Essays on Risks

Previous studies reveal that mental health conditions affect a significant percentage of the population. For example, statistics of mental health in England in 2014 showed that approximately one in three men was suffering from mental health with women reporting higher incidences than men (Rise in Mental Healthcare, 2016). The figures are too large to ignore. Studies of populations at risk of mental health have taken different dimensions. While some studies have focused on the prevalence, other studies have attempted to investigate the risk factors associated mental health disorders. According to Bitsko et al. (2016), a combination of sociodemographic, community, ...

Introduction

Biotechnology entrepreneurship is the integration of all scientific and business activities that are required to build an enterprise (Shimasaki, 2014). This practice allows an organization to invent, develop, and make money from biotechnology products.

Significance of the Biotechnology Entrepreneur

Although teams of employees with different diverse skills are required to make an organization successful, the value of an entrepreneur cannot be overlooked. Entrepreneurs have the drive and vision necessary for the creation of a company. This is true for all industries including the biotechnology industries. Biotechnology entrepreneurs have leadership qualities and passion that motivates them to invent new products and services. These entrepreneurs have ...

Strategic Warehouse Management MGT 496

Irina Weisblat

Introduction

Whenever a company is seeking to expand its operations and particularly to a foreign country, it is an important thing for such a company to ensure that it thoroughly considers all the possibilities it has for growth. In order to attain such operational efficiency, the company has to have a set of measures that it adopts to track the progress of its growth in the foreign market as quickly as possible in order to mitigate the losses that come from trying to adjust to the business environment of the host country. One such important measure is the ...

The following is the outline we had to follow for our paper, the part in yellow is what I need you to complete for me please. The rest I have already done and the content I wrote can be found below.

1. Background (description of the problem or initial assumptions) a. List up the different aspects of the company’s background. b. Precisely identify the problem or challenge to be solved. c. Describe the initial assumptions for the elaboration of the plan. d. Presents a well-founded starting hypothesis, clearly written. 2. Company / Organization internal analysis. a. Develop a ...

What are the standard logistics operational characteristics of a consumer product company?

Logistics costs reduction, improvement of inventory, and the availability and maintaining optimal service levels are some of the characteristics in standard logistics operations (Gudehus & Kotzab, 2012). Logistics costs management is an essential element in operations of a standard logistics company. Costs determine company efficiencies and earnings. A reduction in logistics cost increases efficiencies and a company’s profit earnings as well as ensuring customer satisfaction. Improving availability of inventory ensures that logistics processes are done in a timely and cost-effective manner. On the other hand, the maintenance of optimal service level ensures that the costs of products are reduced ...

Essay

Needs Assessment and Rationale Falls are a serious public health issue in the United States because it is the main cause of trauma-related incidents and injury-related emergency cases, and the leading cause of unexpected deaths among the elderly. People aged 65 and above comprise the majority of casualties from falls (Al-Faisal, 2006). The prevalence of falls rises continuously with age irrespective of gender and racial/ethnic affiliation. As reported by Stevens and colleagues (2010), “each year, about one-third of all older adults fall. In 2007, an estimated 1.9 million fall injuries among persons aged 65 years and older were treated ...

Project management process consists of five major groups, which include commencing, planning, implementing, observing and control as well as closing process groups. This report paper summarizes and gives opinions on all the areas of knowledge involved in the entire stages of the planning process groups. In all the process groups, project integration together with project stakeholder management are the areas of knowledge involved. Planning, monitoring and control stages include project scope, time, cost, and risk management as the areas of knowledge. Project HRM and communication management area of knowledge is paramount in planning and execution process. Procurement management as ...

A 1 + page discussion is describing disruptive business models. You should use examples of companies that have introduced disruptive business models to help with this description; like Dell Computer, Walmart, Southwest Airlines or perhaps Apple. Disruptive business model refers to any business innovation, which creates a new market and value network for a company or a product and in so doing, disrupts the existing value network and market (Shaughnessy, 2016). This consequently displaces established markets, products, and leading firms. The term was coined by Clayton M Christensen in 1995 and has since been used to describe disruptive phenomena on ...

