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(MBA ’14); and Yiorgos Allayannis, Professor of Business Administration and Associate Dean for Global Executive MBA. August Busch IV’s thoughts
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This Bud’s for Who? The Battle for Anheuser-Busch
August Busch IV, chief executive officer of Anheuser-Busch, sat at his desk in his St. Louis, Missouri,
office, and considered the implications of InBev’s hostile bid to buy his company. The Belgium-based InBev
had recently displaced Anheuser-Busch to become the largest brewery in the world, and Carlos Brito, InBev’s
CEO, had made some early inquiries about buying Anheuser-Busch. After Busch IV rebuffed any idea of a
merger of the two companies, Brito responded by making a public bid at $65 per share ($46.3 billion) on June
11, 2008.
The Budweiser brand and the company’s dominance of the U.S. market were second to none, but these
facts were not reflected in the share price, which had been stagnant for several years. As Busch IV considered
possible responses to the bid, he needed to determine a fair value for the company. What he really needed was
time, but with the threat of a hostile takeover looming, it was one luxury he did not have. Although he wasn’t
quite sure how to fend off InBev and preserve his family’s legacy, his first order of business was simple: right
now, he could really use a Bud.
Growth of a Beer Economy
The development of a formal beer economy could be traced back to European monasteries in the early
Middle Ages. Monasteries contributed new brewing techniques and played a key role by operating monastic
pubs where beer was sold to the public. When historical events such as the Reformation and French Revolution
began to threaten monasteries, the number of commercial breweries increased to fill the void.1 This shift led to
an exponential growth in total breweries, which reached a historical peak during the late 19th century.
National legislation played a major role in shaping patterns of consolidation and cross-border expansion.
Since alcohol sales were highly regulated and subject to additional licensing and tariffs, exporting beer to foreign
markets was far more complicated and expensive than for products suc ...
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THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY*
The Boston Beer Company, known for its Samuel Adams brand, is the largest craft brewery in the United States, holding
a 1 percent stake in the overall beer market.1 It faces growing competitive threats from other breweries, both large and
small. In the past several years, the beer industry as a whole has been on a decline, while sales of wines and spirits have
increased. The Boston Beer Company competes within the premium beer industry, which includes craft beer and
premium imported beers like Heineken and Corona. Although the beer industry has been on a decline, the premium beer
industry has seen a small amount of growth, and the craft beer industry has seen a surge in popularity. Because of this
success of the craft breweries in particular the major breweries have taken notice and many new craft breweries have
sprung up.
Anheuser-Busch Inbev and MillerCoors, LLC, account for over 80 percent of the beer market in the United States.2
They have caught on to the current trend in the beer industry toward higher quality beers and have started releasing their
own higher quality beers. For example, Anheuser-Busch Inbev has released Bud Light Wheat and Bud Light Platinum in
an effort to provide quality beers to their loyal customers. MillerCoors makes Blue Moon beer, which is the most popular
craft beer in the United States. Anheuser-Busch Inbev released ShockTop to combat the popularity of Blue Moon. These
companies have also begun to purchase smaller craft breweries, whose products have been rising in popularity.
Anheuser-Busch Inbev purchased Goose Island Brewing Company in March 2011. MillerCoors has started a group
within the company titled Tenth and Blake Beer Company for the purpose of creating and purchasing craft breweries.
According to MillerCoors CEO Tom Lang, the plan is to grow Tenth and Blake Beer Company by 60 percent within the
next three years.3 The two major companies plan to use their massive marketing budgets to tell people about their craft
beers.
According to the Brewers Association, 1,940 craft breweries and 1,989 total breweries operated in the United States
for some or all of 2011. While craft breweries account for over 97 percent of all the breweries in the United States, they
only produce approximately 25 percent of all beer sold.4 However, with the rise in popularity of premium beers, the craft
breweries will continue to grab more of the market. As the country’s largest craft brewery, the Boston Beer Company
had revenue of over $500 million in 2011 and sold over 2 million barrels of beer. Other large craft breweries include
New Belgium Brewing Company and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, which sold over 580,000 and 720,000 barrels of
beer in 2011, respectively.5 In addition, some smaller breweries have been merging to take advantage of economies of
scale and enhance their competitive position.
According to the Boston Beer Company, there are approximat ...
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THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY*
The Boston Beer Company, known for its Samuel Adams brand, is the largest craft brewery in the United States, holding
a 1 percent stake in the overall beer market.1 It faces growing competitive threats from other breweries, both large and
small. In the past several years, the beer industry as a whole has been on a decline, while sales of wines and spirits have
increased. The Boston Beer Company competes within the premium beer industry, which includes craft beer and
premium imported beers like Heineken and Corona. Although the beer industry has been on a decline, the premium beer
industry has seen a small amount of growth, and the craft beer industry has seen a surge in popularity. Because of this
success of the craft breweries in particular the major breweries have taken notice and many new craft breweries have
sprung up.
Anheuser-Busch Inbev and MillerCoors, LLC, account for over 80 percent of the beer market in the United States.2
They have caught on to the current trend in the beer industry toward higher quality beers and have started releasing their
own higher quality beers. For example, Anheuser-Busch Inbev has released Bud Light Wheat and Bud Light Platinum in
an effort to provide quality beers to their loyal customers. MillerCoors makes Blue Moon beer, which is the most popular
craft beer in the United States. Anheuser-Busch Inbev released ShockTop to combat the popularity of Blue Moon. These
companies have also begun to purchase smaller craft breweries, whose products have been rising in popularity.
Anheuser-Busch Inbev purchased Goose Island Brewing Company in March 2011. MillerCoors has started a group
within the company titled Tenth and Blake Beer Company for the purpose of creating and purchasing craft breweries.
According to MillerCoors CEO Tom Lang, the plan is to grow Tenth and Blake Beer Company by 60 percent within the
next three years.3 The two major companies plan to use their massive marketing budgets to tell people about their craft
beers.
According to the Brewers Association, 1,940 craft breweries and 1,989 total breweries operated in the United States
for some or all of 2011. While craft breweries account for over 97 percent of all the breweries in the United States, they
only produce approximately 25 percent of all beer sold.4 However, with the rise in popularity of premium beers, the craft
breweries will continue to grab more of the market. As the country’s largest craft brewery, the Boston Beer Company
had revenue of over $500 million in 2011 and sold over 2 million barrels of beer. Other large craft breweries include
New Belgium Brewing Company and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, which sold over 580,000 and 720,000 barrels of
beer in 2011, respectively.5 In addition, some smaller breweries have been merging to take advantage of economies of
scale and enhance their competitive position.
According to the Boston Beer Company, there are approximat ...
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Print, complete, and score the following scales. Do not read how to score a scale until after you have completed it.
1. Stressed Out
2. Susceptibility to Stress (SUS)
3. Response to Stress Scale
4. Are you a Type A or Type B?
5. Coping with Stress
6. Multidimensional Health Locus of Control
7. Locus of Control
8. Life Orientation Test
Identify at Least 5 of Your Personal Stressors and 5 Daily Hassles
Using the information gathered in A and B, write a 3-5 page self-reflection paper that includes the following sections:
. Discuss your scores on each of the above scales and write a couple of brief statements about what that score means for you. Were you surprised by the score(s)? Did the results of the scales resonate with your perception of your stress level?
Incorporating information from your text and other academic sources, provide a summary of your stressors and life hassles.
3. Incorporating information from your text and other academic sources, provide a summary of what you might do to reduce your stress.
4. Discuss the issue of personal stress as it relates to psychological well-being. Relate your own results and thoughts about your experience with these scales to the information provided in the text and other academic sources (journal articles, books, .gov, .edu, or .org websites)
PERSPECTIVE
published: 25 February 2022
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.846244
Frontiers in Psychiatry | www.frontiersin.org 1 February 2022 | Volume 13 | Article 846244
Edited by:
Kairi Kõlves,
Griffith University, Australia
Reviewed by:
Jacinta Hawgood,
Griffith University, Australia
Jennifer Muehlenkamp,
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire,
United States
*Correspondence:
M. David Rudd
[email protected]
Specialty section:
This article was submitted to
Psychopathology,
a section of the journal
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Received: 30 December 2021
Accepted: 02 February 2022
Published: 25 February 2022
Citation:
Rudd MD and Bryan CJ (2022)
Finding Effective and Efficient Ways to
Integrate Research Advances Into the
Clinical Suicide Risk Assessment
Interview.
Front. Psychiatry 13:846244.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.846244
Finding Effective and Efficient Ways
to Integrate Research Advances Into
the Clinical Suicide Risk Assessment
Interview
M. David Rudd 1* and Craig J. Bryan 2
1Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States, 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Science, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
Research in clinical suicidology continues to rapidly expand, much of it with implications
for day-to-day clinical practice. Clinicians routinely wrestle with how best to integrate
recent advances into practice and how to do so in efficient and effective fashion. This
article identifies five critical domains of recent research findings and offers examples
of simple questions that can easily be integ.
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Consequentialist theory
Focuses on consequences of actions
Hard Universalist/Absolutist theory
The theory that one ought to maximize happiness and
minimize the unhappiness of as many people as
possible
Epicurus (341-270 B.C.E.) Greek philosopher who
advocated a life free of pain
Coined the term utilitarianism
Believed that it is good for an action to have a utility
(to make people happy)
Developed Hume’s theory of utility into a moral theory
to reform the British legal system
Believed that all humans are hedonists
Developed Hedonistic Calculus
Calculates probable consequences of actions
Produces a rational solution to any problem
Rediscovered the paradox of hedonism
The more you search for pleasure, the more it will elude
you
Refined Bentham’s theory
Higher and lower pleasures
Harm Principle
The only purpose of interfering with the life of someone
is to prevent harm to others
Act Utilitarianism
Always do whatever act
that will create the
greatest happiness for
the greatest number of
people
Only focuses on
consequences of present
decision
Always do whatever type
of act (based on a rule)
that will create the
greatest happiness for
the greatest number of
people
Focuses on consequences
of others applying that
same rule
Rule Utilitarianism
CemeteryAnalysis
Massachusetts has a unique archaeological resource in its many colonial graveyards. These contain a large number of precisely dated “artifacts” in the form of headstones and provide an opportunity for studies of the ways in which different aspects of British colonial and Euro- American culture have changed over time. For this assignment, you will visit a local cemetery of your choosing and use the headstones and other associated material culture to address questions aimed at understanding demographic, social, symbolic, or technological issues in the past. This assignment does not require any archaeological excavation, and your instructor and federal, state, and local laws expressly forbid you from doing any! The project also does not require you to do any additional background research, although you are welcome to do so. Please
respect these cemeteries, the individuals buried therein, and any visitors you may encounter during your study.
