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Overview The concern for an adult’s mental health in regards to suicide should begin at the age of 60, as at this period the issue is the most prevalent. Additionally, Shaha, Bhatb, Zarate-Escuderoc, DeLeo, and Erlangsen (2016), conducted a study to determine suicide rates for adults aged from 60 to 99 years old. They concluded that for men, the risk increases in each five-year period until they are 95 years old. For women, the risk increases until they turn 85 years old. The study implies that both groups are in danger; however, men retain suicidal tendencies for more extended periods of time. According to Stanley, Hom, Rogers, Hagan, and Joiner (2016), suicide among seniors has had a higher rate when compared to other groups of people globally. Thus, the problem exists not only in the U.S. but also around the world; therefore, systemic reasons should be reviewed to understand the causes of it. Additionally, “In the United States, specifically, nearly 10,000 older adults, aged 60 years and older, die by suicide annually” (Stanley et al., 2016, p. 116). Furthermore, the authors state that for each of these deaths, another four adults attempt to commit suicide. Thus, the issue is of a large scale and it is prevalent in the geriatric population. Causes In general, factors that contribute to the problem are varied and complex; however, some patterns help understand suicide among elderly populations. Stanley et al. (2016) state that mental or physical illnesses, poor quality of sleep, and lack of social connections contribute significantly to the prospect. Examining the psychiatric state of an older adult is essential. However, when considering other factors, a more inclusive approach is necessary. Social connections and family support are crucial in mitigating risks of suicidal intentions for the geriatric population. Durkheim’s theory emphasizes the importance of the social environment and interpersonal interactions for people who attempt suicide (Stanley et al., 2016). The amount of negative thoughts and a fatalistic view of life that a senior has is a risk factor as well. The implication corresponds to both hopelessness and escape theories that were proven to correlate with suicide outcomes (Stanley et al., 2016). Therefore, the primary causes are the lack of social interactions and negative thoughts that a person may have. Treatment Guidelines Preventing suicide in an old population is a difficult task, as many interventions were proven to be ineffective. According to Heisel, Talbot, King, Tu, and Duberstein (2015) “the promotion and strengthening of social connectedness” is a recommended strategy to combat the issue (p. 87). The authors offered companions to seniors who lack social connections and found that the approach helps prevent suicide attempts. Additionally, Van Orden et al. (
Introduction Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is the design of learning materials and teaching methods to allow learners with wide-ranging differences in capabilities to attain the set learning goals (Bonnie, 2003, P.5). In UDL, flexible strategies are incorporated into the curriculum during development to enable all the learners to get into a wide range of learning. Technology is used extensively in UDL and it creates an opportunity for teachers to customize education especially with the use of digital texts to meet individual needs (Hall, Meyer, & Rose, 2012, P.11). The use of UDL in curriculum design possesses more advantages as compared to assistive technologies that were initially used. Assistive technologies accommodate individual needs but without change of courses (Bowe, 2000, P.1). In addition to this, traditional steps and assistive technologies are very expensive (Bowe. 2000, P.2). In our modern society, classrooms are more diverse than before. Freedom of being anywhere gives a room for studying in any school in any region. As a result, classrooms will contain learners with diverse ethnic, economic, and linguistic backgrounds. Teachers are confronted with the challenge of teaching students with disabilities, learners who are culturally and linguistically diverse (Richard & Debbie, 2011, P. 26). Educators are therefore required to make education more convenient for time-pressed students, more comfortable for people from diverse backgrounds, and more flexible for persons having different learning styles (Bowe, 2000, P.4). Universal design for learning framework helps in making course concepts accessible and to accommodate all the learners regardless of their abilities. UDL environment will help in creating curricula accessible to all students through careful planning and design (Hall, Meyer, & Rose, 2012, P.10). UDL comprises principles that assist in reducing barriers to learning and it supports differentiated instruction (Richard & Debbie, 2011, P.34). Lesson Plan Universal Design for Learning Lesson Plan Date:       Year/Level:  Lesson Duration (Minutes)  Subject:              07/11/2012  18/10        60 min.                    Personal Development. Lesson Title:            What is Concept Mapping? Materials Needed:                                       Interactive White Boards, Netbooks, Overhead projectors Learning Objectives:                                                       By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:                     * Know how to create a concept map for the different ideas they possess.   * How a concept map can be facilitate learning.                            * Use concept maps to improve memorization.                              Indicator: Link to Victorian Essential Learning Standards                                                                                                                                                                                                    Students initiate personal learning goals and identify strategies for learning such as the use of concept maps to create a relationship between ideas. They initiate a
