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In low and middle income countries, burns pose a significant dander to children and adolescent groups with statistics indicating that up to 95% of burn victims within this group ultimately die from the effects. Apparently, the management of burns in this group has been limited to the period immediately after the burn incident with no continued physiotherapy programs for the victims. This paper seeks to focus on the PICOT question “For children and adolescents who are victims of burns, does continued physiotherapy until full growth and development as compared to standard care reduce the risk of scoliosis and future ...

Abstract

This paper attempts to highlight the prevailing hazards and subsequent safety measures in construction activities. The main elements of accidents in the construction industry are known as fatal four that include falls, caught between objects, electrocution and struck by objects. These elements contribute massive fatalities in the construction industry and "falls" are considered as the frequent cause of fatalities. Moreover, fatal injuries have declined during last one decade. Pre-planning is integral in construction activities, and so safety management and planning should be made an important part of the pre-planning step. All possible hazards at the construction site need to ...

Quality and Safety Practice: Prevention of Patient Falls - Literature Review

Introduction Whether an elderly person is living alone, with others, within a nursing home, or under care in a medical facility, falling is a major threat. For seniors older than 65 years of age living in a community situation, one in three will suffer a fall every year; for individuals over 85 years of age, the rate climbs to half of all residents (Cameron et al., 2010; CBO, 2004; Neyens, 2007; Tinetti, 2003). If an elderly adult is institutionalized, the possibility of falling in a year rises to 1.5 to 2 times (Dijcks et al., 2005) and a serious ...

Introduction: According to Thaden and Alyssa (2008), “human error is the main cause of flight accidents in complex systems. Therefore since errors are inevitable in the commercial airline industry, it is doubtful to assure safety on the air.” On the other hand, Mangla and Haress (2011) claim that - “air travel is the safest mode in the history of aviation.” Whose statement is reliable between them? In aviation, it is true that human error leads to accidents in the sky, but it is also true that for every accident that happens on the air, the airline company reviews their ...

The article “Climate Change Clues Found In Plants” (SF Gate 2016) shows that the plants they studied are blooming earlier than before because spring is arriving earlier. If this is occurring in the study location, it is likely happening in other locations around the globe as well. By observing the changes in the plants, it is possible to make other connections of ecosystem functionings that are subsequently being affected. The plants blooming earlier could affect other dependent species who if they do not adapt then the species will likely die off. This die off and inability to adapt could ...

Introduction

The majority of the world’s population live in the cities. The number of rural dwellers moving to metropolitan areas is ever increasing due to the opportunities present there. Many cities throughout the world have continued to become more and more concentrated centers of economic activity as well as human culture. Nevertheless, some of these cities are struggling with limited resources as well as polarized priorities that make adaptation hard. The high rate of urbanization has facilitated climate issues that are threatening human existence and, as a result, leading to a reduction in the resilience of the cities. Resilient ...

Statement of the problem

Individuals with severe mental illness need to be able to access proper care and attention so as to overcome the numerous challenges that such conditions present them with (Gomory, 2013). The need to offer continuous care and rehabilitation for such patients has resulted in the shift from institutional-based care to a more recent and generally accepted community-based care. The setup of the ACT allows for the patients to recover within their community setting with the support of a mobile and well-organized team of mental health workers (Gomory, 2013). The team of health professionals must: be available throughout the day, ...

The development of solar energy is based on a use of solar radiation for generation energy. Solar energy is the kinetic energy of the radiation (mainly light) formed by reactions in the solar interior. As its stocks are almost inexhaustible (astronomers counted that the Sun will “burn” some more millions of years), solar energy belongs to a renewable source of energy. In natural ecosystems, only a small part of the solar energy is absorbed by chlorophyll that contains in the leaves of plants and is used for photosynthesis, namely for the formation of organic matter from carbon dioxide and ...

It is important for every company to understand the operating environment of the business as it keeps changing with time. A case study of how to operate a business in Saudi Arabia is needed before setting a business in this country. The strengths and weaknesses should be keenly analyzed to ensure maximum profits. The Java Lounge was started in Jeddah in 2003 by four young Saudis. They believed that the idea of a restaurant that served the affluent by westernizing some of the services would be well embraced in the Arabic country. However, before venturing into the business, they ...

