ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Introduction Cultural diversity and female representation have become something more than some issues to discuss by scholars. The contemporary globalized world requires development of proper communicative strategies which could fit numerous situations. Gender roles have changed significantly during the past decades. It is important to note that popular culture (TV, films, music, etc.) and media (the Internet, TV) play a very important (or rather essential) role in the development of effective communicative strategies. Popular culture and media establish stereotypes, form specific opinions on various matters and reflect trends taking place in the societies. According to Brooks and Hebert “[m]uch of what audiences know and care about is based on the images, symbols, and narratives in radio, television, film, music, and other media” (297). Therefore, it is important to take a closer look at the way specific groups are represented in pop culture and media. It is possible to trace the influence of media on communication strategies analyzing representation in terms of ethnicity and gender focusing on such group as Asians and females (and Asians females) in the US society. In the first place, it can be important to focus on ethnicity. It is necessary to look at the way Asians (as well as Asian women) are represented in pop culture and media. This will help to reveal stereotypes which exist in the society and which shape the communication strategies. Secondly, it is necessary to focus on gender. It is essential to analyze the way women are represented in the US society. It can be also important to understand some aspirations of females living in the contemporary world. This analysis will help to understand the extent to which pop culture and media affect the contemporary diverse society in terms of ethnicity and gender. It can also help to understand some trends which are manifested in the society. The understanding of these issues can help to work out specific communication strategies to fit various situations. Asian Admittedly, the contemporary society is overwhelmed by numerous stereotypes which shape communication between individuals pertaining to different ethnic groups. These stereotypes are revealed (and what is more, formed) with the help of media and pop culture. At this point it is important to note that pop culture can also help to trace the change in stereotypes and representations. For instance, in the beginning of the twentieth century Asians were depicted as hostile and inferior to the Western world (Shah 3). There have been many films revealing such stereotypes, e.g. Broken Blossoms, The Cheat , etc. These films created an image of “menacing, predatory, and lusting after white women” villains (Shah 3). Nowadays things changed. However, some stereoty
Introduction: Purpose statement and main points Communication skills are extremely important in the modern world. The problem is really urgent in cases when written documentation becomes evidence in the courts. Thus, business people should care greatly about the communication skills they acquire, otherwise, they will not be able to communicate with partners in a written form. One of the main reasons to get communication skills and use those in practice is the ability to write messages so that they are not turned against the sender. Communication Problems and Communication Objectives There are a lot of different communication skills. Considering the problem deeper it was concluded that it is possible to rank those communication skills from most to least important. Here is the list: (1) clarity: the information should not be understood in two ways; (2) tone: the tone should be appropriate to the occasion. It is inadmissible to be impolite, rude, or abrupt; (3) grammar: any mistakes should be avoided; (4) length: the paper should not contain extra words (Ratner, 2001). Considering the solutions to the problems (with the purpose to avoid those), it should be mentioned that before sending a message one should re-read it one more time. It is better if another person will do it. It is necessary to make sure that there are no slang words or other ideas with negative connotation. It is important to be sure that a writer understands what he/she is writing about. Some words may be checked to assure that they are unambiguous. Key communication skills After a thorough analysis of the case, a list of four key communication skills may be provided with a brief critical analysis of each one. The key communication skills are as follows, tone, clarity, plain talk, and misplaced modifiers. Referencing those communication skills to the case study, it may be concluded that the participants of written communication failed to understand those as their messages were inflammatory, in some cases with negative connotation, and offensive. One of the most crucial evidences in the case was the internal memo which calculated the cases occurred with fuel fed fires written by an engineer of General Motors. The engineer failed to layout the information plain and clear that led to the problems in General Motors. It is the problem to represent the information clearly as it seems that everything is understood, but when one message it took out of the whole communication, wrong conclusions may be made. Brief critical analysis Here is the list of concepts which should be referred to the case study discussed in Eyres (2003). Core values in the case study are not the moral principles but the possibility to organize the evidence in such a way that it could be turned against the competing organizations. Communication is invention and different emails in business documentation, support this idea. It should be stated that the main idea of leader’s job is to identify the core values in the situation and to distribute the roles between workers to avoid tension. It is the leader’s responsibility to care for documentation and r
