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Connected Health: A Review Of Technologies And Strategies To Improve Patient Care With Telemedicine And Telehealth

- Joseph Kvedar1,
- Molly Joel Coye2 and
- Wendy Everett3,*
+ Author Affiliations
- 1Joseph Kvedar is director of the Center for Connected Health at Partners HealthCare System, in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 2Molly Joel Coye is chief innovation officer at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Health, UCLA Medical Center, in Los Angeles.
- 3Wendy Everett () is president of NEHI ( Continue reading...

The social problem of major concern to me and my family as a whole is the lack of the ability to encourage the female education in the society that I live in. This problem has made my life take a different direction especially in my career. Due to the societal and the family pressures, I have been able to delay the accomplishment of my career objectives. I will have to finish up my bachelors at my mid-40s because the female education in the society is not valued. To me this is a social problem because it has affected many Continue reading...

A child therapist treats and diagnose children who are below the age of 17 years with emotional, mental and behavioral problems. They work in in private pratices in a clinical setting, in hospitals as part of a medical team and even in schools.
A child therapist may use play and language to observe,help,access and treat children who have emotional,behavioural,psychological and social psychological problems or difficulties.A child therapist works with kids who suffer from emotions such as aggression,phobia,anxiety,and behavioural problems .Other disorders are depression,learning problem or difficulties and psychomatic disorders.They interview and Continue reading...

We have to note the shape of distribution of the data of 25 highest paid women.

We start from descriptive statistics and frequency distribution table. Minitab 16 Statistical Software is used.

Descriptive Statistics: Compensation ($ million)

Variable N N* Mean SE Mean StDev Minimum Q1 Median
Compensation ($ million) 25 0 13,85 1,44 7,19 8,90 10,05 11,60
Variable Q3 Maximum
Compensation ($ million) 14,85 38,60
Tally for Discrete Variables: Compensation ($ million)
Compensation
($ million) Count

8,9 2

9,1 1
9,4 1
9,6 1
10,0 1
10,1 2
10,5 1
11,0 1
11,1 1
11,5 1
11,6 1
11,8 1
11,9 1
12,4 1
12, Continue reading...

Violence against women

Research paper proposal
Any act that emotionally, physically or psychologically harms a woman or a girl is violence against the woman or the girl. Despite race, religion and geographic locations, the acts of violence against women are increasing in every corner of the world. However, intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women and girls prevailing in the world. It is one of the serious public health concern and a threat to the women’s rights and to national development.
A. The violence against women has serious health consequences like physical injuries, depression and post-traumatic Continue reading...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Yearly Return I have obtained from the following table:

http://www.1stock1.com/1stock1_139.htm

We use the last column.

The U.S. GDP growth rate is below:

We use third column.

- Compute the average, standard deviation and the coefficient of variation of each of the variables. In addition, graph the values of the DJIA on the percentage grow rate of the GDP.
I use Minitab 16 statistical software to complete this question:

Descriptive Statistics: GDP per capita growth, %; Dow Jones Rate

Variable Mean StDev CoefVar
GDP per capita growth, % 1,755 1,994 113,65
Dow Jones Rate 9,67 15,24 157,63
- Compute a 95% confidence interval for the population mean of each variable.

One-Sample T: GDP per capita growth, %; Dow Jones Rate

Variable N Mean StDev SE Mean 95% CI
GDP per capita growth, % 31 Continue reading...

Jack Welch was the CEO and President of GE for many years. During his tenure, he transformed GE from a marginally profitable company, to one that enjoyed either a number one or number two position in each of its market segments. Welch was able to do this by using differentiation in both the way that each strategic business unit was operated, and also in the way that he used differentiation to manage GE’s employees.
After Welch retired, he wrote many books that outlined his business and management philosophies, and how he had ruled the GE Empire successfully, and Continue reading...

Industry Report: Banking

Introduction
When it comes to an industry, then there are number of things which have been taken into account for the same. The essence of effectiveness and productivity always been associated with an industry and the stance of effectiveness depends upon certain factors. There are number of industries working in the world and all of the industries have their own significance and importance lies in a broad nutshell. There are certain aspects which have to be taken into consideration by an organization or by an industry in order to become competitive and eminent in a certain industry.
Financial Productivity Continue reading...

