Essays on Elicit

After a read of Belinda Sutton’s 1783 Petition and the 1791 letter dubbed To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Banneker, it is impossible to overlook the authors’ shared perception of men and women of color deserving more than what the Caucasians gave them at the time. Sutton believed that after her years of captivity as the human chattel of one Isaac Royall, she should have a “morsel of [the] immense wealth” her servitude under bondage had given the master (1783, par.5). Similarly, in a wider perspective of the racist ideologies that fueled the slavery system, Banneker insisted that his ...

Lily-Love Toppar

Cornell University, Country in Arial 9 Roxanne Grenier North America Abstract As of 2014, 38 million people worldwide have been driven out of their own homes by internal instabilities, armed conflict, and outbreaks of violence. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) alone accounts for 2.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). In response, relief-driven charitable practices have consequently created a condition of permanent impermanence, perpetuating the problem of dependency, unemployment, and instability. This forced movement of culturally and geographically heterogeneous groups evokes questions of housing stability: How does migration impact the social, economic, and political standing of the refugees? Given ...

Media Consumption and Materialism/Consumerism

Globally, consumption and materialism have become a fundamental component of the prevailing culture. Humans consume a myriad of products and resources that extend beyond their basic necessities to include technological innovations and luxuries aimed at improving efficiency and quality of life. Throughout history, consumption beyond basic needs has served as a method of boosting human happiness. Hence, excessive consumption does not necessarily pose harm to human life (Shah). Increasingly, however, important issues regarding media consumption and materialism have emerged in recent decades. As such, this study examines the neuroscience of human emotions, the use of recreational substances, and the ...

ABSTRACT

Forensic psychology has grown in popularity and the assessments these professionals conduct can be incredibly beneficial in determining a criminal defendant or offender’s mental stability, ability to stand trial and the level of threat they may represent. That being said in order for forensic psychologists to provide these assessments it is required that a number of the Ethical Standards Code, which is the core structure of modern psychological practice, be augmented or adapted to allow the psychologist to be beholden to the law enforcement who hires them and not directly to the subject; they must be able to ...

Diabetes is a chronic illness characterized by absent or reduced pancreatic production of insulin and decreased cellular sensitivity to insulin. The result is a rise in blood sugar levels which does harm to body tissues. Obesity, or a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater, accounts for up to 85% of an individual’s risk of having type 2 diabetes (T2DM), which is the more common type (Eckel et al., 2011). Statistics show that obesity occurs more in older adults with more than a third of adults 65 years old and over considered obese (Eckel et al., 2011). ...

Abstract

The current government has consistently been trying to reduce the costs of healthcare and at the same time improve its quality. This paper focuses on the current state of healthcare through an extensive research on the population. The research uses a cross sectional design to collect data and come up with relevant conclusions. The research project aimed at using a homogenous population to come up with accurate results. Such a population involves participants who have the same knowledge about the subject. Such participants are easily obtained through a referral process where one participant refers another. A total of 50 ...

Research Method and Design

Given the seriousness of rape and sexual assault as crimes and the subsequent psychological trauma that perpetrators of these crimes visit on their victims, it is important for investigators and prosecutors in such cases to come up with an effective instrument for data collection. For, it is through this data collection tool that enough and cogent evidence may be gathered to help in the proper prosecution of such cases to ensure justice to victims. A research instrument chosen should be one that takes into account the emotional state of the victims of rape and seeks to elicit only that ...

PSYCHOLOGY

An individual’s behavior can be attributed to nature, nurture or a combination of both of these factors(Deckers 53). Nature predisposes individuals to act in specific ways. It programs the human biological clock to bring out intuitive mannerisms linked to the human genes. Examples of behavior that can be attributed to nature are in form of relaxes both at birth and during mature stages of life. At birth suckling is a reflex that isn’t learnt but is innate. During more mature stages the fight or flight response, where one instinctively makes a choice to flee or face ...

“Music is a world within itself with a language we all understand.” These are the words of the legendary musician, Stevie Wonder. It goes to show the extent of the impact of music not only regarding entertainment but also regarding its psychological effects. Music has the power to stir the deepest of emotions and thoughts. In the recent past, the study of music psychology has increasingly become the focus of psychologists and other researchers who opine that there is a positive co-relation between the functioning of the psychological processes and singing, composing or merely listening to music (Zbikowski, 77). ...