You must follow these steps:
1)
Chooseagraveyardwithheadstonesdatingtothe1600s,1700s,or1800s. There are several good graveyards in downtown Boston and many more scattered around the city and suburbs. The downtown locations have been studied at length as they are all regularly served by the MBTA. Several “off-the-beaten-track” locations, such as the Tollgate Cemetery in Forest Hills, is also served by transit and has not been visited by my students in the past. While everyone has their own time pressures, I encourage to think .
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The theory that states that people look
after their own self interest
An absolutist theory
Does not consider other options
A descriptive theory
Does not make a judgment
A British philosopher (1588-1679)
Agreed with Glaucon that:
Humans choose to live in a society with rules
because it benefits us
Any show of concern for others only hides a
true concern for ourselves
It is foolish to not look after ourselves
Believed that humans feel pity for others
because we fear something similar happening to
us
A theory that says people ought to act in their
own self interest
An absolutist theory
A normative theory
Makes a judgment or prescription about
behavior
A consequentialist theory
Focuses on consequences of actions
Russian-born American (1905-1982)
Believed that egoism benefits society
People should not feel guilty for seeking their own
happiness
People should not feel obligated to help those who are
“moochers and leeches.”
Everyone should give up his or her own self-interest
for others
Normative theory
Consequentialist theory
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know it today. However, early on the American Constitution was not a sound,
democratic document. In particular, the idea of popular sovereignty; that is,
the will of the people, was not extended to everyone. For example, as you
read this week, the framers, for a time, chose to retain slavery in the new
Republic. In addition to slavery, in what other areas was the Constitution of
1788 less than democratic? In what ways has the Constitution, since then,
become more democratic? Be sure to provide examples to support your
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The Constitution of 1788 lacked democracy because it did not protect
the people’s beliefs. Religion influences people’s morality. And morality is
a key component of personal convictions. People’s convictions influence
how they want to be governed and how they vote. The first amendment to
the Constitution provided protection to the people’s beliefs by restricting
Congress from making laws respective to an establishment of religion or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
The Constitution of 1788 lacked democracy because it did not protect
the people’s expression. Speech is the cornerstone of sharing thoughts
and ideas. The sharing of thoughts and ideas influences people’s
opinions. People’s opinions influence how they want to be governed and
how they vote. The first amendment to the Constitution provided
protection to people’s expression by restricting Congress from making
laws respective to ab.
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• FINISH IVF
• NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING
• Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)
• Surrogate motherhood
• “snowflake babies”
• Artificial Insemination (AI)
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)
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COMPACTION
BLASTOMERES
MALE &
FEMALE
PRONUCLEI
Surrogate motherhood
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Thai_surrogacy_controversy
INTRINSIC BIOETHICAL EVIL/WRONG:
NATURAL RIGHT TO BE GESTATED BY BIOLOGICAL MOTHER
“snowflake babies” = ivf embryo transfer
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20081208_dignitas-personae_en.html
Artificial Insemination (AI)
NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING (NFP)
1.OVULATION SYMPTOMS
2.BIOETHICAL EVALUATION
NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING (NFP)
1.OVULATION SYMPTOMS
a) 3 PRIMARY
b) 7 SECONDARY
PRIMARY OVULATION SYMPTOMS:
1) BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE (BBT)
2) CERVIX ACTIVITY
3) CERVICAL MUCUS
SECONDARY OVULATION SYMPTOMS:
1) MITTELSCHMERZ
2) SPOTTING
3) SWOLLEN VAGINA AND/OR VULVA
4) INCREASED LIBIDO
5) BREAST TENDERNESS
6) GENERAL BLOATING
7) FERNING
SOME MAJOR PROTOCOLS AND METHODS:
• CREIGHTON MODEL (NaPro Technology)
• COUPLE TO COUPLE (CCL)
• SYMPTO-THERMAL METHOD
• BILLINGS METHOD
• FAMILY OF THE AMERICAS (BASED ON BILLINGS)
ACTIVITY OF THE CERVIX AND CERIVCAL OS DURING MENSTRUAL CYCLE
INFERTILEFERTILE
1 DAY BEFORE OVULATION:
OS OPEN, CERVIX HIGH,
SOFT AND CENTRAL,
EGGWHITE FLUID
INFERTILE PHASE: OS CLOSED,
CERVIX FIRM,
ANGLED SLIGHTLY,
TACKY FLUID
Examples of cervical mucus
during various days of the
menstrual cycle.
Transparent and elastic
is fertile.
Opaque and tacky
is infertile.
WHAT ABOUT THE HUSBAND?
• DISCIPLINE, RESPECT, COMMUNICATION, SACRIFICIAL LOVE
• OPENNESS TO THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN THEIR DAILY LIFE
2. BIOETHICAL EVALUATION OF NFP:
a) AS A MEANS
b) AS AN END / GOAL / OBJECTIVE
a) AS A MEANS:
• NO SEPARATION ÷ UNITIVE / PROCREATIVE
DIMENSIONS
• RESPECTFUL OF HUMAN NATURE
• MARRITAL INTIMACY = UNION OF
BODY AND SOUL
b) AS AN END:
HUMANAE VITAE 16b:
“If therefore there are well-grounded
reasons for spacing births, arising from the
physical or psychological condition
of husband or wife,
or from external circumstances…
then take advantage
of the natural cycles immanent
in the reproductive system…”
b) AS AN END:
THEREFORE, TO BE AVOIDED IS A
CONTRACEPTIVE MENTALITY,
WHEREBY PREGNANCY / CHILDREN
ARE SEEN AS AN EVIL,
TO BE AVOIDED BY ANY MEANS.
INSTEAD, A FUNDAMENTAL OPENNESS TO LIFE,
COLLABORATING WITH GOD’S PLAN
TO BE CO-CREATORS
OF A UNIQUE HUMAN LIFE.
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4. Define meningitis. Compare and contrast between bacterial and viral meningitisincluding treatment for each.
5. What is a prion? Describe the impact prions have on the human brain and discuss twoprion-associated diseases in humans:
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• Ryanair's operations have been consistently plagued with employee
discontent and protests (Temming, 2017). Communication between Line
Managers and employees has been tensed, and performance has suffered as a
result. The Company would benefit from the strategic positioning and
interpersonal skills of the Human Resource Business Partner.
• As an employee advocate, he or she would engage employees in dialogue and
ensure that whatever findings are made are brought to the attention of the line
manager promptly to be addressed.
• Also, as a collaborative partner, he would assist in channeling the needs of the
line manager in a way that will be understood and well received by
subordinates.
• Effective communication would eventually lead to mutual understanding and
benefit for all parties.
• It would go a long way in developing a strong company culture where
individuals are not afraid to express their thoughts and ideas. and would shift
focus away from conflict towards meeting Organizational goals.
01 CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNICATION
BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND STAFF
02 EFFECTIVE CHANGE
MANAGEMENT
• The Greek Philosopher, Heraclitus stated that “Change is the only
constant of life” (Rothwell et al., 2015). This statement is pertinent to the
rapidly changing business climate (Lauer, 2019, p3) in which Ryanair
finds itself.
• A company’s readiness and reaction to change are important in
determining success. From our current state analysis, we discovered
that several tasks may be expedited and optimized with the introduction
of new technology.
• However, this must be introduced strategically to prevent resistance.
The role of the Human Resources Business Partner is essential in this
regard.
• He or She would determine the need for change and ensure reception of
the change by employing effective communication strategies
(McCracken et al., 2017).
• Apart from a change in technology, other elements that may undergo
transformation include processes, policies, personnel, amongst others.
It is important that these changes are taken in stride so that they do not
forestall operations.
03 FOCUSED TRAINING AND
CAPACITY BUILDING
• The Business Partner would be instrumental in identifying
areas requiring competency improvements (Onen, 2013) in
Ryanair.
• Through a series of activities such as performance reviews
and data analysis, as well as knowledge of the business, and
interactions with staff, the business partner would tailor
training programmers to drive outcomes that matter and meet
the company's needs and vision.
• Doing so would be of benefit not only to employees but to
Ryanair, who would see improved performances and save
costs that would have gone into retraining because of an
inefficient programme.
EFFECTIVE STRATEGY
DEVELOPMENT
• Ryanair would benefit from the HRBP's skills and
knowledge in developing strategic plans that create value
for future business successes.
• He or she would ensure that plans align with the needs and
expectations .
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Lisa Wright
St. Thomas University
NUR 417: Aging and End of Life
Yedelis Diaz
November 01, 2022
Pathological Conditions in Older Adults
As one goes through the natural aging process, the body's capacity to defend itself against infections diminishes. The immune system's ability to offer protection is reduced, and the individual becomes susceptible to conditions that affect them more than other age groups (Haynes, 2020). This population also experiences other symptoms impairing other aspects of their lives as time passes. For instance, their skin and bones lose their integrity and become more prone to abrasions and breakage. This assignment module will examine the pathological conditions that affect the sexual response in older adults and how and why nutritional and psychological factors, drugs, and other alternative and complementary medications affect the immune system of the populations.
Pathological Conditions that Affect Sexual Response in Older Adults
Sexuality is an essential aspect of life, irrespective of the age group one is in—the older population and the younger generation alike need to explore sexuality to maintain health and well-being. Exploring sexuality is also a mixture of biological, psychological, social, and religious factors, all of which have plenty to do with aging. Among the pathological conditions that affect sexual response in the elderly include
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
These are the changes experienced in the genitourinary pathway as one age. The individual can feel a burning sensation, dryness, or irritation. This can lead to painful sexual encounters, which can, in turn, reduce their desire to engage and their response.
Dementia
This is a degenerative disorder of the mental faculties, predominantly among the elderly (National Institute on Aging, n.d.). Their judgment diminishes, making them disinterested or utterly unaware of their sexual experiences. Some forms of the condition have been shown to increase sex or closeness, but the individual may fail to recognize what is appropriate and what is not.
Diabetes
As a chronic condition experienced mainly by this population, it can lead to yeast generation, leading to itchiness around the sex organs, making sex unpalatable. The situation can, however, be addressed with medication.
Incontinence
This is a condition where one experiences bladder leakage caused by poor control (National Institute on Aging, n.d.). It is most prevalent among the population an.
