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The “Son of Sam” Case

The Nature and Type of Defenses Used The main type of defense that was used in this case is the insanity defense. The insanity defense is a common-law excusatory defense under which a defendant in a criminal case asks the court to excuse them from criminal responsibility for their conduct. According to Math, Kumar, and Moirangthem (2015), the insanity defense rides on the assumption that at the material time, the accused person was ailing from a mental illness making them incapable of differentiating right from wrong behavior or appreciating the nature of the crime. The test for establishing the ...

Robbinsdale Hospital is one of two hospitals among the six facilities in the city to have an intensive care (Level III) nursery. This facility is tailored to treat infants suffering from severe medical complications upon delivery. The program director is deciding whether to use an emotional or rational appeal in advertising copy. (a) What are the considerations in this decision? The advertisement that the director wants to create will automatically target parents who are expectant because the facility is for newborn babies. The concerns in this situation are the kind of services offered at the facility as well as ...

Understanding Cleft Palate

Thesis Statement: Recently, cases of cleft palate cases are reported to be increasing. Parents in all part of the world can be worried about facial deformation that results from cleft palate more so if they do not have a good understanding of what cleft palate is. However, the deformities, just like a lot of congenital defects can be managed to make it plausible for patients to lead a normal life.

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Cleft palate and other facial malformation can be so detrimental to a child in many different ways. However, the author alludes that the invention of many fascinating clinical interventional ...

Discussion

There are definite rules and ways that the different generations and groups within the marketplace should be treated. Hence, it is essential for the physicians first to conduct a comprehensive study to examine the needs and interests of each group within the market. Afterward, they can configure their offices and schedule their hours in a way that will capture the interests of the different generations. For instance, the Boomers may not appreciate high technology as the N-Gen white collar employees. Hence, the market profile should take into consideration that the Boomers are resistant to changes and the N-Gen workers ...

CHAPTER FOUR

Introduction This study will mainly focus on the ways that can be proposed so as to make the medical care provision of Russia be improved. The results that will be achieved from this research work will immensely contribute to the improved and much efficient health care provision in Russia.

Findings

Notably, the research methodology employed a mixture of both qualitative and quantitative analysis. We shall therefore look at the various prospects of Russian healthcare business in the global international healthcare market. Some of the most visible prospects and fragments that are the backbone of the healthcare sector include demographic issues, ...

Brand revitalization is s strategy used to market a business and it is mostly implemented when a business reaches maturity where the profits have decreased and the business management is attempting to bring back the profits of the business. Moreover, product or business revitalization is mostly conducted due to various market forces that cannot be controlled, such as increased competition, when the customers taste and preference changes among others. Concerning Plaza health home services, there was a need to undergo brand revitalization because the one they had adopted was old fashioned and could not sustain the changing market forces. ...

A Reflection on Human Nature

When The New Yorker published Shirley Jackson’s famous story “the Lottery” in 1948, American readers immediately backlashed against the author and the magazine because they found the topic of the story—a mass stoning of a housewife whose name was drawn at random from a lottery—extremely offensive and grotesque. Readers went as far as cancelling their subscriptions to the magazine and numerous threatening mails started pouring in, addressed to the author and editorial staff of the magazine. Readers were also offended because many easily recognized their rural communities and the typical activities conducted in these places such ...

New Product Release by Apple Inc.

Introduction This paper highlights the important aspects of new product introduction that Apple Inc. shall need to keep in mind during launch of its new version of the iPhone. The paper is a comprehensive outline of the entire process beginning with identification of target market, factors for consideration in the marketing strategy to be adopted as well as a step-by-step process of launching the product into the market.

Target market

Apple is regarded as the leading manufacturer of smart devices in the world ranging from high definition TVs, iPods, iPad and the revolutionary mobile smart phone, iPhone (Yoffie & Rossano 2012). Most ...

Q.1 In Roe v Wade, the US Supreme Court indicated the cutoff for election abortion to be upon or prior to fetal viability during the trimester of the pregnancy which is approximately sixteen weeks. Yes, this timeframe set by the court is seems certainly a logical decision since it ensures that a woman’s right to privacy and liberty to terminate her pregnancy in case where her life is not in danger. Q.2 In Roe v Wade and the subsequent cases that followed its logic, the court made it clear that the right to abortion is not absolute and ...

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to compare two research studies--one quantitative and the other qualitative--that concern a particular health issue or an issue that is pertinent to nursing. In each case, the study was chosen that addresses patient satisfaction and how we should measure that. The quantitative study, by Berkowitz (2016), concerns the complexity of measuring patient satisfaction when there is no simple way to go about it. The qualitative study, by Grondal, Wilde-Larsson, Karlsson and Hall-Lord (2012) looks at patient satisfaction through the use of interviews with a small number of patients (n=22) and then coding their ...

