Asiacentric Communication Ethics and Competence Asia is diverse and dynamic. It is a region of cultural complexity, continuity, and change, although the term signifies a certain geographical location in the world, designates a common historical and political struggle against Western imperialism and colonialism, and implies shared religious-philosophical foundations and cultural heritage (Miike, 2003a). Asian nations are plural societies. They “have a dominant community and a number of minority communities divided on the basis of language, religion, caste, and ethnicity living together under a single polity” (Goonasekera, 2003, p. 368). Chen and Starosta (2003) vividly depict such a place of remarkable variety and vitality: Indonesia is largely Muslim, yet it contains a large Hindu enclave in Bali. Indians were also imported to parts of Malaysia, and Buddhism, started in India, [but] can hardly be found there now, except [as] a political reaction to casteism. Instead, it has taken root in China, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere. Shintoism thrives in Japan, but maybe nowhere else. Asia has some massive cities, but 80% of some Asian countries are rural. India and China have 800 language varieties or dialects. (p. 1) Obviously, therefore, all Asian communicators do not subscribe to the above-discussed five propositions. These propositions do not necessarily reflect the way Asians actually communicate in real-life situations. Nevertheless, they serve as theoretical lenses from which to see an Asian version of humanity and to view Asian thought and action. They are designed to provide much food for thought in rethinking the nature and ideal of human communication in Asia and beyond from an alternative vantage point. For example, the advent of the global village and the crisis of the human condition have made it compelling to ruminate on communication ethics and competence in intercultural contexts (Chen, 2005; Miike, 2009b; Tehranian, 2007). There have been extensive discussions on Eurocentric biases in the definitions and components of these key concepts (e.g., Chen & Starosta, 2008; Ishii, 2009; Shuter, 2003; Xiao & Chen, 2009). We can reexamine current conceptualizations of communication ethics and competence from the five Asiacentric propositions. They suggest that an ethical communicator can (1) remind herself or himself and others of interrelatedness and inter- dependence through communication, (2) discipline and cultivate herself or himself without being overly self-centered through communication, (3) develop her or his altruistic sensitivity to the sufferings of others, (4) feel her or his obligation to remember the debts that she or he has received and to try to return them in one way or another, and (5) speak up for greater harmony and morality. Just like many proponents of Asian values who are often misunderstood by Western conservative intellectuals (Mahbubani, 2002), I am not asserting that these Asiacentric viewpoints on humans communicating are superior to Eurocentric ones, but I am protesting that they are not inferior to them. They are rooted in the Asian worldview and yet may be sharable along with those rooted in, say, the African worldview toward what Tu (2006, 2007) calls “a dialogical civilization” or what Sitaram (1998) calls “a higher humanity.” In Sitaram’s (1998) view, such a truly human civilization “is not an extension of any one culture; rather it would be the essence of all cultures of the entire humanity” (p. 13). Hence, there is room for Asiacentric, as well as Afrocentric and other non-Western, contributions. As Asante (1993) avers, there is also “space for Eurocentricity in a multicultural enterprise so long as it does not parade as universal. No one wants to banish the Eurocentric view. It is a valid view of reality where it does not force its way” (p. 188).

Summarize, with examples, the five Asiacentric communication propositions.

Asiacentric Communication Ethics and Competence

Asia is diverse and dynamic. It is a region of cultural complexity, continuity, and change, although the term signifies a certain geographical location in the world, designates a common historical and political struggle against Western imperialism and colonialism, and implies shared religious-philosophical foundations and cultural heritage (Miike, 2003a). Asian nations are plural societies. They “have a dominant community and a number of minority communities divided on the basis of language, religion, caste, and ethnicity living together under a single polity” (Goonasekera, 2003, p. 368). Chen and Starosta (2003) vividly depict such a place of remarkable variety and vitality:

Indonesia is largely Muslim, yet it contains a large Hindu enclave in Bali. Indians were also imported to parts of Malaysia, and Buddhism, started in India, [but] can hardly be found there now, except [as] a political reaction to casteism. Instead, it has taken root in China, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere. Shintoism thrives in Japan, but maybe nowhere else. Asia has some massive cities, but 80% of some Asian countries are rural. India and China have 800 language varieties or dialects. (p. 1)

Obviously, therefore, all Asian communicators do not subscribe to the above-discussed five propositions. These propositions do not necessarily reflect the way Asians actually communicate in real-life situations.

