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Context in Mobile Computing
In recent decades, there have been rapid advances in mobile computing, such as context awareness, integrated sensor technologies and a wide range of wired and wireless practices. Most of the modern mobile computing systems can use context to provide appropriate information and services to the user, where relevance depends on the user's task (Zheng et al., 2016). The purpose of having mobile computing systems that are context-aware is to offer the various services at a reasonable development cost and with simple reconfiguration. That being said, it is important to discuss context awareness in mobile computing. This paper will discuss context as it applies to mobile computing and the various ways in which context has been used. Besides, the paper will describe sensor fusion as it applies to context and suggests new ways of using context.
Context as it applies to Mobile Computing
The concept of context has been explored by a number of researchers. Musumba and Nyongesa (2013) argue that context encompasses location, characteristics of neighboring users or objects and the consequent changes. Talipov et al. (2015) refer to context as location, environment attributes, time and the identities of neighboring users. According to Riboni (2015), context involves the user's feelings, concentration, location, date and time, and the objects in the user's environment. Based on these definitions, it is notable that the most important aspects of context are user location, the user's environment, and the objects near the user. Additionally, it can be said that context is subject to the constantly shifting execution environment. Even though the notion of context comprises the understandings of a scenario, much of the effort within the mobile computing community takes a bottom-up methodology to context.
In mobile computing, context involves the understanding of the physical environment and how the implicit input influences the behavior of an application. It encompasses three forms of the environment – computing environment, user environment and the physical environment (Vinh & Suzuki, 2013). Through the concept of context, these environments are able to interact constantly. The information in the computing and physical environments of mobile devices generates a context for interaction between users and devices. Since the current mobile devices process a wide range of data, context help in controlling the ways users interact with the ubiquitous environment based on their repetitive tasks (Zheng et al., 2016). For instance, a context-aware mobile system can detect that a user never uses his or her phone while at work, and hence all the calls or messages are directed to the user's voicemail when they are working.
Use of Context
The purpose of context-awareness is to determine .
Software Engineering Challenges in Pervasive Computing: A reviewEditor IJCATR
Moving away from decades of machine-centric computing and making pervasive human-centric computing, the new
wave of computing, a reality revolutionizes the relationship between humans and computing systems. There is a growing interest
in the use of context-awareness as a technique for developing pervasive computing applications that are flexible, adaptable, and
capable of acting autonomously on behalf of users The software challenges to turn such pervasive or ubiquitous computing
environments into reality are enormous In this paper, we review some of the challenges of software engineering in pervasive
computing.
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This document discusses modeling real-time interaction between a user and a ubiquitous system using dynamic Petri net models. It proposes using Petri nets to model a user's activity as a set of elementary actions. Elementary actions are modeled as Petri net structures that are then composed together through techniques like sequence, parallelism, etc. to form an overall model of user-system interaction. The models can be dynamically adapted based on changes to the user's context. OWL-S ontology is used to describe the dynamic aspects of the Petri net models, especially real-time composition of models. Simulation results validate the approach of dynamically modeling user-system interaction through mutation of Petri net models.
A survey on context aware system & intelligent Middleware’sIOSR Journals
Abstract: Context aware system or Sentient system is the most profound concept in the ubiquitous computing.
In the cloud system or in distributed computing building a context aware system is difficult task and
programmer should use more generic programming framework. On the basis of layered conceptual design, we
introduce Context aware systems with Context aware middleware’s. On the basis of presented system we will
analyze different approaches of context aware computing. There are many components in the distributed system
and these components should interact with each other because it is the need of many applications. Plenty
Context middleware’s have been made but they are giving partial solutions. In this paper we are giving analysis
of different middleware’s and comprehensive application of it in context caching.
Keywords: Context aware system, Context aware Middleware’s, Context Cache
Context-aware recommender system for multi-user smart homeIJECEIAES
Smart home is one of the most important applications of the internet of things (IoT). Smart home makes life simpler, easier to control, saves energy based on user’s behavior and interaction with the home appliances. Many existing approaches have designed a smart home system using data mining algorithms. However, these approaches do not consider multiusers that exist in the same location and time (which needs a complex control). They also use centralized mining algorithm, then the system’s efficiency is reduced when datasets increase. Therefore, in this paper, we firstly build a context-aware recommender system that considers multi-user’s preferences and solves their conflicts by using unsupervised algorithms to deliver useful recommendation services. Secondly, we improve smart home’s responsive using parallel computing. The results reveal that the proposed method is better than existing approaches.
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Context awareness is increasingly gaining applicability in interactive ubiquitous mobile computing
systems. Each context-aware application has its own set of behaviors to react to context modifications. This
paper is concerned with the context modeling and the development methodology for context-aware systems.
We proposed a rule-based approach and use the adaption tree to model the adaption rule of context-aware
systems. We illustrate this idea in an arithmetic game application.
MODELING THE ADAPTION RULE IN CONTEXTAWARE SYSTEMSijasuc
Context awareness is increasingly gaining applicability in interactive ubiquitous mobile computing
systems. Each context-aware application has its own set of behaviors to react to context modifications. This
paper is concerned with the context modeling and the development methodology for context-aware systems.
We proposed a rule-based approach and use the adaption tree to model the adaption rule of context-aware
systems. We illustrate this idea in an arithmetic game application.
Software Engineering Challenges in Pervasive Computing: A reviewEditor IJCATR
Moving away from decades of machine-centric computing and making pervasive human-centric computing, the new
wave of computing, a reality revolutionizes the relationship between humans and computing systems. There is a growing interest
in the use of context-awareness as a technique for developing pervasive computing applications that are flexible, adaptable, and
capable of acting autonomously on behalf of users The software challenges to turn such pervasive or ubiquitous computing
environments into reality are enormous In this paper, we review some of the challenges of software engineering in pervasive
computing.
International Journal of Computer Science and Security Volume (2) Issue (3)CSCJournals
The document discusses recognizing user activity based on user location in ubiquitous computing environments. It proposes determining user activity by analyzing associations between users and smart sensors in an environment over time. User location from sensors is key to understanding activity. Once a user's location is identified, appropriate services can be provided based on their current situation. The approach does not require users to explicitly label their own activities.
DYNAMIC AND REALTIME MODELLING OF UBIQUITOUS INTERACTIONcscpconf
This document discusses modeling real-time interaction between a user and a ubiquitous system using dynamic Petri net models. It proposes using Petri nets to model a user's activity as a set of elementary actions. Elementary actions are modeled as Petri net structures that are then composed together through techniques like sequence, parallelism, etc. to form an overall model of user-system interaction. The models can be dynamically adapted based on changes to the user's context. OWL-S ontology is used to describe the dynamic aspects of the Petri net models, especially real-time composition of models. Simulation results validate the approach of dynamically modeling user-system interaction through mutation of Petri net models.
A survey on context aware system & intelligent Middleware’sIOSR Journals
Abstract: Context aware system or Sentient system is the most profound concept in the ubiquitous computing.
In the cloud system or in distributed computing building a context aware system is difficult task and
programmer should use more generic programming framework. On the basis of layered conceptual design, we
introduce Context aware systems with Context aware middleware’s. On the basis of presented system we will
analyze different approaches of context aware computing. There are many components in the distributed system
and these components should interact with each other because it is the need of many applications. Plenty
Context middleware’s have been made but they are giving partial solutions. In this paper we are giving analysis
of different middleware’s and comprehensive application of it in context caching.
Keywords: Context aware system, Context aware Middleware’s, Context Cache
Context-aware recommender system for multi-user smart homeIJECEIAES
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Context awareness is increasingly gaining applicability in interactive ubiquitous mobile computing
systems. Each context-aware application has its own set of behaviors to react to context modifications. This
paper is concerned with the context modeling and the development methodology for context-aware systems.
We proposed a rule-based approach and use the adaption tree to model the adaption rule of context-aware
systems. We illustrate this idea in an arithmetic game application.
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Context awareness is increasingly gaining applicability in interactive ubiquitous mobile computing
systems. Each context-aware application has its own set of behaviors to react to context modifications. This
paper is concerned with the context modeling and the development methodology for context-aware systems.
We proposed a rule-based approach and use the adaption tree to model the adaption rule of context-aware
systems. We illustrate this idea in an arithmetic game application.
Following the user’s interests in mobile context aware recommender systemsBouneffouf Djallel
The wide development of mobile applications provides a considerable amount of data of all types (images, texts, sounds, videos, etc.). In this sense, Mobile Context-aware Recommender Systems (MCRS) suggest the user suitable information depending on her/his situation and interests. Two key questions have to be considered 1) how to recommend the user information that follows his/her interests evolution? 2) how to model the user’s situation and its related interests? To the best of our knowledge, no existing work proposing a MCRS tries to answer both questions as we do. This paper describes an ongoing work on the implementation of a MCRS based on the hybrid-ε-greedy algorithm we propose, which combines the standard ε-greedy algorithm and both content-based filtering and case-based reasoning techniques.
Understanding User Intentions in Pervasive Computing EnvironmentKarthikeyan V
The challenge for pervasive system developers here is to detect the user intention so as to remove any ambiguity in the user’s expression of a pervasive action. Understanding user intentions can be achieved by detecting the user status and the environment status. The attention data and context data thus obtained can be connected to give us the intention data. The user intention data can be helpful in enabling PCE to provide pro-active and situation-specific user support.
Ambiences on the-fly usage of available resources through personal devicesijasuc
In smart spaces such as smart homes, computation is
embedded everywhere: in toys, appliances, or the
home’s infrastructure. Most of these devices provid
e a pool of available resources which the user can
take
advantage, interacting and creating a friendly envi
ronment. The inherent composability of these system
s
and other unique characteristics such as low-cost e
nergy, simplicity in module programming, and even
their small size, make them a suitable candidate fo
r dynamic and adaptive ambient systems. This resear
ch
work focuses on what is defined as an “ambience”, a
space with a user-defined set of computational
devices. A smart-home is modeled as a collection of
ambiences, where every ambience is capable of
providing a pool of available resources to the user
. In turn, the user is supposed to carry one or sev
eral
personal devices able to interact with the ambience
s, taking advantage of his inherent mobility. In th
is way,
the whole system can benefit from resources discove
red in the spatial proximity. A software architectu
re is
designed, which is based on the implementation of l
ow-cost algorithms able to detect and update the sy
stem
when changes in an ambience occur. Ambience middlew
are implementation works in a wide range of
architectures and OSs, while showing a negligible o
verhead in the time to perform the basic output
operations.
Proactive Intelligent Home System Using Contextual Information and Neural Net...IJERA Editor
Nowadays, cities around the world intend to use information technology to improve the lives of their citizens.
Future smart cities will incorporate digital data and technology to interact differently with their human
inhabitants.
Among the key component of a smart city, we find the smart home component. It is an autonomic environment
that can provide various smart services by considering the user’s context information. Several methods are used
in context-aware system to provide such services. In this paper, we propose an approach to offer the most
relevant services to the user according to any significant change of his context environment. The proposed
approach is based on the use of context history information together with user profiling and machine learning
techniques. Experimentations show that the proposed solution can efficiently provide the most useful services to
the user in an intelligent home environment.
Exploring novel method of using ict for rural agriculture developmentIAEME Publication
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A Survey Of Context-Aware Mobile Computing ResearchKelly Lipiec
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1. Context-aware computing uses information about a user's environment and situation to provide tailored services, with the goal of delivering the right service at the right moment.
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This paper aims to provide an overview of the
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their readers. An online newspaper service providing project.
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Hybrid-e-greedy for mobile context-aware recommender systemBouneffouf Djallel
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Context refers to information that can characterize an entity's situation, such as a user's location, identity, activity, time, nearby objects and people. Context-aware computing uses sensors to automatically collect context and adapt applications and services to the user's context. There is a need for context-aware computing because computers lack the implicit contextual cues that humans use in communication. Context-aware applications can make interactions between humans and computers more natural by tailoring information and services to the user's changing context.
This document provides an overview of the Summer 2007 Seminar on Context-Aware and Ambient Applications at the University of Bonn. The seminar will be run like a scientific conference over three dates in April and June 2007. Topics to be covered include context-aware software architectures, indoor and outdoor location sensing, activity recognition, and security and privacy issues in context-aware systems. Students will present topics in 90-second presentations and submit papers by early June. More information can be found on the seminar website.
ContextCapture: Exploring the Usage of Context-based Awareness Cues in Inform...Ville Antila
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UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING Its Paradigm, Systems & Middlewarevivatechijri
This paper offers a survey of ubiquitous computing research which is the developing a scope that
gears communication technologies into routine life accomplishments. This study paper affords a types of the
studies that extents at the ubiquitous computing exemplar. In this paper, we present collective structure principles
of ubiquitous systems and scrutinize important developments in context-conscious ubiquitous structures. In toting,
this studies work affords a novel structure of ubiquitous computing system and an evaluation of sensors needed
for applications in ubiquitous computing. The goal of this studies work are 3-fold: i) help as a parameter for
researchers who're first-hand to ubiquitous computing and want to subsidize to this research expanse, ii) provide
a unique machine architecture for ubiquitous computing system, and iii) offer auxiliary studies ways necessary
for exceptional-of-provider assertion of ubiquitous computing..
This document proposes incorporating a control system into an existing ubiquitous computing environment (SEDINU system) to allow for manipulation of physical objects. It describes modifying the SEDINU system's database (RBACSoft) to include a control system entity with attributes linking it to autonomous areas and physical objects. A communication protocol is proposed using the USB 2.0 standard for the host services and control system to interact. The control system would allow changing the states of physical objects from mobile devices based on requests from the host services. Future work could include handling multiple concurrent mobile access and migrating to USB 3.0.
a data mining approach for location production in mobile environments marwaeng
The document proposes a three-phase algorithm for predicting the next location of mobile users. In the first phase, mobility patterns are mined from historical user trajectory data. In the second phase, mobility rules are extracted from these patterns. In the third phase, predictions are made by matching mobility rules to a user's current trajectory. The algorithm aims to overcome limitations of prior work by discovering regular patterns in user movements and distinguishing between random and regular movements. A simulation evaluation found the proposed method achieved more accurate predictions than other methods.
