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CPND can provide accurate and precise measure of both the neutron spectrum and dose equivalent for ten neutron fields as well as five radio-isotopic environments. These results can also be improved by few adjustments of the CPND. These modifications or adjustment comprises of checking the CPND TLD-600 elements and evaluating their thermal neutron sensitivity. Further modifications include further definition of energy intervals and the development of a matrix based spectrum deconvolution algorithm.

There are several factors that affect the response of TLD-600 albedo-based dosimeter. These factors include:

- the distance from the phantom to the detector
- the size of the crystal and the doping materials added
- the thickness and configuration of ...

Introduction

Electrophysiology is the study of the electrical nature of biological cells and tissues. It is the basis of several ophthalmological techniques that can provide information about the retinal function. Three distinct electrical potentials have been identified in retina viz. Early receptor potential (ERP), electroretinogram (ERG), and electrooculogram (EOG). ERP is generated by the photopigment molecules in the outer part of visual receptors. ERG extends from pigment epithelium to the inner nuclear layer. EOG is a function of pigment epithelium but also depends on outer and inner layers of the retina.
ERG arises in the retina after light stimulation and ...

According to Lexus.us, Dosimetry is defined as “Measurement of radiation exposure, especially X-rays or gamma rays; calculation of radiation dose from internally administered radionuclides”. (2010). Neutron dosimetry is neither as precise nor as complex as gamma dosimetry. In the United States today, neutron dosimetry is among the vital requirements used to carry out comparison of the clinical results gotten from radiotherapy trials done at the fast neutron therapy facilities.
The neutron dosimetry radiation uses specialized devices which includes superheated drop detectors. Gamma rays originating from the surroundings, the phantom or biological object experiencing the radiation, the collimating or ...

Introduction

It is generally noted that the development of dosimeters to measure neutron exposures has been slow for many years in comparison to the development of gamma and x-ray dosimeters. Exposures to x-rays and gamma rays have been determined from glass dosimeters and film badges. By applying these dosimeters, personnel exposure to radiations caused by radioactive substances can be measured to standard accuracy. However, the uncertainty may arise due to variation in readings as a result of orientation of the wearer of the dosimeter to the source during exposure. On the other hand, NTA film has been the only neutron dosimeter ...

A Case Study of the British Petroleum (BP) Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract
British Pteroleum’s Deepwater Horizon disaster was the worst oil spill in American history. Such was the magnitude of this disaster that its repercussions were felt throughout the global oil industry. In the aftermath of the spill, investigations were conducted into the incident to identify the causes that led to the spill, the reasons behind the poor response to the disaster, as well as to formulate ways in which safety standards could be improved so as to prevent similar disasters from taking place in the future. This study reviewed extensive literature pertaining to the prevalent Health, Safety ...

Emergencies often require the input of fast and effective services so as to contain the situation. In many cases, either property and or life are often at risk and the necessity often is to salvage the situation. Emergency can be managed well with the application of theories of emergency management. Although the theories approach emergencies in different perspectives, an application of the same enables the ultimate solution of emergency cases. This paper shall focus on two main emergency theories. These are the Chaos Theory as advanced by Klaus Mainzer and the Disaster Theory as advanced by Thomas Drabek. The ...

Section 1

Nuclear Iran or Nuclear armed Iran has been a much source of debate off late. There have been different reactions from different lobbies to the Tehran’s much-feared nuclear program. Deliberations and talks on the topic have been going on between P5+1 countries and Iran to reach an amicable solution. While P5+1 countries led by US claim that Tehran already possesses nuclear weapons, Tehran has constantly declined the accusations and said that its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes and to ensure the power security in the nation. The secretive nature of Tehran’s nuclear program makes ...

Iran’s Nuclear Threat

REGIONAL STABILITY, GLOBAL SECURITY
Regional Stability, Global Security: Finding a Workable Answer to Iran’s Nuclear Threat
In the modern world, “rogue” states have become adept at wielding the threat of nuclear weaponry in the global political arena and wringing concessions from developed nations that have, at best, an imprecise knowledge of whether, and at what stage of development, nations like North Korea and Iran possess nuclear capability. It is a matter of intense interest among America’s intelligence and diplomatic communities to determine whether the persistently belligerent regime in Iran seeks political leverage against Israel and the United ...