Nevertheless, they serve as theoretical lenses from which to see an Asian version of humanity and to view Asian thought and action. They are designed to provide much food for thought in rethinking the nature and ideal of human communication in Asia and beyond from an alternative vantage point.

For example, the advent of the global village and the crisis of the human condition have made it compelling to ruminate on communication ethics and competence in intercultural contexts (Chen, 2005; Miike, 2009b; Tehranian, 2007). There have been extensive discussions on Eurocentric biases in the definitions and components of these key concepts (e.g., Chen & Starosta, 2008; Ishii, 2009; Shuter, 2003; Xiao & Chen, 2009). We can reexamine current conceptualizations of communication ethics and competence from the five Asiacentric propositions. They suggest that an ethical communicator can (1) remind herself or himself and others of interrelatedness and inter- dependence through communication, (2) discipline and cultivate herself or himself without being overly self-centered through communication, (3) develop her or his altruistic sensitivity to the sufferings of others, (4) feel her or his obligation to remember the debts that she or he has received and to try to return them in one way or another, and (5) speak up for greater harmony and morality.

Just like many proponents of Asian values who are often misunderstood by Western conservative intellectuals (Mahbubani, 2002), I am not asserting that these Asiacentric viewpoints on humans communicating are superior to Eurocentric ones, but I am protesting that they are not inferior to them. They are rooted in the Asian worldview and yet may be sharable along with those rooted in, say, the African worldview toward what Tu (2006, 2007) calls “a dialogical civilization” or what Sitaram (1998) calls “a higher humanity.” In Sitaram’s (1998) view, such a truly human civilization “is not an extension of any one culture; rather it would be the essence of all cultures of the entire humanity” (p. 13). Hence, there is room for Asiacentric, as well as Afrocentric and other non-Western, contributions. As Asante (1993) avers, there is also “space for Eurocentricity in a multicultural enterprise so long as it does not parade as universal. No one wants to banish the Eurocentric view. It is a valid view of reality where it does not force its way” (p. 188).

Summarize, with examples, the five Asiacentric communication propositions and compare them with the propositions based on the Eurocentric worldview.??

Use the balance sheet and income statement below to prepare a statement of cash flows for Valium’s Medical Supply Corporation. (Enter your answers in thousands. Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)

Problem 17-1A Calculation and analysis of trend percents LO A1, P1

Selected comparative financial statements of Haroun Company follow.

Required:
1. Complete the below table to calculate the trend percents for all components of both statements using 2011 as the base year. (Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place.)

Complete the below table to calculate the trend percents for all components of comparative income statements using 2011 as the base year.

1. Suppose Joe Sixpack would like to make a decision about how much he should invest in his health based on the Grossman’s model (1972) and human capital theory.

a. Fill out the table above by assuming the initial wage level (W1) of $100. Given total cost of (health) capital (C) of $2,500 (including visits to doctor’s office, medicine, daily exercise, and vitamin supplements) and 7 percent depreciation rate (?) and 5 percent real interest rate (r), calculate the optimum level of health stock and demonstrate your results in graph (as in Figure A2-3 in your associated readings). (Please do not forget to fill out the table-if necessary- and demonstrate your results in the same graph in the following steps)

B. Suppose there was an economic crisis and the real interest rate (r) fell down to zero percent (as it happened recently right after the Great Recession). Everything else is being constant; calculate the optimal level of health stock for the same person. Explain the rationale for the difference between the new level of health stock and the previous one (calculated in part a)? Why?Do not forget to mention what happened to the cost first and why).

C. Given total cost of (health) capital (C) of $2,500 (including visits to doctor’s office, medicine, daily exercise, and vitamin supplements) and 7 percent depreciation rate (?) and 5 percent real interest rate (r), calculate the optimum level of health stock if Joe loses his job (W2=$0). Compare the new result with the ones in part (a) and (b) above. Provide an explanation according to human capital theory.

