...nl Abstract— Scientists have done a tremendous amount of research on the subject of eHealth related to our ageing society. The main causes behind the slow adoption from ageing society to new technologies, such as smart phones and e-commerce, have been researched. There is not a main common cause amongst scientists for this slow adaptation. What are the possible main causes behind the slow adaptation for the elderly to new technology? The aim of this research was to analyse and come to the most common cause indicated by several researchers as to why the ageing society is slow to adapt to new technologies. The results were quite surprising and differed from our original argument. It was assumed that the ageing society was slow to use technology because they were complacent. A literature review of a number of mainly scientific articles on the topic of the ageing society and their slow adaptation to eHealth has been done, from this we were able to conclude that ergonomics and interface problems were the most common causes. It is important to figure out the causes of the slow adaptation to find possible market opportunities and to adjust the upcoming technologies for the ageing society. Keywords— eHealth, ageing, adaptation, elderly people, ergonomics Introduction Presently Information Technology is becoming a more dominant part of our daily routines; nearly all of what is undertaken in daily life is related to an ICT application. With regards to healthcare and...
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...Care to Dying Patients: Paper 2 Jaime Holtgrewe Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 449 Evidence Based Practice February 2013 Clinical Question In my group, the focus of research is based on the following clinical question: What are the best practices for end of life care? Within the group, research is driven to focus on enhancing care for end of life patient, including collaboration with physicians and surrogate decision makers or a power of attorney (POA), as well as pain management policies. However, all aspects of care for end of life patients are taken into consideration when determining which facet is most important. The group’s research consists of quantitative and qualitative articles focusing on transitioning to hospice programs, new measures of care, acceptance of death and experience of caregivers for the dying patient. According to the Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law (2008), three of every four Americans do not fear death as much as they fear being in pain at the time of death. End-of-life care can be a challenge requiring the full range of a family physician's skills. Significant pain is common but is often undertreated despite available medications and technology. Physicians must overcome their own fears about using narcotics and allay similar fears in patients, families and communities. Drugs such as corticosteroids, antidepressants and anticonvulsants can also help to alleviate pain. A considerable amount of research has compiled over time...
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...This paper discusses and defends the argument that same-sex couples should be granted the right to adopt. Although every state in the United States has recently passed laws allowing these types of adoption to take place, many people still oppose and protest against it. As this controversial topic grows even more evident, it's important for people to realize the facts and statistics of homosexual couples adopting in order for them to consciously pick a side to agree with. This paper will present you with three valid reasons on why these parents should be treated equally, along with details to support them. Keywords: adoption, homosexual couples, human rights Adoption Rights for Same-Sex Couples To quote Anne Hathaway, “Love is a human experience, not a political statement.” Why then, is love often restricted by the laws of a state or...
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... 2) Introduction and research question ………... 3 3) Methodology and Method……………………... 8 4) Key Findings……………………………………... 16 5) Analysis and Discussion………………………. 25 6) Limitations………………………………………... 28 7) Conclusion and recommendation…………….. 29 8) Bibliography………………………………………. 30 1) Abstract This literature review explores the concept of direct contact, and what impact it has on the challenges that face adopted children. It begins by discussing adoption, contact and the meaning of these concepts. The key findings are then analysed and discussed in correlation to social work practice. From the literature analysed it would seem that direct contact has a positive impact on the challenges facing adopted children. These include, identity development,attachment development and reduced feelings of loss. Recommendation for future practice and research; although there is much to be learnt from research that has been carried out to date, simple formulas and rules cannot be applied; decisions made around contact require case by case assessment of the risks and benefits. Furthermore, long term, large scale research needs to be carried out to examine the effects of direct post adoption contact on children’s lives as they continue to develop and their needs change. 2) Introduction Children in families formed by adoption have challenges, or ‘additional...
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...Case Study of Oceanic Bank Int’l Plc., Nigeria) Term paper Fall 2014 Business School, Seinäjoki Masters of Business Administration Advanced Marketing Management SEINÄJOKI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES * Term Paper abstract Faculty: Seinäjoki Business School Degree programme: Master of Business Administration Specialisation: Advanced Marketing Management Author: Ademola Olutosin Onashile Title of Thesis: Innovation of Employee’s Leave Process Using the SAP System Supervisor: Mäkeläinen, Ville-Pekka Year: 2014 Number of pages: 25 Number of appendices: 0 _________________________________________________________________ This paper is written furtherance to series of class and group works done under the course: Advanced Marketing Management which is an MBA course and the view point is innovation of a certain process or service or product of an organization and show casing its marketing management perspective. Therefore, the author is dwelling on the innovation of the leave process of a particular Nigerian bank namely Oceanic Bank Int’l plc. Hence, the paper tends to sequentially take the case from introduction, focusing on the Everett M.Rogers’ diffusion of innovation as its theoretical framework. It gives numerous definitions of Human Resource Management (HRM) and the needs for HR in organzations. It also explains in a nutshell the SAP technology and its benefits. Lastly, the paper shows the category of adopters in the Nigerian banking...
