Essays on Wong

Abstract

Suicide and attempted suicide claim numerous lives across the globe, especially within the state of New York, USA (DiClemente, Hansen & Ponton, 2013). It has been ranked as one of the top five causes of death among adolescents aged 15 to 19 years old. Suicide has always been viewed fundamentally as a mental health problem (Nock et al., 2013).The health issue is as a result of affective disorder. However, there is remarkable evidence that indicate a possible relationship between substance abuse and suicide, especially among adolescents (Swahn et al., 2012). Substance use is a key risk factor for attempted ...

Abstract

The Air transport industry is growing globally and specifically in the Asia-Pacific region as the demand for air transport services grows and infrastructural development continues. Singapore has emerged as an important air transport hub in the Asia-Pacific region owing to its strategic geographical location, developed infrastructure, connectivity to other regions of the world, and its well-defined regulatory environment. Singapore is a major air transport hub as it is strategically located in the Strait of Malacca which puts it at the crossroads of important air routes, particularly between major economic blocs such as Japan and Europe. The emergence of Singapore ...

Introduction

The review of Wong Kar-Wai’ work by Peter Brunette is an inclusive yet critical analysis of Wong’s films which provides the audience with an insight of the themes of filmmaking aesthetics. Mazierska and Rascorali explore the theme of time in Wong’s films by exploring the various ways in which Wong displays his understanding of postmodernity. These two theses on Wong’s works evoke several questions. For instance film, students might be tasked to answer the various ways in which Wong directs his films. Thus, examination questions may include: In what way does Wong stand out as a ...

In this case, Benjamin has heard a lot of gossip about his new team leader, Alice Wong, the supervisor from the accounting department. As Benjamin’s friend and co-worker, there are several suggestions I have for him – before he begins working for Ms. Wong on a team. These suggestions include open-mindedness, being respectful and nonjudgmental, as well as advising Benjamin about the dangers of informal communication in the workplace. First, Benjamin should try to approach the opportunity to work under Ms. Wong with an open-minded attitude. He should bear in mind that, regardless of what he has heard about ...

Thesis reading 1: the characters depict the loneliness they feel after they have lost love and all meaning of love, each action they do in their daily life tries to fill that hole which only leads to more misery. Thesis reading 2: the use of two different setting in the film is a depiction that emotion is the same to all people even those of different status, the outcomes of the feelings are the same.

Question

Reading 1: what is the director of the film trying to depict and what is the purpose of each character when it comes to ...

It is normally challenging to research the history of Chinese Kung Fu due to the scarcity of written records on the same topic. For most of the Kung FU communities, the clan practices and history was passed down from one generation to the other orally. With time, the descendant themselves became the teachers and taught the new generation according to what they learned from their ancestors. Thus, history and traditions were transitioned from one generation to the rest through word of mouth. In “Wing Chun Kung-Fu,” Yim Lee gives a brief description of the origin of Wing Chun and ...

Fear messages have been of importance within the nursing profession over the years and were even responsible for the reduction of the use of substance abuse in communities. Substances abuse is discouraged in many communities owing to their negative effects on the general health of an individual (DiBello, Neighbors, & Ammar, 2015). It is because of these adverse consequences that the nursing and health sector, in general, decided to come up with creative ideas to curb the menace. One of the commonly used strategies in this field is the formulation of fear messages to scare away the drug users from ...

Literature Review

Overview The research question is essential for any study; as it will enable the researcher to focus on a particular subject to do research. The research question for this study is the effect of direct communication between the CEO and the employees when it comes to Job satisfaction. The question allows the researcher to focus on the concept of job satisfaction, internal communication the roles of both the CEO and the employees, and the factors that influence communication enhancement. Internal communication is the frequency of interaction between the upper level of management and the lower level of management (Bloom, ...

In healthcare, leadership is all about leading teams and individuals. The primary challenge in healthcare leadership is delivering and maintaining high quality, safe, and compassionate healthcare at all times. Ensuring that the right leadership style is used at all times is essential as it shapes organizational culture, effective strategies, professional behavior, and quality is upheld (Scott, Mannion, Davies, & Marshall, 2013). In healthcare, leaders ensure direction, commitment, and alignment. The right direction ensures confidence and agreement. Also, alignment relates to effective coordination and integration while commitment involves taking responsibility. Two theories of leadership that can be used in healthcare include ...