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The Relevance of Psychological Theories in Criminology
The engagement of an individual in criminal activities is often influenced by various underlying factors. As such various theories have been developed to explain the behavioral patterns of criminals and enable the criminal justice departments to operate effectively. Among the developed theories, the psychological theories are perhaps the most accurate in the field of criminology. Psychological theories are based on an interaction between biological and social-cultural factors that either promote or deter criminal behavior, (Walters, 2016). Classical theories of criminology did not account for the state of mind of criminals. As such, many criminals in the past were convicted of crimes they committed unknowingly. This has changed since the adoption of psychological theories. Both individuals as well as criminal justice officials now understand that psychological factors influence criminal behavior. Appropriate measures have been implemented to ensure that the criminal justice department treats all persons fairly by assessing underlying psychological factors. As such, psychological theories have not only promoted the work of the criminal justice department but also promoted individual awareness about underlying mental conditions that affect an individual’s behavior, (Byrne & Hummer, 2016).
Review of the Literature
1. Byrne, J., & Hummer, D. (2016). An examination of the impact of criminological theory on community corrections practice. Fed. Probation, 80, 15.
According toByrne & Hummer (2016), psychological theories have the most direct influence on probation and parole compared to other theories of criminology. The authors have comprehensively analyzed the impact of various theories used to evaluate criminal behavior. They suggest that behavior is intertwined with unconscious motives. Therefore, understanding the reasons behind a crime requires a psychological evaluation to understand the interaction of the two factors. This article is suitable for this research because it captures the relevance of psychological theories in criminology.
2. Dippong, J., & Fitch, C. (2017). Emotions in criminological theory: Insights from social psychology. Sociology Compass, 11(4), e12473.
Few formal theories have been developed to capture the role of emotional processes as facilitators or inhibitors of crime, (Dippong & Fitch, 2017). According to the authors, gaps in criminology can be filled by focusing on the underlying psychological factors of the offenders. The article highlights the effect that practices such as interrogation have on the mental state of an individual thus resulting in inaccurate findings during criminal investigations. As such, this article is a reliable source of information about the relevance of applying psychological theories in criminology. .
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A comparative analysis between Korean melodrama and other local melodrama
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Most studies in recent times have discovered that Korean dramas have come with a “Korean wave” in media in the global stage. Audiences have been reconceptualised due to the availability of internet and computer that have facilitated the digital revolution. Korean melodrama has earned more views than local melodrama, a result of its marketing its content without owning a means of distribution.
Korean melodrama is a representation of a product that is a hybrid of Hollywood, since Korean melodrama makes use of practices, tools, and conventions in the narrative that comes with the preoccupation of the Korean socio-political and historical aspects. The aspect of familiarity that lacks in local melodrama exists in Korean melodrama. Studies in have shown that audiences tend to respond positively to things they are familiar to and that is exactly what Korean melodrama is.
The use of genre by Korean melodrama is a huge success to its big audiences from the west, as a study by the Korean Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) back in 2015 estimated that around 19 million Americans enjoy Korean melodrama compared to five million who preferred local melodrama as they are a definition of what the world is in reality. The aspect of what is good and what is bad entangled with emotional narratives that give the audience an opportunity to select a hero or a heroine (Martin, 2019).
Korean melodrama are structured in a way that the audience can critique structures of institutional powers and explore a world with aspects of complex social issues. Korean melodrama has a vital element of their characters not being complex and this does not place a huge burden of danger or any sort of conflict in their existing world (Smith, 2017). The study also found out that Korean dramas have integrated aspects of adventures, romance and included professional fields like doctors and police, and lawyer, which are familiar genres to the audience. The structure of the Korean melodrama comes along with themes and selective iconography that make Korean melodrama suitable for global audiences.
Korean drama has earned viewers more than local dramas in the local stage given the Korean dramas depict the actual Korean culture. Most people are attracted to Korean melodrama since they are interested with the reality. A study by a Korean television found out that their supervisor had received more than five hundred emails from people who were not Korean to include English subtitles in their videos. This proves to be a massive support comparing people have less interest in their local drama. Korean drama have earned a huge fan base due to the license agreement of online streaming that was agreed by Korea (Moon, 2019). Studies have recorded that the market of Korean melodrama has around 12% of them wh.
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The document discusses several papers related to research in the field of mobile human-computer interaction (mobile HCI). The first paper discusses the International Workshop on Mobile and Ubiquitous Information Access that was held in 2003 in Italy and covered topics like interface design, interaction techniques, context-aware applications and implications of mobile computing. The second paper discusses a study that analyzed how often and for how long users look at their mobile devices on average. The third paper discusses the Mobile HCI 2004 conference that established mobile HCI as a central research area and impacted how the field is conducted today.
A Survey Of Context-Aware Mobile Computing ResearchKelly Lipiec
This document provides a survey of research on context-aware mobile computing systems and applications. It discusses definitions of context, including categories of context like computing context, user context, physical context, and time context. The document also defines context as the set of environmental states and settings that determine an application's behavior or where application events occur and are interesting to the user. It surveys context-aware applications and how they sense and model contextual information. The difficulties and potential solutions outlined will help researchers make context-aware computing a reality.
1. Context-aware computing uses information about a user's environment and situation to provide tailored services, with the goal of delivering the right service at the right moment.
2. Context includes information such as location, identity, activity, schedule, nearby resources and more. It comes from various sources and changes over time.
3. Designing context-aware applications and systems requires acquiring context information, reasoning about it, and using it intelligently to benefit users or services while maintaining user privacy and control. Many technical and research challenges remain open.
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contents and design of the all newspapers. Majority of the
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their readers. An online newspaper service providing project.
In this software system users may register as users to read
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Hybrid-e-greedy for mobile context-aware recommender systemBouneffouf Djallel
This document proposes a hybrid-ε-greedy algorithm for mobile context-aware recommender systems that combines bandit algorithms and case-based reasoning. It summarizes related works that aim to follow the evolution of user interests or manage the user's context, but not both. The proposed approach uses case-based reasoning to consider the user's context in the bandit algorithm's exploration-exploitation strategy. It also uses content-based filtering with the ε-greedy algorithm.
Context refers to information that can characterize an entity's situation, such as a user's location, identity, activity, time, nearby objects and people. Context-aware computing uses sensors to automatically collect context and adapt applications and services to the user's context. There is a need for context-aware computing because computers lack the implicit contextual cues that humans use in communication. Context-aware applications can make interactions between humans and computers more natural by tailoring information and services to the user's changing context.
This document provides an overview of the Summer 2007 Seminar on Context-Aware and Ambient Applications at the University of Bonn. The seminar will be run like a scientific conference over three dates in April and June 2007. Topics to be covered include context-aware software architectures, indoor and outdoor location sensing, activity recognition, and security and privacy issues in context-aware systems. Students will present topics in 90-second presentations and submit papers by early June. More information can be found on the seminar website.
ContextCapture: Exploring the Usage of Context-based Awareness Cues in Inform...Ville Antila
In this paper, we investigate the usage of context-based awareness cues in informal information sharing, especially in social networking services. We present an experimental mobile application, which allows users to add different descriptions of context information to their Facebook status updates. The meaningfulness and the usage of different context descriptions were evaluated in a two-week user trial. The results show that the most frequently used awareness cues in the test setting were location, surroundings, friends and activity. The results also indicate that user-defined semantic abstractions of context items (e.g. “home”, “work”) were often more informative and useful than more accurate indicators (e.g. the address or the name of the place). We also found out that using shared context from friends in vicinity (e.g. identifying the people around) needs careful design to overcome the extended privacy implications.
Hand LightWeightNet: an optimized hand pose estimation for interactive mobile...IJECEIAES
In this paper, a hand pose estimation method is introduced that combines MobileNetV3 and CrossInfoNet into a single pipeline. The proposed approach is tailored for mobile phone processors through optimizations, modifications, and enhancements made to both architectures, resulting in a lightweight solution. MobileNetV3 provides the bottleneck for feature extraction and refinements while CrossInfoNet benefits the proposed system through a multitask information sharing mechanism. In the feature extraction stage, we utilized an inverted residual block that achieves a balance between accuracy and efficiency in limited parameters. Additionally, in the feature refinement stage, we incorporated a new best-performing activation function called “activate or not” ACON, which demonstrated stability and superior performance in learning linearly and non-linearly gates of the whole activation area of the network by setting hyperparameters to switch between active and inactive states. As a result, our network operated with 65% reduced parameters, but improved speed by 39% which is suitable for running in a mobile device processor. During experiment, we conducted test evaluation on three hand pose datasets to assess the generalization capacity of our system. On all the tested datasets, the proposed approach demonstrates consistently higher performance while using significantly fewer parameters than existing methods. This indicates that the proposed system has the potential to enable new hand pose estimation applications such as virtual reality, augmented reality and sign language recognition on mobile devices.
Application Of Android Enabled Mobile Device For Personal Information Systemsijasa
The document describes a proposed personal mobile information system (PMIS) developed on the Android platform. The PMIS would provide location-based services like GPS-enabled proximity alerts and a rating system for points of interest. It would also plot routes from a user's location to points of interest, alerting users of any crime incidents along the way based on police data. The system has two types of users: general users who can rate and find points of interest, and police users who can log crime events and update safety ratings to inform alerts for general users. The goal is to create a personalized mobile information system that enhances user safety during navigation.
Robot operating system based autonomous navigation platform with human robot ...TELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
In emerging technologies, indoor service robots are playing a vital role for people who are physically challenged and visually impaired. The service robots are efficient and beneficial for people to overcome the challenges faced during their regular chores. This paper proposes the implementation of autonomous navigation platforms with human-robot interaction which can be used in service robots to avoid the difficulties faced in daily activities. We used the robot operating system (ROS) framework for the implementation of algorithms used in auto navigation, speech processing and recognition, and object detection and recognition. A suitable robot model was designed and tested in the Gazebo environment to evaluate the algorithms. The confusion matrix that was created from 125 different cases points to the decent correctness of the model.
UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING Its Paradigm, Systems & Middlewarevivatechijri
This paper offers a survey of ubiquitous computing research which is the developing a scope that
gears communication technologies into routine life accomplishments. This study paper affords a types of the
studies that extents at the ubiquitous computing exemplar. In this paper, we present collective structure principles
of ubiquitous systems and scrutinize important developments in context-conscious ubiquitous structures. In toting,
this studies work affords a novel structure of ubiquitous computing system and an evaluation of sensors needed
for applications in ubiquitous computing. The goal of this studies work are 3-fold: i) help as a parameter for
researchers who're first-hand to ubiquitous computing and want to subsidize to this research expanse, ii) provide
a unique machine architecture for ubiquitous computing system, and iii) offer auxiliary studies ways necessary
for exceptional-of-provider assertion of ubiquitous computing..
This document proposes incorporating a control system into an existing ubiquitous computing environment (SEDINU system) to allow for manipulation of physical objects. It describes modifying the SEDINU system's database (RBACSoft) to include a control system entity with attributes linking it to autonomous areas and physical objects. A communication protocol is proposed using the USB 2.0 standard for the host services and control system to interact. The control system would allow changing the states of physical objects from mobile devices based on requests from the host services. Future work could include handling multiple concurrent mobile access and migrating to USB 3.0.
a data mining approach for location production in mobile environments marwaeng
The document proposes a three-phase algorithm for predicting the next location of mobile users. In the first phase, mobility patterns are mined from historical user trajectory data. In the second phase, mobility rules are extracted from these patterns. In the third phase, predictions are made by matching mobility rules to a user's current trajectory. The algorithm aims to overcome limitations of prior work by discovering regular patterns in user movements and distinguishing between random and regular movements. A simulation evaluation found the proposed method achieved more accurate predictions than other methods.
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Criminological Theories
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The Relevance of Psychological Theories in Criminology
The engagement of an individual in criminal activities is often influenced by various underlying factors. As such various theories have been developed to explain the behavioral patterns of criminals and enable the criminal justice departments to operate effectively. Among the developed theories, the psychological theories are perhaps the most accurate in the field of criminology. Psychological theories are based on an interaction between biological and social-cultural factors that either promote or deter criminal behavior, (Walters, 2016). Classical theories of criminology did not account for the state of mind of criminals. As such, many criminals in the past were convicted of crimes they committed unknowingly. This has changed since the adoption of psychological theories. Both individuals as well as criminal justice officials now understand that psychological factors influence criminal behavior. Appropriate measures have been implemented to ensure that the criminal justice department treats all persons fairly by assessing underlying psychological factors. As such, psychological theories have not only promoted the work of the criminal justice department but also promoted individual awareness about underlying mental conditions that affect an individual’s behavior, (Byrne & Hummer, 2016).
Review of the Literature
1. Byrne, J., & Hummer, D. (2016). An examination of the impact of criminological theory on community corrections practice. Fed. Probation, 80, 15.
According toByrne & Hummer (2016), psychological theories have the most direct influence on probation and parole compared to other theories of criminology. The authors have comprehensively analyzed the impact of various theories used to evaluate criminal behavior. They suggest that behavior is intertwined with unconscious motives. Therefore, understanding the reasons behind a crime requires a psychological evaluation to understand the interaction of the two factors. This article is suitable for this research because it captures the relevance of psychological theories in criminology.
2. Dippong, J., & Fitch, C. (2017). Emotions in criminological theory: Insights from social psychology. Sociology Compass, 11(4), e12473.
Few formal theories have been developed to capture the role of emotional processes as facilitators or inhibitors of crime, (Dippong & Fitch, 2017). According to the authors, gaps in criminology can be filled by focusing on the underlying psychological factors of the offenders. The article highlights the effect that practices such as interrogation have on the mental state of an individual thus resulting in inaccurate findings during criminal investigations. As such, this article is a reliable source of information about the relevance of applying psychological theories in criminology. .
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A comparative analysis between Korean melodrama and other local melodrama
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Most studies in recent times have discovered that Korean dramas have come with a “Korean wave” in media in the global stage. Audiences have been reconceptualised due to the availability of internet and computer that have facilitated the digital revolution. Korean melodrama has earned more views than local melodrama, a result of its marketing its content without owning a means of distribution.
Korean melodrama is a representation of a product that is a hybrid of Hollywood, since Korean melodrama makes use of practices, tools, and conventions in the narrative that comes with the preoccupation of the Korean socio-political and historical aspects. The aspect of familiarity that lacks in local melodrama exists in Korean melodrama. Studies in have shown that audiences tend to respond positively to things they are familiar to and that is exactly what Korean melodrama is.
The use of genre by Korean melodrama is a huge success to its big audiences from the west, as a study by the Korean Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) back in 2015 estimated that around 19 million Americans enjoy Korean melodrama compared to five million who preferred local melodrama as they are a definition of what the world is in reality. The aspect of what is good and what is bad entangled with emotional narratives that give the audience an opportunity to select a hero or a heroine (Martin, 2019).
