Essays on Worrying

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 ...

Introduction

Vaccines can be considered as wonders of medicine. This discovery has become successful throughout the years in fighting against certain diseases which potentially harm the future of the world, the children. As of now, scientists and doctors continue to create more and more vaccines to protect the health of the children as there are new strains of viruses and bacteria that are surfacing. As a response, it is a requirement that children should comply with taking the mandatory vaccines. Public health is a top priority of local governments in United States. To protect the health and safety of the ...

Genetic engineering has made significant strides in the treatment of different diseases. Technologies that are employed in genetics have been growing in efficacy in the recent years, and they hold promise in the treatment of diseases proved difficult to treat in the past few decades (Bess 56). In addition, these technologies have opened new avenues in which people can make advancements to their bodies and minds. However, in the wake of genetic engineering, there are a number of problems that are cropping up. One of the most significant challenges is perfection. Because of the great promise that genetic engineering ...

It is apparent that finding happiness at work is a mirage for many people. Many people work not because they enjoy or are happy with the work they are doing but because there are bills that have to be paid. However, Joanne Gordon’s introduction to “Be happy at work” focuses on how people can enjoy their work and be happy. She centers her issues on women and work happiness as the major topic of her text. According to Joan, women are happy at work when they like these aspects about their work; purpose, people and processes. She supports her ...

International Baccalaureate

Introduction “The Joy of Writing”, a poem by Polish poet, essayist and Nobel Laureate Wislawa Szymborska (1923-2012) is an engaging piece that uses vivid images and everyday language to provide new meanings about the creative art of writing. The poem seems to centre on three questions about a commonplace character, related images created with written words and setting. The poem mentions of a doe that hounds the woods in order to drink water from a spring and lifts its head on hearing some ominous sounds. The initial images that Szymborska uses on paper as a writer using her mind and pen set her ...

Instrumentation for the Detection of Deception

Instrumentation for the Detection of Deception Specialists in the area of criminal law often face many challenges related to human factor. Deception is one of such challenges that hinder the process of solving the case. For this reason, certain techniques and instrumentation for the detection of deception were developed. Polygraph is probably the most known instrument created for such purposes. However, even the polygraph does not give the results of 100% accuracy. The test on polygraph is based on the physical reactions of an individual to one or another question that may indicate whether this individual is lying ...

Question 1

Currently, alcoholism represents one of the widespread addictions. The long-term physiological effects of addiction to alcohol are characterized by the phenomena of tolerance and dependence. Tolerance occurs when a set of liver enzymes is produced after a prolonged drinking, which assist in metabolizing alcohol. As a result, alcohol is broken down faster and the person has to increase alcohol amounts in order to attain the same amount of intoxication. Tolerance is the most critical long-term physiological effects of addiction to alcohol. This is so because it produces a false sense of security in the people addicted to alcohol. This can lead to ...

Final Case Analysis

PART 1

Lona seems to be suffering from a Dysthymic Disorder. This is because the fact that her state of depression has been persistent for more than two years due to the circumstances and changes in her life. In the initial interview, there was no information that the issues Lona has been experiencing could be hereditary. In reviewing the facts, it is evident that Lona is experiencing an extreme change of routine in her life. This has prompted her illness and sense of lack of control. Lona's history is that she has been married for ten years, five into ...

Change is necessary for any institution and people need to learn to live with it. In all institutions, there is a threat of competition and to remain relevant change is necessary. In health care change is common, and nurses with their busy schedules and their need to provide quality in caring for the ailing can cause them to be anxious. It is significant to create plans to include the staff in nursing, in the change process from the start. Nurses require understand because the changes and involving them in the process from the beginning to the implementation.To adjust to change, ...

Temple Grandin is a movie that was released in 2010.the movie is based on an autistic woman who brought a revolution in the cattle ranches and slaughterhouses. The movie was directed by Mick Jackson and the role of Grandin temple was played by Claire Danes. Temple Grandin, a young lady conceived in 1947, scarcely articulated an expression until she was four. She is conceived Autistic. She utilized her mental imbalance, the capacity to think in pictures, further bolstering her good fortune and elucidated issues that are imperceptible to a neurotypical individual. She is currently a widely acclaimed specialist of a creature science, a lobbyist for mentally ...