Eros is a cinematic trilogy that brings into perspective the scenes of sex and love in various depictions and forms. The film is a combination of three short parts directed by different characters. It comprises of The Hand, Equilibrium, and The Dangerous Thread of Things. These short films bring out the cinematic wits of Wong Kar-Wai, Soderbergh, and Antonioni. In their analogy of the film, the directors attempt to unravel the sexual orientation of various characters within the context of eroticism (Bettinson, 2014). In the film segment, “The Hand,” Wong Kar-Wai shows cinematic antics and prowess to demonstrate the ...

Executive Summary

Nutella’s has been very successful in the UK market with the brand becoming a leader in sweet spread market with a share of 36 percent. The success of the brand in this market could be attributed to the company’s long experience in the UK. However, the brand’s future in this market is threatened by the perception that Nutella has saturated fats and sugar. Hence, it is important for Ferrero to investigate this problem and come up with a communication strategy that will change the image of the brand in the eyes of the current and potential ...

Importance of Nursing Theories

Importance of Nursing Theory Nursing theory can be defined as a belief or a set of proposed procedures or policies that must be followed concerning every nursing action. It is a set of frameworks of concepts that are developed to act as a guide for nurses. The theories were created to analyze and give meaning to the practice of nursing, guide the practice and offer a platform for clinical decision making (Masters, 2011). Nursing theories were developed through the collaboration of nurses with other healthcare professionals. In most cases, nurses use a range of approaches to carry out their ...

Technology Trends in the Hospitality Industry

Introduction Technology is a major driver of all business in the world today. The mechanization of services leads to short lead times and eventual savings in operational expenses. The savings in turn lead to an improvement in business profits. Technology is also a major driver of the current global nature of business. In particular, developments in the transport and communications sector play an important role in globalizing business. The connectivity of the world means that potential customers learn of new services and products as they arise and expect them wherever their location. Consequently, new technologies spread quickly and the ...

Migratory History It is said that ethnic Chinese first appeared on the western shores of North America during the period of the Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines, which is about between 1521 to 1815. They had accepted commissions as being businessmen, sailors and fishermen on the Spanish galleons that traversed the Pacific Ocean between the Philippines and Mexico (Brownstone, 2). Several numbers of ethnic Chinese were able to reach California as this state was still the territory of Mexico until 1848. Future expeditions to Vancouver by John Meares, a British fur trader, brought more Chinese into Vancouver around ...

Issues in Business: Case Analysis – Risk Analysis

Issues in Business: Case Analysis – Risk Analysis

Introduction

The case study under analysis herein, assumes a larger business venture of an online streaming video service Netflix. The company, as any other commercial enterprise, needs to secure its online proprietary data, as well as protect its software learning environment from unpaid subscribers, or unauthorized hackers. Historically, the company just started one year ago, in the context of the case study. The perspective of this written report is from a consultant. According to Gill (2012) IT risk lays at the heart of business, although many treat this aspect “as an afterthought,” and ...

The site and situation of any area determine the settlement and development of the place. New York is sited on the Coast while bordering by various rivers that divide it into five boroughs. The five boroughs are Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens. Staten and Manhattan are sole islands, Queens and Brooklyn are on Long Island, while the Bronx is on the mainland of New York (Wong, 34). People settled in New York from Europe because of the natural harbors and the coastal location. The nearby Hudson River provided fresh water as well as the small creeks. The ...

The article by Cummings, Midodzi, Wong & Estabrooks (2010) concerns the contribution of hospital nursing leadership styles to 30-day patient mortality.

The Journal

This article was published in Nursing Research, a prominent nursing journal which has a peer-review system. Its impact factor is 1.856, which is fairly high. It is associated with the Eastern Nursing Research Society and the Western Institute of Nursing. It does not allow for authors to pay for their articles to appear.

