ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
In this research, there are several areas of interest and which forms the basis of the research. The research proposal will follow a standard form proposal. As such, the following areas will be covered; foremost, the problem will be sufficiently defined in the title ‘Problem definition’. This section will be followed by definition of the objectives of the research. In this section, the goals that the researcher will be aiming to achieve will be precisely established and as such, they will form the basis of the research (Kline & Littlefield 217). This section will be succeeded by research design. This section is the blueprint of the entire research. This is because, there will be several notions covered including the study questions, specification of the relevant data, the type of data that will be collected and also the manner and steps to be followed in analyzing the data collected. In order to come up with a superior research design, good research questions will be generated and the researcher’s orientation will be sufficient (Scholastic, Inc 32). The methodology section will follow this section. This section will be essential as it will act as the guideline system for an effective solving of the underlying problem that the researcher is intending to research on. It will be constituted if specific components among them being tasks, phases, techniques, tools as well as methods (Saikku 95). This will be followed by the limitations of the study section. In this section, every possible aspect that has the ability to diminish the effectiveness of the entire research process will be noted and possible ways of avoiding these limitations will be established (Colten 75). The interpretation section will then follow. In this section, the results of the research will be refined. The main aim of this refining is to ensure that there is clarification of the results. After the refining of the results, the researcher will come up with suggestions as well as recommendations (Freudenburg et al. 66). This area is also significant as it will concentrate on advising the Company on how it can resurface itself to once again become a competitive force in the market. This will depend on the results of the research has found by the researcher. Finally, the researcher will conduct a general overview of the entire research process. In this section, the important areas of the research will be identified and thereby concluded (The National Commission 55). Significance of the study This research is important as it will establish the negative notion existing among the direct and the indirect stakeholders and therefore enable the Company come up will the most effective strategies that will help reform the Company’s perception by the stakeholders. In addition to this, the study will assist greatly as it will establish the areas of its operations that need improvement with regard to the Louisiana swamp and therefore assist it to put up measures that will see the area become bearable once again (Butlerb 72). There are several ways in which this research will help the BP Company improve its position in the industry with its compet
The node groups that are considered major and should be primarily reviewed can be found at the base of the jaw and along the front and the back sides of the neck. In case if the nodes are rather large, the nurse would be able to see the bumps under the patient’s skin. The enlargement would be more obvious if it is lopsided and one of the sides is significantly larger than the other (Quasmi et al., 2012). The palpation process should be performed with the use of four fingertips due to the fact that these body parts are ones of the most sensible in the human body. The nurse should examine the head from both sides (at the same time). Firm but moderate pressure should be applied to the examined areas by means of the fingertips (Robenshtok et al., 2012). The major groups of lymph nodes that might be examined include Waldeyer ring, pre-auricular, supraclavicular, and occipital nodes. It is important to take into consideration that lymph nodes are known to be a part of the natural defenses of the body and its immune system. Consequently, when dealing with infections, lymph nodes should be palpated in order to identify the origin and the nature of the infection. The latter may appear near the drained organs, or they may as well originate in the interior of the lymph node mentioned above. This is called lymphadenitis (Robenshtok et al., 2012). The patient’s infected lymph nodes are susceptible to being stable, squashy, inflamed, and warm. Reddening may be visible on the patient’s skin in the areas of inflammation. The core of the node will become necrotic if the nurse does not provide any relevant treatment. As a result, an abscess would appear that would feel like a fluctuance when touched. The knowledge of which areas are drained by specific
David Livingston was a renowned Scottish missionary. He came to Africa as a medical missionary. Dritsas (2010) identified Livingstone as “one of the most popular national heroes of the late 19 th century in Victorian Britain” (p. 37). He had a legendary status that worked on numerous interrelated echelons. Livingstone was not an ordinary missionary. He was an anti-slavery campaigner. Moreover, he was a motivational speaker, legal reformer, and a voyager. Livingstone facilitated the discovery of River Nile, which marked the end of colonial infiltration of the African soil. Further, his work as a missionary resulted in the establishment of numerous key Christian missionary projects in Central Africa. This article will discuss a brief history of David Livingston as a missionary. Early Life Benge and Benge (1999) hold, “David Livingstone was born on 19 March 1813 in the mill town of Blantyre, Scotland in a tenement building for the workers of a cotton factory” (p. 93). He hailed from a family of nine. The father was called Neil Livingstone while the mother was Agnes Hunter. Livingstone started to work in the cotton factory at the age of ten. He was hired as a piecer where he served for twelve hours per day. Despite the tight working schedule, Livingstone enrolled in a community school together with other