The Importance of Codification in the 21st Century: A Global Language of Logistics

 1.2 Codification in the 21st Century At the beginning, the NATO Codification System has been a purely NATO organisation. Nowadays its size is by far larger than NATO itself, over one third of the world’s nations belonging to the system (see Annex A). The benefits are more than visible: encouraging interoperability and fostering standardization, … Read more

Understanding Forensic Psychology and Psychopathy

 Forensic psychology has been a term which has not found a definition which all can agree on, however, a definition in Hess & Weiner (1999) states forensic psychology is based on judicial elements such as evidence collection, analysis and presentation. The British Psychological Society website also goes on to highlight that this area is … Read more

Synthesis and Catalysis of Organic and Inorganic Compounds

 Teo Davidian ID # 57891107 Chemistry 107L Monday 3-9:50 Lab Partner: Irmak Sengur POL: Synthesis and Catalysis of Organic and Inorganic Compounds Abstract: For this week’s lab, the glovebox was introduced because of the use of air sensitive compounds. The coordination polymerization of ethylene was synthesized in Part I by a Ziegler-Natta catalyst. The … Read more

The Cuban Missile Crisis: A 13-day Confrontation During the Cold War

  · The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis of 1962, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey with consequent Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. The confrontation is often considered … Read more

Coco: A Heartwarming Animated Film Celebrating Mexican Culture

 Movie Background/Introduction   Coco is a 2017 award-winning animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. The original idea of the film was given by Lee Unkrich, and it was directed by himself. Due to Coco’s impressive plot portraying Mexican’s rich heritage which greatly celebrates the Mexican culture, Coco became one of the highest-grossing films … Read more

How Consolidation of Legacy Carriers Led to a Decline in Air Travel Standards

 With recent changes, the three remaining major legacy carriers aren’t being held to a higher standard. Due to the consolidation of legacy carriers, the overwhelming majority of remaining carriers are Ultra-Low-Cost Carriers, such as Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Air, and Low-Cost Carriers, such as JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines. Their previously superior products were … Read more

Analyzing Romania’s Macro and Business Environment: A Theoretical View on PESTEL Analysis

 Analyzing Romania’s macro and business environment Part I – A theoretical view on PESTEL Analysis of the macro and business environment 1.1. Business environment – a general view The business environment consists of all the factors in which any kind of business takes place and with which every business has to interact and find … Read more

The Importance of Performance Appraisal in Human Resource Management

 Introduction Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that focuses mainly on the utilization of individuals by acquiring, training, appraising, compensating, and managing employees in order to achieve its organizational goals efficiently and effectively. HRM is the main structure of a company. It works strategically, relying on the company’s past experience, … Read more

Exploring Love and Lust’s Impact on Moral Blindness in Shakespeare’s Tragedy, Hamlet

 Love and pain will irrevocably be connected, for “This is the very ecstasy of love, who violence affects property fordoes itself and leads the will to desperate undertakings as oft as any passion under heaven that does afflict our natures” (II.i.102-106). Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragedy set in Denmark shadowing Prince … Read more

Long-Distance Relationships: Examining the Pros and Cons of Constructing Closeness at a Distance

 1. Introduction The separation between couples can arise for a variety of different reasons, such as ones’ pursuit of career opportunities, educational goals, military service, or parental and familial obligations.  This separation, that can also be known as geographical distance, is often grasped as a challenge to romantic relationships, forming the popular belief of … Read more

Pivotal Battles of the American Civil War

 Dhruv Patel Mr. GR, Period 1 American History 25 May, 8 Pivotal Battles of the American Civil War  On September 22, 1862, President Lincoln took the first steps to ending slavery in the entire United States by announcing the Emancipation of Proclamation. Antietam was the bloodiest battle of the Civil war and it was … Read more

Explore how death is celebrated within post-mortem portraiture

 EXPLORE HOW DEATH IS CELEBRATED WITHIN POST-MORTEM PORTRAITURE VIS4041 CLARA DAILEY 17128394 TRACY ALISON SMITH   Introduction The idea of post-mortem portraiture has been alive since the middle ages. Nobles and religious Figures were commissioned to be painted on their death beds to remember them and keep the memory of them alive. This type … Read more

Introduction to Exchange Rates: Defining Different Regimes and Factors Influencing Country’s Choice

 1. Introduction to Exchange Rates Today, in the globalized world, the exchange rate plays an extremely important role and countries must carefully choose the most appropriate regime for them. There is a lot of debate about regimes and their characteristics, but all economists agree that there is no adequate trading system for all countries … Read more

Introduction to SIR Models and Equations for Dynamical Systems

 SIR ModelsCoalter Palmer and Kailee SilverApril 20181 Differential EquationsA  differential  equation  is  one  which  involves  derivatives  of  a  function  or  functions.   It  represents  therelationship between a continuously varying quantity and its rate of change.  They usually represent aphysical quantity of a derivative.  Differential equations, for this reason, are often used in biology, physics,and economics.2 … Read more