Korean melodrama are structured in a way that the audience can critique structures of institutional powers and explore a world with aspects of complex social issues. Korean melodrama has a vital element of their characters not being complex and this does not place a huge burden of danger or any sort of conflict in their existing world (Smith, 2017). The study also found out that Korean dramas have integrated aspects of adventures, romance and included professional fields like doctors and police, and lawyer, which are familiar genres to the audience. The structure of the Korean melodrama comes along with themes and selective iconography that make Korean melodrama suitable for global audiences.
Korean drama has earned viewers more than local dramas in the local stage given the Korean dramas depict the actual Korean culture. Most people are attracted to Korean melodrama since they are interested with the reality. A study by a Korean television found out that their supervisor had received more than five hundred emails from people who were not Korean to include English subtitles in their videos. This proves to be a massive support comparing people have less interest in their local drama. Korean drama have earned a huge fan base due to the license agreement of online streaming that was agreed by Korea (Moon, 2019). Studies have recorded that the market of Korean melodrama has around 12% of them wh.
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Critical Evaluation of Four Articles On Note Taking
Note taking is the process of recording information from another source and is an integral part of university studies. Comprehensive studies have been conducted to underline the cognitive process of note taking. This essay aims to critique four research articles pertaining to the study of note taking namely by highlighting several pros and cons of certain methodologies used, to improve future researches done on the topic of note taking.
The first article aims to examine whether the use of laptops in note taking impairs learning compared to people who were using the longhand method (Mueller & Oppenheimer, 2014). They conducted three experiments to investigate whether taking notes on a laptop versus writing longhand would affect academic performance, and to explore the potential mechanism of verbatim overlap as a proxy for the depth of processing. They used an experimental design in order to achieve a quantitative result. Using five 15 minutes TED talks lectures, the use of either laptop or longhand method for note taking as a categorical variable, and 67 participant samples from different university research subject pools, they concluded that participants using laptops were more inclined to take verbatim notes than participants using the longhand method. An overlooked procedure of this methodology is that in their first study, either one or two students were placed in an enclosed room.Mueller & Oppenheimer (2014) unknowingly made this a variable in their experiment. Additionally, typical university lectures are done in an occupied lecture hall. Mueller and Oppenheimer (2014) should have had his experiments in a lecture hall with students while testing his participants, emulating an environment similar to the real world. Doing so would increase external validity without sacrificing internal validity. Participants were taken randomly from a pool of voluntary university students, which is a good representation of the larger population for their hypothesis of the experiment. Mueller and Oppenheimer (2014) did not account for how the participants usually took notes in their classes. Instructing the participants to take down notes in a medium they are not used to could have affected their implicit processing of information, affecting results. The experimenters should have divided the participants into two separate groups based on which medium they were more comfortable in using. A third control group whereby participants did not take notes would have been beneficial to this experiment, eliminating compromising factors such as selection threats (Trochim, 2006).
The next article alleviates most of the previously stated concerns. This experiment was conducted to determine whether students’ note-taking and online chatting can influence their recalls of lecture content and note quality (Wei , Wang .
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CRITIQUE OF QUANTITATIVE, QUALITATIVE, OR MIXED METHODS DESIGN
Critiquing Quantitative, Qualitative, or Mixed Methods Studies
Adenike George
Walden University
NURS 6052: Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice
April 11, 2019
Critique of Quantitative, Qualitative, or Mixed Method Design
Both quantitative and qualitative methods play a pivotal role in nursing research. Qualitative research helps nurses and other healthcare workers to understand the experiences of the patients on health and illness. Quantitative data allows researchers to use an accurate approach in data collection and analysis. When using quantitative techniques, data can be analyzed using either descriptive statistics or inferential statistics which allows the researchers to derive important facts like demographics, preference trends, and differences between the groups. The paper comprehensively critiques quantitative and quantitative techniques of research. Furthermore, the author will also give reasons as to why qualitative methods should be regarded as scientific.
The overall value of quantitative and Qualitative Research
Quantitative studies allow the researchers to present data in terms of numbers. Since data is in numeric form, researchers can apply statistical techniques in analyzing it. These include descriptive statistics like mean, mode, median, standard deviation and inferential statistics such as ANOVA, t-tests, correlation and regression analysis. Statistical analysis allows us to derive important facts from data such as preference trends, demographics, and differences between groups. For instance, by conducting a mixed methods study to determine the feeding experiences of infants among teen mothers in North Carolina, Tucker and colleagues were able to compare breastfeeding trends among various population groups. The multiple groups compared were likely to initiate breastfeeding as follows: Hispanic teens 89%, Black American teens 41%, and White teens 52% (Tucker et al., 2011).
The high strength of quantitative analysis lies in providing data that is descriptive. The descriptive statistics helps us to capture a snapshot of the population. When analyzed appropriate, the descriptive data enables us to make general conclusions concerning the population. For instance, through detailed data analysis, Tucker and co-researchers were able to observe that there were a large number of adolescents who ceased breastfeeding within the first month drawing the need for nurses to conduct individualized follow-ups the early days after hospital discharge. These follow-ups would significantly assist in addressing the conventional technical problems and offer support in managing back to school transition (Tucker et al., 2011).
Qualitative research allows researchers to determine the client’s perspective on healthcare. It enables researchers to observe certain behaviors and experiences amo.
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Crime Analysis Technology
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Technology has evolved over the years in various sectors, with new technological innovations being developed. One of the areas that has witnessed great applications of technological evolution is in the detection and prevention of crime. This article will analyze the various technologies that are used to prevent and detect crime.
Byrne and Marx (2011) in their article reviews the topic in detail and gives insight in the role of technology in combating crime.
The key data that will be used in this research is secondary data from various peer-reviewed sources that review the topic of Crime Analysis Technology from various perspectives. Byrne and Marx (2011) presents various data on crime and the use of Information Technology in crime detection and prevention. For instance, it highlights that the percentage of schools in the United States that deploy metal detectors is approximately 2%. The article also approximates that as of 2006, one million CCTV cameras had been deployed in the United States, although the article does not provide current estimates on the same.
The article plays a great role in my final research. It gives a highlight of the various technological applications for crime prevention and detection. This can provide a background for further research, especially the technological innovations that are currently being developed. The article also presents figures about various elements of technology in crime prevention and detection such as the number of CCTV cameras, the crime rates such as the registered sex offenders, among others. Projections can therefore be made to the future.
The article mentions several significant facts. First, it classifies technological innovations in criminal justice as hard technology versus soft technology. Hard technology innovations include hardware and materials while soft technology innovations include information systems and computer software. Examples of hard technology is the CCTV cameras, metal detectors, and security systems at homes and schools. Examples of soft technology include predictive policing technology, crime analysis techniques, software, and data sharing techniques, among others. Both of the two categories of technological innovations are important in criminal justice. Another fact is the new technology of policing. The article identifies hard policing technological tools such as non-lethal weaponry and technologies for officer safety. It highlights soft policing technologies such as data-driven policies in policing and information sharing. Another important fact that the article mentions is the issues that should be con.
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Introduction
The purpose of a flowchart is to graphically present information in a logical pattern according to whatis.com (2018), usually showing the progression within a process from beginning to end. This flowchart will illustrate the pattern of progression in the criminal justice systems of Canada and India. In most countries policing, the courts, and the correctional systems are interdependent in this relationship, the police are the first step and the other steps follow in a logical progression. The purpose of mapping the steps of these countries criminal justice systems is to give visual context to this progression.
Criminal Justice of Canada
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Canada’s criminal justice system is not that different from other systems from around the world. The Canadian system comprised of the police who investigate crimes, collects evidence, and apprehend suspects for trial in the court system. Canada’s policing uses a decentralized multiple coordination model. In Canada, the federal government is constitutionally responsible for legislating in all areas that relate to criminal matters Braiden (2006), but legislating police activity is the responsibility of the provinces.
Each province has passed a Police Act to meet their responsibilities. Police forces in Canada deal with all types of crimes, from Crimes against Persons to Crimes Against Property according to the Canadian Department of Justice (2017). The crime being investigated will dictate the course of the investigation that will follow. To satisfy their role in the criminal justice flowchart the police must collect evidence and this evidence will be used at trial.
The gathering and preserving of evidence according to rules established within the Police Act and federal legislation spelled out in the Canadian Constitution Canadian Department of Justice (2017). Once an investigation occurs with the collection of evidence, and this evidence obtained through interviews and legally issued search warrants the police will develop a most likely and viable suspect and the police will request an arrest warrant for the suspect spelling out who they are looking to arrest and for what crime they wish to arrest them for.
Courts
The arrest is one of the final steps for the police in this matter and the beginning of the court process. The first step in this process is to put the person in custody into a holding cell usually at a detention center, the person is typically seen by a judge or a justice of the peace as soon as possible, this is usually done in twenty-four hours according to the Canadian Department of Justice (2017). At this point, the judge determines a pre-trial date in some cases will release the party on bail.
A bail hearing allows the prosecution to present evidence in hopes to keep the accused in custody. In the Canadian system, the state has all the expense of investigatio.
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Company Overview
Name: John Blair
Institutional Affiliation: Rasmussen College
Founded in 2001, Global Inc. is one of the leading manufacturers of consumer electronics such as personal computers, smartphones, and household appliances among other products. As a limited liability company members are not liable for the organization’s liabilities or debts (Deering & Murphy, 2003). It has experienced growth currently with approximately 13, 500 workers and an annual revenue of $14 billion as of December 2017. Smartphones and personal computers form its major source of revenue which currently comprises 45% of all the revenues. Starting 2009, the company expanded to the international market and has since experienced a growing revenue due to the expanding market share. More so, due to benefits such as cheap and readily available labor, the organization moved some of its manufacturing processes to Indonesia, Bhutan and Hong Kong which has greatly impacted the operational cost enabling it to provide goods at competitive prices.
In 2016, the company faced issues related to labor management as it was established that some of its suppliers employ underage workers and also utilizes bonded labor. It has been an ethical issue faced by the organization whether it should cut ties with the suppliers and find other suppliers. The company did not have any policies that controlled labor management practices by the suppliers hence it was not likely for the organization to act with speed. On the other hand, in the established manufacturing plants in Asian countries, it emerged that some workers received wages lower than the minimum wages in the said countries. These have been the two major issues that have recently tarnished the organization’s public image. However, it has put efforts to turn around the situation and regain its previous public image.
Reference
Deering, A., & Murphy, A. (2003). The Partnering Imperative: Making Business Partnerships Work (1st ed.). New York, NY: Wiley.
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Trending Ethical Issues in Consumer Electronics Industry
Name: John Blair
Institutional Affiliation: Rasmussen College
Trending Ethical Issues in Consumer Electronics Industry
In the consumer electronics industry, players are competing with each other to create cutting edge devices that are more appealing to the consumers. Due to this need, majority of the manufacturers have employed various strategies such as partnering with third party manufacturers in a bid to lower operational costs hence being able to present consumers with competitively priced devices. However, it is imperative to note that adoption of the various strategies by the industry players has led to a number of ethical issues such as unfair labor practices as looked into in the following section.
One, partnering with third party manufacturers.
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Erica Letourneau
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Criminal background checks help in determining a new employee’s behavior on the job, aids in identifying illegal immigration or harbored a fugitives, and acts as a societal norm.
Determining the behaviors of a new employee
One-way Criminal background checks helps employers is through acting as a guide in determining employee behavior before joining their task force. The character of an employee is a factor that should be considered before the employee is offered an opportunity to work for any organisation (Harris & Keller, 2005).
Hiring a criminal puts the security of the customers and employees at risk. Without past information about an employee, an organization is likely to employ a criminal. In this respect, a background check comes in place to make sure that the potential employee has no tarnished background.
Aids in illegal immigration or harboring a fugitive
Criminal background checks can also aid identifying illegal immigrants or harbored fugitives in workplaces. In the modern day, illegal immigration has become a norm in the society. Considering that the illegal immigrants are not citizens of the country, it is evident that any person cannot access their records. A criminal background check does not only help to know the previous criminal engagement activities of a person, but it also helps to know if a person is in the country's system or not.
Acts as a societal norm
Criminal background checks act as a social norm which can help in a nation’s economic growth. The productivity of its citizens dictates the economy of any nation. Ethics and productivity go hand in hand. When one is involved in criminal activities, it is evident that the level of his or her productivity can be questioned (Blumstein & Nakamura, 2009). It has become a norm for the society to try and look if one is associated with shady dealings in the past. The norm has been essential in two different ways. The first way is associated with the aspect of making sure that the people who are engaged in business activities are people with a good reputation and trustworthy (Harris & Keller, 2005). The second way is associated with the influence that the background check has on the members of the society. Most members of the society try as much as they can to avoid engaging in criminal activities because such can affect their future and that promotes a norm of avoiding and staying away from crime.
References
Blumstein, A., & Nakamura, K. (2009). Redemption in the presence of widespread criminal background checks. Criminology, 47(2), 327-359.
Harris, P. M., & Keller, K. S. (2005). Ex-offenders need not apply: The criminal background checks in hiring decisions. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 21(1), 6-30.
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Crime analysis is a function that usually involves the systemic analysis in identifying as well as analyzing the crime patterns and trends. Crime analysis is very important for law enforcement agencies as it helps law enforcers effectively deploy the available resources in a better and effective manner, which enables them to identify and apprehend suspects. Crime analysis is also very significant when it comes to arriving at solutions devised to come up with the right solution to solve the current crime problem and issues as well as coming up with the right prevention strategies. Since the year 2014, crime rates in the USA have increased steadily as per a study done by USAFacts, which is a non-partisan initiative (Osborne & Wernicke, 2013). With this increase in crime rates, which has majorly resulted in massive growth in technology, it is essential to come up with better means and ways of dealing with the increased crime rates. With the current advancement in technology, better law enforcement tools developed, which has enabled better crime deterrence in better and efficient ways. All this has been facilitated by the efforts of crime analysts who have come up with better tools and thus enabling the law enforcers to better deal with the crimes (Osborne & Wernicke, 2013). In this paper, I will consider the application of crime analysis technology and techniques in fighting crimes. Application of crime analysis technology and techniques used to make crime analysis more accurate and efficient.
Currently, the two technological tools that are used in predictive policing software have enabled security agencies to effectively use predictive policing ("Crime Analysis: Fighting Crime with Data," 2017). Application of this software has enabled better crime prevention as with data obtained in the previous crimes have been used to predict possible future severe crimes in a specific area.
Through the adoption and use of crime analysis, law enforcement agencies have been able to fight against crimes as when compared with the past effectively. The use of crime analysis comes at the right time, where there has been an increase in crime rates in the current digital error. In a survey done by Wynyard group in 2015, the study revealed that for every 10 law enforcement officials 9 of them believe that the use of current technology in crime analysis has had positive effects in helping the agencies in solving crimes as they can identify essential links and trends in crimes ("Crime Analysis: Fighting Crime with Data," 2017). In the same way, other sectors have benefited from data analysis with spreadsheets, databases, and mapping, law enforcers have been able to use data analysis to come up with a better decision. Crime analysis ha.
