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Preventive health care is the provision of preventive services with the aim of identifying probable health risks and chronic ailments while at the onset phase. The basic preventive services include prescriptions, physical exams, screening, immunizations, and lab tests. The Affordable Care Act has standards which help gauge if individuals and their families qualify for free preventive services. This subject has become a subject of great debate especially following the ongoing presidential campaigns. The aspirants, particularly Hillary Clinton, are determined to reduce the escalating health costs through preventive health care (Cohen, Neumann, & Weinstein, 2008). According to researchers, preventive and primary ...

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A wedding dress, or a wedding gown, is an elegant clothing which a bride wears to her wedding ceremony. Usually the wedding dress is white, but the bride can actually choose any colour she would like to. There is also a variety of style solutions to the wedding dress depending on fashion trends, the festivity of the wedding ceremony and the choice of the bride. The style of the fashion dress depends on the cultural traditions of every particular country, but in the Western tradition it is accepted that a white dress with a veil is the most classic ...

The problem solving process shift thinking from emotion based to the fact based at it requires critical thinking. The problem solving process involves analysis of facts as well as generation and organization of ideas to solve problems. Emotion based thinking does not bring viable solutions of problems as it cannot draw inferences or evaluate arguments. This establishes the differences between facts based thinking from other aspects of thinking such as emotion based and creative thinking. Fact based thinking when done well guide the establishment of beliefs and impacts on the behaviors and actions of individuals to arrive at solutions ...

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Michelle Besley outlined that there are things that we do not learn in college, but are particularly pertinent at the workplace. Most of these occurrences usually affect women due to male domination in various fields. Among the issues that she asserts, is that an individual needs to think outside the box. A new employee needs to know something substantial regarding various projects being executed in the organization. Many are the times that new employees receive trivial jobs to test their capabilities. One should follow through all the tasks stipulated without any form of reluctance.

Improving on one’s communication ...

Indirect Health care cost of obesity

Total Cost of obesity

In this research presentation the author will discuss how obesity in United States of America impact health care costs. This topic will be approached from the perspective of direct and indirect costs. Direct cost is related to treating obesity as a health disorder in itself without accompanying complications. Indirect costs emerge from associating medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart failure and arthritis among other serious diseases medical science is now discovering. These add up to what can be considered the total health care costs of obesity in United States of America.

Research Paper: Impact of Obesity on Health Care Costs

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Obesity in United ...

In the start of the 19th century began a movement which involved the altering the genes in the human body, by either encouraging an increase in the desirable genes (encouraging good genes) while hindering multiplication of genes that are considered undesirable (getting rid of bad genes). This movement was aiming at increasing the overall functioning of the human race (Begley, 2008)). The positive eugenic engineering or altering genes by encouraging an increase in the desirable gene would be desirable in the short-term but would bring adverse effects in the long run. In the case of making our children smarter ...

Global human research management

Introduction Global human research management is the Global and Business Management Research that strives to excel with the highest standards in research, scientific, practice, and qualities on an international scope. This provides a platform on which to debate amongst the several practitioner and academic communities who concern themselves with the broader region of management and business issues and concerns around the globe. Research management, directs, guides and oversees the global international association and collaboration between the research management research communities. It includes the identification of new funds and sources, presenting applications for research, advising on projects that are costly ...

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Child Soldiers Role in Warfare Conclusion Ways in which children soldiers have been used for warfare Introduction Child soldiers are extremely common in developing nations where there is political, economical, and social instability (Tiefenbrun 421). The formation of new international laws has not been able to curb child soldiering completely. Children have been used as child soldiers in the last couple of centuries. According to Rosen (1), approximately between 250,000 and 300,000 child soldiers are being used in wars around the world at any given time. In 2004, the rebels and the government ...

The study of self and society and in particular social influence is made complex by the fact that the tenets of this area and the relationships are complex. This paper presents a review of the classical movie Twelve Angry Men by Director Sidney Lumet (1957) in the context of the theory above. A succinct overview of the film is presented, followed by an evaluation of some of the concepts in the title above that feature in the film and finally a conclusion.

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The film, Lumet (1957), tells a story of a jury consisting of 12 white men who deliberate the guilt or acquittal ...

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The modern nursing practice has continued to evolve in order to adapt to the changing needs of patients and the community. The role of nurses transitioned from merely a deliverer of care to patients into one of a nursing leadership advocacy that brought a broader perception about the nursing profession. There are qualities and skills that are essential elements of a nurse health advocate which is imbued with ethical and moral values, accountability, and genuine concern for the patient’s individual needs and participation in their treatment, including the needs of vulnerable populations such as the returning war veterans and their families. This ...

Throughout history, different kinds of tales have been written revolving around different kinds of themes, and in every tale, there is always a main character, sometimes known as the protagonist. The main character is often also known as the hero or heroine of the story. However, when the main character is profoundly imperfect in some way, but lacks in the characteristics and qualities that are typically possessed by a hero, then such a main character is known as an anti-hero. The anti-hero is usually a reluctant main character who believes that he does not have the ability to accomplish a goal. The anti-hero might ...

In the case study involving the flu strain spreading in urban Minnesota, there certainly is a moral dilemma, as there would be in any situation where one has a vaccine for a potentially deadly disease but not enough of that vaccine to protect all of the members of a given population. In the case of the influenza, it is a frightening disease. Between September of 1918 and June of 1919, 675,000 Americans died of either pneumonia or influenza, easily more than the number of Americans killed in both World Wars, Korea and Vietnam (Redican). Intriguingly, though, it was the young adults, normally among ...

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Some of the most interesting topics in psychology and other nervous-related topics are the ones that tackle paranormal activities—these are activities that cannot usually be explained by science (Wagner, 2011). Other entities that are believed to be of paranormal origin are ghosts, haunted houses, exorcisms, invisibility cloaks and other things that cannot usually be explained even by the most modern technologies. Some experts have claimed that paranormal entities aren’t actually real; some even believe that we are the only ones that make it real. The brain is a very powerful tool and simply imagining things could make ...

Fluorens Pierre (1794-1867) is a famous French psychologist illustrious for his brain mapping studies in which he established that different parts of the brain serve different fundamental functions such as breathing, movement and circulation, just to mention but a few. During his studies, Fluorens would destroy specific parts of the brain while noting the consequential behavioral changes (Cleveland, 2005). At some instance, Fluorens discovered that the normal brain behavior returned to normal after some time after destroying some specific parts of the brain; a clear indication that some portions of the brain share localized functions (Cleveland, 2005). In essence, Flourens had proved ...

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The Human Genome Project promises a revolutionary insight to the genetic "blueprint" of the human body. In this paper, the social, ethical, and economic implications of this project to the society are considered. The potential for applications of this research is as well mentioned in this research paper. The paper discusses the HGP in relation to the broader context of genetic engineering and its applications, thereby considering issues like the extent to which the Frankenstein metaphor applies to the project in terms of the potential for genetic engineering.

The issue of ethics of genetic research and the relationship between genetic ...

Work ethics has had many definitions over time; however, we can conclusively say that it is a set of standards that is set and usually based on the level hard work and meticulousness that is expected. In other cases, for example when work is conducted voluntarily, as in the case of churches or community service, we view it as having a moral advantage or gain and posses the ability to enhance or produce good character. There are many attributes associated with good work ethics and include; having and keeping good social standings, being dependable and having a self-drive or not waiting to ...