Life science 2 thx a lot!

1. Challenges to living on Mars include

A. that it is far too cold to be outside on Mars without protection

B. the thin and toxic atmosphere means we would need breathing apparati and oxygen

C. frozen, not liquid, water

D. human bodies would be dramatically changed over time

E. all of the above

2. People with damage to their amygdala do not experience a memory enhancement effect.

true

false

3. Factors that facilitate cross-species transfer of novel human pathogens include

A. encountering the habitat of the disease vector

B. migration of the reservoir species

C. climate change

D. global change

E. all of the above

4. Because of a change in blood vessels as aging occurs

A. diabetes becomes more common

B. circulation is affected

C. wrinkles develop in the skin

5. Ex-vivo studies support the notion that memories and complex information could be transferred from one neuronal network to another.

true

false

6. The major muscular changes associated with aging occur because of

A. hypertrophy

B. overuse

C. disuse

D. relaxation

7. Auxins

A. regulate pollination

B. regulate photosynthesis

C. regulate growth

D. regulate nutrient flow

8. Gametophytes

A. consume spores

B. generate spores

C. generate pollen and eggs

D. comsume pollen and eggs

9. Vision is affected by aging because

A. pupil size shrinks

B. sensitivity to glare increases

C. the lens loses flexibility

D. dryness of the eye increases

E. all of the above

10. Onset and progress of aging is affected by

A. genetics

B. environmental factors

C. lifestyle

D. gender

E. all of the above

11. Living on Mars would reduce the body's ability to synthesize

A. vitamin C

B. vitamin B12

C. vitamin D

D. folate

12. Length of time for radio signals to travel to other systems may explain why we have not been contacted by extraterrestrial life.

true

false

13. Lyme disease is likely to be acquired

A. by campers, hikers, outdoor works, or those people who frequent wooded, brushy, and grassy places

B. if the nymph attaches and feeds for greater than 24 hours

C. a person resides in the Northeastern, North-Central, or Northern California portions of the United States

D. all of the above

1. Project A
Moderate prematurity refers to babies who are born between 28 and 32 completed weeks gestational age with a birth weight range between 1500 and 2500 grams. The length of time a baby has spent in the womb, or more specifically the number of completed weeks of frequency, is called gestational age. Based on their gestational age and their weight, premature babies are placed into categories of mild, moderate and extreme prematurity. • Mild Prematurity refers to babies who are between 33 and 36 completed weeks of gestation and /or have a birth weight between 1500 and 2500 grams. • Moderate Prematurity refers to babies who are born between 28 and 32 completed weeks of gestation with a birth weight range between 100 and 1500 grams. • Extreme Prematurity refers to babies who are born before 28 completed weeks of gestation or a birth weight less than 1000 grams.
a. Generally speaking, the gestation time for human babies is approximately normally distributed, with an average of 40 weeks and a standard deviation of two weeks. i. Calculate the probability of having a birth with mild prematurity. ii. What is the probability of having a birth with extreme prematurity? iii. Find the upper and lower quartiles for the gestation times. iv. Would it be unusual to deliver a baby after only 24 weeks of gestation? v. A randomly selected baby would be an age of less than x weeks to be one of the bottom 20% in gestational age. What is the value of x? vi. Before what gestational time does 83.4% of gestational time occur? b. The birth weight of a baby is approximately normally distributed with an average of 3.4 kg and a standard deviation of 800 grams. i. Calculate the probability of having a birth with moderate prematurity. ii. What is the probability of having birth with extreme prematurity? iii. What is the probability of having a baby weighing at least 6 kg? Do you think it is highly unlikely to have a baby with this weight? explain? iv. A randomly selected baby will weigh more than x kg to be one of the top 5% in weight. What is the value of x? v. Above what weight do 87.7% of the weights occur? vi. Suppose on another planet the baby (may not be human) birth weight X follow the normal distribution. The probability that X exceeds 4 kg is 0.975 and the probability that x exceeds 5 kg is 0.95. Find µ and σ.

