Process control and management Influenza it is also referred to as flu.it, is a hazardous viral infection that affects mainly the upper respiratory organs. (Lungs, bronchi, throat, and nose).the virus is primarily transmitted from one person to another through sneezing or coughing. For one to get infected, it requires close contact. Most of the symptoms include headache, severe malaise, body aches, and higher fever. infuenza mainly spreads rapidly during seasonal epidemics. This epidemic occurs early during winter and autumn in temperate regions. It mostly affects about 20% of the children and 5% of the adults each year. This essay will highlight what to check and what to do if a patient has signs of influenza, and the test is negative. Influenza tests through the laboratory may not show the correct results of the flu. The rapid antigen test generally indicates 50% to 70% results of influenza cases. While molecular analysis discovers 66% to 100% of the evidence following the trial used, a negative consequence means that the tests are not detecting the influenza strain.it also means that there are no…

Overcoming Biases in Decision-Making Process             Great leaders are defined by their ability to make decisions smartly. This ability to make decisions smartly is, however, influenced by one’s understanding of the various bias thus essential to account for each of them before making conclusive decisions. In almost every moment, we are involved in the making of decisions, but we may be unaware of the various bias that could influence our decisions. Even when one claims to be making a conscious decision, there may be some bidden bias that could affect their decision. It is, therefore, crucial for one to understand these biases to bring more consciousness and objectivity in the process of making decisions. To start with, one should consider increasing self-awareness by taking note of responses, judgments and reactions in an entire day on different individuals and situations. Often, one may encounter a difference within themselves when making individual decisions. At this point, it is crucial to query one’s conscience why this is happening and consider identifying the root cause. Secondly, it is essential to consider what makes one…

Actions Taken By the FOMC September 2019 According to the information received as of July by the Federal Open Market Committee, indicators show that the labor market is consistently strong while at the same time the rate of economic activities has been on the rise. It is clear that the gains made in offering jobs to the population are substantial , implying that the unemployment rate is low. Despite the general household spending rising at a steady pace, there has been a severe weakening in exports as well as the business fixed investment. Using a baseline of the past 12 months, the general inflation and that of other items apart from energy and food has been running below a rate of 2%. If we consider other measures of inflation that are market-based, we can conclude that inflation in this aspect still remains low. On a good note, measures used for long term inflation that are survey-based are a little changed. The committee now is seeking to promote a state of stability in price as well as employment, which is consistent…

US-China Trade Wars and Its Effects on Businesses on both Countries, and the World At Large Abstract Having experienced a high growth rate in the past two decades to attain a trade surplus with the United States, China has become a target of US trade policies. Tariffs are the first tools used when there is bilateral tension. The US President Donald Trump has been using trade tariffs in attempts to solve imbalances between the two countries. This move received a detrimental impact on business in both countries and the global economy. The paper uses a type of multiregional general equilibrium model to study the effects of trade tariffs between China and the US. A model-based analysis on the macroeconomic impact of the trade tariff war shows that know country benefit entirely from the conflict. The trade rivalry between the two nations results from the existing competition for international economic dominance.  The trade war relates to the current trade imbalances and the completion of global economic dominance. The incidence of Trump raising tariffs on China’s imports has resulted in a fall…

A COMPARISON OF THE OPERATION STRATEGIES OF APPLE AND SAMSUNG Executive Summary             This report aims to give a comparison of the operation strategy of Apple and Samsung, providing an analysis of their hidden problem. The report also includes a statement of a hidden problem, suggestion solution to the issues, risks as well as mitigation plan. According to the report, both companies are facing a hidden problem, which is the struggle to produce products with fast-changing technology. Apple strives to maintain its high-quality electronics as Samsung struggles to keep up with the pace of technological advancement.             In the past few years, the consumer electronics market has become heavily commoditized, which has resulted in high competition form firms competing for a market share. Apple has utilized its talented research and development team to position itself its products in terms of performance and reliability compared to other similar products in the market like those from Samsung.  From a broader perspective, the company has set high standards for quality that even the company itself has to perform at level best to maintain…

