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Overview of the Survival Stories

Marie Botchie: Stage IIIB Breast Cancer Survivor
At 39 years old, Marie Botchie was diagnosed with stage IIIB Breast cancer in 2008. She had a double mastectomy. Her doctor informed her that the cancer had spread to her lymph nodes as well as her bloodstream. Her survival rate at the time was 49%. Through a support from her husband, who explored online sources on how integrative care services provided at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. After exploring these online sources, Marie had an appointment with an Oncologist, Dr. Citrin who provided her with an assurance that her cancer would Continue reading...

ABSTRACT

Coral reefs according to multiple scientific pieces of information are one of the most precious and valuable living structures on our planet. They provide food and home to marine organisms that would otherwise not survive. Take, for instance, the delicate oysters, shrimps, sponges, the numerous fish species, and hydras. From an environmental perspective, coral reefs further help barricade our coasts and prevent coastal erosion. They protect us from the destructive tsunamis and storm waves. Coral reefs further play significant roles in the fishing industry as they house many species of fish and seafood, which are commercially viable. Coral reefs Continue reading...

RESUSCITATION TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE

NON-MEDICAL STAFF OF A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Effectiveness of a simplified cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program for the non-medical staff of a university hospital
Part 1: Evaluation of “Effectiveness of a simplified cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program for the non-medical staff of a university hospital” by Hirose, Iwami, Ogura, Matsumoto, Sakai, Yamamoto, Mano, Fujino, and Shimazu.
The article gave a brief overview of the rapid-response system for in-hospital patients. It noted that although the primary recipients of the CPR training were the emergency medicine doctors and nurses, the first responders potentially were non-medical staff. Education for these employees and volunteers was not Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

Cancer is a primary public health concern in the United States and in other parts of the globe. At present, cancer is the second major cause of death in America, and is likely to exceed heart diseases as the primary cause of mortality in the future. Cancer belongs to a group of diseases described by the uncontrolled growth and dispersal of abnormal cells. In the event that the dispersal of abnormal cells is unrestrained, it can lead to death. Cancer is brought about by external factors, including tobacco, unhealthy diet, and infectious organisms, and internal factors, including hormones, inherited Continue reading...

The Penan Traditional Culture in the Contemporary Period

Indigenous cultures play a primal role in society, in terms of contributing to cultural diversity and enriching the society with traditional knowledge and language. Across the world, the number of indigenous people exceeds 370 million, 5 percent of the world’s population (Kipuri, 2009:1). These indigenous people uphold their traditional cultures; however, modern development has strained the efforts of indigenous people to practice their traditional culture. The upsurge of infrastructure development, such as hydroelectric dams, roads, and gas and oil pipelines, in the territories of indigenous people, has robbed them of their ancestral lands. In addition, these infrastructural developments Continue reading...

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Ovarian cancer is a major disease impacting women and treatment of this problem remains a challenge despite of medical advancements. Indefinite studies and researches have been conducted with the goal of discovering accurate and efficient treatment of ovarian cancer. This essay critically examines five studies on ovarian cancer. The chosen studies are centered on UK and Europe, discusses the associated treatments and survival chances. The studies are population and cohort based discussing the trends and incidences.
Sharma et al., conducted a cohort based study (2012), on the Continue reading...

What chemicals do Nitrosococcus oceani and Nitrosopumilus maritimus consume from their ocean environment?  How does the abundance of these chemicals influence their success and abundance?  What is the relationship between nutrient availability and natural selection, in general?
Nitrosococcus oceani and Nitrosopumilus maritimus are examples of single celled organisms which are part of the kingdom Archaea. They are totally separated from the bacteria and other organisms (Stewart, n.d.). They are very important for some of the natural processes in the environment especially for the nitrogen and methane cycle. They are also a major part of the biological and biomass processes Continue reading...

Abstract

Climate change is a phenomenon that takes place cyclically every few hundred thousand years. However, what sets apart the climate change of this century is that the climactic change has largely been an outcome of human activities, which have given rise to the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The increased temperature of earth has made observable impacts already, including melting of mountain glaciers, heavy downpours, extreme flooding and droughts, depletion and degradation of natural resources, and an increase in natural calamities. All these effects put together pose a threat to the survival of biodiversity. For the sustenance of biodiversity, Continue reading...