Introduction

In this paper we will operate the data collected by the National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) which incorporates random telephone surveys in the United States. In 2005 there following surveys were performed:
- Early Childhood Program Participation Survey. This survey was related to educational programs and nonparental care arrangements of preschool children.
- After-School Programs and Activities Survey. This survey was about care of middle-school children during the afterschool hours.
- Adult Education Survey. In this survey data were collected about adult educational activities.
Thus, there were three populations of interest: children younger than 6 years, school-age children Continue reading...

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Abstract
This report delves into John Fitzgerald Kennedy Airport (JFK). It provides a brief history as well as the old and new structure of the airport. As well, it gives a panoramic view of the old and the new structural features of the Airport for the future needs.

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Airport: An Introduction

JFK is run by the Port Authority of New York as well as New Jersey, under a charter ratified in 1947. It is amongst the leading passenger-volume airports all over the USA, as well as the busiest international air passenger entrance, managing more Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

In this information age, the digital revolution has transformed the industry to an information based economy. Since the late 1970s, the day to day evolution of technology has shaped the modern society by introducing globalized communication. The UK mobile phone network industry is developing day by day by introducing the new-tech systems in the market. O2, Vodafone, EE, T-Mobile, and Orange are the biggest mobile phone network providers in the UK (Rushton, 2012). This report has presented a thorough economic analysis of mobile phone network industry in the UK, considering the biggest network providers in the country.

ANALYSIS OF MOBILE PHONE OPERATORS IN UK

Mobile Phone Continue reading...

Introduction

In the current world, obesity is a real time problem. It is no longer an isolated issue that can be avoided. The number of people suffering from obesity has grown tremendously over the past twenty years. Of special importance is the case of obesity in children. Over the past thirty years, obesity has doubled in children and has quadrupled among adolescents thus making it a real life real time issue that has to be addressed. The question thus arises as to exactly what obesity is and what it entails. There is usually confusion between obesity and being overweight. Overweight Continue reading...

What is The Best Way to Manage Delivery in Women with Diabetes?

Diabetes mellitus bear serious implications on both the pregnant mother and the fetus. Gestational diabetes is associated with increased risk of fetal macrosomia. Furthermore, high prevalence of postnatal diabetes among babies has been observed in cases of obesity and diabetes mellitus during pregnancy. In other words, both diabetes mellitus and obesity are serious clinical conditions that need to be managed carefully in order to ensure that the mother and the fetus are safe and free from risks of various complications that are often associated with the two conditions. Delivery is a critical stage that affects both the mother and Continue reading...

Introduction

Acute myocardial infarction is a complication of the heart that in which patients complain of heaviness or discomfort of the chest area. This complication is mainly as a result of a decrease in blood flow into the lungs or increase in perfusion. Diagnosis of this complication is done with great detail of the family history as well as physical examination to ascertain the levels of complication (Kapfhammer et al., 2004). In most cases, the treatment involves combating the possibility of re-infarction with much focus being given on the need to reduce any further damage of the cardiac tissue.
Treatment Continue reading...

International Student Retention in American Universities

Methodology
The study aims to investigate the international student retention in American universities. Initially the preferred research design was constructed from the assumption that the necessary data for this study can be obtained from the central data system containing historical surveys pertaining to international student retention in American higher education. However, the historical data may not be able to sustain the validity and accuracy requirement of this study (Mathiyazhagan and Nandan, 2010). Therefore, it is necessary to instead to collect data using a survey. This approach uses a qualitative method that includes sampling, instrumentation, selection of participants, administration of Continue reading...

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CAREERS IN HUMAN SERVICES

In the “Helping those in need: Human service workers” the Occupational Outlook Quarterly (2011) defines Human Services as the provision of “a variety of services aimed at improving clients’ lives” (23). Consequently, Human Services encompass different approaches depending on the nature of a particular problem and the services required in solving said problem. Evidently, it is impossible to cover all the careers that qualify and fit the characteristics of human services. However, it is plausible to look at a particular problem from different fields that could in turn be made up of a variety of professionals all Continue reading...