The recent outbreak of Zika epidemic has caused fear among citizens in most parts of the world. However, the public health sector (CDC) proposes capabilities that can be adapted to contain the situation and reduce fear among the citizens in the USA. The capabilities are community preparedness, together with community recovery, and emergency operations coordination as well as emergency public information and warning system. These capabilities will act as strategies for dealing with emergencies among the local and national health care systems. Community preparedness allows the local health care facilities to assess itself and that of the community to ...

Diabetes mellitus in itself is considered an endocrine issue. When determining the priority diagnoses for an admitted patient, however, it is important to consider taking an all-encompassing perspective with regards to the pathophysiology of each patient and address each issue accordingly. The priorities in the selected aggregate for diabetes mellitus are as follows: Firstly, there is the situation of unbalanced nutrition often evidenced by increased urinary output (or dilute urine), recent weight loss and a decrease in muscle tone, disinterest in eating, diarrhea and an increase in ketosis. Some of the pathophysiological factors that may have led up to ...

Modern roads were developed in the XX century at the time cars became affordable for the Americans. As the society develops and people invent more advanced technologies the life gets more and more convenient and safe. It concerns roads as well. A modern road should be safe and provide the traffic safety. The road engineers should think about how to reduce the possible harm on the highways from traffic collisions. The construction, design, and regulation of the roads should be well thought out. Highway design is always based on the landscape principles and engineering principles of grade cross-section, right-of-way, ...

Water has had monumental importance in the development of human civilizations. Throughout history, the future of human communities has been determined by the capacity to insure and control a steady freshwater supply (Solomon 13). The degree to which they managed to find and make use of freshwater determined whether they would rise to become powerful and rich or they would linger in a state of underdevelopment. The greatest civilizations of the world managed to develop because they found ways to ensure a steady supply of freshwater, but also to control the water so as to avoid being destroyed by ...

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) has an important role in regulating cellular energy equilibrium. It acts as a cellular energy sensor and can respond to low levels of ATP in the body (Jornayvaz & Shulman, 2010). AMPK activation can positively regulates signaling pathways that are involved in replenishing cellular ATP supplies, fatty acid oxidation, lipogenesis, and triglyceride synthesis. AMPK is not only involved in mitochondrial biogenesis, but it is also involved in biogenesis of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT 4) (Dominy & Puigserver, 2013). Research shows that AMPK increases mitochondrial biogenesis by inducing peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) transcription (Fernandez-Marcos & Auwerx, 2011). ...

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San Andreas: A Movie Q & A

Q1: Dr. Lawrence Hayes replied to his student that California supposed to get an earthquake every 150 years (San Andreas 00:11:07).

Q2: The Caltech seismologists are measuring the magnetic pulse rate at the Hoover Dam in Nevada, which may predict earthquakes (00:12:28).

Q3: The first measured magnitude of the earthquake at Hoover Dam was 2.2, which quickly developed into a major earthquake measuring 7.1 (00:16:10). Q4: The geographic feature that Dr. Hayes of Caltech used to connect Nevada to California, and which he called “natural deformation” was the leading edge of the marked “plate boundary fault” (of the Garlock Fault) (00:27:30). Q5: Seismologist Dr. Hayes of Caltech instructed the female reporter to hide under ...

Kansas City Metro Areas

General overview The majority of facilities supporting the homeless are shelters, thus they may have the waiting list. Moreover, there is an eligibility criterion and the list of requirements, i.e., a candidate shall prove employment search, or have dependents.

HOMELESS POPULATION

(816) 483-9927 http://sheffieldplace.org/, Executive Director Email: ST Eligibility Criterion: single mothers and homeless families. Homeless mother with up to five dependent children, or in the third trimester of pregnancy. Services provided include housing and transitional programs for mothers, children and families. The organization is linking the homeless with employers and housing. Services are suitable for urban immigrants and ethnic minority ...