The Article

The article was written by various nurses who evidently have expertise and qualifications. It was supported by a New Investigator Award and a Population Health Investigator ...

MOBILE ORDERING PLATFORMS FOR FOODS AND BEVERAGE SERVICES: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY TO INVESTIGATE WHAT KEY FEATURES BUSINESS MANAGERS LOOK FOR PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION Mobile Ordering Platforms for Foods and Beverage Services: An Exploratory Study to Investigate What Key Features Business Managers Look for Prior to Implementation

Literature Review

The necessity to approach marketing as an integrated part of management and not as a separate function has been acknowledged decades ago, when Peter Drucker illustrated that marketing tells businesses how to adjust on meeting changing consumer needs and creating a clientele (Webster, 2009). Consumer needs are ever – changing, as Drucker observed, and ...

In order for me to succeed in education, I had to sacrifice almost everything I had. I realized that I spent most of my time with friends and family, leaving less time for my studies. Therefore, I sacrificed the time I had for interaction and decided to do my private studies. Besides, I still had to sacrifice the time I had with my family for my personal studies. I withdrew from them gradually, to an extent of seeing them once in a week to once in a month. I disappeared from my friends, and even though I missed my ...

Abstract

Paget's disease of the breast is an uncommon kind of cancer of the nipple–areola complex and that is time and again connected to a fundamental in situ or persistent carcinoma. We provide an overview and evaluate the key clinicopathological and healing aspects of mammary Paget's disease. Patients suffering from the Paget disease frequently present with a constant, eczematous skin complaint on the nipple and adjoining areolar skin. Paget's disease of the breast has been acknowledged as a separate clinical unit for over one hundred and twenty years. Since the situation in itself is repeatedly harmless and restricted to ...

Mark’s case is one among the many that healthcare providers face on numerous occasions. In this case, Mark presents at the clinic or within the ER having sustained serious injuries following a car accident. He is assessed to have significant internal bleeding and therefore in need of immediate blood transfusion to arrest the progression of the situation to a severity point. The doctor determined that three units of blood would be necessary for Mark’s situation and therefore placed the order for an immediate transfusion. At the time the transfusion was to occur, Mark was still conscious and ...

Innovation

Executive summary Business organizations have implemented and embraced different organizational strategies that have contributed positively to the performance, and general business productivity. Product innovation strategy has been one of the strategies used to improve product performance and increase sales within an organization. Innovation models are important features of a successful organization. Advanced technology has led to the use of improved business strategies in increasing productivity and performance. Business organizations have embraced different changes in the social and technological aspect to provide products and services suitable for customers. Multiple innovation models may be incorporated into the business strategy to provide ...

Question 1

Chinese people started visiting Australia in as early as 1800 with most of them been business people dealing with gold trade. With diminishing of gold, most of them settled to work as market gardeners or farm hands in the developed Australian firms. This led to their population growing in major towns in Australia leading to their cultural and religion been established in Australia. With the lifting of policy restricting the migration of non-European in 1970 the population of Chinese has increased (Bagnall, 2011). With many students and professional like doctors and nurse seeking citizenship, with free movement the Chinese ...

Implementation plan

The problem of cancer pain amongst oncology care patients need to be given the required attention as a way of seeing to it that such individuals are able to emerge with desirable outcomes. It is important for pain alleviation programs to be put into place to make sure that such individuals are able to manage their conditions and assists them incorporate into the society. As such, it is essential that all due processes are followed to guarantee that pain alleviation amongst cancer patients is achieved. Having in place a proper implementation program will be an important step in achieving ...

Literature review

Kaasa, S. (2015). Is Cancer Pain Control Improved by a Simple WHO Pain Analgesic Ladder Approach Combined With Tumor-Directed Treatment?.Journal of Clinical Oncology, JCO647537.

Article summary

This article takes into consideration the role that the WHO analgesic ladder plays in addressing cancer pain in palliative care patients. The authors identify that cancer pain occurs in 90% of cancer patients but only half them are under proper pain management. To this effect, therefore, there is the need for applying opioids under the WHO ladder guidelines as a way of addressing cancer pain in oncology care patients.