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• ALFRED CIOFFI
• CATHOLIC PRIEST, ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI
• DOCTORATE IN MORAL THEOLOGY, GREGORIAN UNIVERSITY, ROME, ITALY
• DOCTORATE IN GENETICS, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, INDIANA
• ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, BIOLOGY AND BIOETHICS
• DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR BIOETHICS
BIOMEDICAL ETHICS
Introduction
• PRESENTATIONS
• THINK
• RESPECT
• HONOR CODE
• ON TIME
• QUIZZES
• TAKE NOTES
• AVERAGE
CANVAS
HUMAN BIO-ETHICS: evidence-based
• BEGINNING OF LIFE
• HEALTHCARE
• END OF LIFE
BIO-ETHICS
PRINCIPLED
UTILITARIAN
or…
• SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
• EARLY EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT
• ONTOLOGICAL STATUS OF HUMAN EMBRYO
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION: INVOLVES FERTILIZATION
FERTILIZATION: INVOLVES FUSION OF GAMETES
AT FERTILIZATION THE DIPLOID NUMBER (2n) IS RESTORED
GAMETES = SEX CELLS (SPERM & OVA), PRODUCED BY MEIOSIS
FIRST, A REVIEW OF MITOSIS
b
d
c
a
chromatin
2n
2n
b
d
c
a
chromatin
2n
2n
X
X
X
X
2b
1a
1b
2a
chromatin
2n
2n
2b1b
1a
2a
2b1b
1a
2a
1a 1b
2b
2a
2b1b
1a
2a
2a 2b
1b
1a
DNA REPLICATION
SISTER CHROMATIDS
Temporary “4n” stage
2b1b
1a
2a
CELL CYCLE
G = GAP
S = SYNTHESIS
2n
2n
2n
MEIOSIS:
DOUBLE CELLULAR SPLIT: ONE CELL -> -> 4 CELLS
• RECOMBINATION (CROSSING OVER)
• FROM DIPLOID NUMBER (2n) -> HAPLOID NUMBER (n) = CHROMATIC REDUCTION
2a
2b
1a
1b
2a
2b
1a
1b
2a2b
1a1b
DNA RECOMBINATION = CROSSING OVER
MEIOSIS = FORMATION OF GAMETES (SEX CELLS), HAPLOID
SPERMATOGENESIS -> SPERM (n)
GAMETOGENESIS
OOGENESIS -> OVUM (n)
Primary spermatocyte (2n)
Primary oocyte (2n)
Polar
bodies
H. sapiens # OF CHROMOSOMES = 46 = 23 "PAIRS" ONLY IDENTICAL IN FEMALE (XX)
• 22 PAIRS = AUTOSOMES
• 1 PAIR = SEX CHROMOSOMES
THEREFORE, IN HUMANS:
• n = 23 (gametes)
• 2n = 46 (somatic cells)
Seminiferous
tubules
Ovarian
follicles
VIDEOS OF HUMAN EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT
From fertilization to birth 6 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kC6p1twkXk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kC6p1twkXk
EGG + SPERM = ZYGOTE
ZYGON (GK) = YOKED OR LINKED
ZYGOTE DNA:
• 50% OF THE GENETIC MATERIAL COMES FROM THE MOTHER
• 50% FROM THE FATHER
0.1 mm 0.005 mm
0.05 mm
= SYNGAMY
Ampulla
DAY 1
DAY 7
Endometrium
ZYGOTE
M
O
RU
LA
COMPACTION
BLASTOMERES
MALE &
FEMALE
PRONUCLEI
FIRST CELLULAR DIFFERENTIATION = 2 CELL LAYERS
(INNER CELL MASS)
1 2 3
4 5 6
IMPLANTATION
FURTHER CELLULAR DIFFERENTIATION: 3 GERM LAYERS
( ICM )
GASTRULATION
THIRD WEEK OF EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMNET:
GASTRULA
LONGITUDINAL VIEW CROSS SECTION
NEURAL GROOVE
~ 1 inch
EIGHT WEEKS
EMBRYO FETUS
FETUS
VIDEOS OF HUMAN EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT
Conception to birth -- visualized | Alexander Tsiaras 10 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKyljukBE70
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKyljukBE70
THEREFORE, REGARDING EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT:
CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF TISSUES, ORGANS AND SYSTEMS
FROM THE ZYGOTE, THROUGH 9 MONTHS, UP .
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· Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you critically appraised in Module 4, related to your clinical topic of interest and PICOT.
· Reflect on your current healthcare organization and think about potential opportunities for evidence-based change, using your topic of interest and PICOT as the basis for your reflection.
· Consider the best method of disseminating the results of your presentation to an audience.
The Assignment: (Evidence-Based Project)
Part 4: Recommending an Evidence-Based Practice Change
Create an 8- to 9-slide
narrated PowerPoint presentation in which you do the following:
· Briefly describe your healthcare organization, including its culture and readiness for change. (You may opt to keep various elements of this anonymous, such as your company name.)
· Describe the current problem or opportunity for change. Include in this description the circumstances surrounding the need for change, the scope of the issue, the stakeholders involved, and the risks associated with change implementation in general.
· Propose an evidence-based idea for a change in practice using an EBP approach to decision making. Note that you may find further research needs to be conducted if sufficient evidence is not discovered.
· Describe your plan for knowledge transfer of this change, including knowledge creation, dissemination, and organizational adoption and implementation.
· Explain how you would disseminate the results of your project to an audience. Provide a rationale for why you selected this dissemination strategy.
· Describe the measurable outcomes you hope to achieve with the implementation of this evidence-based change.
· Be sure to provide APA citations of the supporting evidence-based peer reviewed articles you selected to support your thinking.
· Add a lessons learned section that includes the following:
· A summary of the critical appraisal of the peer-reviewed articles you previously submitted
· An explanation about what you learned from completing the Evaluation Table within the Critical Appraisal Tool Worksheet Template (1-3 slides)
Zeinab Hazime
Nurs 6052
10/16/2022
Evaluation Table
Use this document to complete the
evaluation table requirement of the Module 4 Assessment,
Evidence-Based Project, Part 3A: Critical Appraisal of Research
Full
APA formatted citation of selected article.
Article #1
Article #2
Article #3
Article #4
Abraham, J., Kitsiou, S., Meng, A., Burton, S., Vatani, H., & Kannampallil, T.
(2020). Effects of CPOE-based medication ordering on outcomes: an overview of systematic reviews.
BMJ Quality & Safety, 29(10), 1-2.
Alanazi, A. (2020). The effect of computerized physician order entry on mortality rates in pediatric and neonatal care setting: Meta-analysis.
Informatics in Medicine
Unlocked, 19, 100308. https.
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· Across your two assignment you will develop an Industrial marketing plan.
· For assignment 1 you are required to develop the first part of the marketing plan and assignment 2 the final part.
· Perform a situation analysis identifying the following:
1. Product mix:
i. Current product mix, product lines and individual products
2. Market analysis:
i. Who are their current competitors
ii. PESTEL
3. Market segmentation
i. Identify the segments that that they target (including the characteristics of each market segment).
4. Value proposition:
i. Identify the value that the company aims to provide to each segment (which products are aimed at each segment and what the benefits
are to that segment)
5. Positioning:
i. How do they position themselves in the market (and if relevant to each segment). How do they differentiate themselves through this
positioning from their competitors?
· Your Marketing Plan Part 1 should be uploaded in PDF format.
· Your table of contents should include:
1. Introduction/Background
2. Product Mix
3. Market analysis
4. Market segmentation
5. Value proposition
6. Positioning
7. References
Formalities:
· Wordcount: 1500
· Cover, Table of Contents, References and Appendix are excluded of the total wordcount.
· Font: Arial 11 pts.
· Text alignment: Left.
· The in-text References and the Bibliography must be in Harvard’s citation style.
Dido and Aeneas
Music composed by Henry Purcell
Libretto by Nahum Tate
Date of composition: 1689
DIDO AND AENEAS
An opera perform'd at Mr. Josias Priest's Boarding School
at Chelsey by Young Gentlewomen.
The words made by Mr. NAHUM TATE
The music composed by Mr. HENRY PURCELL
Dramatis Personae
DIDO
BELINDA
TWO WOMEN
AENEAS
SORCERESS
ENCHANTRESSES
SPIRIT of the Sorceress (Mercury)
Dido's train, Aeneas' train, Fairies, Sailors
OVERTURE
ACT THE FIRST
Scene [I]: The Palace [enter Dido, Belinda and train]
BELINDA
Shake the cloud from off your brow,
Fate your wishes does allow;
Empire growing,
Pleasures flowing,
Fortune smiles and so should you.
CHORUS
Banish sorrow, banish care,
Grief should ne'er approach the fair.
DIDO
Ah! Belinda, I am prest
With torment not to be Confest,
Peace and I are strangers grown.
I languish till my grief is known,
Yet would not have it guest.
BELINDA
Grief increases by concealing,
DIDO
Mine admits of no revealing.
BELINDA
Then let me speak; the Trojan guest
Into your tender thoughts has prest;
The greatest blessing Fate can give
Our Carthage to secure and Troy revive.
CHORUS
When monarchs unite, how happy their state,
They triumph at once o'er their foes and t.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
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1. Stressed Out
2. Susceptibility to Stress (SUS)
3. Response to Stress Scale
4. Are you a Type A or Type B?
5. Coping with Stress
6. Multidimensional Health Locus of Control
7. Locus of Control
8. Life Orientation Test
Identify at Least 5 of Your Personal Stressors and 5 Daily Hassles
Using the information gathered in A and B, write a 3-5 page self-reflection paper that includes the following sections:
. Discuss your scores on each of the above scales and write a couple of brief statements about what that score means for you. Were you surprised by the score(s)? Did the results of the scales resonate with your perception of your stress level?
Incorporating information from your text and other academic sources, provide a summary of your stressors and life hassles.
3. Incorporating information from your text and other academic sources, provide a summary of what you might do to reduce your stress.
4. Discuss the issue of personal stress as it relates to psychological well-being. Relate your own results and thoughts about your experience with these scales to the information provided in the text and other academic sources (journal articles, books, .gov, .edu, or .org websites)
PERSPECTIVE
published: 25 February 2022
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.846244
Frontiers in Psychiatry | www.frontiersin.org 1 February 2022 | Volume 13 | Article 846244
Edited by:
Kairi Kõlves,
Griffith University, Australia
Reviewed by:
Jacinta Hawgood,
Griffith University, Australia
Jennifer Muehlenkamp,
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire,
United States
*Correspondence:
M. David Rudd
[email protected]
Specialty section:
This article was submitted to
Psychopathology,
a section of the journal
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Received: 30 December 2021
Accepted: 02 February 2022
Published: 25 February 2022
Citation:
Rudd MD and Bryan CJ (2022)
Finding Effective and Efficient Ways to
Integrate Research Advances Into the
Clinical Suicide Risk Assessment
Interview.
Front. Psychiatry 13:846244.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.846244
Finding Effective and Efficient Ways
to Integrate Research Advances Into
the Clinical Suicide Risk Assessment
Interview
M. David Rudd 1* and Craig J. Bryan 2
1Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States, 2Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Science, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
Research in clinical suicidology continues to rapidly expand, much of it with implications
for day-to-day clinical practice. Clinicians routinely wrestle with how best to integrate
recent advances into practice and how to do so in efficient and effective fashion. This
article identifies five critical domains of recent research findings and offers examples
of simple questions that can easily be integ.