Background of Study

Every business provides a service or products in a given industry. For a business to survive and grow, it needs to expand its share of consumers in the market within which it operates. There are several tools that are utilized to examine and review a given market. This includes the Porter’s Five Force analysis which examines and critiques the key players that can influence a given industry and the relative strength of each group to dominate and control the market. This competitor analysis method defines the extent to which the players will change and influence the industry in ...

1 & 2. Classes of contents of hazards and their definitions, as stated under section 6.3.2 of the NFPA 101 code. According to NFPA101, the hazard of contents has three categories. These classes are based on the level of a combustion of the materials in a room. These categories include: the high hazard, the low hazard and the ordinary hazard. High hazard contents are areas that can self-propagate fires. High hazard contents are those that in case of a fire outbreak, it can easily and readily spread. The materials are highly combustible. In cases of fires, explosions are likely. The ...

Energy production has experienced numerous landmark changings thought the century. Although there is no perfect solution found in terms of satisfying the needs for energy resources and mitigating its environmental and social impact, hydropower generation is considered a renewable energy source and alternative to fossil fuel combustion. Hydropower generation has experienced significant advancement throughout its history. However, the principle of its work is rather comprehensive. The energy of falling water is employed to turn the turbine, which is connected to the electricity generator. Furthermore, electricity is supplied through grids to industrial or domestic units. In most cases dams are ...

Introduction

Over the years, there have many cities within the United States that have been developed in terms of infrastructure and housing facilities, leaving the case for landscape and sustainability of the natural resources behind. Historically, Los Angeles is one of the big cities that have been developed on the basis of utilizing the natural resources of the nearby region and focusing on building an urban metropolitan city. Sustainability has been put on the backfoot, for the past century as urbanization and incoming flow of population has seen investment in every form of infrastructure, leaving the once naturally beautiful region ...

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Abstract Despite the fact that nanotechnology is a relatively novel technology, its applications are already widespread including: secure, clean and affordable energy; medical drugs and inventions for early detection and treatment of various diseases; lighter, stronger and more durable construction materials; energy efficient lighting, adequate sensors capable of detecting hazardous biological or chemical agents, clean and safe drinking water through application of effective filters Executive summary The application of nanotechnology is widespread given the numerous advantages and benefits ...

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 ...

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Acute ischemic stroke refers to the death of brain tissue caused by interruption of the blood flow to brain. This interruption is caused by occlusion of a cervical or cerebral artery, or cerebral vein (Uchino, Pary, & Grotta, 2011). It is among the leading causes of death in the world. According to the estimates of American Heart Association, nearly one stroke occurs in every 40 seconds in the U.S., approximating 795,000 cases of stroke per year (American Heart Association Stroke, 2015). Assessment and management of acute ischemic stroke patients need to be done as soon as ...

Introduction

This is a proposal for a policy change with regards to distracted driving due to using cellphones. As a political advocate, one should be able to look into all the matters that affect the nation and one of the significant issues that can be observed in the statistics is cellphone use while driving. Driving while texting or calling a person has proven to be very dangerous and fatal. This is because there have been numerous reports of people who have been injured or killed due to distracted drivers using their phones while driving. The fact that many people have ...

Hurricane Katrina was the worst disaster to hit the United States since the 9/11 attacks. In the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks, the US Department of Homeland Security came up with a host of plans and restructured FEMA at the cost of billions of dollars. Despite all the spending and planning, the chinks in the armor were apparent before and after Hurricane Katrina. The forecast of the Hurricane along with its destructive capability and target path gave several cities ample time to evacuate hundreds of citizens before the storm struck. There were two days warning from 24 ...

Something unusual or extraordinary that you have done (personal story)

Perhaps the most significant accomplishment any person can achieve in this world is the ability to empathize with those who suffer and in turn, scrape up enough energy to care and do something to make a change. How can anybody offer needed and necessary help without understanding the nature and degree of problems through which another person suffers? At a personal level, I was always sympathizing with cancer patients and donating money towards one research or another. However, I later realized that was not enough. One Saturday afternoon, my high school held a donation drive for the terminally ill ...