Involuntary intoxication Introduction Since time immemorial, the law has been considered to be the rubric, which governs our civilization as human beings. A majority understands the law as a system of rules that have been created either through social or governmental institutions that, in turn, also enforce them. Case study 1 In the United States, individual states are allowed to come up with their laws, unique laws different from the legislative requirements. For instance, in the state of Minnesota, there is a law that states, no one is to be charged for public intoxication. This creates a loophole for avoiding other chargeable offenses, once publicly intoxicated (Myers, 2015). This taken into account, we have the case of Joe. Who was playing cards at his friend’s house while drinking soda? On one occasion, a friend of his slips a synthetic pill into his soda without his consent (Myers, 2015). This results in him consuming it unwittingly, sending him into a complete stupor. Not knowing what he is doing, he attacks his friends. In this case, if Joe is charged with assault,…

Models for Organizational Change             Organizations make use of various models to manage organizational changes in order to meet the organization’s set objectives. The model makes use of tools and techniques that can assist people in undertaking successful personal transitions leading to realizations and adoption of the change (Maes & Hootegem, 2019). The models focus on fundamental principles of change that are both effective and efficient at the individual levels. The very principles are designed to be applicable to an entire organization or a large group of people. Organizational change models are significant in the manner they simplify and describe the various process to apply the principles. While considering the issues of organizational change, I would prefer the ACE Star Model. This is because it is a simple, economic representation of various relationships between numerous transformation stages as the knowledge that is newly discovered is put into practice (Schaffer, Sandau, & Diedrick, 2012). The model is inclusive of all processes that are familiar and puts emphasis on the unique aspects of evidence-based practice (EBP). Furthermore, the ACE Star Model helps…

Q1.What action would you take when you learn the presence of this blog? Would you take action to stop this blogger? How?             I would encourage the presence of blogs in the organization as a way of allowing employees to express themselves to their employers as well as communicating with other employees. I would not take action of stoping this blogger because there is some circumstance where information in the company needs to be circulated very first to the customers, employees, or the management. However, I would first impose strict rules and regulations which will restrict blogger not to disclose the privacy of the company and not to share the information that may lead to violence or conflict in the organization after the information is shared.   Q2 Would you do anything to learn the identity of the blogger? If you found out, what action would you take to have the employee disciplined? I would use all means possible to  Identify and learn about the blogger, this will help the organization to understand how employees say about the organization, whether they…

Growth of Electric Vehicles Introduction Every company wants something new in the garage, and electric vehicles would be something every company would want to develop. Electric cars are challenging because people are used to the old fashion ones, but trying something new is a great innovation for the company (Reinhardt, 2019). The electric vehicle has an electric motor that receives energy from the controller and regulates power used by the driver. Electric cars also use rechargeable batteries recharged from household electricity. Growth of electric cars The electric vehicle industry continues to get increasingly. But the environmental performance differs from one region to another. The overall global electric vehicle volumes are becoming big enough to build substantial profit pools for efficient and capable suppliers. Based on the analysis, the availability of electric vehicles in various regions in the United States is the key to market development (Reeven & Hofman, 2019). The number of electric cars in Idaho remains tiny, but it is developing at a high rate. Officials from Idaho say that Idaho in 2018 had 1,000 electric vehicles and plug-in…

Propaganda against Japanese-Americans during World War II             During World War 11, there was evident propaganda against Japanese Americans. Between 1941 and 1945, Japanese-Americans were put in seasonal camps after they were transferred from the West Coast. There has been a raging debate as to whether there was propaganda against the Japanese people. Some feel that the Japanese were discriminated and the statements that were sent through newspaper articles and motion pictures were based on racial prejudice, political dictatorship, and panic. On the other hand, some feel that discrimination against the Japanese was justified. In this paper, we affirm that the discrimination was based on racial prejudice and political dictatorship. Mizuno (208) assessed how the Federal government played a role in the spread of propaganda about the Japanese during the Second World War. He insinuated that the Federal government became selective of the type of information that is spread to the people. For instance, the government would constantly translate negative information published by the Japanese media for its people to have a negative attitude towards the country. The above further…