In countries around the world, children are suffering and dying from malnutrition, disease, and poverty secondary to drought or flooding. Changes in climate create many risks to the lives of children and their families as they struggle to survive in areas where food is difficult to grow and workers are poorly paid. Due to the increase in temperature and extreme weather conditions brought on by climate change, many communities are expected to suffer scarcity of clean water with the result of perilous diseases and health complications. Disasters and humanitarian crises may bring long-term displacements and disruption to educational, health, ...

Introduction

It is no doubt that information and communication technology has taken over the world with almost all functions becoming dependent on technology. The use of computers, Smartphone, tablets, and iPods have increased over the last few years with more Americans demanding internet services on a daily basis. Technology in the form of the internet finds a lot of application in communication with the rising demands for social media channels and other online forms of communication. The use of the internet in communication and information sharing creates major ethical and legal concerns. Internet users must be aware of risks associated ...

The concept of clinical risk management is concerned with the aspect of making improvements to the quality and safety of health services in the mental health sector. As such, this achieved by pointing out the circumstances and opportunities that create risks to patients and staff and identify the approaches that can be adopted to prevent such risks through risk assessment and management. Risk assessment and management have become a primary element of mental health services in modern times, and the significance of good practice in this specific health care area cannot be disputed. The process of risk management and ...

Advertising has over the years transformed to become a necessity in both the corporate and the social sphere. The different forms of advertising that range from TV commercials to billboards and social media ads have got massive critic and reviews on their effect on society. While they are regarded as strategic investments for the businesses, they have been found to promote values that are directly opposed to human well-being, environmental and a fair society. These conflicting views, however, do not refuse the massive strides in innovation and creativity that the sector has amassed over the years. A section of ...

Question 1

While taking Doris’s age, weight, and height into consideration, her BMI is 35.3, which would be categorized as Obese Class II. From that perspective, Doris faces a wide array of health risks including heart-related conditions, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes. The severity of these risks would increase in the event that she is not able to regulate her weight, which may go beyond the set limits depending on her age and height.

Question 2

Considering that her normal weight would be approximately 203 pounds, she has lost 4.9% of her weight within the past month due to nausea ...

Business Resilience/Continuity

Business resilience is defined as the ability shown by a business organization to act quickly to adapt to a disruption or disaster that may affect the business negatively. This ability to fight any disaster is shown while business continues to maintain its operations instead of dissolving. Therefore, business resilience safeguards the assets, workers as well as the brand equity. Furthermore, business resilience offers post-disaster methods that mitigate the downtime that can prove costly to business. Through business resilience, business vulnerabilities are shown up thus maintaining the daily business activities against the unforeseen breaches (Cerullo and Michael 71). Business resilience ...

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Introduction

The term ‘entrepreneurship’ became very popular in the 21st century when people recognized the importance of introducing major changes in the world. Today, many people abandon their career as an employee and start entrepreneurial ventures with intent to earn unlimited income and to meet their self-actualization needs. Considering the scope of entrepreneurship in supporting a country’s economic growth, governments worldwide are willing to finance potential entrepreneurial start-ups today. This paper will critically explore the scope of entrepreneurship, giving particular emphasis to the operations of small business houses.

Obviously, time and money are two important factors ...

Statement of Customer’s Need

The modern business environment is influenced by globalization and international mobility of individuals. As a result, companies demand more focus on diversity and leadership capabilities to manage professionally and personally diverse groups, communication and the conflict of interest, which may arise from the polarization of opinions. While companies provide internal training in face-to-face as well as virtual environments, there is an opportunity to improve the outcomes of diversity training by implementing an integrated training seminar, involving the practical and theoretical exercises and workshops with individuals from different companies and sectors. This cross-functional and cross-sectorial groups can significantly benefit in ...

The transitional phase between childhood and adulthood is a stage in human development and growth commonly described as adolescence. This stage begins at the age of around 11 to 13 years with the start of puberty which means the development of the reproductive processes. In the United States, adolescence is defined as the age span of 10 to 24 years (Edelman, Mandle & Kudzma, 2014). Unlike childhood stages where growth is slow and steady, adolescence is a period characterized by rapid changes in cognitive, physical, psychosocial, moral and spiritual growth as the shift from childhood to young adulthood takes place. ...

