Optimal control Essays

  • Investigating the Browning of a Fruit or Vegetable

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    temperatures and at an optimal pH level. The degree and speed at which each apple portion browns will depend upon the strength and amount of the enzyme phenolase present in each portion. Background Information: Apples will turn brown when cut and exposed to air. This can be partly attributed to the action of enzymes which are organic catalysts. They speed up chemical reactions without taking part in the reaction. Enzymes are sensitive to temperature and pH and have optimal levels of each variable

  • Using Your Minds Eye for Optimal Athletic Performance

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    Using Your Minds Eye for Optimal Athletic Performance You are in the First Union Stadium playing in the championship basketball game in front of a sold out, wildly cheering crowd, with hints of soft pretzels, buttered popcorn, and sweat in the air. Theres one minute left to play and you are agitated, exhausted, and have cottonmouth from the stimulation of this once in a life time opportunity to own and flaunt a championship ring. The scoreboard announces that the numbers are tied at 101 and

  • Jp Molassas Business Analysis

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    total molasses produced Part II There are two solutions that provide the optimal profit given the current constraints under which JP Molasses operates. Under these conditions, the optimal profit is $63,571. This profit margin is achieved in both cases with revenue of $942,354 and cost of $412,333 for material purchased and $466,450 for fixed and variable costs in processing, for total cost of $878,783. This optimal profit can be achieved with two different allocations of raw sugar shipments

  • hand tools

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    (pistol grip) maintains a straight wrist during cutting, sawing, or rotary operations such as drilling or nut tightening. Maintain a straight wrist     Provide an optimal grip span Cylindrical Handle. A tool for rotary action on a horizontal work piece maintain the wrist in a straight position.           Excessive grip span does not allow optimal application of force and imposes undue stress upon the joints. Avoid tissue compression     Protect against heat, cold, vibration extremes Excessively thin or

  • Optimal Size Of A Firm

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    Optimal Size Of A Firm The optimum size of a firm is a very subjective idea. The ways in which size can help or hinder a firm vary from which angle you a looking at the situation from. Size can have its benefits and its drawbacks, and each firm will have its own benefits and drawbacks that come from either increasing in size, or remaining small, and these will depend on the market in which the firm is in, the current economy, and in some cases the preferences of the manager(s). For example a small

  • Full-Day vs. Half-Day Kindergarten

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    young. Kindergarten plays an important role in the growth, and development of a child. It is here that children begin the foundation for the rest of there education. Educators are constantly looking for ways to improve the kindergarten program for optimal success, however change never occurs easily. There is always some opposition; as in the case with the change from half-day to full-day kindergarten. After carefully researching the controversial topic I have been able to come to some conclusions,

  • Williams’ and Calabrese’s Ambiguity & Interpretive Theory

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    meaning obscurity. Today, a myriad of budget theories exist; some divergent, while others homogeneous. Fiscal policy that creates public value is noteworthy. Admirable budgeting processes are transparent, efficient and exist to “eliminate deficits and control unethical legislator behavior” (Williams and Calabrese, 2013, 4). This paper aims to investigate the ambiguity & interpretive theory, as well as develop implications as I assess the correlation, similitudes, and disjoints amongst Williams’ and Calabrese’s

  • Compare The Three Models Of Decision Making As Articulated By Allison Case Study

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    1) Compare the three models of decision making as articulated by Allison. What are the components, assumptions, and applications of each? Which is most useful for organizational administration and leadership? Why? Finally, how could “group think” influence decision making in an organization? The three models of decision making according to Allison are the rational model, the organizational process model, and the government and politics models. The rational model is when within the organization

  • Rational models and self evaluation

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    My supervisor requested a self-evaluation in connection with an upcoming annual performance review, the self evaluation was meant to answer questions regarding A certain customer service decision and accommodations made by me that went beyond company standard operating procedure and protocols. Conio-caca Graphics Imaging Corporation ordered my team to perform a systems installation for a small publishing company in North Miami. The installation was to be performed according to company standards;

  • The Role of the Management Consultant

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    Introduction The review set out to discuss the statement "It is the consultant’s responsibility to facilitate client decision-making, not change the decisions the client would have made anyway" (Wickham and Wickham 2008). To do so, the review firstly outlines the client- consultant relationship and the consultant’s responsibility and role once they are hired, in light of the work of prominent authors like Appelbaum (2004), Calvert (2005) and O’Mahoney (2010). Then, the review analyses the client’s

