Essays on Open Access

ADMIRALTY RATINGS

Remember, there is a distinction between the rating for the source and the rating for the information. The source reliable code is another way of stating how credible the source is based on its ability to acquire the information being provided and how the source has performed historically.

The rating for information accuracy is based on the level of certainty that it is a true fact. High source reliability does not provide full confirmation. For example, an A-rated source may pass misinformation due to organizational errors or deliberate action, such as counterespionage efforts. The level of confirmation is based ...

Introduction

Nursing practice today relies heavily on research findings because nursing knowledge is crucial in evidence-based nursing (Houser, 2015). An initial step towards the growth of a data oriented skilled nurses is the acquisition of reliable skills in searching for rich resources of nursing research database online that are readily accessible to budding nursing researchers. The current research paper involves the search of a single clinical research database (CRD) that contains resource materials capable of supporting a larger investigation on the PICOT-guided clinical research question, “Social behavior and engagement outcomes from animal assisted therapy of at least a year among ...

Introduction

Evidence-based nursing effectively defines the professional field today. Nursing practice will be vastly crippled and of high risk in the absence of research data as nursing knowledge is dependent upon empirical evidence derived from painstaking accumulation of nursing literature in various facets of nursing practice (Houser, 2015). Inevitably, the first step in the evolving capacity of nursing students in the conduct of nursing research and the utilization of findings of those already available, involves a proficiency in the search for rich clinical research databases (CRDs) and the building of a dependable list of these databases for future research endeavors. ...

Two needs for forensic assessment in civil forensic cases

Two important types of civil cases in which forensic psychological assessment may be required are worker’s compensation and custody hearings. In the former, the client is usually asking for some sort of monetary compensation for damages that have been caused by their employees. In the second one, there is usually an underage person whose custody is being determined by the courts, as his or her parents are going through a process of separation. Obviously, these are caricatures of the complex real cases that real forensic psychologists have to face. Nevertheless, they will serve as models to explain the ...

Question 1: Why Google made the move

Google’s drive to get into the wireless market via the utilization of the 700MHZ Spectrum Auction was a chance to set up a fifty-state network. Apparently, such new product development would enable this company to turn out to be a cellular network operator. Indeed, this market encompasses corporations such as Verizon and AT&T; Google would not merely compete with such companies but would as well obtain an opportunity to engage in networking with other entities to come up some innovative products (Aune, 2008). The possibility of getting into the wireless market gives Google several prospective practices of growth ...

In the Tragedy of Commons (TOC), students or individuals are expected to act independently and rationally. In most incidences they end up acting to satisfy their personal interest despite their knowledge that they may affect the long-term interest of the society. Actually, the participants in the pieces game have a tendency to deplete the common resource from the pool of resources. The paper will provide insight to the morals, ethical expectations, fairness, engineering canons and sustainability, and advice the future players of the Pisces game. I think that the problem of open access resources ensures that there is a ...

Abstract

The smart grid system makes use of digital information technology to transmit and distribute power. Hence, the operations of this system rely on the complex computer networks coupled with communication technologies that are available in the global information technology network domain. This is the leading cause of the vulnerabilities of the smart grid system. This paper will focus on the vulnerabilities of the system that are evident in SCADA, substation security, communication networks and wireless networks security. While proponents of the system tout its ability to increase efficiency, it cannot be denied that the smart grid system is ...