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In the wake of technological advances, the use of computers has played a major role especially in criminal justice (Moriarty, (2017). This paper has focused on the use of computer application technologies in criminology and the potential it has in legal systems. From enabling easy access for witnesses to search for accused peoples’ photographs on the screen and go through the whole court procedural activities. Moreover, criminals’ records can be monitored using databases and it is easy to make a follow-up on crimes they have committed in the past and the charges against them. Forensics can also be conducted and investigations can now be carried out easily and very fast. Also, when one is linked to cases, they can be easily identified using forensics and fingerprints. Portable laptops have also helped police officers in getting information and any important details related to a crime at any place without having to go back to their working stations. James (2017), argues that unlike in the past, investigations are done faster due to internet connections and ease of communication between community members and investigative officers through the use of phone gadgets.
Computers have broad variance in usage which has been enhanced by computer applications. For instance, massive record keeping systems have relied for reference on criminal accounts, case records and unresolved warranties. Incorporation of technology in criminology has just made the career easy and also improved livelihoods. Many police units now use computerized applications to keep up with the ever-rising crimes. There are different applications being used nowadays, from mobile technology, to use in-car computers, CCTV camera installations and also software such as the Computer Aided Dispatch. Investigators often use programmed record management systems to monitor information they obtain and guard it properly. With the current technology, it is possible to detect impending crimes, track stolen goods and the culprits, tell which time a crime occurred and also who committed it and where.
Computer applications:
1. In-Car Computer installations in police cars.
Blumstein (2018), contends that this application that allows traffic patrol police to effectively carry out their activities especially when vehicles violate traffic rules. In the current world, things are drifting toward being more computerized than handwritten (Maxfield & Babbie, 2014). Thus event arrest reports are being typed. It also means that after traffic references are written down, they are generated by the computers installed duplicating a copy to the person who breaks the rules. This is seen to reduce paperwork and improve the efficiency of police officers' work.
2. Computer Aided Dispatch
In the past, correspondents would use hand.
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Doctor of Business Administration- Finance
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Flexible Design Methods
Critical Analysis of the Whistleblower incentives and protection: Are a way of applying investment banking incentives to control management unethical and illegal practices
Introduction
Whistleblower incentives and protection refers to the monetary reward as well as protection which the United States Government offers to the individuals who exposes certain wrongdoings in the community more especially in government institutions. The Federal law requires the government to reward the whistleblowers a certain percentage of money that is recovered following their tips of exposing the wrongdoing acts. This percentage may go up to 30 percent of the total recovered money. In this paper, I will critically analyze whether Whistleblower Incentives and Protection are ways of applying investment banking incentives to control management unethical and illegal practices. And maybe are the whistleblowers rewarded accordingly in terms of security and money.
Problem Statement
What happened?? This is not anything like what was approved or what was in the white paper. Follow the instructions and make a paragraph out of the bullet outline problem
The Problem statement, which will be addressed in this paper, is that, whistle blowers are not given adequate incentives and protection resulting in the difficulty of reporting wrongdoing, misconduct and unethical behaviors. According to Andon, et al., (2018), Lack of whistle blower incentives and protection makes it difficult for whistle blowers to report wrongdoing, as they feel insecure. “The current whistle blowing system is not effective and therefore does not provide the basis for investigation of corruption cases and any misconduct within a company (Ballan, 2017). In support of Ballan’s views on the whistle blowing system, Keith, Todd & Oliver, (2016) indicated that the managers aren’t empowered to sanction employees involved in unethical behaviors because of lack of whistle blower incentives which are reinforced by the Federal laws.
Specifically, failure of finance department to offer adequate whistleblowers incentives as well as protection within the investment – banking sector in the United States. As per Keith, Todd & Oliver, (2016), in their recent research, they recommended that the finance department in any organization is a very critical area that can determine the overall performance of an organization. Failure to provide whistleblower incentives and protection to finance staff makes it difficult for them to report unethical behaviors.
Research Questions
What happened here? Where is the list of approved RQs Where are the numbers
It’s important to note that integrity and corruption free environment can be enhanced if specifically the involved organizations are audited or watch.
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Critical Appraisal of Research Articles on Evidence-Based Practice
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Full APA formatted citation of the selected article
Article 1
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Barakat-Johnson M., Lai M., Wand T. & White K. (2019). A qualitative study of the thoughts and experiences of hospital nurses providing pressure injury prevention and management. Collegian, 26(1), 95-102.
Park S. H., Lee Y. S. and Kwon, Y. M. (2016). Predictive validity of pressure ulcer risk assessment tools for the elderly: A meta-analysis. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 38(4), 459-483.
Boyko T., Longaker M. T., and Yang G. (February 1, 2018). Review of the current management of Pressure Ulcers. Journal of Advances in Wound Care, vol. 7, issue No. 2. Pages 57-67.
Ferris, A., Price, A., & Harding K. (2019). Pressure ulcers in patients receiving palliative care: A systematic review. Palliative Medicine, 33(7), 770-782.
Level of evidence of the article
Level 4 evidence. The article provides a summary of the individual thoughts and experiences regarding the issue of pressure ulcers
Level 2 evidence. The information comes from the meta-analysis of all the relevant and randomized, as well as the controlled trials.
Level 1 evidence. The article offers evidence from the systematic review of the randomized as well as the controlled trials from the experiments.
Level 1 evidence. The information is evidence from the systematic reviews of trials that have been relevant and controlled while the researchers were trying to carry out the research.
Conceptual Framework
The theoretical basis that led to the research was an increased number of injuries resulting from pressure ulcers, and this led to the need for having a study to find the ways that were effective for preventing such occurrences.
The theoretical framework that led to this study was that pressure ulcers have become a major challenge and a challenging goal when it came to providing healthcare for pressure ulcer patients. Therefore, it led to the need to have a study that could deal with the challenge.
The theoretical framework that necessitated this research was the incidence of pressure ulcers that were increasing because of the poor and aging population as well as the elderly that were living with incidences of disability.
Pressure ulcers were highly associated with significant mortality and morbidity and high costs of healthcare services, and this led to the need for a study to review the situation.
Design/Method
A qualitative and exploratory design using semi-structured interviews. Sampling was also done and used for obtaining the participants and information from the relevant individuals of the study.
A qualitative study w.
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Shouq Alqu.
CWL 200 SEC 03
Feb / 23 / 2020
Comparative Argumentative Critical analysis
Introduction
Plato’s allegory of the cave is a notion about human perception. Plato argued that knowledge acquired through the senses is just an opinion but for one to acquire knowledge then it must be through philosophical cognitive. Plato gives an analogy of the prisoners tied to some rocks in a cave since they were born. They cannot see anything except shadows of objects carried by people walking in the walkway. Since the prisoners had not seen the real objects ever since they were born, they believe that these shadows are real. Fortunately, one prison escapes from the cave and meets the real world and recognizes that his perception of reality was mistaken. He goes back to the cave and informs the other prisoners what he found. Unfortunately, they don’t believe him (Alam 5).
Overview of Gogol’s Overcoat and Lahiri’s Namesake
The overcoat is a story written by Nikolai Gogol about Akaky Akakievich, an underprivileged government clerk in Russia. Though he is devoted to his work, his hard work goes unrecognized by his colleagues who joke about his overcoat. When his overcoat is worn out he decides to get it fixed but his tailor advises him to get a new one because the old one was beyond repair. His tailor finally makes a new coat for Akaky which makes his colleagues celebrate him by throwing a party for him. His coat does not last long because it is stolen and Akaky’s efforts to get it back do not bear fruit. He dies of fever (Yilmaz 195).
Namesake is a story about Indian immigrants who settle in the US. Soon after, they get a baby boy who is given a temporal pet name by his father: Gogol. When he starts kindergarten Gogol is given his good name, Nikhil, which he rejects and clings to his pet name. But when he grows up Gogol knows the meaning of his name and starts to despise it. At the age of eighteen, he changes his legal name to Nikhil. He becomes acculturated and adopts the American way of life. That way he feels comfortable around his friends and especially the girlfriend. It was after his father’s death that he knew the true meaning of his name and changed it again to Gogol (Jaya 158).
The relevance of Plato’s Allegory of the cave on Gogol’s ‘Overcoat’ and Lahiri’s ‘Namesake’
The most significant insinuation of these stories is how the two main characters change their identity. Both of them were not named after they were born. Coincidentally, their fathers picked their names for them. As the writers of these two stories put it, these two characters could not be given any other names. These two characters are comfortable with their identities just like the prisoners in the cave (Ledbetter 130).
Akaky is afraid of changing his old ways of doing things. He was seen in the same position and place with the same uniform, his overcoat, and this made his supervisors believe that he was born as a r.
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As far as the definition to my words is concerned, metacommunication can be defined as all nonverbal cues experienced by different people. Some of the metacommunications experienced by people include; tone of voice, gestures, facial expression and body language. On matters related to the facial expression, it can be used to show the feelings of the people involved in an incident. However, different people should be encouraged to understand the use of the metacommunication in ensuring that the society is able to operate in an effective manner. Again, gestures can be used in ensuring that communication is enhanced amongst different people. The use of gestures plays important roles in ensuring that different ideas are shared in the best way possible (Hazari, 2019).
On the other hand, evaluative communication can be used for the purposes of causing defensiveness by ensuring that judgment is passed. It is through that whereby majority of the people are enabled to focus on the problem experienced hence making it easy for the right solution to be found. The ability of people to focus on the problem can be used in ensuring that the required solution is identified therefore reducing the issues experienced by the people. However, majority of people should be encouraged to engage in evaluative communication for the purposes of ensuring that the solution to the issues experienced is found (Ma, 2020).
References
Hazari, S., North, A., & Moreland, D. (2019). Investigating pedagogical value of wiki technology. Journal of Information Systems Education, 20(2), 8.
Ma, Q. (2020). Examining the role of inter-group peer online feedback on wiki writing in an EAP context. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 33(3), 197-216.
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My first term I chose is matrilocal family. However, matrilocal family is a family whereby the husband goes to live with the family of the wife. This is a culture which allows the man to move to live with the mother and the father in law. As a result, the man is required to change his social life their living according to the cultures of the parents in law (Brown, 2020).
As far as the episode is concerned, the man had to go and hence live with the female’s family. It is through that whereby the man was required to change his lifestyle and hence adapt the live from the female’s family. Moreover, when not controlled, matrilocal family might end up bringing about conflicts amongst the people and their care has to be taken so as to ensure that the cases of misunderstanding are not experienced.
On the other hand, conjugal family is the other term which should be considered in different aspects. However, this is a term in which the marred coup.
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Critical Analysis Paper #2
Professor McMahon
Waffa Elsayed
HBSE
03-25-2019
Introduction
In this paper, I will argue that “Intimate Partner” is used to represent any inclusive romantic or sexual relationship between two non-biologically-related people. Ideally, these kinds of relationships show lots of love and support for each other. Unfortunately, some people do not act like the ideal condition and abuse their partners cause considerable emotional or physical pain and injury (Belknap, Chu, & Deprince, 2012). Sometimes abusing behavior brings violence and makes the worse situation ever. Different type of abuses such as emotional abuse, economic abuse, social isolation, physical abuses takes place in case of creating intimate partner violence. Sometimes some people start to stalk their partners with generating a different motive such as anger, hostility, paranoia, and delusion towards their partners (Belknap, Chu, & Deprince, 2012). One partner verbally threats his/her partner through using emails, text messaging, and social network Internet sites. In 2012, 4th February, a 21-year-old California boyfriend had bound legs of his girlfriend with tape and threatened her with pointing a gun towards her and beaten her, and kept her for nine days. This situation occurred as the girl received a text message from another man on her cellphone (Belknap, Chu, & Deprince, 2012). It is clear that technology can lead to intimate partner abuse. In this paper, I will argue that technology in terms of electronic devices can be used as the trigger for more intimate partner violent abuse. Comment by Sarah McMahon: I would suggest having someone review your writing to help improve your ability to convey your ideas. Comment by Sarah McMahon: I am wondering what this means- different from what? From IPV? It seems to me that it is a similar motive so I am unclear. Comment by Sarah McMahon: The purpose of this assignment is: “Develop an argument that compares these types of violence in a specific way(s), such as the root causes, the impact on victims, society's perception of the crime, or our response to the crime. How are they similar or different?” I am not sure your thesis answers that question?
Causes and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking and Electronic Abuse
These days, out of ten women, one lady murdered or badly injured by her intimate partner. Life threatening matters are the most common factor which can create physical violence among intimate partners. Comment by Sarah McMahon: This is not a full sentence. I would suggest having someone proofread your paper as I suggested last time. Comment by Sarah McMahon: I am unclear on what this means. What are the life-threatening matters and what is the most common factor that causes physical violence? If you are talking about the causes of IPV .
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COUNSELOR ETHICS
Counselor Ethics and Responsibilities
Grand Canyon University: PCN 505
Dr
November 15, 2017
Counselor Ethics and Responsibilities
To be a successful counselor and abide within the ethical and legal guidelines, counselors must take into consideration what is involved in providing sound and ethical judgements. Being a counselor should not be taken lightly, someone is trusting us to provide them with the best care possible and assist in finding solutions that will possibly work for the betterment of their livelihood. Counselors must ensure that their clients confidentiality will not be misused and counselor’s guarantee that appropriate measures are in place to provide a professional, safe, nonjudgmental environment.
Client Rights
Principles of Ethical Practice
There are five key principles of ethical practices, and Davis and Miller (2014), references Kitchener (2000) models on the following five principles:
a.) Autonomy addresses the concept of independence. Counselors should make sure they are not pushing their own values and beliefs onto clients, but rather encourage them to make their own decisions and act within their values. He/She would ensure clients fully understand how their differences may affect others whether positive or negative. He/She would also ensure they are competent to understand the choices they are making are theirs without any other influences. Clients who are children or persons with mental limitations, he/she need to make sure they have a well-informed, competent adult making decisions in their best interest.
b.) Nonmaleficence is the concept of not causing harm to others. Professionals should ensure clients are positively engaged during sessions and are not misconstruing information given to them.
c.) Beneficence shows the responsibility of the counselor contributing to the safety of the client. Incorporate positive outlooks and thinking in sessions. Periodically asking clients about their feelings, depending on the circumstances to make sure they have no intentions on harming themselves and be proactive when necessary.
d.) Justice in counseling means “treating equals equally and unequals unequally” (Davis & Walker, 2016). If I am providing services to two clients who are depressed. One is depressed and suicidal and the other client is not, more attention would be devoted to the client who is suicidal, and the proper steps would be taken to ensure the client does no harm to himself.
e.) Fidelity includes being, loyal, faithful and committed. Maintaining and having trust within the client-counselor relationship is crucial to successful progress, once that trust is broken, the client may leave and seek treatment elsewhere, or worse harm themselves or others. Clients need to be able to talk to about their feelings no matter how bad they think their situation is.
