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The trial addresses a focused issue and uses a targeted population. The study population constitutes of patients of critically ill patients who had been placed on mechanical ventilation (Manzano et al., 2014). The study compared two interventions concerning patient repositioning in the prevention of pressure ulcers. The study focused on evaluating the effectiveness of patient repositioning at two or four hours. The study is focused in terms of the research outcomes that are considered. The study incorporated findings related to the development of pressure ulcers as well as the nursing workload related to repositioning. The study also goes ahead to include device-related events such as the intubation of patients. Patients were randomly assigned to the different repositioning schedules. The patients were enrolled within twenty-four hours and forty-eight hours from the time when mechanical ventilation was initiated. Patient allocation into the repositioning schedules was done randomly and in the ratio of 1:1. Manzano et al. (2014) state that the allocation was concealed through the use of pre-numbered envelopes that were opaque. The study personnel and evaluators were blinded. The patients and the nursing staff were not blinded. It was impossible to blind the nurses and the patients due to the need to ensure that the turning schedule was maintained. The patients, who were allocated into the two schedules, bore several similarities at the start of the trial as evidenced in the baseline characteristics. There was just a difference of one year in the mean age of the patients in the two groups. The difference in terms of the number of males and females included in the two schedules was negligible. The two-hour group consisted of 109 males and 56 females while the four-hour group consisted of 110 males and
Numerous literary works capture readers’ attention due to the unusual structure, captivating plot and its unfolding, development of interesting philosophical issues, which have unbelievable impact in our modern life, and the discussion of problems, which considered to be burning for the vast majority of people. The peculiar feature of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland is that all above-mentioned themes were present there, and the author made a wonderful attempt to create such a masterpiece that helps people find out the necessary way out of the rabbit’s hole, clear up the intentions of the grins, which bothers them during the adventures, and learn the necessary lessons of the tea party that may take place suddenly. Unbelievable writing and philosophical skills of Lewis Carroll allowed him to unite numerous philosophical theories in this work and, in far 1865, create a story, the themes of which would be actual and significant even at the beginning of the 21 st century. Post-structuralism theory is one of those that is perfectly applied to the Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland by means of pure relation between language and social organization, between different kinds of feminism and power, and the desire to destroy any labels in our every day life and to live not according to the traditional standards but according to own principles and self-perception. In 1862, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who better known under his pseudonym Lewis Carroll, told the story about Alice to three sisters during the boat trip for the first time. That story was actually based on the events, which happened to Carroll and the sisters in Oxford; of course, the characters and the descriptions wer
Importance of French specific contents in matters of production and broadcasting Media production is the creation of contents that need broadcasting. Media stations have experts who are responsible for production of programs and bulletins for airing. Broadcasting, on the other hand, is the process of disseminating the contents of the programme to target audience. There are many broadcasting avenues. Television broadcasting uses telecommunication network to disseminate the information in their programmes. Others have their own distribution system. Many stations, however, use a central distribution system. This is where a central system disseminates information from different media stations. This could be a regulation from the government or just by convention. It however differs in different countries. Broadcasting stations, therefore, get distribution assistance from broadcast networks (Solomon 2-3). Different countries allow specific contents for broadcasting. France adopted a policy called the French specific content. This policy serves to check and regulate the contents of programmes by media houses and the mechanism of broadcasting. Different countries have different programming policies meant to control the kind of information its locals get (Solomon 3-4). Importance of French specific contents on French main TV channels The local contents have several advantages to the local television stations. First, it restricts foreigners from owning more stations in the country. This ensures that the local stations experience low competition. Secondly, local broadcasting stations receive full subsidies from the government. This would otherwise be a small amount if international media was to be included. It also ensures that local stations get a large audience. It only allows external content of not more that sixty percent. Controlling the contents also helps to keep the identity of the country. This helps preserve the culture of the people. The local media does this by using local language and covering local events (Solomon 3-4). Why french authorities implemented this policy France has both states and private owned television stations. The country has witnessed tremendous changes in this sector. There has been extensive migration from digital to analogue broadcasting. The government made great efforts to this effect. It provided financial support to those who did not afford to buy new decoders for the digital television. France adopted the specific content policy in broadcasting and programming for various reasons. Just like other countries, it aimed at protecting its local programmes. Specific requirements were therefore set up. External media broadcasts a small percentage of the information. The other aim was to develop the country’s local programming and broadcasting. This prevents the local media from displacement by international ones. This created large audience base for the local television (Solomon 6-7). The country also welcomed the strategy to be to create local employment opportunities for its citizens. More of local content requires local experts hence job creation. The other reason was to maintain and strengthen the social fabr