Phase I: Introduction Dementia is an illness that continually affects many families. Due to the need for intensive care, especially for patients with advanced state dementia, many families opt for nursing homes. Nursing homes can offer the much need care and attention to the needs of the patient. Nursing homes also offer skilled end-of-life care for the patients, hence the choice of the option for many families. As a nurse, I have a profession interest in the care of patients with advanced stage dementia. My interest is fueled by the need to ensure that people with advance stage dementia Continue reading...

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Breast cancer is the form of cancer that develops in the breast tissue. It is usually represented by lump/s in the breast, dimpling and red scaly patch of the skin, change in the shape of breast, swelling in the armpit, and fluid coming from the nipple. There are different types of breast cancer, and the most important aspect of different cancers is the presence or absence of different receptors that are involved in the development or growth of cancer. Three important types of receptors that are related to breast cancer cells are Oestrogen receptor (ER) involving oestrogen, Progesterone Continue reading...

Everybody in our world struggles for the existence, there is no doubt about that. Every day we deal with various situations that require from us different skills and actions. Most of the time we successfully bear down different problems; however, it is possible to state that there are times when one can fail to do something or to achieve something. Our world comes under two headings – there are weak and strong people.
In ancient times, weak people were not completely doomed to death, but very close to such definition. In Sparta, feeble newborns were thrown out from the cliff, Continue reading...

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Introduction 3

Statistics of lung cancer 3
Literature review 4
Conclusion 5

References 6

Introduction
Lung cancer is the most common malignant disease worldwide that starts with an uncontrollable growth in a normal lung cell that develops in tumor (Stewart & Kleihues, 2003). Lung cancer is of two types: small and non-small cell lung cancer (SCLC and NSCLC). For advanced stages, oncologists recommend chemotherapy to destroy the cancer cells (Bunn & Kelly, 1998). Chemotherapy though cannot finish the cancer at all, but it can improve the quality and expectancy of life by suppressing Continue reading...

Carl Zimmer “Seeing X Chromosomes in a New Light” nytimes.com JAN. 20, 2014 2
Alexandra Sifferlin  “Human Emotions Are Not as Complex as We Thought”. Time.com Feb. 5, 2014 6
Alexandra Sifferlin. “Humans and Dogs Process Emotions Similarly”. Time.com. Feb. 21, 2014 7
Nicholas Wade. “Researchers See New Importance in Y Chromosome”. nytimes.com. APRIL 23, 2014 8
P. Nash Jenkins   “Squid Protein: Our Best Defense Against Chemical Weapons?”. Time.com. June 17, 2014 10
KIM TINGLEY “The Brave New World of Three-Parent I.V.F.”. nytimes.com. JUNE 27, 2014 11
Kate Lunau “Mackenzee Wittke, a five-year-old Alberta girl with the body of Continue reading...

The dynamics between Strongylocentrotus franciscanus red sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus purple sea urchin and Haliotis cracherodis abalone population is complex, but simple in that they both compete for kelp as food. The proposed research hypothesizes that the optimum proportion of kelp to sea urchins in the environment of the black abalone will slow their extinction. The proposed research can offer data and information so that abalone extinction can be slowed.
Research is needed to find the optimal population density of the kelp and sea urchin to ensure abalone survival is achieved. The appropriate balance between kelp and sea urchins Continue reading...

Caring for our environment should be a collective responsibility upon which everybody should undertake selflessly. The environment and our surroundings form the essential element of our survival. Every living thing fundamentally depends on the environment for survival and ensuring that our environment provides a haven for this survival should be a continuous undertaking. Our world is more industrialized now than ever before, which means that there are more emissions into the air from the industries that have sprung up in the twenty-first century. People have been so engrossed in other things that they have entirely forgotten about the environment. Continue reading...

Social Problem of HIV/AIDS

One of the most common problems in societies worldwide is the increasing prevalence of HIV/AIDS. The lack of a definite cure for HIV/AIDS subsequently contributes to its increasing prevalence and such prevalence bears with it different consequences—one of which is the inevitable stratification applied to individuals affected by the disease. Stratification among HIV/AIDS-positive individuals is usually the result of extensive studies that aimed to link different aspects, such as gender, class, race and/or age, to the prevalence of the disease. While the intention of developing stratification is to fully understand the disease, its effect to manage and prevent Continue reading...