(Davis & Miller, 2016).
Informed Consent Process
Informed consent .
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Communication Training Plan
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliations
Company Culture and Communication Obstacle
Northwest Valley Community College has a culture of providing the best learning environment to its students and ensuring that school staff communicate effectively without experiencing unauthorized access to their data and information. Also, its culture is ingrained in ensuring its students are working in an environment that is healthy and safe. The management of Northwest Community understands the importance of having a healthy learning environment and effective communication network inside and outside the school premises. As such, Kelsey Elementary school is setting up measures to implement a detailed communication training plan for staff and students to gain information safety skills.
This plan will be developed by a strategic communication team selected by the school. This plan will be designed in a way that it provides a framework to manage and coordinate communication among the students, instructors and parents. The plan will identify efficient communication channels, standards, appropriate audience, and frequency. This plan will require a shared responsibility among management, students, communication team and students. After the implementation of this communication plan, the team will measure its effectiveness to ensure it meets the expected objectives and goals.
Needs and Tasks Analysis
Northwest Valley Community Collwgw communication team will conduct a needs and analysis task to determine the training needs. The management will be able to know who needs the training and the kind of training required. The following are the steps the company will use to conduct training needs analysis.
· Organizational Analysis: The school management should work with the teachers to identify the priorities of student training. In this case, the management will conduct an evaluation to ensure the training goes hand-in-hand with the school’s goals and objectives.
· Secondly, the management will list specific types of communication channels to be utilized within the school environment. Also, they will specify the skills and competencies needed by employees to ensure they clearly understand how to utilize these communication channels. By doing this, they will have a solid foundation on who should conduct the training and how it should be conducted. (Liaw, 2014)
· The last step will involve the identification of staff members who need to undergo communication training. However, since it is a learning institution, every staff member and students will be subject to training.
Research Technique
Northwest Valley management has decided to implement an external training program to address the training plan. Therefore, they need to identify and understand the organization’s communication training needs. As such, they should start by hiring an e.
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Commitment to Professionalism
Your Name
Course Number & Title
Instructor's Name
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Commitment to Professionalism
Advocating for _________
Identify the focus of your advocacy efforts and give an example of an issue you would like to address as an advocate. You may want to start off with something like: A great passion of mine is to advocate for __________ because___________. Research shows that this is a critical issue______________.
In the next few paragraphs be sure to:
· Identify one individual or group (local policy maker, state-level legislator, corporate leader, etc.) that you can contact for support of your issue and provide a rationale for choosing this individual/group.
· Describe the strategies you would use to gain the support needed for this issue through individual advocacy.
· Describe the strategies you would use to attract the support needed for this issue through collective advocacy.
· Create two talking points (as discussed in Chapter 13) using one concrete example (refer to key term in chapter reading for precise definition) for each point to demonstrate the importance of the issue. These talking points should be appropriate to use when talking to legislators or the media about the issue for which you are advocating.
Commitment to the Profession
In this section be sure to
· Describe how you will advocate on behalf of young children, their families, and the profession.
· Describe how you will support the development of future practitioners and leaders in the field.
· Referring to to Figure 13.1 “A Professional Continuum” and describe how your efforts will support the field away from unskilled workers and toward paradigm professionals.
Don’t forget specific details, examples, and citations to help you get a top grade
References (Text and at least TWO outside sources)
Ashford Textbook (Online edition): *
Author, A. (Year published). Title of book: Subtitle of book (edition, if other than the first) [Electronic version]. Retrieved from from URL
Example:
Witt, G. A., & Mossler, R. A. (2010). Adult development and life assessment [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/books/4
Online Journal Article (such as from the Ashford Library):**
Author, A. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), page range. doi:# or Retrieved from journal’s homepage URL
**When including a URL for an online journal, you must search for the journal’s home page and include this in your reference entry. You may not include the URL found through your university library, as readers will not have access to this library.
Examples:
Churchill, S. D., & Mruk, C. J. (2014). Practicing what we preach in humanistic and positive psychology. American Psychologist, 69(1), 90-92. doi:10.1037/a0034868
Santovec, M. (2008). Easing the transition improves grad retention at Trinity U. Women in Higher Education, 17(10), 32. Retr.
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Cover Letter for Grant Proposal
Pasqualina L. Anderson
Walden University
HUMN 6207-3, Grant Writing
Dr. Frances Mills
January 17, 2019
Abstract
The homeless population in communities across the United States is vulnerable to physical and mental illnesses, largely due to a lack of medical treatment resources and harsh environmental conditions. Rehabilitation centers and programs aimed at closing the gap between this population’s lack of resources and medical needs can help address many of the problems this population faces. Social programs aimed at reducing homelessness or intervening in the lives of homeless populations do not necessarily extend beyond providing food, shelter, and a means to economically transition from being homeless to being a non-homeless member of society. Mental illness is one of the barriers to economic sustainability and sustenance that have been recorded in this population. The aim of the proposed program is to offer a means of treatment for this population, using a sample size of 20. Another vital aim of the program is to examine the correlation between the homeless population, their environmental circumstances, and mental illness. It is the program leaders’ hope that the program’s analyzation of the data will lead to new intervention, treatment methods, and deep understanding of how mental illness plays a role in homelessness.
Keywords: homelessness, mental illness, intervention treatments
Cover Letter
To Whom It May Concern,
An estimated 500,000 individuals are homeless in our community and are at risk of developing serious, uncontrollable health issues (Rogers, 2018). Our grant proposal’s main objective is to improve the well-being of the homeless population within our community. Besides physical ailments and diseases that may impact the homeless population, mental health issues and challenges will need to be addressed as part of this proposal. Specifically, our project seeks to reduce the prevalence of drug addiction and substance abuse amongst the homeless.
Utilizing a case study research design, our project will aim to analyze data pertaining to the relationship(s) between our community’s homeless population and drug addiction/substance abuse. A sample size of 20 will be selected from the Homeless Health Education Group. The projected timeline for the project is three years. It will focus on providing psychiatric intervention, reduce health problems, and provide mental health care. A rehabilitation center will be established to meet these objectives. Technology assets will be necessary to enhance efficiency and collect data reports from the 20 members of the sample population (Gitilin & Lyons, 2014; Marchewka, 2014).
Management and oversight will need to be incorporated into the proposal to ensure the project achieves its mission (Burke, 2013). The project’s projected budget expenditures total $1.638 million and its projected revenues total approx.
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Context in Mobile Computing
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Context in Mobile Computing
In recent decades, there have been rapid advances in mobile
computing, such as context awareness, integrated sensor
technologies and a wide range of wired and wireless practices.
Most of the modern mobile computing systems can use context
to provide appropriate information and services to the user,
where relevance depends on the user's task (Zheng et al., 2016).
The purpose of having mobile computing systems that are
context-aware is to offer the various services at a reasonable
development cost and with simple reconfiguration. That being
said, it is important to discuss context awareness in mobile
computing. This paper will discuss context as it applies to
2. mobile computing and the various ways in which context has
been used. Besides, the paper will describe sensor fusion as it
applies to context and suggests new ways of using context.
Context as it applies to Mobile Computing
The concept of context has been explored by a number of
researchers. Musumba and Nyongesa (2013) argue that context
encompasses location, characteristics of neighboring users or
objects and the consequent changes. Talipov et al. (2015) refer
to context as location, environment attributes, time and the
identities of neighboring users. According to Riboni (2015),
context involves the user's feelings, concentration, location,
date and time, and the objects in the user's environment. Based
on these definitions, it is notable that the most important
aspects of context are user location, the user's environment, and
the objects near the user. Additionally, it can be said that
context is subject to the constantly shifting execution
environment. Even though the notion of context comprises the
understandings of a scenario, much of the effort within the
mobile computing community takes a bottom-up methodology to
context.
In mobile computing, context involves the understanding of the
physical environment and how the implicit input influences the
behavior of an application. It encompasses three forms of the
environment – computing environment, user environment and
the physical environment (Vinh & Suzuki, 2013). Through the
concept of context, these environments are able to interact
constantly. The information in the computing and physical
environments of mobile devices generates a context for
interaction between users and devices. Since the current mobile
devices process a wide range of data, context help in controlling
the ways users interact with the ubiquitous environment based
on their repetitive tasks (Zheng et al., 2016). For instance, a
context-aware mobile system can detect that a user never uses
his or her phone while at work, and hence all the calls or
messages are directed to the user's voicemail when they are
working.
3. Use of Context
The purpose of context-awareness is to determine what the user
is attempting to do when interacting with applications and
systems. Without the context, it can be challenging to determine
the user's objective. The context cues are used to inform an
application on the best way to enhance user-application
interaction. As such, context awareness signifies a standardized
framework of input, enabling almost all applications to be
regarded more or less context-aware as they interact with the
users (Talipov et al., 2015). There is still a contentious
argument as to whether context should only encompass
automatically generated information or should comprise
physically acquired information. While the context would be
generated automatically in an ideal setting, it depends on the
user input in real-life scenarios (Schmidt et al., 1999). This
means that the context can only be physically generated in a
real-life scenario.
Emmanouilidis et al. (2013) advocate three basic applications of
context in applications and systems. These include the
presentation of information and services, implementation of
services and storage of information. Context can enable the user
to acquire the information and services provided by the various
mobile computing systems. At the same time, it can suggest
suitable options for actions to the user. For example, the
context-aware mobile device can guide the user to a specific
location on a map and perhaps propose neighboring objects or
sites, presenting an alternative of services nearby, sensing and
providing input or output information for specific users and
notifying the neighboring users.
As far as the implementation of services is concerned, context is
used to initiate commands or reconfigure the system on behalf
of the user based on the changes in the environment. For
instance, a user's desktop environment can be transferred from
one workstation to another. Other examples include a scenario
whereby the camera captures a picture when a biometric sensor
is used or a situation where a car navigation system redirects
4. the driver once the car makes a wrong turn. With regards to the
storage and retrieval of information, context enables
applications to capture the relevant information (Musumba &
Nyongesa, 2013). For example, a user interface in a conference
may provide the speeches or notes based on the users who were
there, when the conference happened and the location of the
conference. Another instance can be a scenario where a system
in Zoo may tag information asked by the user based on their
location and time.
Sensor Fusion as it applies to Context
Today, mobile computing applications and systems frequently
use sensor fusion. As Pan and Zhu (2015) define it, sensor
fusion is the combination of data from multiple sensors to
acquire a more precise depiction of the sensor's environment.
Through the use of multiple sensors, it is possible to gain rich
data from which suitable context can be inferred with
reasonably less computation. Each sensor has to contribute to
generating the entire depiction, which means that pre-
processing of sensor data will be more intensive. Besides, each
sensor controls the information about all sensors that bring
about the context information, the time used to distinguish the
context information, and all actions in the system during the
update of context information (Stojanovic, 2009). Further, the
sensors will report its accessibility to the appropriate sensor
fusion mediator.
The first sensor to report in the system may initiate the process
of updating the information. However, the sensor fusion
mediator will take actions as regards the time and process of
updating the system (Subramanya & Yi, 2007). This is achieved
by selecting some sensors that initiate the actions.
Differentiating the context starts with the sensors raising an
update; it then begins to request information from all available
sources in the sensor list. If there is a change in the sensor
configuration, it is updated in the sensor and modifies the
approximated duration required to update the context
information (Zheng et al., 2016). Using the information from
5. multiple sensors, context makes applications more strong to the
influence of system configuration change. The context
simplifies artificial intelligence algorithms to acquire data that
can generate high-level context information.
New ways of using Context
With mobile computing devices streamlining the user-
application interaction, context-awareness can be used in more
diverse ways. Understanding the user's location and the
subsequent actions will enable the creation of attentive
applications that monitor what one do and react repeatedly (Noh
et al., 2012). Every appliance in the house will recognize the
actions of the user, perhaps based on their body and diverse
attributes in the environment. The context may be used to
enable minimal interaction; potentially enabling an environment
where users and systems interact effectively. Nonetheless, the
key challenge here is to create aspects that enable context to
automatically correct wrong selections made by the system,
hence, making the user feel in control.
In addition, the optical attribute of the user has not been
utilized on context (Zheng et al., 2016). It should be noted that
the visual changes as users engage in specific activities reveal
much information about the activities. Likewise, specific
locations and environments influence visual characteristics. Use
of context to enhance visual capabilities could enable a proper
understanding of the processes in real-world settings
(Stojanovic, 2009). This might lead to an extension of the
current idea of context with a cognitive aspect, with the creation
of cognitive-aware systems that simplify user interaction. Even
as the sensor-equipped computing devices advance human
perception, there is a need to extend the uses of context in
enhancing mobile computing technology. This is the best means
to change the way people live and how they interact with mobile
applications.
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Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, PhD, FAAN
Margaret Bond Simon Dean
Professor of Nursing and Sociology
University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
THEORETICAL NURSING
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these assumptions, most of the early writing about
theory development was about outlining strategies that should
be used, rather than strategies that have already
been used in the discipline to develop theories. Theorists
themselves did not uncover or adequately discuss ways
by which they developed their theories, therefore the tendency
was to describe processes that were based on the-
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P R E F A C E
v
THROUGHOUT the many editions and revisions
of this book, I received a lot of feedback and
many responses about the ideas presented.
These arrived in writing, in person, in meet-
ings, and in e-mails. Many responses, from
many corners of the world, reflected a real
intellectual engagement in the book. Some
were inspired by our theoretical history, others
questioned our philosophical past, but most
thought the dialogues that evolved from dis-
cussing the ideas in the book reaffirmed their
identity in nursing and ignited their pride in
the profession and the discipline of nursing.
These comments, reviews, and suggestions for
revisions made me realize that the major role
of this book is empowering its readers. It has
given the readers a voice to engage, debate,
and to challenge sacred cows about how our
discipline evolved and ways by which we can
evaluate growth in the discipline.