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Consequentialist theory
Focuses on consequences of actions
Hard Universalist/Absolutist theory
The theory that one ought to maximize happiness and
minimize the unhappiness of as many people as
possible
Epicurus (341-270 B.C.E.) Greek philosopher who
advocated a life free of pain
Coined the term utilitarianism
Believed that it is good for an action to have a utility
(to make people happy)
Developed Hume’s theory of utility into a moral theory
to reform the British legal system
Believed that all humans are hedonists
Developed Hedonistic Calculus
Calculates probable consequences of actions
Produces a rational solution to any problem
Rediscovered the paradox of hedonism
The more you search for pleasure, the more it will elude
you
Refined Bentham’s theory
Higher and lower pleasures
Harm Principle
The only purpose of interfering with the life of someone
is to prevent harm to others
Act Utilitarianism
Always do whatever act
that will create the
greatest happiness for
the greatest number of
people
Only focuses on
consequences of present
decision
Always do whatever type
of act (based on a rule)
that will create the
greatest happiness for
the greatest number of
people
Focuses on consequences
of others applying that
same rule
Rule Utilitarianism
CemeteryAnalysis
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respect these cemeteries, the individuals buried therein, and any visitors you may encounter during your study.
You must follow these steps:
1)
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The theory that states that people look
after their own self interest
An absolutist theory
Does not consider other options
A descriptive theory
Does not make a judgment
A British philosopher (1588-1679)
Agreed with Glaucon that:
Humans choose to live in a society with rules
because it benefits us
Any show of concern for others only hides a
true concern for ourselves
It is foolish to not look after ourselves
Believed that humans feel pity for others
because we fear something similar happening to
us
A theory that says people ought to act in their
own self interest
An absolutist theory
A normative theory
Makes a judgment or prescription about
behavior
A consequentialist theory
Focuses on consequences of actions
Russian-born American (1905-1982)
Believed that egoism benefits society
People should not feel guilty for seeking their own
happiness
People should not feel obligated to help those who are
“moochers and leeches.”
Everyone should give up his or her own self-interest
for others
Normative theory
Consequentialist theory
.
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Democracy, at its core, is centered on the idea that individuals can, in fact,
rule themselves. This concept is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution as we
know it today. However, early on the American Constitution was not a sound,
democratic document. In particular, the idea of popular sovereignty; that is,
the will of the people, was not extended to everyone. For example, as you
read this week, the framers, for a time, chose to retain slavery in the new
Republic. In addition to slavery, in what other areas was the Constitution of
1788 less than democratic? In what ways has the Constitution, since then,
become more democratic? Be sure to provide examples to support your
claims.
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The Constitution of 1788 lacked democracy because it did not protect
the people’s beliefs. Religion influences people’s morality. And morality is
a key component of personal convictions. People’s convictions influence
how they want to be governed and how they vote. The first amendment to
the Constitution provided protection to the people’s beliefs by restricting
Congress from making laws respective to an establishment of religion or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
The Constitution of 1788 lacked democracy because it did not protect
the people’s expression. Speech is the cornerstone of sharing thoughts
and ideas. The sharing of thoughts and ideas influences people’s
opinions. People’s opinions influence how they want to be governed and
how they vote. The first amendment to the Constitution provided
protection to people’s expression by restricting Congress from making
laws respective to ab.
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· Keywords: As you break down your essay into keywords, which themes and concepts arise?
· Introduction: What does the outline of the presentation include?
· Body: Think about the body of your essay. Which specific details are necessary to get your points across?
· Conclusion: Why is your essay and analysis important?
· How did you get to that conclusion?
· Since you will communicate with the audience through more than one sense, what media do you intend to use?
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• FINISH IVF
• NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING
• Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)
• Surrogate motherhood
• “snowflake babies”
• Artificial Insemination (AI)
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)
ZYGOTE
M
O
RU
LA
COMPACTION
BLASTOMERES
MALE &
FEMALE
PRONUCLEI
Surrogate motherhood
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Thai_surrogacy_controversy
INTRINSIC BIOETHICAL EVIL/WRONG:
NATURAL RIGHT TO BE GESTATED BY BIOLOGICAL MOTHER
“snowflake babies” = ivf embryo transfer
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20081208_dignitas-personae_en.html
Artificial Insemination (AI)
NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING (NFP)
1.OVULATION SYMPTOMS
2.BIOETHICAL EVALUATION
NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING (NFP)
1.OVULATION SYMPTOMS
a) 3 PRIMARY
b) 7 SECONDARY
PRIMARY OVULATION SYMPTOMS:
1) BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE (BBT)
2) CERVIX ACTIVITY
3) CERVICAL MUCUS
SECONDARY OVULATION SYMPTOMS:
1) MITTELSCHMERZ
2) SPOTTING
3) SWOLLEN VAGINA AND/OR VULVA
4) INCREASED LIBIDO
5) BREAST TENDERNESS
6) GENERAL BLOATING
7) FERNING
SOME MAJOR PROTOCOLS AND METHODS:
• CREIGHTON MODEL (NaPro Technology)
• COUPLE TO COUPLE (CCL)
• SYMPTO-THERMAL METHOD
• BILLINGS METHOD
• FAMILY OF THE AMERICAS (BASED ON BILLINGS)
ACTIVITY OF THE CERVIX AND CERIVCAL OS DURING MENSTRUAL CYCLE
INFERTILEFERTILE
1 DAY BEFORE OVULATION:
OS OPEN, CERVIX HIGH,
SOFT AND CENTRAL,
EGGWHITE FLUID
INFERTILE PHASE: OS CLOSED,
CERVIX FIRM,
ANGLED SLIGHTLY,
TACKY FLUID
Examples of cervical mucus
during various days of the
menstrual cycle.
Transparent and elastic
is fertile.
Opaque and tacky
is infertile.
WHAT ABOUT THE HUSBAND?
• DISCIPLINE, RESPECT, COMMUNICATION, SACRIFICIAL LOVE
• OPENNESS TO THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN THEIR DAILY LIFE
2. BIOETHICAL EVALUATION OF NFP:
a) AS A MEANS
b) AS AN END / GOAL / OBJECTIVE
a) AS A MEANS:
• NO SEPARATION ÷ UNITIVE / PROCREATIVE
DIMENSIONS
• RESPECTFUL OF HUMAN NATURE
• MARRITAL INTIMACY = UNION OF
BODY AND SOUL
b) AS AN END:
HUMANAE VITAE 16b:
“If therefore there are well-grounded
reasons for spacing births, arising from the
physical or psychological condition
of husband or wife,
or from external circumstances…
then take advantage
of the natural cycles immanent
in the reproductive system…”
b) AS AN END:
THEREFORE, TO BE AVOIDED IS A
CONTRACEPTIVE MENTALITY,
WHEREBY PREGNANCY / CHILDREN
ARE SEEN AS AN EVIL,
TO BE AVOIDED BY ANY MEANS.
INSTEAD, A FUNDAMENTAL OPENNESS TO LIFE,
COLLABORATING WITH GOD’S PLAN
TO BE CO-CREATORS
OF A UNIQUE HUMAN LIFE.
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4. Define meningitis. Compare and contrast between bacterial and viral meningitisincluding treatment for each.
5. What is a prion? Describe the impact prions have on the human brain and discuss twoprion-associated diseases in humans:
6. What is a vector-borne (vector transmitted) disease? Give an example of a vectorborne disease and the vector responsible for causing it.
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• Ryanair's operations have been consistently plagued with employee
discontent and protests (Temming, 2017). Communication between Line
Managers and employees has been tensed, and performance has suffered as a
result. The Company would benefit from the strategic positioning and
interpersonal skills of the Human Resource Business Partner.
• As an employee advocate, he or she would engage employees in dialogue and
ensure that whatever findings are made are brought to the attention of the line
manager promptly to be addressed.
• Also, as a collaborative partner, he would assist in channeling the needs of the
line manager in a way that will be understood and well received by
subordinates.
• Effective communication would eventually lead to mutual understanding and
benefit for all parties.
• It would go a long way in developing a strong company culture where
individuals are not afraid to express their thoughts and ideas. and would shift
focus away from conflict towards meeting Organizational goals.
01 CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNICATION
BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND STAFF
02 EFFECTIVE CHANGE
MANAGEMENT
• The Greek Philosopher, Heraclitus stated that “Change is the only
constant of life” (Rothwell et al., 2015). This statement is pertinent to the
rapidly changing business climate (Lauer, 2019, p3) in which Ryanair
finds itself.
• A company’s readiness and reaction to change are important in
determining success. From our current state analysis, we discovered
that several tasks may be expedited and optimized with the introduction
of new technology.
• However, this must be introduced strategically to prevent resistance.
The role of the Human Resources Business Partner is essential in this
regard.
• He or She would determine the need for change and ensure reception of
the change by employing effective communication strategies
(McCracken et al., 2017).
• Apart from a change in technology, other elements that may undergo
transformation include processes, policies, personnel, amongst others.
It is important that these changes are taken in stride so that they do not
forestall operations.
03 FOCUSED TRAINING AND
CAPACITY BUILDING
• The Business Partner would be instrumental in identifying
areas requiring competency improvements (Onen, 2013) in
Ryanair.
• Through a series of activities such as performance reviews
and data analysis, as well as knowledge of the business, and
interactions with staff, the business partner would tailor
training programmers to drive outcomes that matter and meet
the company's needs and vision.
• Doing so would be of benefit not only to employees but to
Ryanair, who would see improved performances and save
costs that would have gone into retraining because of an
inefficient programme.
EFFECTIVE STRATEGY
DEVELOPMENT
• Ryanair would benefit from the HRBP's skills and
knowledge in developing strategic plans that create value
for future business successes.
• He or she would ensure that plans align with the needs and
expectations .
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Lisa Wright
St. Thomas University
NUR 417: Aging and End of Life
Yedelis Diaz
November 01, 2022
Pathological Conditions in Older Adults
As one goes through the natural aging process, the body's capacity to defend itself against infections diminishes. The immune system's ability to offer protection is reduced, and the individual becomes susceptible to conditions that affect them more than other age groups (Haynes, 2020). This population also experiences other symptoms impairing other aspects of their lives as time passes. For instance, their skin and bones lose their integrity and become more prone to abrasions and breakage. This assignment module will examine the pathological conditions that affect the sexual response in older adults and how and why nutritional and psychological factors, drugs, and other alternative and complementary medications affect the immune system of the populations.
Pathological Conditions that Affect Sexual Response in Older Adults
Sexuality is an essential aspect of life, irrespective of the age group one is in—the older population and the younger generation alike need to explore sexuality to maintain health and well-being. Exploring sexuality is also a mixture of biological, psychological, social, and religious factors, all of which have plenty to do with aging. Among the pathological conditions that affect sexual response in the elderly include
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
These are the changes experienced in the genitourinary pathway as one age. The individual can feel a burning sensation, dryness, or irritation. This can lead to painful sexual encounters, which can, in turn, reduce their desire to engage and their response.
