Drug addiction
Drug treatment intend to help those addicted stop compulsive drug seeking.
Takes different forms, last for different time and happen in a variety settings.
Research MethodsLaShanda McMahonUniversity o.docxverad6
Research Methods
LaShanda McMahon
University of Phoenix
Formulating the Problem Statement and the Purpose Statement
Over the past decade, there have been several changes in drug addiction treatment that has shown results that show reduced associated health and social costs by more than the cost of the treatments. It has been found that treatments cost much less that the alternatives, such as incarcerating people with addictions. There are many savings related to healthcare, which includes, total savings that can exceed costs with a ratio of 12 to 1. Major savings to the individual and to society also stems from fewer interpersonal conflicts; greater workplace productivity; and fewer drug-related accidents, including overdoses and deaths (Woody, M.D., 2018).
Problem Statement
A common misperception is detoxification cures the addiction, yet addiction is a chronic disorder requiring long term multimodal treatment (Korsmeyer et al., 2009. Long-term treatment for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders might reduce recidivism rates and lessen costs for rehabilitation. Goldstein, A. (1997). examined the benefits of long-term substance abuse and posited the benefits. Goldstein further suggested not treating addiction appropriately or at all contributes to the high costs associated with substance use in the United States.
Insurance companies are reluctant to support long term substance abuse treatment; however, Weisner, Ray, Mertens, Satre and Moore (2003) noted patients receiving a minimum of six months substance treatment abstained from drug and alcohol use at least five years after treatment yet abusers of alcohol were less likely to remain sober for lengthy periods of time after treatment (Weisner et al., 2003).
According to the National Drug Institute (2012), every dollar invested in substance abuse treatment yields a return of $5.50 in reduced drug-related crime, costs associated with criminal justice, and theft. Healthcare savings can exceed costs by a 12 to 1 ratio. Therefore, drug addiction treatment reduces costs associated with primary care and is less costly than incarceration. Addressing addiction also contributes to the more positive aspects of life, such as increase in work productivity, and fewer incidents related to drug use, fewer overdoses and deaths.
Purpose Statement
The purpose of this correlational study is to see if a relationship exists among periods of sobriety and four levels of substance abuse treatment. The research will examine substance abuse treatment throughout various levels of care: higher levels (detox, Inpatient (IP), and Residential (RTC) and lower levels (partial hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and routine Outpatient (OP). Current trends in substance abuse treatment provides evidence that length of treatment is inadequate contributing to more frequent relapses among substance abusers. Longer treatment options for addiction may reduce the number of relapses, reduce costs asso.
1Joseph Role of Opioid Education for the YouthEsther Joscargillfilberto
1
Joseph
Role of Opioid Education for the Youth
Esther Joseph
Miami Regional University ENC 2201— Report Writing and Research MethodsResearch Paper
Dr. Uliana Gancea
April 11, 2020
Opioid Abuse by the Youth
Opioids are substances that act on the opioid receptors so as to produce a morphine like outcome. They are used for pain relief, including anesthesia. They are also used to suppress diarrhoea, replacement therapy for opioid use disorder, suppressing cough as well as for executions in the United States. Opioids apart from being used for medical purposes they are also frequently used for non-medical purposes. When induced they give a euphoric effect and can also be used to prevent withdrawal (Satterley & Anitescu, 2015). In the United States there have been a lot of youths who use opioids for their euphoric effects. Due to their addictive nature, they have seen a lot of youths addicted to the substances which many result to fatal and adverse effects on the substance abuser.
Opioids are responsible for 1.7 deaths in 10, 000 people. Most of these people are young adults between 18 years to 25 years. Due to the rise in the use of this substances there have been introduction of educating the youths about the drugs. This is to create awareness as well as educate the youth on what to expect if they get themselves mixed up with the practice. In this paper we pose the question, what is the role of opioid education to the youth? We will talk about the impact that the program will have on the youths, be it positive or negative (Knaggs, 2019).
Opioids act by binding to opioid receptors, these are found principally in the peripheral and central nervous system as well as the gastrointestinal tract. These receptors mediate both the somatic as well as the psychoactive effects that opioids cause. Opioid drugs include antagonists like naloxegol which are used for opioid induced constipation and partial agonists like the anti diarrhoea drug loperamide (McDONOUGH, 2016). Due to opioids nature of being addictive and might result in fatal overdose, most of them are controlled substances. In the year 2013, between 28 and 38 million people were using opioids illicitly. That is 0.6% to 0.8% of the global population between the ages 15 and 65. In the year 2011, it was estimated that 4 million people in the United States used opioids recreationally and were dependent on them. As of 2015, increased numbers of recreational use and addiction were attributed to over prescription of the medication and inexpensive illicit heroin.
Literature review
The National Institutes of Health has a healing initiative for over 50 million Americans who suffer from chronic pain. Opioids medications are the most common for treating pain although effective and safe non opioid options for pain management are lacking. The used of opioids to treat acute and chronic pain has contributed to approximately 10.3 million people aged 12 years and older in the united states in 2018 who abus ...