Twelve Step Program

Twelve step programs refer to groups that function by a twelve step principle geared towards the accomplishment of a set goal in fighting drug addictions, alcoholism and compulsions. They are usually set up for recovery purposes. They are both voluntary and free and have been proven to be very effective over the years. The most popular twelve step program is the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) (12 step Groups, 2015).It is the base where all other recovery programs are set and it was the first to come up and draft out the twelve steps for programs. Alcoholic’s Anonymous program ...

Incorporation of Sustainability into Cost-Benefit Policy Analysis

Incorporation of Sustainability into Cost-Benefit Policy Analysis

Introduction

Among the most pervasive/influential concepts in the political and social discourse, sustainability remains one of the fundamental concepts. There are controversial and extensive debates on the extent to which policymakers should consider accountability of environmental and natural resources concerning cost-benefit analysis (CBA). Several views and opinions exist on how sustainable investments, businesses and projects can be carried out. Such opinions follow the fact that CBA needs to be relevant in valuing some of the most sensitive and significant effects on environment and natural resource base. The same is concerned with effects which ...

Following the occurrence of the deep water horizon disaster, this case study is to evaluate the possible factors that contributed to the disaster at Deep Water Horizon, Crisis communication. This would help in coming up with recommendations and crisis management of such cases.

Organizational factors The deep ocean water was preventable had there been existing practices and progressives guidelines to be followed. Those catastrophic failures was because of multiple violations of laws governing the public resource development and the proper regulatory oversight. Due to occurrence of this deep ocean water disaster, additional weaknesses in the barriers of the system ...

U.S. Counter Terrorism Strategies Since the beginning of the new millennium, global terrorism has firmly occupied the place of "the main threat to humanity". Undisputed leader in the fight against "evil terrorist" remains the United States, providing a wide range of activities to capture and destroy the militants of “Al-Qaeda” and others like that, not only in the country but also far beyond its borders. What are they, the results of decades of anti-terror battle? A proof of special significance for the United States to combat global terrorism was the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after ...

As military veterans return back to the United States from the wars in Iraq and Afganistan, the public has become for aware of the medical condition of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As many as 13 percent of the men and women who are inflicted with combat positions demonstrate the symptoms of the mental disability, but the general population of America has more than 6 percent struggling with the illness (Friedman, 2014). The large number of patients that exist both inside and outside the ranks of military personnel makes PTSD a major public health issue (Keane, Marx & Sloan, 2009). Soldiers ...

Introduction

This paper aims to discuss how the different innovations in the modern society made us look like we have reached the pillar of modernity with all the fabulous results, while the overall consequence is destruction. In the book Short History of Progress, the historian and author Ronald Wright, implied that the modern society is trapped into problems that came about as people, through their ingenuity, worked towards the betterment of the lives and the society as a whole. The author suggested that the common people, as well as those in the position to impose societal policies are always eager ...

Abstract

This research project is focused on investigation and simulation of radiation detector failures. This technical device are used in Nuclear Medicine where the problem associated with detection canceled to major damage to staff and patients. Investigation focused on the determination of failure cause for detectors and other equipment like monitors and so on and assessment of post-detection actions Simulation focused on the determination of a mathematical equation of detector failure prediction and assessment of suitability of the detectors (optional) The first phase will result in the list of major failure causes referred to detectors and the associated equipment. The ...

Executive Summary

Introduction Discussion and Analyses Market Analysis Financial Performance Product profiles Customer Profiles Communication Practices Conclusions Recommendations

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Chipotle Health Issues E. coli Outbreak Executive Summary The loss of organizational trust within the market can render a business volatile. A case involving food contamination in Chipotle Restaurants led to the infection of 55 people. The company loss its credibility to function properly and closed some of its branches after the loss of revenue and decreasing value of shares. This report has evaluated some of the issues that has affected the company in order to establish a reliable solution for future expansion ...

