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Introduction Like many other industries, the healthcare environment may be exceptionally competitive, which is why it is vital to spot extra opportunities for employment apart from the traditional settings of hospitals and private clinics. Although the idea of a foray into an entirely new environment and the necessity to work under completely different circumstances is admittedly frightening, a qualified PTA will be able to handle a change in the workplace routine and adjust to new demands. By training to apply PT-related knowledge and skills to address the needs of diverse customers and exploring the world of digital tools for supporting patients during their PT routine, a PTA will quickly develop the skills and prowess needed to navigate new workplace environments. Analysis Option 1: Academic Setting Exploring the academic environment as the likely employment opportunity should be the first step for a PTA to take. Indeed, in a school setting, a PTA will perform roughly the same set of tasks, with the few exceptions of the patients being underage, and the performance having to be aligned with the established curriculum or education programs (Noh et al., 2018). Specifically, a PTA may assist students with special needs in the school environment, as well as provide relevant physical therapy opportunities for learners, in general (Noh et al., 2018). Ranging from $4,800 to $6,500 per month, the payment for the specified services will be quite a lucrative option for a beginner PTA expert. Moreover, working in the academic setting will provide a PTA with helpful knowledge and a plethora of experience in managing the needs of age-specific patient groups, namely, pediatric patients. Option 2: Home Environment Another opportunity that a PTA should consider is extending the provision of the relevant services to the home setting. By addressing patients’ needs in the confinement of their own homes, a PTA can create a more relaxed atmosphere for the patient, while also establishing the rapport quickly (Dellosso, 2020). As a result, the effects of the therapy are likely to occur at a much faster rate than they would in the clinical setting, mainly due to a more nuanced understanding of the specifics of the patient’s environment and the barriers that patients face as a result (Dellosso, 2020). The described employment opportunity will also offer insights into culture-specific factors that shape customers’ experience and the challenges that they face in managing their physical shape, gait and balance, and other issues related to the well-being of their musculoskeletal system (Dellosso, 2020). Therefore, considering home care and individual assistance as one of the possible opportunities is also an option. However, due to the increased range of expenses and the reduced amount of time as a result of traveling from one patient’s home to another, a PTA will have to increase the charge for each
Introduction The educational system of a society is fundamental for the development and ultimate advancement of the entire community. Governments all over the world have acknowledged that educational policies can have a significant impact on economic and social outcomes of their citizens. It is for this reason that so much emphasis is placed on the educational process by all the relevant stakeholders. Over the past few decades, there has been considerable pressure on policy makers to come up with strategies that ensure that the potential of the students is optimally utilized. To this end, less effort is put on merely sorting students but rather in helping all students succeed in meeting standards (Stiggins, 2007). The tracking system has been proposed and utilized in schools throughout the world as one of the strategies for ensuring that highest possible performances are attained by students. Despite the various benefits attributed to the tracking system, there exist conflicting views as to its effectiveness and subsequent desirability in schools. This paper argues that the benefits that are gained by utilization of the tracking system in secondary schools far outweigh the limitations in terms of student development and other perceivable gains. This being the case, the paper shall set out to give an elaborate discussion as to the benefits and limitations of the tracking system on both the students and the educators. The paper will then analyze the different views advanced and thereby offer a concrete stand as to why the tracking system should be utilized in secondary schools. Brief overview of the Tracking System In educational systems, tracking involves the separation of students according to some measure of cognitive ability that they exhibit (Andersen & Taylor, 2005; Lucas 1999; Oakes 1985). The underlying ideology behind tracking is that students have varying cognitive abilities and by grouping them, educators can effectively gear their programs to best meet the ability level of the students in question. As opposed to mixed-ability teaching which places the different ability students in the same environment, a tracking system of education places homogeneous groups together so as to facilitate the provision of a more specialized teaching for each group according to its specific needs. The tracking system is evidently structured around Bandura’s self-efficacy theory. In this theory, Bandura proposes that a person’s attitude and abilities play a crucial way to the way they perceive situations and consequently respond to them. The differing abilities in students will consequently lead to different perceptions and hence varying cognitive abilities. Tracking system can be implemented in various modes to suit particular institute but the fundamental principle behind any tracking system is the dividing of students into varying groups based on their aptitude (Chavous, 2004). One of the implementations of tracking involves the allowing of “migration” of students from the various tracks. As such, students can be placed in the high abil