Differential Effectiveness of Substance Abuse Treatment by Joyce FullerJoyce Fuller
Study considers the differential effectiveness of standard treatment for person with actual histories of drug use vs those who have been arrested for drug trafficking, possession, dealing, sales and manufacturing, with little to no evidence or report of actual drug use who were placed in drug treatment.
Drug addiction
Drug treatment intend to help those addicted stop compulsive drug seeking.
Takes different forms, last for different time and happen in a variety settings.
Research MethodsLaShanda McMahonUniversity o.docxverad6
Research Methods
LaShanda McMahon
University of Phoenix
Formulating the Problem Statement and the Purpose Statement
Over the past decade, there have been several changes in drug addiction treatment that has shown results that show reduced associated health and social costs by more than the cost of the treatments. It has been found that treatments cost much less that the alternatives, such as incarcerating people with addictions. There are many savings related to healthcare, which includes, total savings that can exceed costs with a ratio of 12 to 1. Major savings to the individual and to society also stems from fewer interpersonal conflicts; greater workplace productivity; and fewer drug-related accidents, including overdoses and deaths (Woody, M.D., 2018).
Problem Statement
A common misperception is detoxification cures the addiction, yet addiction is a chronic disorder requiring long term multimodal treatment (Korsmeyer et al., 2009. Long-term treatment for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders might reduce recidivism rates and lessen costs for rehabilitation. Goldstein, A. (1997). examined the benefits of long-term substance abuse and posited the benefits. Goldstein further suggested not treating addiction appropriately or at all contributes to the high costs associated with substance use in the United States.
Insurance companies are reluctant to support long term substance abuse treatment; however, Weisner, Ray, Mertens, Satre and Moore (2003) noted patients receiving a minimum of six months substance treatment abstained from drug and alcohol use at least five years after treatment yet abusers of alcohol were less likely to remain sober for lengthy periods of time after treatment (Weisner et al., 2003).
According to the National Drug Institute (2012), every dollar invested in substance abuse treatment yields a return of $5.50 in reduced drug-related crime, costs associated with criminal justice, and theft. Healthcare savings can exceed costs by a 12 to 1 ratio. Therefore, drug addiction treatment reduces costs associated with primary care and is less costly than incarceration. Addressing addiction also contributes to the more positive aspects of life, such as increase in work productivity, and fewer incidents related to drug use, fewer overdoses and deaths.
Purpose Statement
The purpose of this correlational study is to see if a relationship exists among periods of sobriety and four levels of substance abuse treatment. The research will examine substance abuse treatment throughout various levels of care: higher levels (detox, Inpatient (IP), and Residential (RTC) and lower levels (partial hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and routine Outpatient (OP). Current trends in substance abuse treatment provides evidence that length of treatment is inadequate contributing to more frequent relapses among substance abusers. Longer treatment options for addiction may reduce the number of relapses, reduce costs asso.
1Joseph Role of Opioid Education for the YouthEsther Joscargillfilberto
1
Joseph
Role of Opioid Education for the Youth
Esther Joseph
Miami Regional University ENC 2201— Report Writing and Research MethodsResearch Paper
Dr. Uliana Gancea
April 11, 2020
Opioid Abuse by the Youth
Opioids are substances that act on the opioid receptors so as to produce a morphine like outcome. They are used for pain relief, including anesthesia. They are also used to suppress diarrhoea, replacement therapy for opioid use disorder, suppressing cough as well as for executions in the United States. Opioids apart from being used for medical purposes they are also frequently used for non-medical purposes. When induced they give a euphoric effect and can also be used to prevent withdrawal (Satterley & Anitescu, 2015). In the United States there have been a lot of youths who use opioids for their euphoric effects. Due to their addictive nature, they have seen a lot of youths addicted to the substances which many result to fatal and adverse effects on the substance abuser.
Opioids are responsible for 1.7 deaths in 10, 000 people. Most of these people are young adults between 18 years to 25 years. Due to the rise in the use of this substances there have been introduction of educating the youths about the drugs. This is to create awareness as well as educate the youth on what to expect if they get themselves mixed up with the practice. In this paper we pose the question, what is the role of opioid education to the youth? We will talk about the impact that the program will have on the youths, be it positive or negative (Knaggs, 2019).
Opioids act by binding to opioid receptors, these are found principally in the peripheral and central nervous system as well as the gastrointestinal tract. These receptors mediate both the somatic as well as the psychoactive effects that opioids cause. Opioid drugs include antagonists like naloxegol which are used for opioid induced constipation and partial agonists like the anti diarrhoea drug loperamide (McDONOUGH, 2016). Due to opioids nature of being addictive and might result in fatal overdose, most of them are controlled substances. In the year 2013, between 28 and 38 million people were using opioids illicitly. That is 0.6% to 0.8% of the global population between the ages 15 and 65. In the year 2011, it was estimated that 4 million people in the United States used opioids recreationally and were dependent on them. As of 2015, increased numbers of recreational use and addiction were attributed to over prescription of the medication and inexpensive illicit heroin.
