controlling the Taxicab Industry of the District of Columbia In this part
A Client plays a crucial role in determining the outcomes of a therapy program. A counselor and a client must establish a good partnership in order to obtain the necessary information regarding client’s problems. The client should be actively involved in a decision making process when it comes to the choice of his/her therapy. In addition, a counselor should take into consideration client’s preferences and include them into a therapy program (Isaacs, 2003). In some cases, a client may require more information regarding therapy program but fail to make decision on the therapy program. Client may influence therapy outcomes by ending the therapy prematurely. He also determines whether he/she will go through the therapy process. Premature termination of therapy occurs when a client stops receiving therapy before attainment of the required goal or objective (Loretta & Howard, 2005). The information obtained by a client, either from the internet or the counselor, has impact on the choice of therapy he/she makes. A client involvement in the therapy process will determine the therapy outcome in addition to quality of the treatment choice (Kelly, 1996). Client can ensure the accountability by ensuring that he/she receives quality health services at an appropriate price. He should look for the most qualified and certified counselor to handle his/her condition. It is his jurisdiction to ensure that the medical procedures done to the client follows legal practices, and they apply approved therapeutic model in the therapeutic process (Loretta & Howard, 2005). For counselors to be accountable, they should educate their clients so that clients are able to make informed choices on the therapy program. They should educate clients on how to manage their condition and, more important, the need for therapy compliance. They are incharge of client’s health and should take a responsibility (Randall & Kelly, 2007). A counselor will determine outcomes of treatment through the aspects of his/her personality and the techniques he applies in the therapy programs. These aspects also determine his skills and his application of counseling models in solving problems. They also impact the outcomes of the therapeutic progra
Introduction: Wattle Park in Melbourne Australia has long been known as a place with unique flora and fauna. Much to their credit, the local residents have done everything possible to keep the wonders of the Australian nature intact – the state has a range of national parks, and the Wattle Park in Melbourne is one of the most well known and frequently visited of them all. Despite the fact that a range of actions have been undertaken in order to preserve the park and its unique species, due to the absence of the sustainability concept on the park management strategy, the number of endemics is declining rapidly (Austin et al. 2004). By adding the sustainability principles into the park management process and focusing closely on the effects of tourism, as well as the allocation of the park resources, poor water supply being the key to the current deplorable state of the Wattle Forest (Austin et al. 2004), one will be able to improve the structure and function of the Wattle Park, which leave much to be desired at present. In the course of the evaluation of the Wattle Park and its environment, the complex method of a comparative and descriptive analysis was used. After comparing the initial state of the Wattle Park to its current environmental state, the information regarding the key sustainability problems was acquired. In addition, by analyzing the structure of the park, learning the function of its elements and, thus, establishing the links between several elements of the park’s ecosystem, i.e., the soil, the groundwater, the grass canopy, the tree, etc., it became possible to track the source of the problem triggered by the change in the park’s ecosystem and suggest the means of solving it efficiently. Assessment: Wattle Park Landscape Perspective Located in the Burwood suburbia, the Wattle Park was originally called so due to the large amount of wattle trees growing in the area. Though as time passed, the number of wattle trees has been reduced considerably, the name remained the same. At present, the park still has a unique landscape, which has, unfortunately, been shrinking since the park was turned into a recreation area, with the number of facilities for the visitors and the rate of tourists growing every year. Picture 1. Wattle Park viewed from Ferndale St. and Rioverside Road crossing, 2009, Google Earth. The trees planted in the park are predominantly small and non-mature ( Wattle Park n. d., para. 3). The given feature of the park can be explained by the specifics of the Australian climate – because of the frequent draughts, large trees are underrepresented on the continent ( Natural levels of forest age-class variability on the Alberta-Pacific FMA n. d., para. 4). The variation of patch size is rather small; for the most part, the area of the park is rather homogenous, which allows for the increase in the population of the species that the park is inhabited by. For instance, the relatively small size of the vegetation patches predetermines that the premises for kangaroos population increase should be created, as the recent researches say ( Lowland nati
Human wisdom according to Arthur Schopenhauer is an art of ordering our lives in a manner that will enable us to achieve the maximum satisfaction and pleasure. Human wisdom is concerned with achieving and maintaining happy existence among humans. Human wisdom is universal as the author implies when he says that over the ages the wise have always said the same things. This essay is about exploiting and understanding the scope of human wisdom. The paper will be looking at the philosophy employed Arthur Schopenhauer in his article ‘the wisdom of life’. He splits his presentation of the human wisdom into three classes that, according to him, influence human wisdom. This essay will discuss the three classes of human wisdom, namely, Personality, Property, and Position. According to the author, the difference in humans is based on the three classes. Personality represents who or what a man is, while property represents a man’s possession. The position represents a man’s ratings among fellow men, which are the value placed on a person by others. This can be seen from the honor that a man is regarded or the rank or reputation a person holds in the society. To begin with, personalities differ from one individual to the other. This means that we have limited control over it and these are characteristics placed on individuals by nature. Human personality influences the happiness or sadness of humans more than the other two classes. The other two classes have less impact on happiness or sadness of a human because they arise from factors