ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the fast-growing nations characterized by powerful and rich resources used to support the high speed of the state’s evolution. The country devotes much attention to developing its economy and making it less dependent on oil to create the basis for future successes. The government also focuses on problems that might affect new generations, and that should be resolved to ensure a high quality of life for all citizens (Zacharias, 2020). Environmental concerns belong to this cohort as the UAE is located in an area with traditionally complex climate conditions. For centuries, people had been adapting to living in deserts with their unique ecosystems. As a result, they formed a unique lifestyle and agriculture capable of meeting their nutritional needs. Camel grazing became one of the fundamental aspects of the Middle Eastern and the UAE region as it became a source of products vital for survival. Today, it remains significant and is practices in the country. However, the focus on environmental issues gave rise to debates on camel grazing effects on species diversity and community structure in the deserts of the UAE. For this reason, the paper aims at determining the central points associated with the issue, outlining the current state of the area, consequences of camel grazing, and possible changes in the future. The improved understanding of the influence camel grazing has on lands might help to reduce desertification rates and improve the state of ecosystems in the UAE. Background Camel is a unique mammal domesticated by humans in the course of evolution. It has a special status formed by multiple factors, such as a high level of adaptability allowing the animal to live in the desert, its multipurpose nature, the ability to produce many products, and critical importance for the local economy. Camels provide people with milk, meat, wool, skin, and manure vital for agriculture (Chaudhary, 2015). Furthermore, these mammals offer transportation and leisure options such as polo, tourism, riding, pack carryi
Appreciating ethical issues and maintaining business ethics are crucial concepts in driving successful relationships at individual and societal levels. These values are also crucial towards business growth bearing in minds that ethical congruence is a crucial factor in guiding both the short and long term focus in the sustainability of a business venture. According to Tang (2008, p. 249), ethics can be defined as the generally acceptable standards or rules that concerns social or personal welfare and which govern the conducts and operations of a particular society or organization. It is also evident business ethics take different forms and is commonly applied at all levels and stages of its operation and management. Scholars of organizational behavior like Ralston and Pearson (2010, p. 149) concur with ethical theorists and point out that it is crucial for individuals in a society both at micro and macro levels to assimilate behaviors that culminate to improved levels of organizational performance and productivity. As such, an understanding of subordinate influence ethics plays an important role of appreciating both self serving and pro-organizational ethical behaviors. While good organizational ethics behavior influences subordinates to enhance their work performance, I have come to acknowledge that poor business ethics forms one of the most retrogressing factors that negatively affect a society and national economy. Reported numbers of unethical cases have been out of bad influence, practices and undesirable behaviors by management personnel in organizations. The cumulative effect has been cited as one of the worst element to an economy. This has been compounded by spontaneous emergence of opportunistic chances for self- indulgent ethical behaviors and destructive ethics in an organization stetting A major question many researchers ask themselves is whether the perpetrators of bad business comprehend their overall impact on the society and economy. It is also definite that personal effectiveness is instrumental towards reinforcing ethical practices. The effectiveness of an individual at workplace depends on the communication system in the working environment as
Abstract This is an outcome project paper on “Administration Guest Syndrome” common in patients and which nurses are constantly confronted with as they in the daily undertakings. The paper includes a diagnostic tool that can be used by other health care professionals in identifying the syndrome. With the support of appropriate literature, the paper has discussed a nursing protocol that can help deal with the syndrome. Various desired outcomes have been pointed, the stressors that are likely to be associated with the response pattern, and the nursing interventions that can be used to handle the stressors. The outcomes are based on ideal timing, skills and staffing. Introduction and presentation of Syndrome Patients put in situations that are out of their control, respond to their problems in varied ways at the busy Cardio-thoracic step-down unit where I work. Ideally, most of them stick to the plan. Some, however, respond differently. Venting out negative feelings through complaints, remaining sad or withdrawn, and verbalizing frustration are some of the acceptable way’s patients responded which I identified. Some of the less desirable responses identified were the incessant use of the call light, coercive behavior, and expectation by the patient to have their every wish catered for. These types of patients are often referred to as “administrative guests” since they are often calling administrative offices to complain about the care they are receiving as a way of coping with their illness. This manipulative and demanding behavior is an undesirable pattern of response and is