The Great smog of 1952 was a rigorous air pollution which affected the city of London in England during December 1952. According to Kottke Jason, The smog was caused by cold weather that combined with windless conditions and an anticyclone which collected airborne pollutants from coal use that led to the formation of the smog with a thick layer. It endured from 5th Friday to 9th Tuesday in the year of 1952 and later dispersed immediately after the change of weather. This paper explores the cause of the smog, its effects, and the actions taken by the government as well as ...

You’re committed to finding your ideal life partner, so now you have to do more than talk about it. The time has come for action if it is ever to be more than an idea, a plan, an ambition, an objective. As Flannery put it, finding out how to choose someone you intend to spend your life with “can be scary to say the least, that is if you take commitment seriously.”

The conventional wisdom says that you should date as many prospective candidates as you can in the hope that at some stage you will recognize that ...

ABSTRACT:

This paper present the literature review related to the change in organizational culture and innovation. The paper describes the critical aspect of organizational change in culture. To evaluate the understanding of the cultural models different researches has been included and studied intensively. For better understanding the literature from the organizational behaviour, organizational culture and behaviour, human psychology, human resource, and Industry best practices, some business professionals who are expert in their field are also a part of this research. To widen the understanding of organizational culture and also how it may affect on innovation and creativity the research is conducted ...

Technology has one primary function, to make life easier for human beings. However, innovations and technologies are not just meant to make life easy, they are meant for enhancing the human experience altogether. Technological advances help humans in almost all walks of life. Computers are a field of technology that have had a ground breaking impact on the way daily life works. They have completely changed every aspect of human lives, from business to learning etc. Added to this their decreasing size has made it easier for people to use and carry. Teaching is a noble profession that tutors and prepares young ...

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The Homeless and Indigent in the Houston, Texas Area

Homelessness is a very significant problem that exists in any city. Houston, Texas has such a large population that it comes as no wonder that there is an increasing number of homeless people around (Dixon & Osher, 1995). Almost 150,000 people in this city are living without the basic necessities. Even though Texas experiences mild temperatures during most of the year, winter can still be very harsh. Living without a home or the right nutritious food can be very tough, especially for those who have no other choice. Even though this is seen as a rampant social problem, ...

Northway and his colleagues were the first to describe bronchopulmonary dysplasia in 1967. The condition was described as a lung injury affecting preterm infants with surfactant deficiency as a result of mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy. A lot of the infants that develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia are born at about 30 weeks gestation, weigh about 1kg and are inundated with breathing problems. Also, infections shortly before birth or after birth have also been implicated as a cause of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

CAUSES

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is a complication in premature infants that are undergoing treatment for respiratory distress syndrome. Respiratory distress syndrome is a severe breathing disorder that ...

Denise, Lemke(2007) Sympathetic Storming After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Critical Care Nurse 2007;27;30-37 Brain injury is very common in traumatically injured people. They sometimes require sedation and intubation to reduce the brains workload. They could be restless and agitated in association with signs and symptoms like posturing, tachycardia, fever, diaphoresis, hypertension, papillary dilatation, tachypnea and hyperthermia. This is referred to as sympathetic storming. It is seen in about 1/3rd of comatose patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Sympathetic storming could occur within a day post injury and could last up to weeks afterwards. It is thought ...

Today, I will be speaking to you about the drug known as Adderall. I will discuss its side effects, its medicinal qualities, its desired effects and various case studies of its users: both positive and negative.

Adderall is a drug which stimulates the central nervous system by altering chemicals released in the brain and nerves which help to alter hyperactivity and impulsiveness. (Drugs.com) It is mostly commonly used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, known as ADHD, and Narcolepsy, although it has been used to help treat/manage obesity. (Fletcher-Janzen & Reynolds, 2007, p 53) For those of you who are unsure, ...