Introduction Greening is a calculated effort by hoteliers to engage in environmentally friendly and energy saving actions. Going green is a global phenomenon. Many organizations are making sustained efforts towards this. In the hotel industry, stakeholders are engaged in a mental and attitude paradigm shift to engage the goodwill of its customers in helping it go green. Some of the efforts include reusing some of the hotel products such as linens, minimal lighting in hotel rooms, minimal usage of water, reduction of food wastages through ordering ‘just enough’, among others. All these have a cost reducing effect and enable the hoteliers to participate in the noble practice to save the planet. This paper will discuss the concept of Greening Hotels, its effect on the various stakeholders including the customers, the significance of this concept, what the future holds for the development and growth of this noble concept in other industries and within this industry (Buildings, 2012). Origin of Greening of Hotels Environmentalists coined the term Global Warming over two decades ago. In that time and beyond, there has been in-depth research dedicated towards establishing the effect of global warming on the planet. Global warming according to experts will continuously and gradually erode the ‘naturalness’ in the world and bring with it catastrophic consequences (Top Canadian, 2012). About two decades ago, a nonprofit organization was established in the United States to foster a self-regulation in terms of consumption of resources in the hotel industry particularly (Top Canadian, 2012). These resources did not necessarily have the direct effect of reducing costs. However, the self-regulation by all stakeholders involved would go a long way in reducing wastages and hence curtailing a growing trend in the depletion of the scarce naturally found resources (Buildings, 2012). Green Hotels Association’s aim was to bring together major hoteliers in the world in a common agenda. The association established some of the most contentious facets of day-today hotel operations that touched on resource probity. Green Hotels Association came up with a Catalog of Environmental Products for the Lodging Industry that enumerated some of the best ways to have a sustainable way of using resources. This association was the pioneer institution to instill environmental sense in the hotel industry (Top Canadian, 2012). Others that came later formed their basis of operation on the foundation of Green Hotels Association. They include the Four Seasons’ 10 Million Trees Initiative, Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative among others (Top Canadian, 2012). Most of these initiatives are organized and managed by members. The members environmental good will ambassadors who also find it important to jump into the bandwagon of environmental conservation (Singer, 2012). Examples of Practices of Greening Greening of Hotels is an all round initiative whose noble aim is to ensure that the naturally found resources are preserved and conserved for future usage. Although greening may appear as
Abstract Today, the banking industry is gaining its popularity among researchers, and the number of articles covering this topic continues to increase. Thus, to ensure that these articles are relevant and easy to read, the framework of ethical codes was developed. Consequently, the objective of this research was to analyse four issues that were present in 20 articles from New Zealand and other countries. The selected aspects were sampling frame, response rate, time of data collection, and related instruments. As for methodology, ten articles from each group (New Zealand and worldwide) were collected from Google Scholar and analysed with the help of content analysis. The research results were presented with the assistance of visuals such as diagrams and tables. It could be said that the publications from New Zealand seemed to have fewer issues than international ones. Thus, the most common ones were the time of data collection and response rate. Based on these findings, the conclusions were drawn. Consequently, it could be said that this analysis not only provided the sufficient background for the future research and expanded the understanding of the topic but also had a beneficial impact on development and revision of ethical codes in the context of customer satisfaction in the banking industry. Introduction Today, it could be said that banking activities play a pivotal role in everyday activities, as without them it will be impossible to make transactions and purchase different products. Nonetheless, due to the continuously intensifying rivalry, banks are concerned with maintaining their recognition and positive image in the market (Sahu, Dash, & Kumar, 2017). This matter can be discovered as a primary driver for the rising importance of customer satisfaction tools and instruments. To understand the working mechanism of this phenomenon, many studies were conducted, and some of them revealed a strong relationship between customer satisfaction and the quality of the provided services (Ahsan, & Azam, 2014; Sahu et al., 2017). Apart