Problem Statement

Understanding the impact of culture on student learning is very critical to the provision of good quality education to learners. The global population is made of people with different cultures. In learning institutions, it is common to find a class made up of students and instructors from different communities with different cultural perspectives. Culture defines people’s way of life and comprises beliefs, knowledge, symbols, values, and behaviors. In a learning environment, there is a student’s culture, instructor’s culture, and the culture of people in the surrounding environment. Culture in such a case can be homogenous (where ...

The Police in America have always been Controversial

The establishment of the police is a mandate of the constitution to ensure law enforcement, as well as public order and safety. It is created as an instrument to maintain a civil nation. As Egon Bittner asserts, the police, as an agency, are empowered and responsible to provide short-term solutions to emergent problems. Its manpower is competent enough to provide intervention to any form of emergencies, without any exceptions (Bittner, 1974). It is an institution created by the state as part of its efforts to police the people and protect the state and the people from lawless elements. Unlike ...

Introduction

Human nature is a debate that has gone on for centuries. Recently, and more specifically, the nature of a child has become a heated topic. More and more children are being diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, ADD, and attention deficit hyperactive disorder, ADHD. Does this mean that as a whole, each generation of children has become increasingly difficult to keep focused on tasks at hand? As a result of this concept, as well as the increase in these diagnoses, more children are being prescribed medications to help “control” their focus. However, with the medications being prescribed affecting the child’ ...

Abstract

Daigle (2012) suggests that the rampant misuse and misunderstanding of the Garrity warning is something that has a profound effect on the administrative and managerial part of law enforcement. Law enforcement has to have a way to elicit responses from employees to determine employees’ willingness and ability to do their jobs; this should be entirely separate from the criminal prosecution that can occur as a result of criminal misconduct (Daigle, 2012). Administrative and internal affairs professionals must be able to appropriately understand how and when to use the statements given to them by personnel. When an officer issues a ...

Should operational leases be involved in the accounting statements or should they be excluded; case study of an airline industry.

Introduction to research topic and main research question Significant restructuring of airline industries (such as Air China and Emirates) has brought along desirable increase in acquisition of aircrafts and other assets through leasing. The challenge at hand is whether the lease ought to be treated as an operating lease, a finance lease or should be excluded in the accounting all together. Throughout the airline industry internationally, the airlines comprehensively use operating leases for engines, aircraft, fly facilities and airport facilities. Operating leases is a form of off-balance sheet financing because traditionally the accounting standards did not require entities to ...

Interview Assignment

Interview Assignment

RE: DECISION FOR HIRING

After a successful supervision of a mock interview, one of the two student interviewees has been selected for the post. This interview sought to determine the skills of the candidates and to evaluate how the skills conform to the duties and responsibilities of a marketing support associate job. The interview evaluated three key aspects including; the listening skills of the candidates, their communication attributes, and non-verbal behavior. As per the required skills and qualifications for this particular post, the selected candidate should portray excellent written, interpersonal and verbal communication skills, commendable presentation abilities, and time management expertise. ...

Introduction

Non-suicidal self-injury disorder occurs as one of the widely discussed disorders whose cause has and continues to elicit varied reactions from various contexts. While much has been hypothesized regarding non-suicidal self-injury disorder, it is of the essence to note that it mainly connotes to several deliberate, self-directed actions, which result in direct harm to the body tissues (Gholamrezaei et al., 2015). In most cases, non-suicidal self-injury disorder actions may not present with any suicidal intent. The most interesting factor about non-suicidal self-injury disorder aligns with the existence of various misconceptions about the disorder. One of the most pertinent myth ...

Immunogenic cell death: the role of SAGE

Immunogenic cell death: the role of SAGE

Introduction

Millions of cells are always being removed in the human body not only to regulate and coordinate the body’s biochemical pathways but also to keep the cells healthy. This particular systematic removal of cells occurs through a selective mechanism called cell death or apoptosis process. Apoptosis is not a new concept in the understanding of the biological workings of the body. This homeostatic death of body cells has been defined as a tolerogenic or a non-immunogenic event for many [1]. However, new discoveries have unearthed the existence of a different concept ...

