...Deactivation Therapy (MDT) focused on adolescents in residential treatment centers with conduct and personality disorders. The purpose of the study was to replicate previous studies where MDT was found effective. The dependent variable tested was the behavior and aggressive incidents, which were operationalized through different checklists and documentation of amount of aggressive incidents. Symptoms of depression and suicidal ideation were also dependent variables in this study. This particular study did not do a very thorough literature review and went immediately into discussing the study. There were no theories mentioned. The study focused on twenty male adolescents that were in a residential facility. These participants were randomly assigned to treatment groups based on the ability of the clinicians. The treatment as usual (TAU) group participated in weekly psychodynamic psychotherapy while the treatment group participated in weekly MDT. Aggression was recorded using Behavior Incident Reports and Daily Behavior Reports. They also used the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Reynold’s Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ)....
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...ialEdexcel BTEC Level 3 National Certificate/Subsidiary Diploma in Health & Social Care Unit 1 Assignment – Developing Effective Communication in Health & Social Care Assignment Title: Effective Communication in Action Context Health and social care professionals require good communication skills in order to carry out their roles effectively. It is important for you to gain knowledge and understanding of the skills involved in communication, so you are able to develop and enhance your interpersonal skills. This unit enables you to explore and develop the skills of effective interpersonal interaction and communication essential to the operation of health and social care services. It will enable you to analyse factors that enhance and inhibit communication and to examine effective interpersonal skills. You will also explore the value of effective and varied types and styles of communication in the support of patients/service users. The unit encourages you to reflect on your own performance and that of others. In order to support your studies, it would be highly beneficial for you to complete a period of work experience, which should provide opportunities for some of the assessment of the unit. You should aim to complete this over October half term or at Christmas. Task Overview Your line manager has promoted you to the position of ‘Trainer’ and has given you responsibility to deliver some induction training to new recruits. It is your choice whether you base your assignment...
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...during the study. Secondly, am grateful to the support from the MTN Nigeria of the data provided during the study to make these research a success. Thanks also to my family for the support and understanding over the research period. Lastly, is my sincere gratitude to my fellow student writing thesis who have contributed immensely in the discussion for a deeper understanding of this topic. 2 RUNNING HEAD: The impact of antenna tilt to the performance of cellular network Abstract MTN Nigeria has a widely developed network communication system; comprising mostly of GSM network. Lately the company has introduced the first third generation network based on WCDMA technology. Due to the Nigerian terrain and the available technology, this article finds out the best...
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...VILNIAUS GEDIMINO TECHNIKOS UNIVERSITETO VERSLO VADYBOS FAKULTETO ĮMONIŲ EKONOMIKOS IR VADYBOS KATEDRA JŪRATĖ SISOJEVIENĖ IŠTĘSTINĖS NUOTOLINĖS STUDIJOS. TARPTAUTINIS VERSLAS TVimtu-10, GRUPĖ TEMA „MARKETING PLAN FOR NANOEDUCATOR II“ TIKRINO: Assoc. Prof . Renata Korsakiene ………………………… (parašas) VERTINIMAS: … … … … … … Vilnius, 2011 1 Contents I EXECUTIVE SUMARY........................................................................................................ 4 II CURRENT MARKETING SITUATION.............................................................................5 Market Overview.............................................................................................................5 Market demographics and needs...........................................................................5 Market trends and target market grow………………………………………….6 SWOT Analysis................................................................................................................8 Strengths................................................................................................................8 Weaknesses............................................................................................................9 Opportunities..........................................................................................................9 Threats...................................................................................................................
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...Mobile Patrol Surveillance System EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The research in this paper focuses on iPad Mini application for police forces that are responsible for the security during the football matches in the UK in order to raise the effectiveness of surveillance. The research begins with a general view on the technological improvements in law enforcements including the kind of technologies used. It gives a brief review of policing the football matches in the UK with several historical information and current figures such as crime incidents and arrests. It then explains the main functionalities of the proposed solution, combination of iPad Mini along with a customised surveillance application, from technical and business benefits point of view along with main aim and objectives of the solution. In the Critical Evaluation section, concerns of using iPad Mini solution with police officers have been evaluated along with few practical implementations. BRIEF REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY IN POLICE FORCE AND POLICING FOOTBALL Along with the stunning changes in technology, Police has inevitably gone through a significant transformation parallel to the changes in technology. It is extremely crucial for the police forces to stay up-to-date with current technological developments. The executives of police forces are becoming more familiar and informed of developing technologies, moreover they develop a high awareness on how these systems may provide efficiency for their agencies on duty. ...