CHAPTER 2”YOU MAKE A CALL” P, 63

Ethical reason that justifies hiring Julie
Ethical reasoning which justifies hiring Julie is based on the fact that the lady has great experience in the business. In addition, Julie is willing and able to bring more clients of her own. This means that the sales volume of the business is likely to increase which in turn will result to an increase in the profit margin. Furthermore, Sally describes Julie as the person she has been looking for all along. Actually, the sole aim of the business is always to make profit. However, profit is also determined by the ...

The American Family has been dramatically reshaped over the past century. Indeed the definition of what constitutes a “family” has become much more broadly defined. Whereas the century began with strong extended family ties, the decade ended with the small, nuclear family being the norm. The result often was that there fewer resources to draw upon in difficult times.

The American family began the 20th century not only composed of the traditional nuclear family (a father, mother and children) but also a strong extended family unit which provided a safety net for family members when difficulties arose. Strong extended family connections meant there were relatives ...

This paper hopes to target all Americans including and especially those affected either directly or indirectly by Hurricane Katrina. The audience should also include the politicians and president. The main intent of this paper is rouse intellects on the issue of Katrina and reminds Americans that their fellow citizens have not yet fully coped with the disaster.

Irrespective of how well knowledgeable I am on this topic, there are still other more significant things to mull over if this presentation is to be successful. I have developed an instance of this audience analysis rooted in an in-person presentation concerning ...

AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF SENATE BILL 863

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California’s (CA) legislature has passed a series of Workers Compensation (WC) reforms during the past 15 years; the most recent, Senate Bill (SB) 863 passed on August 21, 2012. SB 863 was introduced and presented to the California public as a reform bill that would ensure better coverage and easier medical access for workers injured on the job. SB 899 passed during the early 2000s was shown to be better for California’s workers, than SB863. ...

Never judge culture by one man and never judge a man by popular culture.

- Anonymous

Abstract

In “The Death of the Author,” structuralist thinker Roland Barthes suggested the notion of the author as a distinct identity in the creation and interpretation of a text was a thing of the past. Instead, he preferred the use of the word “scriptor” to refer to the person writing or typing a work for the first time. The ideas in the scriptor's mind would have to travel through his or her semiotic filters to make it to the paper – those filters take the ideas and shape them – for ...

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Photovoltaic (PV) systems are one of the next generation’s renewable energy sources for our world energy demand. PV modules are highly reliable. However, in polluted environments, over time, they will collect grime and dust. There are also limited field data studies about soiling losses on PV modules. The study showed how important it is to investigate the effect of tilt angle on soiling.

The study includes two sets of mini-modules. Each set has 9 PV modules tilted at 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 23, 30, 33 and 40o. The first set called "Cleaned" was cleaned every other day. ...

Effectiveness of Supported Angel Heel Treadmill Rehabilitation on hip fractured patients

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EFFECTIVENESS OF SUPPORTED ANGEL HEEL TREADMILL REHABILITATION ON HIP FRACTURED PATIENT

is my own original work and that the printed and electronic literature referred to in it was used in accordance with the international rules of copyright.
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● quoting word for word without quotation marks and referring to literature without proper citation.
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Abstract

US Special Operation Forces (SOF) are elite military units affiliated to the United States of America with the ability to conduct a wide range of land, water and air missions behind the enemy lines under the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) commandant. Currently USSOCOM has deployed over 12000 of its 33000 special operators across the world half of whom are in Afghanistan and the remaining in 70 odd countries.
The US SOF has the following strategic roles as mandated by congress and the department of defense in the fight against the war on terror. Foreign internal defense which enables ...

Magnesium is an essential nutrient

Magnesium is a mineral which is of great abundance in the human body. Along with enzymes, it is important for protein synthesis, muscle regulation and a host of other important cellular factors such as oxidative phosporylation, energy production which involves production and utilization of ATP and glycolysis. Additionally, Magnesium is required to assist in different cellular processes such as DNA replication and transcription and RNA translation(Barbagallo, 2012).
Magnesium is found usually in the bones and or in the soft tissues of humans. Next to Potassium, it is the most abundant ion in the body. The plasma actually contains ...

