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Halfway Houses in the Community-Based Correction System: Issues, Challenges

Introduction In the recent past, there has been a remarkable growth in the development of community-based correctional programs for criminal offenders. Although halfway houses have been in existence for a long time, the interest in the use of these facilities has escalated since the mid-20th century. Currently, the category of...

Transformational Leadership the Field of Nursing

Introduction Every organization or group of people must have a leader, who supervises everything that takes place. A leader ought to be a transformational and influential person, who can persuade other people to do the right things and accomplish common tasks. A transformational leader is an inspirational person with a...

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Abstract The literature review is on the digital signature and the opinions of different writers who have written on this topic. There have been some articles written on the topic of digital signature, a problem on cryptography needs to be solved, there are different companies and organizations that continuously use...

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Markov Chains Overview and Analysis

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Health Policy and Quality Management in the UK

Introduction Cancer exerts a lot of pressure on family and government resources. In the United Kingdom, of the four deaths that occur, one is a cancer case. Cancer affects many parts of the body and has diverse presentations and complications. Its treatment process is also complex. These factors present major...

Business Environment Risk Intelligence

Introduction There are different approaches to country risk assessment. Qualitative analyses include aspects such as legal and political risks that require analysis of qualitative data. Financial institutions that utilize qualitative analyses include COFACE, EIU, and IIF among others. Conversely, the quantitative approach involves econometrics, analytical, ‘Logit’ and non-linear conditional analyses...

Impact of Malpractice Suits on the Medical Care

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Communication in Health and Social Care Organizations

Introduction Effective communication has increasingly become essential for the hospital and social care settings where interaction between nurses and patients constantly occurs. Good communication ensures effective expression and explanation of problems pertaining to the diagnosis of diseases and treatment algorithms. Currently, most patients complain of being ignored by nurses who...

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“Leadership and Self-Deception” Book by Arbinger Institute

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Chinese Currency Growth in Value: Exchange-Rate Determination

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Nicaragua, a Country with High Mortality Rate

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Facades of Buildings During the Mamluk Period

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Introduction The purpose of writing this essay is to fulfill the requirements of the module “Contemporary Nursing Practice” in the MSc program that the author is undertaking. The author chose this concept to investigate looking back into the problems he faced with the nurses being moved from one institution to...

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Introduction Information system development methodologies can be defined as a set of procedures and techniques aided with the necessary documentation that is used to design and implement a new information system or update an existing information system (Blanchard & Fabrycky, 2006). The methods of development are usually based on a...

Baldrige Standards for Performance Excellence

Introduction In the business world, the realization of business excellence is pivotal towards fostering the success of an enterprise. In this respect, business organizations need to engage in actions that facilitate performance excellence. The areas of business operations that need a considerable extent of excellence include customer satisfaction, workforce fulfillment,...

Safety Risks in the Modern Aviation Industry

Introduction The modern globalised world cannot exist without the aviation industry which is the key factor guaranteeing the stable and fast intercourse, transportation, conveyance of air passengers, and cargo delivery. Being a strategic mean of transport, aviation also provides numerous opportunities for the further development of the international relations, states...

Herbal Company’s International Business Plan

Executive Summary Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases in the world. It has a very high mortality rate; over 7 million people die from cancer every year (WHO). The only treatment for cancer is chemotherapy, but it is a dangerous process that has a low success rate in the...

Conflicts and Resolution at Engineering Companies

Introduction In a rapidly-paced organisational environment, conflicts and disagreements occur on a regular basis, and this is not necessarily linked to negative outcomes. In many cases, conflicts can help improve team collaboration and the development of positive solutions. As ideas are shared between workers, priorities and responsibilities are distributed and...

The Contemporary Relevance of Little Red Riding Hood

Introduction Classic fairy tales have always been a big part of Western culture. In most American societies, educational institutions provide us with assignments that involve analyzing various fairy tales’ characters or their intentions. These stories have remained for a long time because of the messages they can communicate with both...

International Finance and Globalization

The exchange-rate determination of any country can be determined using theories such as the purchasing power parity, the balance of payment approach and the monetary and Portfolio Approach. A majority of the countries have now adopted the theory of purchasing power parity as a way of calculating the rate of...

War on Drugs: Fighting the Way We Are Not Likely to Win

Introduction The Problem The global problem of drug use continues to pose a serious threat to health, safety and well-being of humanity. Today, drug addiction among children and youth is of particular concern. The United States is one of the countries where the most critical situation shaped in this area....

