ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Description of the Clinical Issue, the Setting, and Population of Interest The clinical problem for my project is concerned with palliative care for cancer patients. The population of interest is adult patients. The environment described in the proposal is the hospital setting. The purpose of my project is to investigate the possible advantages of palliative care over conventional care. As a result of the project, it is expected to obtain solid data concerning the benefits of palliative care over conventional care for patients suffering from cancer. Clinical Question The clinical question in the current study is, “In adult patients with cancer pain (p), what is the significance of receiving palliative care from the palliative care team (i) when compared to conventional care practice (c) in terms of pain intensity reduction and improved pain management (o) during their course of care (t)?”:   * P: Patients with cancer pains.   * I: Palliative management and consultations.   * C: Conventional care practice (no palliative care whatsoever).   * O: Reduced pain strength and enhanced pain management.   * T: The duration of care. Proposed Intervention The suggested intervention for the project is a developed practitioner-led intervention (Matzo & Sherman, 2014). As a result of this intervention, I plan to answer the question of whether palliative care gives better outcomes than conventional care in the treatment of adult patients with cancer. To organize this intervention, it will be necessary to identify patients who have cancer and allocate them into two groups: those receiving palliative care and the ones receiving conventional care. Researchers note the significance of palliative care (Howie & Peppercorn, 2013; Satija et al., 2014; Wilkie & Ezenwa, 2012). However, there is no substantial evidence of such practice to be the most effective one. Therefore, I want to check this theory with the help of my intervention. The study conducted will be experimental. The rationale for such a choice is that it is necessary to compare the impact of two different types of care on patients with cancer. Thus, the groups will be randomly selected depending on the necessity to find the necessary number of patients in various hospitals. Type of Study As it was mentioned earlier, the type of study chosen for the intervention is experimental. Such a choice is delineated by the clinical study of the project. Since I need to compare the impact of two various types of care on the same population group, it is possible to assign people to the experimental and control groups randomly. Patients belonging to the experimental group will receive palliative care, and patients in the control group will take conventional treatment. As a result of this intervention, it will be possible to evaluate the advantages
Titus Andronicus is a classical tragedy from the beginning to the end. For instance the introduction of the characters to the play shows a clear picture of a classical tragedy. In this play, the characters are introduced by bringing them on stage without any prior notification and at the same time, at certain point, the characters are introduced by other characters at the stage (Greenblatt 98). The play starts up with minor characters whose roles in the play are not of much importance, these characters are used to introduce the more important characters. For instance, the play starts after the death of the roman emperor and his two sons. The conflict is created at the beginning of the play, whereby the two sons Saturninus and Bassianus were disagreeing on, who will succeed their dead father. The act of the
Introduction Change is a dynamic process that organizations have to undergo each day. Sometimes, change initiatives fail simply because of disconnect between the initiative and the implementation process. This may be in the form of miscommunication, excessive complacency, and permanent bottlenecks in organizations. This paper will explore change errors identified by Kotter in order to make justifiable recommendations to reverse the errors. Change Errors and Recommendation Error 1: Allowing too much complacency Many companies fall in the trap of too much complacency because “they overestimate how much they can force big changes on an organization and underestimate how hard it is to drive people out of their comfort zones” (Kotter, 1995, p. 5). Besides, such companies may fail to acknowledge the fact that some actions might only lead to reinforcement of the status quo. Kotter also identifies the element of confusing the aspect of urgency for change to simple anxiety. In the case of Adrien, the new head of production of a chemical company, the initiatives he proposed simply collapsed because there was disconnect between action plan and the urgency of each proposal. Recommendation It is important to note that change does not just occur because it seems to be a good idea, but it occurs the moment responsible people are satisfied to justify the difficulties of incorporating transformation (Hannan & Freeman, 2004). As a result, professionals are obligated to ensure change in an organization is able to come up with strategies that will ensure that there is a need for such a change to take place instead of simplifying on the benefits expected from such alterations. Change agents who have an understanding of this need should take up the role of ensuring that they offer assistance to others in order to embrace inclusive change (Weick & Quinn, 2009). An organization cannot continue to hold on its status quo, but embraces positive change. In order to create a clear picture of the above description, there is a need to create systematic change initiatives that address the needs through prioritization of different change instruments to ensure that the outcome meets the expectations. Justification In view of change to occur in any organization, all change agents must be able to make an analysis of the system that they will effectively operate and function in. It is therefore critical to note that whenever a change occurs in any one of the organization systems, it is expected that other s