from the need to find a correlation between different variables with the help of various research methodologies, it is essential for these publications to comply with ethics, as they will help deliver valuable information to readers. Consequently, using ethics is highly important since they can contribute to the research in the recent future. In this case, Frechtling and Boo (2012) proposed the guidelines to ensure that the research is ethical. For example, they stated that assuring the accuracy of the information and sufficient writing structure was important (Frechtling & Boo, 2012). Based on the brief analysis of the topic mentioned above, a critical objective of the paper is to discover four key ethical issues that tend to be present in 20 scholarly articles covering consumer satisfaction in the banking segment in New Zealand and other countries. In the first place, the research methodology will be described since the concepts of content analysis will be utilised and define a flow
Introduction Great political changes have taken place in Asia since the Second World War. Among the most significant influences upon international politics have been the rise of Communist China and the resurgence of Japan. Although ideologically Communist China and Japan take opposite stands, geographical proximity, cultural affinity, and economic considerations are the factors that tend to draw them together. Sino-Japanese trade is one of the most talked-about topics in Japan. It is also a very potent drawing card in the possession of Peking. Prompted by economic considerations, the Japanese for some time have been seeking a relaxation of the free world’s export controls and an expansion of their trade with the Chinese mainland. With more political than economic motivations, the Chinese Communists have been using the lucrative China trade as the Chief inducement to woo the Japanese. In an atmosphere as such, a whole set of myths and misconceptions has arisen to obscure the realities of the problem. Economic relations between China and Japan have been of long-standing, but until the twentieth century did trade between the two countries develop into important proportions. For years before the Sino-Japanese war the Chinese continent (including Manchuria and the Kwantung leasehold) was both a key market for Japan’s manufactured goods and an important supplier of raw materials for her industries. (Howe, Christopher, page 56-60) The industrial sector has retrenched dramatically in recent months. In November of 2009 alone, productivity fell more than eight percent, with export capacity down a huge fifteen percent. The sturdy yen, which has consumed into earnings margins, is partially at fault. But a collapse in demand in Japan’s key markets is the main culprit. Most disturbingly, exports to China fell by twenty five percent on a year. Business confidence has sunk and investment is being cut. The real problem for exporters, however, is the worldwide collapse in demand for manufactured goods, especially capital goods. Machinery exports fell 23% on the year in November 2009, and electrical machinery exports and motor vehicles by 30%. Most worryingly, even demand from China appears to be on the slide, with exports to China down 25% on the year in November. Japan’s main trading partner is the US, but China has rapidly developed into a big market for Japanese exports and may even be considered to be the largest market if trade via Hong Kong is included in the estimates. Since 2002, the share of exports to China has increased by four percentage points (direct trade). Other nations where there is increasing demand for Japanese goods include India and Eastern Europe. Japan’s trade is increasingly widespread and diverse and this sh
Abstract Phones today provide many services as compared to a few years back when they were only used for voice call communications. In the wake of advancing technologies, phones have become very significant in accessing and supplying information and data as well as for communication purposes. In terms durability and more advanced technologies, Nokia phones have always proved that they can lead as other phone companies follows. This article compares three different phone models from different companies. The models featured are Nokia E73 Mode, Motorola EX115 and Samsung R360 Freeform II. Thesis Statement Nokia E73 Mode would better serve the organization’s needs as compared to other phone models of its caliber from other phone companies. Nokia E73 Mode Nokia E73 Mode is the latest Nokia phone in the market built to suit the changing trends of the customers and to meet the technology advancements. With a dimension of 113.8×58.4×10.2 mm and weight of only 127.6g, Nokia E73 has been designed and is built in many modern features that allow it perform various functions favourable for the duties of members of the staff. It is both available in 2G Network and 3G Network. It is GPRS and EDGE Class 32 enabled and is also built with WLAN, USB, and bluetooth to support its data features. It has TFT and 16M display colours as well as an optical trackpad. It has an internal memory of 250MB and a card slot of up to 16GB and comes with a free 4GB memory card implying that the phone has the highest storage capacity. It has both primary and secondary camera features with the secondary features built to support VGA videocall camera features. It has GPS features which is built in A-GPS and is also built to support several java features. The phone comes with a standard battery of 1500 mAh Li-lon and has battery stand-by period of 384 hours for its 