...Current Event Paper: Chapter Four The most important parts of an organization are the goods and services that the organization offers. Therefore, it is crucial to efficiently and effectively manage the company’s product and service design. Executives can easily come up with ideas for new products and services because they have a plethora of information available to them from customers, suppliers, distributors, and employees. Not only is idea generation important, but the reasons for design or re-design must also be considered. Executives need to consider the economy, social and demographic information, politics, competition, cost, availability, and technological accessibility when they are designing new products and services. After an idea has been thoroughly researched executives are required to complete specific tasks depending on whether their design is a product or service. After all product or service design phases are complete executives can begin to sell their designs to the public. One article titled “Design that Matters: Groundbreaking Products Designed for Poor People” discusses an interesting design strategy. This article explains how some companies have started to design products and services specifically intended for impoverished people. These companies believe that designing products and services for people that do not have access to simple items will create a business that is economically and environmentally sustainable, thus creating company growth, huge...
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...Current Events: The Man Who Could No Longer Speak To His Wife Aphasia is defined as loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage. Basically, you know what you’re trying to say, but you just can’t say it. This was partly the situation for a German man last year, in 2012. In this particular situation, the man knew a language to communicate with, but just not the right one. Fluent in Standard German, Swiss German, and French, a man suffered from a bad stroke that left him with the inability to speak in Standard German anymore. As this was the language spoken in his household, he was aware that there would be some tough times ahead. The stroke made him lose consciousness for a few days. Then, upon waking up, he immediately realized he was the only French-speaking individual in the room. Some time went by and the man’s speech slowly regained an understandable level, with the help from his children, who only knew what they knew from school. The target audience for this article is mostly for adults, who are interested in hearing though-provoking stories of what could happen to them in their life. Immediately following the stroke, the man’s family was forced to experience their father and husband, speak a completely different language that they did not already name. As far as treatment for the catastrophe, the man just continued to live his life. Slowly, but surely, he was soon unable to speak French fluently, and almost immediately, he regained his ability...
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...Vulnerable Populations in Current Events Paper NUR/440 Version 4 Health Assessment and Promotion for Vulnerable Population University of Phoenix Vulnerable Populations in Current Events Paper Vulnerability is an important component that nurses need to be familiar with when they’re working with different types of clients from different cultures, values and beliefs. Our jobs as nurses are to be able to identify and enhance the strengths of the patients and community and to help them to choose the right intervention in order to keep a healthy life. Nurses must address issues of vulnerability, because those populations are the most likely to become sick all the time due to the different stressors in their life. Vulnerability can be minor or severe, and as nurses we need to identify and address those different stressors that can cause temporary or permanent damage to our patients. In this paper the author will talk about the article “Gang youth as a vulnerable population for nursing intervention,” which defines a vulnerable population, what barriers may prevent these groups from obtaining needed services, and what the author experiences with vulnerable groups in the author’s own life. This article refers to our youth gang members from different poor communities, especially Chicago and Los Angeles, where we see a big number of youth involved in gangs. Usually, before these youths join the gang, are already exposed to this type of environment, and most of them come from...
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...Vulnerable Populations in Current Events Paper Nursing 440- Health Assessment and Promotion for Vulnerable Population July 21, 2014 Deanna Radford Vulnerable Populations in Current Events Paper According to De Chesnay and Anderson (2012), there has been an increased recognition of not only identifying and understanding vulnerability but in gaining the skills needed to help these populations. Furthermore, De Chesnay and Anderson (2012) states that there is a call to go beyond just helping the vulnerable, empowering them in an effort to provide more sustainable outcomes. A discussion was made recent periodical on a vulnerable population. The vulnerable population is defined, and barriers from obtaining needed services are discussed. The author describes experiences with vulnerable populations in her own life. Vulnerable Population Recent periodical discussing a vulnerable population The manuscript by Sanders, Schneiderman, Loken, Lankenau, and Bloom (2009) identifies gang youth as a vulnerable population. Sanders et al. (2009) discusses risk factors of being in a gang, examples of which are deprived socioeconomic backgrounds, living in communities with a long history of drug sales, crime, and gang activity. This gang youth are considered vulnerable as are 60 times more likely to be killed than the rest of the population. Sanders et al. (2009) considers gang youth to be a vulnerable population “because of their relatively poor social and economic...
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...Sudan: An overview of current events and regional impact Overview: Sudan is situated in northeast Africa, bordering the Red Sea. To its north is Egypt, and Libya. To Sudan’s west is Chad, to the south, South Sudan, and to the east, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. Sudan has a population of over 35,000,000 people, while South Sudan is populated by over 11,000,000 people. Sudan is a predominantly Sunni Muslim country while South Sudan is mostly Christian animists. The dominant languages are English and Arabic, as well as a myriad of tribal dialects. Sudan’s government is based on Islamic Sharia law, and the south is a constitutional republic. South Sudan expends 10.3 percent of its GDP on the military. Statistics on Sudan’s military expenditure is unavailable,...
