Signs it is time to replace your HVAC air filter The air filter is a device used to remove air-born particles that are harmful to the lungs if inhaled. Such solid particles include dust, mould, fibres, germs, pollens and many more. The air filter can use both chemical and physical processes to clean air to the required breathable level.   HVAC air filters should be changed regularly. How often you change the air filter should be determined by the amount of dust and dirt in your atmosphere. For example, if you live in a smoky place, you should change the filters regularly. Changing air filters improves the air quality of your home. By changing your air filter, you dispose of the germs trapped in the HVAC system. Also, by changing the air filters, you increase energy efficiency. When the HVAC system is clogged, it is forced to work harder, increasing the amount of energy being used. Moreover, changing the air filter extends the life shelf of your HVAC unit. By maintaining the air filter, you cut on the costs of…

Gun Control in the United States   Gunshot in the USA Part I:Thesis Statement The constitutional right of Americans envisaged in the Second Amendmentto bear firearms should not be restricted, and gun ownership shouldnot be banned since a gun, and a firearm is equal to protection.Guns do not kill, they are crucial tools for protection, and the government should offer measures and policies on how the firearms are issued to ensure appropriate use. Assumptions Acts of gun violence will not be stopped or even reduced by getting rid of firearms from the hands of the citizenry. The only way to reduce or eliminate gun violence is by addressing the root causes of it, including assessing the functioning of the country’s mental health system. Also, in a violent world, guns and firearms are necessary tools. One is able to protect oneself from home invasions, muggings, mass shootings, and terrorist incidents when he/she has a gun. Citizenry with unrestricted right to own firearms is a guarantee for safety against the injustices of a tyranny. Part II: Purpose The purpose is to convincethepolicymakers…

Abstract The non-profit organizations are currently experiencing a lot of changes, with research demarcating a global executive leadership crisis. This reason makes it necessary to encourage leadership learning and development. Most researchers are much focused on improving the non-profit leadership. This analysis engaged three current non-profit leaders interviewed them on how they have utilized their leadership skills to ensure success within their organizations. The interviews’ findings were analyzed through various leadership theories, and conclusions were made on how the leaders utilized the leadership theories to lead. Data used was obtained via virtual interviews with leaders and employees from the same organizations. Also, differences were noted for each of the leader’s skills. Finally, the researchers made suggestions that should be considered in future research to strengthen the knowledge foundation of non-profit leadership learning. Keywords: non-profit, leadership theories, interview Introduction This analysis involves examining the highly experienced executive leaders of 3 non-profit organizations and their underlying techniques of ensuring leadership success. The topic of leadership gained is of great concern among many scholars, and there are a lot of reports, journals, and…

Similarities and Differences between Fayol’s and Weber’s Theories of Management Max Weber (1841-1925) and Henri Fayol (1864-1920) were born when industrialization was transforming government, business, and society. Whereas Fayol focused more on top managers who develop strategy, Weber’s work edged more towards middle managers who implement set strategy (BCcampus, 2020). Consequently, their views on management were bound to differ due to their different perspectives. Despite their differences, both men had similar ideas of the administrative management theories, like the need for rational and logical systems to control various types of enterprises. Both Max Weber and Henri Fayol’s contributions to administration borrowed heavily from Fredrick Taylor’s scientific theory. Weber created a formal system of organization and administration known as the principles of bureaucracy (BCcampus, 2020). Similarly, Henri Fayol designed Fayol’s management system, which like Weber’s, but based on fourteen principles. Both men’s principles stress the importance of authority in an enterprise and the need to hold employees accountable for their actions (Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. 2009). Max Weber’s fourth principle, which states that employees should have a clear…

Popular Building Styles for Your First Home Building your first home is a fascinating milestone that your money can ever achieve for you. It is even more exciting if you can make it in your preferred style, comfortably within your budget. Read along for tips on exciting building styles.   Farmhouse Style The pioneers of the 18th and 19th centuries take credit for introducing the farmhouse style architecture. The homes were simple since there were no trained architects, but unskilled laborers who used locally available materials. Later, architects adopted the farmhouse style in the 20th century and modified it to a beautiful product. The farmhouse style is still popular with many homeowners due to its resilience in quality over time. Other styles come for a short time, only for people to lose interest in them later. The modern farmhouse design is even more durable and versatile. Features of Farmhouse Style Classic farmhouses had porches for leaving muddy boots to prevent dirtying the wooden floors inside They were houses for the farming land in the rural areas They had large fireplaces…