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Although this topic has been in the limelight for long, it is shrouded by ambiguities. It is imperative therefore that empirical enquiry be mad more often to the effects of castration on adolescents compared to mature individually. This study will quantitatively and qualitatively explore implications of holding juveniles through the mainstream legal system. I argue that the legal system should differentiate juvenile trial from the mainstream legal system. This research is relevant for parents, policy makers, educators and parents. This paper will explore physiological, emotional and physical implication of juvenile persecution in both mainstream courts and special/juvenile court. “Juveniles' ...

Abstract

Medical personnel working in the emergency department encounter many cases of patients suffering from life threatening conditions. It is important, therefore, that the healthcare provider determines the exact extent of the injuries before the patient is committed to specialized treatment. In this case, a patient presents to the emergency department with a life threatening condition, renal failure. Assessing the vital signs of the patient is critical in ensuring survival, in addition to reducing or mitigating the extent of the injuries. The assessment was achieved via a primary survey of the patient, which involved assessing the airway patency, breathing and ...

Introduction

The present scenario evidently indicates the requirement of safeguarding protected health information (PHI) of the patients undertaking treatment across various medical facilities. The qualified nurse in the existing scenario surpassed the legal, ethical and professional conventions while encountering a traumatized lead singer in the clinical setting. The transfer of the protected health information of the singer through the smart phone to an unauthorized person and the social web sites, even in a good intent converted the scenario as the subject of a lawsuit requiring legal intervention. The selling of the significant information of the admitted patient to a famous ...

The first indication of menopause is a broken thermostat. It’s either that or your weight. In any case, if you don’t do something, you could be dead by August.“ - D.B.Frank Discuss health challenges experienced by women in the menopause transition with reference to current aetiological theories, underlying mechanisms, and how it affects women’s lives.

Introduction

Menopause occurs when a woman reaches the age at which she is no longer in her reproductive prime. However, menopause does not have a sudden onset; rather, it occurs gradually over time as hormone balances shift. This period of time, when ...

The Alignment between the values of an organization and those of a nurse usually has an important impact on not only the engagement of the nurse but also on the patient outcomes. Where a strong alignment exists, nurses usually experience a higher sense of job satisfaction. Also, the nurses tend to become more committed towards the organizational course (Bamford, Wong & Laschinger, 2013). Further, an excellent level of value alignment facilitates the elimination of turnover behaviors including tardiness and absenteeism. Besides, as it was revealed by Bamford, Wong, and Laschinger (2013), value alignment leads to a motivation for superior performance. ...

Question 1

It is evident that particulate matter is becoming increasingly concentrated in Asia as reported by WHO. Power plants, dust storms, fossil fuels burning in vehicles as well as various industrial facilities result in highly significant amounts of particulates in the Asian continent. People in countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal are prone to and in most cases suffer from aggravating respiratory and heart diseases such as emphysema, bronchitis, and asthma. Bronchitis, characterized by coughing up of dry mucus which is sometimes colored, is an inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes that carry air to the ...

The homosexual community in China faces discrimination and is treated with less respect as compared to the heterosexuals. The older people in China are rigid and refuse to change their negative perceptions towards the homosexuals. The older people perceive homosexuals as being sick and think homosexuals need to seek treatment. The homosexuals experience social stigma and pressure from their families, friends, colleagues, and the community as a whole (Preston 219). The homosexuals, thus, experience problems such as the fear to seek health services due to fear of stigmatization (Feng et al.). The marriage law bill, for the homosexuals, which ...

Christian Faith and Career Counselling

Career Counselling: A Holistic Approach Vernon G. Zunker's book, ‘Career Counselling: A Holistic Approach' is a good resource book for career counseling programs. The book is in its ninth edition and gives valuable insight to career counselors on the current job market and the various external and internal factors that can influence career development. Globalization and its effects is a major factor to be considered by any individual and more so a career counselor. The book addresses these concerns in addition to the current economic, social trends that impact the workplace and the workforce (Zunker, 2014). The book's main ...