Schubert’s Erlkonig employs a solo voice and piano and the song dates back to 1815. The first performance of the song was in 1820 in Vienna. The song has four characters, each with his voice. A talented vocalist can however vocalize all characters. During performances, Schubert preferred to place different vocalists in charge of each character to achieve a different vocal range. Different characters have different rhythmic nuances and vocal coloration. Bessie Smiths’ Lost Your Head Blues unfolds in a slow and mournful tone. In spite of the tone, the song captures a strong and bold woman who is ready to stand up to her abusive husband. Smith published her song in 1926 by fusing a variety of related genres. Because of her vocal ability and emotional appeal, audiences are able to connect with her song. It is for that reason that people crowned her the Empress of the Blues. Schubert’s Erlkonig has four characters, each with his or her vocal coronation. Schubert was however outstanding because his vocal range allowed him to sing the four voices, each with different rhythmic nuance. When singing as the narrator, the first character in the song, Shubert vocals range between the middle and minor mode. For the father, an authority figure in the song, the voice oscillates between minor and major mode. The son is frightened and Shubert manages a high range to show the fear in the boy’s voice. For Erlking, the fourth character, Shubert strikes a major key and accentuates it with an up and down undulation. Bessie Smiths’ Lost Your Head Blues falls within the dominant classic style of the 1920s. The song blends early blues with then contemporary jazz to produce a masterpiece that put Smith above her peers. She fuses each stanza with unmatched vocal strength that cascades genres limitations. Her emotional appeal in the song is very strong as she takes the audience through the story of a bold woman who stands up to her husband. She personalizes the song with unrivalled success. This makes the song resonate well with the audience. Many people regard Schubert’s Erlkonig as extremely difficult to perform. The song has four characters and the performer is conscious of different vocal coronation of each character. Schubert vocal strength makes it possible for him to perform the four characters with ease. For the first four characters, he adjusts his voice appropriately from high key, middle range and minor mode. The fifth character is a horse and Schubert performs it by rapidly playing the piano to mimic horse’s movement. The song starts with rapid and repeated piano beats to reflect urgency in the story line. The performance quickens and gets louder as the horse gallops and tension between the dad and son escalates. The song ends in an abrupt cadence to show the child’s death and the horse slowing down. Bessie Smiths’ Lost Your Head Blues performance resembles early blues and jazz songs. She performs the song with great vocal strength that captivates and binds
Introduction As evidenced by a rise in positive COVID-19 cases, especially among the aging population of Hennepin County, Minnesota (HCM), the diagnosis relates to an increased risk of infection due to less knowledge of the preventative measures such as hand hygiene, social distancing, avoiding crowded areas, and early identification of symptoms through screening. Additionally, health disparity among this target group is also a cause of concern. Therefore, this essay explores the community health nursing diagnosis statement, prevention resources, the underlying issues, evidence-based practice, social media campaign, and the future of nursing practice based on the COVID-19 outbreak in HCM. Community Health Nursing Diagnosis Statement COVID-19 has no age-related discrimination, and anyone can become infected. However, with chronic health conditions and age, the severity of the infection increases, putting older persons at a more significant risk of hospitalization and death. Essentially, because of the close living arrangements, residents in communal areas and institutions such as home care are at an even higher risk of infection. Additionally, health inequities, including delayed medical treatment use and a lack of consistency of care are likely to harm older individuals’ health (Jang & Kim, 2020). Overall, this particular population relies on caregivers to properly apply infection-prevention techniques. The primary community and prevention resources available at HCM include community health facilities, online updates, and strategically positioned banners. The health department in HCM has publicized testing locations and prevention techniques throughout the community via billboards, radio, and televisio
Introduction Google is a term that almost everyone who uses a computer recognizes both the computer smart and those who are not. Google has grown rapidly since it was founded in 1998 and made huge milestones in the short time since its inception. The founders of Google Inc are Sergey Brin and Larry Page who met at Stanford University for their graduate studies in computer science. They developed the search engine as a class project and it was called BackRub then. It operated in the Stanford servers. In 1997, they changed the name of the search engine to Google. The search engine Millions of users across the globe use the Google search engine. The search engine can be used in a number of languages found around the world. Google is the leading search engine in the United States. It leads the market and by 2006, it had about 48% of all internet searches (Vise, 2006). Its closest rival yahoo came in second with 22% of all the internet searches. Undoubtedly, it has surpassed major competitors and its rapid speed in developing new technologies has placed it ahead. Vise says that Google is the course of becoming global (2006). However, before it does that it needs to tackle the obstacles