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...LITERATURE REVIEW INTRODUCTION A literature review is a critical appraisal of researches that provides a comprehensive and up to date knowledge on a specific topic (Coughlan, Ryan and Cronin 2013). The purpose of literature review in nursing includes evaluating current practice and making recommendations for policy development and change. Thus, the purpose of this literature review is to establish the current perspectives of patients, family and nurses on the factors that improve dignity in the end of life. Resultantly, this literature review will explore the role of nurses’ based on the findings of the perspectives that patients, family and health professionals have concerning the issue of dignity in the end of life care. In that regard, the paper follows a systematic approach which involves an introduction that explains the concept of end of life and the types of end of life care available. The paper then proceeds to explore the concept of dignity as viewed from several perspectives through the use of literature on the models of dignity means of measuring dignity and the themes associated with this conception. Consequently, the factors that improve dignity are laid out and discussed at length. Eventually, the paper will achieve its secondary goal which is to determine and expound on the topic of the roles that a nurse plays in end of life care not only for the patient but also for their family. End of life care Before the discussion of the main topic of this literature review which...
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...Website Regulatory Paper The Federal Government presents a legislation that administer Healthcare professionals, Social Services, and employees to safeguard of individuals medical records. These materials are endorse in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA. State Governments apply this act to the protection of children (Child Protective Services (CPS) and adults Department of Social Service (DSS). Team A will discuss how Confidentiality, Privileged Communication and Rights to Privacy are applied at the state and county level. The Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) is New Jersey’s child protection and child welfare agency within the Department of Children and Families. As mandated by state law (Title 9 and Title 30), DYFS is required to investigate all reports of child abuse and child neglect (Division of Youth and Family Services, p. 1, 2008). New Jersey was one of the first states in the nation to create a state division on aging. Chapter 72 Law of 1957 established within the State Department of Health, a state unit on aging. In 1973, amendments to the federal Older Americans Act of 1965 authorized states to designate geographic planning and service areas to be administered by Area Agencies on Aging. New Jersey designated each of its 21 county offices on aging as Area Agencies on Aging, making each eligible for federal funding under the Older Americans Act (DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES, p. 1, 2009-2013) . AND SENIOR...
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...who was on what team but after a few days; one after the other was present for the forming processes. It took a few days for everyone to collaborate and get their schedules all to work out to complete this task. Communication between team members was initially challenging trying to figure out the best method of communication between group members. Some members communicated more than others in the discussion board. A slower method of communication was utilized when two members, Terry and Jackie, had technical issues accessing the Chat room. In the process of developing the team charter, behavioral characteristics such as procrastination became apparent, which made it difficult to write portions of the team charter for everyone’s review. The lack of communication made the final product miss some key elements. The team analysis paper was not...
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...Infrastructure Planning and Design Dynamic Datacenter Version 1.2 Published: April 2010 Updated: November 2011 For the latest information, please see www.microsoft.com/ipd Copyright © 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Complying with the applicable copyright laws is your responsibility. By using or providing feedback on this documentation, you agree to the license agreement below. If you are using this documentation solely for non-commercial purposes internally within YOUR company or organization, then this documentation is licensed to you under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 543 Howard Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. This documentation is provided to you for informational purposes only, and is provided to you entirely "AS IS". Your use of the documentation cannot be understood as substituting for customized service and information that might be developed by Microsoft Corporation for a particular user based upon that user’s particular environment. To the extent permitted by law, MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE IN CONNECTION WITH THESE MATERIALS OR ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THEM. Microsoft may have patents, patent applications, trademarks...
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...Financial Analysis Name: Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE- MDT) Principal Office: 710 Medtronic Pkwy., N.E. Minneapolis, MN 55432, (763) 514-4000 Website: www.medtronic.com NAICS: 325412: Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing Primary SIC: 3845- Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing Secondary SIC: 339112- Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing. Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, New York, NY Primary Bank: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Minneapolis, MN Company started: 1949 Number of Employees: 45,499 Table of Contents: Sl. | Topics | Page | 1 | General Description of Medtronic Inc. | 1 | 2 | Challenges 2.a. Medical Device Industry2.b. Medtronic Inc. | 3 | 3 | Ethical issues | 5 | 4 | Financial Analysis4.a. Financial Analysis of 10K 4.b.Cost and expenses analysis 4.c. Financial Ratios | 689 | 5 | Industry/Competitor Analysis | 11 | 6 | Conclusion | 13 | 7 | Bibliography | 14 | By Geethapriya Setty (100918266) Address: 1300 Hennepin Ave, Apt M101, Minneapolis, Minnesota-55403 Section 1: General Description of Medtronic Inc. Medtronic Inc., a medical technology company, was founded in 1949 by Earl Bakken and Palmer Hermundslie. It was incorporated in 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They were the first to create a wearable cardiac pacemaker in 1957. They have been able to expand their business from a small repair company, which serviced medical equipment...
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...This Project can be based on dementia and discuss how these conditions can be addresses to ensure a quality if life for an older person so that they can participate and be considered ‘active living’ within their society. Contents. 1. Introduction 2. What is the condition? what are the physical and psychological changes that occur for the older person with this condition? 3. Exploring the persons needs in relation to the condition. 4. The Role of the carer and the multidisciplinary team in assisting the person with the condition, the practices implemented and the care settings that are available. 5. The Current approaches towards developing quality services for people with the condition. 6. Conclusion 7. Bibliography 8. Appendix Introduction This project is about dementia specifically in cases relating it to older people. It is the attention of the author to discuss the issues that a person with this condition from both a psychological and physical standpoint. The needs of this person will also be outlined in a physical, social, emotional, spiritual and intellectual, financial and environmental basis. The Role of the carer and the role of the multi-disciplinery team and their approach to meet a person’s needs. The author will be discussing the care settings available for people with the condition. The research conducted in this assignment will be form a range of sources such as the appropriate books, websites, leaflets and...