Article Evaluation: Marvel Body Mass Index Study Reveals Nearly 1/3 of Female Characters Are Underweight

Asher-Perrin Emily’s Marvel Body Mass Index Study Reveals Nearly 1/3 of Female Characters Are Underweight offers a critical analysis on the issues regarding the Body Mass Index of marvel women and ladies. In this article, Asher-Perrin seeks to convince her audience that the manner in which women and men are showcased in the realm of comic art is not realistic nor true. In fact, Asher-Perrin asserts “ breasts are defying all forms of gravity ” Notably, Asher-Perrin utilizes a wider array of techniques including contrast and comparison, as well as personal anecdotes. Asher-Perrin begins her essay with a personal analysis and description of ...

Lake, J., W. (2007) Textbook if integrative mental healthcare. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Western medicine has been leading the medical advances in the treatment of mental health for ages, but recently a revision of the of mental healthcare is required, for defining a more compelling and integrative treatment. This is the main substance of James H. Lake’s study – “Textbook of Integrative Mental Health”. The author explains how the western medicine, considered the most advanced healthcare provider due to its technological integration and scientific research, is currently not enough for treating patients suffering of mental problems. Besides, Lake ...

This March, the whole world celebrated the 161th anniversary of the birth of Vincent Van Gogh's, whose paintings are now included in the list of the fifteen most famous and expensive artworks in the world. The paradox is that it was the artist's lifelong dream to sell at least one of them to get the money and pay off his countless debts. When a healthy boy was born on the 30th March, 1853 to the ...

Public opinion about national or international crises, concerning political, economic or health issues, is often shaped accurately or inaccurately by the news media. The recent Ebola epidemic affecting West African countries such as Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea among others is a case in point. In his recent article “Six Reasons to Panic,” published in The Weekly Standard, Jonathan Last observes that perhaps the panic alert portrayed in the media should not be taken lightly.1 He cites six reasons to support his assertion. These reasons are summarized below.

The first reason the author cites is that knowledge of how ...

One artist captures you with his subtle strokes while the other captivates with the sheer drama that happens in the canvas. Vermeer and El Greco-artists with completely different styles yet united by the magic they bring about in the emotions of their figures. In the two paintings of Vermeer, ‘Study of a Young Woman’ and ‘Young Woman with a Water Pitcher’, there is a certain sense of stillness and serenity as opposed to the paintings of El Greco which is rather dramatic. Perhaps it is the setting and theme of the paintings, but the two works of El Greco, ‘Opening of the ...

- Strain as the actual or anticipated removal of positively valued stimuli and

- Strain as the actual or anticipated presentation of negatively valued stimuli

In all the scenarios, strain is responsible for creating a negative scenario, while at the same time removing all the hopes for positive goals amongst the youths. In other words, there is nothing good about strain and it can negatively impact on the behaviour of the victims in the long run if they do not get proper counselling.

In most of the cases, the victims of Cyberbullying often fear for their safety ...

Addiction is immensely becoming a pandemic situation. Each country and region’s population is having some or other substance abuse problem. This situation needs a deep analysis with the help of various clinical studies and research. This article is a summary of the article ‘Sex, Stress, and Drug Cues in Addiction.’

SUMMARY

In the article, the author focuses on three important factors affecting the addictive behavior. According to the author stress, has a significant impact on mind’s tendency of attraction towards addiction. Stress induces some specific path in the brain that leads to psychomotor stimulants, and possibly through sensitization. These kind of mechanism ...

A Comparison between UK and India

Abstract

Stress has been part of human life ever since the beginning of mankind. Initially, people stressed themselves out hunting for food, finding places to rest, and inexplicability of natural phenomena. With the globalisation of industries and the presence of multinational companies all over the world, organizations may need to consider adopting certain policies to match up to other similar organizations. Stress in organisations has become a major issue in the UK and most organisations now have policies and procedures to help employees avoid this and interventions are often in place to support them. It is not known whether ...

Introduction

This report is a summary of Sections 3.1 to 3.10 of Chapter 3 – “Infectious Diseases and Treatments” – of “Biology of Disease” (Ahmed, Dawson, Smith & Wood, 2007). Section 3.1: Introduction. A small number of pathogenic microorganisms can cause systemic disease – affecting the entire body. This chapter looks at selected examples of major body systems infections, including microorganisms that can cause generalized infections.