it faces in the Asian countries. For instance in China Google has been in tug of war with the China government for quite sometime now which supports the local search engine called Baidu.com. In Japan Google faces fierce competition from yahoo, which has millions of users. In addition, in South Korea Google penetration is slow as the government supports local search engines, which enjoy a large market share. To gain a holding in such countries Google has had to take an action and market its brand in Korea. On the other hand, Google has yet to become very successfully in the developing countries not because of government censorship, but due to the inaccessibility of the web to many people. If the web access increases in the developing world Google will certainly do well as the countries have limited technologies and thus cannot afford to develop search engines that would give Google a run for its money yet. Dwindling fortunes in search Google may have dominated the search business but the fortunes are dwindling as new competition has come in such as Bing. Bing is gaining popularity as well as other sites that are offering consumers and advertisers alternatives. It therefore means that Google’s core business of online search is reducing gradually. Since its inception, Google has
Introduction The Overstory is an aspiring novel containing an urgent environmental message. It speaks of activists determined to save endangered giant redwood plants. The book weaves stories of trees from a supportive yet crucial angle (Powers, 2018). The novel addresses nine essential narrators who were presumably independent people. However, the last sections of the book shed light on how the reporters’ lives are intertwined. An important aspect is that trees bring them together, while death takes them apart. Moreover, the Overstory characters’ messages expound on how humanity links with the trunks, crowns, and seeds of trees. Nicholas Hoel Nick is a young man from a farmers’ lineage, but he endeavors to be a sculptor. He starts a nine-year journey of tree carving after losing his family at a tender age. The sculptures draw the attention of a young lady who takes Nick on a life-changing adventure (Powers, 2018). At the beginning of the Overstory , Nick is profoundly connected to trees because his forefather had a chestnut farm. Further, he meets Olivia, who encourages him to improve the “Free Tree Art” consciously and fight to safeguard forests (Powers, 2018). Therefore, it can be argued that her words about the environment give Nick life meaning and purpose. He develops beautiful artworks, which reflect stories of the natural world. Mimi Ma Mimi is an exciting narrator in the Overstory novel whose father is a Chinese immigrant, while the mother is a Virginian resident. She is a famous engineer who becomes an earnest tree activist (Powers, 2018). However, Mimi turned into a devout supporter of trees when someone sneaked at night and cut a ponderosa pine near her office window. She also ascribes to her father’s view on enlightenment and connects with colleagues (Powers, 2018). Therefore, Mimi can be seen as a therapist who tries to disengage her past faults by assisting others. Guilt threatens to overwhelm her, but she strives to remain faithful to Douglas, who offered an ultimate sacrifice for her. Adam Appich Adam is a clever youthful man who is cynical by nature. He assesses the mentality, convictions, and ideologies of tree activists. Consequently, he grows into an arsonist, and the words of a lady who hears trees’ voices captivate him. Adam’s colleagues betray him, leading to his arrest over wrongdoing he initially did not intend to commit (Powers, 2018). Obviously, Adam’s detention enlightens him about the world of trees, and he maintains the relationship with all his collaborators. Ray Brinkman and Dorothy Cazaly I perceive Dorothy as a highly independent lady who ensures Ray follows her plans. The couple battles infertility and a brain aneurysm, which seem to ruin their love affair. At first, Dorothy plans to help Ray stabilize before pursuing a divorce (Powers, 2018). Ultimately, she commits long-term, extensive care and rekindles their love. They discover sense in each other and the souring nature (Powers, 2018). In my outlook, plant identification connects them at the time Ray is confined to bed. Dorothy and Ray talk about a free-spirited daughter and vow to leave her a heritage fille
Introduction Brexit is the process of withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU) (Hobolt, 2016). The European Economic Area (EEA) includes many EU member nations and three other nations Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. UK financial services trade with the three EEA members is less than 5% of the trade with the EU. Hence, the EEA trade is not analyzed separately for financial services. The EU was formed in 1975 with the goal of becoming a single, borderless market, with standard and uniform laws that permitted free movement of capital, people, goods, and services (Pinder & Usherwood, 2013). The objective of the EU was to form a unified trading block that would lead to mutual growth and stable economic conditions. Members of the European Economic Community, made up of 28 European nations had a common currency, the Euro in various denominations (Grinin, Korotayev, & Tausch, 2016). Member states contributed a certain amount to the central corpus, which helped to fund nations with weak economic growth. However, the union was not without trouble and several states such as Greece and Georgia defaulted on their obligations, forcing other EU members to support the weak states (Le Gales & King, 2017). In addition, the free movement of people, flooded immigrants into advanced countries such as the UK, Germany, France stressing local economies and jobs (Gareis, Hauser, & Kernic, 2013). The UK government organized a referendum in 2016 to decide if the UK was to remain in the EU or exit, and