The intent of this book, then, is to demys-
tify theory, to chart the different strategies to
use in developing and advancing theory, and to
15. provide tools and best practices in evaluating
progress in the discipline. It provides both an
open invitation to embark on a journey with-
out the many preconceived assumptions that
may have been a barrier to pursuing knowl-
edge development. Among these assumptions
were that a select few could engage in devel-
oping theory. Perhaps this is because, during
1950–1970, the construction of theory in nurs-
ing occupied only a select few members of
the discipline. The metatheoreticians and
their writings attracted another select group
of nurses, and they focused on suggestions
about formulating theories, defining types of
theories, and identifying sources for theories.
Subsequently, conceptualizing nursing phe-
nomena commanded the attention of a wider
circle of members of the discipline. Many
other assumptions shaped our history and
influenced our current progress in the disci-
pline. For example, there was the assumption
that a conceptual framework was essential for
advancing nursing knowledge. This assump-
tion changed as we entered the 21st century
because the discipline was better defined and
was replaced with another assumption: that
empirical knowledge and research programs
are the only means toward advancing knowl-
edge.
An additional assumption was that the
processes for theory development were new to
nursing and hence, nurses in graduate pro-
grams learned strategies for advancing knowl-
edge from other disciplines. This assumption
16. was debunked with the knowledge that nurses
were always engaged in knowledge develop-
ment, driven by their experiences in clinical
practice. Because of these assumptions, most
of the early writing about theory development
was about outlining strategies that should be
used, rather than strategies that have already
been used in the discipline to develop theories.
Theorists themselves did not uncover or ade-
quately discuss ways by which they developed
their theories, therefore the tendency was to
describe processes that were based on theories
developed in other disciplines, mainly the
physical and social sciences. And an implicit
assumption was made that there should be a
single strategy for theory development, some
claiming to begin the process from practice,
and others believing it should be driven by
research.
Another implicit assumption was that the-
ory development was an elitist activity, to be
engaged in only within the halls of academia.
Furthermore, it was assumed that what goes on
within the halls of academia had no resem-
blance to the clinical work that goes on in real
life. (Notice the many comments over the
years about nursing theory and the lack of cli-
nicians’ need for such theory.) Some believed
that nursing had always borrowed its theory
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17. and that nursing was an applied field. To them,
nursing practice theory was not needed
because theories from science and ethics were
enough to guide nursing. Therefore, theory
development was an unnecessary process.
Some critics did not consider that redevelop-
ment, resynthesis, and reintegration of find-
ings, ideas, and statistical wisdom were also
processes for knowledge development.
Different eras provided different sets of
assumptions. In many instances, biomedical
sciences dominated more than biopsychologi-
cal sciences. And, as educational programs in
nursing became more biologically and med-
ically based, theories that reflect the human
sciences tended to be neglected. Therefore,
major journals in nursing tended to capture
empirical evidence based on more medically
defined outcomes of mortality and morbidity
rates as compared to quality of life, levels of
functioning, perceived health status, adapta-
tion, and energy levels.
The reader of this book will find that it
includes many arguments that dispel many of
these preconceived assumptions and that:
• Nurses have a fine and useful theoretical
heritage that is worthy of analysis. By
understanding how and why our heritage
evolved as it did, we may be in a better
position to consciously and deliberately
drive the development of theoretical nursing
to meet the mission that we have articulated
18. about our discipline.
• There are sources and resources by which
nurses can conceptualize different aspects
of the nursing universe for the purpose of
facilitating understanding, increasing
autonomy in their actions, and enhancing
control over their domain. The ultimate
objective is to provide quality care utilizing
the different tools and strategies for theory
development. The reader will find support
that clinicians are as valuable in advancing
nursing knowledge as theoreticians because
they articulate their practical wisdom into
exemplars that may help to solve other clin-
ical problems.
• The scientific development of the discipline
of nursing has followed a unique path,
charted by members of the discipline to suit
its unique features and the context of its
nursing care complexities. The sociology
and the philosophy of nursing science are
legitimate and significant areas of investiga-
tion to discern the progress and develop-
ment of the discipline. As nurses questioned
the empiricist’s view of science and
embraced other more dynamic and chang-
ing conceptions of science, the behavior of
scientists and theoreticians, the processes of
selection of research and theories, the his-
torical environment, and the sociocultural
context for the development and utility of
the discipline’s theories become legitimate
and provide central questions for the
19. domain.
• And finally, our theoretical history, our
epistemology, and our domain are the bases
for our theoretical future. The novice should
be acquainted with them, the advanced
should explore and question the relation-
ships between the parts and, together with
the experienced, they should shape and
reshape nursing knowledge.
Demystifying theory and dispelling assump -
tions are essential but not sufficient conditions
for empowerment. The metaphors that describe
the current stage in theory development are
epistemic diversity and integrative process,
both of which are an acknowledgment and val-
uation of nursing history, heritage, and prac-
tice. Both of these metaphors reflect and accept
the central role of practice in advancing nurs-
ing knowledge and nurses’ ways of knowing
as vital in uncovering and developing knowl-
edge. Empowerment is also about believing
in one’s self, abilities, and capacities to
advance knowledge and about using these
capacities to become an agent for continuous
learning and creating. It is about being a criti-
cal thinker, an innovative advocate, and an
agent for change.
In this book, I present and provide sup-
port for our domain as we see it today. The
future progress of the discipline depends on
the extent to which members of the discipline
will embrace epistemic diversity and integra-
tive approaches to theory development, and
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the extent to which evidence is translated,
utilized, and evaluated. The scholars of the
future are those who are as comfortable with
theorizing as with researching, practicing, and
teaching. They will be able to understand and
speak the languages of different disciplines,
translate their findings to the different practice
fields, and engage in changing policies.
In short, the major goals of this book are
to make a contribution to raising the con-
sciousness of the reader about the theoretical
development and progress of our discipline, to
acknowledge our theoretical history, to place
the present in the context of our history, and to
develop an awareness of the potential inherent
in members of the discipline, both men and
women. It is about the pride we must have in
the contributions our discipline makes to the
health and well-being of people.
I offer the ideas in this book as tentative
thoughts to provide an even platform to
enforce self-agency in students, faculty, clini-
cians, researchers, and theoreticians to drive
the development of new coherent frameworks
to advance nursing science. By knowing
equally, each may be empowered to leverage
21. their competency and use their expertise. A
democratization of the processes in developing
theory is an empowering process to you, the
reader, to believe in your own voice, to respect
and value the voices that came before you, but
to challenge and build on them.
Every time I work on a new edition, I feel
renewed, inspired, and regenerated. It has been
a privilege for me to be a nurse, and it is an
incredible privilege to write this book honoring
the past and envisioning the future. To readers
near and far, I thank you for dialoguing with the
ideas in this text. I truly value your responses
and comments, so keep sending them.
Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, PhD, FAAN
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REVISING and updating this book and bringing
this 5th edition to you is a testament to my
unwavering passion about its subject matter, the
progress we made in advancing knowledge in
the discipline, and the incredible support this
project received from many people.
I am grateful to Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins’ project manager, Helen Kogut, who,
knowing my schedule and commitments,
22. planned ahead, monitored progress, provided
reminders, respected my work priorities, and
recognized that emergencies happen. Her
patience and encouragement made it possible
to complete and publish this 5th edition.
What made this project most pleasurable in
spite of its intensity and time commitment is the
partnership that I have developed with Maria
Marconi, who oversaw the typing and organiz-
ing, seeing it through beginning to end. Watch-
ing her enthusiasm and commitment to the
quality of the project, her excitement about
learning new skills, and her pride in the project
at the completion of each phase, added tremen-
dously to the pleasure we both derived in com-
pleting it. To her, I offer my heartfelt gratitude
for her commitment, and my admiration for her
professionalism, and for the quality of her work.
I also extend my deep appreciation to
members of the Dean’s Office, who allowed me
some time flexibility to devote to this project.
My responsibilities as the Dean were well man-
aged, and the many other projects in our agenda
were completed effectively, efficiently, and on
time. That I attribute to a highly functioning,
effective, productive, and committed team,
which includes Caroline Glickman and Lucia
DiNapoli, under the leadership of Ann Marie
Franco. I am indebted to them for their expert-
ise, caring, and wonderful sense of humor.
I continue to be inspired by how far our
discipline has progressed in spite of the many
23. barriers and obstacles its members faced due
to gender-, occupational-, and policy-driven
inequities. The resilience, the pride, and the
commitment of nurses globally are reflected in
the many mentees who challenged my thinking
while students or junior faculty, and later, as
established scholars, extended and expanded
my horizon. I am always awed by these
mentees from around the world who continue to
be in my life. They, along with the many stu-
dents and faculty who take the time to read
what I write, and whether to extend or argue
with it, continue to influence and shape the
ideas presented in each new edition. My profes-
sional, academic, and personal lives continue to
be deepened, renewed, and enriched by each
and every one of these interactions.
My partner in life, Dr. Mahmoud Meleis,
vacillates between taking pride in all that I do,
and wishing that I would slow down to enjoy
more together-time at this stage in our lives. In
spite of this time-commitment versus time-free
paradox, his support never wavers, his advice is
always authentic, his voice is always insightful,
and his dedication to our family is emulated by
our sons, Waleed and Sherief, who are now rais-
ing their own families. They all provide a foun-
dation of family support that is most inspiring.
I am indebted to all for your support.
A.I.M.
A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S
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P a r t O N E
Our Theoretical Journey 1
CHAPTER 1
POSITIONING FOR THE JOURNEY 2
Our Theoretical Heritage 3
Assumption, Goals, and Organizations 3
Organization of The Book 4
On a Personal Note 6
Reflective Questions 6
CHAPTER 2
ON BEING AND BECOMING A
SCHOLAR 7
Scholarliness in Nursing 9
Nurses as Scholars 15
Revisiting Scholarship in the 21st Century 17
Conclusion 20
25. Reflective Questions 20
CHAPTER 3
THEORY: METAPHORS, SYMBOLS,
DEFINITIONS 23
The Destination: Theory and Theoretical
Thinking 23
Definitions 25
Types of Theories 33
Theory Components 35
Uses of Theory 35
Reflective Questions 37
P a r t T W O
Our Theoretical Heritage 39
CHAPTER 4
FROM CAN’T TO KANT: BARRIERS AND
FORCES TOWARD THEORETICAL
THINKING 40
Barriers to Theory Development 41
Resources to Theory Development 50
Conclusion 55
Reflective Questions 56
CHAPTER 5
ON THE WAY TO THEORETICAL
NURSING: STAGES AND
26. MILESTONES 59
Stages in Nursing Progress 59
Milestones in Theory Development 67
Conclusion 80
Reflective Questions 81
P a r t T H R E E
Our Discipline and Its
Structure 85
CHAPTER 6
THE DISCIPLINE OF NURSING:
PERSPECTIVE AND DOMAIN 87
Nursing Perspective 88
Domain of Nursing Knowledge 94
Definition of Nursing 106
Conclusion 108
Reflective Questions 108
CHAPTER 7
SOURCES, RESOURCES, AND
PARADOXES FOR THEORY 113
Spinoza on Knowledge
Development 113
Sources for Theory Development 114
Classifications of Nursing Diagnosis,
Nursing Interventions, and
Decision Making 120
27. Resources for Theory Development 122
Identifying Domain Paradoxes 124
Conceptual Models Versus Theory 125
Nursing Theory Versus Borrowed
Theory 128
Conclusion 132
Reflective Questions 133
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CHAPTER 8
OUR SYNTAX: AN
EPISTEMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS 136
Knowing from the Received View
to Postmodernism View 136
Truth: From Correspondence to Integrative
View of Truth 150
Conclusion 155
Reflective Questions 155
P a r t F O U R
Reviewing and Evaluating:
Pioneering Theories 159
28. CHAPTER 9
NURSING THEORIES THROUGH
MIRRORS, MICROSCOPES, OR
TELESCOPES 160
Images of Nursing, 1950–1970 162
Theories’ Primary Focus 174
Images, Metaphors, and Roles 175
Areas of Agreement Among and
Between Theorists and Schools
of Thought 175
Conclusion 177
Reflective Questions 178
CHAPTER 10
A MODEL FOR EVALUATION OF
THEORIES: DESCRIPTION,
ANALYSIS, CRITIQUE, TESTING,
AND SUPPORT 179
Selecting Theories for Utilization 180
Framework for Evaluating Theories 185
Description 185
Analysis 189
Critique of Theory 194
Theory Testing 200
Theory Support 202
Conclusion 203
Reflective Questions 204
29. CHAPTER 11
ON NEEDS AND SELF-CARE 207
Dorothea Orem 207
Conclusion 224
Reflective Questions 224
CHAPTER 12
ON INTERACTIONS 229
Imogene King—A Theory of Goal
Attainment 229
Ida Orlando 241
Josephine Paterson and Loretta Zderad 251
Joyce Travelbee 258
Ernestine Wiedenbach 265
Conclusion 271
Reflective Questions 272
CHAPTER 13
ON OUTCOMES 279
Dorothy Johnson 280
Myra Levine 290
Betty Neuman 300
Martha Rogers 311
Sister Callista Roy 324
Conclusion 338
Reflective Questions 339
P a r t F I V E
Our Theoretical Future 353
CHAPTER 14
30. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR A THEORETICAL FUTURE 354
Opportunities Within Paradoxes 355
Disciplinary or Interdisciplinary
Knowledge 355
Global or Local Theories 356
Marginalized or Privileged Populations 357
Technical Nursing or Expert Nursing
Practice 357
Nursing Informatics or Medical Informatics 358
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Taxonomies or Interpretations 359
Clinical, Conceptual, or Empirical Theorizing 361
Knowing Through Research and Knowing
Through Theory 362
Integration or Isolation of Theoretical
Discourses 365
Middle-Range or Situation-Specific
Theories 367
Conclusion 368
Reflective Questions 368
CHAPTER 15
31. CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT 371
Concept Exploration 372
Concept Clarification 374
Concept Analysis 376
An Integrated Approach to Concept
Development 380
Conclusion 387
Reflective Questions 388
CHAPTER 16
THEORY DEVELOPMENT 391
Theory Development: Existing Strategies 394
Theory to Practice to Theory Strategy 394
Practice to Theory Strategy 396
Research to Theory Strategy 398
Theory to Research to Theory Strategy 403
Conclusion 404
Reflective Questions 404
CHAPTER 17
MIDDLE-RANGE AND SITUATION-
SPECIFIC THEORIES 407
The Integrative Process for Developing
Middle-Range and Situation-Specific
Theories 407
Tools for Developing Middle-Range
or Situation-Specific Theories 409
32. Middle-Range Theories 410
Situation-Specific Theories 419
Conclusion 423
Reflective Questions 424
CHAPTER 18
MEASURING PROGRESS IN A
DISCIPLINE 427
A Theory of Revolution 428
A Theory of Evolution 431
A Theory of Integration 433
Conclusion 436
Reflective Questions 436
P a r t S I X
Our Historical Literature 439
CHAPTER 19
HISTORICAL WRITINGS IN
THEORY 440
Section I: Abstracts of Writings in
Metatheory, 1960–1984 440
Section II: Abstracts of Writings in Nursing
Theory, 1960–1984 469
Dorothy Johnson 469
Myra Levine 478
Dorothea Orem 482
Martha Rogers 489
Sister Callista Roy 494
Joyce Travelbee 501
33. CHAPTER 20
HISTORICAL AND CURRENT THEORY
BIBLIOGRAPHY 502
Theory and Theorizing in Nursing 503
Nursing Theory and Theorists 548
Paradigms That Have Influenced
Nursing 616
Middle-Range Theory 631
Situation-Specific Theory 632
Video and Audio Tapes on Theory 632
AUTHOR INDEX 637
SUBJECT INDEX 663
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Our Theoretical Journey
I INVITE you, in this first part of the book, to embark on a
journey that will introduce
you to the rich theoretical underpinnings of our discipline.