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Introduction

Quality control program for computed tomography (CT) scan is defined as a process or system that is designed to ensure that the performance of the scanner is still within the set standard (Seeram, 2015, p.432). This is accomplished using quality control tests. The result of a specific QC test for a given CT scanner is compared with other brands of CT scanners in the market. The purpose of quality control testing for CT scans is to ensure that every image produced by the machine is of good quality—clear, and readable, while still ensuring the lowest dose ...

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Pathophysiology and Aetiology

Acute renal failure or ARF means any abnormality with the function of kidneys. Kidney performs multiple functions thus ARF is also termed as acute renal injury (ARI). Now medicine and healthcare have advanced to a higher level integrated with different drug therapies and dialysis treatments though the mortality rate with such condition is still high; that is 50% of kidney patients and up to 85% of patients with other co-morbidities (Doenges, Moorhouse & Murr, 2014). The Pathophysiology of ARF includes a rapid fall in Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) ...

In this final paper, I would like to summarize all the previous information about handoff process. First of all, it is necessary to remind the definition of handoff. “Handoff - is the transfer of patient care from one health care provider to another or from one health care facility to another” (Medical dictionary, 2009). There are many kinds of patient handoffs, including: “ physicians transferring responsibility for a patient; physicians transferring on-call responsibility; nursing shift changes; temporary responsibility for staff leaving the unit for a short time; anesthesiologist report to recovery room nurse, nursing and physician handoff from the emergency ...

Technological advancement has completely revolutionised the war fare in the past decade. The impact of technological development in military affairs has successfully armed the forces with advanced machines that could bring havoc to civilized society. Hiroshima was one such incident. The atom bombs completely paralysed the civilisation during the World War II. Hence it may be mentioned that technological advancement has barbarised the warfare. Advancement was not limited to development of atop bombs, the devices like AK-47 rifle, aerodynamic technology and drones have power bring havoc or end of the world in near future The essay here would therefore ...

Introduction

In America, Federalism came into practice when some states rejected the thought of a unitary government. Due to the large size of the country, the founding fathers allowed states to form powerful governments. State governments are used as a training ground or political labs for policing, where new ideas can be implemented and evaluated (El Camino College N.pag). In Federalism practicing states such as Florida, state government possesses the power of providing safety and public health, regulate interstate commerce, form government and conduct elections. However, Washington still carries the power of printing money, declaring war, establishing an army and ...

Interprofessional collaboration has been one of the growing trends within the health care sector lately. It involves interdependence of the different health care professionals such as nurses, physicians, laboratory staff, and even patients. The complexity of the patient-care concerns that need to be tackled by these professionals can be efficiently and effectively addressed through appropriate collaboration among the professionals. However, the various evidenced provided by different researches on the benefits of collaboration are yet to be seen and applied in the activities in health care institutions (Porter-O’Grady, 2011). As mentioned, nurses are one of the stakeholders who are ...

Abstract

The direct effects of earthquakes could range from building collapses to the destruction of the infrastructure on the hindrance to water supplies and the water purification infrastructures. This paper highlights the details and the circumstances that followed the earthquake in San Francisco in the year 1906 and also the fire that broke out in the aftermath of the event. Further, we delve into how the earthquake later turned around to affect the environment, economy and the society of the area where the earthquake mainly struck and also the impact that it had on the surrounding areas.

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The Cloud for Digital Photography

CONVENTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY: STORAGE & MANAGEMENT ISSUES The advent of photography in late 1830s (Roosa, n.d.) has mandated later introduction and development of memory storage methods. The capacity for cameras to preserve in photographs personal and collective memories has made permanency a more urgent issue as photographs became household collectibles. Moreover, as development methods improved, older photographs (developed using outdated methods) required more maintenance during storage, particularly photographs produced by acetate negatives, chromogenic color film, polyester film and instant color print processes (Roosa). The deterioration of photographs by poor environmental storage conditions, poor storage enclosures, inadequate handling and shelving conditions, and ...

Generation of electrical power through solar technology involves the conversion of energy in the sun’s radiation into electricity. The sun emits electromagnetic radiation which contains energy in the form of photons. Solar panels harvest this energy and convert it to electricity though a phenomenon referred to as the photovoltaic effect. A solar panel is made up interconnected solar cells, which are in turn fabricated from millions of light sensitive p-n junction diodes. The diodes are made from doped semiconductor materials such as crystalline silicon. Doping silicon with an impurity such as phosphorous introduces charge carries referred to as ...

