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Introduction Technologies play a crucial role in modern society: it seems that the harmonious and uninterrupted operation of communication software equipment guarantees the effective existence of humanity. This creates an urgent problem of finding spare parts or developing high-tech solutions that can be resistant to crisis conditions. In particular, natural disasters often have a devastating impact on infrastructure; causing damage to urban settlements and agglomerations — as a result, in an emergency where people’s lives and health are threatened by catastrophe, citizens are disconnected. This is unacceptable because, at dangerous times, calling a rescue or ambulance can be a determining factor in saving lives. These conditions create the need for a technology solution that enables mobile communications even when infrastructure is disrupted. After analyzing the market, UMRS concluded that such a development is relevant, hence, the company has directed its efforts to implement an integrated mobile solution for crises. This work aims to discuss the concept of this high-tech product for natural and anthropogenic disasters. Needs and Challenges The analysis of the described scenario leads to the conclusion that UMRS faces several problems that need to be solved for the successful implementation of the product. First of all, it is worth mentionin
Alexie Sherman is an American writer who is notable for his short stories, poems, and some films. The majority of his works reflect the writer’s life and personal experience as a Native American. When Alexie Sherman was a student he enjoyed the works by Alex Kuo which influenced his further creative life. Nowadays, Alexie Sherman got recognition as a skilful writer throughout the United States. Some of his works won awards. For example, Alexie received the Faulkner Award in 2010 for the collection of short stories, the War Dances,. The collection unites several short stories and poems. All of them are connected to each other by content and humorous description. The short story War Dances, the title story of the book, represents the mixture of such emotions as grief, joy, tears, and laughs and covers various social, moral and humane problems. In other words, the work is the representation of humans feeling as they are. War Dances is a story about an Indian whose ear went deaf and he tried to find out, what were the reasons of this phenomenon. When main hero passed cerebrum tomography he inquired that he had a little tumor in his head. Though it was only benign one, it was still a tumor. And then the novel tells as the main character gets accustomed to this news, and at the same time, it builds a lovely storyline of character’s life. As it is often presented in good novels, this one shows several plans through one fact: War Dances tells not only about this Indian, but also about his children’s, wife’s, mother’s-in-law, father’s, uncles’ and American Indians’ lives. These stories are in this or that way tied with the narration; often the main character tells us about this or that episode when he faces some occurrences which are connected with various events in his or his families’ life. For example, he tells the story of his father’s surgeon right when he understands that he has to make a visit to a medical clinic. A thought, which is born in his mind initiates a new turn of a plot: the phrase “This would be the first time I had been inside a health-care facility since my father’s last surgery” (Sherman 31) ends one chapter, which tells about current situation in his life, and the next chapter and next paragraph take us into his past, to the hospital, where Indian’s father has just passed through the surgeon which cut off his father’s right foot (Sherman 31). The novel covers various subjects, such as role of a parent, medical neglect, racial conflicts, religion beliefs and traditions, etc. The episode, which tells abo
This news item is retrieved from the New York Times Newspaper and points out on the debate surrounding a requirement for the standardization for all electronic health records (EHR). EHRs are computer-based records that can be accessed by medical personnel and in some cases, patients. The debate to standardize EHRs involves several stakeholders in the healthcare industry and includes professionals from medicine, industry, academia and government (Lohr, 2011). The se stakeholders agree that when well designed and used rightly, electronic records can improve access to medical information, will improve healthcare, and cut costs. However, they contend that an EHR platform could be difficult to use, clustered and distractive, and do more harm than good to the profession. The issue at the core of the controversy is that of balancing stakeholder interests when devising technical standards that naturally limits design choices promotes innovation. It also brings up the question of the role of the government in coming up with the necessary technological requirements. Another important issue is the development of standards regarding the effectiveness and ease of use of EHR devices (Lohr, 2011). The necessity to standardize these devices stems from a 2009 study that found out that most EHR systems were poorly designed and this can increase the likelihood of error, add, rather that reduce workflow, and discourage personnel from using them. Discussions on how to proceed with matters on standardization have been ongoing and no concrete decision has been made. Standardization of EHR devices is a move in the right direction toward the full adoption of electronic health system, a move that will reduce overreliance on paper records and bring many advantages to the health sector. One of the benefits of standardization is that it will promote innovation as various technology firms will compete towards having a perfect system that is user friendly and less prone to errors, and which will be taken as the prototype for all devices. One of the greatest failing of these devices will be doctor’s refusal to use them because they area cumbersome, time-consuming, and possibly erroneous. Usability, which will be brought about by standardization, will be the single most important motivation for doctors to adopt EHR systems. Besides, it will be easier to analyze or merge data from various health institutions, or different states, to come up with a national database. Opponents of the standardization decision affirm that the government’s is crossing its line by involving in the debate. They mention that standardization would stifle innovation since all companies will have a standard model by which to operate. And this will in turn affect usability and hurt innovation. I object to this argument for various reasons. First, all stakeholders and participating software firms will be involved in coming up with standardized EHR