Section 3.2: Infections of the Skin. As an important part of the body’s immune defense system, the skin is normally populated by various microorganisms, which effectively prevent access by invading microorganisms such as Papillomaviruses ...

Part I: Post-disaster management

Crawford, L., Langston, C., & Bajracharya, B. (2013). Participatory project management for improved disaster resilience. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(3), 317-333.

This study contributes to understanding of disaster management relative to project and stakeholder management. Placing value in participatory project management approaches, the study aims to contribute to improved disaster resilience opportunities. Summative content analysis (qualitative) of project management in disaster management discourse is used based on two sets of text from institutionalized discourse (e.g., policies) and the inquiry report from the 2011 Queensland Floods Commission. Limitations were identified as a narrow analysis – a wider ...

Introduction

With respect to law of torts, any action carried out intentionally and that results in causing either physical or emotional injury to another person qualifies as an intentional tort. On the other hand, negligence tort entails causing harm or injury to a third party as a result of personal carelessness. According to Arthur and Barner (2007), civil law requires that every individual conduct his or her activities in a manner that induces no harm to surrounding persons. In this context, the need to conduct one’s affairs in a safe manner constitutes the element of duty. Failure to act safely and within expected ...

Rob and Bunny Sherman want to file a suit against the Church of the Divine Light. They allege that one year ago, their 15 year old son called Rob Jr., was coerced into staying in the church. He was threatened by being told that if he left, he would be thrown into the eternal fires of hell. He was brainwashed and began believing that the church was his new family. He was also told to demand money from his parents to cater for his upkeep. Rob Jr. stayed in the church for a period of approximately six months. Rob Sr. and ...

Cranial nerves refer to the nerves that emerge from the brain directly. This is in contrast to the spinal nerves that come from spinal cord segments. There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves in human and only the both the first and the second cranial nerve pairs originate from cerebrum. All the other pairs originate from the brainstem. Other than the cranial nerve II, all the other cranial pairs belong to the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The cranial nerve ganglia come from the central nervous system (CNS) (Patestas and Gartner).

The seventh pair of cranial nerves is the ...

This question has been among us for decades. Furthermore, it actually splits the society onto two parts: first supports the idea that sport is the key factor in living a long healthy life and another ones are more neutral and skeptical as for this idea. In fact, more and more people do start to side with the first group of people. You loose nothing, while doing sports, however, you get only benefits such as increasing of your strength and stamina, help you get in shape, you get more confident in yourself and develop team skills.

Sedentary lifestyle leads to ...

Discussion 1

According to FDU Magazine (1999), three out of every four American workers report stress associated with their employment with the United Nations’ International Labor Organization stating the epidemic is global. The effect in the United States is approximately $200 billion annually. A Wall Street Journal(Mantell 1999) survey reported one third of employees consider quitting their jobs due to stress and 14% actually did.

The major medical, behavioral, and psychological consequences of distress are:

- workplace violence - an estimated 60% of lost work days are related to stree - increased health care costs of approximately 75% to 90% - mistakes in production - employees ...

The title of the article is “Skin Color, Perception of Racism and Depression among Adolescents in Urban Brazil. It was written by Naomar Almeida-Filho, Vilma Santana, Sharon P. Cooper and Robert Roberts. The reference list comprises “Perceptions of and Preferences for Skin Color, Black Racial Identity, and Self-Esteem Among African Americans” by Coard, Breland & Raskin, “Skin colour, perception of racism and depression among adolescents in urban Brazil” by Santana, Almeida-Filho, Roberts & Cooper and “Exploring how Skin Color and Racial Identity Modify the Relationship between Perceptions of Racism and Psychological Distress among Latinas/os” by ...

Part one

John Locke who is a British Philosopher and Baron de Motesquieu a French philosopher had similar ideas and thoughts on the formation of the government. However, each of them defines unique path, which lead to the same conclusion.

