191The following appeared in an editorial on health problems in the country of Corpora.
"Some pharmacies now feature ultrasound machines that screen for an elevated risk of stroke. For a fee, a technician presses a probe against the neck to determine whether any plaque has thickened the walls of the main artery leading to the brain. Researchers have shown that a thickening of artery walls is associated with elevated stroke risk, and such scans typically find that anywhere from 5 to 20 percent of clients have detectable plaque. All pharmacies should offer this service, because early detection of increased risk for stroke will encourage clients to consult with their doctors and make important life-style changes to reduce their risk of having a stroke. This in turn will cause a decrease in overall medical costs in Corpora."
192The following appeared in an article in Supplements Today.
"Dieticians have long known that professional athletes who eat a lot of nuts have higher levels of endurance than those who do not. Researchers have recently discovered that the particular combination of vitamin N and fiber found in some nuts provides a boost for those who participate in strenuous physical activities daily. Both vitamin N and fiber supplements are easily synthesized and widely available. As a result, all those who participate in athletic activities will be able to increase their endurance and win more games by taking vitamin N along with a fiber supplement."
193The following is a recommendation from the human resources department at Techforce Computer Company.
"Many working parents report that problems related to their childcare arrangements are a major reason for absenteeism from their jobs. Bridgewell Corporation, a tele-communications company, implemented an on-site childcare program and after one year, the company reported that unscheduled absences had declined by 25 percent. Since Techforce has had an increase in unscheduled employee absences over the past year, we should therefore implement our own on-site childcare program. The program will undoubtedly reduce our unscheduled employee absences, resulting in significantly increased productivity."
194The following appeared in a memo from a vice president of a large, highly diversified company.
"Ten years ago our company had two new regional office buildings built in two different regions. The buildings were erected by two different construction companies — Alpha and Zeta. Even though the two buildings had virtually identical floor plans, the building constructed by Zeta cost 30 percent more to build, and its expenses for maintenance last year were twice those of the building constructed by Alpha. Furthermore, the energy consumption of the Zeta building has been higher than that of the Alpha building every year since its construction. Such data, plus the fact that Alpha has a stable workforce with little employee turnover, indicate that we should use Alpha Construction Company, rather than Zeta, for all future building projects."
195The following appeared in a memo from the president of Bower Builders, a company that constructs new homes.
"A nationwide survey reveals that the two most desired home features are a bathroom with a whirlpool tub and a large kitchen. Homes in a nearby development built by our competitor, Domus Construction, have whirlpool tubs and have sold much faster and at significantly higher prices than the average. To increase our sales and profits, we should include whirlpool tubs and larger kitchens as standard features in all our new homes. Since our recent buyers have voiced no complaints about small yards, we can also increase profits by decreasing the size of our yards."
196The following appeared in a memo from a budget planner in Sophia County.
"Census data indicate that the number of retired couples without children who are moving into Sophia County is steadily rising; private schools in our county report substantial increases in enrollment; and a statewide survey of parents shows that over 10 percent now support the idea of home schooling instead of public schooling funded by the county government. Such demographic trends suggest that our county will not have to construct new school buildings and that we can therefore decrease the budget for county-funded public schools."
197The following appeared in a magazine focusing on health and fitness.
"A recent study of several nutritional supplements showed that subjects who took a daily pill containing luceen had significantly better vision of distant objects than subjects in the study who took other nutritional supplements. Luceen appears naturally in a tasty fruit that grows on the island of Bonopia, and very few inhabitants of that island wear eyeglasses or other corrective lenses. Such evidence suggests that people who develop vision problems should take regular luceen supplements."
198The following appeared in a memo from the manager of television station KICK.
"A nationwide survey reveals that a sizeable majority of men would like to see additional sports programs on television. After television station WACK increased its sports broadcasts, its share of the television audience in its viewing area almost doubled. To gain a larger audience share in our area, and thus increase company profits, KICK should also revise its broadcast schedule to include more sports coverage."
199The following appeared in a memo from the director of a large group of hospitals.
"In a laboratory study of liquid antibacterial hand soaps, a concentrated solution of Nadasept killed 40 percent more bacteria than the liquid hand soaps currently used in our hospitals. During a subsequent test of Nadasept at our hospital in Saluda, that hospital reported significantly fewer cases of patient infection than did any of the other hospitals in our group. Therefore, to prevent serious patient infections, we should supply Nadasept at all hand washing stations throughout our hospital system."
200The following appeared in a memo from the economic minister of the small country Paucia.