Groups of partners and alliances

The partnership groups taking part in emergency management can be categorized into three, which are, social groups, economic groups, and governmental or political groups. They are equally essential as far as emergency involvements are concerned, but each one of them tends to vary from the others as far as priorities are concerned (Brennan, 2012). Social groups, for instance, have three emergency systems namely; the family system, Community response teams, and the private sector groups. Individuals are, in this groupings the building block for units of emergency management, thus, their importance should never be underestimated. One person can inspire the ...

Introduction

In lay man’s term, the family is basically considered as comprising of parents and their children who live together in a home. It can mean different thing to people though, as people tend to define according to how they experienced how to belong to a family. Nevertheless, despite its wide-ranging definition, it generally boils down to having people to count on. It refers to a resilient association where one can feel secure and loved because of one’s bondage with the people who accepts and respects unconditionally. Further, families may come in many forms as this social structure ...

Renaissance Diseases

Several centuries before the development of antiseptics (i.e. soap), diseases were often a death sentence, resulting in huge populations being wiped out from a single pandemic. Despite the huge strides in science and culture, the Renaissance had a lot of downsides regarding health and wellness. This was in part due to religious practices and the refusal to allow various sorts of medicines and surgical treatments to be tolerated, despite having the potential to save the patient(s). Regardless, the “why’s” are not the matter of importance, here. What is relevant, however, are the diseases themselves, including how they ...

China is dealing with tons of waste produced every day. With unsustainable development and production, countries are exploiting natural and other resources and causing environmental degradation, polluting the air, water, land and soil. With inappropriate waste disposals, the environment is becoming polluted, and is dangerous for health of people. With increasing concern of people regarding environmental pollution, and its effect on health, protests were seen through the last whole year in the communist country. The topic is important, because more and more incarnation plants are being constructed in China, which are causing havoc to environment, and are also putting ...

Human beings respond very differently to disaster, whether its occurrence is natural or is induced by man. Natural disasters occur as a result of the dynamic nature of life and processes on earth and are not influenced by man’s activities altogether (Ragheb 1). Actually, the occurrence of natural disasters is totally out of human control. Examples of natural disasters may include floods, earthquakes and land and mudslides (Ragheb 2). Human-induced disasters occur as a result of the implications of man’s activities on the face of the earth for which man has control (Ragheb 52). Man-made disasters are ...

Academic programs target to achieve different objects, the primary objective always targets to improvement a particular aspect. Reading recovery program is one of the many such educational programs developed. The program was produced by New Zealand educator Marie Clay in the 1970s.The program targets to reduce the number of learners who have extreme difficulties with literacy and the cost of students to the education systems (Clay M.M 2005).The program is designed for children aged five and six who have low literacy after their first year in school. The trainers interact one to one with the student giving him ...

Even if the fall takes centuries the collapse of society is inevitable. Throughout history there have been numerous societies that have collapsed. Rome for example collapsed because of a number of reasons such as expansion, greed, religion, barbaric tribes, politics. The collapse of the slave system lack of conquest. Less conquest eventually meant fewer cheap slaves, which in turn meant fewer human resources to keep the wheels of industry, agriculture and infrastructure turning. Meanwhile, Rome's rulers lessened the value of the currency through oppressive taxation and inflation. The remains of these civilization are on every continent. Abandoned relics, broken ...

FEMA was in charge of housing displaced residents during Hurricane Katrina. Initially, it sought to provide trailers for families. Roughly two thirds of the trailers did not make it to the disaster area and local jurisdictions voted to ban the trailers. FEMA then provided hotel rooms instead of trailers to the displaced residents. If I was in charge of the evacuation and housing efforts I would do several things. Firstly, I would evacuated residents to a temporary location is as a school gymnasium or a stadium. At this point the residents would be sorted and housing would be assigned ...

Some of the first emergency management examples are Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Katrina, the Buffalo snowstorm, and California wildfires.