Media influence has a profound effect on people, whether they realize it or not. Right now, more than ever, people are exposed to mass media through their radios, computers, television sets and their smart phones. With the mass use of the Internet, people are also connected at all times through their mobile devices, so it is impossible to escape media in the developed world. This will undoubtedly have an effect on the way people make decisions about their lives and how they understand themselves (Austin et al., 2015), (Mackay, 2013), (Vreese & Boomgaarden, 2006), (Paek, Hove & Jeon, 2013). Several sociological ...

Immunogenic Cell Death: The Role of RAGE

Introduction Millions of cells are always being removed in the human bodyin order to regulate biological pathways and keep cells healthy through a particular mechanism called cell death or apoptosis. Through apoptosis, such homeostatic death of cells has been defined as a tolerogenic or a non-immunogenic event for many years [1]. However, during the past few years, scientists have discovered the occurrence of a different concept of cell death – immunogenic cell death (ICD), where the death of a cell stimulates a response from the immune system against antigens of a dead cell, and this mechanism of cell death may ...

Andrew Delbanco, director of American studies in Columbia University, wrote an essay that transpired to define the purpose of receiving a college education. This was published during a time in recent American history where a college education is being reconsidered due to economic instability, globalization, war, and a continuing divide within American politics. His main argument is that college still matters, and he has three reasons to support this argument. One reason is for economic concerns, where the money spent would be worth the education, another states that it would educate people more about politics, and the last reason ...

Identify one or more clinical foreground questions that, if posed, would be addressed by this study. Which PICOT components do your questions capture? Anger and anxiety have been noted as significant influences in the levels of blood pressure in children. However, as within the results of this study in which the RNs studied a group of 264 students between the third and sixth grade, the indication is that anger control is a determinant for BP levels in children but anxiety does not indicate any statistically significant influence (Howell, Rice, Carmon & Hauber, 2007). In essence, for children with appropriate anger ...

Learning is an experience, and as a teacher, I am entitled to create this experience for the learner. While a teacher can only provide the experience, it is up to the learner to utilize this experience for enhancing his performance or knowledge. For example, I will try to teach the students English spellings. Behaviorism theories can be used to explain a learning process that will lead to an observable and measurable changes in the student’s behavior, which in this case is his ability to spell English words, correctly. Pavlov Classical conditioning and Skinners Operant conditioning are examples of ...

Introduction:

The Wounded Warrior Gym is a fitness center that is set to specialize in about ten physical fitness spheres that enhance its competitive edge across Virginia, namely precision, agility, strength, muscle power, coordination, vigor, flexibility, cardiovascular and respiratory resilience (Murphy, 2012). The facility is an affiliate of the CrossFit Inc., a consortium of over 13, 000 affiliated gyms which nearly half of them are located across the United States. The Wounded Warrior’s competitors’, such as the Fit Slim and Mayfair Fitness, branding strategy is significantly efficient, in clearly and consistently defining the organization and its products. As this ...

Summary of teaching plan

Since this proposal targets children of all grades (about ages 7 to 19 years old) in a school community, division of the school children were done by grade level. This is because some terms such as obesity and body mass index may be too deep for the younger population to understand. Also, we don’t want to have a large target audience in each teaching session in order to encourage more individual student interaction. Since children ages 7 to 19 years are the target audience, the presentation first showed a video clip animation. It first started showing a person ...

Introduction

Millions of cells are always being removed in the human body in order to regulate biological pathways and keep cells healthy through a particular mechanism called cell death or apoptosis. Through apoptosis, such homeostatic death of cells has been defined as a tolerogenic or a non-immunogenic event for many years [1]. However, during the past few years, scientists have discovered the occurrence of a different concept of cell death – immunogenic cell death (ICD), where the death of a cell stimulates a response from the immune system against antigens of a dead cell, and this mechanism of cell death may ...

Literature Review

Chairman: Committee member: Committee member: Masters of Arts in Psychology 2016 Introduction With childhood obesity on the rise, there is increasing concern about the prevention and treatment of obesity. Current national data on childhood and adolescent obesity show 16.9 percent of 2-to-19-year-old children and adolescents are obese (Ogden, Carroll, Kit, & Flegal, 2014). An effective intervention to manage obesity is essential. The current weight management practices involve dietary modification, behavioral change therapies involving exercise, pharmacological therapy and surgical intervention. The purpose of this literature review is to explore the current research on Motivational Interviewing (MI) as an effective method for ...