the majority decision was to leave the EU (Berend, 2017). Leaving the EU would mean cutting off the economic links and dependencies with other EU nations, and Brexit is expected to have an impact on various sectors of the UK economy (Outhwaite, 2017). In 2016, the financial services sector contributed £142.7 billion, amounting to 7.2% of the UK GDP, and employed 1.2 million. The financial services sector includes banking, insurance, accounting, pension funds, holding companies, trusts, funds, venture funding, unit trusts, property unit funds, real estate investment funds, financial leasing, credit granting, mortgage finance, security dealing, life insurance, non-life insurance, administration of financial markets, security and commodity contracts, risk and damage evaluation, and fund management activities (Tyler, 2017). With this background, this paper analyses the possible impact of Brexit on the financial services industry made up of banks, financial institutions, insurance, and other agencies. Theory of Economic Integration Economic integration is a systematic process where economic policies, markets, finances, and other areas of economic activity are unified. Barriers and restrictions such as cess, taxes, and tariffs at the border are suspended. With discrimination eliminated, economic integration is expected to encourage free trade, allow diffusion of technology, help economically weaker nations to enter the market, and infuse economic stimulation and funds in the market (Scitovsky, 2013). Nations with low growth and sta
Introduction The life of a modern student is much different from what it used to be 20 years ago. With the rise of social media and the appearance of modern gadgets such as laptops, computers, and smartphones, many young men and women are far more attached to the World Wide Web than they would like to admit. This often generates conflicts with parents, who see this trend as an unhealthy addiction that affects studies and social development (Simeon 1). Even though social media is a useful tool for communication and staying in touch with friends, research shows that its overuse is potentially detrimental to one’s relationships, health, studies, and social skills. How Much Time Teens Spend is a Day Using Media? It is common knowledge that children, teens, and students spend a lot of time on the Internet. Social media is rarely used for studying – students access it to enjoy the chat, listen to music, play some games, and so on. According to research made by Common Sense Media, teens and young adults spend around 9 hours a day on social media (Wallace 1). That is a lot of time, especially considering that doctors do not recommend spending more than 45 minutes a day in front of a monitor (Beasley 1). Causes There are many reasons why teenagers are so immersed in social media. The main reason why it is so widespread is the availability of gadgets and the Internet to the general populace. Many households have computers, and practically everyone has a smartphone. This makes access to the social media much easier – students can reach it from home, at school, or while riding a bus. However, there is a more sinister reason for social media abuse – Internet addiction. Time flies quickly when one uses the Internet. It is full of interesting games, music, and pictures. It is the reason why so many young minds
How a monopoly would likely change its pricing strategy when a new competitor arrive in the marketplace? When it comes to a monopoly, the managers should offer a pricing strategy based on establishing the highest possible price that a company can propose with no engagement in price gouging. Second, the monopoly’s price policies may also depend on governmental approval. How the monopolist could be more efficient in the long-run considering new competition has entered the marketplace? Because establishing the highest price possible is among the only options that a monopoly can afford, it has few chances to stand a competition due to the lack of products variety. However, the competitiveness of monopolies can be increased through deregulation of the policies allowing them to enter new markets. Second, improving labor dynamics can also contribute to enhancing a competitive environment.
The American Dental Association (ADA) has been promoting the effectiveness of Direct Reimbursements (DRs). According to the ADA, Direct Reimbursement is the best insurance plan for dentistry. The organization has been informing more stakeholders about the attractiveness of the DR dental plan. The first attractiveness is that the DR plan is simple and flexible. The plan allows patients to “visit dentists of their choice, pay the bills, and turn in proof of payment” (American Dental Association, 2017, para. 4). The individual is then paid by the insurance provider. Every employee embracing the use of this plan will be able to utilize his or her dollars efficiently. The plan is also sustainable and cost effective for both the employer and the employee. ADA’s Campaign: Critical Analysis The ADA has been marketing DR dental plans as the best for the dental health sector. The campaign has been targeted both the employers and employees. The organization has been informing the targeted beneficiaries about the benefits associated with the DR dental plans. Individuals who embrace these dental plans, according to the campaign, will be able to receive quality services from their preferred dentists. This approach makes it easier for the beneficiaries to record positive dental health outcomes. Different insurance providers and employers have been informed about the benefits of the DR plan (American Dental Association, 2017). This is the case because the employers can find it easier to manage costs and reduce expenses. The patient or employee will eventually receive evidence-based and sustainable dental care. The campaign aimed at marketing direct reimbursement has been working effectively. This is the ca