Introduction Trends and fads produce a multitude of social influences on society. Humanity witnessed the emergence and development of various trends and fads. They come and go, changing the ways individuals perceive the surrounding reality. The words “Charleston”, “Stutz Bearcat”, and “Raccoon Coat” date back to the 1920s, when young males sought to re-establish themselves in their culture through fashionable dress codes, expensive cars, and excellent dancing skills. Nothing has changed since then: raccoon coats are no longer fashionable, but trends and fads continue to dominate the hearts and minds of people, giving them a false sense of belonging to a privileged class. In Shulman’s story, as well as in the real world, a raccoon coat used to be a symbol of style and privilege among male college students. For Petey Bellows, the author’s roommate, a raccoon coat is a matter of life vs. death: he wants a raccoon coat above anything in the world. He knows that to have a raccoon coat means to “be in the swim” (Shulman). Petey believes that there is no way for him to outperform his peers other than to own a piece of fashionable clothes. He does not realize that being “in the swim” is the same as being lost in a gray crowd of people. That raccoon coats are unsanitary and weight too much means nothing to Petey (Shulman). He treats clothes as the sign of his privileged position and personal well being. In the 1920s, the revival of raccoon coats was accompanied by the returning popularity of Charleston, which rapidly grew into a social mania. Charleston was inseparable from fashion. Those who did not follow the trend would doom themselves to social oblivion, isolation, and even rejection. At that time, a young student wearing a raccoon coat and dancing Charleston would be a secret dream for dozens of girls. Undoubtedly, a fashionable car added to the picture of personal prosperity. Stutz Bearcat was one of the most fashionable cars in the 1920s.Shulman recalls how his father used to wear his raccoon coat “in his Stutz Bearcat in 1925”. The car carried a deep, complex social meaning. It was a symbol of prosperity, a sign of privilege, and a symptom of wealth and fashion. Shulman suggests that, back in his college years, his father used to be extremely fashionable. Simultaneously, the author is absolutely indifferent to these things. He tries to show that clothes, cars, and dancing skills have nothing to with personal uniqueness. Unfortunately, he fails to recognize the significance of these social codes, until his girl leaves to Petey, who wears a raccoon coat. Nothing has changed since then. Raccoon coats are no longer fashionable, but trends and fads continue to dominate people’s hearts and minds. Ferraris, personal airplanes, Armani clothes and fashionable after-parties create an image
Google Docs processed information systems for a software development company. General Description The system is used as a free online alternative for the existing office software packs intended for word processing, creating spreadsheets, storing, retrieving, sharing, and arranging document collections and packs. This may be used instead of Microsoft Office, or Open Office software packs, and it may be accessed from any computer if a person has a Google account. Therefore, the entire information system stays flexible, reliable, protected, and outsourced. This may be quite important for organizations that can not afford the arrangement of a file storage server for all the employees, especially if different departments are situated in different locations. Users (or Other Information Systems) and User Functions Users that use the described information system are software development teams, project coordinators, and department managers. Therefore, document flow is regarded as one of the most important aspects for the successful and effective activity of the company. Developers use them for storing project requirements, development notes, discussion, and meeting protocols, as well as the possible suggestions that should be passed to another department. Project coordinators use it for storing, retrieving, and processing project spreadsheets, documents, and images. Department managers share the requirements, recommendations, list of criteria, and deadline information for the developers. Instance An instance of IS operation involves the opportunity of communication, sharing the working information, as well as controlling the project development process. This means that the actual importance of the entire system is closely linked with the necessity to estimate and regulate the entire working process. Therefore, the customer care department forms the list of requirements, and shares it with department managers, and assigned project coordinators. This may be stored online, or in a paper folder. Then, developers may share their achievements, decisions, or suggestions, and with other departments. All the decisions are shared with the coordinator. External Description of the Information System Inputs These are the documents and changes linked with the project: requirements, suggestions, considerations, changes, status, and questions. Since the departments are in different geographic points, the inputs also include results of web conferences and a list of key decisions. Outputs Since the company is based on the cooperation of the departments, the team workers need the properly arranged IS for getting regulations, updates, changes, and any information for the project. Docs that may be changed are used for offering deadline information, project details, or project priorities. Information Processing Processing of the online stored information is performed online, and hard copies are processed by workers responsible for processing any particular type of the information. The processing is performed in accordance with the needs
Nursing, along with other hospital-related jobs, has become a very popular career choice. The reasons for such popularity are obvious – the medical sector offers some of the highest paychecks along with a great diversity of roles and specializations. It ensures that almost every applicant finds something he or she would be most proficient at. Due to a massive shift from paper-based files towards electronic databases, all hospitals and medical organizations now require an informatics specialist to manage those files, as well as work with various computer systems implemented in modern medical practices ( Nursing Informatics Specialist , 2016). This paper compares and analyzes three different job positions related to Nurse Informatics on the extent to which it incorporates its scope and standards of practice, as well as functional areas. At the end of the paper, recommendations would be given to one of the job positions, regarding on how it could be improved in consideration to NI scopes, standards, and functional areas. Job Descriptions Table                        Position 1                                                                  Position 2                                                                                           Position 3                                                                                                   Title of the Position  Periop Informatics Specialist                                               Clinical Informaticist                                                                               Clinical Informaticist                                                                                                                                                                                            * Doctorate in Medicine.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             * Formal Informatics Degree.