Marketing Plan- Tide Laundry Detergent

Situation analysis and assessment of the competitive environment
Tide is a laundry detergent producing company that has for a long time invested in the production and sale of laundry detergents. The company utilizes several marketing strategies to enhance the sale of their products to customers. The success of sales is determined by the level of marketing strategies put in place. The business of laundry detergents just like any other business requires the formulation of a strategic plan that will ensure the survival of the company. A marketing plan can, therefore, be devised for Tide laundry detergent that would enable Continue reading...

Analysis of a specific behavior

Genus & species: Canis and Lupus
The specific behavior (describe): Barking is a normal and natural behavior used by dogs for communication purposes.
Is this behavior shown only in certain behavioral contexts, such as in communication, getting food, competition, social behavior, attracting mates, mating behavior, parental behavior, or some other area of activity?

Barking is mostly used by dogs for communication.

Is this behavior stereotypic of the species? (I.e. typically by all similar members of the species, similar by sex or age or reproductive status.)

Barking is a behavior stereotypic of the species.  

Observed in natural population_____ or in lab situation_____
 Natural Population
PROXIMATE CAUSES
1. Mechanism (Causation)

Is this a response to an external stimulus?

Yes
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INTRODUCTION

Breast cancer is the leading type of cancer seen in women these days (Who.int, 2015). In 2012, an estimated 1.7 million new cases were registered worldwide. The highest rate of breast cancer was seen in females of Belgium.the highest numbers of survivors for five years post diagnosis are seen in North America and Europe. (Wcrf.org, 2015)
INCIDENCE: Age incidence: higher is the age, higher the chances of developing breast cancer (Cancerresearchuk.org).

RISK FACTORS

AGE: As mentioned earlier, increasing age increases the risk of breast cancer.
FAMILY HISTORY: Positive family history increases the chances manifold
GENETICS: In some cases the occurrence of Continue reading...

Introduction

Historical and spatial view
The Giant Panda is a native black and white bear species to the south central China. It is also known as the panda bear or simply the panda. The mammalian is easily recognized based on its black patches around the ears, the eyes and across its round body. This colorful creature with black and white coat is adored by the world and considered as a national treasure by the Chinese people. Normally, most people employ the term giant panda in order to distinguish it from the unrelated red panda. However, the two animals belong in Continue reading...

Introduction

Breast cancer remains a considerable threat not only to women vulnerable to it but also men who are directly and indirectly affected by the same. Research findings show that breast cancer is the most invasive type of cancer in women worldwide. Breast cancer accounts 18.2% of the total deaths worldwide caused by cancer (DeSantis et al., 2014). To ascertain the extent of obliteration caused by cancer particularly to females, it is worth noting the fact that breast cancer accounts for 16.2 % of all the female cancers (DeSantis et al., 2014). Owing the threat and the destructions caused by this Continue reading...

Introduction

This essay is purposefully written to make an evolution on the movie named ‘Gravity’ which is directed, produced and co-written by Alfonso Cauron. The movie has been released in 2013 and it stars Sandra Bullock as Dr. Ryan Stone, a biomedical engineer and George Clooney as a veteran astronaut named Lieutenant Matt Kowalski. In the movie it is shown that both Dr. Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalski have been left stranded in the space when their space shuttle has been destructed by the space debris in a routine space travel and followed by their subsequent attempt to come back Continue reading...

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In my opinion, I have the feeling that Tucker should select the transplant operation option other than leaving the liver untreated. This is because the chance of survival for several years after the transplant operation is very high compared to that of survival if the liver is left untreated. Following the probabilities provided, 20% of patients who remain untreated survive for two years. On the other hand, 20% of the patients who undergo transplant operation have the chance to survive for five years. Ideally, this is a clear indication that Tucker has a great chance to survive for Continue reading...

The San community in Namibia lives in the most undesirable and driest part of Kalahari Desert, Namibia. As a matter of fact, most of these people do not own cattle or land, instead depend on black farmers for work. They also depend on the government to supply them with foods which are life-saving. Although this is the case, there is a general consensus that they are the country’s original people, settling in Namibia long before the Blacks or whites. Although technology has been appreciated in Namibia, the San still practice their culture. For their survival, for instance, culture Continue reading...

