Diversity index

Review: Alterations in the Gut Microbiome caused by Consumption of Non-Digestible Carbohydrates Counteractive Effects on Diet-Induced-Obesity For the first time in human, the number of fatalities related to obesity outnumber those caused by malnutrition (World Health Organization [WHO] 2015). This troubling fact is followed by a second, equally concerning one, that being, for the first time in United States’s history, the next generation is predicted to have a shorter life expectancy than the…

Introduction The Walt Disney Company characterizes a truly massive business composed of four strategic professional units (SBUs) which, with the consideration of the consolidated revenue, represented roughly a whopping 35.5 billion dollars in 2007. The four SBUs are Disney Consumer Products, Studio Entertainment, Parks and Resorts, and Media Networks Broadcasting, and these can be further subdivided into 28 categories and are composed of a surplus of brands. The only two fundamental…

Comparing the mean values of the raw data from before and after music type A and B, on both occasions heartrate increased after the exposure to each stimulus. However, Figure 2 indicates a 1.6 difference in beats per minute, whereas Figure 1 shows only a 0.5 difference in heartrate. This suggests that participants had a higher arousal level after listening to high energy music supporting the hypothesis. In both trials however, heart rate increase is minor, establishing a marginal effect on the…

Pay Less” much like Wal-Mart, they have had rivalry since the company first established. Target is also seen in the S&P Index with huge profits. Target Headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minnesota where the retail store is all over North America. In 1962 the very first Target store was opened, In 1902 the company was founded by Goodfellow Dry Goods. Recently, Target has 1,801…

The United States of America vs Japan The United States of America and Japan tend to be unlike each other in numerous ways. For starters the United States of America, formerly known as America, is located in North America between Mexico and Canada and made up of fifty states. America is mainly known for its Western culture. Japan is island in Asia near South Korea; Japan in also known mainly for its interesting culture, but also wonderful food, marvelous entertainment, and beautiful cities.…

LANGUAGE: A NAME FOR DIVERSITY Why do I care that language dies? Since we have started living, all the people around us including our teachers have deeply internalized in us the value of saving diversity. We have learned that anything that surrounds us is a creature and, as so, we should protect them as much as we protect ourselves. In school, specifically in Science, we were taught that everything, even the smallest creature is connected with one another. Just like a chair with a missing leg,…

Research design and methods Research questions The overall project study will examine whether the Singida Nutrition and Agroecology Project (SNAP), a participatory, agroecological peer farmer education intervention, can be effective at improving sustainable agricultural practices, legume production, food security, infant and young child feeding practices, and nutritional status of children and mothers in Singida District, Tanzania. Survey design SNAP is a clustered randomized effectiveness trial…

Hofstede’s (1980) dimension of power distance measures the degree to which members of an organization or a culture accept that power is distributed unequally. If the people of a country have a high power distance index, they are supposed to accept inequalities and are improbable to question their superiors. Collectivism versus Individualism is the extent to which people view themselves as part of an organization, family or group. The pursuit of self-interests and personal achievement is…

the world these devices are everywhere you look! Today television has a huge part in lives of our children. Television can have many positive effects such as, developing literacy through watching shows such as Sesame Street, cultural awareness, diversity, and imaginative play. There are also educational shows for younger children to help teach about letters, shapes, manners, and sharing. However, there are so many negative effects they almost outweigh the positive ones. Screen time for children…

unique identity characteristics from culture to culture. Characteristics such as differing beliefs and value systems on topics include: relationships, power, gender roles, and political stances. Cultural identity is important because it allows diversity which prohibits everyone from being the same. In each culture, there are factors which influence members both collectively and individually. These factors include but are not limited to: organization of public and private environments, mass…