Abstract and Introduction 3

Significance of the Study 5
Definition of Terms 7
Review of Literatures 7
IV. Research Methodology 17
V. Limitation/Delimitation 21
VI Data Analysis: 21
VII Data Verification: 24
VIII Summary and Conclusions: 25

Recommendations 26

Appendices 27
Research Questionnaire 27

References 34

Bibliography 35
Abstract and Introduction
Smoking has been regarded as one of the primary causes of preventable diseases and deaths not just in the United States but worldwide according to recent statistical information released by the American Lung Association (2015). In the United States alone, it is estimated that more than ...

An Exploratory Analysis of Senate Bill 863

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ABSTRACT
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TABLES FOR FIGURES AND TABLES
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AB Assembly Bill
CA California
CCHSWC California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation
DIR Department of Industrial Relations
DIV Division of Workers’ Compensation

DWC Division of Workers’ Compensation

ER Emergency Room
FEHA Fair Employment and Housing Act
MMI Maximum Medical Improvement

MPN Medical Provider Networks

PD Permanent Disabilities
PPD Permanent Partial Disability
SB Senate Bill
SB 899 Senate Bill 899 on workers’ compensation passed by the California legislature in 2004
SB 683 Senate Bill 683 for ...

A Thesis

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Introduction
This project will focus on the botanical Family Apiaceae in Lafayette and St. Martin parishes, Louisiana. These parishes are spatially adjacent but are distinguished by different ecological habitats, making them botanically diverse. Lafayette Parish contains a prairie complex, St. Martin Parish has large areas of swamps, rivers, and lakes. The only recent publications on the identification and distribution of the Apiaceae in Louisiana occur in) and the USDA Plants database (plants.usda.gov 2011, and Thomas and Allen 1996). Since little is known about ...

Introduction

Waste management refers to the process of collecting, transporting and disposing trash, sewage and other waste materials. There are different sources of waste including residential, industrial, commercial, institutional, construction and demolition, municipal, agriculture and manufacturing and all these waste products whether solid, gaseous, liquid or radioactive come under the realm of waste management. The EU Waste Framework Directive lays down a legislative framework for the waste management and also provides a definition for waste. Article 1 of the EU Directive provides the definition of waste as "any substance or object which the holder discards, or intends to or is required to ...

Impact of Unemployment on the Long Term

The unemployment is defined as the state of looking for a job and not being able to get a job. The unemployed people are willing to be in the labor market; however, the economies cannot produce enough jobs for all the workers. The unemployment might continue the long term, especially after the recession times in the national economies (Krueger, Cramer and Cho 230). The ability to create new jobs is very essential for the national economies. The recession times in the world cause an increase in the unemployment rate, and some of the unemployments are long-term unemployments. The most ...

Introduction

Nurses are responsible for delivering quality health care services that are acceptable to the patients. Since patient expectations and standards change frequently, quality improvement is an important part of nursing practice. The aim of quality improvement (QI) is to improve service level and promote patient outcomes. This paper is a quality improvement project that focuses on preventing falls in the mental health unit. Falls are an inherent risk for psychiatric patients such especially those with eating disorders. The objective of this paper is to improve quality of health care services by reducing falls in the mental health unit among patient ...

Master of Business Administration

For decades, the encumbrance of evaluating the potential of organizational risks and exposures has been assumed insurance specialists both internal and external to the company. For instance, risk handling mechanisms particularly self-insurance and insurance have provided some degree of comfort to organizations that could be otherwise be incapable of withstanding financial impacts associated with disasters. Sadly, false confidence cases have led to multiple problems for small and big firms within the insurance industry. In order for companies to efficiently execute functions related to pre-incident risk assessment and find the at-need operational crisis directions, majority of firms have developed corporate ...

Introduction

In modern times, human activities caused and continue to cause massive changes to the composition of the environment. One of the most pressing concerns of both scientific and public communities is the advanced greenhouse effect brought about by the anthropogenic activities worldwide. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reported that climate change already showed strong impacts on human societies and the natural world. This impact is expected to continue for the coming years. (IPCC, 2007)
Adaptation is a necessary strategy. This is because the present and the forecasted disruption sin the climate as advanced by the continuous and ...

Introduction

Climate change is a major environmental problem, causing concern to various corners of our ecosystem. It is a result of global warming, environmental pollution and inefficient use of our natural resources. Climate change has affected almost all living organisms, including plants, animals, microorganisms and undoubtedly, man. It poses a serious threat to our ecosystem and is listed as a major concern in the Grand Challenges of the U.N. for Millennium Development and Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (Garrett 490). A wide variety of its implications, have made climate change, an important topic for researchers. There has been more awareness among researchers ...

