Essays on Inaccessibility

Part A

Hospital Acquired Infections Health care system is a very dynamic field that changes periodically; the practices that were deemed to be the most effective a decade ago may be rendered less useful or obsolete in the present day care. The changes are basically due to changes in patient needs, the emergence of new technologies, improved science research findings that develop new care methods as well as changes in healthcare policies and regulations. For example in the United States, the increase in the size of an aging population means an increase in number of patients that will suffer from chronic ...

Humankind is susceptible to many situations which are sudden and take people unawares, wrought by both nature and mankind. These situations are known as emergencies and wreak huge losses to life and property. Although modern technologies have devised sound meteorological systems that may warn us of impending natural calamities such as earthquakes, volcanoes, cyclones, Tsunamis etc., the losses suffered cannot be fully recovered because Government machinery is never sufficient to deal with the magnitude of the disaster. Modernization of facilities to make living style easier has in its wake exposed human kind to many dangers. Exposure to these dangers ...

Introduction

One of the major occupations of students studying crimes is to understand how criminal behaviors come about and why individuals are induced in engaging in deviant or criminal behaviors. Theories on crime and delinquency primarily explores this question to get a better understanding of individuals and society at large. Theorists drew from different fields of sciences such as sociology, psychology and biology, to find answers in uncovering individual motivations and structural inducement. One such theory that draws not only from sociology, but also from psychology, is the strain theory of Agnew. This paper provides a detailed discussion on the ...

(a) A hierarchical structure and organization by functional specialty as enunciated by Weber’s principles of modern bureaucracy are two important facets of a government organization because they both serve as control tools in the efficient delivery of basic services to the public. Hierarchy represents the classic command-and-control relationship that is a defining feature in many organizational settings, including governments. A hierarchical structure permits those in the higher rung of the hierarchy to review the conduct of activities by those in the lower rung. It serves as a control tool that assures democratic accountability or to put it bluntly, ...

Abstract Shelter is one of the basic human necessities. Provision of decent-quality and affordable housing is one challenge that various authorities have been faced with, and Sheffield is not left behind. Though she has surpassed her average annual housing needs, Sheffield is still struggling to mitigate housing problems. This research project reviews the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Sheffield’s housing and how education level affects the adoption of GIS in affordable housing initiatives. In order to achieve this objective, the current state of Sheffield’s housing is exhaustively considered. Using the boundary data from EDINA ...