"Using a newly developed variety of seed, farmers in our neighboring country Abundia produced 80 percent more rice last year than in any previous year. To increase the income of farmers in our own country, we should encourage them to cultivate this new variety of rice rather than some of their traditional crops. Such high yields of rice will also improve our country's balance of trade by enabling us to begin exporting it."
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191现在一些药店提供超声仪器来检测中风危险的升高。在交了一定费用之后，医师在颈部插入一根探针来检测是否有血小板使连接大脑的主动脉血管壁增厚。研究者已证明动脉壁的增厚与中风危险的增加相关联，这种检测通常能够发现5%到20%的顾客有可探测的血小板增加。所有的药店都应该提供这类服务，由于对中风危险的早期检测将会使顾客咨询他们的医生并对生活方式作出重要改变以减少中风的危险性。这又将会导致Corpora总体医疗费用的下降。
192营养学家早就发现那些吃很多坚果的职业运动员具有比其他人更高的耐力。研究者最近发现一些坚果中存在的维生素N和纤维的组合对于每天参加力量型运动的人有促进作用。维生素N和纤维很容易合成而且容易获取。因此，所有参加体育活动的人都能够通过服用维生素N和纤维补充剂来提高耐力并赢得更多比赛。
193很多在岗的父母报告说，与他们照顾孩子的安排相关的问题是造成他们缺席的主要原因。通讯公司Bridgewell Corporation实施了一项在岗照顾孩子的方案，一年以后，公司报告说计划外缺席下降了25%。由于Techforce在过去几年中计划外缺席增加，我们也应该实施自己的在岗照顾孩子的方案。这一方案无疑将会减少员工的缺席，并带来生产力的显著提高。
194 10年以前我们公司在两个不同地区拥有两座地方办公建筑。它们由两家建筑公司--Alpha和Zeta分别建造。尽管两座建筑的平面布局基本相同，由Zeta所建造的建筑造价高出了30%，去年的维护费用是由Alpha建的楼的两倍。而且，Zeta大楼建成以来的能耗每年都比Alpha大楼要多。这些数据，再加上Alpha公司拥有稳定的员工队伍且雇员流动性很小的事实，表明我们应该使用Alpha建筑公司而不是Zeta来建造未来所有的建筑工程。
195一项全国性调查发现人们最想拥有的两项家庭设施就是具备冲浪浴缸的浴室和大厨房。我们的竞争对手Domus Construction在附近开发的新住宅安装了冲浪浴缸，这些住宅的销售速度和售价显著高于平均水平。为增加我们的销售和利润，我们应该在所有新住宅中设置冲浪浴缸和大型厨房作为标准配置。由于我们的新客户没有提出对小型庭院的任何投诉，我们也可以通过减小庭院的尺寸来增加盈利。
196普查数据表明，搬到Sophia County的无子女退休夫妇的数量正在稳步增加；我们镇的私立学校上报的注册人数增加；对于家长的州际调查发现10%以上的人现在支持私人办学的想法而不是由镇政府出资设立公立学校。这些趋势说明我们镇不需要建立新的学校建筑，因而我们可以减少市镇出资的公立学校的预算。
197最近一项对于若干营养补充剂的调查显示，那些每天服用一片含有luceen的药片的调查对象远距离视力要大大好于服用其他营养补充剂的调查对象。Bonopia岛生长的一种美味水果就含有luceen，该岛居民很少有人戴眼镜或其他矫正镜片。这些证据说明视力有问题的人应该经常服用luceen补充剂。
198一项全国性调查发现，大多数的男性希望在电视上看到更多的体育节目。在WACK电视台增加了体育节目后，在其收视范围内的收视率几乎增加了一倍。为在本地区获得更高收视率，并从而增加公司利润，KICK也应该修改其播出计划来播放更多的体育节目。
199在一次对于抗菌洗手液的实验研究中，Nadasept浓缩液比我们医院现在使用的洗手液多杀灭40%的细菌。在我们Saluda的医院随后所作的对Nadasept的测试中，该医院上报的患者感染数量显著少于我们集团的其他医院。因此，为防止严重的患者感染，我们应该在我们的医院系统所有的洗手站提供Nadasept。
200通过使用一种新研制的种子，我们临近国家Abundia的农民在去年生产了比以往多80%的大米。为增加我们国家农民的收入，我们应该鼓励他们培育这种新的大米品种，而不是那些他们的传统谷类作物。这种大米的高产量也将会使我国通过出口大米促进贸易平衡
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