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A total of 57 million deaths were reported worldwide in 2008, and the majority of those deaths were caused by either non-cardiovascular diseases (36 million; 63%) or cardiovascular diseases (17.3 million; 30%) according to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2011). The highest mortality rates are associated with ischemic heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases, which account for 45% and 29% of the cardiovascular-related deaths in men and 37% and 33% of cardiovascular-related deaths in women, respectively (see Figure 1). Ischemic heart disease is considered the most common cardiovascular cause of death as it accounts for 7.6 million deaths worldwide (Institute ...

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The management of the health, risks, and the occupational hazards form a crucial component of the organizational operations depending on the nature of the business. Every organization has systems to minimize the rates of adverse events and disasters within the company premises. It is the obligation of the human resources management to ensure that the systems are in place to observe precautions and hence prevent disastrous events which could cause injuries or lead to the loss of human lives. The activities and the functions of any organizations determine the precautionary measures employed to eradicate or minimize the probability of ...

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Annotated Bibliography: Historical Background of Special Education Cannon, Y., Gregory, M., & Waterstone, J. (2013). A Solution Hiding In Plain Sight: Special Education And Better Outcomes For Students With Social, Emotional, And Behavioral Challenges. Fordham Urban Law Journal, 41 (2), 403-497. Carson, C. (2015). Rethinking Special Education's "Least Restrictive Environment" Requirement. Michigan Law Review, 113 (8), 1397-1426. In this article, Cari Carson emphasizes that the United States disability law, especially the special education law is most essential. The idea of integration and inclusion entails the involvement of those individuals with disabilities with the nondisabled ones through different activities. The special ...

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Abstract Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics The paper analyses the role of the ethics and corporate state responsibility in the terms of the automotive industry. The study is to evaluate the role of the local ethics and the Corporate Social Responsibility in the process of the international development of the automotive industry. The key objectives are to evaluate the roles of these two concepts, find out the role of the customers’ awareness of the unethical behavior, and describe the patterns of change. The study validates why the car industry should focus on the ethical considerations and the CSR. This ...

This paper is a critical evaluation of a meta-analysis titled “Impact of resistance training in subjects with COPD: A systemic review and meta-analysis.” The study was carried out by Wen-hua Liao, Jin-wu Chen, Xin Chen, Lin Lin, Hai-yan Yan, Yu-qi Zhou and Rui Chen. The essay aims at summarizing, appraising, and analyzing the research study. In this paper, I will assess the databases utilized in the analysis, the types of articles used, as well as the timeliness of the write-up. I will also identify the level of evidence of the publication. Finally, I will discuss the contribution that the ...

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Research refers to the systematic investigation of facts or it is simply a search for knowledge. With the help of research, researchers can establish or confirm different facts, reassure the results of previous works or studies, give solutions to problems, or develop new theories for further research. Research can be of two types: Basic research and Applied Research. Basic research is also known as pure or fundamental research. It is mostly driven by the interest or curiosity of a question. For example, what were the factors behind the start of the universe? Or what is the ...

The federal declaration process on disaster requires that for the president to declare the existence of a disaster, the request should emanate from the affected state Governor. The request goes via the regional office of federal emergency management agency. A preliminary damage assessment is done by the federal and state officials with the aim of estimating the disaster intensity and its impact on people and public resources. The information obtained is included in the Governor’s request as proof that the disaster is of great sternness and magnitude and the state and local governments are not able to respond ...

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This paper discusses the problem of workplace violence. Since workplace violence is one of the managerial issues that have been brought to the upfront in the recent times, it’s necessary to discuss it at a detailed level to prevent future cases of workplace violence that may result in either an instance of death or even monetary losses to the organizations where it happens. Workplace violence entails any form or threat of harassment, intimidation, physical abuse or any other such disorderly conduct that takes place in a work environment. Moreover, it becomes difficult for most of the managers at ...

The responsibility of fighting against same-sex marriage rests with all and sundry. Gay marriages not only have lasting consequences to the parties advocating for it but also to their communities, nations of their residence and the entire world. For instance, gay men are at a high risk of contracting sexually transmitted ailments since they have a firm belief that such diseases are no longer life-threatening. Additionally, homosexuality can lead to a decrease in the birth rates in a given society while any typical country requires a stable human population base to function properly. In other words, by legalizing same-sex ...