The Biblical Scripture and the U.S. Civil and Criminal Codes

Research Paper

Introduction Almost all countries nowadays comply with one of two main legal systems-- civil law or common law. The civil law system originated from continental Europe and was implemented by European colonizers, like Portugal and Spain, in their respective colonies. On the other hand, the common law system was developed in Great Britain and was implemented in the British colonies. In the 19th and 20th centuries, civil law was accepted and enforced by countries previously implementing unique legal systems, like Japan and Russia, which aimed at reforming their legal ...

The “exclusionary rule” is one of the most important elements of United States criminal procedure law, but it is not found in the Constitution. Indeed, the exclusionary rule is a court created procedure that allows a judge to declare inadmissible any testimony or evidence presented at trial that was result of or otherwise obtained in violation of the Bill of Rights’ Fourth, Fifth, or Sixth Amendments. In other words, while the basis of the exclusionary rule is the Constitution, it is not a constitutional right. Rather the exclusionary rule was created as a means for the court to prevent ...

Issues of Implementing Fair Value Accounting in Emerging Economies

QUESTION 3

The fair value accounting has ensured accuracy in the operation of different organizations and business. The fair value valuation ensures that the organization practice a robust internal control process to make reasonable and consistent valuations an argument supported Bies’ (2012), Fair value accounting. These valuations should be subjected to independent review as required by the internal control process in order to ascertain that they reflect the underlying conditions of the market and they can’t be changed without having been approved as ascertained by He, Wong, and Young’s (2012), Challenges for Implementation of Fair Value Accounting ...

1.0 Abstract Stakeholders are of central importance to every business organization. The success of any business hinges on the relationship that it has with its stakeholders. Disclosure of quality financial reports is significant for the capacity of business organizations to build confidence with their key stakeholders. Corporate governance and the audit quality have attracted the interest of researchers to determine how they impact stakeholders. Additionally, the implementation of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) has impacted the direction of business organizations especially with regards to corporate governance. The question of whether the quality and extent of disclosure of financial information ...

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The range of decisions to be taken When it comes to assessing information and knowledge needs, there are key factors or decisions that are supposed to be considered in ensuring that everything integrated is of great significance to the application to the application of information and knowledge. Practical examples of these decisions include the following:

Organizational and personal decisions:

These are decisions that are articulated by managers and are established within the organizational conditions that are specific to certain to specific situations. They are decision that can sometimes be taken in an independent way or involve the delegation of other staff members in ...

People face communicative issues in their communication at all times, especially such social problems may take place during the group projects. Even though, teams are usually created with the special requirements and people who are the part of the teams should be able to communicate freely and be able to find consensus in any area or topic. However, there is no person who can be seen as perfect. Therefore, communicative issues take place in the organizations and projects that take place there. Special assistance on the behalf of management of such teams is required. It is very important to ...

In the year of 1955, families around the world became at risk of losing decades of having dinner at the table, together. Yet, at the time, it seemed like a reasonable solution to haphazardly putting a meal together for a family who, at times, would not eat it. The phenomenon of the fast food industry has released many parents from the scrutiny of meal-planning every day of the week. The commercial marketing towards children made their products irresistible, seemingly affordable, easy, and enjoyable. McDonald’s took the world by force, making hamburgers and French fries the answer to busy ...

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Breast cancer is identified as the most common cancer among women in the world (Chlebowski, Chen, Anderson, Rohan, Aragaki, Paskett, and Prentice, 2013). The prevalence rates have increased in the recent past, a trend associated with lifestyle attributes such as improper diets and lack of exercise. In as much as genetics play a contributory role in the development of breast cancer, a significant part is associated with these changes. An interesting aspect is that the ailment affects women differently in relation to differences in racial and ethnic considerations. In this regard, Asian women are the least affected group in ...

The Determinants of Bank Performance in Kuwait

Abstract The aim of this paper is to determine the measures of banking sector profitability of Kuwait and then see the impact of internal and external determinants on the performance of the banking sector of Kuwait. Several variables are used to measure the performance of banking sector in this study, the impact microeconomic and macroeconomic determinants will be analyzed with relation to Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE). However, answering the research questions will help in the selection of independent variables. It has been planned qualitative, and quantitative both research analysis techniques will be deployed for ...