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...Project Management Project Management Assembled by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD | Applies to nonprofits and for-profits unless noted Leaders Circles peer-training/coaching groups (nonprofits) | Authenticity Circles peertraining/coaching (for-profits) First-timers | Library home page | Library index of topics | Contact us Project management is a carefully planned and organized effort to accomplish a specific (and usually) one-time effort, for example, construct a building or implement a new computer system. Project management includes developing a project plan, which includes defining project goals and objectives, specifying tasks or how goals will be achieved, what resources are need, and associating budgets and timelines for completion. It also includes implementing the project plan, along with careful controls to stay on the "critical path", that is, to ensure the plan is being managed according to plan. Project management usually follows major phases (with various titles for these phases), including feasibility study, project planning, implementation, evaluation and support/maintenance. (Program planning is usually of a broader scope than project planning, but not always.) Categories of information include Overviews of Project Management Useful Skills -- Team Building and Group Leadership General Resources Related Library Links (including many other types of planning) On-Line Discussion Groups Various Perspectives What is Project Management? Overview...
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...RESEARCH BRIEF (eBay Stores) CALL FOR RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS Are you a large eBay Power Seller interested in growing your business? Would you like to become part of a new research group specifically designed to find out what really works on eBay and other online marketplaces? Are you a retailer or manufacturer who would like to start to utilize eBay? http://www.marketingexperiments.com/research_call.cfm UPCOMING RESEARCH BRIEFS 1. 2005 Marketing Blueprint 2. Testing Free Trial Offers 3. Effective PPC Campaign Tracking 4. Planning Your Merchandising Calendar in 2005 Topic: eBay Stores — What is an eBay Store and how can it be used as an effective sales tool? We recently released the audio recording of our clinic on this topic. You can listen to a recording of this clinic here: Windows Media Audio: http://meclabs.com/cgi-bin/pl/pl.cgi?c2w RealMedia: http://meclabs.com/cgi-bin/pl/pl.cgi?c2r Marketing Experiments.Com A Division of Digital Trust Inc. – eBay Stores - Page 1 of 10 © Digital Trust Inc. All rights reserved - 2005 This research brief will answer the following questions: 1. What is an eBay Store? 2. How effective is an eBay Store as a sales channel? 3. How can an eBay Store be optimized? (10 Key Techniques) 1. What is an eBay Store? Clear your mind of any notion you have about how eBay works, what it does, who shops there, and what you know about it. eBay has evolved over the past 10 years and it is more than just an auction site. In fact, billions...
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...Objective The objective of this report is to focus on the concept Training and Development in HRM” and examines in more detail some of the theoretical advantages and disadvantages of Training and Development strategies in HRM followed by a critical review on the evidence based around what impact it has had in practice in terms of promoting and enhancing business performance. While we cannot ignore the importance of HRM theories in today’s management context, this paper explores whether these theories work well in practice. Introduction The key purpose of HRM is to enable management to enhance the individual and collective contributions of people to the short and long term success of the enterprise. (Personnel Management Lead Body, 1993) The workplace is in a constant state of change resulting from ongoing developments in technology and innovation and increasing economic, social and political pressures. This poses new and complex challenges for the human resources function within organisations. (Hathorn, 2012: 3). In today’s competitive global business climate, companies looking to improve their gross margins and increase productivity are increasingly looking for ways to boost employee performance and effectiveness. People in an organization are considered to be one of the most valuable resources of today’s firms. Other resources such as brands, products, processes, technological advancement, economies of scale can still provide a competitive advantage but an organisation’s...
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...NM2710-The experience of Health & Illness Assessment: Client case Study- Culture and the “Service User” Experience Introduction In this essay, I will be discussing a client that I cared for while I was on my placement practice. I had to fill in my inter-professional education book where i had to interview a client about his experience in the health care setting and how he is coping with his health and illness and the health care he is receiving whilst he is in the care of the National Health Service. I will be discussing his cultural needs and how it makes impacts on health and the impact it has on the client/ families psychological and social. This essay will show a non-judgemental description of the patient’s personality, family, cultural or social background. In this case study I have changed his name and will be referring to the patient as Mr Asim Khan to maintain confidentiality and identity. I will not give the name of the hospital/PCT. This is a breach of confidentiality policy and by the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC 2008). I choose Asim Khan as my chosen patient because I found him polite, and his social history very interesting, he was easy to talk to, and he was open about his medical condition and willing to discuss any questions I had regarding his condition. I also found out about his medical history and social background. I really appreciated that despite his ill condition and the pain he was going through, he still took time out to talk...
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