Introduction

Business entities both in the contemporary society as well as in the past have different approaches in undertaking their business activities and such approaches focus on increasing the returns. The other objective of the majority of the companies is seeking to obtain stable markets as well as a clear expansion strategy that enables them to approach new markets and establish operations in new markets successfully. The clothing industry is a major industry across the globe with varying organizations operating in the industry. The majority of the companies have not developed specialized products based on the demographic segmentation of the ...

IAS37: CURRENT ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REPORTING

IAS37: Current Issues in Financial Reporting Introduction Since the publication of IAS 37, it provides explicit directions for companies to recognize provision, contingent liability and contingent assets. IAS 37 undermines the traditional accounting concepts of prudence hence leading to considerable volatility in companies earning reports. The IAS 37 helps in disclosing the transaction incurred in an organization that is associated with liabilities. In the IAS 37 standard, the word “probable” has been adversely used and hence providing options of creative accounting essential for companies to recognize its provision on balance sheet. Before the amendment of current IAS 37, the ...

Network Theory

The network theory of migration posits that networks are formed between migrants in the origin country as well as the destination countries through friendship, community or familial connections. The interpersonal ties that the migrants develop help in reducing the costs needed to migrate as well as risks a potential migrant would face in the new country. As migrant networks increase over time, it not only reduces the costs and risks involved, but also increases the chances of employment for the new migrants. Networking and its increase over years not only helps facilitate increased migration over years but also broadens ...

Climate change poses many risks to the lives of children. Because of the increase in temperature and extreme weather conditions brought by climate change, many communities are expected to suffer from food and water scarcity and perilous diseases and health complications. More disasters and humanitarian crises would bring long-term displacements and disruption to educational and economic activities (UNICEF, p.8). Given this situation, the future of children at the worldwide scale remains under peril. Governments and other agencies concerned on the welfare of children must do something to address this worsening situation, or the children will pay the price. Climate ...

Healthcare centers and facilities play a significant role in disaster and emergency preparedness efforts for all types of events such as natural, man-made events, terrorist attacks and pandemic outbreaks. Healthcare facilities are required to have emergency and disaster operations plan which apparently gives an outline of how the hospital is prepared to respond and recover from all types of hazards. The preparation process requires the healthcare facility to include a number of six critical components including communications, resources and assets, safety and security, staff responsibilities, utilities and clinical and support activities (Wee 241). The approach of being prepared to ...

Community participation in healthcare is being recommended by public health experts as an effective method in implementing disease prevention and mitigation strategies; the reason being that residents of a specific community are more aware of the needs of their locality compared to external elements. Therefore the suggestion that healthcare program assessment should be driven by community members rather than influence from sounds quite valid. Community members are more capable of deciding the healthcare needs of a particular area depending on the local weather conditions, health risks and inhabitation. Also community members are more committed and enthusiastic about the local ...

Introduction

The financial crisis of 2007/9 was the worst in the U.S. since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was the cause of the failure of some of the biggest financial institutions including Washington Mutual which was closed in 2008, and its assets transferred to JP Morgan. In 2008, the crisis reached its peak with loans dropping dramatically to the lowest levels to be witnessed in a half a century. For example, new loans to large borrowers fell by 47 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 as compared to the previous quarter and by 79 percent relative to ...

I. Company Overview The apparel industry is a highly competitive and almost exclusively based on image. As fashion becomes "fast", i.e. designing and selling apparel becomes more for masses as opposed to a conventional haute couture model, established and emerging players alike are competing over an increasingly powerful market segment, namely Millennials, who continue to shape business across different industries. Forever 21 is one notable example of apparel companies competing, primarily, over Millennial customers. Forever 21, operating in seven countries in addition to Europe, is a notable example of an established apparel player adapting to continuous changes in apparel ...

Question 4

Dove is always being a well-known brand with loyal customers from all around the world. The company is being innovative to prove itself as a popular brand of beauty. The marketing strategy used by the Dove is based upon unconventional ideas. The strategy followed by Dove was unique compared to the others in the industry. The blogger tried to prove that marketing is being cheaper and it is now out of control. However, the statement can’t be justified as correct based on the case study as the cost of marketing through that channels are high. The Dove had ...