Introduction

Shanghai and Hong Kong have become important in the global financial sector. Modern banking and finance started in HK and Shanghai in 1845 and 1847 respectively when the first British bank was opened, the Oriental Banking Corporation. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, a multinational Holdings was founded in 1864 with its Head office in Hong Kong. Other foreign and local banks from Britain, Europe, America and Japan were subsequently opened. The modern Commercial Bank of China was formed in 1897 with its head office in Shanghai. The first stock exchange was established in Hong Kong in 1891 ...

The Blackberry Company does not have plans to exit the Smartphone market despite the surmounting pressure from the investors and analysts. The company is also experiencing massive job cuts, which mean the company is losing experienced and well-trained personnel. To revive its glory, Blackberry should do a number of activities. First, the company should listen to the clients and get to know what people need. The company should conduct surveys on the clients and get feedback on what should the company improve and add to the gadget (Kelley 3). In any business, feedback from clients plays a significant role ...

Introduction

The experience of living in a national of dynamism and multicultural setting like Singapore is one of its kind that will last in my memory for quite some time and it could be a remarkable life-time experience. The core cultural beliefs and values come into play in the communicative behaviors of the individuals living in a state or nation (Wong, 2011). I give an explicit insight into the cultural values of the Singaporeans from an experience of a person who had the opportunity to stay in the country for about four and half years as a student. This gives ...

Research Paper

Economic Growth and Poverty Alleviation One of the most important aspects of a country is its economy. One of the major goals of every government is to assist its means to achieve economic growth. It is measured in monetary terms, since money is the lifeblood of every country. Without money, a country will not be able to fully operate. Economic growth is also referred to, as the process by which the standard of living of the citizens of a country is increased. It happens when people utilize their resources to make other things that are of higher value (Romer). ...

Introduction

Social Media enables the effective communication of people via the use of technology. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are social media platforms that have become a part of people’s daily lives being used to communicate with loved ones who are near and far. This is a positive experience for most people; however, there are also negative experiences to include people living double lives, having affairs, and defaming people’s reputations sometimes without the knowledge of the very people who are being discussed. Businesses are also using social media to enhance their daily business operations. But with every benefit of ...

INTRODUCTION

Ryanair Ltd was founded in 1985 by the Ryan family with a share capital of £1 and a manpower of 25 staff (Nortilli and Wong, 2014, p. 74). In that same year on 8 July when its inaugural flight took off from Waterford to London Gatwick (Ryanair, 2015, p. 6). It was incorporated as a public limited company Ryanair Holdings PLC on 23 August 1996 as an ultralow fares airline business, initially serving short distances in Continental Europe (Ryanair, 2015, p. 11; Nortilli and Wong, 2014, p. 74). The unmistakable success of Ryanair in the air travel industry must ...

Value-at-Risk

Introduction Risk assessment is essential in portfolio management. A portfolio manager has the duty of maximising returns of the portfolio of the assets for each level of risk. Alternatively, a portfolio manager should minimise the risk of the portfolio at any level of return of the portfolio. Several models are used in assessing the risk involved in a portfolio of investments. Value-at-risk is widely applied in determining portfolio risk. We explore the concept of value-at-risk and its usage in portfolio management.

It is a model that measures how much the value of a portfolio could fall over a specified ...

Introduction

Juvenile crime or offending by minors has become an issue that deserves critical examination given its impacts both on the criminal justice system and the society at large. A juvenile or a delinquent refers to a person who has not reached the age of majority and who has come into contact with the criminal justice system as a result of having committed a minor offence which would normally be criminal if committed by an adult. Examples of juvenile or status offences include truancy, disobedience of parents, shoplifting, consumption of alcohol, tobacco purchase or smoking, sneaking out of school or ...

