Public Health In "Nutrition and Disaster Preparedness: Focusing on Vulnerability, Building Capacities," Wright & Vesala-Husemann (2006) point out that the media over-emphasizes acute and sudden disasters, when chronic and "long-term" disasters c Continue Reading...
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in reducing fraudulent financial reporting Introduction to Fraudulent Financial Reporting Available research on financial statement fraud relies mostly on anecdotal evidence (for example, Wells, 2001, 2002, 2004a, and 20 Continue Reading...
Although the research tools provided by the ISO 14001 framework are both qualitative and quantitative, this approach is consistent with the guidance provided by Neuman (2003) who points out that, "Both qualitative and quantitative research use sever Continue Reading...
Workplace Violence Everyday in the United States millions of Americans leave their homes and enter the places of their employment. Captain Among these millions, most report to work unaware of the prevalence of workplace violence or fully understand Continue Reading...
2.0 Strategic Situation Analysis In order to understand the nature of aircraft manufacture at Boeing, it is important to have a clear vision of how outsourcing plays into the manufacture of aircraft. Let us use the example of Boeing's Dreamliner. Continue Reading...
However, this study was discredited and criticized by subsequent studies. Only one study directly addressed the use of untied mittens as restraints in the critical care unit. All other studies addressed other forms of restraint systems. The results Continue Reading...
5% while 70.5% took Aspirin within six hours after reaching hospital and 76.5% of patients admitted in the NICVD were receiving Aspirin therapy." (Jaiwa, 2006, p.1) Jaiwa reports a more recent study that states findings that out of 52 patients with Continue Reading...
" (Muntenu, 2004) According to Muntenu (2004) "It is almost impossible for a security analyst with only technical background to quantify security risk for intangible assets. He can perform a quantitative or qualitative evaluation using dedicated sof Continue Reading...
Without a public health system in place these elements were left in the street to be breathed in and walked through daily. In addition there engineering advances that built large high rise slums that were quickly filled to capacity even though they Continue Reading...
Labor Economics Labor is a commodity that needs to be purchased for business activity. In the uncivilized world of the past labor could be exploited to the extreme, but in modern times trade union movement, increased public consciousness, health, sa Continue Reading...
Childhood Obesity One of the most significant health problems seen in the United States is obesity. Within this dynamic there are particular issues of special concern for the health care industry and society in general, most notably the exponential Continue Reading...
Managing All Stakeholders in the Context of a Merger Process Review of the Relevant Literature Types of Mergers Identifying All Stakeholders in a Given Business Strategic Market Factors Driving Merger Activity Selection Process for Merger Candi Continue Reading...
Urban Problems and Solutions In the 1990's, the United States exhibited a decreasing trend in the rates of pre-marital sex and teen pregnancies. However, the rate of teenage pregnancy in United States is yet considered to be alarming in comparison t Continue Reading...
HYPERTENSION AND IMPACT ON US Hypertension and Its Potential Significant Impact on U.S. PopulationThomas Fuller, an English churchman, and historian, said: \\\"Health is not valued till sickness comes.\\\" Hypertension is one of the most life-threate Continue Reading...
Introduction Psychosocial Factors. A feeling of workplace well- being serves as a key component of employee strategy. Of late, there has been considerable focus on this element, particularly in the healthcare sector and with healthcare workers. In we Continue Reading...
OBESITY 1 OBESITY 15 Obesity Name Date Introduction Obesity is a global epidemic affecting almost all population cohorts. Rates of obesity are rising worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2013), the obesity e Continue Reading...
Va App DESCRIPTION OF APP PATIENT Veteran Appointment Request (VAR) Permits patients to solicit mental healthcare and primary care services at veteran affairs centers where they are already care recipients, in addition to scheduling and cancelin Continue Reading...
Social Networks and Computer Ethics For the past 20 years, there have been many changes caused by the internet on many aspects of the contemporary life. The internet is growing rapidly. As of 2006, it was recorded that the number of internet users w Continue Reading...
Falls in Nursing Homes, Are They Preventable Preventing falls in nursing homes Falls are quite common in the homes of the elderly with around one hand a half falls for each nursing-home bed-years. Although most falls are not fatal, 10% to 20% lead Continue Reading...
Diabetes and Self-Care Ability of High School Diabetics The diabetes menace has become on of the central health challenges that ail our contemporary society. The trends have change significantly over the last 50 years and now the high school populat Continue Reading...