Literature review
The National Institutes of Health has a healing initiative for over 50 million Americans who suffer from chronic pain. Opioids medications are the most common for treating pain although effective and safe non opioid options for pain management are lacking. The used of opioids to treat acute and chronic pain has contributed to approximately 10.3 million people aged 12 years and older in the united states in 2018 who abus ...
Differential Effectiveness of Substance Abuse Treatment by Joyce FullerJoyce Fuller
Study considers the differential effectiveness of standard treatment for person with actual histories of drug use vs those who have been arrested for drug trafficking, possession, dealing, sales and manufacturing, with little to no evidence or report of actual drug use who were placed in drug treatment.
Exploring Clinical Trials: How Research Can Help Us Better Detect, Diagnose, ...Ruchi Vahi
The exploration of clinical trials has become increasingly important in the medical field, with each trial providing insight into how we can better detect, diagnose and treat diseases. In this article, we will be looking at the different aspects of clinical research and trial processes, as well as discussing the importance of these studies in advancing healthcare treatments.
Visit us: https://mprex.in/project/late-phase-clinical-trials-and-research/
The Transtheoretical Model also called the Stages
of Change model,7 describes how such behavior
change often occurs. The model emphasizes the
need to understand the experience of the person we
are trying to reach in order to help them. To promote
change, interventions must be provided that are
appropriate for the stage in the process that people
are in."
"Meet people where they are:
The guiding principle of “meeting people where
they are” means more than showing compassion
or tolerance to people in crisis. This principle also
asks us to acknowledge that all people we meet are
at different stages of behavior change."
DNP-816 Analysis & Applic of Health Data for ANPSTATISTICS QUIZ.docxgreg1eden90113
DNP-816: Analysis & Applic of Health Data for ANP
STATISTICS QUIZE
1. Which of the following research designs includes both an intervention and randomization?
Group of answer choices
Grounded theory research
Non-experimental research
Time series design
Experimental research
2. What is the initial question the researcher should ask when selecting a research design for a particular study?
Group of answer choices
What is the norm in the research topic area?
What type of data analysis techniques will be used?
What instruments will be used to measure the variables in the study?
What is the primary purpose of the study?
3. Which of the following research questions is the appropriate question for a correlational research design?
Group of answer choices
What is the experience of women with hyperthyroidism and resolution of sypmtoms after treatment?
What is the relationship between amount of exercise/week and arthralgia in women with estrogen receptor positive breast cancer who are being treated with an aromatase inhibitor?
What is the prevalence of heroin addiction amongst adults ages 18-45 in the Greater Cincinnati region?
In patients undergoing a total hip arthroplasty, which of the following treatments is most effective in the decolonization of MRSA: preoperative povidone iodine or posteroperative mupirocin?
4. Match the types of quantitative research listed below with the sample study titles.
Group of answer choices
Descriptive research
Correlational research
Quasi-experimental research
Experimental research
5. Bias is a term used to indicate that data in a study are being distorted or slanted away from reality by some influencing factor. Which of the following is true about bias in research?
Group of answer choices
Instruments that are valid for measuring the identified variables are a source of bias.
The researcher can not be a source of bias in a study because he/she is in control
Preconcieved ideas about what the finding of a study will be may lead to bias in intrepreting data.
It is the same as manipulation because the researcher determines the treatment to be given.
6. Manipulation is a term used in quasi and experimental research to mean:
Group of answer choices
An underhanded strategy designed to make subject behave as the researcher wants them to.
Controlling the environment in which the research takes place
An intervention or treatment introduced by the researcher to assess its impact on the dependent variable.
The ability of the researcher to be able to handle or use the equpiment needed to collect data in the study
7. We do not know whether the pattern of results found in our samples accurately reflects what is happening in the population or if it is the result of what type of error?
Group of answer choices
Representative
Distribution
Sampling
Mean
8. Extraneous variables may be controlled by:
Group of answer choices
Using a natural clinical setting
Selecting individuals that are relatively alike in relation to var.
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Evaluating the Evidence for Directly Observed Therapy in the Treatment of Tuberculosis
Walden Student
Walden University
NURS 6052, Section 2, Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice
Dr. Trudy Tappan
May 7, 2016
2
Evaluating the Evidence for Directly Observed Therapy in the Treatment of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis continues to be an issue of concern in the United States and around the
world. In 2014, there were 9.6 million people diagnosed with tuberculosis and 1.5 deaths
worldwide (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], n.d.a). In the United States,
there were 9,421 new cases of tuberculosis that same year (CDC, n.d.a). This paper will explore
the case management of tuberculosis in the United States, focusing on the value of directly
observed therapy for tuberculosis clients. The purpose of this paper is to explore the evidence
around the use of directly observed therapy in tuberculosis clients. This will be accomplished by
formulating a researchable question, exploring the existing research, and formulating a plan to
distribute the evidence to local public health nurses.