Manga and anime are two of the most defining parts of the Japanese culture that are known worldwide. Considered as Japan’s authentic forms of animation, manga and anime play a big role in propelling the Japanese culture further into worldwide recognition. Manga is defined as the Japanese comic animation or the animation that the Japanese produce in print while anime refers to the Japanese digital animation or the animation that the Japanese produce digitally through multimedia. These two distinct forms of Japanese animation have been an integral part of popular culture for years in Japan and have played ...

Introduction

Authority is a crucial theme in the Christian faith as it plays an indispensable part to its authentic transmission. It determines the credibility of the teacher as well as the validity and acceptability of the teachings. In systematic theology, authority distinguishes between the sound Christian theology and the dangerous heretical ones. In the life of the Church, it is authority that provides stability of community life, confidence in the authenticity of the teachings received, and the confidence of the strength of the Christian witness to those who still do not believe. In fact, doubt in authority can bring an ...

Diablo III is an action role-playing game (ARPG) taking place in a fantasy-based, Dungeons and Dragons-esque universe. Players will choose one class from barbarian, demon hunter, monk, witch doctor, or wizard. All heroes are well balanced; for example, barbarian and monk classes have a benefit in survival in the game beginning, but they have a low damage per second with the same levels and equipment compared with demon hunter and wizard. Demon hunter and wizard have high damage per second (DPS) but they are easily killed. Players can have fun from challenging, fantasy, discovery and a little bit narrative.
The goal of ...

An Exploratory Analysis of Senate Bill 863

Chapter V
California has passed several workers compensation reform bills in recent years, in both the assembly and senate of the state legislature. Each reform bill has addressed perceived problems in the California Workers Compensation (WC) system depending on the factors present that influenced political agenda setting at the time. Therefore, the research presented here created the following hypothesis. If the processes for injured workers were assessed based on the historical outcomes, a better strategy could be designed. In order to test the hypothesis, the goal of the research was to interpret the complexities of SB 899 and SB ...

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The Gulf war between Iraq and Kuwait in 1990-1991 led to an increase in petrol price and affected both The US and the EU negatively
The economic objectives of every nation are stabilization of the economy, keeping the level of inflation and unemployment below the target rate (Carbaugh, 2012, p.481). All of the governments pursue these goals given the large abundance of external factors that affect the macroeconomic policies of the state. The main concepts for the determination of economic growth are of course the growth of Gross Domestic Product, which is comprised of Aggregate ...

Introduction to Personal Budgeting

Families and households are one of the fundamental elements of an economic system. People in families work, earn, spend and save money. Earning an income and consumption of goods and services are an integral part of household economics. People consume goods and services to satisfy their multiple needs and wants. Consumption expenditure of a family / household is the value of the goods and services consumed. On the other side household income, is an on-going flow of economic resources received from legitimate sources. It includes money received through employment, as profit from business activity, by ownership of property, or as a ...

Senate Bill 4.

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
Btus British thermal units
CA California
CASB 4 California Senate Bill 4
Chapt. Chapter
CIPA California Independent Petroleum Association
EIA Energy Information Agency
MWh Megawatt hours
SB Senate Bill
Sect. Section
US United States
USA United States of America
USGS United States Geological Survey
Introduction
On Friday, September 20, 2013 California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Senate Bill 4 (CASB 4) that sets up the organization of a permitting system for hydraulic fracking using the technique of fossil fuel well drilling ...

Chapter III: Methodology

This chapter describes the methods and procedures used in this study to determine the correlation between the perception of nurses about safety and risk management at XYZ Hospital and prevalence of needle-stick injuries. The focus of this chapter includes research design, target population, sample and sampling procedures, research instruments, data collection process, and the procedures for data analysis. These elements are discussed in further detail below.

In order to conduct the survey, it is important that various critical research methods and procedures such as use of questionnaires, sampling, and tools of analysis such as SPSS software. The survey questions ...

Introduction

With people becoming more conscious of the detrimental effects of fossil fuel, the demand for green sources of energy is on a rise. The Sun is the source of all the energy in this world. Even if a small percentage of solar irradiance is collected every day then all the problems related to the scarcity of sufficient energy will be solved. However, it is not very easy to collect and store solar energy in an effective way. Solar Collectors also known as Solar Thermal Collectors are designed to absorb solar energy from solar radiation which is then reduced to heat water ...