Social Conditioning, Obedience, and the Rwandan Genocide

1. While genocide is generally something that we conceive of as ordered and carried out primarily by state authorities with the compliance of citizens, it was shocking to learn that in the Rwandan genocide, although an extremist militia group was responsible for masterminding the genocide, many individuals at many levels from government officials to regular citizens, actively participated in the killings. It was sickening to watch how nauseatingly violent regular people could be towards other human beings, let alone former acquaintances and friends. Given the fact that genocide continues to this day (Darfur), Burger’s research into obedience remains ...

Abstract

This study analyzes the benefits and challenges of implementing an electronic medical system in both hospital and clinic environments. The overall research problem addressed in this study is determining how to effectively manage and communicate expectations associated with perceived benefits and challenges derived from a new install of an electronic medical record. The purpose of this study is to analyze perceptions associated with both the benefits and challenges derived from installing an electronic medical record system. This problem is relevant to many such as those who ...

Certificate IV in building and constructionBuilding and construction is one of the most growing industries in today’s economy. Many people are turning towards this sector due to its promising nature when it comes to the demand of services and the growing need for individuals to own their buildings or have permanent buildings for work purpose. Civilization is the key structure that enables building and construction to grow. Therefore, many institutions have been credited to offer studies towards this area to ensure that the buildings being constructed are of the best quality so as to avoid calamities due to ...

DISCUSS THE ROLE OF ION CURRENTS IN DETERMINING THE SHAPE AND DURATION OF CARDIAC ACTION POTENTIAL

Introduction Selective permeability to various ions is an important characteristic of cell membranes, one that determines myriad cellular functions. In animal cells, ion permeability and the electrical potential generated thereof determines the activity of neurons, myocytes and the like. The electrical potential depends on the concentration of the ions inside and outside any given cell, the permeability of the cell membrane to the ions and the ion channels that are present on the surface of the cell. Cardiac cells also possess different ion channels on their surface. These determine the two types of electrical potentials, namely, resting membrane ...

Research Question: What strategies and approaches are effective in motivating organizational members?

Introduction Human capital represents one of the most critical assets in any organization, whose full value may however, only be realized when the work environment, motivation, and other factors are in proper balance. Getting organizational members to put in their best efforts, even in the most difficult circumstances, remains the most important and challenging tasks for managers. Motivation (intrinsic motivation) describes the factors/reasons that drive behavior, by energizing and sustaining activities through the spontaneous satisfaction that is inherent in effective actions. It derives from within the organizational member’s goals, ambitions, thoughts, expectations, and beliefs, which are bound ...

Introduction

One major problem many organizations face is the occurrence of accidents involving trips, falls, and slips of employees. A rise in the injury rates is due to the lack of relevant and essential safety measures to ensure safety in the workplace. The study seeks to determine the presence and effectiveness of safety measures in reducing accidents at the nursing home workplace. It focuses on the occurrence of accidents among employees at one nursing home. The study examines the causes of slips, trips and falls (STF) accidents, the effectiveness of existing safety measures, and improvements that can occur.

Literary Review

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Abstract

The use of affective technologies has been seen to be the solution to the development of intimate relationships between connected individuals in social networks. This will increase the way people interconnect. This development will give a way in which humans will eliminate loneliness and enhance the devices that can be used for connectedness. With this development, there will be optimized health and well-being of people because they are now able to communicate with one another. This proposal will focus on how automatic communications quantity communications have on perceived intimacy in environments which have been mediated. The research will take a quantitative ...

Introduction

Grave of Fireflies, or ‘Hotaru no haka’ in Japanese, is a powerful and compelling animated film which was released in 1988 (Ebert). This 88 minutes long film was directed by Isao Takahata with the animation being done by Studio Ghibli, which has created a name for itself for producing quality and acclaimed animations. The movie’s story line is modeled on a novel bearing the same title, written in 1967 by Akiyuki Nosaka. Apparently, the author had undergone an experience comparable to that of Seita, the protagonist in both the film and the autobiography. Grave of Fireflies has a growing audience of ...