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Mental Illness Speaker’s Notes Slide 2 Hello, and welcome to this presentation on mental disabilities. Did you know that at any given time, 18.7% adults are experiencing a mental health complication, which is an equivalent of approximately 45 million Americans (Mental Health America, 2020)? This presentation will explore the broad topic of mental disorders and narrow down to patients living with schizophrenia. The succeeding slides will offer definitions to critical terms, assert some of the major challenges that “schizophrenics” encounter, and identify some practical solutions to countering these challenges. The presentation recognizes the need to highlight some of the problems that schizophrenics face and why it is paramount to address these problems so that they can go ahead to lead productive lives. Slide 3 Mental illnesses are influenced by a combination of biological and genetic factors, and the society. However, the greatest influence which often goes ignored are societal factors. According to Kapil (2019), the diversity in backgrounds and culture form an important aspect of the society that impact an individual’s mental health experience. Sekar (2016), describes schizophrenia as a…

  Managing Multicultural teams Introduction Over the past few decades, there has been a rapid increase in globalization that has resulted in employees in most organizations working in multicultural environments. Workers from diverse cultural backgrounds constitute multicultural teams. With the diversity within experienced in multicultural teams, both the organization and the employees gain a wide range of benefits. However, poor management of multicultural teams may negatively affect the productivity of the workers. Multicultural teams may present a range of benefits and disadvantages to an organization. Binsiddiq, & Alzahmi (2013) articulates lack of commitment to work and communication barriers as some of the drawbacks of multicultural teams. While cultural diversity may pose severe challenges to an organization such as frequent conflicts, low commitment levels and poor performance, it may also offer the opportunity for cultural exchanges, collaboration, sharing of ideas and innovations (Glinkowska, 2016). Various scholarly works have presented sufficient evidence of multicultural teams, presenting an array of challenges that the management has to deal with to attain effectiveness and maximum productivity in workplaces. Cultural diversity in workplaces or organization has…

Whether psychotherapy has a biological basis According to the American Psychiatric Association (2016), psychotherapy is defined as the interaction between a healthcare professional and a patient to comprehensively explore their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors to attain higher functioning levels or solve problems. Psychotherapy aids in solving difficulties such as the effect of trauma, loss of loved ones, challenges in coping with activities of daily living, and mental disorders such as anxiety or depression (APA, 2016). Psychotherapy is indeed a biological treatment. According to Mancke et al. (2018), psychotherapy is comparable to learning a new task. In addition to that, teaching an individual’s brain to think or perceive things differently triggers certain portions of the brain to respond. In research conducted on women with borderline personality disorders, PET and MRI scans of the brain showed that after undergoing 12 weeks of dialectical behavioral therapy, they experienced an increase in grey matter volume compared to individuals who participated in usual treatments. Furthermore, Schubert et al. (2019), clients presenting with post-traumatic stress disorder experienced an enhanced dysfunctional cognitive coping strategies, and improved blood…

Limited information is available on the serum minerals in response to dietary probiotic administration. Statically, no effect of treatment was observed on serum minerals viz., calcium, and phosphorus in Asian elephants. The mean serum calcium and phosphorus values observed for different groups were slightly lower than the normal reference ranges of Asian elephants (Brown and White, 1980 and Niemuller et al., 1990). However, phosphorus values were in corroboration with Gromadzka-Ostrowska et al. (1988) as well as Ca: P ratio was found to be well within the normal reference range (Niemuller et al., 1990). The results of this study were in accordance with earlier findings of Jatkauskas and Vrotniakienė (2007) in cows for phosphorus and Kunavue and Lien (2012) in pigs, Hashemzadeh et al. (2013) in broiler chicks and Soleymanzadeh et al. (2017) in rats for calcium. On the contrary, significant differences were noticed in serum minerals by Shah et al. (2017) in rabbits and El-Sayed and Mousa (2019) in lambs. Thus, it can be concluded from the observations of the present study that probiotics L. acidophilus and S. cerevisiae can…