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Trauma / children trauma of separation Trauma refers to an emotional shock or wound often having long-lasting effects. This shock or wound could be caused by any accident, violence, or other such incidents, especially in the childhood, when a child feels completely helpless (Kaduson & Schaefer, 2012). Usually, trauma in the childhood is of great impact as the child is unable to use ordinary coping and defensive processes while facing any intolerable danger, anxiety, or instinctual arousal. These situations have such an overwhelming nature that they may result in an everlasting kind of impact on the mind ...

Health industry is one of the largest and fastest growing sectors of the world economy. Consuming more than 10% of GDP in most developed countries, the health industry forms a significant part of the economies of developed countries (Schansberg, 2014). An analysis of the specifics of the health industry revealed six major forces affecting the growth prospects, namely the rapid aging of the population in all developed and many developing countries; a growing labor shortage of middle and junior managers; the introduction of new medical procedures; development and implementation of new treatment technologies; the health industry market globalization; and ...

Progressivism in the 1970s

Progressivism, according to the West and Schambra, was a socioeconomic and political reform movement period during the nineteenth and twentieth century America in the 1970s. During this period, various political leaders, social reformers and intellectuals sought to find solutions to the political, cultural, social and economic challenges that had been brought about by the growth of capitalism and the Industrial Revolution in the United States (1). This group of leaders such as President Carter and individuals were termed as progressives who were convinced that some of the changes being witnessed then in America indicated the end of the old ...

HCPM 341

Introduction Practice management is one of the least popular jobs among medical practitioners, probably because it leans more on the field of management than in the medical practice itself (Aluise, 2012 p.142). However, done correctly, the organization will produce the profit that is needed in order to continue providing excellent healthcare services to patients. In managing the multi-specialty group of six doctors and three mid-level providers, I will employ planning, organizing, staffing, controlling, directing, and decision-making. Planning is probably the most important of these six elements because without it, there is no order. Even if there are duties and ...

P1 Hello Tomorrow, as a global brand platform and direction, strategically positions Emirates as a company that enables global connectivity and momentous experiences. Hello Tomorrow, as portrayed in the company’s integrated marketing communications campaign, creates a brand promise of continued evolution from the travel brand to the global lifestyle brand. The Hello Tomorrow brand platform is displayed in all the elements of the company’s marketing communication mix such as advertising, personal selling, and direct marketing, among others.

The main objective of Hello Tomorrow is consumer empowerment and engagement. It inspires the people to see and explore the unlimited ...

David Mamet brings to the American theatre a particular sensitivity to the ways in which language is used, apart from its communicative function, to give shape and meaning to its users’ lives. His characters tend to come from closed worlds with their own cultures, myths, codes and jargon – old men, swinging singles, minor criminals, high-pressure salesmen and Hollywood hustlers (Berkowitz 190). Mamet believed that the language the person uses always defines the way he or she behaves. He makes an emphasis on language as a weapon, a mean of standardizing, identity and power, superiority, but not as a usual tool of communication.

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Risk factors associated with obesity in Hispanic children

Obesity forms a major problem in children, especially among the Hispanics, as the risk factors associated with them are aplenty. Disparities with regard to race or ethnicity are found in the occurrence of this ailment and so the risk factors related to obesity also might have linkages likewise. According to Taveras et al (2010) several factors like “social / built environment, behavior, physiology, genetics” and early childhood years also contribute to the risk factors associated with the disorder. The various risk factors that might lead to childhood obesity during the early developmental stages include, disproportionate increase in weight during ...

Introduction

Managers in organizations of all types and sizes faces opportunities as well as challenges, for instance, the national culture, in managing global environment, and therefore it is important for them to have a good understanding of the global environment. A manager in a foreign country is faced with many new challenges that make it very hard for the manager to effectively manage the organization in such a global environment. It is therefore, important to have cultural knowledge of a particular country that the manager intends to engage in business with because every country believes in different cultures that can affect the business (Gulia, ...

Kootenai Medical Center is a 246-bed community-owned hospital offering medical-surgical treatment along with cardiology, oncology, behavioral health, rehabilitation and women and children services (About us, 2012). It has consistently garnered recognition for care quality and community value as part of the top 100 hospitals for seven straight years in the areas of “financial viability and capital reinvestment, cost structures, patient charge structures, and quality of performance” (Community report, 2011, p.3). For the past eight years, the facility was also given the Avatar Award for consistently exceeding the expectations of patients. It further achieved, for the second consecutive year, the ...

Car rental is the act of hiring a vehicle for use after a defined period of time and then returning it at the expiry of that period for an identified sum of money. The Car rental business in general has been lucrative of late with increased demands from clients who majorly consist of travelers and locals with either no car or have cars with problems. As an industry, the car rental business is a buzz of activities which could easily be said to have been characterized by the following factors which also do characterize other industries according to the Porter’s five ...