Part I - Identifying a Researchable Problem
Tuberculosis Treatment and Directly Observed Therapy
For clients who have been diagnosed with active tuberculosis disease, appropriate
treatment is crucial. With proper medication, the majority of tuberculosis cases can be
successfully treated (World Health Organization [WHO], 2016). Without treatment, tuberculosis
is fatal in approximately two-thirds of all cases (WHO, 2016). Recommended treatment for
tuberculosis involves treatment with antibiotics for 6 to 9 months (Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention [CDC], n.d.b). When clients with tuberculosis do not take the medication as
prescribed either by skipping doses or by ending treatment earlier than recommended, drug-
resistant tuberculosis can develop (CDC, n.d.b).
To increase successful tuberculosis treatment and decrease the development of drug-
resistant tuberculosis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (n.d.c) recommends case
management of all tuberculosis cases. One component of case management that the CDC
Comment [T1]: APA
Numbers:
Please make sure you are using numbers correctly. Review
pages 111-115 in APA to make sure you are apply the proper
rules governing the use of numbers in scholarly writing.
3
recommends is directly observed therapy (DOT). DOT involves an individual, often a healthcare
worker, observing the client as the client takes his or her medications (CDC, n.d.c). Including
DOT with all tuberculosis clients is standard care in many local health departments in the United
States (CDC, n.d.c). At the local health department at which I’m where I am employed, DOT is
most often performed in the client’s home.
The cost of performing DOT for tuberculosis clients includes staff salary and travel
expenses. There are also cost ...
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STATISTICS QUIZE
1. Which of the following research designs includes both an intervention and randomization?
Group of answer choices
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2. What is the initial question the researcher should ask when selecting a research design for a particular study?
Group of answer choices
What is the norm in the research topic area?
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What instruments will be used to measure the variables in the study?
What is the primary purpose of the study?
3. Which of the following research questions is the appropriate question for a correlational research design?
Group of answer choices
What is the experience of women with hyperthyroidism and resolution of sypmtoms after treatment?
What is the relationship between amount of exercise/week and arthralgia in women with estrogen receptor positive breast cancer who are being treated with an aromatase inhibitor?
What is the prevalence of heroin addiction amongst adults ages 18-45 in the Greater Cincinnati region?
In patients undergoing a total hip arthroplasty, which of the following treatments is most effective in the decolonization of MRSA: preoperative povidone iodine or posteroperative mupirocin?
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Group of answer choices
Descriptive research
Correlational research
Quasi-experimental research
Experimental research
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Group of answer choices
Instruments that are valid for measuring the identified variables are a source of bias.
The researcher can not be a source of bias in a study because he/she is in control
Preconcieved ideas about what the finding of a study will be may lead to bias in intrepreting data.
It is the same as manipulation because the researcher determines the treatment to be given.
6. Manipulation is a term used in quasi and experimental research to mean:
Group of answer choices
An underhanded strategy designed to make subject behave as the researcher wants them to.
Controlling the environment in which the research takes place
An intervention or treatment introduced by the researcher to assess its impact on the dependent variable.
The ability of the researcher to be able to handle or use the equpiment needed to collect data in the study
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Group of answer choices
Representative
Distribution
Sampling
Mean
8. Extraneous variables may be controlled by:
Group of answer choices
Using a natural clinical setting
Selecting individuals that are relatively alike in relation to var.
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Walden University
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Tuberculosis continues to be an issue of concern in the United States and around the
world. In 2014, there were 9.6 million people diagnosed with tuberculosis and 1.5 deaths
worldwide (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], n.d.a). In the United States,
there were 9,421 new cases of tuberculosis that same year (CDC, n.d.a). This paper will explore
the case management of tuberculosis in the United States, focusing on the value of directly
observed therapy for tuberculosis clients. The purpose of this paper is to explore the evidence
around the use of directly observed therapy in tuberculosis clients. This will be accomplished by
formulating a researchable question, exploring the existing research, and formulating a plan to
distribute the evidence to local public health nurses.
Part I - Identifying a Researchable Problem
Tuberculosis Treatment and Directly Observed Therapy
For clients who have been diagnosed with active tuberculosis disease, appropriate
treatment is crucial. With proper medication, the majority of tuberculosis cases can be
successfully treated (World Health Organization [WHO], 2016). Without treatment, tuberculosis
is fatal in approximately two-thirds of all cases (WHO, 2016). Recommended treatment for
tuberculosis involves treatment with antibiotics for 6 to 9 months (Centers for Disease Control
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management of all tuberculosis cases. One component of case management that the CDC
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rules governing the use of numbers in scholarly writing.
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Word limit: 2000 words
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6. Discuss effective participation in civic engagement activities related to this issue.
7. Describe your understanding of the purpose and benefits of civic engagement.
8. If you have engaged in civic activities related to this issue or another issue of importance to you, describe that experience. What was the purpose? What were the benefits? What did you learn?
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Assignment detailed instructions: Write a three-page (minimum of 750 words) essay addressing the following eight questions. The paper should be in APA format, double spaced, 12 font, and include references/bibliography(MINIMUM 3) on the fourth page.