Carry trade is a means of trading where an investor borrows money from a financial institution then invests the same in assets with the hope of getting a profit from the assets. This means of trading is popular in the foreign exchange market. It involves borrowing from low-interest rate currency then converting that currency into that of a high yielding one. There are two ways in which an investor can earn for the carry trade. One can either invest in a high yielding currency or invest in an asset that has prospects of increasing its worth. These assets can ...

LIMITED UNDERSTANDING OF THE PERCEPTION OF AFRICAN WOMEN IMMIGRANTS IN THE UK AS THE RESULT TO THE CURRENT TREND OF INADEQUATE CLINICAL INTERVENTION FOR POSTNATAL DEPRESSION PATIENTS Limited understanding of the perception of African Women Immigrants in the UK the Cause of the Current trend of inadequate Clinical Intervention

Introduction

Over the recent decades, the number of immigrants settling in the UK has grown exponentially to give the country a new outlook on cultural diversity. With these social changes, new demands have been imposed on the healthcare sector to provide health services in ways that promote social justice. According to ...

Affiliated Institution

Introduction The concept of Homeland Security was precipitated by the terrorist attacks of 9/11 (Shawn 2013). According to the quadrennial homeland security review (2014), the goal of homeland security department and its partners is to build a safe, secure, and resilient nation. This goal is continuously threatened by the evolving nature of terrorism and natural disastrous among other risk factors. In order to mitigate the effects of the risks and threats to the safety, security, and resilience of the nation, the (Department of Homeland Security) DHS developed the five missions to help the department and its partners achieve its ...

Charity 1: School PTA

The Parent Teachers Association in focus is a charitable school organization in a primary school. It is made up of volunteers who consist of parents, guardians, alumni and teachers who come together to generate resources for school programs, events or the acquisition of resources that are not included or planned for in the school budget. The PTA’s committee is made up of five executive members and other volunteers selected during the School’s Annual General Meeting held every September. The Executive position on the PTA Board include; the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and the Vice Treasurer. The ...

Our project scope is the implementation of the Time off Request System to the existing site of VIH Aerospace to improve response times and track holiday request. Our project has the following milestones:

■100% Requirements Gathering

■100% design ■100% Coding ■100% Testing and debugging ■100% transition to production The Work Breakdown Structure and the schedule baseline are related and depend on of each derivable of the project. The execution of tour project requires progress logic, and the project manager uses a Change Management Plant and a Communication Management Plant to guarantee a smooth advance of the project avoiding errors and miscommunications, considering ...

Benefits of Food Truck Business for the Communities

Food Truck Business brings a lot of value to the communities and customers that they serve. The most important aspect of food trucks for the customers is that the food is delicious and cheap. That is the reason why people love it. Food trucks basically offer a lot of room for creativity and it offers gourmet creations, as well as, exotic ingredients to its customers. Most importantly, they are convenient whenever someone is looking to have a quick snack, and they are also perfect for casual dining.

Advantages of Food Truck Business

Food Truck Business offers a lot to first-time business owners and entrepreneurs. ...

Impact of Policy Changes on Financial Stability of Commercial Banks in India

Paper Due date Abstract The study envisages financial stability of Indian Banks, especially schedule commercial banks, in the backdrop of macro-prudential policy changes. Banks are put under microscopic vision in terms of performing as commercial units while strictly adhering to the policy norms. The effect of regulatory and supervisory policy changes can be evidently seen in stressed performance of banks in the recent years, in-spite of growth in their retail portfolios. The policy changes of increased provisioning for NPAs, improvement in asset account quality, revised guidelines for Net Stable Funding Ratio, restructuring of large accounts and many more have ...

Debate whether John Q’s action of taking 11 people as hostages in return for the hospital accommodating his demand was moral and ethical – vigilante or caring father. John Q’s action of taking 11 people as hostages in return for the hospital accommodating his demand was immoral and unethical, exhibiting actions of a vigilante, yet caring father. From the incidents shown in the movie, it was apparent that the spouses were actually running out of time and immediate surgery of a compatible heart needs to be found . Yet, as revealed the health insurance coverage of John Q from ...