The Concept of Death and Dying

Death represents a significant stage in human development and has different perceptions among individuals. Death in the social context is not connected to the physiological causes and consequences or the theological perspective of death and dying. Instead, sociology focuses on how the members of society interpret death, what they think...

The Future Aviation Workforce in the US

Introduction Many private and commercial aircraft are broadly utilized for daily travel via air. The efficiency and safety of airborne voyagers are enhanced by massive system facilities for the regulation of air traffic for secure departure and landing at their designated destinations. The successful operations in the aviation sector demand...

Violence in Games: TV and Computer Games Violence

Introduction The advent of digital technology has come with mixed reactions from society due to the unknown impact it has had on the community. The advent of digital media is critical in advancing negative impact on the society like pornography on the internet or identity theft. Lately, the media has...

Social Media’ and Business’ Relationships in Indonesia

Introduction In 2013, Indonesia was ranked among the top five countries worldwide on Facebook usage. The state is democratic (Aspinall, 2010, p. 20), and this form of governance allows the growth of social media as opposed to China, where such liberties are curtailed. Indonesians use social media for economic purposes,...

Business and Corporate Law: Defenition of Contract

The Facts of the Case Mrs. Lastic’s daughter was having a wedding in May. In preparation for the wedding, Mrs. Lastic agreed to hire Mr. Johnson’s vintage, white R. Royce as a bridal car. She engaged Mrs. Kay to take the photos. Further, she hired Mr. Leslie to do the...

Medical Ethics: Ron’s Hypertension Case Study

Introduction An eighteen year old is brought to the Emergency Department of a reputable hospital from a motor vehicle accident. The young man had his seat belt on at the time of the accident and he was driving. The patient’s name is Ron. He is awake, alert, and oriented. Initial...

Unmanned Systems in Poaching Prevention

Introduction The poaching of various high-value, and often endangered wildlife is an immense conservation challenge in the contemporary environment. Conservational efforts of many African megafaunas are further hindered by a variety of socio-economical issues, including political instability, economic strife, and a highly evolving and expanding international market for illicit wildlife...

Violent Behavior among Children and Adolescents

Introduction Violent behavior among children and adolescents can be attributed to various things. Sarmini and Azizah (2018) argue that there is a link between childhood aggression and the father figure actions. In particular, they hold a study that looks into gambling and child aggression. Arguably, children will be more manageable...

Language Developmental Curriculum for Early Childhood Education

Early childhood education is the background for preparing young children for primary school education. During this stage, the children are equipped with strategies of reading, writing, and doing some other works. The education given to children at early childhood is meant to encourage them to interact with the environment, play...

Preceptorship in Nursing and Career Development

Role of the mentor in developing professional practice Mentorship refers to the professional support provided by an experienced colleague to a practitioner or trainee towards “making successful transitions in work, knowledge and personal growth” (Allen 24). A mentor is a role model who is passionate about helping another person to...

HR Management in Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Introduction Employees are critical to achieving sustainable competitive advantage in work organizations. Therefore, human resource practices need to be integrated with the corporate strategy and the human resource specialists should help organizational controllers to meet both efficiency and equity objectives. The management of people is no different from the management...

Radical Feminism as a Significant Step in the Development of Feministic Theories

The present paper focuses on radical feminism as a significant step in the development of feministic theories. In order to understand the specific ideology of radical feminism, its history is traced as a basis for the peculiar character of this type of feminism. Further on, the key notions of radical...

The Sports Industry During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Literature Review Background The impact of COVID19 on the world’s health remains one of the essential limitations for numerous industries and organizations across the globe. All the industries suffered from the quick breakdown that forced them into a seriously altered ecosystem that no longer allowed them interpersonal contact and isolated...

The Dividend Puzzle – Retention vs. Distribution

Introduction and background details Dividend The dividend is a taxable payment declared by the company’s board of directors and is distributed among its shareholders. This distribution is out of the company’s earning or retained profit. Dividends could only be paid from the amount of profit that the company has made...

Impact of the 2008 Election on the Hispanic Population

United States presidential election has seen a very diverse group of supporters who greatly influenced the outcome of the voting process. The election of 2008 showed how a minority group can have a great impact on the result. Barack Obama was chosen as the new president of the United States...