Introduction

As myriad of changes continue being experienced in the health sector, several challenges prevent effective implementation of healthcare services. These challenges include limitation in healthcare services, inefficient skills, unskilled personnel, poverty and huge gap between the number of skilled healthcare providers and number of patients seeking services. These problems further intensify in rural areas whereby the distance between patients and healthcare facilities prevent timely access to healthcare. This explains why several federal policies target problems facing the rural poor. Studies further show that more than 15 percent of healthcare beneficiaries reside in rural areas (Thrall, 2012). These patients depend ...

Abstract

This research proposal explores shortage of nurses in United States of America. After a concise literature review, a methodology will be explained. This embodies a descriptive quantitative research design. The instrument used for data collection would be a questionnaire designed and accessed through survey monkey. Responses will be gathered from a population of serving nurses and those who have left routine bedside nursing practice now functioning in other higher adjacent capacities such as advanced nurse practitioners. Representative samples of the population will be drawn using simple random techniques. A comprehensive plan of this research is outlined in the following document and a system of how ...

Background

The hospital has the potential to be a dangerous place for health care practitioners. Among healthcare workers, nurses, interns, technicians, residents, and housekeeping staff face the greatest risks of exposure to various injuries (Shriyan, Roche, Annamma, 2012). Back injuries, allergies, radiation exposure, violence, and stress are but some of the potential injuries that healthcare workers face.
Chief amongst the potential injuries that nurses face are needlestick injuries. Needle stick injuries commonly occur during subcutaneous injections, during the drawing of blood samples, during intravenous cannulation, and as a result of repeatedly replacing a cap onto an already used needle (Goniewicz, 2012). Needlestick ...

Chapter 3: Methodology

3.1 Research Design
“A research design is a framework or blueprint for conducting the business research project. It details the procedures necessary for obtaining the information needed to structure or solve business research problems.” (Green Field Online Research Center, 2009). Choosing the right research design depends on the topic at hand, and whether a hypothesis is available, initially or is to be deduced from the literature review and primary research itself. This research design approach has been carefully selected, in order to match the topic. Three in depth interviews have been conducted with experts on the topic, their expert opinions ...

Abstract

Background: Gluteal muscle contracture (GMC) is a clinical syndrome characterized by limited hip movements.

Methods: In this prospective study, 23 patients received traditional incision surgery and 22 patients received small incision surgery for the treatment of GMC. The two groups were compared for duration of surgery, length of incisions, requirement of postsurgical analgesia, postsurgical complications, off-bed activity times, duration of hospitalisation, clinical outcomes and one year recurrence rates. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS software; enumeration data were analysed by χ2 tests; and measurement data were analysed by t tests.
Results: The small incision surgery group was significantly superior ...

Thesis Statement

Climate change is unequivocal around the whole world; this observed increase in the average global temperatures has undoubtedly had negative impacts on the urban slum dwellers residing around Jakarta. These communities do not have access to clean water because of the overflowing riverbanks that cause waterborne diseases.

Q.1 who is the author or authors?

The author of the case study on Jakarta is the World Bank. The global financial institution is fulfilling its mandate of eradicating poverty in third world countries by trying to research key areas of improvement and implement projects in conjunction with the government to help the people.

Q. 2 who is the Intended audience?

The intended audience of the ...

Even with the stricter security measures that have been put in place in the U.S. since September 11, 2011, a terrorist attack like that planned by Nizar Hindawi and the Syrian government against an El Al plane might have succeeded. He had been provided with a suitcase bomb containing Semtex, which was virtually undetectable by x-ray or other screening devices, and was using a ‘cut-out’ to actually carry the bomb aboard the plane, an accomplice who did not know she had a bomb and would have been killed with the rest of the passengers had it gone off. Only a very alert security staff ...

Racism in the United States is not a thing of the past as earlier claimed by some government officials. In fact, it has taken another form which is a disguise to the original form of racism. To begin with, racism can be defined as the act of judging people in regard to a certain vice. In most cases, racism occurs when one race of people discriminate against another mainly in regard to skin color or superiority complex. As an example, in the United States, the racial discrimination (racism) that exists is due to skin color. In the US, there are the black ...