children. His family encouraged him to carry on with the studies. In 1834, he came across a plea by Gutzlaff, who needed medical missionaries to serve in China. His determination to work as a medical missionary made him start saving money to finance his college education. In 1836, “Livingstone enrolled in Anderson’s College in Glasgow” (Dritsas, 2010, p. 67). He also registered for theology and Greek classes at the University of Glasgow (Dritsas, 2010). He could not join medical school without a background of Latin. Therefore, Livingstone sought the assistance of Gallagher, who was a Roman Catholic serving in a local outstation. Besides, he enrolled for divinity lessons, which were essential for anyone that wished to become a missionary. Livingstone’s desire to serve as a missionary led to him undertaking a rigorous missionary training. Enrollment for missionary training did not stop him from pursuing medical studies. Livingstone believed that as a Christian, he had a duty to spread the gospel. Having been brought up in a Christian family, he dedicated his life to missionary work. He claimed, “It is my desire to show my attachment to the cause of Him who died for me by devoting my life to his service” (Benge & Benge, 1999, p. 114). Livingstone believed that every person has been called to serve the Lord in one capacity or another. He meditated about religion at all times and made it an integral part of his life. His intention was to ensure that God’s message reached the heathen. Married Life Little is known about Livingstone’s married life. He spent most of his time “spreading the gospel and exploring Africa” (Dritsa
Introduction Learning language is a crucial factor of development. Children begin to learn language from a very early stage in life and they interact, grow and develop. There are several theories that have been postulated to explain different mean of language acquisition. Some indicate that people actively learn and construct the meaning of that language while others imply that people are passive in participation. Environment and biological aspects impact on language acquisition critically. Biological Aspect The biological aspects of language are quite complex to understand (Ellis, 2001, p. 65). The first biological aspect of language acquisition is natural brain development. According to Piaget, cognitive development is a process of brain development and it is active during childhood. Piaget also demonstrated that children leant new language because of the level of development of their brain hence children are limited by the development stage (Piaget, 2001, p. 123). The constructivist theory demonstrates that individuals develop mental images of the things they experience and try to construct phrases in new language ( Daniels, 2001, p. 103). Assimilation occurs when an individual is able to incorporate new language into his/her mind. The second biological aspect of language acquisition is age. It has been established that children are better in learning language than adults as implied earlier in the paper. This is a fact. Research has show that the ages of 3 to 12 are critical for learning language. This is also the reason why adults have a problem in second language acquisition (Foley & Thompson, 2003, p. 72). The process of learning language comes naturally to children and when they hear a language, their mind is triggered as they try to interpret the meaning or understand. Piaget described intellectual development in four stages and sensori-motor and preoperational stages are important for this paper. Sensori motor stages is the first stage and infants have very limited experience of environment and rely on sensory perception and motor function when stimulated (Piaget, 2001, p. 121). This means that children learn despite their social background and they have to go through the Piaget stages. The stages are a way of defining child’s cognition capacity. The preoperational stage is a crucial stage but the child still cannot conserve information and do not perceive logically complex facts (Piaget, 2001, p. 121). However language is hallmark for this stage which is from ages 2 to 6 years. Even though children cannot comprehend logic things, cannot understand viewpoint of others and cannot mentally manage information, they are able to use symbols. Environment Language acquisition basically depends on the environment in which a person is brought up. The first concept of language acquisition is conditioning. This means that children learn new language by connecting sound with physical things like occasions
The doctor’s diagnosis of Mr. Hernandez is type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is an endocrine disorder that affects the metabolism of glucose. The classical symptoms of diabetes include excessive urination, thirst, and hunger. So far, Mr. Hernandez has shown extreme thirst and increased frequency of urination. The organ involved in the pancreas, particularly the islets of Langerhans whose role is to produce the hormone insulin. The function of insulin is to promote the usage of glucose by the body through the formation of fats, proteins, and the storage form of glucose known as glycogen. Diabetes occurs when the pancreas fails to produce adequate insulin or when the body becomes resistant to the available insulin. The cardiovascular system is affected by the disease due to continued exposure to high blood sugar levels. Additional organ systems that might be impacted by Mr. Hernandez’s condition include the visual, nervous, and urinary systems, leading to diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy, respectively (Shi et al., 2018). Treatment for Mr. Hernandez should include pharmacological agents such as metformin, which helps to modulate blood sugar levels, or sulfonylureas and meglitinides that promote the production of insulin. Insulin injections can be given if these medications fail to regulate the patient’s blood sugar levels. Reference Shi, G. J., Shi, G. R., Zhou, J. Y., Zhang, W. J., Gao, C. Y., Jiang, Y. P., Zi, Z. G., Zhao, H. H., Yang, Y. & Yu, J. Q. (2018). Involvement of growth factors in diabetes mellitus and its complications: A general review. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy , 101 , 510-527. Web.