Issue

Have Adam and I formed a partnership? Rule Partnership Act (SA) 1891 Section 1- Definition of Partnership Partnership Act (SA) 1891 Section 2- Rules for determining Existence of Partnership Partnership Act (NSW) Section 2- Rules for determining Existence of Partnership A partnership entails the relationship that exists between two or more people with the intent of running a business for profit making purposes (Partnership Act (SA) 1891 s 1). Based on Partnership Act (SA) 1891 s 2 and Partnership Act (NSW) s 2, for a partnership to exist, the relationship must satisfy three aspects:

The establishment of a business;

In common; With a view ...

Introduction

The focus of the research is on determining how the changing role of the field of Transitional Nursing can affect the quality of healthcare that is provided to the elderly population. Initial research has revealed that people above the ages of 50 are considered to be more at-risk for contracting chronic diseases, and also for relapses because of various demographic and lifestyle factors. The focus of this paper is on developing a study design and sampling methodology for the research, as well as formulating flow charts and maps in order to better understand the dependent and independent variables involved ...

Abstract

ITPM (Information Technology Project Management) is an essential activity for any IT organization to succeed. Projects must be evaluated and ranked in order to be decided upon and prioritized effectively. Shortcomings exist and must be addressed using optimization tools and methods in order to ensure efficient execution. Project portfolio management, which is the management of all projects within IT, allows for comprehensive project management that can ensure organizational success. Many effective ITPM tools exist to assist in project execution that must be understood, evaluated, and utilized properly. These tools include Business Case documentation for each project to lay out ...

‘Author’s name’

‘Institution’ Definition: Substance abuse disorder or substance use disorder (SUD) refers to repeated use of alcohol or drugs causing significant damage to health, and disability (SAMHSA, 2015) Epidemiology: A 2013 national survey among Americans 12 years and older revealed that 17.3 million were either dependent or abusing alcohol and 4.2 million Americans were found to be dependent or abusing marijuana. (NIH, 2015) Risk factors: There are many risk factors for SUDs. The risk of developing certain disorders can be traced from family history. The psychological dysregulation including cognitive, behavioral, and emotional domains are also considered risks. Environmental risks include ...

Project Proposal: The Risk of Starting a Small Business by an Emarati's Women By Taking a Loan from Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

Introduction

Over the years, various steps have always been taken to ensure that the Emirati women are then able to be empowered. This has included through the various issues such as the increase in their involvement in the workforce and further the setting aside of certain positions within the society that need to be filled with women. All these steps have been taken to empower women. Even though these measures may be deemed to be similar to many ...

The normal body fat range and BMI for males between the age of 20-39 is 8.0 to 19.90. At 28 years old, 62.6kg and 164cm, the BMI that was measured was 16.7% body fat according to the bioelectrical impedance analysis. According to the Canadian Guidelines for Body Weight Classification in Adults, this is considered underweight, and has an increased risk of developing health problems including undernutrition, osteoporosis, infertility, and impaired immunocompetence. In comparison to the population norms shown in the 1983 Metropolitan Height and Weight table, the frame size of the measurements was medium, and the desirable body weight ...

Introduction

Migration is a situation where people move from one place to another for varied reasons. It can occur from a region to another, from one country to the next or even from one continent to the next. In International Migration, people move from one country to another or others. The movement can be an individual, a family, clan, and other groups with a common interest. The reason for this displacement can be wage driven, capital, risks, or labor demand. Many theories explain the reasons why people migrate; in this paper, we will discuss two of them; neoclassical economic theory ...

Genetic counselling has been described as the process by which an individual fully understands and adapts to the contribution of genetic makeup in the medical and physiological state of the individual along with its influence on the familial implications of a disease condition [1]. Genomic medicine is at an all-time high in these years of fast developing technology in medicine [2]. The traditional process of genetic medicine and counselling involves the collection of data and interpretation of the history of pathology in the familial background of the individual along with the assessment of risks, informed consent, and psychosocial analysis ...

ABSTRACT

Cloud computing employs the use of parallel and highly computed processors to virtually and remotely deliver services. This is an important factor forenterprises whose processing resources are limited and who suffer limitations on the manpower and data storage. This notwithstanding, cloud computing faces a serious threat in the area of data security. This is because the attackers have become very opportunistic and look for any slight loophole that will enable them to bypass the server securities within the cloud computing environment. It is thus important to come up with a systematic approach that can help in identifying the vulnerabilities ...