Operations management is the department in any organization that is responsible for all activities that involve the process of converting inputs into outputs. Inputs, in most cases, are raw materials including capital; workforce, and energy just to mention a few. Outputs are goods and services. It is, therefore, the duty of the operations manager to make wise decisions towards ensuring proper and effective production of goods and services. Such decisions involve recruiting employees, purchasing production equipment, and organizing the construction of various facilities. With the increasing advancements in technology, the decision making process by the operations management is greatly influenced as productivity by workers tends to increase. This is because, besides the use of more efficient and faster production equipment, the technology has provided room for employees training programs to help improve their skills. With the decision making responsibility being the core of a successful business, operations management, therefore, have to consider the impacts of technology on their production operations. Under this basis, the operations manager has to make decisions on the products to be produced, what facility to be constructed, and what its size should be? For instance, if a facility has to be built, its location should be made to the favor of customers otherwise it will not facilitate the sale of the products it produces. Also, operations management are now making use of the advanced technologies to reduce production costs as they increase productivity and most importantly, flexibility especially now that customers’ needs are changing rapidly. Such decisions include ideas to ensure short time delivery of products and improving customer relations and other services (Advameg 1). Works Cited Advameg, Inc. “Operations management” . 2011. Web.
The company under discussion is Earth Class Mail. It is focused on the delivery of letters to people all over the world. Its founder says that the company is rather promising as it will provide people with an opportunity to get their mail in different parts of the world, no matter what their location is. Ron Wheener has already launched five companies, and this project is another idea related to this very sphere ( Start up junkies n.d.). Ron has outstanding expectations because of the unique importance of this mission. He plans to create facilities that could be used to provide services to millions of people. However, the main drawback of this new business venture is its enormous scope and size. The fact is that the payment for these facilities will be high and the revenues could hardly cover this spending. Additionally, Ron does not take into account the fact that there is a tendency towards the digitalization of society, which means that the majority of actions are performed via specific software. The number of letters decreases every year, and the total prevalence of e-mails could be predicted. For this reason, Rons business might collapse, and he will also pay the great sum needed for the rent. The company is launched by Todd Jones and Amy Stipa. It is focused on the creation and selling of chocolate-covered strawberries. At the moment, the company is not very successful ( We mean business n.d.). It is situated in a rather popular place; however, many people even do not know about it. Furthermore, there is a huge debt that should be paid. The company is the only source of income, and it should be reorganized to help these people. First of all, it is crucial to choose the way in which the business will evolve. Amy and Todd have different visions of the companys future, and it prevents their project from developing. Once having determined a new appearance, they will be able to set new goals and achieve them. Moreover, Amy has not much time because of her son. For this reason, she has to either trust Todd the companys mana
Introduction It is worth noting that green building assessment programs are aimed at studying the construction and operation of facilities on the issue of their compliance with the country standards. Each of the initiatives evaluates the impact that buildings have on the environment as well as the way these buildings were built and how they can be disposed of in the future. However, each program has its criteria for conformity and functionality. The main objective of all the programs in reducing the consumption of natural and energy resources during construction and afterward. The purpose of this paper is to review five different green building assessment programs and relevant case studies. BREEAM BREEAM is one of the leading methods of facility performance evaluation. This program displays an entire system of environmental assessment methods and conformity standards, and it describes the crucial construction characteristics comprehensively. The advantages of this approach to assessment lie in the fact that it allows designing buildings while improving their performance and life cycle with minimum land use and waste (BREEAM, n.d.). For instance, a positive impact on the initiative is evident in terms of Brandon’s primary school and its full compliance with the