Abstract In the contemporary world, people handle things differently because of their desire to earn massive profits. The media executives aspire to generate huge profits, and therefore, they have taken a different approach in handling the junior journalists. Journalists, who ought to exercise an authoritative role in giving reliable information, are acting under the influence of the public and the pressures from their bosses. Lately, the journalists desire to obtain public attention at all cost. They do not consider the effects that their actions would have to the larger society. Various societies are raising their concerns about the ethical considerations of the journalists. Communities are wondering if the media executives take a stringent analysis of the possible negative effects of programs before making broadcasts. This research proposal gives a clear outlay of the procedures that the researcher will employ to obtain the required information. The researcher will interview various members of different age groups within the area of study. Thereafter, the researcher will sample various media outlets, and select the respondents to take part in the study in a random manner. Essentially, the entire research will take a quantitative approach, where the researcher will go the field and collect first hand information. The main data collection instruments will comprise of questionnaires and interview pamphlets. Further, the researcher will employ two approaches to analyse the collected data. Thematic analysis will be essential in detecting the themes and subthemes in the responses of the interviewees, while the statistical package for social sciences will be helpful in analysing collected data. Introduction Background information The main role of the media is channelling communication to the public. Through the media, citizens are enlightened about the happenings within their nations and across the entire world. In the past, people could spare time to listen to the news broadcasts, as they were very vital. The few media outlets that exist could spend quality time to prepare conspicuous news that could capture the attention of every individual. However, media stations are increasing in number, and every media station competes for the public attention (Kellner, 2003). With the increase in the number of lucrative advertising deals, the media attendants are emphasizing on the quantity rather than the quality of information passed to the audience. The stifling news bulletins are meant to capture the attention of the observers and listeners. Interestingly, any advert that is aired during such prime moments generates massive income to the media station. Sometimes journalists have to use inaccurate news to capture the attention of the audiences. With an increase of the viewership and ratings, the media outlet is likely to obtain
Introduction One of the greatest wishes that everyone has is to create wealth in order to live a comfortable life and share it with other people. This wish comes true for some, and for others, it does not. A common myth that has existed for a very long time is the assumption that wealthy people live in expensive neighborhoods, drive expensive cars, dress in pricey clothes, and spend their money without creating spending plans. However, several research studies have proved this myth to be untrue. The Millionaire Next Door is a book that was authored by Tom Stanley and William Danko. The authors aimed to show how wealthy people create their wealth, how they spend it, and the types of lifestyles they embrace to maintain it. The book contains numerous statistics that are based on interviews and studies conducted b the authors. It offers insights on how millionaires achieved their wealth and what readers can do to become financially independent. All the millionaires covered in the book are financially independent and can survive for several years without generating any money. Common characteristics of wealthy people The book starts by enumerating the 7 traits that characterize the millionaires. Rich people save money by living below their means. They ensure that they spend less than they earn in e form of income. Their time and money are very precious. Therefore, they allocate them in a way that augments their efforts and activities that create wealth. Rich people hold a common belief that being financially independent is more important than flaunting one’s financial might. They avoid showing off their wealth. Many of the millionaires covered in the book did not receive financial support from their guardians while building their wealth. Wise investing, frugality, and industry are the reasons for their wealth. On the other hand, they are good at identifying and taking advantage of market opportunities that add to their wealth. Finally, they choose occupations that they love and enjoy in order to guarantee high productivity and performance. Frugality The authors also discuss the concept of frugality as an important factor in wealth creation. Millionaires interviewed by the authors revealed that they live frugally by buying cheap things, living below their means, budgeting, and avoiding lifestyle inflation when they increase their income. Many millionaires drive secondhand cars, shop in middle-class malls, live in cheap neighborhoods, and contribute a certain amount of their earnings to savings accounts. The rich have the money to buy expensive things. However, their habits and lifestyles do not allow them to spend money on expensive things. They avoid fancy clothes and cars, control consumption, and use the things they buy for prolonged periods before renewing them. They use the money saved to invest and build more wealth. Time, energy, and money Wealthy people are so concerned about how they use their money, time, and energy. They allocate these resources in ways that help them to create more wealth. For instance, they spend time and money on education because education is one of the prime drivers