Uncovering the role that
34. theory plays in our daily experiences as nurses is the first step
in the theoretical jour-
ney proposed in this book. In the three chapters in Part One, the
theoretical journey,
along with its symbols and scholarly destinations, is described.
In Chapter 1, you
will find assumptions on which the journey is planned, the
organizational plan for
the journey, and some of the supporting material. Chapter 2
includes scholarly goals
and the different possible destinations for the journey. The
context for the journey is
then set in Chapter 3, where the key definitions of theoretical
symbols and terms
are provided.
As with any long journey, planning is essential, but it is equally
important to
allow flexibility for personal goals to emerge from the
experience, side trips that
may distract or enrich you, and serendipitous opportunities that
may attract you. It
is the totality of these experiences that will lead to immersion,
understanding, and
innovation.
P A R T O N E
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C H A P T E R 1
Positioning for the Journey
Disciplines should be dynamic to respond to emerging and
changing needs of societies and to new
demands imposed by population movements, health care
reforms, and transformation of global
order. However dynamic disciplines are, they have a core set of
values, assumptions, a perspec-
tive, and a mission that maintain their stability and
effectiveness. This core is what provides conti-
nuity and progress in disciplines.
Quality care for all people continues to be nursing’s top
priority. In the 21st century, this goal
is even more urgent than it has been because of increasing
diversity and better awareness of the
changing needs of the public, the conflicting priorities in health
care systems, and the emergent
costs and reimbursement issues that patients, insurance
companies, the health care industry, and
health care professionals are confronting. Theory and
theoretical thinking may have been pro-
moted in the past as answers to the undefined roles of nursing
or the diffused nature of the profes-
sion of nursing. However, in this new era of unequal access to
health care, where disparities in
provision of health care services are becoming more recognized,
where there are emerging chal-
lenges in treating chronic illnesses and infections, and where
there is a proliferation of health care
36. professionals and many global dialogues about health care
reform, the role of theory has become
even more urgent and more compelling. To fully appreciate the
role of theory in shaping the future of
equitable and accessible quality health care, we must review
and analyze our theoretical past and its
influence on the present and future of health care.
By uncovering and understanding a discipline’s theoretical
journey, members of the discipline
learn and build on it. By unfolding the process used in
developing the theoretical past, we gain insights
that improve our understanding of our current progress, and we
are empowered to achieve our discipli-
nary goals. When we take a critical and reflective stance on the
current theoretical discourse, or lack
thereof, as the case may be, we see shadows of past issues and
accomplishments, as well as visions of
the future of our discipline and profession. Therefore,
reconstructing our theoretical heritage is a
process that involves reconstructing our present reality. The
intent of the historical-to-future journey
proposed in this book is to demonstrate the progress of nursing
through analyses of the philosophical
assumptions, theoretical methods, and theoretical threads that
have influenced the development of the
discipline. We will perform these analyses in ways that value
our experiences as nurses, in ways that
support and enhance our progress, and in ways that allow us to
proactively develop abstractions, exem-
plars, conceptualizations, and theories that reflect and guide our
nursing assessments and actions. Syn-
thesizing insights from and about the past, considering the
current reality of the health care systems,
analyzing the societal context, and considering the potential
future visions of quality care can enhance
37. creativity in the discipline of nursing, which could further its
development and progress.
Despite many crises along the path of quality care, the
development of the discipline of nursing
has progressed by leaps and bounds during the last 30 years of
the 20th century. The new century
brought with it many challenges, some new and some merely
shadows of the past. Few would dispute
the …
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Preface to the Fourth Edition
v
This book offers the perspective that nursing is
a professional discipline with a body of knowl-
edge that guides its practice. Nursing theories
are an important part of this body of knowl-
edge, and regardless of complexity or abstrac-
tion, they reflect phenomena central to the
discipline, and should be used by nurses to
frame their thinking, action, and being in the
world. As guides, nursing theories are practical
in nature and facilitate communication with
those we serve as well as with colleagues, stu-
dents, and others practicing in health-related
services. We hope this book illuminates for the
41. readers the interrelationship between nursing
theories and nursing practice, and that this un-
derstanding will transform practice to improve
the health and quality of life of people who are
recipients of nursing care.
This very special book is intended to honor
the work of nursing theorists and nurses who
use these theories in their day-to-day practice.
Our foremost nursing theorists have written
for this book, or their theories have been de-
scribed by nurses who have comprehensive
knowledge of the theorists’ ideas and who have
a deep respect for the theorists as people,
nurses, and scholars. To the extent possible,
contributing authors have been selected by
theorists to write about their work. Three
middle-range theories have been added to this
edition of the book, bringing the total number
of middle-range theories to twelve. Obviously,
it was not possible to include all existing
middle-range theories in this volume; how-
ever, the expansion of this section illustrates
the recent growth in middle-range theory de-
velopment in nursing. Two chapters from the
third edition, including Levine’s conservation
theory and Paterson & Zderad’s humanistic
nursing have been moved to supplementary on-
line resources at http://davisplus.fadavis.com.
This book is intended to help nursing stu-
dents in undergraduate, masters, and doctoral
nursing programs explore and appreciate nurs-
ing theories and their use in nursing practice
and scholarship. In addition, and in response
42. to calls from practicing nurses, this book is in-
tended for use by those who desire to enrich
their practice by the study of nursing theories
and related illustrations of nursing practice.
The contributing authors describe theory de-
velopment processes and perspectives on the
theories, giving us a variety of views for the
twenty-first century and beyond. Each chapter
of the book includes descriptions of a theory,
its applications in both research and practice,
and an example that reflects how the theory
can guide practice. We anticipate that this
overview of the theory and its applications will
lead to deeper exploration of the theory, lead-
ing students to consult published works by the
theorists and those working closely with the
theory in practice or research.
There are six sections in the book. The first
provides an overview of nursing theory and a
focus for thinking about evaluating and choos-
ing a nursing theory for use in practice. For
this edition, the evolution of nursing theory
was added to Chapter 1. Section II introduces
the work of early nursing scholars whose ideas
provided a foundation for more formal theory
development. The nursing conceptual models
and grand theories are clustered into three
parts in Sections III, IV, and V. Section III
contains those theories classified within the
interactive-integrative paradigm, and those in
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43. the unitary-transformative paradigm are in-
cluded in Section IV. Grand theories that are
focused on the phenomena of care or caring
appear in Section V. The final section contains
a selection of middle-range theories.
An outline at the beginning of each chapter
provides a map for the contents. Major points
are highlighted in each chapter. Since this
book focuses on the relationship of nursing
theory to nursing practice, we invited the
authors to share a practice exemplar. You will
notice that some practice exemplars were writ-
ten by someone other than the chapter author.
In this edition the authors also provided
content about research based on the theory.
Because of page limitations you can find
additional chapter content online at http://
davisplus.fadavis.com. While every attempt
was made to follow a standard format for each
of the chapters throughout the book, some of
the chapters vary from this format; for exam-
ple, some authors chose not to include practice
exemplars.
The book’s website features materials that
will enrich the teaching and learning of these
nursing theories. Materials that will be helpful
for teaching and learning about nursing theo-
ries are included as online resources. For exam-
ple, there are case studies, learning activities,
and PowerPoint presentations included on
both the instructor and student websites. Other
online resources include additional content,
more extensive bibliographies and longer biog-
raphies of the theorists. Dr. Shirley Gordon
44. and a group of doctoral students from Florida
Atlantic University developed these ancillary
materials for the third edition. For this edition,
the ancillary materials for students and faculty
were updated by Diane Gullett, a PhD candi-
date at Florida Atlantic University. She devel-
oped all materials for the new chapters as well
as updating ancillary materials for chapters that
appeared in the third edition. We are so grate-
ful to Diane and Shirley for their creativity and
leadership and to the other doctoral students for
their thoughtful contributions to this project .
We hope that this book provides a useful
overview of the latest theoretical advances of
many of nursing’s finest scholars. We are
grateful for their contributions to this book. As
editors we’ve found that continuing to learn
about and share what we love nurtures our
growth as scholars, reignites our passion and
commitment, and offers both fun and frustra-
tion along the way. We continue to be grateful
for the enthusiasm for this book shared by
many nursing theorists and contributing
authors and by scholars in practice and
research who bring theories to life. For us, it
has been a joy to renew friendships with col-
leagues who have contributed to past editions
and to find new friends and colleagues whose
theories enriched this edition.
Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice, now
in the fourth edition, has roots in a series of
nursing theory conferences held in South
Florida, beginning in 1989 and ending when
45. efforts to cope with the aftermath of Hurricane
Andrew interrupted the energy and resources
needed for planning and offering the Fifth
South Florida Nursing Theory Conference.
Many of the theorists in this book addressed
audiences of mostly practicing nurses at these
conferences. Two books stimulated by those
conferences and published by the National
League for Nursing are Nursing Theories in
Practice (1990) and Patterns of Nursing Theories
in Practice (1993).
For me (Marilyn), even deeper roots of this
book are found early in my nursing career,
when I seriously considered leaving nursing for
the study of pharmacy. In my fatigue and frus-
tration, mixed with youthful hope and desire
for more education, I could not answer the
question “What is nursing?” and could not dis-
tinguish the work of nursing from other tasks
I did every day. Why should I continue this
work? Why should I seek degrees in a field
that I could not define? After reflecting on
these questions and using them to examine my
nursing, I could find no one who would con-
sider the questions with me. I remember being
asked, “Why would you ask that question? You
are a nurse; you must surely know what nurs-
ing is.” Such responses, along with a drive for
serious consideration of my questions, led me
to the library. I clearly remember reading se -
veral descriptions of nursing that, I thought,
could just as well have been about social work
or physical therapy. I then found nursing
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defined and explained in a book about educa-
tion of nurses written by Dorothea Orem.
During the weeks that followed, as I did my
work of nursing in the hospital, I explored
Orem’s ideas about why people need nursing,
nursing’s purposes, and what nurses do. I
found a fit between her ideas, as I understood
them, with my practice, and I learned that I
could go even further to explain and design
nursing according to these ways of thinking
about nursing. I discovered that nursing shared
some knowledge and practices with other serv-
ices, such as pharmacy and medicine, and I
began to distinguish nursing from these related
fields of practice. I decided to stay in nursing
and made plans to study and work with
Dorothea Orem. In addition to learning about
nursing theory and its meaning in all we do, I
learned from Dorothea that nursing is a unique
discipline of knowledge and professional prac-
tice. In many ways, my earliest questions about
nursing have guided my subsequent study and
work. Most of what I have done in nursing has
been a continuation of my initial experience of
the interrelations of all aspects of nursing
scholarship, including the scholarship that is
nursing practice. Over the years, I have been
privileged to work with many nursing scholars,
some of whom are featured in this book.
My love for nursing and my respect for our
discipline and practice have deepened, and
47. knowing now that these values are so often
shared is a singular joy.
Marlaine’s interest in nursing theory had
similar origins to Marilyn’s. As a nurse pursu-
ing an interdisciplinary master’s degree in pub-
lic health, I (Marlaine) recognized that while
all the other public health disciplines had some
unique perspective to share, public health
nursing seemed to lack a clear identity. In
search of the identity of nursing I pursued a
second master’s in nursing. At that time nurs-
ing theory was beginning to garner attention,
and I learned about it from my teachers and
mentors Sr. Rosemary Donley, Rosemarie
Parse, and Mary Jane Smith. This discovery was
the answer I was seeking, and it both expanded
and focused my thinking about nursing. The
question of “What is nursing?” was answered
for me by these theories and I couldn’t get
enough! It led to my decision to pursue my
PhD in Nursing at New York University
where I studied with Martha Rogers. During
this same time I taught at Duquesne University
with Rosemarie Parse and learned more about
Man-Living-Health, which is now humanbe-
coming. I conducted several studies based on
Rogers’ conceptual system and Parse’s theory.
At theory conferences I was fortunate to
dialogue with Virginia Henderson, Hildegard
Peplau, Imogene King, and Madeleine
Leininger. In 1988 I accepted a faculty posi-
tion at the University of Colorado when Jean
Watson was Dean. The School of Nursing was
guided by a caring philosophy and framework
48. and I embraced caring as a central focus of the
discipline of nursing. As a unitary scholar, I
studied Newman’s theory of health as expand-
ing consciousness and was intrigued by it, so
for my sabbatical I decided to study it further
as well as learn more about the unitary appre-
ciative inquiry process that Richard Cowling
was developing.
We both have been fortunate to hold faculty
appointments in universities where nursing the-
ory has been valued, and we are fortunate today
to hold positions at the Christine E. Lynn Col-
lege of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University,
where faculty and students ground their teach-
ing scholarship and practice on caring theories,
including nursing as caring, developed by Dean
Anne Boykin and a previous faculty member at
the College, Savina Schoenhofer. Many faculty
colleagues and students continue to help us
study nursing and have contributed to this book
in ways we would never have adequate words to
acknowledge. We are grateful to our knowl-
edgeable colleagues who reviewed and offered
helpful suggestions for chapters of this book,
and we sincerely thank those who contributed
to the book as chapter authors. It is also our
good fortune that many nursing theorists and
other nursing scholars live in or visit our lovely
state of Florida. Since the first edition of this
book was published, we have lost many nursing
theorists. Their work continues through those
refining, modifying, testing, and expanding the
theories. The discipline of nursing is expanding
as research and practice advances existing theories
and as new theories emerge. This is especially
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important at a time when nursing theory can
provide what is missing and needed most in
health care today.