John Locke is mainly famous as the father of liberalism following his exclusive thoughts on natural rights as well as liberties. According to him, all people are equal and independent. He argues that all individuals have the right to protect their life, possessions, as well as liberty from theft, as well as destruction. Following the incidences of conflict that will always arise in a ...

Definition of Some Terms

- Resting membrane potential: term denoting that Em is about -70mV - Depolarization: reversal of Em due to influx of sodium ions - Sodium (Na+): major extracellular cation - Threshold: minimal stimulus needed to cause an AP - Absolute refractory period: cell membrane insensitive to stimuli. - Potassium (K+): major intracellular cation

Answers to Questions

Describe a synapse, and include definitions of the pre- and post- synaptic neurons. A synapse is an anatomically specialized junction between two neurons, and it is where one neuron alters the activity of another. A presynaptic neuron conducts signals toward a ...

Introduction

Talent Management, the process of identifying, attracting, acquiring, retaining and compensating the human capital, has been undergoing a series of transitions over the years. This is due to the introduction of managerial technology such as the SAAS (Software as a Service) as well as the emerging trends in the HRM (Human Resource Management) that has steadily evolved from the manual paper work to a more unified automated method Burkely (2009).

The Talent Management has basically undergone a four-phase evolution; each stage being an improved state of its previous as they tend towards the forth coming future. The first stage in this chain of ...

China has emerged as the one the most efficient country in terms of production of goods and services. All major multinationals like GE and Ford have set up their production base in China. The labor efficiency adds to the cost effectiveness’ have seen China development through years and it has transformed from being an over populated country to a manufacturing super power. I live in Lu’an a city in Anhui province in China. It’s a small city with tea plantations as its major occupation. My family owns tea gardens and leases them on a yearly basis to agents. I decided to ...

Chapter 6 – Learning

Firstly, the classical conditioning applied even before my early stages of learning. It created a positive experience for me during my elementary years since I associated school with having fun with my classmates and teachers. Back then, it was easier for me to deal with school because of the excitement and happiness of seeing my classmates and friends again. The classical conditioning worked by assuring me that school experience is a positive experience. On the other hand, classical conditioning also works when the bell rings and the class is over, it also brings a positive feeling for me since I can go ...

The concept of drug abuse results from the fact that the alcohol beverage leads to certain social costs and disrupts the required social behavior. The term defines the people who constantly engage themselves in alcohol intake. This term is necessary in the academic field. This is the best term because these people use alcohol excessively. The effects that alcohol has on these people also show that it is abuse. A while ago, people did not recognize the need of dealing with issues involving drug abuse. Of late, people consider drug abusers as people who endanger not only themselves but ...

Fun plays a significant role in our lives. As adults, we strive to entertain ourselves after a hard day’s work or studies even more, than during our childhood years. To have fun means different things for different people, depending what and to what extent each of them can afford. If balancing money is a lifetime achievement then money to enjoy oneself is no less essential. It simply means that any sensible person puts away a certain amount of funds to satisfy their wants. Those wants can be different, too. The question is rather, how to spend on your wishes, then what to ...

Hypothesis

Although people often equate happiness and meaningfulness with a desirable life; the author’s hypothesis is that while having some areas of overlap, they are fundamentally different. A happy life may have no meaning and a meaningful life may not be happy.

Methods

As noted by the authors themselves, the research question and surveys where the first to consider the question of differences between happiness and meaningfulness. Consequently, there is yet no corroborating research that could verify the results. However, it should be noted that the authors also hoped that their findings would be a useful starting point for further research into the ...

This paper seeks to discuss about social memory and more particular childhood memories. Secondly, this paper will discuss the uses of childhood memory such as psychological interpretation. Lastly, this paper will discuss at length on the ways in which childhood and social memory influence of future well-being.

Human beings are complex beings. As people and what defines us is the diversity of the things that make us think in a certain way, those that make us do what we do and especially those that make believe certain things and live our lives in a certain way. We all were children at a ...