environmental criteria. During the design, construction, and management of the building the operating costs were reduced to the minimum, and the working conditions were improved significantly. The building meets all the standards and has a minimal impact on the natural environment (BREEAM, n.d.). CASBEE CASBEE is a national evaluation program, which is significantly different from the one described above. Even though it relies on the same criteria, the land-use factor has the greatest weight in this approach. One of the case studies that has been evaluated positively by this program is the multi-use cultural activity center in Japan ( Aiina center, n.d.). Aiina center is evaluated as a highly functional facility that makes effective use of the land through remaining sustainable and causing minimum contamination to the environment. Green Star This system is similar to BREEAM; however, it has been revised and adapted to take the aspect of hot climate into account. The approach assesses the effectiveness of water and energy usage, as well as indoor air quality and transport links (Jurleit, 2015). For instance, according to Green Star, Flinders Medical Centre is an example of a multi-functional construction that has low levels of greenhouse gas emissions and applies the principle of sustainability. DGNB DGNB is one of the voluntary certification systems. It assesses the impact of buildings in terms of environmental, economic, functional, cultural, and social factors. The approach mustn’t consider the individual metrics but the overall efficiency
Introduction For English teachers, the biggest challenge in front of them is difficulty in memorizing texts on part of many students. Almost all students whether they have English major or not as their subjects fail to remember the sentences, ideas theme or content leave alone describing in own words. If students’ remember at all they can only remember either little bit of theme or story line or certain phrases or sentences. There could never exist complete information in their mind. This kind of problem is called a discourse memory. Obviously, students in possession of good memory would be able to remember more information and can better comprehend the same. In the whole process of listening and reading, students try to understand the content taking base the very knowledge and concept about which they are aware of and also about the speaker, the situation and about the place where the story or a piece of content is placed. In fact, in the reading and listening process, many details or some part of the details may be wiped out from the memory. Here the application of Schemata of different course types as regard to the respective genre is considered as a very important concept. The activation of schemata during discourse comprehension influences on how much and what is recalled. Schemata is very helpful in retrieving the lost content from the memory and is very well understood and applied in context to the genre. Main body There are several kinds of genres like narration, exposition, description, and argumentation. This following paper will be developed on basis of the several conductors on the research about the system of EFL learning and the way they can be developed to make the students memorize the contents of the English genre. EFL Learning means English for specific purpose or ESP, in other words it is also known as the LSP. In other words, ESP is applied to the terms like need based, pragmatic, efficient, cost efficient and functional. (Hutchinson & Waters 1987) In other words, ESP could also mean accomodationist. Hereby, we will experiment and conduct how the research on ESP could be applied to the genre narration and how the research shows concept Schemeta could be applied to this. There are various psychological factors that contribute to the English language difficulties
There is a significant lack of women in top management positions and on boards of directors in the hospitality industry. The purpose of the study conducted by Segovia-Pérez et al. (2019) is to gain an understanding of the development of women’s careers from a gender approach. There are three questions the authors are trying to answer. First, how can a gender approach increase the perception of women’s position in the hospitality industry? Next, what social and individual factors can affect females’ progress in career? Finally, which industry-specific factors have an effect on their progress? It is qualitative research, though the authors admit that using a mixture of methods would enhance “both the research process and the reliability and generalizability of the findings” (Segovia-Pérez et al., 2019, p. 191). The conceptual framework of this research is “Gender as a Social Structure in the Hospitality Industry” (Segovia-Pérez et al., 2019, p. 188). The authors analyze the data they managed to gather and offer their ideas and several suggestions for future research. The methodology of the study is based on “thirty semi-structured in-depth interviews with female executives in the Spanish hospitality industry” and their analysis (Segovia-Pérez et al., 2019, p. 184). As a conclusion, the authors claim that the key factors that hinder achieving gender equality are the problems related to gendered organizations, issues associated with work-life conciliation, gender roles, and self-imposed barriers (Segovia-Pérez et al., 2019). Though this is a thorough study that contributes greatly to the solution of the problem, its limitation is the fact that the researchers did not use a mixed approach. However, it is useful for my research topic about the lack of mentorship of African American women because this article provides the reasons for the inability to come to gender equality in mentorship and leadership. Reference Segovia-Pérez, M., Figueroa-Domecq, C., Fuentes-Moraleda, L., Muñoz-Mazón, A. (2019). Incorporating a gender approach in the hospitality industry: Female executives’ perceptions. International Journal of Hospitality Management 76 , 184–193.