2G network and 528 hours for its 3G network. The battery can last for 13 hours of talk time for the 2G network and 6 hours for the 3G network. An online survey carried out on 2472 people by Nokia Company indicated that customers rate its performance, design and features at 70% (Nokia, 2011). Samsung R360 Freeform II It is the latest Samsung phone released in October, 2010, four months after the release of Nokia E73 Mode. This phone is built in 2G Network and has no GPRS and EDGE features. However, it can support 3G data and also has bluetooth and USB features. It weighs 108g and has a size dimension of 104.9×53.8×15 mm. It has TFT and 256k display colours and an internal memory of 42 MB as well as a card slot of up to 16GB. It only has the primary features for video camera, but also supports A-GPS as well as MetroNavigator GPS. It has a standard battery of 1000 mAh Li-lon which can stand-by for about 550 hours and can withstand 5 hours of talk time. An online survey which involved only 38 people carried out by Samsung Company rated its performance at 84%; its design at 87%; and its features at 85% (Samsung, 2011). Motorola EX115 Motorola EX115 is also the latest Motorola model released in September, 2010. It is built in 2G network an
Providing the patients suffering from AIDS with the services that they need is an important task on the agenda of the New Jersey health authorities. However, due to the changes in the population demographics, a considerable change in the needs of the aforementioned patients has been noticed. Because of a considerable increase in the age of the HIV/AIDS New Jersey patients, the necessity to take the risks of cardiovascular diseases into account when choosing the type of treatment for the patients in question has emerged ( HIV, AIDS cases rise sharply for N.J. senior citizens in recent years , 2010). Speaking of the population demographics and the changes in it, one must mention that an increase in age, which was mentioned above, is beyond impressive in New Jersey. While previously, HIV/AIDS patients were under 30, nowadays, patients of 70 and older have been spotted (Joseph, Salami, & Odeigah, 2013). Moreover, the gender specifics of the target population have been altered considerably ( HIV, AIDS cases rise sharply for N.J. senior citizens in recent years , 2010). The aforementioned changes are most likely to have a major impact on the healthcare market, starting with the choice of the services, which will be provided to the target audience. Because of an increased risk in the cardiovascular diseases and the related disorders in the patients, it will be required to reconsider the medicine that is provided to the HIV/AIDS patients at present (Joseph, Salami & Odeigah, 2013). In addition, the general impact of the medicine on the immune system function will have to be considered. As a result of the broadening of the target audience, a rapid drop in prices for the prescription medicine can be expected in the New Jersey healthcare market. Indeed, seeing how the amount of customers is going to increase, a drop in prices is the most reasonable phenomenon to expect. This, however, may cause a conflict between the cost price of the drug and its market price; for the industry to survive, the latter must remain higher than the former. Otherwise, the production of the medicine against HIV/AIDS may cease. More to the point, older patients will also have to face a number of challenges in the process of retrieving the appropriate healthcare services. First and most obvious, accelerated aging will most likely be a major obstacle in taking the measures required to maintain a stable health status. The need for in-home medical care is another challenge; unlike younger victims of AIDS, older patients will not be able to visit the corresponding healthcare services frequently enough to retain their health status. As a result, the necessity for in-home care to be introduced emerges. Second, elderly patients are more exposed to the threat of fractures (Filho et al ., 2013). The Chronic Disease Wellness Program, which was introduced in 2006, may affect the costs for the HIV/AIDS medicine prices, though. Since older patients have emer
Technical Characteristics This website is easy to navigate due to the provision of the links that are simply identified as clickable. It is also easy to understand where the different links provided the lead. In addition, the texts are readable with a font that does not make it strenuous to read. The website’s purpose is clear, and since the aim may vary, the main objective is a provision for searching for additional information (Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency, 2012). Graphics that have been used are nice, and all the links provided are valid and active. In addition, scripts do not have errors, and the website is appealing with colorful images. On the other hand, the color contrast provided between the texts and the background increases its readability (Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency, 2012). Loading goes easily, so in general, it is a good website that can be used by anyone aspiring to be a business person or a business owner (Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency, 2012). General Evaluation It is very informative and provides enough information to its target audience. However, information is not updated regularly as the last update was a year ago. Due to this reason, a businessperson should seek other information and not depend entirely on the website in order to increase the credibility of the information gained.