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... Melbourne, Australia Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the origins of strategic management accounting and to assess the extent of adoption and “success” of strategic management accounting (SMA). Design/methodology/approach – Empirical papers which have directly researched SMA and prior review papers of the adoption and implementation of SMA or SMA techniques are reviewed. As well as assessing the extent of adoption of SMA and the reasons underlying an apparent low adoption rate, the role of accountants in adopting and implementing SMA is considered. Finally, the success or otherwise of SMA is discussed. Findings – SMA or SMA techniques have not been adopted widely, nor is the term SMA widely understood or used. However, aspects of SMA have had an impact, influencing the thinking and language of business, and the way in which we undertake various business processes. These issues cut across the wider domain of management, and are not just the province of management accountants. Research limitations/implications – There is limited value in conducting future surveys of the adoption and implementation of SMA or SMA techniques. Rather, the focus should be on how SMA-inspired techniques and processes diffuse into general practice within organizations. Originality/value – Twenty-five years after the term strategic management accounting was first introduced in the literature, this paper brings together disparate literature and provides a broad assessment...
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...Kerry Walsh-Bartlett 27 Research Paper Grade Draft December 6, 2011 The Silent Cry The air is cold, and the room is dark except for the fluttering flicker of a monitor positioned in the corner of the room. The medal stirrups are cold and uncomfortable while lying on a paper, covered doctor’s table. The whirring sound of the suction machine is buzzing through the air. It’s almost over, but no one catches a glimpse of the monitor which is showing a picture of a tiny fetus inside the womb struggling violently to avoid the intruding device of death. This is, in all actuality, the witnessing of the killing of a person, a human being. This topic is so powerful that the debate over pro-life against pro-choice has been going on for many years. People need to be made aware of what is happening nearly everyday in the United States which is the killing of innocent lives by the thousands. According to the pro-life movement, abortions need to be prohibited with no exceptions, to defend the right of human life. Contrary to this belief, pro-choice activists strongly disagree by arguing on every level possible and stating that it is the woman’s decision if she wishes to interrupt a pregnancy within her womb. So, while supporters of abortion claim it should continue to be legal in the United States, especially if the mothers life is endangered or the pregnancy was caused by rape, it actually should not be made legal because of the fact that it is the killing of an innocent human...
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...What is international adoption? It is a means to which a couple can legally become parents of a child from another country, and bring them to permanently live in their home (US Department of State, 2013). There are several reasons for which parents would adopt which will be discussed further. Inevitably the adopted child will have different experiences throughout life as opposed to the biological child. Beginning at a very early age where the child may not know that they are adopted, continuing into the developmental years and through to adulthood, the adoptee will have many experiences that are mostly issues of the adopted community. These experiences can have a profound effect on the adoptee both socially and psychologically, and will affect...
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...Although having one source to write a paper can be good in some cases, being able to rely on multiple sources to back up the given information, creates a sense of credibility as it is clear a person has done proper research. While writing my APA paper, my annotated bib became a primary source, as I relied on it for most of the information I included. While integrating the facts and statistics from my annotated bib, I used my profile as a secondary source to fill in any gaps and provide personal anecdotes to make the paper more interesting. For example, when writing about the benefits of adoption through the statistics I found in my annotated bib, I was able to incorporate my cousin’s adoption story from my profile to add a real life connection. This course taught me how to increase credibility in any paper, as I had never used more than one source in my writing before. Clear credibility is shown especially when providing a fact that can be proven by multiple sources, then being able to cite both to show how much research took place. By including multiple different citations, the audience is more likely to believe the information, therefore making any form of writing more...
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...Dhaka, Bangladesh development and implementation in this country. So far, no such research has been done on this area. Hence, the purpose of this study is to examine factors affecting subscribers’ acceptance towards using 3G mobile service. From this study, the mobile service providers could use the findings to understand user demand and behavior. II. LITERATURE REVIEW Abstract—This paper aims to find out the key factors influencing mobile users to adopt 3Gtechnology and affecting the subscriber’s feedback while using third generation (3G) mobile services that are available for one year in Bangladesh. An interesting fact that motivated this research was the significant low rate of 3G service usage among mobile operators in Bangladesh though we get the completely opposite picture worldwide. To examine the user acceptance and to depict user behavioral pattern, data were collected from 200 respondents through a survey. The analysis was done into two categories: one was in general and the other one was department based. The results of the study revealed the user intention, awareness, attitude, expectation, key 3G service usage etc. The findings have future implications for existing as well as newly arrived service providers who have very recently started their journey. Considering these identified factors would provide the directions for telecom operators to achieve high rate of 3G service adoption and to provide more successful 3Gservices.However, the study covered a limited area...