Introduction

Modifying the genetic make-up of food is a concept which has been around for centuries. Farmers have successfully improved food supply through cross-breeding different plant and animal varieties to develop organisms that yield more, taste better and tolerate harsh conditions. In modern times, this has not always been welcome. The Pure Food Campaign (PFC) was established in 1992 as a coalition of restaurateurs, farmers, animal welfare, environmental and consumer groups opposed to genetic engineered food. Around the same time, the U.S. Agriculture Department stated that it would not regulate production and shipping of Flavr Savr, which is a genetically engineered tomato from ...

Assignment #1: Usability AssessmentCRWR 213-002[Your first and last name][Your student number]

1. Describe the experience of downloading the app and using it to locate a Megaphonevendor downtown. Were you successful in finding a vendor using the application? Downloading the application was an easy task since I clearly understood the stipulated instructions. I managed to download it and install on my smartphone within a short time. The size of the application was also convenient for the space on my phone as I was not obliged to delete any other features to accommodate it. Locating a vendor downtown gave me a hard time, mainly because it was my first time to experience such an application. Despite ...

Introduction

In the recent past, studies in the field of cognitive science have brought forth overwhelming evidence on the relationship between moral judgment and emotions. However, research on this topic a couple of decades old. For instance,StanleyMilgram, a social psychologist, carried a research on this topic in the 1970 where he instructed his students to approach strangers in New York subway and request for a sit. The research did not receive the kind of reception Milgram expected, he noticed that most of the students declined to participate. However, one student who offered to do the research aborted it prematurely. Left with no alternatives, ...

Introduction

Have you ever pondered why many Americans today are victims of terminal diseases? Certainly, it is hard to comprehend with such thoughts yet the truth is; many Americans today suffer from terminal illnesses that are elicited by their eating habits. An individual’s dietary habits play a critical role in determining the health status. Poor dietary habits, especially the consumption of fast foods occurs as one of the most comprehensive factor that predisposes people to chronic illnesses that are expensive to manage. Apart from dietary practices, physical activity exercises such as going to the gym at least four times in a ...

Voice Stress Analysis

Voice Stress Analysis

Polygraph is to elicit admissions even before the exam Although courts have not generally allowed polygraph evidences, there are cases when they can be complimentary to the court’s findings. However, the court should qualify its expert examiners, device and the conditions under which the examination will take place. The polygraph tests are done in advance because the jury does not want being usurped by their findings. As the findings from polygraph can be erroneous, courts are normally reluctant to endorse them, because they are taken as close to calculated gamble. Therefore, they should come ...

Immunology Disorders

The immune system is responsible for protecting the body from various parasites, bacteria, virus etc. that try to destabilize the homeostasis. Naturally, the immune system is considered one of the most important mechanisms that help us recuperate from diseases. When the immune system malfunctions and starts destroying self-cells, it leads to certain disorders. In other circumstances, the immune system may be suppressed and fail to kill disease causing cells. Here we will discuss a few disorders of the immune system.

HYPERSENSITIVITY TYPE I

Allergy or hypersensitivity type I is also known as allergic reaction or intolerance, in this scenario the immune system creates a ...

Business

Restatement of Problem The topic of consumer buying behavior has researched by a number of scholars, and each one of them has illustrated what are the possible factors that influence or guide consumer behavior. Therefore, when organizations plan their strategies to ‘guide’ consumers, they do so by studying these factors and using them to design and market their products or services. This involves the participation of all stakeholders in the planning and strategizing process. The stakeholders could include the design team, the production team, finance, marketing, purchase and stores to name a few, and it is the collective effort of ...

H S K J

BIOL/RELT421-Issues in Science and Society- Winter 2014 Term Paper The origins of the universe has been a subject of many theories and explanations (Linder, 2003). Some believe in the scientific explanations and the Big Bang Theory is the foremost of them (Linde, Linde & Mezhlumian, 1994). Many, on the other hand, believe in the creation as what was told in the Holy Bible (Van Till, Stek, Snow, & Young, 1990). This paper will portray the notable characters that shaped the theories and beliefs about the origins of the Earth. Hugh Ross, Leonard Brand, and James Gibson are the three ...

INTRODUCTION

Cultural and social problems attributed to gun violence have been a prevailing phenomenon for years. In a society where one could be fragile to the effects of cultural crackdowns and psychological breakdowns, guns have been a prevalent tool in addressing violent actions. Guns induce both violence and personal protection, but using it would likely trigger more instances of violence than self-defense. Gun violence could be attributed to irresponsible parenting and exposure to pop culture as causes, which may be interconnected between one another. In curbing gun violence, proper steps must be taken in order to elicit public awareness. Such steps in promoting ...