Introduction

The collapse of the Soviet Union between 1989 and 1991 meant that the countries that were formerly under its rule and control were now free. However, many of these countries that were formerly under the rule of the Soviet Union encountered great difficulties in reclaiming their national and independent identities. One of the countries that faced great difficulty was Yugoslavia. First the integrity of this country was hugely questioned. The nation functioned as an unstable assemblage of people of various ethnic groups. These include Croats, Serbs, and Bosnian Muslims. The country eventually split into various competing factions. Serbia and ...

Obesity

We have all heard about the growing epidemic of obesity from our parents, teachers, and even our government. According to a recent study, about a quarter of two to five year olds and one-third of children are overweight or obese in the U.S. (Ogden et al., 2014). There is a wide array of factors which play a role in children becoming overweight or obese. Genetics, along with behavioral, social, cultural, environmental influences, can create an environment conducive for obesity. Environmental factors include great amount of exposure to advertising that encourages food consumption and promotes unhealthy foods, technological advances or increase in media use, ...

Introduction

Childhood obesity is a serious public health concern both worldwide and nationally. This condition stems from an imbalance between calories consumed and those that are burnt or utilized (Karnik & Karenekar, 2012). In addition, genetic, environmental, and behavioral factors contribute to the overall energy imbalance, and consequently the development of obesity among young children. Besides, childhood obesity causes social, physiological and physical health problems (Karnik & Karenekar, 2012). It is paramount to stress on the preventative strategies if a considerable reduction in the morbidity of childhood obesity in the US has to be realized. This paper outlines an intervention plan that must be ...

Organization and management of a healthcare facility

Summary of hospital organization structure Most hospitals usually take up a vertical organization structure. This structure is usually suitable for organizations that require the provision of precise and high quality services. The lives and wellbeing of patients are entrusted to the hospital and the organization structure has to ensure that the services are provided precisely. The vertical organization structure usually has many management levels, with the functions of each level decreasing as you move down the organizational structure. The reason for having multiple management levels is to ensure that the functions narrow down as you go down the structure. ...

Health care in the UAE

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health is the general well-being of an individual’s mind and body, and it denotes a lack of disease, injury, or pain. The term, however, has in the recent times been used to denote various non-living organizations, as well as their significance on the human beings around them. For instance, it is common to deduce the use of the word in reference to communities. By illustration, healthy communities, cities such as healthy cities as well as the environment that is termed as a healthy environment (Berkowitz, 2011). All such aspects are imperative because the ...

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1.Introduction Carbonated drinks like Coke have been popular in the US market for a long time. Even so, this trend is slowly changing as many people are shifting to non-carbonated drinks for health reasons. Carbonated drinks have negative effects to the body as they cause diseases like diabetes, obesity, and cell damage. As such, the report on non-carbonated soft drinks is important as it hedges consumers from the diseases that arise from the intake of soft drinks. For purposes of this research, Lipton ice tea will be used to give a clear picture of the marketing strategy employed for non-carbonated ...

Technology has led to many changes in every sector of the society. In healthcare, technology is in every department right from the documentation to giving treatment to patients. Healthcare is a field that continues to witness technological innovations taking every aspect in the delivery of care. I did my practicum in the emergency department of the hospital unit. The medical unit is overly dependent on technology because everything happens with the help of technology. The nurses, physicians and pharmacists rely on electronic gadgets to do their work. The current healthcare environment is challenging because of the heavy reliance on ...

Introduction

Physician shortage is an issue that contributes to the reduction in quality of healthcare. A reduction in the number of physicians, nurses, and pharmacists reduces access to direct healthcare. Certain factors have influenced the need to have technology in healthcare. For instance, the population growth is increasing at a high rate. The aging population is increasing and this is resulting in the increase in demand for healthcare services, which implies an increase in the need for medical staff. The aging population is highly affected by chronic diseases and illnesses such as heart diseases and strokes. According to Spekowius and Wendler ( ...

1) Clayton E. Tucker-Ladd’s “Psychological Self-Help” is a web-based book that analyses aspects involved in self improvement. This book provides the reader with several ideas/ premises which may be applied in life. The first premise is that in solving a problem, one should aim at developing a system that can be applied to analyze a problem and divide it into manageable parts. He also asserts that to accomplish goals, one should consider what they value most and want to achieve (Covey, 1992; Tucker-Ladd, 2004). This book is not based on few premises but many far reaching and interweaving ones. The main ...

Over the years there have been numerous debates in regards paying college athletes for the money they bring to their colleges, due to their athletic greatness. Over time, what started as simple competitions organized by students, has become an entire enterprise that strives to provide sports entertainment, in return -of course- for increased revenue. Students used to go to school to get educated and only took part in the aforementioned competitions as a leisure activity. Now, it seems that things have changed and they attend big and popular universities mainly to participate in sports, dedicate almost all their time to ...