In the early 1960’s and 1970’s you must have seen musical films like the Sound of Music, Oliver, My Fair Lady and many more. All of these films were portrayed by Caucasians. Operas featured only a single ethnicity in casting for the actors, actresses and supporting casts. Today I would like to write about a musical play that originally was shown in London. Its first show was held in the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, on 20 September 1989 up to 30 October 1999 before it started making their tour and performances in other countries. Miss Saigon Continue reading...

Jacques Ellul in his article, The Technological Order, posits that technique has been regarded as the new milieu where all social phenomena are situated upon. In this regard, social facets such as economic issues, politics as well as culture are situated within technique. They are not modified or affected by technique. He also asserts that the political facets of the current generation are described in regard to their relationship with technology. The end of human being is survival; technology facilitates human survival, however, expansion of industrial technology has threatened human survival. In order to counter the effects of technology, Continue reading...

Introduction

The total variety, number and vastness of the living organisms together is called as biodiversity. It may hence also be explained as the variability of total life on earth. When we talk about the variability of life forms in biodiversity, it refers to two main aspects, though – the total number of different living forms and the way that they are different from each other. As Convention on Biological Diversity expertly puts it, the variability of life forms is measured from all known sources – terrestrial, aquatic, inter alia and from other ecological ecosystems available on earth (Hens & Boon, 2003).
An Continue reading...

“The Open Boat” is a tale authored by Stephen Crane that is based on a shipwreck experience that he went through while on a journey from the coast of Florida to Cuba. Crane has just acquired a new job as a newspaper correspondent in Cuba and he is on his way there when the ship that he is travelling on, the SS Commodore hits a sandbar, starts leaking in water and ultimately begins to capsize. However, Crane gets into a lifeboat with three other men and starts sailing towards shore. However, the rough waves of January wreak havoc on Continue reading...

Human activity and adverse weather conditions are a major reason some animal and plant species may become extinct. Some if these human activities include hunting down some of these animals for food or monetary value and even intruding nad occupying their natural habitat. Some animals such as the African elephant or the loggerhead sea turtle are among those animals that may end up extinct in the near future if their habitat is not protected. An Africa elephant, for example, is large and weighs on average 5500 kilograms at maturity; its rate of maturity is slow because it takes on Continue reading...

Identify the purpose of the research study, problem, and questions

The purpose of the research study was to investigate whether there is a disproportionate minority representation of people from the age of 8 to 18 across different ethnic backgrounds. The researchers gathered data that was used to compare the representation of the African American youth, the European American youth and African American youth in the juvenile justice (Vazsonyi & Chen, 2010). The aim of the research was to present findings that are backed up with valid data to support the arguments presented. Moreover, the researchers used the ethnic minority factor to establish the disproportionate representation of the United States justice Continue reading...

Carefully, London manages to establish a connection between his nameless protagonist, his dog and nature. By crafting his narrative's setting, London develops a storyline which is both familiar and eerie. Themes are also carefully organized in order to, apparently, convey an overall sense of both connected and disruption as narrative's protagonist struggles for survival, physical and spiritual. If anything, London's choice of whiteness as his not only a color of a dominant component, i.e. snow, in his narrative but also as emblematic of solitariness emphasizes a recurring, literary question of Man vs. Nature. The deployment of metaphorical devices – e.g. Continue reading...

Passing is a season that every individual has to go through in life as they go through the various stages of life. In the novel ‘American son’, the theme of passing has been revealed in various situations and circumstances. The book takes us through the life of immigrants from the Pilipino background and the challenges they face as they adjust to a new environment. As described in the novel, most immigrants flock to the United States to escape a particular issue or challenge in their countries, with the hope of a better livelihood. However, it turns out tragic for Continue reading...

What was the purpose of this study? Explain why this study was done based on what was known about Breast cancer before.
The study was aimed at determining the options of the procedures to deal with early breast cancer among the patients with specific focus on early treatment involving radiation and chemotherapy as opposed to the removal of the lymph nodes.

Describe the sample of patients in terms of ALL of their important characteristics.

The removal of the lymph nodes is not necessary for women who are in early stages i.e. clinical stages T1 and T2. The biopsies showing that either one or the two nodes have cancer that cannot be felt Continue reading...

The current competition and unending search for jobs has led to several creative ways of livelihood. The world has been globalized by technology, and this has increased the demand for work mobility as well as flexibility. Most of the people with good skill try to look for better jobs in other countries. Most of these individuals are self-motivated while the others are sent by their respective companies. Self-initiated expatriates are individuals who choose to go out of their respective countries to seek better employment in other countries. Most of these individuals rate their worth above their current rank and Continue reading...