Introduction End-stage renal disease is a common disease within the United States of America. Kousholt (2007) defines end-stage renal disease as “the stage when the kidneys stop working well enough for you to live without dialysis or a transplant” (p. 57). From this definition, it comes out clearly that people suffering from this health complication will need close medical attention and nurse care in order to manage their condition. This is a critical condition that requires the nurses and people close to the patient to pay close attention to ensure that the condition does not worsen. In most cases, a patient suffering from this condition may despair. It should be mentioned that such a patient may feel hopeless, especially when they realize that their condition may have a permanent change in their lives. In addition, it may make them devalue themselves as they would consider themselves of lesser value. Others would have a mindset that their days are numbered. If this negative impression is not put under control, there is always a fear that it might degenerate to worsening the disease. It is for this reason that some patients suffering from ESRD are forced to visit the hospital more frequently than others. The researcher believes that patients suffering from end-stage renal disease can be helped to lead healthy lives, with a reduced need to visit the hospital for dialysis. The researcher considers that there is a lack of knowledge among these patients. This is the main reason why these groups may feel hopeless. They have not been able to get the right education about their health complication, and for this reason, they have been working with the assumption that their lives are doomed. Due to this fact, the researcher feels that there is a need for education among this group. Thus, a peer-lead education program may be very effective in improving adherence to fluid restriction among patients suffering from this complication. Although conducting the project will come at a cost, the outcome of this process will help reduce the constant deterioration of these patients. This will not only help prolong their lives but also reduce the pressure that is always put on the healthcare facilities. In the long run, the project stands to benefit the hospitals and their staff, and society in general by reducing the severity of this disease. For this reason, it is justifiable for the Center of Medicare and Medicaid to support this project both financially and morally. Purpose and Aims The purpose of this project is to create awareness among patients suffering from this disease using peer-led education to enhance knowledge about the disease. The project will focus on adult patients to ensu
Introduction Public transportation plays a significant role in modern society. It is one of the primary public services that:   * Defines overall quality of life by reducing harmful pollution and providing various benefits to individuals and communities.   * Contributes to economic growth and profit sustainability by reducing traffic congestion times, increasing access to employment, lowering transportation and business costs, and improving business productivity.   * Since Dubai is one of the fastest growing urban areas in the world, it is highly dependent on public transportation, which.   * Increases the vulnerability of public transportation networks to various environmental threats.   * Requires the development of infrastructure systems that would facilitate efficient crisis management. In the public transportation sector, crisis management efforts should focus primarily on the following areas:   * Vehicle-related accidents.   * Employee and passenger health and safety.   * Damage to transit properties.   * Insurance against terrorism and related incidents. Background of the Study   * Crisis is defined as:       + A low-probability, high-impact event that often causes a threat to the viability of the organization (Paraskevas, 2006).       + A threat to basic values upheld by society, which causes a feeling of uncertainty and requires an urgent response on multiple levels (Stein, 2008).   * Adverse critical events can be distinguished by their severity, origins, and scope of effects:       + Hazard ─ a natural or human-made process inducing potential losses and disruption.           o Unsystematic hazards may affect just a particular segment or element in the system.           o Systematic hazards may affect the whole society and provoke significant disturbances.       + Disaster ─ an extremely severe hazard that has happened and affects a substantial number of people and activities.       + Catastrophe ─ a large-scale disaster inducing significant and serious damages, usually in an unexpected manner.   * Crisis management includes four basic phases:       + Prevention;       + Preparedness;       + Response;       + Recovery. From the stance of the crisis management communication system, the third phase, response, is the most challenging because it is the most dynamic and is associated with real-time interaction between various groups of crisis responders.   * Crisis management is meant to:       + Remove or minimize the risk of uncertainty and threat to community assets in order to let an individual or an organization achieve more control over the situation (Paraskevas, 2006).       + Identify early signs of a crisis through the implementation of a thoughtful, analytical process and a particular managerial approach that anticipates the complex nature of critical adverse events.       + Ensure the safety and welfare of all stakeholders.       + Minimize or eliminate possible crisis
Two primary software choices are available for the analysis of the qualitative data obtained for the Title IV-E project: Dedoose and Microsoft Excel. Excel can be used for a thematic analysis of open-ended survey questions to make meaning from common themes as well as unique perspectives. This approach would allow for transferring text to the software, generating and highlighting codes, identifying patterns and organizing codes into themes, and analyzing the data. According to Raubenheimer (2017), the advantages of using Excel include its accessibility and various display techniques for identifying, sorting, filtering, and organizing the data, which are helpful when doing a thematic analysis. Furthermore, the sections of the analysis can be easily copied and pasted into research articles and presentations. At the same time, Excel is not designed explicitly for thematic analysis, and the main disadvantages of using this software are its time-consuming nature and the inability to assign code to the text quickly. Alternatively, Dedoose software, specifically designed for qualitative and mixed research methods, can be used to process the parent survey data. In particular, data must be imported, descriptor sets must be added, and codes must be created for further data analysis. As stated by Salmona et al. (2019), the significant advantages of processing data with Dedoose include the code description and management features that can help organize the ideas neatly and efficiently, which is critical for a considerable amount of data. Furthermore, the ability to generate multiple codes per answer would allow for a comprehensive view of the problem. The disadvantages of Dedoose are its cost in the long run once the free month trial expires and the need for internet connection since it is web-based. Apart from the possible technical issues, Dedoose software is suitable for meeting the desired results of the Title IV-E project. In turn, using Microsoft Excel can be laborious but helpful for sorting, filtering, and organizing the data for a comprehensive perspective.