One inherent risk factor that would impact my audit procedures of Enron were the large number of highly complex accounting entries. For example energy traders were required to book all the projected profits from a supply contract in the quarter in which the deal is made. Such accounting procedures are inherently risky as they make assumptions about price forecasts which can drastically affect earnings. Another inherent risk factor is the frequency of related party transactions. The special purpose
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Inflationary gaps When aggregate demand exceeds an economy’s productive potential there is an inflationary gap. We tend to see rising inflation and a worsening trade situation at these times. This situation occurs when the economy has been growing for some time leading to a build up of inflationary pressure as demand rises. In the late 1980s there was a cyclical boom in the economy that led to a large inflationary gap. Consumer demand increased by over 7.5% in real terms during 1988 and the economy was
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Although the term cardiovascular disease refers to a disorder of the cardiovascular system‚ it is usually associated with atherosclerosis‚ also known as arterial disease. It is considered the leading cause of deaths in the world‚ taking 17.1 million lives a year. There are only a few factors that are non-modifiable‚ these being the persons age‚ gender‚ family history and their race and ethnicity. Although there are non-modifiable risk factors‚ there are multiple
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The Risk Factors of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Childhood Rachel A. Abou Khalil 201201014 American University of Beirut Abstract ADHD is a genetically as well as environmentally determined disorder. Research has shown that multiple risk factors for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder exist. Genetic influences‚ parental ADHD‚ brain abnormalities‚ pre-natal smoking‚ early development‚ familial risk factors‚ allergy and diet are all possible risk
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Risk Factors Risks Relating to Honda’s Industry 1. Honda may be adversely affected by market conditions Honda conducts its operations in Japan and throughout the world‚ including North America‚ Europe and Asia. A sustained loss of consumer confidence in these markets‚ which may be caused by continued economic slowdown‚ recession‚ changes in consumer preferences‚ rising fuel prices‚ financial crisis or other factors could trigger a decline in demand for automobiles‚ motorcycles and power products
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Lab-8 1. Some common risks‚ threats‚ and vulnerabilities commonly found in the Remote Access Domain that must be mitigated through a layered security strategy are: • Private data or confidential data is compromised remotely (Kim & Solomon‚ 2012). • Unauthorized remote access to IT systems‚ applications‚ and data (Kim & Solomon‚ 2012). • Mobile worker laptop is stolen (Kim & Solomon‚ 2012). • Multiple logon retries and access control attacks (Kim & Solomon‚ 2012). 2. The deny-by-default rulesets
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thing‚ but it exists and it cannot be ignored. Crime lurks in many places. In metropolises‚ cites towns‚ and even villages. In my essay‚ you will learn ways to prevent crime and I am going to tell you what leads these people up to committing these crimes. The main factor is that we have to start controlling is guns. Then we have to decide what we want to do with all our drug offenders. To live in a safe community we must start sometime and somewhere and there is no better time then now. Gun control
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Risk Factors of Behavior Summary Why are children more challenging than others? Children display different behavior as they develop mentally. According to the text infants and toddlers use aggressive behavior early in their lives when they become angry or frustrated because they are trying to control their own activity and possession (Kaiser‚ 2007). An example of this type of behavior can be observed when an infant is learning to hold their feeding bottle and in a toddler when they are trying to
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March 2009 Social risk factors for involvement in crime This brief provides an introductory discussion of five areas of social risk factors for involvement in crime: family‚ education‚ economics‚ community and peers‚ and alcohol and other drugs. Family Family environment and parental behaviour are important risk or protective factors for involvement in crime because of their influence on a child’s development Parental behaviours play a strong role in shaping a child’s risk of later involvement
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A risk is defined as the possibility of an unplanned or unwanted event occurring at any point in the life cycle of a system and the resulting negative impact that it will have in completing the project with the available resources (STSC‚ 2000). A risk management plan is a list of all the risks that will have the potential to affect a project and the corresponding plan to mitigate some or all the those risk from occurring. “Project Risk Management includes the processes of conducting risk management
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