Indian Poverty and slums: Government perspective

Republic of India is a biggest democracy and the second most populous country in the world. Geographically, it is situated in South Asia and with its vast area, it is the seventh largest country in the world. As a newly industrial state, the economy of the country is considered as eleventh-largest by nominal gross domestic product (GDP) and third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) in the world (Ravallion and Martin, 2008). The economic progress witnesses the reduction of poverty to 21.9 percent. However, about 68 million people still live in slums (Census, 2011). United Nations report reveals that third Continue reading...

Facebook acquired the mobile messaging service WhatsApp, a rapidly growing mobile messaging company for close to $19 billion.Facebook’s CEO Mack Zuckerberg stated that the mission of the acquisition was to “make the world more open and connected” (Malik 1). This they aim to do by building services that would enable the sharing of any type of content with any group of people they want. Zuckerberg further stated that WhatsApp would enable them achieve their goal through the continued developing of a service that people around the world would continue loving to use.This move would bring Facebook closer to Continue reading...

Description of the issue

The number of colored students who secure chances for higher education in the United States has greatly been on the decline. The rates of admission and successful completion of higher education by students who are of African-American origins, Hispanic and the Native Americans origin have always trailed behind their White and Asian counterparts. Perhaps, this has been on the grounds of low income and discrimination based on race. Moreover, students with disabilities have also not been adequately represented in the higher education, in United States. Besides, the needs of the few African-Americans, the Hispanic and the Native American students Continue reading...

International marketing plan

Executive Summary
This paper seeks to explore the marketing strategy of the creative company in Brazil. Being the first time in gaining entry into the economy, the company will have to undertake market research of the region in order to establish the customer’s wants and needs. This will give the company a clear understanding of the market destination.
This paper also provides the STEEP and SWOT analysis of the market in order to determine the market composition of this region. Implementation and control of the outlined strategies needs to be followed and adopted to the later.

Background Information

Creative is Continue reading...

Impact of Technology on Kids

‘Name’
‘Instructor’s Name’
‘Subject’
Literature Review
For some years now, questions have been posed regarding the impact of digital technology on the emotional and cognitive development of young children. More recently, these questions, which so far referred only to preschoolers and older kids, have also extended to infants and toddlers because of the extensive digital exposure they are experiencing. Every new technology introduced in the past decade or so has altered the daily routine of the kids and has sparked both excitement and concern among parents and educators.
Babies started watching television long before the year 1997, but Continue reading...

Introduction to finance and quantitative methods

Question one
- Ways of classifying financial markets
Financial markets refer to markets where exchanges of financial instruments take place. Financial markets can be categorized in the following ways:
- Nature of the products: Financial markets can be classified based on products ownership, the duration it takes to mature, how it is traded, size and how it can be transferred. Examples of such financial markets are equity and derivatives.
- Market participants: Market participants may be made up of professionals, non-professionals or officials of an institution. Under this criterion, financial markets can be classified as commercial banks, Central banks Continue reading...

Business Ethics

Business Ethics are the moral values and principles that guides businesses the way, they should behave. These ethics help organizations to make right decisions by distinguishing between the right and wrong. The common ethical business practices equal employment opportunities, follow rules regarding child labor, bribery, and copyrighted materials and processes. However, it is not always easy to decide between the wrong and right or to follow an ethical behavior. Since, organizations also have to make competitive profits for their shareholders, carry out fair practices for employees and also perform other important set of responsibilities.
Ethical behavior also requires businesses Continue reading...

D Team

March9, 2014

JAPAN AND THE CREATION OF THE INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE 2
E. Defining the Internet
1. Cultural Context
The global spread of information technology has played a crucial role in the postmodern era of globalization as it is a majorly precondition for intensive worldwide interactions of people and exchanges of goods, information and capital. Information technocrats predict a final convergence of culturally different sectors into one world culture where a standardized information exchange is seamless. However, this is still an illusion as too many non-cultural factors and soft cultural hindrances exist as inhibitors for international association.
Yahoo Japan Continue reading...