often not part of the medical diagnosis. The same type of behavior would most likely be witnessed if the same patient had a different medical problem. Desired and Realistic Treatment Outcomes The project seeks to diagnose these types of responses supported by appropriate literature. Its purpose is to help nurses deal with these types of negative patient responses more effectively. A nursing protocol will consequently be developed that will help treat the stated response patterns. Desired outcomes are based on ideal staffing, time and skills. The desired outcome is that the patient will be able to more effectively cope with their current health condition, verbalize and show an acceptance of changes in the daily routines, reduce the use of call bell for unnecessary demands and stop jeopardizing the health care provider’s job status by constant complains to administrators. Diagnostic Tool for Identification of “Administrative Guest Syndrome” The following tool can be used by nurses to identify the “Administration Guest Syndrome” in patients. “Administration Guest Syndrome” is present if a patient has at least three out of the following characteristics:  1. Patient underwent unplanned emergency surgery (True_________ False________)  2. Patient’s family has unrealistic goals and outcomes (True______ False________)  3. Patient’s Family makes unrealistic demands (True______Fa
Introduction Following his capture and death on 20 th October 2011, the media posted recordings and images of the bloody body of the late Muammar Gaddafi (Guardia, 2011). The pictures of the moment before and after his death were recorded as “the most graphic and distressing representations we have ever seen of a recognizable individual during his final moments” (Lawson, 2011, p. 1). The argument was “in instinctively suspicious and conspiratorial age, national and international communities, a global village of doubting Thomases, will only accept that the villain is dead if they have seen the corpse” (Lawson, 2011, p. 1). However, this argument is challenged by the fact that it could not stand during the death of Osama Bin Laden since it raised mockery to the American government which secretly carried out the execution. Not all the people who accessed the media were ready to receive such scenes. As we will learn later, many people were disgusted in seeing the bloody images of the body of the late Muammar Gaddafi, and many even raised complains on the same. Thesis Statement Gaddafi deserved a private death regardless of his failures in leadership: he was a human being who had rights even in his death, a leader, who had given himself to his country, and privacy in his death was necessary in protection of what the media offered to the public. Muammar Gaddafi deserved a Private Death Muammar Gaddafi having served the Libyan people since 1969 deserved to be recognized as a leader and seeing the images of his bloody body all over the media was a distressful representation of his legacy and the years he gave to the Libyan people. Many objections have been aired by people against media sites to avoid displaying the pictures and as Lawson (2011) put it, “there should be dignity and privacy in death, and the obligation imposed on editors not to cause unnecessary or unheralded offence to sensitive consumers” (Lawson, 2011, p. 1). His last moments though a tyrant, deserved to be made private just like Bill Clinton wished he could have a private life (Lawson, 2011). Publicizing his death was not only unethical but also against human rights. The violation posed a threat to many leaders and is a clear indication that they are not protected even in the time of their death since the media is “the threshold for publishing gruesome images” (Heneghan, 2011, p. 1) hence making it difficult for the work of the editorial team to regulate what should go to the public and what should not. In the Gaddafi case, the media broadcast what they received from the people who did mobile phone recordings without fear of what the images could mean to the public. The newspapers of all the media failed to protect decency and values since it captures a great field of readers, including children. This exposed the children to scenes that were antisocial to them and who knows what the scene
The present paper describes and illustrates a dataset that consists of 30 people observed during a one-hour beach walk. The researcher took note of the people’s gender, footwear, and company; the summary is presented in Table 1. MS Excel was used to create all the graphs introduced below. As can be seen from the exercise, Excel offers a variety of graph options that can be employed to illustrate the results of data analyses. Table 1: A Summary of the Data (Numbers of People in Each Group) Male   Female   14     16       Shoes  No Shoes  Shoes  No Shoes 6      8         7      9        Alone  Group     Alone  Group     Alone  Group  Alone  Group 3      3         7      1         3      4      5      4      Figure 1. A pie chart of the sample’s genders Figure 1 is a pie chart, and it shows male and female walkers as fractions of the entire sample; their numbers are almost equal, but the latter group is slightly more numerous (53% of the sample). A sidebar graph also allows comparing findings for different groups (Richardson-Tench, Nicholson, Taylor, & Kermode, 2018; Williamson & Whittaker, 2017), and it was used to describe the people who wore shoes and those who did not (see Figure 2). The chart shows that most walkers (17) had no shoes. Figure 2. A sidebar diagram for people with and without shoes Figure 3. A column diagram with the numbers of people walking alone and in groups Figure 4. A 100% stacked column chart: men with and without shoes Figure 3 compares the number of people who were walking alone with those who were in groups. A vertical column diagram visually