Introduction According to Hendrikse & Hendrikse (2003, p188), code of ethics refers to “the business constitution that governs relationships and behaviour among the company, its directors, management and employees, and the inter-relationship among the company, shareholders, and business and community stakeholders.” Thus, it aids the company to reveal the standards that govern its conduct to the internal and external parties, thereby conveying its commitment to honest and responsible business behavior. The December 2001 collapse of Enron is largely attributed to the unethical conduct by top executives at the company in the areas of accounting, finance, and management (Mark, 2007). Thesis Statement: Enron violated three ethical principles (the transparency principle, the fiduciary principle, and the fairness principle) of the Global Business Standard Codex in its management practices, leading to its collapse in December 2001. The unethical conduct was mainly due to the conflicts of interest on the part of its top executives and lack of oversight on the part of its board and advisers (Deakin & Konzelmann, 2003). For more than a decade, the top management of Enron managed to post false impressive results about the company by engaging in illegal and unethical activities. These results were achieved through questionable accounting practices and special purpose entities. The management also managed to manipulate the company’s resources to their personal gains rather than for the interest of other stakeholders. Another way the management engaged in unethical practices was by overvaluing the company shares, thus sending wrong signal to investors, shareholders, employees and other stakeholders. In essence, the management compromised the principles of transparency, fiduciary duty, and fairness, leading to the collapse of the company. The principle of transparency This principle requires the management of a company to practice truthfulness, avoid deception, and provide honest disclosure, candor and objectivity in the operations and financial reporting of the company. The management of Enron violated this principle in several ways. First, Enron established over 700 special purpose entities (SPEs), with majority of them not being consolidated. These entities were created for the purpose of evading the rules for consolidation, thus they were able to hide billions of dollars of debts from the company balance sheet, leading to exclusion in recording interest expense thus inflating the reported profit (Culpan & Trussel, 2005). These complex off-the-book partnerships were used to relocate many of its assets off the balance sheet, enabling the company to have a sustainable high credit rating and raise capital. The inflated profits deceived investors, shareholders and other stakeholders to have confidence in the company and invest even further. Secondly, in defiance of this principle, the management concentrated on transforming Enron as a new kind
Introduction Political propaganda has dominated most of literature works. Various literature books contain half-truths or blatant false stories that are meant to serve the interest of some nations, communities, emperors, kingdoms, and religious beliefs. The misinformed approach in literature books seeks to persuade, influence, or manipulate readers using information that is specifically defined and disseminated for this purpose. As a medium of communication, leaders have used literature works over the years to brainwash, deceive, persuade, and enhance certain euphoria on people. Propaganda is packaged in a strategic way that makes it difficult for people to distinguish the thin line between truth, half-truth, and falsehood. Various elements of propaganda such as repetition of certain concepts, simplicity of certain actions and decisions, imagery of results, and sentiments from people who have already taken the action and/or are willing to take the action are dominant in literature books. Some of the most common literature books that have used the propaganda approach to attain certain ends include Tales for Little Rebels by Maria Popova, The Future by Al Gore, and The Aeneid by Even Virgil. This paper will explore why the latter. As the paper reveals, The Aeneid is a political epic that was written with a political agenda to justify the founding of the nation of Rome. Political Propaganda in The Aeneid The Aeneid uses scanty details on issues of love, religion, and control, which are packaged in a way that draws strong emotions from the reader. According to Cooksey (2008), Virgil successfully uses love, fear, sympathy, and hope in appealing to the sentiments of the reader to yearn being like the characters or to wish that a certain remedial action is taken to curb a certain habit. According to Prince (2014), The Aeneid draws love as a powerful force that controls human beings. However, the ultimate impact of love is depicted as death, thus instilling fear on readers. Love should be embraced with caution. For instance, Virgil (2008) says, “and more than anyone, the Phoenician queen, luckless, already given over to ruin, marveled and could not have enough: she burned in pleasure in the boy and in the gifts… and she with all her eyes and heart embraced him” (p. 971). These words indicate that love may have a hidden agenda. The premise is that propaganda dwells on emotions. Fear is a powerful tool in developing, raising, and hastening readers’ emotions. For example, Dido’s love for Aeneas distracts him from focusing on his ear