Introduction

Social commerce is a subset or derivative of electronic commerce (e-commerce). Social commerce combines three key elements, social media, social interactions and users that contribute to trade of goods and services. Apparently, social commerce has severally been view as a trend, more of a phenomenon, whose time has subsequently come, an advancement that has risen into prominence upon the contemporary technological advancements. According to marketing expert Heidi Cohen (2011), social commerce is a product of the union of social media and shopping. Cohen explains that with the number of customers already participating in online purchases, marketing professionals are keen on keeping the ...

Introduction

Food is at the center of our lives; it is the part of our culture, and how we socialize, discipline, and reward our children. However, with childhood obesity on the rise, food can be also recognized as a major problem for some children. With the excessive caloric intake and sedentary lifestyle, weight gain in our children is inevitable. Determining the cause of childhood obesity is essential, so that a preventative plan can be implemented, with an objective to decrease the incidence of childhood obesity; and help children lead a normal healthy life ahead, in the future. Many obesity researchers also believe that ...

[Author’s Name] [Institutional Affiliation] - Introduction Marriage has been, is, and expected to be a powerful cultural force all over the world. It is the institution that is appreciated and esteemed in almost every nook and corner of our planet. Thus, marriage is given an important place even in the modernized, contemporary society of the present era. This is the reason why conflicts over whether gay and lesbian marriage are to be recognized are much more enthusiastic and keyed up in the recent years as compared with the times gone by. Same-sex marriage is a reality which ...

Sexual behavior is an extremely critical social issue that requires extensive concern and address in the society. Although, sex is the motivation to procreation and the source for generations, its control is exceptionally essential. The essence of controlling sex practices in the society is to ensure that the society remains responsible in terms of health, social respect as well as maintenance of economically viable population. There are various forms of sex that people engage in and some of them need adverse advice on effects that go along with these practices. There are some sexual practices that are allowed while ...

The health care sector is responsible for offering quality health care that is efficient, effective, timely, accessible, equitable and patient centric. This can be achieved only when the players in the health care sector interact and have goals which are aligned to deliver quality services. The health care sector is guided by policies which control the interactions of the players in the health care sector. Health care policies should be evaluated occasionally to ensure that they are effective in promoting quality health care. This essay considers policy decision regarding the reimbursements Nursing Practitioners (NPs) receive from Medicare, Medicaid and ...

Marketing techniques and trends enable health care organizations (HCOs) to effectively compete in an ever-changing health care environment by continuously finding ways to best meet consumer demands. As a result, patients now have more options as to type of product or service, price and the setting or place where this is offered or performed (Berkowitz, 2011). With the use of marketing techniques, HCOs also have a greater tendency to comply with regulatory measures, adhere to standards and meet benchmarks as well as quality indicators as doing so gives them a competitive advantage. Consumer satisfaction, and thus quality care, has also become a central ...

Introduction

Marshfield clinic is non-profit healthcare institution that has been operating for almost one hundred years in the US. The clinic was founded by the six doctors in 1916. The clinic is currently domiciled in Marshfield. The current paper related detailed Quality Management Plan (QMP) and the scope of QMP in Marshfield clinic. It also contains analysis of mission statement and compliance of the goals of Quality Management Plan with mission of the healthcare institution. A significant part of the paper relates principles of Quality Management Plan and reporting of Quality Management Plan activities.

Mission Statement

Mission of Marshfield clinic is to ...

Serial Murder

There is multiple definition of serial murder in the last thirty years, in the literature. These definitions share many things, but they differ on few issues. This is because they differ on the motivation of committing the murder, number of causalities, and the nature of the murder. However, attempts have been made to differentiate a serial killer from other murder, such as, spree murder, mass murder among others. As a result, the most acceptable definition of serial murder is the unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate occasions. Therefore, a serial murder is a person that ...

Introduction

Terms and conditions of service in a job relationship can be created by articulate oral agreement or through the conduct of the parties involved (Miller & Jentz, 2009). New and modified terms of a contract can take place if a worker has been employed for a period of time that is reasonable and where the employment has undergone changes. Changes such as promotions, increase in remunerations among other things may change the employment contractual terms and have to be mutually agreed explicitly or by the parties’ conduct.

In this paper, will be an elaborate discussion of the true nature of the contractual relationship between ...

Russian and Cuban Communism

Communism is a political and social movement that aims for a classless state where the means of production is owned jointly by the society. The government is the overall owner of the means of production and ensures the masses share in the distribution of wealth. The communist movement has been prevalent in countries like the USSR. The application varies though in various countries. Russian Communism is better than Cuban Communism because limited political pluralism exists in Russia. The political pluralism though limited in Russia can lead to further reforms in the future where the people will elect the political party that ...