Write eight paragraphs addressing these eight prompts:
Part 1 Intercultural Competence
1. Identify and describe a specific issue of concern to a specific community for the focus of your essay. Choose from DACA and immigration laws, racism, prochoice/prolife, millennials, rape culture, gender equality, same-sex marriage, marijuana laws, religion in schools, human trafficking, white privilege, police brutality, gun control, or another social justice issue.
2. Define culture and cultural competence and discuss how your own culture has shaped your identity and world view related to the issue you chose.
3. Discuss significant characteristics about another culture and how and why they see this issue perhaps differently than you. (put yourself in their shoes, see it from their perspective)
4. Discuss how you have or how you might adjust your actions and communication style to successfully interact with someone from another culture/viewpoint.
Part 2 Engagement with Communities: Social Responsibility
5. Discuss your civic responsibility related to the issue you chose to write about in this essay.
6. Discuss effective participation in civic engagement activities related to this issue.
7. Describe your understanding of the purpose and benefits of civic engagement.
8. If you have engaged in civic activities related to this issue or another issue of importance to you, describe that experience. What was the purpose? What were the benefits? What did you learn?
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Assignment Description
400 words
One of the more important measures in regard to international economics is the balance of payments. Think of it as a national accounting measure that looks at the flow of goods and services into and out of an economy in a given period of time. It also shows capital flows into and out of a country. Until 1980, the United States tended to run a positive-to-neutral balance of payments position and was a creditor nation. In the course of the past 30 years, the United States has moved to a negative balance of payments and to being a debtor nation.
Review and discuss the following:
Discuss the importance of the balance of payments as an accounting measure.
Discuss the current account and its components and the capital and financial accounts and their components.
How important is the U.S. deficit in traded goods in regard to the balance of payments?
Here are some relevant articles to help you with this assignment:
The Changing Nature of the U.S. Balance of Payments
Balance of Payments
Please submit your assignment.
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Assignment DescriptionYou work for a small community hospita.docxlesleyryder69361
Assignment Description
You work for a small community hospital that has recently updated its health record system to a modern electronic health record (EHR) system. As a health care manager, you have been asked to meet with the health information manager (HIM) and analyze the efficiency, security, and privacy of your current health records system. Your organization has very high standards and a culture of keeping up with current trends. After your analysis, you have been asked to provide a detailed report to the hospital's chief operating officer (COO) detailing the following:
Examine the emergence of technology and electronic health systems in health care since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Provide an analysis of the current trends in health care record keeping and charting as they relate to advancements in technology.
Assess ways in which contemporary patient records systems can support health care operations including privacy, quality patient care delivery, insurance and cost administration, and records access and retention.
Present your findings in an executive summary of 5–7 pages.
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Assignment description The tourism industry represents about .docxlesleyryder69361
Assignment description
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The tourism industry represents about 10.4% of Australia’s gross domestic product (GDP) and 12.2% of total employment in 2018. Unfortunately, the Tourism & Hospitality (T&H) Sector in Australia has been badly affected by the twin catastrophic events: first, it was devastated by the unprecedented magnitude of the bushfires from October 2019 to January 2020. Just as the affected communities were working towards recovery, the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic caused a massive blow to the T&H Sector.
ps: two files, first file digital poster, second file brief disruption (100 words) and reference list.
Ignore task 2 discusion forum.
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Assignment DescriptionYou will prepare and deliver a speech .docxlesleyryder69361
Assignment Description
You will prepare and deliver a speech using the power of words. You will use the devices to convey your emotions and move your audience to connect with your purpose. Get your message across to your audience by using many strategies. You will create images and emotion in your audience using storytelling, humor or sharing personal experiences (both heartbreaking and fulfilling). You will also apply the oratorical skills that you have been exploring.
Completion Instructions
Presentation Topic
: For this presentation, you will act as a representative agent for the University, recruiting prospective students from your country of origin. Prepare a speech outline that persuades the prospects. Describe, among other ideas: Your experiences, emotions and challenges of your life in Canada, moving around the City, Campus activities, career projection and Permanent Residency possibilities. Tell a story, add humor, move your audience to feel your story.
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Assignment DescriptionYou are to write an essay in which you .docxlesleyryder69361
Assignment Description:
You are to write an essay in which you contrast two viewpoints on a topic and argue for one of them. Over the coming few weeks, you will work through drafting youressay, with the goal of producing a well-written essay. Send your final essay to
[email protected]
no later than 11:59 PM on December 11, 2019. There is no need to hand in a hard copy. You must submit your work by the official deadline. Extensions may be granted only in exceptional circumstances, and when sought in advance. Students who submit the work late without an agreed extension will face the following penalty: loss of 2 marks per day.
Assignments Deadlines:
Draft:
December
2nd,
2019
Final Submission: December
11th,
2019
If you have trouble coming up with a good topic, you might want to consider the following questions:
• Are the effects of social networking sites positive or negative? • Should parents give their teenagers an allowance?• Can music help us emotionally?• Should smoking be banned?• Are cell phones dangerous?• Is social media good?