The “practice of everyday life” builds an opposition between space and place that are linked to metaphors, metonymy, and quotation, inversion, tactics or doubling. For De Certeau, space is an ambiguous word that is held up in the present political and cultural situation. In his work, De Certeau combines his scholarly interest in developing a theoretical framework of consumptive and productive activities that are present in everyday lives. Certeau argues that everyday life is very different from other activities that continually take place in day to day existence bearing in mind that daily life is not only unconscious but also repetitive. Therefore, the works of Certeaus do not only concentrate in studying the popular culture and resistance of regimes in power but instead focuses on means through which individuals move their ideas from the city lives to literary texts (Buchanan, 2000, p.78). Additionally, Certeau differentiates the concepts of tactics and strategies. In his work, he directly links aspects of strategies with structures and institutions of power in the society. In the same angle, strategies are the main producers while consumers are individuals in society who use tactics outline and dictated by strategies in the environment. De Certeau argues that “the city” is a notion created by strategies of corporations, government and other institutional entities that are responsible for production of things such as maps that describes a city as a “unified whole entity”. De Certeau illustrates this by using a skyscraper in the city of New York. But contrastingly, the walker at the street moves tactically and uses strategies instead of applying the outlined plans of the organized institutions. Hence, according to De Certeau, everyday life operates in the same manner by poaching and grabbing in the territories of others, applying the products and rules that are already in existence in a particular culture in a manner that is influential but not determined by the same products and rules. Consequently, the author’s account of power in today’s life can be related to occurrence of World Wars. After the Second World War for instance, there was establishment of United States centered power in addition to consolidation of various institutions not only through political means but also via cultural and social means. Hence, when the cold world started, the world was divided into two. This made United States to launch their operations all over the world to challenge domination of soviet Union (Buchanan, 2000, p.90). According to De Certeau, everyday life is the situation of a number of tactics put in place to resistance the broader relations of power. According to him, even though the most dominant culture progresses via strategies, practices that make use of foundation of marginal and operations, there is still need to apply tactics. Therefore, according to De Certeau, calculated actions in power relations can be determined by lack of sufficient locus and the space that is left by others as a result of not using proper tactics makers other individuals to occupy the left
Introduction In their book “A centripetal theory of democratic governance” published in 2008, political scientists and leading researchers John Gerring and Strom Thacker attempt to develop a comprehensive analysis of the role of political institutions in developing good governance. Using an empirical study, the researchers sought to address the questions on why some democratic governments become more successful than others and the impact of various political institutions on the quality of good governance. With the help of empirical study to address these questions, the two researchers developed a relatively new theory in political science- the “centripetalism theory”- arguing that it contradicts the traditional dominant paradigm of decentralism. Nevertheless, the researchers have made several references to the consensus model of democracy that was previously developed by Arend Lijphart (27). In this case, it becomes evident that the two researchers attempt to build on the work of Lijphart. In fact, they conclude that their work can be viewed as a refinement or reconceptualization of the consensus model. They conclude that this is not a problem, arguing that they would rather be delighted if their theory is viewed in either way. Using an in-depth analysis of the arguments and the empirical study developed in this book, it is worth viewing Gerring and Thacker’s centripetalism theory as a refinement rather than reconceptualization of Lijphart’s consensus model. Brief review if Lijphart’s Concensus Theory First, it is important to review Lijphart’s consensus model and the centripetalism theory developed by Gerring and Thacker. Lijphart’s consensus model, which is one of the best protocols for analysis governance, democracy and the impact of political institutions, should be discussed first. In his 1999 book “Patterns of democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries”, Professor Arend Lijphart develops a detailed a