Nature plays a pivotal role in Chinese arts more so in poetry. From the earliest times, Chinese poetry has had a bit of nature and/or landscape as used to serve different functions. Right from the earliest eras, one cannot fail to see animals, whether real or fictions could be seen in poetry. Some of those animals are snakes, dragons and cicadas. Other forms of nature that are far too common in Chinese poetry are the sun, moon, mountains and they were meant to serve various functions. The Tang poems are a good example of the several ways in which nature was incorporated ...

Objective: The objective of this research was to conduct an epidemiological study for the cases of miscarriages at the Emergency Department of the University Malaya Medical Center, as well as suggest ways to improve the efficiency of providing emergency responses to miscarriage cases presented at the medical institutions’ emergency department. Study Design: This study analyzed the information on the cases resented at the Emergency Department of the University Malaya Medical Center related to gynae problems, particularly those of the miscarriages cases. The time frame for the gathering of data was 8 months from October 2013 to May 2014. ...

Behavioral Research

The Top Three f. Respect confidentiality and privacy In the study of sexual behavior, investigators or researchers must honor the sentiments and privacy of individuals. They should never press for a subjects’ reluctance to report what they might regard as deviant behavior. Asking questions that can hurt an individual is construed as unethical. Every individual is entitled to privacy and confidentiality, and it is unethical to pressure them to reveal their personal and sensitive data under the Data Protection Act of 1998 (Canterbury Christ Church University, 2006). Disclosure should be the choice of individuals, and it is up ...

A mixed methods approach incorporates quantitative and qualitative elements in ways that the information gathered complements each other (Creswell, 2007). Using a qualitative approach, the researchers collect in-depth descriptions and information about the research topic. In most qualitative studies, researchers ask questions beginning with how, where, when, which that elicit descriptions and narrations of situations, places, people, events among other issues (Maxwell, 2012). Qualitative information may leave out bits of information about numbers. The quantitative approach complements the research by asking questions such as how much/how many? What is the frequency? These questions elicit numerical answers which when incorporated into ...

Abstract

Kamin blocking is a condition where animals elicit a Conditioned Emotional Response (CER) to a Conditioned Stimulus (CS) and fail to associate any other Unconditioned Stimulus (US). This study investigates if the Kamin blocking principle holds true for human subjects. Using food as a conditioned stimulus and Allergic reaction as an unconditioned stimulus, a contingency judgment task experiment was conducted on 683 participants, where they were exposed to a CS in the first stage and a combination of CS, US and a superimposed stimulus in the second stage. In the third stage. Participants asked to predict the probability of the superimposed stimulus eliciting the US and compared ...

Conditioning indeed forms the basis for some of the character traits and attributes that people display. It is one thing for a fact that behavior is learnt from both conditioned and unconditioned stimulus. There is always a sequential relationship between a certain kind of behavior and the happenings that prompted the said behavior. The sequence becomes engraved in a person and ends up producing the same result over again. Thus learning a behavior occurs under these circumstances. Out of all the facts given about the Pavlovian applications, the most interesting research findings center on how conditioning can be used to identify people with certain ...

Design elements

The Independent Variables (IVs) were the smell of the citrus scented all-purpose cleaner and the 40 words that the respondents were supposed to identify (Holland, Hendriks & Aarts, 2005). The number of questions that respondents were able to identify, the listing of the activities that the respondents planned to do that day as well as the tendency to clean up while eating the crumbling cookie were all dependent variables. These activities were dependent on the presence or absence of scent in the room where a participant was placed. Operational definitions were the place (cubicle), the quantity of the diffused all-purpose cleaner ( ...

Background in Nursing

I obtained my bachelor’s degree in nursing six years ago. Following graduation and licensure, I was employed in a rehabilitation center. Most of the patients I cared for were post-stroke in need of therapy to achieve optimum functioning and the best quality of life possible. Thus, the care I provided consisted of secondary and tertiary prevention. After one year in the center, I was employed in the adult medical-surgical unit of a community hospital caring for patients with the same conditions as that in rehabilitation but in the acute phase of their illness. The hospital’s nursing service is Magnet ...