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Assignment DescriptionYou are the lead human–computer intera.docxlesleyryder69361
Assignment Description
You are the lead human–computer interaction (HCI) engineer on a major design project for an organization of your choice. Employees or customers will use this new system and user interface (UI) design to perform data entry for the organization. The UI will need to provide the required input and output to characterize the type of data collected by the organization.
Choose an organization, such as a business, nonprofit group, government, or another organization. Provide a description of your chosen organization, including the following:
Name of the organization
Business type
Size of the organization
Planned users for the interface
Type of data that must be captured
The use of the data
Part of your job is to elicit and define the UI requirements for this new design.
Write a neatly-formatted report that includes the following:
Title page
Report of 4–6 pages consisting of the following:
Introduction to the contents of the report
Description of the organization, as detailed above
Identification of the following elements that must be included in this UI design for the organization:
Fields you expect to see in this UI screen design (e.g., menus, data entry screens, boxes, help, fields, drop-down menus)
List of requirements that will ensure that this interface design can easily capture data input in multiple languages
Explanation of interface alternatives that will be needed for different language orientations (e.g., different characters for right and left)
Effective conclusion
References must be properly cited in APA style
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Assignment DescriptionYou are now ready to start representin.docxlesleyryder69361
Assignment Description
You are now ready to start representing your system integration project by utilizing a system integration framework, which you researched as part of your Discussion Board assignment. You will also decide which components you might want to acquire and which components you want to develop internally.
Assignment Guidelines
For this week’s assignment, you will provide detail on the overall system integration architecture and the implementation framework.
New Content (Week 4)
Proposed System Integration Components Architecture
Thoroughly describe the architecture of the proposed integrated system, including all interfaces and components for the system integration and deployment.
Represent this architecture diagrammatically.
Discuss which components and interfaces could be acquired and those that need to be developed from scratch.
Implementation Framework
Select and describe in detail the framework that you used to define and implement the system integration project.
Define the project in terms of the selected framework.
Discuss advantages for using the selected framework.
Discuss integration challenges that were highlighted by defining the framework.
Make sure that the document is in APA format.
Submit the document for grading.
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Assignment DescriptionManagement is worried, after consultin.docxlesleyryder69361
Assignment Description
Management is worried, after consulting with the IT department that the current documentation of the present architecture was not done correctly and with the required details, therefore if IoT is implemented they desire more detailed graphical documentation on its implementation. Provide the following components as part of an architecture model graphic to be delivered to management for the asset tracking system:
Provide an introduction to the paper concerning the purpose of the graphic and the overall solution being recommended by the asset tracking IoT implementation (2-3 paragraphs).
Provide descriptive information regarding the architectural model graphic, and the details describing the devices, applications, Cloud/Server environment and gateway. (2 pages)
Provide the architectural graphic with the components below (Describe each of the objects on the diagram below, the interconnections or interfaces, types of data traveling across the connections, active protocols, cabling or wireless connections, and implemented security):
Devices (Generic device - Sensing and Actuating Devices)
IoT Application (transforms the data for value to the user)
Cloud/Server (data storage, processing and management)
Gateway capability (data is acquired, forwarded to the communications network)
Provide a conclusion to the paper summarizing the content and purpose of the paper.
An example of the required level of detail for your graphic can be found at
http://www.latogalabs.com/2017/05/iot-architecture-the-journey/
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Assignment Description
Ego Integrity Presentation
Imagine you are working as a charge nurse in an assisted living facility. Your unit houses twenty older adults. The residents of this unit are cognitively functional without evidence of cognitive decline. The residents are elderly and do require varying degrees of physical assistance with ADLs. Create a PowerPoint outlining strategies you can incorporate in the assisted living facility to promote ego integrity for your residents. What group and individual activities can you incorporate?
Assignment Expectations:
Length: 10-15 content slides
Structure: Include a title slide, objective slide, and reference slide in APA format. These do not count towards the minimum content slide count for this assignment. Be sure to fully explain all slides in the Speaker Notes.
References: Use appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. A minimum of two (2) scholarly sources are required for this assignment.
Rubric: This assignment uses a rubric for scoring. Please review it as part of your assignment preparation and again prior to submission to ensure you have addressed its criteria at the highest level.
Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft PPT document (.pptx)
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Assignment DescriptionCultural Group Exploration Assignment .docxlesleyryder69361
Assignment Description
Cultural Group Exploration Assignment (in-text citation and APA format 7th edition) Required.
Understanding the impact of culture on the health beliefs / practices of a client is an important component of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating comprehensive nursing care. To provide culturally competent care is a worthy goal. Insensitivity to a client’s culture may render interventions fruitless.
Purpose
: The PURPOSE of this assignment is to develop in the learner an awareness of the health beliefs / practices of a culture different from their own.
Guidelines
: Download the
Cultural Exploration Guidelines
before you start the activity and refer to it as you work. Submit completed table along with reference page to your faculty mentor through the Submissions tab and then post it in your group discussion.