Dementia
This is a degenerative disorder of the mental faculties, predominantly among the elderly (National Institute on Aging, n.d.). Their judgment diminishes, making them disinterested or utterly unaware of their sexual experiences. Some forms of the condition have been shown to increase sex or closeness, but the individual may fail to recognize what is appropriate and what is not.
Diabetes
As a chronic condition experienced mainly by this population, it can lead to yeast generation, leading to itchiness around the sex organs, making sex unpalatable. The situation can, however, be addressed with medication.
Incontinence
This is a condition where one experiences bladder leakage caused by poor control (National Institute on Aging, n.d.). It is most prevalent among the population an.
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• ALFRED CIOFFI
• CATHOLIC PRIEST, ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI
• DOCTORATE IN MORAL THEOLOGY, GREGORIAN UNIVERSITY, ROME, ITALY
• DOCTORATE IN GENETICS, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, INDIANA
• ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, BIOLOGY AND BIOETHICS
• DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR BIOETHICS
BIOMEDICAL ETHICS
Introduction
• PRESENTATIONS
• THINK
• RESPECT
• HONOR CODE
• ON TIME
• QUIZZES
• TAKE NOTES
• AVERAGE
CANVAS
HUMAN BIO-ETHICS: evidence-based
• BEGINNING OF LIFE
• HEALTHCARE
• END OF LIFE
BIO-ETHICS
PRINCIPLED
UTILITARIAN
or…
• SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
• EARLY EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT
• ONTOLOGICAL STATUS OF HUMAN EMBRYO
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION: INVOLVES FERTILIZATION
FERTILIZATION: INVOLVES FUSION OF GAMETES
AT FERTILIZATION THE DIPLOID NUMBER (2n) IS RESTORED
GAMETES = SEX CELLS (SPERM & OVA), PRODUCED BY MEIOSIS
FIRST, A REVIEW OF MITOSIS
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DNA REPLICATION
SISTER CHROMATIDS
Temporary “4n” stage
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CELL CYCLE
G = GAP
S = SYNTHESIS
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MEIOSIS:
DOUBLE CELLULAR SPLIT: ONE CELL -> -> 4 CELLS
• RECOMBINATION (CROSSING OVER)
• FROM DIPLOID NUMBER (2n) -> HAPLOID NUMBER (n) = CHROMATIC REDUCTION
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DNA RECOMBINATION = CROSSING OVER
MEIOSIS = FORMATION OF GAMETES (SEX CELLS), HAPLOID
SPERMATOGENESIS -> SPERM (n)
GAMETOGENESIS
OOGENESIS -> OVUM (n)
Primary spermatocyte (2n)
Primary oocyte (2n)
Polar
bodies
H. sapiens # OF CHROMOSOMES = 46 = 23 "PAIRS" ONLY IDENTICAL IN FEMALE (XX)
• 22 PAIRS = AUTOSOMES
• 1 PAIR = SEX CHROMOSOMES
THEREFORE, IN HUMANS:
• n = 23 (gametes)
• 2n = 46 (somatic cells)
Seminiferous
tubules
Ovarian
follicles
VIDEOS OF HUMAN EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT
From fertilization to birth 6 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kC6p1twkXk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kC6p1twkXk
EGG + SPERM = ZYGOTE
ZYGON (GK) = YOKED OR LINKED
ZYGOTE DNA:
• 50% OF THE GENETIC MATERIAL COMES FROM THE MOTHER
• 50% FROM THE FATHER
0.1 mm 0.005 mm
0.05 mm
= SYNGAMY
Ampulla
DAY 1
DAY 7
Endometrium
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BLASTOMERES
MALE &
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FIRST CELLULAR DIFFERENTIATION = 2 CELL LAYERS
(INNER CELL MASS)
1 2 3
4 5 6
IMPLANTATION
FURTHER CELLULAR DIFFERENTIATION: 3 GERM LAYERS
( ICM )
GASTRULATION
THIRD WEEK OF EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMNET:
GASTRULA
LONGITUDINAL VIEW CROSS SECTION
NEURAL GROOVE
~ 1 inch
EIGHT WEEKS
EMBRYO FETUS
FETUS
VIDEOS OF HUMAN EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT
Conception to birth -- visualized | Alexander Tsiaras 10 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKyljukBE70
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKyljukBE70
THEREFORE, REGARDING EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT:
CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF TISSUES, ORGANS AND SYSTEMS
FROM THE ZYGOTE, THROUGH 9 MONTHS, UP .
· Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you critically apprai.docxVannaJoy20
· Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you critically appraised in Module 4, related to your clinical topic of interest and PICOT.
· Reflect on your current healthcare organization and think about potential opportunities for evidence-based change, using your topic of interest and PICOT as the basis for your reflection.
· Consider the best method of disseminating the results of your presentation to an audience.
The Assignment: (Evidence-Based Project)
Part 4: Recommending an Evidence-Based Practice Change
Create an 8- to 9-slide
narrated PowerPoint presentation in which you do the following:
· Briefly describe your healthcare organization, including its culture and readiness for change. (You may opt to keep various elements of this anonymous, such as your company name.)
· Describe the current problem or opportunity for change. Include in this description the circumstances surrounding the need for change, the scope of the issue, the stakeholders involved, and the risks associated with change implementation in general.
· Propose an evidence-based idea for a change in practice using an EBP approach to decision making. Note that you may find further research needs to be conducted if sufficient evidence is not discovered.
· Describe your plan for knowledge transfer of this change, including knowledge creation, dissemination, and organizational adoption and implementation.
· Explain how you would disseminate the results of your project to an audience. Provide a rationale for why you selected this dissemination strategy.
· Describe the measurable outcomes you hope to achieve with the implementation of this evidence-based change.
· Be sure to provide APA citations of the supporting evidence-based peer reviewed articles you selected to support your thinking.
· Add a lessons learned section that includes the following:
· A summary of the critical appraisal of the peer-reviewed articles you previously submitted
· An explanation about what you learned from completing the Evaluation Table within the Critical Appraisal Tool Worksheet Template (1-3 slides)
Zeinab Hazime
Nurs 6052
10/16/2022
Evaluation Table
Use this document to complete the
evaluation table requirement of the Module 4 Assessment,
Evidence-Based Project, Part 3A: Critical Appraisal of Research
Full
APA formatted citation of selected article.
Article #1
Article #2
Article #3
Article #4
Abraham, J., Kitsiou, S., Meng, A., Burton, S., Vatani, H., & Kannampallil, T.
(2020). Effects of CPOE-based medication ordering on outcomes: an overview of systematic reviews.
BMJ Quality & Safety, 29(10), 1-2.
Alanazi, A. (2020). The effect of computerized physician order entry on mortality rates in pediatric and neonatal care setting: Meta-analysis.
Informatics in Medicine
Unlocked, 19, 100308. https.
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· Choose a B2B company of your choice (please note that your chosen company will also be used for your final assignment).
· Across your two assignment you will develop an Industrial marketing plan.
· For assignment 1 you are required to develop the first part of the marketing plan and assignment 2 the final part.
· Perform a situation analysis identifying the following:
1. Product mix:
i. Current product mix, product lines and individual products
2. Market analysis:
i. Who are their current competitors
ii. PESTEL
3. Market segmentation
i. Identify the segments that that they target (including the characteristics of each market segment).
4. Value proposition:
i. Identify the value that the company aims to provide to each segment (which products are aimed at each segment and what the benefits
are to that segment)
5. Positioning:
i. How do they position themselves in the market (and if relevant to each segment). How do they differentiate themselves through this
positioning from their competitors?
· Your Marketing Plan Part 1 should be uploaded in PDF format.
· Your table of contents should include:
1. Introduction/Background
2. Product Mix
3. Market analysis
4. Market segmentation
5. Value proposition
6. Positioning
7. References
Formalities:
· Wordcount: 1500
· Cover, Table of Contents, References and Appendix are excluded of the total wordcount.
· Font: Arial 11 pts.
· Text alignment: Left.
· The in-text References and the Bibliography must be in Harvard’s citation style.
Dido and Aeneas
Music composed by Henry Purcell
Libretto by Nahum Tate
Date of composition: 1689
DIDO AND AENEAS
An opera perform'd at Mr. Josias Priest's Boarding School
at Chelsey by Young Gentlewomen.
The words made by Mr. NAHUM TATE
The music composed by Mr. HENRY PURCELL
Dramatis Personae
DIDO
BELINDA
TWO WOMEN
AENEAS
SORCERESS
ENCHANTRESSES
SPIRIT of the Sorceress (Mercury)
Dido's train, Aeneas' train, Fairies, Sailors
OVERTURE
ACT THE FIRST
Scene [I]: The Palace [enter Dido, Belinda and train]
BELINDA
Shake the cloud from off your brow,
Fate your wishes does allow;
Empire growing,
Pleasures flowing,
Fortune smiles and so should you.
CHORUS
Banish sorrow, banish care,
Grief should ne'er approach the fair.
DIDO
Ah! Belinda, I am prest
With torment not to be Confest,
Peace and I are strangers grown.
I languish till my grief is known,
Yet would not have it guest.
BELINDA
Grief increases by concealing,
DIDO
Mine admits of no revealing.
BELINDA
Then let me speak; the Trojan guest
Into your tender thoughts has prest;
The greatest blessing Fate can give
Our Carthage to secure and Troy revive.
CHORUS
When monarchs unite, how happy their state,
They triumph at once o'er their foes and t.
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Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
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Administration and Associate Dean for Global Executive MBA.
August Busch IV’s thoughts
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was written as a basis for class discussion rather than to
illustrate effective or ineffective
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This Bud’s for Who? The Battle for Anheuser-Busch
August Busch IV, chief executive officer of Anheuser-Busch,
sat at his desk in his St. Louis, Missouri,
office, and considered the implications of InBev’s hostile bid to
2. buy his company. The Belgium-based InBev
had recently displaced Anheuser-Busch to become the largest
brewery in the world, and Carlos Brito, InBev’s
CEO, had made some early inquiries about buying Anheuser-
Busch. After Busch IV rebuffed any idea of a
merger of the two companies, Brito responded by making a
public bid at $65 per share ($46.3 billion) on June
11, 2008.
The Budweiser brand and the company’s dominance of the U.S.
market were second to none, but these
facts were not reflected in the share price, which had been
stagnant for several years. As Busch IV considered
possible responses to the bid, he needed to determine a fair
value for the company. What he really needed was
time, but with the threat of a hostile takeover looming, it was
one luxury he did not have. Although he wasn’t
quite sure how to fend off InBev and preserve his family’s
legacy, his first order of business was simple: right
now, he could really use a Bud.
Growth of a Beer Economy
The development of a formal beer economy could be traced
back to European monasteries in the early
Middle Ages. Monasteries contributed new brewing techniques
and played a key role by operating monastic
pubs where beer was sold to the public. When historical events
such as the Reformation and French Revolution
began to threaten monasteries, the number of commercial
breweries increased to fill the void.1 This shift led to
an exponential growth in total breweries, which reached a
historical peak during the late 19th century.