Spotify and South Korean International Market

Introduction This paper focuses on Spotify as a music streaming company. The aim of the report is to recommend South Korea as an ideal international market for Spotify. The analysis below is based on macroeconomic factors. In addition, the strengths and weaknesses of the music streaming industry in South Korea...

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Saudi Arabia Kingdom

Introduction The role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been increasing continuously in the business concept within the last years. According to Bueble (1), the prominence of CSR in recent years is “shown by the fact that 90% of the fortune 500 companies have explicit CSR initiatives today and an...

The Benefits of Raising the Minimum Wage

The minimum wage law was intended as a humanitarian act which would stimulate the economy as well. Most agree that employees who work full-time hours should be paid a wage sufficient so as to allow them to provide for their most essential needs which current minimum wage does not accomplish....

Critique of Qualitative and Quantitative Studies in Nursing

Nursing is a science besieged by increasing challenges and complexity. As a career that deals with human beings, it requires utmost care and consideration of details, as lives may be at stake. Nurses need to be critical in their decision-making skills. This essay critically reviews two studies -one qualitative and...

Environmental Law: Property, Law, and Territorial Resources Relations

Over the years, there has been a success in courts and tribunals on the rulings made on property law, and some have gained more victory over others. Both successful and losing sides are dependent on the court system’s pace in delivering final rulings. Lord Carmweth, the chief justice of the...

U Pack It We Move It Company’s Marketing Plan

Executive Summary U Pack It We Move It is a small startup logistics company that is about to start its operations. The company has a fleet of trucks that will be used to a wide range of products for its clients from one location to another in a safe way...

Country Profile of Turkey

Introduction Turkey, as it stands today, was founded in 1923 from the remnants of Anatolia after the downfall of the Ottoman Empire. Mustafa Kemal under whom the country went through a series of legal, judicial, social, and political and economic changes led the country. The country faced military coups in...

Theories for Juvenile Delinquency

Abstract The current paper attempts to examine the theories which establish a correlation between juvenile delinquency and the family. Many studies have been conducted and there is still theorizing about how an inadequate family structure leads to delinquency. On the other hand, the literature agrees that juvenile delinquency is highly...

The Five Biggest Ideas in Parenting

Introduction Parenting is a big challenge to parents especially in the context of today’s society. More often, than not parents are too busy and do not spend enough time with their children. Furthermore, the little time spent with their children does not impact their (children’s) lives because the kind of...

Commercial and Procurement: Project Management

Introduction Project management refers to the process of selection and coordination of the resources necessary for the procurement and development of a project right from its inception to completion. Project management is a common scenario in the global workplace. There are people who have the necessary resources but lack the...

Human Body. Male and Female Reproductive Systems

Paper Outline Introduction The male or female reproductive systems form the human body’s reproductive system. During reproduction, the male sperms (gametes) are synthesized by the male reproductive system for the eventual fertilization of the female ova (oocytes). On the other hand, the female reproduction system plays an important role in...

Family Psychotherapy Modalities and Methods

Abstract This is a paper about family psychotherapy. The paper examines two types of family psychotherapy methods, that is to say, systemic therapies and social construction therapies. There are various types of models which fall under systemic therapy. They include Multi-generational family therapy (Murray Bowen), Adlerian family therapy (Alfred Adler),...

“Too Big to Fail” by Andrew Ross Sorkin

In 2008, the US economy was on the brink of collapse, and huge banks, which seemed firm and stable, began to crumble. Two of the big five US investment banks Bear Sterns and Lehman Brothers declared themselves bankrupt (Erdem, 2020). Two mortgage giants Freddy Mac and Fanny Mae were urgently...

Consumer Behavior and Advertising Effectiveness

Introduction The current report is aimed at investigating the effect of advertising on consumer behavior. Commercials and advertising messages have gained a significant level of influence on potential customers, thus defining the marketing success and the following revenue-generating of businesses. If the consumer is relevantly exposed to an advertised stimulus,...

Book Clubs: Professional Development Among Teachers

Introduction Professional development among teachers is one of the most common expectations because this profession requires regular improvements and new opportunities. The sphere of education is not about teaching or sharing information but the enhancement of skills and knowledge that play a critical role in life or job performance. There...

“Why Evolution is True” by Jerry Coyne

Introduction Even in the age of information and scientific developments, the theory of evolution continues to separate people. This theory supports religious separation by disproving the concept of intelligent design, according to which the complexity of living organisms on the planet makes life unexplainable and suggests the presence of an...