Evolution is the changes in gene frequency in a population from one generation to another. A species is a group of organisms having many characteristics and qualities in common. Organisms that belong to the same species can reproduce and sexually interbreed to produce fertile offspring. One species, however, cannot interbreed with members of another species. All organisms that belong to the same group or species make up a population. A population can be defined as a group of organisms that belong to the same species who inhabit the same geographical area and who are capable of interbreeding. Example of Continue reading...

Introduction. Ellen Meiksins Wood is a Marxist historian and scholar. She was born in New York City in 1942 and raised in United States of America and Europe. Wood did her B.A in the year 1962 in Slavic languages from the University of California, Berkeley. Afterwards, she graduated in political sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. She also did her PhD from the same university in 1970. Wood’s professional career is as daunting as her educational background. She taught political science to students of Glendon College, York University in Toronto, Canada. She was also on the Continue reading...

In essence, according to Gregory Kavka the pessimists view the future having extreme problems such as shortages of clean air, fossil fuels, food, and other resources, leading to cataclysmic results namely; decline in industrial output and human population in general. However, the optimists on their part believe that if presently undeveloped nations would undergo modernization then with probable technology the earth’s resources and environment will be well utilized to grow human population (Sikora & Brian 186). Therefore, it is from here that Kavka critically inquires whether it is a man’s moral obligation to prevent any catastrophe that is Continue reading...

ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Entrepreneurial leadership acquires the characteristics of both entrepreneurship and leadership. Entrepreneurial leadership just not helps organization in start-up and survival, but enable them to raise significant amount of funds through appropriate sources. Entrepreneurial leadership is vital for the competitive positioning of the business. Paper also discussed the Islamic entrepreneurship and it has been encountered that there is a similarity between entrepreneurial leadership and Islamic leadership because like entrepreneurial leadership the focus of Islamic entrepreneurship is on customer needs. It has been determined that due to inefficiency of interest based funding many businesses have to face failure that Continue reading...

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The paper discusses the possible risks to the Deluxe Corporation business of printing checks, and how Mr. Rajat Singh can help them in their financial rejuvenation. Deluxe Corporation’s CEO is expecting tough times ahead for the company because of proliferation of financial technology and e-transaction of funds. In addition, the company has retired all its debt and has also initiated share repurchase program. Hence, a prudent advice will be expected from Mr. Singh to revive the company, while maintaining its current investment rating in the industry.
Question No. 1: What are the risks associated with Deluxe’s business Continue reading...

Education is a field in the US that is well researched and receives support from both state and federal governments. Entire academic programs are dedicated to prepare quality teachers at all levels for students of all ages. However, this was not always the way. Early in the history of the United States, when most families farmed and children were considered to be of more help in the home, education was not required and most children did not go to school. Parents could choose if to send their kids to the few schools there were, which were mostly private or Continue reading...

Abstract

The argumentative discussion involves the justification of America’s need to take an aggressive action towards supporting scientific and technological achievement particularly in the field of biomedical engineering. Being the center of the world superpower, the United States has always been an example of a progressive nation that leads the field of innovation. However, the developments particularly in biomedical engineering is in a slow pace, which is a result of the lack of initiative to leverage on knowledge-based workers and industries in order to secure long-term economic sustainability.

America needs to take Aggressive Action Towards Supporting Scientific and Technological Achievement (Biomedical Engineering)

Introduction
Science and technological breakthroughs have changed the world over and Continue reading...

1. Prior to the Civil War, American society was a bifurcated society along racial lines built primarily along the lines of an agrarian entity. Indeed, the United States during the 1850s was a polarized nation according to specific regional idiosyncrasies and identities. In the South, a pro-slavery identity was carved out, as those living in south supported the expansion of slavery to states in the West, which abolition sentiments dominated in the North. Up until the 1850s, the slavery issue had been predicated on balance, per the stipulations of the Missouri Compromise of 1920. Newly acquired territories posed the Continue reading...