  • Reflection on How to Make the Most of Working in Collaboration with Others

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    In Lawrence’ (2013, p.195) point of view: “In the management classroom, theories on reflection and experiential learning clearly influence the use of personal, reflective writing exercises. They are used to illustrate course concepts and help students take charge of their own educational experience (and, therefore, practice making meaning for them).” Therefore, through reflection, we can make connections and examine our learning processes. When I started to learn this module, I found it includes

  • Review of paper 1

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    1. Introduction Design variables are important to be conducted the appropriate experiment analyzing and getting the accurate values for integer, discrete, zero-one (binary), and continuous variables. The researchers should classify design factors before the experiment is conducted. In literature, there are several factors such as quantitative, qualitative, discrete, continuous, zero-one (binary), non-zero-one (non-binary), controlled and uncontrolled variables (Sanchez & Wan, 2009). Quantitative

  • Symbolism In The Road Not Taken

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    Chopin uses spring time and nature as a symbols of the renewal and hopefulness Mrs. Mallard is feeling now that she believes her husband has died. Chopin writes that in her room Mrs. Mallard "could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life," (307). Spring represents new life and Chopin uses that representation in order to suggest that Mrs. Mallard feels like she too will have a new life now that her husband is dead. This is not what the

  • Ticketmaster Case Study

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    According to the definition, this classical model leads to an optimal decision, assuming the full availability of information, sufficient time, and the rationality of the decision maker (Neck, Lattimer, Houghton, 2014). The classical model assumes that the decision makers can make a reasoned judgment about the situation

  • Royal Dutch Shell Case Analysis

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    While our organization prides itself in a well-defined and thorough code of ethics, there are occasions where situations arise, but the solution is not clearly defined within our code. In such a case, it is critical to develop a decision making framework that allows our employees to make a decision while operating within the moral guidelines of our corporation. In the hope that we can eliminate discrepancies, Royal Dutch Shell has created an ethical decision strategy that will make clear the ethical

  • The Optimal Foraging Theory

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    The Optimal Foraging Theory Abstract.Ý The theory of optimal foraging and its relation to central foraging was examined by using the beaver as a modelÝ (summarizes the Introduction). Beaver food choice was examined by noting the species of woody vegetation, status (chewed vs. not-chewed), distance from the water, and circumference of trees near a beaver pond in North Carolina (summarizes the Methods).Ý Beavers avoided certain species of trees and preferred trees that were close to the

  • Hypotheses Of The Effects Of Wolf Predation

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    Hypotheses of the Effects of Wolf Predation Abstract: This paper discusses four hypotheses to explain the effects of wolf predation on prey populations of large ungulates. The four proposed hypotheses examined are the predation limiting hypothesis, the predation regulating hypothesis, the predator pit hypothesis, and the stable limit cycle hypothesis. There is much research literature that discusses how these hypotheses can be used to interpret various data sets obtained from field studies

  • Do Humans (Homo sapiens) Maximize the Number of Food Items Per Foraging Run? A Test of the Marginal Value Theorem

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    the foraging patch and collected simulated food items in a way that simulated diminishing marginal returns. Data on travel time, foraging time, and number of food items collected were collected. The data differed significantly from the calculated optimal values. This may be a result of low number of trips between the foraging patch and the simulated dwelling. Introduction When animals forage, many factors become involved. They include the location of the food, its distance from the animals’

  • Sexual Politics In Kathy Goes To Haiti By Kathy Acker

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    dominance over Kathy by not only the sexual position but also in the type of sexual act performed. For instance in every sex scene there is a forceful and rough nature that always has the man in control and the sexual position “doggy style” where the man penetrates the woman from behind, again putting the control in the man’s hands. With Roger everything is strictly business and he has no sympathy for Kathy as “his huge cock rushes into her. He’s too rough and he hurts her (91).” With no worries for Kathy’s

  • Good Country People by Flannery O'connor

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    to think they are in control, life will show them they are in less control than thought they were. In Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People,” the character Hulga is a person that wants to maintain control in every aspect of her life good or bad. To Hulga it seems she is in constant control of her surroundings and her life. However, she does not have control that she thinks has. Hulga’s birth name was Joy. When Joy/Hulga was 21, she wanted to show her mother she was in control by changing her name