Cultural Exploration Table and Rubric
is attached below
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Assignment description from the syllabus:
Each member of the matching team will individually submit a 3-page, double-spaced write-up on the case. To receive full credit, you should describe the firm’s opportunity/dilemma, evaluate/analyze their strategic options, and describe your recommendation on the most promising path(s) forward in their strategy. Make sure to back up your evaluation and recommendations with evidence/facts from the case. Three pages is very short—make sure that you are concise and to-the-point in zeroing in on key aspects of the case.
At the end of your write-up, ask one or two questions that you are more concerned about the firm.
ANU Press
Chapter Title: OCCUPATIONAL STRESS
Chapter Author(s): SU MON KYAW-MYINT and LYNDALL STRAZDINS
Book Title: Health of People, Places and Planet
Book Subtitle: Reflections based on Tony McMichael’s four decades of contribution to
epidemiological understanding
Book Editor(s): COLIN D. BUTLER, JANE DIXON, ANTHONY G. CAPON
Published by: ANU Press. (2015)
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OCCUPATIONAL STRESS
SU MON KYAW-MYINT AND LYNDALL STRAZDINS
Abstract
In 1979, Tony McMichael co-authored a paper showing how occupational stress
not only affected mental health; it also exacerbated the effect of chemical and
physical hazards on respiratory and skin symptoms. This study was among
the first to place occupational stress within the same framework as chemical
and physical hazards. It also showed that stress and mental health faced
complex assessment challenges, but that these were similar to those faced by
the assessment of exposure to chemical and physical hazards, especially in
large-scale epidemiological studies.
More recently, occupational stress has been termed a ‘psychosocial hazard’ by
some jurisdictions in an attempt to place it into the existing occupational risk
management and risk assessment framework. However, progress has been slow
and regulation of occupational stress remains outside standard occupational
health and safety .
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What is the purpose of the Sabbath Law in the Torah. It is interesting to compare how the context of the law shifts from Exodus to Deuteronomy. Who gets to rest, and why?
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
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This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
The Indian economy is classified into different sectors to simplify the analysis and understanding of economic activities. For Class 10, it's essential to grasp the sectors of the Indian economy, understand their characteristics, and recognize their importance. This guide will provide detailed notes on the Sectors of the Indian Economy Class 10, using specific long-tail keywords to enhance comprehension.
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This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
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Grading Guide: Hypothesis Testing Paper
PSY/315 Version 5
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Grading Guide
Hypothesis Testing Paper
This assignment is due in Week Five.
Content
60 Percent
Points Earned
X/9
· Describes the selected research issue, problem, or opportunity.
· Formulates a hypothesis statement concerning the selected
research issue, problem, or opportunity.
· Determines a population and describes which sampling method
would be used to generate the sample.
· Describes how data would be collected, the level of
measurement of the data, and which statistical technique would
be used to analyze the data, and why.
Comments:
Organization and Development
20 Percent
Points Earned
3. Running head: DPT for Addiction non DPT Addiction
Treatment. 1
DPT for Addiction non DPT Addiction Treatment
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DPT for Addiction non DPT Addiction Treatment
Angela Breahanna Briggs
PSY/315
May 25, 2015
Richard Avery
Introduction
Drug addiction treatment can be done through drug replacement
therapy, or through non-drug therapy. Drug replacement therapy
has provided drug addicts with legal access to drugs, which they
would otherwise only have accessed illegally. These drugs
assist in providing medicated control towards achieving
freedom from addiction.
Drug replacement has been used for a long time and has proved
effective in several areas. The use of a non-drug placement
program has also been effective. Drug addiction treatment
4. programs that do not rely on drug replacement include
counselling, group therapy, individual therapy, residential and
out-patient therapy. All these programs target the specific needs
of every individual.
Hypothesis
This research will seek to test the hypothesis that drug addiction
treatment is relatively more effective when it is carried out
using medication as opposed to non-medicated treatment. This
assertion is based on the findings from a survey that was carried
out involving ten individuals. The average score on the non-
medicated category was 11.5 months, which the individuals
stayed free from addiction without the use of medication or
drug replacement. The group that was under medication scored
an average of 14.1 months free from addiction.
The study shows that with all factors held constant, medicated
treatment of addiction is relatively more effective than non-
medicated. This study will make a comparison of the two
methods of treating addiction. It will seek to analyze the
various ways in which each of these two methods deal with
treating drug addiction.
Drug placement therapy.
Drug placement refers to the use of a medical substance as an
alternative to a drug. The medical substance is intended to
produce the same or similar result as a drug. The idea behind
drug placement is to provide addicts with a legal option of
maintaining their craving for drugs during the treatment and
transition process. Methadone is one example of a placement
drug that is used to treat people who are addicted to Opioids.
Drug placement therapy (DPT) is associated with numerous
benefits. For instance, it is held that DPT helps in reducing
criminal activities. This happens when drug addicts are given an
option of obtaining alternatives to their favorite drugs through
legal means. This implies that an individual will not be put in a
position where they need to beg, steal, or perform any criminal
activities in order to obtain the drugs they need.