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...RUNNING HEAD: Current Events in Business Research Current Events in Business Research RES 351 Current Events in Business Research Business research has different steps to complete to ensure that the research covers every aspect needed to have the best outcome. In the workplace of construction, there is a great need of having researchers help to cure problems that are at current job sites. Such problems might be the building construction and the needed data to ensure a building is built safe and of good quality. The business research process is used in past experience to develop the process in which construction companies can use to cure a problem. Past experience can tell that in business research an individual must clearly define the objective of the research along with what the research will offer to the business. The objective usually consist of an ongoing problem that crew members can not figure out. After the goals and objective are define the research then proposals its purpose to all the stakeholders for approval. The stakeholders are usually the investors in the building site, along with supervisors of the construction crew. After approval is met the research group then comes up with a strategy to complete research that includes time frame, scope, environment of research, and type. Once strategy is in place data collection occurs. Data will exist of collecting all the contributing factors and variables of the research along with data needed to define the objective...
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...Information Technology Acts BIS/220 4/02/2014 E Forrest (Skip) Boyd Information Technology Acts (Andreno, 1999) No Electronic Theft (NET) Act, 1997 In the past most of us would go to the library to seek out information, since the internet and .com age just about everybody is using a computer over the internet whether looking for products or a job. Electronic theft is a growing issue, as more people use the internet for personal and business matters, the criminals are adapting there methods to obtain your information online. Phishing is the act of sending an email message looking like a familiar organization in the attempt to get you to click on the link that they provide, attempting to trick you into giving your personal information. Advantage of the No Electronic Theft Act, congress has taken steps to make it easier to prosecute for electronic fraud. The main reason for this congressional activity is the increasing commercial importance of computers and electronic transactions. Andreano, F. P. (1999) According to one market research firm, “global internet commerce revenues will grow in to the billions of dollars. And with these growing revenues, sophisticated criminals have recognized, and sought to take advantage of, the opportunity for ill-gotten gains. As one author quipped, hackers are no longer youthful pranksters, but have become a sort of net mafia.” Andreano, F. P. (1999) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 1996 HIPPA was...
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...The first time that I began writing the English academic essay is three years ago. In order to apply for universities in America, I should take the SAT test. In the test, the hardest part for me is writing. At that time, I realized that writing is never easy for an international student. It is a big challenge to write an academic paper by using the second language. The argument, thesis, word choices and grammar always bother me. However, I know that writing is the most important skill for a college student, so I never stop practicing and improving it. I took a writing class 20C and 39A in my first year. Both of them helped me a lot to improve writing skills. Last quarter, I took 39B, which was my first time to know rhetorical writing. When I take writing 39C this quarter, I learn deeply about the rhetorical and research...
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...Topic of the Final Paper Students must write on a current topic of interest in the ever-widening domain of Health Care Ethics. He or she must present a brief history of the topic, a description of the problem(s) arising from it, ethical arguments (both pro and con), and a well-reasoned solution/conclusion to the problem. For the purposes of this paper, it is advised that students choose a topic that has been the cause of an ongoing debate. all academic resources, no websites such as Wikipedia.org, or .com websites) and class resources , the student will develop a 10 page paper (APA 1 inch margins, 12 point font, Times New Roman, and spacing per APA guidelines) presenting the history of the topic, in depth description of the problems arising within the topic, arguments pro and cons, current state of the debate, and will conclude with a personal informed opinion. A minimum of 7 sources (most of which must be journal articles) must be used for this paper, regardless of page #'s written. You will be turning in this paper to the assignment box. The following topics are NOT allowed for the final paper: Abortion, Stem Cell Research, and Physician Assisted Suicide. Google 'health care ethics debates' to give you some topic ideas. Be certain to turn all documents in Microsoft Word (either 2010 or 2013 as either a .doc or .docx file) There are three basic assumptions that should be met for the successful completion of a good paper. First, the student must possess the intellectual...
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...MARKETING STRATEGY Marketing Strategy For Kudler Fine Foods Jennifer F. Benner MMPBL/502 – Rick Johnson University of Phoenix March 10, 2011 Marketing Strategy For Kudler Fine Foods Kudler Fine Foods, an upscale specialty grocer, is considering adding catering services to the existing services offered by the stores. Analyzing the current market is essential to the success of the catering services. Marketing is the management of customer relationships by creating, communicating, and delivering value to customers in a way that benefits the company [ (Kerin, Hartley, Berkowitz, & Rudelius, 2006) ]. Kudler will need to determine the customer needs, create a program to meet these needs, and communicate this program to the customers in order to be successful. This paper will consider the marketing mix for Kudler, the products that should be chosen, the appropriate pricing for these products, and how to promote the new products. The success of this new venture also depends on the relationship with local growers and this paper will establish the benefits of marrying these growers with the catering services. Market Research Marketing research is the process by which an organization defines a market problem or opportunity, collects and analyzes data, and recommends a future course of action [ (Kerin, Hartley, Berkowitz, & Rudelius, 2006) ]. In an attempt to gain insight into the opinions of Kudler’s customers, Kathy Kudler conducted surveys in...