National legislation played a major role in shaping patterns of
consolidation and cross-border expansion.
3. Since alcohol sales were highly regulated and subject to
additional licensing and tariffs, exporting beer to foreign
markets was far more complicated and expensive than for
products such as carbonated drinks. These
regulations affected breweries unevenly. Protectionism helped
some companies, such as South African
Breweries (SAB), which used near-monopolies to gain
considerable scale. In other markets, most notably the
United States and England, strict antitrust regulations limited
growth opportunities via acquisition, which
slowed consolidation and delayed the emergence of national
champions. Distribution partnerships were
common among major breweries; cross-brewing arrangements
created a complex and tangled web of business
relationships between nearly all of the major competitors, who
were forced to work together for their mutual
benefit.
1 Another historical event that increased public demand for beer
was the Great Plague of London (1665–66): beer became
preferred for health reasons
over water, which was often polluted and could lead to the
spread of epidemics.
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4. Two main scale economies existed in the brewing sector. The
first, and most advantageous, occurred when
costs decreased and brewers achieved a minimum efficient scale
(MES) of production. The second scale
economy occurred during advertising and brand building and
was linked to the rise of television, which reached
a wide audience cheaply through national ads while opening up
new opportunities such as global event
sponsorship.2 The question of which scale economy had the
greatest impact on the U.S. market was debatable,
but the fact that Anheuser-Busch used both more effectively
than any other brewer from 1960 onward helped
the firm become the largest producer in the United States and
possess the highest margins in the industry.
The explosion in cross-border M&A
Despite a focus that was predominantly local, in the year 2000,
Anheuser-Busch not only ranked as the
largest brewer in the world but also led by a significant margin,
selling over 75% more beer than the next largest
company, Heineken. Strong performance in the U.S. market
alone seemed to be enough to make any brewery
a global power, as supported by two other American brew eries
ranking in the top 10 globally, Miller and Coors.
Over the next five years, however, a radical change took place
as cross-border acquisitions involving four of
the top six breweries accelerated global consolidation.
In 2002, SAB acquired Miller to form SABMiller; the
transaction combined two of the top five brewers in
the world. Three years later, Coors merged with Molson, a
Canadian brewery that had a 41% domestic market
share, to create Molson Coors, at the time
the fifth-largest brewery in the world. The
biggest game changer involved a 2004
5. merger that combined two national
champions from outside the United States,
Ambev and Interbrew, to create another
new powerhouse, InBev. By 2005,
Anheuser-Busch had not only been
dethroned as the world’s largest brewer; it
had also been surpassed twice by
companies that had surged forward on the
strength of aggressive M&A strategies.
(See Table 1 for 2007 market share data.)
Anheuser-Busch Family Succession
Over a span of 150 years, Anheuser-Busch grew from a small
brewery to an industrial giant responsible for
producing more than half of all beer consumed in the United
States. Along the way, the company became an
American institution and producer of the world’s leading beer
brand: Budweiser, the “king of beers.”
Remarkably, this growth occurred organically, without the
large-scale mergers and acquisitions most major
international breweries used.
Thanks to a family tradition whereby newborn babies were fed
their first drink of Budweiser through an
eyedropper, August Busch IV first tasted the prominence
Anheuser-Busch would have in his life when he was
only a few minutes old. Being heir to such a large business was
tremendously fortunate, but it also created
significant additional pressures. When Busch IV became CEO in
2006, he did so with the knowledge that his
2 Victor J. Tremblay and Carol Horton Tremblay, The US
Brewing Industry: Data and Economic Analysis, (Boston:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
6. 2005), 48.
Table 1. Top beer producers worldwide in 2007.
Company Percentage of market share
SABMiller 13.1%
InBev 12.8%
Heineken 9.3%
Anheuser-Busch 8.5%
Carlsberg 6.8%
Molson Coors 3.3%
Modelo 2.9%
Other 40.4%
Data source: Market Share Reporter, vol. 1 (2008), 162.
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father and grandfather had served in the same position for a
collective 50-some years. Their accomplishments
would be tough to follow.
Busch IV’s father had a reputation for being abrasive and he
intimidated his senior staff, but he also led
the company through its most impressive growth period. His
disinterest in markets outside the United States
and failure to recognize the strategic value in acquiring foreign
7. breweries gave smaller companies a chance to
catch up and eventually surpass Anheuser-Busch. In addition,
Busch III had a habit of poisoning the well with
his competitors, which made any large-scale merger or
collaboration somewhere between unlikely and
impossible. Even in partnerships, he was often difficult to deal
with and was said to despise win-win situations,
only agreeing to deals in which he won and his opponent lost—
mergers were out of the question. His obsessive
micromanagement and mishandling of the transition that
allowed his son to succeed him as CEO were
legendary.3
Before he was named CEO, Busch IV worked in marketing at
Anheuser-Busch, where he amassed some
impressive accomplishments. He was responsible for many of
the company’s most successful advertising
campaigns, which often debuted during the Super Bowl,
including Budweiser’s popular “Wassup?” and “Frogs”
television spots. Yet Busch IV’s transition to the CEO role was
far from smooth. Even when Busch III stepped
down from his role as CEO, he chose to appoint Patrick Stokes
as chief executive, making him the first non–
family member CEO in company history. Many saw that move
as a deliberate snub and a major vote of
nonconfidence in his son. When Busch IV took over in 2006, he
was thrown into a major crisis almost
immediately.
Anheuser-Busch Performance
All of Anheuser-Busch’s beer was sold to independent
wholesalers (more than 600 by 2007) who then
distributed to retailers. One key to Anheuser-Busch’s success
had been its strength in marketing and branding.
The company’s advertising and marketing efforts were prolific,
8. but the leverage obtained due to its size enabled
it to keep its SG&A expenses around 18% of sales, while
smaller brewers often incurred costs of twice that
amount. Anheuser-Busch’s flagship product, Budweiser, ranked
as the 30th most recognized brand in the world
according to Interbrand.4 Maintaining a high profile and a
nearly limitless marketing budget had been
fundamental parts of the culture at Anheuser-Busch. Spending
was not limited to traditional media outlets, and
the company had diversified into other businesses—both rarities
in the brewing sector. As part of its marketing
strategy, Anheuser-Busch increased its public profile through
ownership of amusement parks (e.g., Busch
Gardens), sports teams (e.g., Major League Baseball’s St. Louis
Cardinals), and food product subsidiaries (e.g.,
Eagle Snacks). Anheuser-Busch also spent more money on
sports sponsorship than any other brewer in the
United States, often paying extra to lock up exclusive rights to
major global sporting events, including the Super
Bowl and the World Cup.
Yet the company’s philosophy of sparing no expense in its
efforts to dominate the U.S. market was in
direct contrast with how conservative Anheuser-Busch was with
respect to international expansion. While other
breweries fulfilled global expansion plans through foreign
acquisitions, Anheuser-Busch opted for a less capital-
intensive approach, using licensing deals to partner with foreign
breweries and occasionally taking minority
stakes in the business. Here deals were characterized by a desire
to make Budweiser into a global brand by
finding local partners who could brew and distribute Bud within
their regions. The most dramatic example was
3 Susan Berfield, “Fall of the House of Busch,” Bloomberg
9. Businessweek, June 30, 2011,
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/fall-of-the-house-of-
busch-07012011.html (accessed Jul. 2, 2013).
4 Interbrand and BusinessWeek, “All Brands Are Not Created
Equal: Best Global Brands 2007,”
http://www.interbrand.com/Libraries/Branding_Studies/Best_Gl
obal_Brands_2007.sflb.ashx (accessed Jul. 5, 2013).
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Anheuser-Busch’s largest deal of the 1990s, in which it
purchased 17.7% of Grupo Modelo, including options
to increase this position.5 Those options were exercised, and
Anheuser-Busch paid $1.63 billion for just over
one-half of a company that would be worth $13 billion roughly
a decade later. Although the deal enabled
Anheuser-Busch to export Budweiser to Mexico, it did not gain
the rights to import Modelo brands. As of
2008, Anheuser-Busch owned a majority stake (50.2%) in the
company.
Anheuser-Busch also began doing business in China in 1995,
when it established a licensing deal for
Budweiser to be brewed locally. This was followed by the
purchase of a 5% stake in Tsingtao, which was
10. increased to 27% in 2002. China represented a new global
market with numerous possibilities.
Despite its close-to-home habits, between 1998 and 2003,
operating profits at Anheuser-Busch grew on
average by 8.5% per year as the firm experienced particularly
favorable conditions.6 The number of barrels sold
was important for making money, because the higher the net
revenue per barrel, the greater the company’s
gross profit dollars and gross profit margin. In 2005, Anheuser -
Busch sold 148.3 million barrels of beer, earning
gross profit of $5,456.2 million on net sales of $15,036 million.
The company had introduced more than 30
new products, including fruit-flavored malt beverages, energy
drinks, and organic and gluten-free beer.7 This
portfolio expansion allowed the firm to continue to introduce
new products quickly. That environment changed
in 2005, however, when, under Stokes’s leadership, Anheuser-
Busch felt the effects of declining sales volumes
in the United States and the rising cost of hops and barley
necessary to brew beer.8
One year after Busch IV took over at the end of 2007, an
expanded beer portfolio, favorable pricing, and
increased demand in the United States for Anheuser-Busch’s
high-end beer segment drove sales volumes and
revenue up, earning the company gross profits of $5,849.6
million on net sales of $16,685.7 million, an increase
of 2% year over year. (Exhibit 1 shows key financial data.) At
the same time, international sales increased by a
much more robust 6%, albeit off a much lower base. (Exhibit 2
shows data by segment as well as projections.
The projections assume growth of Anheuser-Busch as a
continued stand-alone entity. They also assume U.S.
sales will continue to grow by approximately 2% and that
international sales will grow by between 4% and 6%.)
11. Some analysts credited improvements that Busch IV initiated
around productivity and lowering costs.9 That
success was short lived, however, as consumer preferences
changed and growth in the U.S. beer market began
to signal a decline. Between 2005 and 2009, the annual average
beer growth rate was forecast to be at 1.1%,
while wine and spirits were projected to grow at a rate of 3.3%
and 2.6%, respectively.10 Given its already
significant market share in the United States, coupled with
changing preferences and a slowing growth rate, the
future of Anheuser-Busch appeared to lie increasingly in
international markets.
InBev
The most international of the major breweries, InBev was
formed after an $11.4 billion merger between
Brazil’s AmBev and Belgium’s Interbrew in 2004. Together
they held an impressive portfolio of beer brands,
including Stella Artois and Hoegaarden from Belgium, Brahma
Chopp and Skol from Brazil, Beck’s from
Germany, and Labatt Blue and Alexander Keith’s from Canada.