Ethics and Governance

The concepts of ethics and corporate governance are unceasingly becoming importance in the modern day organizations as they play a great role in addressing key issues. In that respect, the two concepts take varying approaches and their application varies among firms (Elms et al., 2010). Regarding the ethics issue, it relates to the norms and morality of a given community and what is right or wrong draws from those norms and morality values. In the modern world, the issues of ethics have been popularized given the increased cases of organizations that have been judged on the ethical basis (Cannon, ...

Acute coronary syndrome is an umbrella term for a group of clinical symptoms indicative of acute myocardial ischemia. These conditions include non-ST-segment elevation myocardial ischemia (NSTEMI), unstable angina, and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). These conditions are high-risk manifestations of atherosclerosis in the coronary artery and significant causes of utilization of emergency services and hospitalization (Kumar and Cannon, 2009). STEMI causes 30% of all acute coronary syndromes in Australia (Harper and Lefkovits, 2010). This paper will describe the expected presentation, pathophysiology, ECG findings, pre-hospital management, and initial 24-hour management of STEMI in hospitals settings. These aspects will be described ...

Inequality is one of the greatest social problems as the result of the racism. The differences can be perceived not only economically, but also politically and is one of the major global challenges. Studies show that inequality can result in poverty and creation of social classes in the societies. This situation can be elaborated by Marxist theory of Communist Manifesto. The theory states that states that those who own the means of production ‘capitalists’ take advantage of the poor ‘proletariats’ and amass wealth which causes the social class issues. I am going to discuss the inequalities that result as ...

The sushi restaurant is a new restaurant that will open in China then open in London, Leister Square. A team of qualified personnel will plan on the opening of the new restaurant, attracting customers and discuss on the cost incurred for opening the new project. The initial step to the creation of the new restaurant will be creating a business plan (Rainsford, & Bangs, 2000, pp.4). In the business plan, a brief description of the business will be outlined, the objectives of the business and how long it will take to open up the new restaurant. The location of the ...

Sentiment was boiling with respect to the issue of slavery. There was a delicate balance in Congress----eleven Free states and eleven slave states. Missouri wants to join the union as a slave state, a challenge to the fragile equilibrium of the political era. Henry Clay helps to provide the answer with the Missouri Compromise. It simply stated that Missouri would join the union as a slave state, while Maine would detach from Massachusetts as a free state (Etcheson 1). Furthermore, slavery would be outlawed in lands north of the southern border of Missouri, except of course, Missouri (Etcheson 1). ...

1 Every individual in society belong to the specific community. It is worth noting that being part of community develops a sense of identity. There are various components that describe the community that I belong. Some of this imperative features include race, medical, ethnicity, income, religion, education, socialization, geography, security, environmental interest, as well as self-help groups. The community is made up vibrant and amazing individuals, which is made of strong leaders, professionals, and athletics. The youth in the community socializes through sports. In fact, the most sport that brings both male and female youth is football. The sports ...

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The Texas Revolution started in October 1835 with Gonzales’s battle and ended on April 21, 1836, with San Jacinto’s battle. Rogers states, “During the early 1800s, Mexico invited Americans to settle in Texas” (4). Mexico had hope that the settlers would develop the northern part of Mexico. Life in America was so hard that many Americans moved with their slaves to Texas. Even though there were some of the Mexican- born settlers that moved to Texas, a majority of the settlers were from America. There were too many Americans in Texas that it worried the Mexican leaders. ...

Footnote: sources used are Cannon, de la Fuente, Dominguez, Laing, Shecaira,

Skidmore, Steur and Telles. Comparative Racism Between the United States, Cuba and Brazil Racism in the Americas is the societal result of colonization that took place from the end of the fifteenth century to the neo-colonialism of the last century. Then, as these eras ended, different countries adapted to the plurality of races that now existed in their own ways, some better than others. In most cases, but not all, there was European-American sentiment of superiority over other races that they now lived with. They now had freed slaves that they mistreated and subverted for hundreds of years, as ...