of human influence. The personality or natural causes include characteristics that are given to an individual freely by the Mother Nature which we have no control over. They include things like a child born with a great mind, a good heart, being born in a wealthy family and many other situations that we did not have anything to do with their occurrence. However, the author argues that happiness received from Mother Nature is less satisfying than the happiness an individual can give him or herself. A man is made of something inside of him that acts as a force that drives him to achieve certain goals. The force that works within the individual is greater than the forces that influence him or her from other external avenues. The inner constitution of an individual gives him or her greater satisfaction and defines who he or she is in relation to his or her character. This is so because the inner self influences inward satisfaction, sensations, desires, and thoughts as the author indicate. People face different circumstances even if we share the same environmenta
The YouTube video “Wealth Inequality in America” presents how most Americans perceive wealth inequality, their ideal distribution of wealth, and how it compares to the actual numbers. Although many people intellectually understand that the situation in the U.S. is egregious, it is hard to conceptualize fully because the human mind is just not capable of grasping what 200 billion dollars of personal net worth means. This video used interesting graphics and visually expressed just how much money the 1% own compared to most Americans. The information itself was not new or surprising, given that the video was originally published in 2012. Since then, we have witnessed the rise of tech “centibillionaires” and a global pandemic that caused the highest unemployment rate since the 1930s (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2021). Elon Musk is currently worth 488,000 times more than the average American (Scott & Kiersz, 2021). In 2021, we need an updated video on wealth inequality. U.S. public schools are primarily funded by district property taxes. However, the 1970s California case Serrano vs. Priest ruled that this resulted in unequal educational opportunities for students in lower-income districts and enacted a funding scheme that relied more on state revenue. Generally, the case was a step in the right direction but was unsuccessful in completely tackling the problem. Nonetheless, I agree with the judge’s ruling. Education is a fundamental human right, and public schools are meant to be government-funded institutions that provide opportunities to all children without charge. It is unjust for public schools to vary in quality only because of their economic district and thus prioritize higher-income students. If all public schools depend on tax revenue, then they should all have an equal amount of funding. Varying quality according to price is the domain of private schools.
To achieve a high level of professional performance, foreign medical students need to acquire specific language skills. Only knowing the language well enough, they will be able to treat people efficiently. With help of the specific test, students’ skills in English can be evaluated justly. To develop a suitable test, one needs to consider the group’s specific features well. The given learner group consists of the students from Middle East, aged 18-20. It is worth mentioning that they have passed their IELTS test with 6.0 average grade. Speaking of the test, it is necessary to mention that it must encompass the specific medical lexis and the peculiar grammar that a doctor can come across. It is worth mentioning that the test must include the vocabulary and grammar, as well as check the students’ skill to listen to the patient carefully. Since sometimes it is hard to single out the most important message in the patient’s speech, the students will have to practice
Introduction To introduce a brand new product into the market, one will have to analyze not only the demands of the target audience, but also the challenges that the launch of the given product will trigger, the opportunities for creating an intriguing promotion campaign and the threats that the high competition rates pose to the product. Speaking of offering customers a candy bar that will be linked to sportswear and, therefore, related to the concept of healthy lifestyle, creating a promotion campaign that appeals to people’s willingness to keep trim and be on a healthy diet seems reasonable enough. Growth To increase the growth of the product popularity, one will have to create a viable legend behind the product, therefore, molding a brand. At the point when the promotion of the product starts leading to its growth, a steep rise in competition can be expected. The given issue can be dealt with by providing customers with additional options, such as customized bar filling (e.g., peanuts, raisins, etc.). Thus, the goods provided by the given company will stand out of the range of similar snacks flooding the market. Maturity The stage of maturity will show how well the brand coined previously works. At the given point of the product promotion and retail, one can assume that it will become recognizable enough so that it could be sold to a gym, which is linked to the MySportsClub chain for $2.5. Since the gym will be allowed to sell the protein bars for $3, it can be expected that the gym owners will be excited about the idea of making quick money on a regular basis. Decline Unfortunately, sooner or later, the tidal wave of the fascination with the Nike protein bar will die down, and it is necessary to shape the product strategy in order to address the given phase adequately. It will be unreasonable to spur the product’s popularity artificially as soon as its novelty wears off. Therefore, instead of forcing the no longer interesting product onto the audience, it will be reasonable to come up with the means to market the product so that it could become a household name and, therefore, become an integral part of everyday routine. The examples of numerous cereals, which have been claimed to be a part of a complete breakfast so frequently that the given phrase has become a household name. Product Strategy and Its Impact on the Channel Strategy and Decisions In many ways, the effects that the product strategy has had on its popularity define the future channel strategy for the product in question. To be more exact, the less encouraging the effects of the product strategy are, the less funds are invested into the channel strategy. Involving the issues related to the product distribution, product channeling is extremely time-consuming; moreover, it takes much money, which means that there is no need to use the given strategy once the product was considered unviable. In the given case, channel strategy will depend on how many people will buy it in the course of