5 Grupo Modelo’s beer brands included the popular Corona
Extra.
6 Robert van Brugge and Peter Choi, Black Book—Anheuser-
Busch: Times Are Getting Tougher for the King of Beers,
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., September
2004, 1.
7 Datamonitor, “Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.,” October 20,
2008, 6.
8 “Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.,” Mergent’s Dividend Achievers,
vol. 2, issue 2, Spring 2005 (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2005), 16.
9 “Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.,” Mergent’s Dividend Achievers,
12. vol. 4, issue 4, Fall 2007 (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2007), 14.
10 Datamonitor, “Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.,” 9.
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Interbrew, the aristocrat of the brewing sector, was formed
when Belgium’s Piedboeuf-Interbrew merged
with Artois in 1988. Not only did the company have bloodlines
that linked directly to monastic brewing in the
14th century, but Interbrew had also displayed a keen eye for
the future, leading the sector’s first major
transatlantic acquisition by acquiring Canada’s Labatt in 1995.
After conquering Belgium and Canada, Interbrew
then set its sights on England and made two more acquisitions,
of Bass and Whitbread, in 2000. The deal left
Interbrew with such a strong market position that it was
required to sell off assets to comply with British
antitrust laws.
AmBev displayed similar ambition by gaining a 68% share of
the Brazilian market and then acquiring
competitors in nearby countries to become the largest brewer in
South America. The company was led by a
group of former investment bankers who entered the industry by
buying Brazilian brewery Companhia
Cervejeira Brahma (Brahma) in 1989. One decade later, a
merger with Companhia Antarctica Paulista
13. (Antarctica) combined Brazil’s two largest breweries to create a
South American powerhouse.
Interbrew and AmBev were an ideal fit in many respects. Their
portfolios of beer brands and regional
market positions were highly complementary. Furthermore, the
two companies shared a common approach to
doing business, including strong competencies in M&A deal
making and realizing postacquisition value through
cost cutting. An example of this reputation for achieving high
levels of operating efficiency was when Interbrew
acquired Labatt. Even though Labatt held a nearly 50% share of
the Canadian market, its shares traded at a
discount, in part because of significant nonbrewing assets,
including ownership of sports franchises such as
Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays. Shortly after the
deal closed, Interbrew sold Labatt’s noncore assets,
which not only boosted the company’s valuation but also freed
up cash to help finance the transaction. The
new company, InBev, seemed to operate with a distinctly
European sensibility—and indeed, Interbrew CEO
John Brock was chosen to lead InBev, and corporate
headquarters were established in Leuven, Belgium. Within
one year, however, Brock was ousted and former AmBev chief
executive Carlos Brito took over as the new
CEO of InBev. After this transition, Brito focused his attention
on a new objective: the lucrative U.S. market,
which had been a conspicuous gap in InBev’s global portfolio.
Given InBev’s interest in regional expansion
and acquiring strong brands, Anheuser-Busch seemed an ideal
target. Brito made little effort to hide his interest,
publicly stating his admiration for Budweiser, which he referr ed
to as “the great America in a bottle.”11
Interestingly, this was not the first time a merger of the two
breweries had been discussed. In the early
14. 1990s, Anheuser-Busch explored forming a partnership with a
Brazilian brewery and held discussions with
Brahma and Antarctica before deciding in 1994 to purchase a
small stake in Antarctica, which would become
a part of AmBev five years later and InBev five years after that.
A second approach was made around the time
of the AmBev deal, when Brahma chair and CEO Marcel Telles
had proposed an even more ambitious deal—
to merge the two Brazilian breweries with Anheuser-Busch,
dominate the Americas, and “form the Coca-Cola
of beer.” A smaller deal was finally struck in 2006, when Brito
and Busch IV agreed to a joint-venture
partnership. Although the terms seemed friendly enough, the
partnership gave InBev team members an inside
look at Anheuser-Busch and helped them better understand just
how much room there was for improvement
through strategic divestments and more efficient operations.
Like Labatt, Anheuser-Busch had significant
noncore assets in its entertainment and packaging businesses,
which could likely be sold off to help finance any
transaction. Another option for InBev would be to dispose of
Anheuser-Busch’s 50.2% Modelo stake.
11 “InBev Brewing up Plans to Bring Bud to the World,”
Economic Times, July 20, 2008,
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-07-
20/news/27730341_1_inbev-budweiser-carlos-brito (accessed
May 21, 2013).
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The Bid for Bud
After several months of rumor and innuendo and a meeting
between the two companies’ CEOs, InBev
made an official offer to purchase Anheuser-Busch on June 11,
2008. Since the beginning of InBev’s hinted
interest in the company on May 22, Anheuser-Busch’s stock
price (at $53 per share) had started to soar. InBev
said that its long-term plan for Anheuser-Busch was to continue
to run its U.S.-based breweries; keep St. Louis,
Missouri, as North American headquarters; add Anheuser-Busch
to InBev’s name; and offer several current
Anheuser-Busch board members seats on the combined firm’s
board.12 Brito sent Busch IV a letter outlining
intentions—excerpts included:13
We believe that the best way to achieve this transformational
combination for all constituents,
including Anheuser-Busch’s shareholders, is an all-cash
acquisition of Anheuser-Busch by InBev.
InBev is prepared to pay $65 per share14 in cash for all of the
outstanding share of Anheuser-Busch. A
price of $65 per share would deliver to your shareholder s an
immediate cash premium of 35% over
the 30-day average share price prior to recent market
speculation and 18% over the previous all-time
high achieved in October 2002.
Together we would be the leader in the industry and one of the
16. top five consumer products companies
globally, with pro forma 2007 beer volumes of 460 million
hectoliters, net sales and EBITDA of $36.4
billion and $10.7 billion, respectively.
Busch IV had responded to InBev’s initial advances with
assurances that he wasn’t interested in a merger.
The hostile bid now placed Busch in a bind, because the
market’s reaction to it reflected more of an increase
in stock value than Anheuser-Busch management had been able
to achieve in seven years. (See Exhibit 3 for
stock price chart.) To an external investor, it was a good deal.
And when compared to recent past performance
and the fact that Anheuser-Busch’s shares had not surpassed the
$60-per-share peak value for some time, it
would certainly be attractive to shareholders. Busch IV felt
strongly, however, that the current bid of $65 was
too low. Food and beverage deals in the United States over the
past few years had averaged around 11×
EV/EBITDA but had gone as high as 14×. Busch IV felt that the
company’s prospects were anything but
average. Heineken had recently completed an acquisition of a
“mature asset” for 11.9× EV/EBITDA.
Some on Wall Street believed that the firm had put itself in an
almost defenseless position. “[Anheuser-
Busch] made big missteps, but it made them two years ago when
they declassified the board,” one analyst said.
“Once [they] did that, they were always a sitting duck.”15 In
addition to the board action, the firm had let its
poison pill expire in 2004.16 If the provision were still in play,
or reinstated, it would have stopped any hostile
bid from buying more than 20% of Anheuser-Busch’s stock.17
Furthermore, the Busch family likely would have
been unable to play much of a role in opposing the bid because
it owned less than 4% of the shares.18
17. Despite those issues, Busch IV believed he might have room to
decline the offer. The company had recently
told “the Street” that it expected significant cost savings from
both a decline in capital expenditures (CAPEX)
12 Jeremiah McWilliams, “InBev Makes Its Play for Bud $46.3
Billion Bid,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 12, 2008, A1, via
Factiva (accessed May 21,
2013); and Jessica Hall and Martinne Geller, “InBev Played
Smart to Win Defenseless Anheuser,” Reuters, July 14, 2008,
via Factiva (accessed May 21,
2013).
13 Andrew Ross Sorkin, “InBev’s Offer for Anheuser-Busch:
The Letter,” New York Times DealBook (blog), June 11, 2008,
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/inbevs-offer-for-
anheuser-busch-the-letter (accessed Jul. 5, 2013).
14 The $65-per-share bid included Anheuser-Busch’s 50.2%
ownership of Grupo Modelo SAB.
15 Hall and Geller. A declassified board is one in which all the
directors are elected at the same time and therefore all come up
for reelection at the same
time.
16 Boards of directors often use a tactic called a poison pill,
which makes a firm’s stock too expensive to be attractive to
purchase.
17 McWilliams.
18 Jonathan Sibun, “Who Will Bottle It First in the Battle for
Anheuser?,” Sunday Telegraph, June 1, 2008, via Factiva
(accessed May 21, 2013).
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and expectations for margin improvement. Whereas recently,
CAPEX had been running at just over 5% of
sales, the company anticipated a decline in the 3%-to-4% range
over the next several years. Likewise, Anheuser-
Busch had experienced a meaningful increase in cost of goods
over the past few years as a result of a surge in
commodity costs, specifically hops and barley. Increases in
energy prices hadn’t helped margins either. Despite
expectations for these costs to continue to rise slightly in 2008,
Busch IV felt the company was getting a better
handle on things and, anticipating a better product pricing
environment, felt it should begin to see margin
improvement in 2009 and beyond. (See Exhibit 4 for operating
and financial projections, including some
synergies Busch IV identified from a reduction in CAPEX.)
InBev would need to take on a significant amount of leverage to
make the all-cash deal, and Anheuser-
Busch could make it more difficult for InBev to pursue this
acquisition if it required InBev to pay a lot more
than originally planned. If Anheuser-Busch instituted a change
in management philosophy, making cuts in staff
and expenses—or divesting some assets—it might send a signal
to the market that Anheuser-Busch was willing
and able to manage operations in a more efficient and profitable
19. manner. In a way, this would be stealing a
page from the InBev playbook. If the margin improvements
Anheuser-Busch outlined were realized, earnings-
per-share growth would show significant improvement over the
next several years, likely having a knock-on
effect on valuation. Anheuser-Busch could also continue to
accelerate its share repurchase program. Still, the
bottom line was that domestic sales were growing at only about
2% per year and international growth was
expected to be somewhere in the 5%-to-6% area.
Busch IV and the Future
Time may have been short, but there were still alternative
strategies, such as seeking out a white knight.19
One of the firms whose name was tossed around in speculation
was Diageo20—an alcoholic beverage company
headquartered in London, England, and a major global spirits,
beer, and wine producer. A combined Diageo
Anheuser-Busch would provide Diageo 10% of the global beer
market, synergies related to the separate
distribution of beer and spirits, and increased access to the U.S.
market.21 Another option would be to mount
a Pac-Man defense in the form of a counterbid to acquire InBev.
Lastly, Busch IV could try to make the
acquisition more difficult for InBev by itself acquiring another
brewery. If done properly, and quickly enough,
this would effectively force InBev to acquire two major
breweries at the same time, making financing even
more difficult for InBev to secure. This option would require
closing a deal fast enough to thwart InBev’s bid.