represents the two groups like the sidebar one (Polit & Beck, 2017; Williamson & Whittaker, 2017). Thus, most walkers (18) were alone, but 12 more were walking in groups. Figure 4 is a 100% stacked bar that shows the number of men with and without shoes. Since the two groups are included in another one (men), a 100% stacked bar demonstrates them as parts of the whole, indicating that most men wore shoes (eight people as compared to the six who wore them). Figure 5. A doughnut chart: women with and without shoes Furthermore, a doughnut chart was used to represent the female walkers with shoes and female walkers without shoes (see Figure 5). There is not much difference between the pie chart and the doughnut chart; they show groups as parts of a whole, and additional labels include the data about numbers and percentages. As can be seen from the chart, 56% of the women in the sample wore no shoes. Figure 6. A plot chart that attempts to summarize all the data Figure 7. A stacked bar for all the data Since the task requires introducing a plot graph as well, one was used to describe the data with all the variables added. However, this approach may be inappropriate since scatterplots usually represent numerical variables (Williamson & Whittaker, 2017). The variables from the current dataset are not numerical because they use nominal data (Polit & Beck, 2017). The chart above (see Figure 6) uses the numbers of people in every group to form a scatterplot, but it is better to int
Introduction This essay will try to examine the x. These may be both the trickery that characters engage in to achieve evil ends and trickery other characters engage in to achieve good ends. An overview of the role played by evil and virtuous trickery in King Lear will show the viewer or reader that although trickery is generally evil, it could destroy both good and bad intentions. However, the play also suggests that while good intentions have the propensity to triumph, the evil enjoyed the ride. Since this is a prevalent issue that emerges with King Lear, this essay shall focus on the thesis that while evil trickery which may mean evils ways to achieve evil goals already courts disaster or tragedy, the evil-doers are provided much more pleasure than the good. This essay will also consider whether trickery serves an important function in the play. It will contrast one example of an evil trick with one example of a virtuous one. An analysis in the strategy used in the playing of each trick will also be presented. The trickster and the person being tricked, the switching that the trickster uses in order to play a trick on the person will also be put to light. This paper will consider whether the strategy of the evil trickster is the same as that of the good one or whether the strategies similar for the most part or similar in certain small ways. Discussion The play King Lear is the story of an elderly ruler of England in a mythical period between Rome and the Middle Ages. The King who is about to abdicate his throne wants to dispose of his kingdom evenly among his three daughters: the married Goneril and Regan and the youngest Cordelia who is still single. Lear calls for all of them to gather at his palace with the plan to offer the hand of his youngest daughter to several suitors. During the family gathering with husbands and nobles attending, Lear asks each of his daughters. As maybe obvious in speech, King Lear made apparent to all how he might interpret the answers to his own question: “Which of you shall we say doth love us most? That we our largest bounty may extend…” (Shakespeare, 1623, Act 1, Scene 1). So that the reader or viewer will know the flatterer as the liar and the sincere who will only profess deed. Goneril and Regan were the same, when one (Goneril) declared: “Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter; Dearer than eyesight, space, and liberty; Beyond what can be valu’d, rich or rare; No less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honour…” (Shakespeare, 1632, Act 1, Scene 1, Verse 18). It is arguable whether Cordelia was exhibiting her father’s pride (Granville-Barker, 1927, p 188) when she answered indignantly with consideration of giving also her lo
The case involved the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) which was the complainant, and Boeing, the defendant. It was filed by the NLRB after the management board of Boeing announced that it planned to relocate part of the company’s production line of the 787 Dreamliner from its current station in Washington DC to its new location in South Carolina. The new plant in South Carolina would not be under the union. This plan was to ensure that the company would produce a total of 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a month with three being assembled at its South Carolina base while the rest were to be assembled at its current hub in Seattle. In its submissions, the NLRB argued that the decision by Boeing to relocate unionized workers to its new South Carolina plant was an act of discrimination aimed at punishing the union for its persistent and unwavering stand on labour laws. It also argued that the relocation plan named “Project Gemini” had far-reaching effects since it would create significant job losses for middle-level employees who were at that time unionized. Therefore, the board was seen to take the decision as an act of retaliation against the employees who had at an earlier time stalled the operations of the giant aircraft maker through a strike. To support its facts, NLRB presented documents from the company which in its opinion confirmed its concerns to be valid. Boeing in its submission vehemently denied the allegations presented by NLRB stating that its decision to relocate part of its production work for the 787 was purely motivated by economic reasons and not as an act of retaliation against the worker’s union because of the strikes that had earlier been staged by its workers who were under the union. Boeing also advanced the view that the threat for job losses of its unionised employees was non-existent since the company had created more than 5000 unionised jobs in its Washington DC base after the opening of the South Carolina plant. The company further argued that the arguments made by the National Labour Regulation Board were blown out of context. Boeing asked the court to dismiss the case. However, a keen analysis of the documents presented in court by NLRB showed that labour issues were part of the considerations which motivated Boeing to move some of its workers to South Carolina. In addition, the plaintiff also confirmed that Boeing’s “Project Gemini” had a high-ri