Merck and Its CSR

Facts River Blindness is a disease affecting people in some of the poorest countries in the world, in Africa and Latin America. In 1978, an estimated 340,000 people have gone blind and about 18 million were infected with the disease. Dr. William Campbell discovered a possible use for ivermectin: It can be developed into a cure for River Blindness. He thus sent a memo to Dr. Vagelos requesting funds to develop the new product. The problem is that the product cannot be profitable. The target communities are not among the company’s target markets. Since these communities are ...

Question & Answer

Question & Answer

Resolving or managing conflict is the process where an individual controls and channels a disagreement with an organization. The following are five basic strategies for resolving conflict: Accommodating, competing, collaborating, avoiding, and compromising. Competing is an uncooperative and assertive strategy of resolving a conflict. This strategy can be important when unpopular decisions need has to be made or when one has to stand up for his or her rights. However, since it often creates situations of quietness and it makes others feel inferior, competition needs to be cautiously applied. Accommodating is another appropriate strategy; however, accommodating is ...

Risks to the Mine

The major hazards to the mines include the possibility of floods taking place in the sites, and they will lead to a stop of the mining process. Secondly, the mines are prone to gas explosions. The explosions will increase the hole, and might even lead to the prevention of further mining (Khan, et al. 2004). Thirdly, the mines might face chemical leakage, an act that may cause decomposition of rocks and depletion of the important resources in mines. Moreover, mines are prone to dust, that will lead to blocking of the extraction process, by occupying the region, or causing ...

Background of the Study

The problem of HIV and AIDS has become a global one in the short time since the identification of the virus. Although there is no vaccine to protect against the virus, knowledge and education are two powerful shields against infection—and it has become clear in recent years that impoverished women in the developing world are particularly heavily impacted by HIV transmission and development of AIDS (UNAIDS, 2016). The goal of finding a way to slow or completely halt the spread of HIV and the development of AIDS has been an epidemiological conundrum for many years. Promoting health and ...

In the world where we live, we exist with the perceptions that there are limitations to the feats that the human body could perform. This is why we presume that people who are disabled cannot take part in sports or any athletic event which requires the use of the body when one part or the other is not functioning at its best. People who have become disabled through one or the other unfortunate occurrence of fate think so otherwise because they have proven to us time and again that their limitations will not hold them back from going after ...

Edgework can be termed as anarchic human experiences that often involve voluntary activities that individuals take part in for the purpose of acquiring a sense of self-determination as well as control thus, through an “adrenaline rush”. Further, edgework can also be defined as the negotiation of two extremes as well as opposing sides these are such as life and death (Lumtpon 2012). When individuals take part in edgework activities which are acts that involve extreme risk- taking, they tend to push themselves thus, to the edge of danger for the purpose of gaining excitement as well as certainty (Lyng ...

Identifying Risks

The Hong Kong International Airport is connected to over 100 destinations through over one thousand daily flight by over 100 airlines. In order to fulfill the future demand until 2030, the Airport Authority of Hong Kong (AAHK) planned for the expansion of HKIA into a three- runway system to provide support to the present runways through the introduction of the Master Plan 2030. The 2030 Master Plan of HKIA has two alternatives in its considerations. The preparation of the master plan ensures that there is transparent, unbiased process of planning and professionalism. Consequently, the Airport Authority of Hong Kong ( ...

‘Author’s name’

‘Institution’ This document is a review of the article Cannulation Strategies and Pitfalls in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery by Ramchandani, Jabbari, Abu Saleh, and Ramlawi (2016). The article provided informative discussions on minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) and presented the different cannulation techniques. MICS is a very important development in the field of cardiothoracic medicine. It eliminates the inconveniences experienced during the median sternotomy and bypass circuit placement. The key in the success of MICS is the cannulation technique employed. Options for arterial cannulation in MICS include ascending aorta, femoral artery, and axillary artery. Each has its own advantages ...