The needs of customers The needs of customers motivate them to purchase goods and services. In turn, marketers need to monitor industry trends and changes closely. Maslow’s theory and behavioral models help identify the current needs of the target audience and select effective communication channels. Needs research helps to build a marketing strategy and select products and services that can successfully satisfy consumers. Customers are now thinking about the global impact of consumption, which is also reflected in the top level of Maslow’s theory. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Marketing Maslow’s hierarchy of needs reflects how the motivation of people in society is formed. The theory is presented in the form of a pyramid, which illustrates the significance of a particular need in human life. The pyramid includes needs such as psychological, security, belonging, prestige, and self-actualization needs (Desmet & Fokkinga, 2020). The base of the pyramid is occupied by physiological needs such as food, water, shelter, clothing, rest, sleep, comfort, and reproduction. Next comes the need for security, and higher social needs are ​​placed, such as belonging to a group, family, and friendship. The steps of prestige and self-actualization, needs are closer to the top and gradually take less and less space, and go after the previous levels. Schachter (2016) notes that later the theory also included the level of self-transcendence, which began to illustrate the need for social significance and contribution. Thus, this theory reflects which needs a person is motivated to meet first and which are of lesser importance. Basic psychological needs, as well as the need for safety, ensure human life; without their satisfaction, other values ​​would not be so significant. Self-actualization or self-transcendence, at the top of the pyramid, are not available to all people, depending on their social conditions and interests, and are satisfied after the previous levels. It is also important that the satisfaction of lower levels of needs provides a person with the opportunity to strive for higher ones. Maslow’s theory emphasizes that even the needs of the higher order are natural and desirable for a person and motivate human beings to achieve them (Acevedo, 2018). This theory can be applied in marketing research to determine the needs of consumers. It is important for marketers to determine which of the basic needs of the pyramid addresses the product or service. Schachter (20
The National Commercial Bank The National Commercial Bank (NCB) started offering the mutual funds by accepting subscriptions in June 2002. The Saudi Cipital Markets Authority (CMA) regulates the mutual fund. The bank accepts 2000 Euros as the minimum initial subscription. The subsequent subscriptions are a minimum of 1000 Euros. The bank gives exemptions to investors who subscribe through Regular Investment Service. They are allowed to own contributions lower than 1000 Euros. The subscriptions are received by the bank, and investors make the redemptions in every Saudi Business Day. To subscribe, an investor fills and signs a copy of the terms and conditions form. He or she is also supposed to open an investment account (Williams, 2000). It is a requirement that a minimum of 1000 Euros is maintained otherwise the fund manager has the authority to redeem the investors units on the next subscription day. The investment entails buying goods and commodities and selling them based on a markup compliant short term deferred payment terms. Investors also enter in a short-term trade transactions that give competitive returns and liquidity. Investing in other Shariah compliant short-term transactions requires approval from the fund manager. An investor loses money if by the time of selling the units the value is less than the original money invested. The Fund manager would charge the fund in such a scenario. This is done every dealing day. Based on proportionate net asset value (NAV), a 0.50% annual fee is levied. Other expenses incurred by the investment include data processing, Shariah audit, and custody. These additional expenses do not exceed 0.50% of the funds NAV. Redemptions are only allowed on a Dealing Day if a written notification is received by the bank before noon a day before. The bank does not take subscriptions from US citizens and their entities. Furthermore, it does not trade the Fund in the US. Receiving or rejection of the membership application is at the discretion of the Fund manager. The SAMBA Fin
Dexter Green the protagonist in the story has dreams of being elite as he mingles with American elites at the Golf club during summer. His emotions and dreams get the best of him as he even refuses to be treated as inferior by Miss Judy Jones, a lady who presents to him the picture of being an American elite. In the summer he serves as a caddy at a local golf club. He finds the spring depressing because he knows that something dismal has to happen in spring. Fall makes him display idiotic behavior where he imagines commanding an army and repeating sentences while making gestures to the army. Dexter is attracted to Judy Jones because of her beauty and charm. He sees in her a world glittering in happiness and promises. The girl determines most of his decisions in the story. He quits a nice job for someone his age at that particular area for reasons of fear for inferiority feelings brought about by caddying for young Miss Jones. Dexter imagines having a relationship with her which would bring him everything that the elite lifestyle can offer. When Dexter learns of Judy’s marriage he becomes excited at first, then he loses his excitement when he learns that she has lost her beauty and that she is constantly abused by the husband. He then realizes that it was just a dream that he had that made him think he loved her.
The poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes reveals the poet’s sadness over the lost dreams of African Americans living in the United States in the first half of the 20th century. The central theme is a “dream deferred”, and the author empathizes with his people (Hughes 1). This poem is a metaphor for African Americans’ feelings in the times before the civil rights movement. The poet uses comparison with rot and decay images, for instance, “like a raisin in the sun”, “fester like a sore,” and “it stinks like rotten meat” (Hughes 3-6). The stylistic device that the poet uses is the simile to associate a deferred dream with the traditional image of rotting meat. Examining the process of losing hope and increasing frustration that black Americans have experienced during that period, Hughes claims that the dream cannot be restored. This comparison of dreams and food intersects with the motive of disappointment, a desperate search for the meaning of life. Similes use “like” to make comparisons, for instance, “does it dry up like a raisin”, “fester like”, “like rotten meat”, “like a heavy load” (Hughes, 2-9). The first part is the dream’s relation to a raisin and a rot (Hughes 3-4). The second passage associates hope with meals (Hughes 6). The third one is the comparison to a heavy load (Hughes 9). Overall, the broken dreams are related to decaying food items. Readers perceive wound inflammation as enduring racism on a physical level. To sum up, in the poem “Harlem”, it is possible to detect the poet’s sorrow for all the hearts and souls of African Americans who have become victims of cruelty, including depression, crisis, racial oppression. Work Cited Hughes, Langston. “Harlem”, Poetry Foundation, Web.
Introduction I noticed a news article saying that Pluto is now called a dwarf planet, but the author stresses that it is only about words. Teepen notes that scientists “outsmarted themselves” as Pluto is still a planet, and there is no need to add any adjectives or start such huge discussions (6). Our notes (page 10.6) indicate that scientists changed the planet’s status because they found new facts. I decided to learn more about these facts to understand whether it was possible to change Pluto’s status. Search Log I typed ‘Alas Poor Pluto’ into the search engine “Google.” First, links were some blog posts. I decided that those sources could not be reputable. The third link was a link to a newspaper. I got interested. I read the newspaper and was very pleased. It had a lot of information concerning the debate, and it was quite humorous. However, I decided that I needed some more facts and details. I wanted to know more about the dwarf planet. Thus, I decided to go to the NASA website. I decided to visit the NASA Solar System Exploration website. I thought It had a lot of information about the difference between a plant and a dwarf planet. I used the searching engine available. I typed ‘what is Pluto’ as I was interested in the way scientists define it. Many links focused on missions to Pluto, so I did not even read them. A short description of one of the articles attracted my attention. Interestingly, it was the last link on the page. It was about Pluto’s status as a dwarf planet, so I decided to use the article. There is a short description, and I think that the article is good. After reading it, I can talk about the difference between a planet and a dwarf planet. The article also includes some information concerning the debate about Pluto’s status. It is easy to understand. Thus, I decided to use it. Result Pluto was discovered in 1930, but scientists changed its status in 2015 (Teepen 6). The author stresses that the biggest difference between the two notions is that a dwarf planet is smaller, but it is still a planet. The author’s parallel that the majority of Americans can be regarded as dwarf planets that are defined as bodies that “orbit the sun” and are “round” is quite funny (Teepen 6). It may be a bit hurtful, but I agree with the author as definitions are very similar, and there is no need to make a fuss about it. The author stresses that an adjective added to the word dies not to change the Pluto is a planet. According to the NASA site, however, the difference is a bit bigger. Dwarf planets do not move around the sun the way the other eight planets do (“Dwarf Planets: Science Targets” par. 3). There can be more dwarf planets. According to this article, Pluto has a special place in the solar system as scientists call dwarf planets that “orbit the sun b
Introduction Divorce has been on the rise in China for the last decade. According to Walton (2014, p. 280), the increasing affluence of many families and westernization of the Chinese culture has reduced stigma that was always associated with divorce. In the past, women divorcees were stigmatized as per the traditional culture of the people in this country. They were considered a disgrace not only to their parents but also their entire society. It was a sign that such a woman was not taught about family life. Getting a second chance to marry men of their dreams with such a negative reputation would not be easy. However, this stigma has been eliminated, and most of the divorces which happen in this country are initiated by women. According to Kaplan and Langdon (2012, p. 21), there are over 10,000 families in China who go to the Supreme Court daily to