Can you please paraphrase the whole answers with the same thought written in the answer, because that is answered by me and my friend, we have to have different answers.

Schistosomes case study

A Sixty-eight year old male from sudan had a stool examination as part of a refugee screening. His blood work-up also revealed increased level of eosinophils. A formalin-ethyl acetate concentration was performed on the stool specimen. the pictures below are was found on a wet mount preparation.

Questions to answer:

1. What is your Diagnosis? Based on the morphologic appearance?

My diagnosis for the patient has a disease called the Schistomiasis. This is the first symptom for this disease is the inflammation of the cercaria penetration site. That is why there is an increased of eosinophils because of this parasite. Also, as you can see in the picure the eggs looks like an oblong. Therefore, the parasite that is causing the infection is the Schistosoma mansoni who is the only one who looks the perfect oblong. Also, you can see in the picture that there is a prominent large lateral spine present in the eggs. This is one of the indicators of the eggs for the parasite.

Reference:

        Zeibig, Elizabeth A. (2013). Clincal Parasitology: A Practical Approach. 2nd Edition

2. How does Human get infected with this parasite?

The humans get infected with this parasite when the fork tail cercariae is penetrated in to the skin of the human. After this the schistosomule will now travel into the blood stream, and this is where they will mature into the adulthood. They reside in the veins around the intestinal tract. They also reside in the blood passage of the liver. The female lay their eggs and they will found their way into the bloodstream through the colon. The eggs will be excreted into the tissue with the help of their produced enzymes.

Reference:

Zeibig, Elizabeth A. (2013). Clincal Parasitology: A Practical Approach. 2nd Edition

3. Other than Formalin-ethyl acetate concentration, what other method can be done to recover eggs of this parasite?

There are other ways where in you can recover the eggs of the parasite other than the Formalin-ethyl acetate concentration. One of the laboratory diagnoses for this parasite is the recovery of eggs into the stool. You can also recover the eggs into the rectal biopsy specimen. There are number of techniques that is also available for the recovery of the eggs of this parasite. You can use a number of immunodiagnostic techniques. You can also include the ELISA to recover eggs from this parasite.

Reference:

        Zeibig, Elizabeth A. (2013). Clincal Parasitology: A Practical Approach. 2nd Edition

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

BS in Accounting; BS in Business Administration; BS in Business Analytics; BS in Business Information Systems; BS in Business Management; BS in Entrepreneurial Studies; BS in Finance; BS in Finance and Economics; BS in Hospitality Management; BS in Marketing and Advertising; BS in Sports Management; BS in Supply Chain and Logistics Management

1.1: Demonstrate skills for effective collaboration, negotiation, and teamwork.

BS in Applied Management

1.4: Demonstrate skills for effective collaboration, negotiation, and teamwork.

BS in Homeland Security and Emergency Management

2.2: Demonstrate skills for effective collaboration, negotiation, and teamwork.

The major responsibilities of human resources management (HRM) are attracting, developing, and maintaining a quality workforce. Research an organization, with which you are familiar, that is in need of a change and present how you will manage the change process by incorporating the three essential duties of HRM. Throughout this assignment, teammates will need to demonstrate skills for effective collaboration, negotiation, and teamwork.

Address following in your presentation:

1. Provide an overview of the organization you have chosen including three subsystems of the organization, three stakeholders of the organization, and the reason for selecting this organization.
2. What one major organizational subsystem needs to be changed in the organization? Justify your choice. How does it compare to a similar successful organization?
3. How will the subsystem change affect the two other subsystems within the organization that you have identified and how will you realign the total system?
4. Identify and explain how you would ensure that the proposed change will satisfy any three stakeholders of the organization?
5. How should the organization attract, develop, and maintain the workforce required to bring about your proposed change?
   1. Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about attracting a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above: human resource planning, recruitment, or selection.
   2. Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about developing a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above: (and this must tie in to 5a too): employee orientation, training and development, or performance appraisal.
   3. Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about maintaining a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above (and must relate to 5a and 5b): career development, work-life balance, compensation and benefits, employee retention and turnover, or labor-management relations.