Introduction Volkswagen (VW) Group is among the most prominent international automotive giants, which is why its emissions scandal of 2015 resulted in a massive and costly recall campaign (Plungis & Katz, 2015). This paper analyzes the way VW manages its reverse logistics (RL) processes in the form of car recalls in a situation that can be described as a crisis. Volkswagen: The Scandal and Recalls VW was installing software designed to provide false results during emissions tests in its diesel cars. The vehicles do not pose a direct safety hazard, and they cannot lead to accidents, but they are not environmentally friendly, do not comply with relevant regulations, and are a product of dishonesty (Volkswagen of America, 2016). 11 million vehicles (most of them in Europe) have been affected and need to be recalled and fixed (Schwartz & Cremer, 2015). Possibly having learned from the infamous case of Toyota crisis management, which is described, for example, by Heller and Darling (2012), VW did not attempt to deny the issue. The crisis management was launched immediately in the hope of resolving the situation within the following three years (Schwartz & Cremer, 2015, para. 1). For that, VW needs to review its policy, check its management team (CEO has already been substituted), invest in the research and development of better technologies, and return the trust of its customers, especially through the car recalls. Scandalous recalls (VW’s case or Toyota’s acceleration problem) do not happen too often, but the necessity to withdraw cars is a natural part of automotive industry operation (Heller & Darling, 2012; Schwartz & Cremer, 2015). As a result, the VW campaign is worth studying. Volkswagen and Recalls: Best Practices Plungis and Katz (2015) describe VW’s recall campaign in detail. It includes the processes of determining the vehicle eligibility, getting it to a shop, fixing it, and ensuring that the customer can use it aga
Abstract Consumerism involves encouraging consumers to purchase more products on the basis of the strength of the economy. It shows the consumers that it is good to continually acquire goods and services. A number of scholars have criticized this idea. They argue that it is not good for the consumers and for the economy. In this paper, the author analyzed the attitudes of wealthy and educated and poor and uneducated Americans towards consumerism. The aim was to analyze the group reporting higher levels of consumerism in the society. Two sociological theories were used in discussing the differences between the attitudes of these two groups. They include the conflict and functionalist. Information from eight peer-reviewed American journals was used in this paper. It was found that rich and educated Americans support consumerism more than their poor and uneducated counterparts. Key words: consumerism, educated, uneducated, wealthy, poor, sociological theories Introduction Background Information America remains to be one of the most developed societies in modern history. The economy is characterized by high income per capita and increased growth. Consequently, consumerism has emerged to be one of the defining attributes of the American society. The concept is controlled and determined by the society the individual lives in. In America, inequities with regards to wealth are evident. There are those who are wealthy and those who are poor. It is noted that the rich continue to amass more wealth as the poor become poorer. Different factors are responsible for the levels of poverty reported among people in America. One of them is unemployment. According to Oorschot (2007), most of the unemployed people in this country lack the necessary qualifications required by employers. Such qualities include experience, skills, and education. Lack of proper education is the main cause of unemployment among Americans. The impacts of these inadequate qualifications are reflected in the society and in the economy of America. As such, it is important to determine how these qualities are related to consumerism in modern American society. Many people do not understand the reason why attitudes towards consumerism differ between the wealthy and educated and the poor and uneducated Americans. In this theoretical foundation paper, the author is going to analyze these discrepancies. Research Question The paper will be guided by the following research question: Are there any variations between the attitudes held by wealthy and educated Americans and those associated with poor and uneducated Americans as far as consumerism is concerned? Theories Used According to Migone (2007), the match between education and job readiness is only optimal among individuals from middle and upper classes. The reason is that these persons have the financial support that is a prerequisite to success in relation to the two attributes (Migone, 2007). Young adults from lower class backgrounds lack the knowledge and training required to acquire well paying jobs. To address this issue in relation to the research question po