This paperwork will comprise of what I have learned about GIS by tackling the following questions: What is the technology of Geographic Information Systems? How the ESRI’s GIS products designed for environmental management? How can GIS be used to help solve the complicated physical environmental issues in the real world?
I have learned that the geographic information system technology maintain and convey information to both the community and the environment managers. The flexibility of geographic information system also permits the examination and amalgamation of numerous layers of location-based statistics plus ecological measurements. ESRI’s geographic information system environmental Continue reading...

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE

Specific Purpose Statement:
Thesis Statement: Drunk driving is the leading cause of thousands of accident-related deaths that occur every year.
Introduction
I. Attention-Getting Device: In 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that out of almost 33,000 traffic-related crashes in the United States, more than 10,000 of the people died due to drunken driving crashes. The figure accounted for 31% of all traffic deaths that year (FAAR).
II. Purpose and Thesis: Drunk driving is the leading cause of thousands of accident-related deaths that occur every year. With the increasing number of deaths related to drunk Continue reading...

It has been 6 years now, when the world’s largest and said to be the strongest financial economy, The United States, went into financial crisis and the tornado reached around the globe. However, with the continuous monetary and fiscal policies by the Federal Reserve, the economy of the nation, although has not fully recovered after the crisis, but is back on stable path. However, still there are mixed views about the current macro-economic situation of USA from different economists.
As per the recent data released by the US agencies, the country is still underperforming and the same is Continue reading...

Over the years, gender inequality issues within the society have led to women empowerment and successive fight for gender equality. Despite consistent women activist groups and international agreements, women have remained poor and illiterate in the society. According to research, women have limited access to resources and services such as medical care, employment, property ownership, training, and credit. As a result, women have become more susceptible to domestic violence, and poor living conditions as compared to men. There have been various women’s empowerment organizations around the globe that have been founded with the aim of addressing women needs Continue reading...

The United States is facing gradual economic growth with large downside risks. The causes of the economic downturn in the US are attributed to the 2007 financial crisis when the nation experienced a housing bubble burst. Another root of downturn of the economy in the US is the sovereign debt crisis. This is so because the countries such as Greece are asking for assistance to finance their debt, which is affecting the US economy and the world economy. The fear is that this would take the United States economy to a low GDP level. Since the US is the Continue reading...

Introduction

In this paper we will discuss what have we learned in mathematical statistics.
Mathematical statistics is a branch of mathematics, which is developing methods for recording, describing and analyzing the data of observations and experiments in order to construct probabilistic models of random mass phenomena. Depending on the mathematical nature of the concrete results of observations divided by the mathematical statistics Statistics numbers, multivariate statistical analysis, the functions (processes) and time series, Statistics non-numeric objects of nature.
There are three parts of mathematical statistics: descriptive statistics, estimation theory and the theory of testing hypotheses. Descriptive statistics is the collection Continue reading...

The National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league in North America (Yong-zhen 10). It is widely agreed that, in the world, the NBA league is the premier men’s professional league. NBA has thirty member clubs, of which twenty-nine are from the United States and one from Canada. Over the time, NBA has been an active member of the USA basketball (USAB), and is well recognized by the International Basketball Federation. FIBA recognizes the USA Basketball as basketball’s governing body in United States of America. Statistics show that players participating in NBA are the best paid sportsmen Continue reading...

ABSTRACT

This assessment investigates green freight transportation challenges and their impact on the freight transportation industry in Australia. Its aim is to show that these freight transportation challenges can be overcome and ultimately eliminated by incorporating green, i.e. sustainable technologies, and improved practices into a more effective supply chain technology. Utilizing published findings, this assessment proposes rational, workable recommendations, based on known fiscal and environmental data, to Australian green freight transportation challenges. This assessment relies on methods as diverse as surveys, mathematical research, public health statistics, chemical assays, industry studies, and government case studies. Data extrapolated from scientific research point Continue reading...

The relationship between Australia and the United States has been as a result of many factors that cannot be strictly tied to security matters. The associations between America and Australia have taken the shapes of social, economic political, cultural and to some extent, security matters. In essence, the Australian History better highlights these instances.
In as far as the political schemes are concerned; the American government and the Australian governments have been working hand in hand in as far as leadership in the regions is faceted. In this case, history denotes that, American Presidents have been paying visits to Continue reading...