The federal government has a secondary role in managing public risk. The constitution gives this power to the states, and the federal government is only called in the state cannot handle the situation. The Flood Control Act of 1936 was signed into Law in 1936. It gave the United States Army Corps of Engineers the ability to build infrastructure to mitigate the effects of floods. The Cold War brought the United States and Russia close nuclear war. This would have been detrimental to the world. It did however push the United States towards preparing for the potential nuclear fallout.

The San Fernando earthquake led to the creation of the National Flood Insurances Program.

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Interview Review

In the early 1980s, the Chinese government was promoting basic urban construction and as a result, the field of civil engineering entered a golden age. Primarily due to policies that were implemented, people became more interested in the field and it experienced a rise in its financial capital. After years of effort, China’s technology in the field of civil engineering became one of the best in the world. The managers and civil engineers undeniably contributed to this end. I intend to discover what kind of job the manager does and discuss the industry’s future development. I feel ...

Brief Introduction and Importance to Mental Health Nursing

The article entitled “Recovery in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): A Qualitative Study of Service Users’ Perspectives” written by Katsakou, Marougka, Barnicot, White, & Lockwood (2012) presented an exploration of the perception of recovery from individuals diagnosed with BPD, classified as service users, or those contracting professional mental health treatment. The study had been pursued due to the lack of clear understanding of the manner by which persons diagnosed with BPD attained their respective personal recovery goals and were deemed to be consistent with the recovery goals or clinical improvements provided by mental health practitioners. The study is considered important ...

Analysis of the Sophocles’ Oedipus the King

THESIS: In this paper, I am going to analyze the impact of fate and human behavior and actions in the development of action in the tragedy. I assume that, in spite of the fact that in the classical ancient Greek tragedy, everything must obey the will of the gods and the evil rock, in the tragedy of Sophocles' Oedipus the King, it can be observed a big role of free human will, which leads to a tragic end. The human factor influences to the unfolding of the plot of this tragedy and all the vicissitudes of fate are not ...

Reflection of Personal Student Experience:

Introduction: This report examines the moral and ethical dilemmas encountered by nurses in practice. The healthcare environment is increasingly becoming complex and continuously presents nurses with moral dilemmas. This is especially true when the ability to do the right thing is stalled by inconsistent values and beliefs of other healthcare providers. Across the nursing field, different personalities prevail. The level of success in the nursing practice, and the drive to achieve the projected results, vary with personal attributes, and the inclination to take risks in conflicting situations. The paper will focus on the Dominant (D) personality, as well as, ...

The major health and safety concern facing Riordan Manufacturing is the manner in which the company is protecting its employees, as well as the environment from the hazardous chemicals that are utilized in the making plastics. As a company that is dedicated to success, it is important to ensure that employees are not exposed to the devastating effects of the chemicals of production. Rather than focusing on profits only, the company needs to furnish employees with a safe and healthy working environment. Moreover, the employees of Riordan are vulnerable to accidents owing to the lack of conversancy in operating ...

Massive flood in Arkansas

According to the U.S. Geological Survey (2015) flooding of Arkansas river has been the worst since 1990. Starting on Christmas evening, the flooding followed heavy rainfall that reached 10 inches in western and northern parts of Arkansas. More than 40 counties were affected by flood that caused wide-spread damage. As the river remained high for several days, the flooding actively spread to neighboring states, such as Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama (Hardy, 2015). Major causes of deaths and injuries tended to deal with drowning and falling trees. The injuries took place at different moments throughout the day. On December 26th ...

Introduction: Quality Tools Discussed In the Article

The main quality tools discussed in this article are SIPOC, fish bone, pareto, brainstorming and benchmarking. SIPOC is an acronym that refers to Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs and Customers. It is a process improvement tool that helps team members agree on a common course of action in quality management. Fish bone is used to identify a different cause to an existing problem. Benchmarking involves comparing an organization’s quality policies to industry standards. Pareto analysis is used to indicate problems that need more attention than others do. Brainstorming is a process of generating multiple ideas about quality problems (Schindler, ...