Specific Purpose : The specific purpose of this speech is to inform the audience about the brief and rapid development of Turkey from 1990 to 2021. Central Idea: The central idea of this speech is to analyze the reasons for the unique rapid development of Turkey over the last thirty years. Introduction  1. (Attention Getter) In a short period of time, Turkey transformed from a developing country into one of the leading economies of the world. Understanding how it was accomplished may hold an answer to achieving prosperity.  2. (Reveal your topic) During this speech I will inform the audience about the development of Turkey for the past thirty years.  3. (Establish Credibility) Being from Turkey, I have first-hand knowledge of the country’s strengths and problems. Moreover, I have done extensive research, which confirmed my ideas. Combined with the experts’ acknowledgement of Turkey’s growth, my personal experience reinforces my comprehension of this topic.  4. (Relevancy Statement) I believe that the analysis of Turkey’s development will help ascertain why certain countries are more successful at economic growth and others fail.  5. (Preview of Main Points) The speech is divided into three main parts, the first of which introduces Turkey. The second part is about the factual data, which proves Turkey’s achievements. The final part will focus on Turkey’s culture and its significance in the country’s development. ( TRANSITION: I will start with the general overview of Turkey.) Body   * (First main point): I will focus on the geographical location of the Republic of Turkey.       + (Internal preview of SPs ) I will discuss Turkey’s geography, borders, and climate.           o (Subpoint) Turkey’s geographical location gives it advantages over various of countrie
The Samsung Group of companies ran various subsidiaries among them Samsung Electronics that owned Samsung Electronics Canada. As much as the company has been a success in Canada, it faced various challenges when the management under the stewardship of Park set up the strategy for branding in Canada. The first was the amount of Capital to invest in promotions. The challenge was whether the budget allocated on promotional services was to be increased or retained. There was another issue of the reasons behind either of the decisions. In 2003, the management had introduced new brand-building initiatives, yet the amount allocated to advertisements and promotions had remained constant for half a decade. Over that period, more than half of the amount had been channeled to promotional services. In the same year, Park had to make a decision on whether the $ 15 million allocated to the sector was enough considering the new developments. To arrive at a progressive decision, Park had to consider two other issues. First, SECA was enjoying advantages of advertisement by SEA that had increased advertising coverage following a decision to increase expenditure in that business division. Secondly, the head office was planning to sponsor global events such as the Olympics. The decision to take full advantage of the spillovers was well advised. This is because to a large extend it cut down on the expenditure. The second challenge was associated with company products and their distribution. New developments had indicators of abolishing low-end products that were valuable in Canada. The challenge for Park was that these goods formed the primary source of profits for SECA. The decision by Park to continue the production of the same was wise as it would not have made sense to kill the products that formed the base of the profits. In the same breadth, a challenge was whether SECA would change its distribution style to emulate Sony. As much as the system had merits, the challenge was that, the system was already associated with the rival. Allowing the chain stores to operate under the Samsung brand was wonderful while the company owned production part. The third problem was related to pricing. A choice had to be made between retaining the existing retail prices and increasing them. In adopting the former, SECA would have to find other sources of funds for its repositioning efforts. In the latter, the company faced the risk of losing clients to competitors. Categorizing the products into various classes did the magic in differentiating the prices. Stages of brand building Brand Positioning Samsung always endeavored to make sure that customers put great value on their products. Most goods were sold to end consumers using retailers. LCD monitors had to be sold directly to consumers since they became popular. Goods with real value were produced so that they capture customer interests. SECA however, used spe
People are guaranteed to have rights and freedoms in democratic countries. All these rights are noted in the constitutions of the countries along with the obligations of the citizens. “The Bill of Rights” is a very important document in the life of Americans, as this Bill guarantees people’s rights and freedoms on the territory of the country. If all the rights of people were followed and kept, there would not be courts and jurisdictions in the society, which, unfortunately, is impossible in any country. The courts are created to help people to prove that their rights were violated and to punish the injurer. The situations, where they stop and frisk arrests take place, should be provided in the society as it, on the one hand, increases the rate of criminals capturing, and on the other hand, does not violate the Fourth Amendment of “The Bill of Rights” as police work for the benefit of people’s security. The court case Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968) is the example where two opposite opinions about the Fourth Amendment of “The Bill of Rights” were discussed. The main idea of the court trial