Bed and Chair Alarm in to Help Reduce Falls in Short-Term Care Facility In long-term care facilities (e.g., assisted living centres and nursing homes), a fall is one of the single most devastating category of unpleasant events. In consequence, there Continue Reading...
Infants Who Witness Violence: Effects and Treatments INFANTS WHO WITNESS VIOLENCE: EFFECTS AND 1 Age Span Differences Effects on Infants A Sleeper Effect Stunt Babies' Intellectual Development Cerebral Effects Disturbance of attachment and its Continue Reading...
Lack of physical activity and exercises increase the risk of early death by 23%, hence, showing the significance of physical activity and exercise. Incorporating other unhealthy lifestyle behaviors such as smoking, abusing alcohol, and abuse of othe Continue Reading...
PTSD Developing and Supporting a Research Question on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Various occupations expose practitioners to traumatized communities or victimized individuals. The exposure increases the risk of these groups to significant level Continue Reading...
Attendance in Adult Day Care Centers of Cognitively Intact Older Persons Reasons for Use and Nonuse" by Iecovich and Biderman (2012), attempts to determine the factors as to why patients and families don't use centers like these for older adults an Continue Reading...
Women and Health Agenda Over the Last 20 Years This review is about women's health demands and their contribution in creating a healthy society. For many decades, World Health Organization (WHO) has had tremendous measures that concern women's healt Continue Reading...
Emergency Management Disaster Planning. Unesco. Disasters are unexpected events that put people at risks. No one is absolutely free or immune from disasters. Therefore, disaster planning is an aspect that is important in the day-to-day lives of peo Continue Reading...
Malpractice in Advanced Nursing Practice A CLOSER LOOK Legal/Ethical Principles When nurses pursued independent practice outside hospitals, the law supported their bid to breach traditional roles (Kjervik & Brous, 2013). This phenomenon was de Continue Reading...
Organizational Change The failure of many institutional giants can be attributed to deadly complacency within the organization. When complacency becomes a comfortable part of the organizational culture, it may be doomed to failure. Urgency helps to Continue Reading...
Improving Healthcare Delivery in Nursing Homes: Focus on Broken Bones The objective of this study is to focus on health care management issues, problems, and policies in a current organization and specifically that of a nursing home with a focus on Continue Reading...
Agriculture practices have significant impact on both marine and terrestrial environment. All over the world many agriculture practices are creating negative impact on tropical forest and on wild life. This study shows the negative impacts of banana, Continue Reading...
Figures 3 and 4. Vertical Axis and Home Wind Turbine Configurations. Sources: http://www.symscape.com/files/images/flowind_darrieus.img_assist_custom.jpg, and http://techlime.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/home-wind-turbines.jpg. Current and Futu Continue Reading...
Of course, the 2007 pet food scandal is also a result of this same lack of regulation and inspection in China. Pet food manufactured here in the United States and in Canada contained melamine, an ingredient used in the manufacture of plastic dinnerw Continue Reading...
They found that 99% of licensed hygienists reported having experienced pain or discomfort while treating patients! The hygienists reported pain in the neck and shoulder region, hands, fingers, and lower back. Nelson & Jevack (2001) concluded, "D Continue Reading...
In contrast, within the firm, the entrepreneur directs production and coordinates without intervention of a price mechanism; but, if production is regulated by price movements, production could be carried on without any organization at all, well mig Continue Reading...
Blacks also have a 320% higher rate of hypertension-related end-stage renal disease than the general population (Diet-Related Chronic Diseases, 2001). According to a study of diet-related chronic diseases among black men in Florida, it was found th Continue Reading...
Sex Workers in Thailand Thailand ("Land of the Free") is the only Southeast Asian country that has avoided being colonized by a Western power. It is known for its rich culture and hospitable inhabitants. Unfortunately it also has the dubious distinc Continue Reading...
Computer Vision Syndrome According to the Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) is "A variety of problems related to prolonged viewing of a computer screen. Short-term effects include dry eyes, blurred vision, eye fatigue and Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Psychological Underpinnings of Workplace Violence: A Study of Aggressor Profiles: This essay would explore the psychological factors that may contribute to an individual committing violence in the Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Impact of Smoking on COPD Development and Progression: This essay could explore the relationship between smoking, which is a primary risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an Continue Reading...