Food is a fundamental necessity of life and therefore becomes a rich conveyor of cultural traditions and norms and attracts patterns of symbolic significance much like a magnet, for example, who is entitled to eat with whom, and when, and how food is to be shared. The cultural understandings surrounding the sharing of food illuminates social dynamics by distinguishing cohesive social units and social distance. Indeed, it can be said that a culture is encoded in the expectations of behavior associated with the communal act of dining. The purpose of this paper is to examine the historical continuity of ...

BUSINESS FINANCING

Introduction Business owners and managers seeking financing encounters an essential decision regarding choice of whether to borrow money or to make use new equity capital. Given that equity and debts have very varied characteristics, each of them has different effect on cash-flow, earnings, and taxes as well as on balance sheet. They also have different impacts on any company`s dilution, leverage as well as a host for other financial metrics by which companies are measured. Lastly, each business financing options presents a different kind of relationship in relation to the financing source. Thus, a company`s plan on ...

An individual suffering from a panic attack may react to the overpowering anxiety at home, in a car, or in a public place. Sometimes those around him do not even recognize what is happening. A recent posting on Facebook by Amber Smith brought international attention to the social stigma and presentation of a person suffering from panic attacks. The 22-year-old woman submitted photographs of her “normal” self and one taken immediately following an attack; the photos were accompanied by commentary on the way society reacts to her disorder (Appendix A). In an article by Today Healthy Living Newsletter, it ...

We live in a world where toys are color-coded blue for boys and pink for girls. TV commercials for certain products food included are focused on men on one hand and others target women. Women have been cultured to be fond of “chick flicks” which are predominantly romantic comedies whereas men are meant to watch action movies and soccer. Roles and plays have been highly gendered. These cultural assumptions have been in existence since time immemorial. Therefore, the thesis by which this paper is guided is two-fold: there is a direct causative relationship between the cultural assumptions on gender ...

Summary: In the article titled, “Abnormal Cortex Plasticity in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy”, the authors investigate the role of defective motor plasticity in the pathogenesis of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (Strigaro et al.). Prior to this study, JME was linked to motor cortex hyper-excitability and to the abnormal function of thalamic networks. This study, identifies a new mechanism that can cause JME, a common form of generalized epilepsy seen in children. The motor cortex plasticity was studied using an interesting technique called the Paired Associated Stimulation (PAS). The details of this technique are discussed in the methodology section. The role of ...

Geographic Regions

China is the third largest country in the world after Russia and Canada, and it is located along the Pacific Ocean coastline in the Southeast Asia. The country covers 9.6 million square kilometers similar to the United States (Harbach et al. 2010). China is boarded by fourteen nations, which includes Laos, India, Korea, Bhutan, Vietnam, Pakistan, Napa, Burma, Tajikistan, Russia, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan. On the interior side of the country, China has 22 governing provinces and the most relevant cities include Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Xian. Shanghai is the largest city and is called the ...

I was amazed with the simplicity and at the same time brilliance of the main purpose of the movie. David Redmon decided to show to people who buy, wear and exchange beads during Mardi Gras Madness parade in New Orleans how and by whom the beads were made, while also to show workers who spend all their days making the product what happens to beads after they leave the factory. As it could have been predicted, both parties were highly surprised with what they’ve found out. American participants of the parade could not believe that simple necklaces that ...

Overview

The case follows the events that led to the unfortunate death of Whitney, a patient at a local hospital. Other main characters include Kelly (a visiting caregiver), Nathan (the unit director), Janice (an infections preventionist), Manuel (a third-year medical student), and Dena (an RN). In this case, the sentinel issue is the death of Whitney following an episode of untreated Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI). Whitney was undergoing treatment at the facility for appendicitis. Upon a successful appendectomy, the staff had her transferred to a recovery unit for an overnight stay. However, events following the stay led to an acquisition ...

The aging process occurs during a person’s lifespan. Nobody can escape this process and it happens to everyone. Aging is associated with maturation, growth, and discovery (Cohen et al., 2015). Many abilities of human beings peak before the age of 30, but there are other abilities that continue to grow and develop throughout the life of a person. Most people who are over the age of 65 are healthy, fully independent, and happy while others start experiencing signs of deterioration. These changes are normal and not harmful. The hair thins and start turning gray and skins thins and ...