Business travelers using La Quinta enjoy the same features at all of La Quinta hotels across the country–high-speed Internet access; meeting space; access to an exercise room, restaurant, lounge, and a swimming pool; and 24-hour access to food. Which aspect of quality does La Quinta exhibit?

Your consulting client owns several local grocery stores within a 100-mile radius of one another that specialize in regional products such as locally roasted coffees, wines from around the area, and grass-fed beef. Each store places its own orders with various suppliers, but no one coordinates efforts among the group. As an advisor to the owner, which would you suggest as the BEST overall improvement to consider?

Ben & Jerry’s has been making ice cream from Fairtrade Certified ingredients since 2005, and they were the first to do so. Their sourcing policy as been socially responsible since the 1980s. Which stance would BEST describe the company’s approach?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, some retailers marked up prices for high-demand items such as hand sanitizers, home cleaning products, and toilet paper. This is an example of price gouging.

The government most often influences organizations directly, through _________, the establishment of rules that dictate what organizations can and cannot do.

 A psychiatrist recommends a treatment specifically designed to improve mood by modifying the intestinal microbiome. Which intervention most directly targets the gut microbiota?

A patient with generalized anxiety disorder demonstrates impaired inhibitory neurotransmission. Which bacterial genera are most closely associated with microbial production of GABA?

This vein drains blood from the:

A patient presents with chronic IBS accompanied by anxiety and depression. This combination best illustrates which principle of the gut-brain axis?

Streptomycin is an antibiotic. Which plate has the most bacterial colonies? [a] On which contains evidence of antibiotic resistance? [b] What is the most likely reason there are a few colonies growing on streptomycin positive plante? [c]