Crisis intervention can be considered as an emergency psychological aspect that is subjected at helping individuals in some definite crisis state so as to reinstate equilibrium their bio-psychological operational and lessen the possible psychological trauma. Every person finally experiences crisis moments that may vary in content however seem to have a particular shared characteristics. Commonly, crisis involves the loss, threat or an unexpected assumption. There have been diverse theoretical methods presumed for assisting those running through crisis. Normally, the most effective method seems to follow some short therapeutic approach that stresses the episode inaccessible from other challenges and pursues an ...

1. Dementia is a term that is used for describing mental deterioration, i.e., decline in the mental ability that severely interferes in the daily routine life of the individual (Keady). An example of dementia is memory loss. A common and major type of dementia is Alzheimer. Memory loss is an example. Alzheimer's is the most common type of dementia. In the case of dementia, following mental functions are usually impaired, memory, communication, ability of paying attention and focusing, judgment and reasoning, and visual perception, at least two of these functions are impaired in most of the patients.

2. The ...

Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial that studied the effectiveness of acupuncture in reducing pain and bothersomeness in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) compared to placebo treatment. Bothersomeness and pain were measured using visual analogue scales (VAS). Disability, health status, and depression were other outcomes measured using various instruments. The study used a sample of 130 adults with CLBP for three months before the trial and recruited from three medical hospitals in Korea. They were randomly allocated to two groups – real acupuncture group and sham acupuncture group. Treatment was given twice a week for six weeks by physicians specializing ...

The internet has become a limitless advance of space where individuals can write anything or be anyone. Information is not always valid, nor are the faces we look at. Virtually everything we see on the internet has the capacity to be doctored in some way. Essentially we could be hoaxed as many times a day as we dare to click our mouse’s button. Unfortunately, I have several stories involving internet hoaxes and the damage that they can cause in the lives of people who are unaware of them. One involves disinformation; the other involves dishonesty.

Four years ago, as blogs ...

Introduction

In a classic financial world as predicted by Modigliani and Miller (M&M), the risk management should be irrelevant. When there are no information asymmetries, taxes or transaction cost involved, hedging will not add any value to a firm because shareholders or companies can diversify their portfolio in such a way that their overall risk will be totally hedged (Lin and Chang 2006). However, the real world is far from the Modigliani and Miller model. In practice, we see imperfections in the financial market. This imperfection may actually create a rationale to reduce the volatility of earnings for a firm through hedging.

Many empirical ...

Kenneth Goldsmith brings out his controversial idea on writing in his ‘Revenge of the Text,’ and he analyses the concept of paratextual and the technological advancement in writing has taken the different forms like typography, design, cover page etc. that can grasp the attention and appreciation of the present readers. On the contrary, Flusser in his ‘Future of Writing’ questions about the future of writing if written text has been transformed by the digital expression, as he strongly feels there is no future for writing. The preponderance of the technologies over the matter of writing is ...

1. Based on the psychological model of abnormal behavior, Anh is diagnosed with clinical depression. He suffers from sadness, loneliness, and worries about what is happening around him. Anh also admits that he does not have close friends and does not have anyone to talk about his emotional problems. From the mentioned symptoms, the most suitable therapy is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). One mainstream source for cognitive-behavior theory is Cognitive Theory (CT) advanced by Aaron Beck. The main characteristic of depression when a subject continuously see things around him in a dysfunctional manner. According to (Brown & Barlow, 2011), human beings have ...

I believe that a person is born into a context; race, sex, family, country. The interplay between personal traits and external circumstances makes a person the way they are. The same person born to a different family or a different culture would suffer from different kinds of hardship or distress.

Optimal Functioning

In my eyes, optimal mental health does not necessarily mean happiness at all times; optimal mental health, in my view, is flexibility and the ability to look at one's thoughts and feelings, examine their viability and how they may be affected by factors such as thought patterns, bias and faulty perceptions.

Mental Health Problems

I believe ...

Writing is a means of expressing oneself through the use of words. Writing is a means of communicating ideas and thoughts to a wider audience. In addition, writing allows individuals to pass along the history and culture of a race or generation. Writing is used to entertain, inform, persuade, and educate. Personally, writing is often a difficult task for me. I find writing in any form is challenging as in order to produce articles of a high standard, I have to research on the topic that is at hand. In many cases, the topics are unfamiliar and because of this I have to a lot of ...

