Good leaders get involved in their subordinates' careers. People merely obey arbitrary commands and orders, but they respond quickly and usually give extra effort for leaders who genuinely care for them. An often neglected leadership principle in today's environment of technology and specialization is knowing the workers and showing sincere interest in their problems, career development, and welfare. Leadership is reflected in the degree of efficiency, productivity, morale, and motivation demonstrated by subordinates. Leadership involvement is the key ingredient to maximizing worker performance.
A key leadership principle that's often ignored is __________.
A. leading by exampleScientists have shown that people who have a variant of a longevity gene, called KLOTHO, have improved brain skills such as thinking, learning and memory, regardless of their age, sex, or whether they have a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. Increasing KLOTHO gene levels in mice made them smarter, possibly by increasing the strength of connections between nerve cells in the brain. The study was partly funded by the National Institutes of Health.
According to the above passage, __________ could be a factor in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
A. a longevity genePneumonia is caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or mycoplasmas. Bacterial pneumonia is the main type of pneumonia that follows an attack of the flu and a major precipitator (beginning cause) of pneumonia deaths. Which kind of pneumonia is the most deadly?
A. bacterialA new study suggests that 1 in 4 Americans do not get enough sleep. Sleep experts recommend 8 hours of sleep per night and most Americans report an average of less than 7 hours of sleep on weeknights and 7.5 hours of sleep on weekends.
The average American sleeps __________.
A. 6 hours on weeknightsThe process by which the Roman legions came to serve so far from the Roman army's birthplace began in earnest during the Punic wars with Carthage. The Phoenician colony first clashed with the Romans when Rome's success in subduing its Italian neighbors drew it south to Sicily, which Carthage regarded as within its sphere of influence. In 265 B.C., after Rome's expensive victory over Pyrrhus, Rome and Carthage found themselves at war over Sicily. The war rapidly extended by both land and sea until the Carthaginians had to admit defeat and allow the establishment of Roman control over the island. Rome soon after added Corsica and Sardinia to these beginnings of its overseas empire.
What area were the Romans and Carthaginians fighting over in 265 B.C.?
A. PhoeniciaCommon sense says that the shade of a tree will help retain snow, and snow exposed to sunlight in open areas will melt. This typically is the case in regions where winter temperatures are below freezing, such as the Northeast, Midwest and most of central and eastern Canada. But in Mediterranean climates ?where the average winter temperatures usually are above 30 degrees Fahrenheit ?a different phenomenon occurs. Snow tends to melt under the tree canopy and stay more intact in open meadows or gaps in a forest. This happens in part because trees in warmer, maritime forests radiate heat in the form of long-wave radiation to a greater degree than the sky does. Heat radiating from the trees contributes to snow melting under the canopy first.
Which of these statements is true, given the information in the above passage?
A. There is always snow under trees in Canada.Specialized warships are relatively recent in origin. They have always been expensive to build and need to be manned by crews with specialized skills. Their construction and operation therefore requires a great deal of the ruler's wealth. The earliest form of fighting at sea was probably piratical as opposed to political; even a pirate needs resources to get his start. The first navies may or may not have been pirate hunters but navies, by definition, cost more than individual ships. Whatever perspective one takes, fighting on water has cost more than fighting on land from the beginnings.
According to this passage, navies __________.
A. all started out as piratesOne implied warranty required by state law is the "warranty of merchantability." This means that the seller promises that the product will do what it is supposed to do. For example, __________.
A. a car will never need repairsDoctors in many countries have gone back to using old antibiotics that were abandoned... because their toxic side effects were so frequent and so bad. But superbugs; like Acinetobacter, have challenged doctors all over the world by now becoming resistant to these older and considered more dangerous medicines. Even colistin, an antibiotic discovered 60 years ago, has recently been used as a salvage remedy to treat patients with Acinetobacter infections. And it was successful for a while, but now it occasionally fails due to recent extensive use that has caused the bacteria to become resistant; leading to problem superbugs that are resistant to all available antibiotics. Quote from Matthew Falagas of the Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences in Athens, Greece and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Mass.
Based on the above passage, the author would agree that __________.
A. newer drugs are more dangerous than old onesErgonomics is the science of designing and arranging workspaces so that people and objects interact efficiently and safely. Lack of attention to ergonomics causes thousands of workers to suffer repetitive stress injury, eye fatigue, muscle
soreness, and many other medical problems each year.
Adequate lighting, well-designed chairs, and clutter-free work areas contribute to effective ergonomic design. The opportunity to take short breaks every hour or two, especially for deskbound workers, is also helpful. It's also important for
workers to avoid performing the same movements over and over for hours at a time. Variety in the type of work being done can decrease the chance of injury.
According to this passage, ___________.
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