All four editions of this book have been nur-
tured by Joanne DaCunha, an expert nurse and
editor for F. A. Davis Company, who has shep-
herded this project and others because of her
love of nursing. Near the end of this project
Joanne retired, and Susan Rhyner, our new ed-
itor, led us to the finish line. We are both grate-
ful for their wisdom, kindness, patience and
understanding of nursing. We give special
thanks to Echo Gerhart, who served as our con-
tact and coordinator for this project. Marilyn
thanks her husband, Terry Worden, for his
abiding love and for always being willing to help,
and her niece, Cherie Parker, who represents
many nurses who love nursing practice and
scholarship and thus inspire the work of this
book. Marlaine acknowledges her husband
Brian and her children, Kirsten, Alicia, and
Brady, and their spouses, Jonathan Vankin and
Tori Rutherford, for their love and understand-
ing. She honors her parents, Deno and Rose
Cappelli, for instilling in her the love of learning,
the value of hard work, and the importance of
caring for others, and dedicates this book to her
50. granddaughter Iyla and the new little one who
is scheduled to arrive as this book is released.
Marilyn E. Parker, Marlaine C. Smith,
Olathe, Kansas Boca Raton, Florida
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Nursing Theorists
ix
Elizabeth Ann Manhart Barrett, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor Emerita
Hunter College
City University of New York
New York, New York
Charlotte D. Barry, PhD, RN, NCSN, FAAN
Professor of Nursing
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Anne Boykin, PhD, RN*
Dean and Professor Emerita
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Barbara Montgomery Dossey, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN,
HWNC-BC
Co-Director, International Nurse Coach
51. Association
Core Faculty, Integrative Nurse Coach
Certificate Program
Miami, Florida
Joanne R. Duffy, PhD, RN, FAAN
Endowed Professor of Research and
Evidence-based Practice and Director
of the PhD Program
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
Helen L. Erickson*
Professor Emerita
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Lydia Hall†
Virginia Henderson†
Dorothy Johnson†
Imogene King†
Katharine Kolcaba, PhD, RN
Associate Professor Emeritus Adjunct
The University of Akron
Akron, Ohio
Madeleine M. Leininger†
Patricia Liehr, PhD, RN
Professor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
52. Rozzano C. Locsin, PhD, RN
Professor Emeritus
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Afaf I. Meleis, PhD, DrPS(hon), FAAN
Professor of Nursing and Sociology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Betty Neuman, PhD, RN, PLC, FAAN
Beverly, Ohio
Margaret Newman, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor Emerita
University of Minnesota College of Nursing
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dorothea E. Orem†
Ida Jean Orlando (Pelletier)†
Marilyn E. Parker, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor Emerita
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
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Rosemarie Rizzo Parse, PhD, FAAN
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Hildegard Peplau†
53. Marilyn Anne Ray, PhD, RN, CTN
Professor Emerita
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Pamela G. Reed, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Martha E. Rogers†
Sister Callista Roy, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Nurse Theorist
William F. Connell School of Nursing
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Savina O. Schoenhofer, PhD, RN
Professor of Nursing
University of Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi
Marlaine C. Smith, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN
Dean and Helen K. Persson Eminent Scholar
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Mary Jane Smith, PhD, RN
Professor
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
Mary Ann Swain, PhD
Professor and Director, Doctoral Program
Decker School of Nursing
Binghamton University
Binghamton, New York
Kristen M. Swanson, PhD, RN, FAAN
54. Dean
Seattle University
Seattle, Washington
Evelyn Tomlin*
Joyce Travelbee†
Meredith Troutman-Jordan, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
University of Colorado at Denver—Anschutz
Campus
Aurora, Colorado
Ernestine Wiedenbach†
x Nursing Theorists
*Retired
†Deceased
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Contributors
xi
Patricia Deal Aylward, MSN, RN, CNS
Assistant Professor
Santa Fe Community College
Gainesville, Florida
55. Howard Karl Butcher, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Associate Professor
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Lynne M. Hektor Dunphy, PhD, APRN-BC
Associate Dean for Practice and Community
Engagement
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Laureen M. Fleck, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP
Associate Faculty
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Maureen A. Frey, PhD, RN*
Shirley C. Gordon, PhD, RN
Professor and Assistant Dean Graduate Practice
Programs
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
*Retired.
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56. xii Contributors
Diane Lee Gullett, RN, MSN, MPH
Doctoral Candidate
Christine E. Lynn College of NursingFlorida
Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Donna L. Hartweg, PhD, RN
Professor Emerita and Former Director
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, Illinois
Bonnie Holaday, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina
Beth M. King, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Assistant Professor and RN-BSN Coordinator
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Lois White Lowry, DNSc, RN*
Professor Emerita
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee
Violet M. Malinski, PhD, MA, RN
Associate Professor
College of New Rochelle
New Rochelle, New York
Mary B. Killeen, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
57. Consultant
Evidence Based Practice Nurse Consultants,
LLC
Howell, Michigan
Ann R. Peden, RN, CNS, DSN
Professor and Chair
Capital University
Columbus, Ohio
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Contributors xiii
Margaret Dexheimer Pharris, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN
Associate Dean for Nursing
St. Catherine University
St. Paul, Minnesota
Maude Rittman, PhD, RN
Associate Chief of Nursing Service for Research
Gainesville Veteran’s Administration
Medical Center
Gainesville, Florida
Christina L. Sieloff, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Montana State University
Billings, Montana
Jacqueline Staal, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC
PhD Candidate
58. Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Marian C. Turkel, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Director of Professional Nursing Practice
Holy Cross Medical Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Pamela Senesac, PhD, SM, RN
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Hiba Wehbe-Alamah, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CTN-A
Associate Professor
University of Michigan-Flint
Flint, Michigan
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xiv Contributors
Terri Kaye Woodward, MSN, RN, CNS, AHN-BC, HTCP
Founder
Cocreative Wellness
Denver, Colorado
Kelly White, RN, PhD, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
South University
West Palm Beach, Florida
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59. Reviewers
xv
Ferrona Beason, PhD, ARNP
Assistant Professor in Nursing
Barry University – Division of Nursing
Miami Shores, Florida
Abimbola Farinde, PharmD, MS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
Webster, Texas
Lori S. Lauver, PhD, RN, CPN, CNE
Associate Professor
Jefferson School of Nursing
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Elisheva Lightstone, BScN, MSc
Professor
Department of Nursing
Seneca College
King City, Ontario, Canada
Carol L. Moore, PhD, APRN, CNS
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Coordinator,
Graduate Nursing Studies
Fort Hays State University
Hays, Kansas
Kathleen Spadaro, PhD, PMHCNS, RN
MSN Program Co-coordinator & Assistant
Professor of Nursing
60. Chatham University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Contents
xvii
Section I An Introduction to Nursing Theory, 1
Chapter 1 Nursing Theory and the Discipline of Nursing, 3
Marlaine C. Smith and Marilyn E. Parker
Chapter 2 A Guide for the Study of Nursing Theories for
Practice, 19
Marilyn E. Parker and Marlaine C. Smith
Chapter 3 Choosing, Evaluating, and Implementing Nursing
Theories
for Practice, 23
Marilyn E. Parker and Marlaine C. Smith
Section II Conceptual Influences on the Evolution of Nursing
Theory, 35
Chapter 4 Florence Nightingale’s Legacy of Caring and Its
Applications, 37
Lynne M. Hektor Dunphy
61. Chapter 5 Early Conceptualizations About Nursing, 55
Shirley C. Gordon
Chapter 6 Nurse-Patient Relationship Theories, 67
Ann R. Peden, Jacqueline Staal, Maude Rittman, and Diane Lee
Gullett
Section III Conceptual Models/Grand Theories in the
Integrative-
Interactive Paradigm, 87
Chapter 7 Dorothy Johnson’s Behavioral System Model and Its
Applications, 89
Bonnie Holaday
Chapter 8 Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory,
105
Donna L. Hartweg
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Chapter 9 Imogene King’s Theory of Goal Attainment, 133
Christina L. Sieloff and Maureen A. Frey
Chapter 10 Sister Callista Roy’s Adaptation Model, 153
Pamela Sensac and Sister Callista Roy
Chapter 11 Betty Neuman’s Systems Model, 165
Lois White Lowry and Patricia Deal Aylward
Chapter 12 Helen Erickson, Evelyn Tomlin, and Mary Ann
Swain’s
62. Theory of Modeling and Role Modeling, 185
Helen L. Erickson
Chapter 13 Barbara Dossey’s Theory of Integral Nursing, 207
Barbara Montgomery Dossey
Section IV Conceptual Models and Grand Theories in the
Unitary–Transformative Paradigm, 235
Chapter 14 Martha E. Rogers Science of Unitary Human
Beings, 237
Howard Karl Butcher and Violet M. Malinski
Chapter 15 Rosemarie Rizzo Parse’s Humanbecoming
Paradigm, 263
Rosemarie Rizzo Parse
Chapter 16 Margaret Newman’s Theory of Health as Expanding
Consciousness, 279
Margaret Dexheimer Pharris
Section V Grand Theories about Care or Caring, 301
Chapter 17 Madeleine Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care
Diversity
and Universality, 303
Hiba Wehbe-Alamah
Chapter 18 Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, 321
Jean Watson
Chapter 19 Theory of Nursing as Caring, 341
Anne Boykin and Savina O. Schoenhofer
64. Marilyn Anne Ray and Marian C. Turkel
Chapter 28 Troutman-Jordan’s Theory of Successful Aging,
483
Meredith Troutman-Jordan
Chapter 29 Barrett’s Theory of Power as Knowing Participation
in Change, 495
Elizabeth Ann Manhart Barrett
Chapter 30 Marlaine Smith’s Theory of Unitary Caring, 509
Marlaine C. Smith
Chapter 31 Kristen Swanson’s Theory of Caring, 521
Kristen M. Swanson
Index, 533
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Section I
An Introduction to Nursing Theory
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In this first section of the book, you will be introduced to the
purpose of nursing
theory and shown how to study, analyze, and evaluate it for use
in nursing
practice. If you are new to the idea of theory in nursing, the
chapters in this section
will orient you to what theory is, how it fits into the evolution
and context of nursing
as a professional discipline, and how to approach its study and
evaluation. If
you have studied nursing theory in the past, these chapters will
provide you with
additional knowledge and insight as you continue your study.
Nursing is a professional discipline focused on the study of
human health and
healing through caring. Nursing practice is based on the
knowledge of nursing,
which consists of its philosophies, theories, concepts,
principles, research findings,
and practice wisdom. Nursing theories are patterns that guide
the thinking about
nursing. All nurses are guided by some implicit or explicit
theory or pattern of
thinking as they care for their patients. Too often, this pattern
of thinking is implicit
and is colored by the lens of diseases, diagnoses, and …
First Question: Essay 1 Point for Each Level of Proficiency
Read the article entitled, ‘From Novice to Expert’ by Patricia
Benner found in
https://www.medicalcenter.virginia.edu/therapy-services/3%20-
66. %20Benner%20-%20Novice%20to%20Expert-1.pdf
Then summarize the theory.
Instructions:
1- Make a COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY of this theory in
YOUR OWN WORDS. Focus on the five levels of proficiency
from novice to expert.
2- Your comprehensive summary should range between 500 to
1,000 words.
3- No copy and pasting of sentences from the article.
Paraphrase the sentences you will include in your
comprehensive summary.
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Second Question: Making a Theory Evaluation -1 Point for Each
item
Fawcett’s framework for conceptual models separates questions
for analysis from those intended for evaluation. For the
evaluation, she proposed evaluation (judgment based on
criteria) of the origins of the model, the degree of
comprehensiveness of content, the logical congruence of its
internal structure, the ability of the model to generate and test
theories, the degree to which it is credible as demonstrated in
67. its social utility (use, implementation), social congruency, and
significance to society.
Read Chapter 10 A Model for Evaluation of Theories:
Description, Analysis, critique, testing and Support from the e-
book Theoretical Nursing Development and Progress 5th
Edition, By Afaf Meleis. Then, MAKE COMPREHENSIVE
EVALUATION of THE SISTER CALLISTA ROY’S
ADAPTATION MODEL Using the Fawcett’s Criteria of
Nursing Models Evaluation, which includes:
· Origins
· Content
· Logical congruency
· Generation
· Credibility
Instructions: Make your evaluation of the Sister Callista Roy’s
Adaptation Model using a Fawcett’s criteria of Nursing Models
Evaluation.
Third Question: Making a Theory Critique
Read Chapter 4: Florence Nightingale's Legacy of Caring and
Its Applications from the e-book Nursing Theories and Nursing
Practice, Fourth Edition by Marlaine Smith and Marilyn Parker.
Then Make a COMPREHENSIVE CRITIQUE of FLORENCE
NIGHTINGALE's ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY.
Instructions: Make a COMPREHENSIVE CRITIQUE of
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE's ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY
by combining inputs from at least two (2) critique articles from
68. the internet and your own viewpoint based on the following
criteria and units of analysis:
CRITERIA
UNITS OF ANALYSIS
(1) Relationship between structure and function
(1.1) Clarity
(1.2) Consistency
(1.3) Simplicity/Complexity
(1.4) Tautology/Teleology
(2) Diagram of the Theory
(2.1) Visual and Graphic Presentation
(2.2) Logical Representation
(2.3) Clarity
(3) Circle of Contagiousness
(3.1) Graphical origin of theory and geographical spread
(3.2) Influence of theorist versus theory
(4) Usefulness
(4.1) Practice
(4.2) Research
(4.3) Education
(4.4) Administration
(5) External Components of Theory
(5.1) Personal Values
(5.2) Congruence with other Professional Values
(5.3) Congruence with Social Values
69. (5.4) Social Significance
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Answer Sheet
Name: ____________________________________
ID: _______________
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For this assignment, you are to write a paper describing
how context has been and can be used by mobile applications.
In your paper you should:
1. Discuss context as it applies to Mobile Computing.
2. Show a variety of ways context has been used.
3. Discuss sensor fusion as it applies to context - how could you
use information from multiple sensors to distinguish context.
4. Suggest new ways context can be used.
The paper should be long enough to adequately cover the
material (5 - 8 pages?).
Hints
1. This paper is not just for me. Assume the reader needs an
introduction to the topic (write for your grandfather).
2. Cite many sources.
3. Write well.
4. Show lots of examples.
https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/book/the-
encyclopedia-of-human-computer-interaction-2nd-ed/context-
aware-computing-context-awareness-context-aware-user-
interfaces-and-implicit-interaction