I have been amazed at how many area of public life a public health nursing practice may include. With regard to public health I had always thought it had more to do with large scale epidemiology and massive world-wide epidemics but since it was a public discipline had nothing to do with individuals. I was surprised to find that there are nurses involved in all aspects of public health including teaching, research and practice in the areas of biostatistics, Environmental Health, Health & Social Behavior, Health Policy & Management, Infectious Diseases & Vaccinology, Interdisciplinary Approaches, Maternal & Child Health, Public Health ...

Internet and Terrorism

1: Describe the various types of exploitation that can occur over the Internet. Social Exclusion

Ideally, social exclusion is among the mildest forms of cyber bullying and to some extent it can cause severe distress. It can be described in simple terms as the online equivalent of leaving an individual from a group that is expected to have automatic membership. However, this may include the whole class not accepting a classmate’s friend request.

- Tagging Without Permission

Ideally, tagging is a form of attaching an individual’s name to an online image or photo so that images of another individual can be identified one’s a person searches for tagging images using her name. In the real sense, tagging an individual’ ...

The book’s title gives a summary of the concepts explored in the book. Pollan creatively writes about nutrition to make the society acknowledge the need of assuming a habit of healthy living. In natural foods, the author means unprocessed food unlike the commonly consumed by the current generation that are highly processed. The author refers to modern day food as food- like substances. People eat these substances because they are edible and food-like (Pollan, 51). Pollan presents the modern day worry of food nutrition, regarding it as the American Paradox. He observes that the more people worry themselves about nutrition ...

Man throughout the ages has been involved in various activities in order to satisfy many wants that surround his life. These activities in some instances do not go well resulting in too much thinking. The deep thinking leads to stress which over time can lead to distress. Due to the distress, many people turn into abusing of drugs such as marijuana and alcohol, which end up damaging their brains. With intervention of medical experts, victims of drug abuse have been treated and put under medical programs to help them heal their brains. However, in some cases these patients find ...

According to Brains Basic (n.d), neurons (nuerones) form the fundamental “data processing units” or the 'chips' of the brain. Neurons get “electrical inputs” from nearly one thousand different neurons. These impulses arrive at the same time, and when combined, they become 'nerve impulse'. This impulse then creates a reaction in the next “neuron” in the system. Neurons react to conduct and stimuli because a probable membrane is formed across the membrane in the cell. It can be noted that the neurons are emotional cells that are present within the body’s nervous system. It serves to ...

Chapter One: Understanding Life-Span Human Development

This chapter defines development and explains how people should think about development. It conceptualizes what life-span means and how issues of nature should be framed in order to attach the requisite meaning. To achieve this, the chapter consists of a developmental research, which includes data from behavioral observations, verbal reports, and psychological measurements. Indeed, the chapter sets the pace ready as it provides a comprehensive background about human development to enable one have a sufficient foundation on the subject. The chapter begins with an inspiring story of Ella Miller aged 116 years old. The author uses her to address cardinal questions that ...

Question 1

In order to understand why people commit fraud, many companies use the fraud triangle to analyze the attributes, which make people commit fraud. The importance of the fraud triangle is to understand fraud and its significance demonstrated in the Darren Darren’s case. The explanation of why people commit fraud is examined by the use of fraud triangle. It evaluates the circumstances that make employees violate ethical standards and be involved in the fraud cases. Therefore, fraud triangle joins the perceived pressure, perceived opportunity and rationalization to facilitate fraud. The first required attribute is Incentive, motivation, or pressure ...

Part 1a: Imagine you are being chased through the woods by a hungry bear. Which nervous system would engage? (parasympathetic or sympathetic) Why is this?

Someone being chased through the woods by a hungry bear will have his or her sympathetic nervous system being engaged in the flight. This second type of autonomic nervous system tagged sympathetic will be responsible for the control of many homeostatic mechanisms that will help the person to flit away from the hungry bear. The mechanism is that of the sympatho-adrenal response of the body. The interconnected neurons of the SNS are connected to several organs of the body which enables several organs to be controlled during this period of flight response. In response to the flight, the organs connected ...