Introduction

The government, among other duties, protects citizens in the nation and promotes their well-being. In many occasions, the government works together with the private sector groups with the aim of managing emergencies. The private sector plays a major role before and after the incident (Sylves & Clark, 2015). Before the incident, the sector provides protection to the welfare of the employees in the workplace. The private sector is also involved in the decision-making process on how to thwart emergency. The non-governmental organizations play a major role before, during and after the incident. For instance, many NGO’s provide shelter, food ...

Health professionals have recognized and embraced the importance of tailored health messages and health campaigns that are based on social support groups that target populations and help to reduce the gaps in delivering health information to different groups. In the attempt to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS in developing countries such as Uganda, study findings indicate that issues such as perception of risk, individual knowledge, attitudes and emotions, and policy issues have been critical in the HIV-related campaigns that seek to promote behavioral change (Kaufman, Cornish, Zimmerman, & Johnson, 2014). In addition, the HIV/AIDS infection rate in the country remains ...

PART ONE

The online services make many risks much higher. When it comes to security issue especially for the starters, it is both physical and intangible information that have to be of great concern. Otherwise, you will face the risk of hardware thefts as well as hack into your services. Regarding the availability in this scenario, we are considering the available services for the clients and that it offers the required necessities for the customers. Therefore, if customers are in need of some goods online, then the website should be in a working condition, and it should have adequate information concerning ...

Challenges faced by MCOs regarding price variations and ways of overcoming these challenges

Challenges Utilization management acts as one of the most complex financial balancing act that managed care organizations (MCOs) try to utilize in an effort to manage health care costs and create value for future health care services (Bailit & Sennett, 1992). However, managing cost through utilization management concept creates price variations that pose major challenges to MCOs. One of the major challenges faced by MCOs regarding price variation is its diverse nature. The use of utilization management in MCOs has gained a lot of demand making it difficult to make a general conclusion on certain variations. Price variations linked to ...

The Relationship between Risks and Rate of Returns

The risk and rate of return, as discussed in business, are directly proportional. It means that as the risk increases, the rate of return increases while as the risk declines, the rate of return decreases as well (Christoffersen, 2012). Therefore, an individual willing to invest must take a decision based on both the risk and rate of return analysis to achieve a high return at a lower risk. Investors are likely to prefer investment decisions that yield high rates of return at minimal risks. The term risk defines the capability of acquiring loss below a person’s investigations. On ...

I. Introduction The ubiquitous presence of mobility devices, including most notably smartphones, highlights how mobility has come to be integral to everyday life at workplace, college and home. The major focus on mobility is, given current coverage, is on applications and cloud platforms. Less reported still but is, probably, of much more significance, as shown later, is wireless licenses and applications which enable much of current mobility operational efficiency, if not operability at all. As is always common in ICT innovations, user interface applications and platforms more often than not draw ICT community's attention, a community focused more new ...

Introduction

Nurses play an integral, challenging, and complex role in the healthcare system. Nurses are considered as the backbone of the complex and diverse system that comprises patients and a multidisciplinary team of experts. Nurses are educated and trained to cater to a large group of patients and often seek continuing education and upgrade their skills and knowledge. It is only through clinical exposure that nurses learn and implement new strategies and techniques. Nurses are known to transform the healthcare system by acting as mediators between the patient population and the medical team (physicians and other allied healthcare members). Through ...

Introduction

On June 23, 2016, UK held a referendum in which 52% of the voters chose to leave the European Union (EU) against 48% who chose to stay (Taub, 2016). The Brexit presents a massive change. Without a doubt, the Brexit will strongly influence how project managers will run their projects. Hillary and Allen (2016) observe that all sectors and organization will have to review the risks and opportunities that will emanate from Brexit. Unfortunately, project managers, like everyone else, have limited information that would help them to assess the risks and opportunities associated with the Brexit. Notwithstanding the lack ...

Abortion is a controversial issue. However, despite of vigorous criticism, it has positive sides. In some cases abortion is a necessary procedure to save mother’s health (or even life) or prevent a birth of a child with a severe form of disability. Medical conditions, which are dangerous for mother, include impending miscarriage and cancer. In the first case there is a high risk the pregnancy will end up with a miscarriage because of the weak womb (Barari). Cancer diagnose often makes mother to choose between child’s health and own treatment. Cancer therapies can be toxic and affect ...