Removal to Red Power

Introduction
This paper critically explores and analyzes the motives behind the Dawes Act. the law has had a negative impact on American Indians, as it committed to public ownership of real estate, which provided each shelter and a place in the tribe. From the beginning, the functioning of the state policy for Native Americans focused on their complete assimilation and the complete destruction of the national identity (Reich, D. et al., 2012, pp.370–374). However, it meant the permanent loss of an Indian traditional way of life and the elimination of the traditional system of values, which, in particular, Continue reading...

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Sustaining the peace after ethnic civil war
Summary
This article explores all those factors which affect the level and duration of peace after a civil ethnic war. Several models were applied on data of more than three decades indicating that economic and political discrimination can be a real cause of increase in chances of reoccurrence of civil war. Other factors that somehow influence the probability of war include duration and results of war, size and concentration of ethnic group etc. Other consequences of war which include war’s intensity, displacements and deaths etc have not significance of great level. Continue reading...

Report: International Marketing Strategy

Introduction
The internationalizing of the market provides an opportunity for a business to expand its operations through sales and construction of manufacturing plants. The decision to take either option depends on the objective the firm intends to achieve after a stipulated period. Operating global creates a chance for a firm to exploit the market niche available in other countries as well as provide products that customers demand.
The decision to go globally needs caution especially if a company has decided to offer its products in a jurisdiction it has never operated in prior to establishing itself in the area. Continue reading...

Climatic changes affect the ocean waters to a great extent. The changes are affecting the temperatures in the ocean and thus interfering with the supply of nutrients, ocean chemistry, ocean currents, wind systems, and food chains. These affect the marine organism, and the sharks are greatly affected. These factors destroy the physiochemical environment that supports life of organisms by altering the environmental conditions. The factors are divided into two sections; direct and indirect factors. Notably, water temperature, freshwater input and ocean acidification are classified as direct factors. On the other hand, the indirect factors include water and air temperature, Continue reading...

(News Culling Wolves to Protect Caribous)

Introduction

The paper will be looking to explore how living things i.e. plants, animals, and microbes intermingle with non-living things i.e. water and air. The paper will dwell deep into how living and nonliving things depend on each other to survive in the system. Ecosystem means the process in which living and non-living components are connected to the planet. Removal of one component leads to a devastating impact on others resulting in a breakup of the system. The paper will analyze the interdependence of all living and nonliving things and how human involvement has Continue reading...

In 1859, Charles Darwin published his seminal work On the Origin of Species in which he expounded on the theory of natural selection, which catalyzed a paradigm shift in how human beings perceived world history vis-à-vis the concept of evolution. Darwin introduced into the intellectual and scientific milieu of the nineteenth century an important component that played a direct role in western imperialism (Bentley and Ziegler 550). At the crux of Darwin’s argument was that through empirical observations in diverse locales throughout the world studies of flora and fauna, those that are best adapted to changing circumstances Continue reading...

On a global scale, the economic environment has shifted entirely. More and more enterprises are on the rise even as the public sector fails to provide enough employment opportunities. The levels and indices that are provided in relation to the rates of unemployment are staggering. Graduates and professionals are released from various institutions every other year only to be confronted by the market marred by joblessness. It is for this reason that consortiums and non-governmental organizations have come up with measures to curb the unemployment menace due to the various compounding effects that result from it. The government has Continue reading...

Introduction

Economics of Happiness is a new direction in economic theory that emerged in the last decade due to the ever escalating criticism of GDP and related indicators with him. In the area have been created and continue to create alternative indicators to determine the development of the nation from all sides. One of the key weaknesses of the economy of happiness is the uncertainty of the method of quantitative measurement, as well as the problem of subjective assessments of information to the general form. A long time in economics dominated objective approach, according to which income (individual or household) Continue reading...

Business growth is among the mind boggling issue in the mind of almost every entrepreneur seeking to make his or her business a better one. A business owner must therefore perceive and understand the four stages that a business ought to go through while growing in order to take the necessary steps to allow the business to grow smoothly. The stages mentioned are four considering that the existence stage of the businesses has already come to pass since it already exists and so has stabilized its products’ quality and customer acceptance. Therefore, the first stage of small business growth Continue reading...

Introduction

Through the use of genetic engineering and advanced technology, man has been in a position to modify the DNA and other traits of food producing animals and plants to improve their productivity and the level of survival. The commercial sale of animal and plant products that are genetically engineered began as early as 1994 (Crespi, John & Stéphan, 327). The need to undertake genetic engineering of crops and animals has been facilitated by various issues. To begin with, environmental and climatic changes affecting the survival rate of cash crops and animals have compelled scientists and biotechnologists to come up Continue reading...