5. Secondly, DPT offers an individual a wholesome and gradual
recovery. Although it may take time, a person who submits to
DPT obtains the assurance that they will receive the best
treatment. This treatment offers the individual long-term
benefits and his chances of falling back into drug use is
minimized.
DPT has received support and criticisms in equal measure.
Those who support DPT argue that it is the only alternative
capable of offering drug addicts a sure and long-lasting change.
They assert that people who commit themselves to DPT are
assured of minimized chances of withdrawal symptoms that may
derail or frustrate their progress.
Pro DPT persons opine that people who have abused opioids for
a long time have minimal opportunities of recovering on their
own, because their bodies and minds would have been changed
significantly over time. Their chances of returning their life to
normalcy is highly unattainable unless they commit themselves
to a DPT.
Those who criticize DPT argue that it swaps the use of an
illegal drug to another drug. They are concerned that DPT
substances are just as addictive as opioids. This, they argue, is
capable of perpetuating the problem instead of solving it.
This research seeks to determine which of the two groups
proponents and opponents of DPT have a stronger argument
about the use of DPT. Qualitative and quantitative research will
be carried out to determine this question.
Research population
This study will focus on adolescents and young adults. It will
focus on all genders. According to the government’s 2010
National Survey on Drug Use and Health, drug use and
addiction is highest among persons aged 12 years and above.
This study relied on this information and consequently decided
to research this population’s drug use problems (Chen &
Kandel, 1995).
According to the National Survey’s report, some of the drugs
that this population used most include Marijuana, cocaine,
6. heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants and some prescription drugs
used for non-medical purposes (Thechart.blogs.cnn.com, 2015).
The study also indicated that marijuana was the most commonly
used drug.
The study also indicated that a majority of the adolescent and
young adult population was using psychotherapeutic drugs, such
as stimulants, tranquilizers, and sedatives. These drugs were
being used for non-medical purposes. Additionally, a significant
portion of the population was using hallucinogens (Chen &
Kandel, 1995).
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The study also indicated that the number of young people using
drugs was on the increase. Various factors were attributed to
this trend. States that permitted medical marijuana were blamed
for encouraging the growing use of marijuana among the youth.
Peer influence, social interactions, and parental issues were also
blamed for contributing to the growing use of drugs among the
youths (Chen & Kandel, 1995).
The study also indicated that only a small portion of the
population was under any form of medical or non-medical
treatment for addiction. The population that was under any form
of treatment represents less than 5% of the population. Most of
the drug addiction population in the young adult and adolescent
group indicated that they did not find it important to obtain
medical attention. This study will therefore focus on the small
population of person who were under medical treatment for
addiction, versus those who were not involved in any form of
medical treatment (Mangerud, Bjerkeset, Holmen, Lydersen &
Indredavik, 2014).
Sampling method
Due to the various factors and circumstances involved in the
study, such as availability of the study population, the
population size and time limitations, the study relied on two
main sampling methods. Simple random sampling method was
used to determine the effectiveness of drug replacement therapy
among the drug addict population that had decided to get into
7. treatment. The population was relatively small, thus the need to
use the simple sampling method.
The systematic sampling method was used to determine how
effective addiction treatment was among the drug addict
population that decided not to use any form of drug placement.
The study population was relatively larger, and this prompted
the need to use the systematic sampling method.
Data collection methods
Simple Sampling
This study will use simple sampling method as a data collection
tool. Simple sampling entails establishing a small portion of a
population, which is put under study to make inferences about
the entire population. In simple sampling, one begins by
identifying all the possible units available for sampling.
Secondly, one decides on the size of the sample and then
proceeds to choose the units through a lottery method.
Simple sampling will be used in this study to engage people
who are under a DPT program, or those who have been under a
DPT program in the past. They will be sked about their opinions
on the DPT programs in which they participated. They will also
be required to explain how effective the DPT was to them.
Systematic sampling
A systematic sampling method is similar to a simple sampling
method, save for the fact that a systematic sampling method
establishes a consistent pattern of the population sample unit.
For instance, in a systematic sampling, the research may decide
to interview every fifth person in an identified population.
Questionnaires
Questionnaires will be administered in the study to record all
the participants responses to the questions asked. Both groups
will fill questionnaires. The information gathered from the
questionnaires will be used to tabulate and summarize the
findings of the study. Using questionnaires and a tabulated
format of analyzing the data would be preferable in this
8. research because it is a research that seeks to offer a
comparative analysis of the findings.
Conclusions
Various texts have indicated that a DPT is an effective method
of treating addiction. Additionally, the research conducted also
indicated that those persons who used a DPT as a treatment
method were able to stay free from addiction longer than those
who did not. On average, DPT population stayed free from
addiction for 14.1 months, compared to the non-treatment
group, which, on average, stayed addiction free for 11.4
months. This disparity implied that DPT is an effective method
of treating addiction.
The current study seeks to further the hypothesis that despite
the critics against DPT, it is a practical and effective program
for taking care of drug addicts. It is laden with various
advantages such as the ability to ensure long-term results.
Addicts also receive gradual and wholesome attention to their
problems, which is good for their physical and mental health.
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