get a divorce. Over 70 percent of these cases are initiated by women who mostly cite infidelity as their main reason for the divorce. This research seeks to confirm that women in China have been empowered and can now divorce their husbands without being stigmatized. Laws on Divorce Chinese tradition formed the basis of the marriage law in this country. For a long time, women have viewed a subordinate to men in this society. They were expected to respect their husbands, and any woman who rose complains about the fidelity of their husbands was considered uncultured. Men had the full command of their marriages, and they would make all the crucial decisions concerning their marriage. On the other hand, women were only expected to care about giving birth, taking care of the children, and their husbands (Chen 2012, 845). This is what was reflected in the marriage law in this country. However, the law of divorce has been reviewed severally as the society comes to accept that woman also have a right enjoyed by men. The law of this land allows any of the two partners to initiate the divorce process in the Supreme Court. In the past, the law required the partner initiating the divorce process to give a convincing reason why he or she wants the divorce. The law demanded that in case the reason given was not good enough, then the divorce would not be granted. However, this law was reviewed by several panels, and currently, the law on divorce has been made very flexible. The partners are now allowed to divorce as long as they have irreconcilable differences. There are cases where the partners may be sent to tribunals to try and settle their differences in case this is acceptable to both parties. However, when either of the parties rejects the idea of seeking the services of the marriage tribunals to discuss the difference, the case may be brought before the court. The judge is expected to make a judgment on the case, and the biggest issue that they are expected to address is on how to plan for the wealth of the family. Cultural Attitudes According to Yao (2014, p. 11), a cultural attitude towards divorce in the past was the main reason why many families remained intact. In a country where culture favors men over women, there was a general expectation that women w
Abstract In any established technology company, there are unique ways of managing current affairs and changing trends in the field of technology. In this sense, there are only two basic focus of any technology-based corporation in management. These are managing processes and people. Management of emerging technology firms must be different from managing well-established technology corporations. This is because there are complex processes, uncertainties, fast-changing processes, and increasing knowledge that upset the established standards. Thus, the management of emerging technology firms must critically pay close attention to areas of strategy, marketing, technology reviews, and organizational structure (Day, Schoemaker and Gunther, 2004). These industry dynamics may define the lifespan of either established or emerging technology company. These changes shift the established industry standards. Shifts in the industry, normal catch many firms unaware, including those who have advantages of market share and massive resources to enable them adapt to changes. This is why emerging technology firms must leverage their market position, and resource so as to build their own unique systems of management peculiar to the company and industry. Unique Management Practices utilized in emerging technology companies Emerging technology companies often look at the potential of savings on labor costs. However, some of these firms fail to take into account the fact that emerging technological costs may be hard to determine objectively given the changes in the global markets. This is possible particularly where the firm uses outsourcing services. Time zone differences may force the company to have different managers that support their customers. This translates to additional cost for the company. Thus, emerging technology companies’ managements are careful not to offset any gains from savings on labor. At the same time, they also ensure that the quality of their standards remains the same. A critical look at software developing companies shows that their management approaches are different. These managers involve several people as their vendors working across the global. They are able to utilize the reduced labor costs and time, and access highly skilled workforces in developing software. These managers have learned how to manage difficulties associated with geographical differences, cultural barriers, communication difficulties and misunderstandings. Consequently, they are able to work together and create a team of create common working relations in their new technology companies. However, software development is one of the most challenging areas in the technology industry. Management teams with unique experiences have been able to overcome complexities of managing such arrangements (Hagel and Brown, 2005). Management of emerging technology companies also requires competitive intelligence. This means that managers must give their marketing teams information about competitions. The information should be specific to issues that are likely to affect their market share. Managers must be able to rat