Introduction

Interrogations and confession are an integral part of the investigative process. It is through the interrogation process that law enforcement officers get their confession. However, there have been claims that there is a greater focus on getting a confession that the truth of the matter is overlooked. This, among other reasons has led to a proliferation of false confessions gotten through different approaches. The gravity of this phenomenon can be illustrated by the statistics on false confessions, or outcomes resulting from false confessions. Gudjonsson et al., (2007), carried out a study to determine the relationship between reported adverse events in life, such as ...

According to attachment theory the quality of the bonds we form early in life affects our adjustment, coping and relationship throughout the lifespan. Secure attachment is represented by the infant’s capacity to feel comfortable and safe exploring their environment using their primary caregiver as a trustworthy base from which to depart and return (Waters & Cummings, 2000). By the time infants are six month old they recognize and internalize the response of their primary caregiver to their needs and alter their behavior to fit their caregiver’s response pattern. This first relationship sets up an attachment pattern in the child ...

Abstract

Conventional medicine or mainstream medicine, which is often called as allopathic medicine, is based on the Cartesian model of dualism that holds the view that the human body and the mind are two entities. On the contrary, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) views the human body and the mind as a single entity. Many mainstream therapies were once considered complementary until they were proven clinically effective through research. Currently, many mainstream practitioners are adopting CAM therapies to provide integrated or holistic care. The National Institutes of Health and National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NIH/NCCAM) have divided CAM therapies ...

The beginning of the 20th Century was a very exciting time for the entertainment industry. It was a period when the making of films had gained a solid ground. People were awed by this new brand of entertainment where the actions of people could be captured on a device for them to view later. The United States, particularly Hollywood was at the forefront of this industry. It was ahead of other countries when it came to film production and, in fact, most of the first films were made in the 19th Century. However, the rest of the world was not left behind when ...

Fallacies always stem from many societal issues, where one does not consider the reality on the ground or the factors leading to certain happenings. They may lead to one having misleading interpretations of a given instance, hence coming up with unworthy conclusions. Behavioral mechanisms and also cognitive notions are always responsible for the different stances of fallacies that emerge in the society.

Beauty

The natural attractiveness of one’s beauty always contributes positively to their hiring in the different companies. That is why the more attractive people without the best qualifications and those who are less attractive but with the best ...

Antecedent-focused regulation is a form of emotion regulation which occurs before an emotion is completely active. There are four types of antecedent-focused regulation. The first is the situation selection which occurs when a person chooses a situation depending on the emotions that such a situation may elicit. An example is when a student chooses to enroll in a class because he knows that the professor is very approachable and understanding. The second type of antecedent-focused regulation is the situation modification wherein the person introduces a change in the situation to obtain the emotions he wants to regulate. When a person tries to pacify his friends who are ...

Interview Techniques

Introduction Law enforcement officers use interviews and interrogations to get information from criminal suspects. The two aspects of communication are important in deriving needed information. The two techniques are may be different in a number of ways. Interrogations are characterized by verbal aggressiveness while interviews engage a non-aggressive dialogue. Both the parties in an interview contribute to the conversation without prejudice. However, it seems that, in an interrogation, the verdict is already determined before the questioning begins. Sometimes officers engage in unorthodox tactics of eliciting information from suspects. Concerns have been raised about officers bullying suspects during interrogations. Interrogations may ...

Annotated Bibliography of Steve Mann’s Articles

Mann, Steve Manders, Corey Belmellat, Billal Kansal, Mohit and Chen, Daniel. “Steps towards “undigital’ intelligent image processing: Real-valued image coding of photoquantimetric pictures into the JLM file format for Compression of Portable Lightspace Maps.” This article examines file formats employed in image compression by offering a solution to address the need for real coding and file formats. The author recognizes the recent advancement in the intelligent signal processing which have enabled capture of high dynamic images. These images are as an array of real numbers instead of the current convention of integers. Further, the author argues that the real ...

Introduction

Leadership is defined by Chester Bernard as "the ability of a superior to influence the behavior of subordinates and persuade them to follow a particular course of action" (ETSU, 2013). For the success of any organization or a mission, it is important to have a great leader at the helm. A true leader is he who can elicit positive actions, behaviors and emotions in people without the promise of a reward or a threat of punishment (Givray, 2012). A true leader is he who with his passion, perseverance and dedication can guide his followers and subordinates into the right direction of success. There are different ...