On the other hand, Anheuser-Busch had significant stakes in
two targets that might fit the criteria—Grupo
Modelo and Tsingtao. As Busch IV weighed the pros and cons
of each option, he realized that a number as
high as possible representing his company’s value would be
20. among the first line items to prepare.
19 A white knight is a friendly potential acquirer who treats its
target corporation favorably by offering a fair price and often
retaining the acquired
company’s board of directors.
20 Paul Murphy, “A White Knight for Anheuser?,”
FTAlphaville, May 27, 2008,
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2008/05/27/13319/a-white-knight-for-
anheuser (accessed Jul. 2, 2013).
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Exhibit 1
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Anheuser-Busch Key Financials, 2004–2007
(1) EBITDA is calculated as pretax income plus depreciation
and amortization expense, plus net interest cost (interest
21. expense less capitalized interest),
plus equity income on a pretax basis (equity income divided by
the reciprocal of the effective tax rate).
(2) Return on capital employed is computed as net income
before after-tax interest expense divided by average net
investment. Net investment is defined as total assets less
nondebt current liabilities.
Data source: Anheuser-Busch annual reports, 2006–2007.
Year ended Dec. 31 (in millions, except where noted) 2004 2005
2006 2007
Barrels of beer sold:
U.S. 103.0 101.1 102.3 104.4
International 13.8 20.8 22.7 24.0
Worldwide Anheuser‐ Busch Brands 116.8 121.9 125.0
128.4
Equity Partner Brands 19.3 26.4 31.6 33.2
Total Brands 136.1 148.3 156.6 161.6
Gross sales 17,160$ 17,254$ 17,957.8$
18,988.7$
Excise taxes 2,240.7$ 2,303.0$
Net sales 14,934$ 15,036$ 15,717.1$ 16,685.7$
Gross profit 5,951.7$ 5,456.2$ 5,552.1$
5,849.6$
As a percentage of net sales 39.9% 36.3% 35.3% 35.1%
Operating income 3,361.0$ 2,621.0$ 2,719.6$
2,894.0$
As a percentage of net sales 22.5% 17.4% 17.3% 17.3%
Equity income, net of tax 404$ 498$
22. 588.8$ 662.4$
Net income 2,119$ 1,744$ 1,965.2$
2,115.3$
Diluted earnings per share 2.62$ 2.23$
2.5$ 2.8$
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 808.5 780.6 777
757.1
Operating cash flow before the change in working capital
3,121.9$ 2,677.5$ 2,520.6$ 2,963.1$
Common dividends paid 742.8$ 800.8$
871.6$ 932.4$
Per share (in dol lars ) 0.93$ 1.03$
1.13$ 1.25$
Earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation
and amortization (EBITDA)(1) 4,997.4$ 4,419.0$
4,672.5$ 4,989.9$
Return on shareholders equity 83.3% 61.2% 51.6% 59.7%
Return on capital employed(2) 18.4% 14.7% 15.6% 16.6%
Total assets 16,173.4$ 16,555.0$ 16,377.2$
17,155.0$
Debt 8,278.6$ 7,972.1$ 7,653.5$ 9,140.3$
Capital expenditures 1,089.6$ 1,136.7$ 812.5$
870.0$
Depreciation and amortization 932.7$ 979.0$
988.7$ 996.2$
Number of full‐ time employees 31,435 31,485 30,183 30,849
Number of registered common shareholders 54,654 53,573
51,888 49,732
Closing stock price 50.7$ 43.0$ 49.2$
52.3$
Income before Income taxes 2,812$ 2,057$
2,277$ 2,423$
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Exhibit 2
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Anheuser-Busch Business Segments, 2007
Data source: Anheuser-Busch annual report, 2007, 63.
Selected Financial Information for Anheuser-Busch, 2007–2009
Note: Figures above do not provide for income taxes or capital
expenditures. Sales are expressed in dollars and euros,
respectively.
Data sources: Anheuser-Busch annual report, 2009, and case
writer estimates.
2007A 2008E 2009P
Barrels of Beer (millions)
Domestic 104.4 106.5 108.6
International 24.0 25.2 26.7
Total Barrels 128.4 131.7 135.3
Sales (millions)
24. U.S. ($) 15,191 16,589 17,418
International (euros) 2,601 2,706 2,815
Excise Tax 2,303 2,393 2,512
Cost of Goods Sold ($) 10,837 11,334 11,570
Marketing, General and Admin ($) 2,982 3,158 3,316
Depreciation 996 997 1,047
Increase in Net working Capital ($) (24) 40 50
US International Corporate & Total US Intl
2007 Beer Beer Packaging Entertainment Eliminations
Consolidated Beer share share
Income Statement Information
Gross sales 14,158.7$ 1,351.70 2,632.80 1,272.70 ‐ 427.2
18,988.7$ 15,510.4 91.3% 8.7%
Net sales ‐ intersegment 3.2$ 0.6 931.9 — ‐ 935.7
Net sales ‐ external 12,106.1$ 1,097.50 1,700.90 1,272.70
508.5 16,685.7$
Depreciation and amortization 749.0$ 49.8 68.9 103
25.5 996.2$
Income before income taxes 2,784.0$ 93.3 175.8 262.7
‐ 893.1 2,422.7$
Equity income, net of tax 2.3$ 660.1 — — —
662.4$
Net income 1,728.4$ 717.9 109 162.9 ‐ 602.9
2,115.3$ 2,446.3 70.7% 29.3%
Balance Sheet Information
Total assets 8,142.0$ 5,880.80 772.6 1,548.30 811.3
17,155.0$ 14,022.8 58.1% 41.9%
Equity method investments 93.9$ 3,925.60 — — —
25. 4,019.5$
Goodwill 21.2$ 1,343.30 21.9 288.3 —
1,674.7$
Foreign‐ located fixed assets 4.5$ 544.4
548.9$
Capital expenditures 554.4$ 59.2 72.4 169.4 14.6
870.0$
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Exhibit 3
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Anheuser-Busch Adjusted Stock Price, 1998–2008
Month Adjusted Stock Price
Jan‐ 03 49.43
Jun‐ 03 52.99
Jan‐ 04 52.44
Jun‐ 04 53.87
Jan‐ 07 49.22
Jun‐ 07 54.01
Jan‐ 08 51.63
Jun‐ 08 57.78
26. Note: Prices prior to 9/18/2000 adjusted due to stock spilt.
Data sources: ChicagoBooth CRSP Historical Indexes,
http://www.crsp.com/products/research-products/crsp-historical-
indexes
(accessed Sep. 5, 2014).
$0
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
$60
$70
$80
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27. Exhibit 4
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Operating and Financial Projections Associated with Operating
Efficiencies
(1) Pretax equity income is calculated as equity income divided
by the reciprocal of the tax rate. This income is related to AB’s
investment in
Grupo Modelo and should be added back to AB’s stand-alone
free cash flow for valuation purposes.
Note: Analysts estimated WACC at 8.4% (William Pecoriello
and Brett Cooper, “Anheuser-Busch Cos.,” Morgan Stanley,
June 27, 2008, 3).
Data sources: Anheuser-Busch annual reports, 2006–2007, and
case writer estimates.
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Exhibit 5
29. $0.55
$0.70
$0.85
$1.00 USD/EUR
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Exhibit 6
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Selected Capital Market Information, December 2007
Selected interest rates
Euro Zone
(euros)* USD($)
Domestic government bonds (long term) 4.38% 4.43%
3‐ month treasury bill rate 3.37%
Spot rate of euro, end of 2007 $1.47
Inflation rates: yearly, 2002–2007
30. 2002 1.6%
2003 2.3%
2004 2.7%
2005 3.4%
2006 3.2%
2007 2.8%
* euro-area 10-year government benchmark bond yield
Data sources: U.S. Treasury Department, European Central
Bank, and U.S. Inflation Calculator.
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Teaching Observation
[WLOs: 1, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3]
In this assignment, you will combine all of the information you
have learned this week to evaluate a teaching scenario. For each
learning context, you will be observing a teacher in the
classroom. After watching the video, answer the questions,
based on your context, using the informa tion from the week as
your guide. Respond to either the K-12 or adult learning
questions, but not both.
To structure your writing,
· Your audience will be another group of colleagues and/or a
teaching supervisor. You are reporting on how the
teaching/ideas are best-practice based on what you have learned
so far.
· Your role is that of someone who is observing teaching
practices of an ELL teacher.
31. · The format will be an essay.
· The purpose is to evaluate the teaching practices for best-
practices, according to research (class content you have learned
so far)
Children or Students in a K-12 Learning Context
Adult Learning Context
Watch Differentiated instruction and the English language
learner
Sections:
· Comprehensible Input
· Teachers Incorporate Comprehensible Input
· Affective Filter Theory
· Tools, Tools, Tools
· Summary: Differentiated Instruction and the English Language
Learner
Watch Westergaard’s 2015 video, ESL Beginner Lesson Demo
(Chris Westergaard) (Links to an external site.)
Address the following items in your paper:
Thinking of all of the information we have learned related to
planning for ELLs,
· Describe how the teachers use comprehensible input
hypothesis and what can be done to include more
comprehensible input.
· Explain if and how the teachers are using communicative
language teaching.
· Evaluate how students might vary in their interactions during
lessons based on their proficiency with basic interpersonal
communication skills (BICS) and cognitive academic language
proficiency (CALP).
· Determine what language objectives might be important for
ELLs to be successful in this lesson? Determine what language
objectives might be important for ELLs to be successful in this
lesson?
Address the following items in your paper:
Thinking of all of the information we have learned related to
planning for ELLs,
32. · Describe the competencies this teacher is using.
· Explain if and how the teacher is using contextualized
learning and communicative competence.
· Evaluate how students might vary in their interaction during
the lesson based on their proficiency with basic interpersonal
communication skills (BICS) and cognitive academic language
proficiency (CALP).
· Determine what language objectives might be important for
ELLs to be successful in this lesson?
The Teaching Observation paper
· Must be two to four double-spaced pages in length (not
including title and references pages) and formatted according to
APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA
Style (Links to an external site.)
· Must include a separate title page with the following:
· Title of paper
· Student’s name
· Course name and number
· Instructor’s name
· Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page,
refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external
site.).
· Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links
to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your
introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis
statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
· For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links
to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis
Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Ashford
Writing Center resources.
· Must use at least one scholarly source in addition to the course
text.
· The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible
33. Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional
guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions
about whether a specific source is appropriate for this
assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has
the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a
particular assignment.
· Must document any information used from sources in APA
style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within
Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
· Must include a separate references page that is formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an
external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for
specifications.
· When submitting the weekly paper, please format submission
indicating if you are answering questions from the K-12 or adult
perspective by using the following format for your file upload:
LastNameAssignmentTitleLevel (e.g.,
RobinsonTeacherObservationAdult or
RobinsonTeacherObservationK12).