Background-Sarah is a 22 month old functioning at a level much below her chronological age. Sarah has been evaluated twice regarding her symptoms‚ and at the time of the 2nd evaluation‚ she was too young for a formal diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Sarah does though‚ present with many of the common symptoms associated with ASD and she is essentially non-verbal. Sarah has a multitude of goals‚ both short term and long term to increase her level of functional communication. There are three
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and speed is loud and pressured. He also speaks about impregnating his secretary and taking out a second mortgage on his house in order to pay for three law offices. Based on these symptoms‚ Melanie would most likely diagnose Rick with a Bipolar Spectrum Disorder. Rick’s subjective symptoms include his claims to multitasking with great success as well as his emotionally labile state. He also expresses his impulsivity and purchase
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Short Film: Love directed and written by Martin Jose Ponferrada Summary: Two Ends of a Spectrum The film takes place in two timelines and involves two couples from different continents. The Australian couple‚ Walt and Ruth‚ lives in the present and are bickering on account of the husband’s obsession to catch flies that to his wife’s dismay‚ resulted to the neglect of his household chores. The Filipino couple lives in the memory of the husband‚ Jessie. He remembers his wife‚ Appollonia‚ as an
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurological condition that affects one in forty-five children. These children affected tend to be american males. Diagnosis of ASD continue to rise every year. The three main pillars of ASD are: impaired social interactions‚ communications (both verbal and nonverbal)‚ and restricted or repetitive actions. Most people diagnosed with ASD fall into the categories of: Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)‚ Asperger’s Syndrome (AS)‚ or
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framework can be used. Porter (1980:3) states that “competition in an industry depends on five basic competitive forces”. As seen below in figure 1. Figure 1. Threat of new entrants Porter (1980:7) states that there are “six major sources of barriers to entry”; economies of scale‚ product differentiation‚ capital requirements‚ switching costs‚ access to distribution channels and government policy. “New entrants to an industry bring new capacity and a desire to gain market share that puts pressure
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its acquisition‚ Duracell has become a drain on the financial performance of Gillette. The board needs to decide what should be done to turn Duracell around and restore Gillette to a dependable financial performer. 2. How is the battery industry (you can use five forces analysis to answer this question)? Has it been changing? If yes‚ how? Overall‚ the industry is very attractive. New entrants realize the potential of snagging a piece of a highly profitable industry that produced $5.2 billion
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Porter’s Five Forces- Threat of New Entrants Since its introduction in 1979‚ Porter’s Five Forces has become the de facto framework for industry analysis. The five forces measure the competitiveness of the market deriving its attractiveness. The analyst uses conclusions derived from the analysis to determine the company’s risk from in its industry (current or potential). The five forces are (1) Threat of New Entrants‚ (2) Threat of Substitute Products or Services‚ (3) Bargaining Power of Buyers
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Chapter 1 Industry Background A. Definition of the Industry: What are its Products or Services? 1. Definition The development of any country completely depends upon the growth of telecommunications; it is a technology of transmitting signal through a long distance for the sake of communicating with each other. Throughout the world‚ telecom industry is being controlled by private companies instead of government monopolies. Traditional telecom technologies are also being replaced by modern
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MBA 623 | North American Cruise Industry | Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Cruise Industry Overview 2 Market Overview and Structure 2 Industry and Customer Segments 5 Target Market Analysis 7 Carnival Cruise Lines 7 Target Market Analysis 7 Positioning Strategy 7 Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines 8 Target Market Analysis 8 Positioning Strategy 9 Norwegian Cruise Lines 9 Target Market Analysis 10 Positioning Strategy 10 Disney Cruise Lines 11 Target Market Analysis
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year. By looking at the first quarter of 2012‚ US had grew 2 percent and in the second quarter of the year‚ 1.7 percent. (Larry 2012) Looking at a country unemployment rate will also be another way that reflects the economic status of a country. US has 7.9 percent unemployment rate‚ which is considered very high for a developed country. (The Associated Press 2012) Economist even predict that US economy will be going from bad to worst and there might be a possibility that it will fall back into recession
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