The Bayesian method, also known as Bayesian method, is an inferential rule that is commonly used whenever an update is required within any probability estimate (Cohen et al. 12-57). The estimates are done on hypotheses whenever additional evidence is in the process of acquisition. This technique is majorly used in statistics and more especially mathematical statistics. In most of the cases involving the usage of Bayesian method requires, that it be derived through statistical methods. The derivation is usually automatic and ensures that the method well in combination with other competing methods that could have otherwise been used. This Continue reading...

Introduction

The accessible statistics affirm the apparent detrimental effects of the alcoholism and drug abuse in the workplace. This behavioral issue presents a serious problem in the workplace. Besides affecting the health, well-being, and safety of the individual employee, the behavior also affects the productivity, safety and the welfare of the entire workplace. The purpose of this issue paper includes exploring the concern of alcoholism and drug, which is a behavioral issue of a great challenge in the workplace. Initially, the paper provides a description of the issue while highlighting the prevalence of the habit. Furthermore, the causal factors for Continue reading...

Essay 1

“What are the moral responsibilities of managers?”
Among the great debates of the contemporary capitalism is essentially whether or not the concept of morality matters in the business world. Managers or business owners have numerous responsibilities including moral responsibilities as well as legal responsibilities such as paying taxes. Moral responsibilities might be personal, which means that each person in a corporation is responsible for doing what is correct, or the communal responsibilities that involve all the individuals. It is worth mentioning that company culture frequently dictates the significance of the moral duties in the organization (Stikeman, 2000). For this Continue reading...

We use Minitab 16 Software to solve the problems.

Question #1.
- Find the range, variance and standard deviation of this data set

Descriptive Statistics: NICOTINE

Variable N N* Mean SE Mean StDev Variance Minimum Q1 Median
NICOTINE 500 0 0,8425 0,0155 0,3455 0,1194 0,0500 0,7000 0,9000
Variable Q3 Maximum Range
NICOTINE 1,1000 1,9000 1,8500
- Create the relative frequency histogram for the nicotine level.

Graph -> Histogram -> With Fit

- Compute the interval y ± 2s
y =0.8425s=0.3455y +2s=0.8425+2*0.3455=1.5335
y -2s=0.8425-2*0.3455=0.1515
Hence, the interval has the following form: (0.1515; 1.5335)
- Estimate the percentage of brands with nicotine levels less than 0.5 mg

There are 62 observations with nicotine levels less than 0.5 mg out of 500 total observations

Continue reading...

Most governments all over the world have social policies that help support and overcome the weaknesses of the major social organizations of the nation, especially the disabled, the youth and the elderly. When it come to the quality of life of senior people, some aspects comes into play. These are health status, income security, education and employment and, the perception of older people to social connectedness.
According to statistics, the Canadian population is rapidly aging. Older people makeup a rapidly growing population and, this trend is expected to go on for some time since there is improved life expectancy Continue reading...

Marketing at A.R.I

Introduction

Hospitality is one such industry that depends largely upon the marketing initiatives. Since most of the companies in this sector provide more or less the same kind of services, the marketing and promotional efforts a particular company can go a long way in ensuring that it has a competitive advantage over others. It is vital for any hospitality company to create a comprehensive and detailed marketing plan based on its target markets and long term objectives. This marketing plan is necessary to create a win-win situation for the company as well its customers. This case deals Continue reading...

Crohn's Disease (CD): A Historical Background

Crohn’s disease is a persistent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may impact any part of the gastrointestinal path, however, normally impacts the ileum (Yamada, 2009). It usually occurs to individuals of age 21 or under (Wilson et al., 2010). The CD may affect the quality of life (Baumgart & Sandborn, 2007; Morrison et al., 2009). It may need surgery (Pihl-Lesnovska et al., 2010).
There is a steady global rise in the occurrence of Crohn’s Disease and it represents an increased hospitalization (Gibson, 2009; Morrison et al., 2009; Wilson et al., 2010). In 2009, the CD cases in Australia Continue reading...