Background The growth and development of any economy are dependent on prevalent management practices in different business set-ups. Managers in New Zealand-based organizations recognize the role of proper management skills. This assertion explains why they have been working towards improving their management skills as a way of becoming competitive in the global market. However, a 2010 study revealed glaring inefficiencies in the field of management amongst managers in New Zealand-based organizations. The case study has shown several organizational problems in New Zealand as discussed in the following section. Self-improvement Requirements According to the case study, the majority of managers in New Zealand lack proper management skills. A third of the interviewed employees felt that they were reporting to incompetent managers. To address this issue, I will undertake professional management courses that focus on improving management capabilities. Education plays a central role in the acquisition of the requisite skills that are needed in successful organizational management. While technical skills can be learned on the job, acquiring management capabilities requires rigorous training (Jacobs, 2014). Organizations in New Zealand are facing high turnover rates due to manager-employee conflicts occasioned by poor management skills. According to Sonnentag, Unger, and Nägel (2013), employees attach meaning to their work. Therefore, if they are not happy at the workplace, it means even their wellbeing is affected hence they will quit for more satisfying environments. I will study conflict management in the workplace to solve this problem. As mentioned earlier, conflict in the workplace is one of the leading causes of high turnover rates. Surji (2017) notes that high turnover rates lead to a decline in performance and loss-making. This assertion holds because it takes time and resources to hire and train the right employees. From my interpersonal skills, I can note that managers in New Zealand do not acknowledge their shortcomings. Baker (2014) warns that managers who fail to lead by example encourage mediocrity and incompetence amongst employees. This aspect leads to poor service delivery and loss-making. Therefore, I should learn to lead by example. Asrar-ul-Haq and Kuchinke (2016) posit that transformational management leads to improved employees’ outcomes and organizational performance. Besides, New Zealand managers do not set realistic goals. The role of setting realistic goals in the achievement of organizational excellence and increased productivity cannot be overemphasized (Bronkhorst, Steijn, & Vermeeren, 2015). As such, proper goal setting techniques will be a requirement in addressing this problem. Setting goals act as motivation for employees as they work towards the achievement of certain outcomes within a specified period (Asmus, Karl, Mohnen, & Reinhart, 2015). Therefore, I should learn this important managerial skill as part of self-improvement. Additionally, it emerged that managers in New Zealand do not inspire their teams. Jiang (2014) posits, “Inspir
Abstract Advanced practice nurses have several responsibilities, tasks, and obligations during either their education or practice. In this paper, the analysis of the requirements for APN prescriptive practice will be developed to identify the main regulatory bodies for nursing practice in New Jersey. The discussion of basic and continuing education, a collaboration between a nurse and a physician, and the role of chart reviews and formularies will prove the significance of nurse attention and dedication. Medications are differentiated in terms of their abuse potentials and effects on patients. Some drugs can be refilled and disposed of easily, and some drugs have to be refilled under the doctor’s control. Nurses should have specific degrees and participate in master’s-level programs to obtain approval from the Board of Nursing for prescribing, treating, and cooperating with patients. Prescriptive authority is a complex aspect of nursing practice, and the example of NJ APNs will help to clarify its essence through the prism of certification, education, and communication. Introduction Advanced practice nurses (APNs) expand healthcare services and offer multiple interventions, relying on their knowledge bases, post-graduate education experience, decision-making skills, and high-quality clinical competencies. Prescriptive authority is one of the abilities of nurses to prescribe and control drugs and devices. However, in each American state, certain standards and requirements are imposed, and it is important to learn laws and consider the guidelines. In this paper, the analysis of APN prescriptive practice in New Jersey will be developed, including its major requirements, regulatory bodies, and schedules. Regulatory Bodies In New Jersey, APNs have prescriptive authority, but certain specifications should be mentioned. For example, before prescribing medication, attention has to be paid to a joint protocol with a licensed collaborative physician (New Jersey Board of Nursing, 2020). States laws are considered to understand all the aspects of prescriptive authority, including education, certification, and skills, so this author is a legislated privilege. The Board of Nursing is the regulatory body that has authority over APN practice, establishes licensure requirements, and signed the Nurse Practice Act (American Association of Nurses Practitioners, n.d.). There is the New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C.) that addresses programs, licensure, and certification of APNs. APN Requirements An APN prescribes medications and orders treatments, focusing on such details as his or her, patient’s, and physician’s full name, telephone number, and address, as well as drug name, route, quantity, and refill. APNs should graduate from a master’s-level program (as registered professional nurses) and complete a 3-credit course in Pharmacology as basic education (New Jersey Board of Nursing, 2020). Continuing education certification implies 30 contact hours obtained within five years before prescription au