Rebirth is a doctrine that the strum of consciousness upon death becomes one of the contributing causes to the arising of the new aggregation. This consciousness is termed to be neither identical nor entire different from the diseased but in the two forms a casual continuum .this can include animals, humankind, and any animals. It is conditioned by the karmas of the previous lives, and it is believed that good karmas will yield a good rebirth and vice vasa. An analogy that describes these is that of the ray of light that never lands. In discovering one’s selfhood, Continue reading...

On May 17, 2004, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, the United States saw the first legal gay marriage ever officiated in the country (Cooperman, Finer, & Barbash, 2004). Since then, the country has seen an 80.4% growth of same-sex households as of 2010 (as cited in Roberts & Stark, 2014). Judging by these numbers, it is safe to assume that more people are accepting gay marriages as a social norm, which is even strengthened by the advocacy of personalities like Ellen DeGeneres and Neil Patrick Harris. It should not come as a surprise that by 2014, already 55% of Americans support the legalization Continue reading...

Introduction

Up until the early years of the preceding century, the development of the extent of psychometrics did not begin. The word ‘psycho’ means mind and the word ‘metric’ means measure. Thus, psychometric means the measurement of the mind or intelligence (Cutt et.al., 2007). Visibly, it is simple to measure the strength, weight, and height of an individual. These are the observable and physical characteristics that could be measured accurately. But the characteristics such as personality, abilities, attitude and intelligence are hard to define and to determine. One way to determine these characteristics is through the use of psychometric test Continue reading...

Psychology

We are presented with a film that was produced in America entitled ‘Silver Lining Playbook'. The central character in this text is Pat Salatano Jr., who takes the major role in the plot of the film. Pat Solatano Jr. is a son of Pat Solatano Sr. and has been institutionalized for a minimum period of eight months until the plea by the parents to discharge him as they planned to move to Philadelphia that was their home. The institutionalization followed a court order after Pat Salatano Jr. beats his workmate teacher whom he found having sex with his wife Continue reading...

Human physiological needs are quite diverse and complicated. This implies that there are so many opportunities in this level of the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Considering that it is at the base of the hierarchy with the widest base, it is relevant to conclude that they are so many since every single human being has these needs depending on whether they are male or female. Examples of such physiological needs among the human beings include food and other basic needs in their everyday life. The needs force us as humans to look for the necessities that can be Continue reading...

The Fort Lauderdale Herald recruit employees through five sources—(1) Corporate website; (2) Job board; (3) Newspaper; (4) Walk-in; and (5) Public employment agency. It measures the performance of each of the sources at different stages in employment: (1) Total; (2) Potentially qualified; (3) Interview; (4) Qualified and job offer; (5) Accepted job; and (6) Six-months survival. Applicants are sifted through each of the stages. Table 1 in the Appendix show the summary of this information.
In terms of total number, the top three recruitment sources are: job board, corporate website, and newspaper. In terms of retention—that is, Continue reading...

Currently, oropharyngeal cancer, or the cancer of oral and pharyngeal cavity grouped together is considered to be the 6th most common type of cancer worldwide (Warnakulasuriya 309; Saman 1). Annually, there is an estimated 650,000 new cases of head and neck cancer with 275,000 cases of oral cancer while pharyngeal cancer accounts for another 130,000 (Warnakulasuriya 309; Herrington 3). It is also reported that in such number of patients actually diagnosed as having oropharyngeal cancer, 350,000 actually die from it although survival rate is relatively higher (Herrington 3; Warnakulasuriya 313). In total, 90% of oropharyngeal Continue reading...

Introduction

Life-threatening illnesses such as cancer can plague family relations, community structure, and spiritual or religious beliefs; however these support groups can also positively affect the individual cancer patient. Upon being diagnoses, cancer patients commonly experience symptoms of fear, questioning “why me?”, a sense of helplessness and/or hopelessness, imminent possibility of death, challenges to core beliefs and/or assumptions, future uncertainty, changes in interpersonal dynamics and relationships, and of course, reactions to painful and invasive medical treatments (Lindop & Cannon, 2001; Denney, Aten, & Leavell, 2010). However, in the face of this adversity, there is also immense opportunity for personal growth and resultant Continue reading...