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...In the article "This Way for Vampires: Teaching First-Year Composition in 'Challenging Times.'" by Sandie Friedman, she argues whether popular culture and current events should be taught in first-year writing classes. Friedman receives the support from several other professors that agree with the same claim. Based on the article, Friedman believes that vampires offer just as much learning material as an informational textbook. With that being said, I agree with Friedman; teaching popular culture should be taught in first-year writing classes. There should be topics more than writing and grammar taught in first-year writing classes. Many students struggle with paying attention to things that do not interest them. Friedman states in her article...
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...has been blown by a new paper just published in Nature. Just when I least expected it, after a busy day when I took a few minutes to respond to a query from a journalist about a new paper just published in Nature [link to abstract]: This has important implications for IPCC’s upcoming AR5 report, where they will attempt to give attribution to the warming, which now looks more and more like a natural cycle. See updates below. – Anthony ================================================================ Guest essay by Bob Tisdale The recently published climate model-based paper Recent global-warming hiatus tied to equatorial Pacific surface cooling [Paywalled] by Yu Kosaka and Shang-Ping Xie has gained a lot of attention around the blogosphere. Like Meehl et al (2012) and Meehl et al (2013), Kosaka and Xie blame the warming stoppage on the recent domination of La Niña events. The last two sentences of Kosaka and Xie (2013) read: Our results show that the current hiatus is part of natural climate variability, tied specifically to a La-Niña-like decadal cooling. Although similar decadal hiatus events may occur in the future, the multi-decadal warming trend is very likely to continue with greenhouse gas increase. Anyone with a little common sense who’s reading the abstract and the hype around the blogosphere and the Meehl et al papers will logically now be asking: if La Niña events can stop global warming, then how much do El Niño events contribute? 50%? The climate...
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...Business Case Northern Exposure November 18th 2013 Word Count: 4945 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 2 1.1. Issue 2 1.2. Recommendation 2 1.3. Implementation Considerations 2 2. Problem Definition 3 2.1. Problem Statement 3 2.2. Organizational Impact of the Proposed Project 3 2.3. Recommended Implementation Approach 3 3. Project Proposal 3 3.1. Project Description 3 3.2. Goals and Objectives 4 3.3. Project Performance 4 3.4. Project Assumptions 4 3.5. Project Constraints 5 3.6. Key Project Resources 5 4. Alternatives Analysis 5 5. Cost Benefit Analysis 6 6. Approvals 7 Process Analysis and Redesign Step 1: See Exhibit A and B. Step 2: Problems and Sources 1. Lack of administered IT processes. Information is not being properly updated, which is resulting in an overall increase in costs. Information that is crucial for the company’s success is not being kept up-to date. None of the ordering information is being stored on any hard drive; they are only known by memory. The recipes are kept in books and are not backed up anywhere else, which is inefficient for the rest of the kitchen staff. None of the new information being obtained from creating the customized menus is being saved. As a result, order amounts are being incorrectly estimated for both food and beverages. Drink purchases are being kept track of manually, which could generate inaccurate results for sales and inventory forecasting...
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...Grading Criteria Significant Health Care Event Paper This assignment is due in Week One. |Content |Points |Points |Additional | |60 Percent |Available |Earned |Comments: | | |6 |X/6 | | |Paper discusses a significant event or aspect that has changed or affected health care today | | | | |and includes the following: | | | | |How does this significant event relate to the changes on health care? | | | | |In your opinion, has this event impacted the historical evolution of health care? If so, how?| | | | |If not, could it? | | | | |Do you personally agree with the event’s significance, based on your beliefs and values? How | | | | |so? | | | ...
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...the influential figures in her life onto the therapist. The counselor asked her client what is her situation at home and how do she get along with her step-father. She also made the client recall the days her interaction with her biological father. This is important in psychoanalytic therapy because it help the client understand her past and how event from her early life could be affecting her now. The counselor know how to just listen, when to comment, and when to ask further questions. As psychoanalyst, the counselor assume during the interview that her client’s irrational drives specifically her self-injury are rooted in her unconscious, she also assume that this irrational drive are cause by latent disturbances, and the client’s concerns are due to unresolved issues during her developmental years. 2. What techniques did the counselor use in the counseling situation? The aim of psychoanalytic therapy is to make the client understand her past experiences that may affect her current well-being. The therapist listened carefully to the client’s concerns and look out for patterns of events that may hold significance to her current situation. The counselor asked the client her...
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