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...You are welcome to search thousands of free research papers and essays. Search for your research paper topic now! Research paper topic: Premarital Sex - 1551 words NOTE: The research paper or essay you see on this page is a free essay, available to anyone. You can use any paper as a sample on how to write research papers or as a source of information. We strongly discourage you to directly copy/paste any essay and turn it in for credit. If your school uses any plagiarism detecting software, you might be caught and accused of plagiarism. If you need a custom term paper, research paper or essay, written from scratch exclusively for you, please, use our paid research papers writing service! Premarital Sex Premarital Sex and Religion The Catholic Church teaches that premarital sex is wrong, yet it is still widely practiced around the world. The reason marriage was created was to join two people of the opposite sex together in a holy sacrament that would make the couple one. God's reason for marriage is quoted in the bible when he said, "For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh" . The Sacrament of marriage is one of the most sacred Sacraments in the Catholic Religion. By performing premarital sex, the couple is breaking a covenant with God and is performing a sin. Marriage is the joining of a couple in the eyes of God and in the eyes of the State. When two people are joined into marriage they become...
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...Inter-country Adoption: A Brief Background and Case Study Inter-country adoption (ICA) is a practice that has gained popularity over the years, and there is every reason to believe this trend will continue. For couples (or individuals) whose country of residence has few healthy babies available for adoption, going outside the country for a child is a desirable option. It is also desirable from the perspective of the child, who usually comes from a country with more available children than potential adoptive parents. Right away, these seem to be two very compelling reasons to support the idea of inter-country adoption, and work toward its best model. The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of inter-country adoption using India as a case study. The paper will give a brief background of ICA and the main problems it both addresses and raises, then look at the case of India in particular, and, finally, provide some directions for policy and further research. Background on ICA ICA began in earnest as a response by North American countries to the post-WWII devastation. At that point, it was a humanitarian reaction to the needs of the newly-orphaned children in Europe. Since that time, ICA has shifted its focus to become a means for individuals in the developed world to have children. In most Western nations, the number of healthy infants available for adoption has been steadily decreasing, due to a number of social and economic factors including widespread...
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...Management Accounting Research, 2000, 11, 349–362 doi: 10.1006/mare.2000.0135 Available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on Activity-based costing in the U.K.’s largest companies: a comparison of 1994 and 1999 survey results John Innes*, Falconer Mitchell† and Donald Sinclair* This paper reviews the results of two U.K. surveys of activity-based costing (ABC) in the U.K.’s largest companies. These provide an opportunity to assess the changes that have occurred in the ABC adoption status of companies over a recent 5-year period. For the ABC users, some comparative information is provided on the nature of the ABC systems in use, their designers, the uses to which they have been put and the levels of success and importance that participants attribute to them. For the non-users, the reasons for their lack of commitment to ABC are explored. c 2000 Academic Press Key words: activity-based costing; perceptions of success; survey. 1. Introduction Activity-based cost/management (ABC)1 has now maintained a high profile status as an important management accounting innovation for well over a decade (Bjornenak and Mitchell, 1999). However, despite a strong and durable advocacy (Cooper, 1988; Cooper and Kaplan, 1991, 1992, 1998; Kaplan, 1992), several reservations have been expressed concerning (a) the substance of its practical attraction (Bjornenak, 1997; Gosselin, 1997; Malmi, 1999), i.e. that it may be a fad or fashion, engendering a bandwagon effect rather than a genuine and...
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...e-Government Services Sulaiman A. Alateyah, Richard M. Crowder, and Gary B. Wills Abstract—This paper discusses e-government, in particular the challenges that face adoption in Saudi Arabia. e-government can be defined based on an existing set of requirements. In this research we define e-government as a matrix of stakeholders: governments to governments, governments to business and governments to citizens, using information and communications technology to deliver and consume services. e-government has been implemented for a considerable time in developed countries. However, e-government services still face many challenges in their implementation and general adoption in many countries including Saudi Arabia. It has been noted that the introduction of e-government is a major challenge facing the government of Saudi Arabia, due to possible concerns raised by its citizens. In addition, the literature review and the discussion identify the influential factors that affect the citizens’ intention to adopt e-government services in Saudi Arabia. Consequently, these factors have been defined and categorized followed by an exploratory study to examine the importance of these factors. Therefore, this research has identified factors that determine if the citizen will adopt e-government services and thereby aiding governments in accessing what is required to increase adoption. Index Terms—Adoption, citizens’ intention, e-government, G2C, influential factors. development, the United...
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...Organizacija, Volume 41 Research papers Number 6, November-December 2008 DOI: 10.2478/v10051-008-0023-5 Accounting Treatment of Goodwill in IFRS and US GAAP Mateja Jerman, Massimo Manzin University of Primorska, Faculty of Management, Cankarjeva 5, 6000 Koper, Slovenia, mateja.jerman@fm-kp.si, massimo.manzin@fm-kp.si The article presents an overview of the new accounting treatment of goodwill regarding International Financial Reporting Standards and American Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Goodwill acquired through a business combination is no longer amortized but tested for impairment. Despite the fact that the objective of the new International Financial Accounting Standard has been to move towards international convergence; significant differences between standards still exist. The article presents the main changes of the regulation in the last years and the key differences between the two accounting treatments. In spite of the new accounting approach there are still lots of discussions, which indicate that the field is still not properly regulated. Finally, the article offers possible directions for future research and reporting practice. Key words: goodwill treatment, impairment of goodwill, intangible assets 1 Introduction We are facing a new era of economic development with...
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