Introduction To begin with, it is necessary to mention, that Las Vegas is regarded in the book only as a phenomenon of architectural contact. Just as an investigation of the arrangement of a Gothic cathedral is required not to include a discussion on the principles of medieval religious conviction, so Las Vegas’ charges are not suspected in the present work. The ethics of marketable promotion, gambling interests, and the competitive nature are not aimed to be discussed here, even though, definitely, it is considered it should be in the draftsman’s broader, artificial aims of which research such as this is but one portion. Architectural concepts The research of a drive-in church in this background would suit that of a drive-in restaurant, as this is a study of technique, not subject. Research of one of the architectural changeable in separation from the others is a reputable technical and humanistic action, so long as all are re-synthesized in design. Examination of obtainable American urbanism is a communally attractive commotion to the degree that it teaches the researchers architects to be more considerate and less demanding in the plans we make for both internal-city regeneration and new expansion. Moreover, there is no cause why the methodologies of marketable arguments and the skyline of signs researched here should not serve the aim of civic and educational improvement. But this is not completely up to the architect. Censors and historians, who documented the “turn down of accepted signs” in art, sustained conventional Modem architects, who avoided symbolism of form as an appearance or strengthening of content: connotation was to converse, not through reference to formerly known outlines, but through the intrinsic, physiognomic features of form. The formation of architectural form was to be a reasonable procedure, free from representations of past knowledge, decided solely by plan and arrangement, with an infrequent assist, as Alan Colquhoun has proposed from perception. But some latest critics have raised the matter of the probable extent of content to be gained from theoretical structures. Others have shown that the functionalists, in spite of their assertions, gained their own formal terminology, chiefly from present art associations and the engineering dialect; and latter-day admirers such as the Archigram group have turned, while likewise objecting, to Pop Art and the space commerce. Nevertheless, most cri
ESPN is the name of a United States media service that engages in covering sports news. ESPN online is one of the largest and most visited websites in the United States, and is headed by George Bodenheimer as the current president. The ESPN Sports became dedicated to sports in the late 70s. The ESPN sports online edition incorporates several sports activities which include rugby, football, athletics, cycling, basketball, motorGP, baseball, boxing and tennis, among many others which include college bowl games. The online website covers popular sports which steal the interests of a large population in the United States and the global arena. It is worth noting that ESPN online has contributed a lot in popularizing sporting events and making people participate directly in various sports activities. As a result the number of people signing up to healthy sports is increasing both locally and nationally. The ESPN started operating in 1979 with the program called SportsCenter . This program, hosted by Lee Leonard and George Grande , covered sports like women’s tennis and later on aired a wider variety of sports both within and outside the United States. It was among the earliest cable based broadcast of the NBA. ESPN aired its first ESPN Sports Update in 1985. This news was composed of news briefs about scores and was later known as 28/58. The 28/58 name was coined because the news was aired at 28 and 58 minutes past the hour, when SportsCenter was not airing any news. In 1990, ESPN launched its international edition because there was a growing market of satellites in Asia. This was later followed by the first daily study of sports activities in the United States, in 1996, and was created by Dr. Richard Luker. There are plenty of differences between ESPN Sports, online edition and other sources covering the same topic of sports. The other sources which also use online, print, audio and audiovisual formats in presenting sports news have quite some disadvantages. Most of the services provide by the television and radio is also provided by the online version of ESPN Sports. The major advantage of ESPN online version is that due to the increase in technology, information can be obtained on the internet in phones anywhere as one would wish. Internet also offers the direct response services such that one can respond directly and promptly to any information as it comes. The ESPN online sports news has continued to prioritize sports in a way that imparts positively in the area of development of diverse sports, resulting in growth of sporting culture. In various sports such as soccer and rugby, fixtures are made available in time and the proceedings of all matches updated promptly. If one has internet on their pc or phone, they can follow a match between the Cowboy’s and the Vikings pretty easily and post their own comments. The ESPN Sports news has been involved in the growth of sports both locally and worldwide. Its continued coverage of sports events has acted like an advertisement hence making people get more and more interested with sports. As a result the culture of sports has co