...Yawning: The Power of a Single Word Intro: The power of a single word…one of life’s greatest mysteries. The ability to affect an entire crowd by uttering a distinct expression…do you know what word I’m talking about? It’s the word… Yawn. Believe it or not, yawning is one of the most googled phenomenons in the world. As a frequent yawner, I often question the mysterious bodily function. Without thinking about it, I can see or hear someone yawn, yearn to replicate the action, and before I know it, my mouth is agape. In fact, I’ve caught myself yawning involuntarily while talking on the phone to some of my most exciting friends. I’m pretty sure what I heard at the other end of the phone was a contagious yawn from the ever-so entertaining counterpart. All of you have experienced yawning, but many do not know its purpose, which is why I am here to inform you about why we yawn, why it is contagious, and how it benefits the body. Body: There are several reasons why we yawn, and those reasons have puzzled scientists for years. After completing many experiments, Andrew C. Gallup, a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University, concluded that yawning cools the brain. Gallup explains to WebMD that when you begin to yawn, the stretching of your jaw increases blood flow in the neck, face, and head. The deep inhalation of breath that comes with a yawn drives the flow of spinal fluid and blood to the brain. Cool air that is breathed in lowers the temperature of these...
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...human being or animal, regarded as immortal." In some philosophical and religious belief systems, a spiritual principle having the same relation to the physical world as the human soul does to the body. The soul is self, the "I" that occupies the human body and acts through it. Without the soul, the body is like a light bulb without electricity, mobile without camera. Soul gives our body the ability to see, hear, think, talk, emotions, will power, desire, personality and identity. The soul is eternal. It has always existed! It existed long before your birth as a physical human, and will exist forever after your physical death. A physical lifetime is just a blink of the eye; a temporary "soul growth experience". In reality, not only the human beings but every little thing possesses a soul, as do plants and even inanimate objects; every leaf on branches has a soul, and so does every grain of sand. Soul doesn’t only keep us alive but it supports our existence as well. Soul gives meaning and purpose to our existence. God created every soul in a different way, no soul resembles to one another, soul is an 'inner identity'. As you age, your body gets older, weak, tired, but spiritually you don't feel it. You hear people say, " I don't feel 50 years old!" That's because you are feeling your soul. Your soul never ages, get sick, or dies. The 'soul of the world' is according to various systems of thoughts, an essential connection between all living things on the planet. 'Soul of the...
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...Health care has been influenced by numerous significant events throughout history. These events have helped change and shape health care in efforts to improve it, and to fit in with the current needs of the population. Some of the influences include society, culture, finance, religion, politics, technology, health trends, the environment, and population (Shi & Singh, 2012, p. 9). This paper will discuss a significant event that has changed or affected health care today, explain how the historical evolution of health care was impacted, and assess the significant event based on personal values and beliefs. Significant Event’s Relation to Health Care Excessive litigation is one of the significant events affecting health care today. Litigation has become so popular that it has become specialized. Advertisements for litigations against health care facilities and professionals are placed on television, radios, Internet, and other information outlets, at frequent intervals. It is not unexpected to see or hear several of them throughout the day. Law firms have become specialized in trying health care related cases and focus on specific conditions. The result is that health care facilities close because of the financial burden of payments resulting from litigations, the amount paid for malpractice insurance rises, insurance premiums rise, and costs of health care increases because of the additional procedures ordered to try to prevent litigation (Satiani, 2004). The practice of defensive...
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...experience working as an ICT Tech where I gained valuable hands-on experience in this field. My duties included setting up the network and servers for the company and testing the systems to make sure everything was functioning correctly. It also included conducting test, running diagnostics and troubleshooting problems to find solutions. I also have experience reading schematics and blueprints, implementing patches and making repairs when necessary. I am familiar with a variety of operating systems such as Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 and I am familiar with Microsoft Office along with a variety of other programs. I am team-orientated, dependable, highly focused and I have strong decision-making skills. I also possess excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical issues in a clear and concise way. I manage my time wisely, so I have the ability to keep several projects going at once but I always maintain a pleasant, easygoing attitude even when dealing with a heavy workload. I have excellent analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to solve the most difficult problems and I stay updated on all new technology that becomes available. I am certain that I am qualified to hold this position and that I can be a great asset to your company. I hope to hear from you soon and you can reach me by calling (222)-980-7257....
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...Week 5 Discussion 1 "Wireless Penetration" Please respond to the following: Describe in detail the steps involved in cracking WEP encryption. Discuss the implications of relying on such a legacy protocol today and how essential it is for the IT industry to keep current with technology. Explain how to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack between a client (user’s computer) and their access point (AP). Discuss two trust issues which revolve around any type of wireless (i.e. Wi-Fi, WLAN, 3G, Bluetooth) communication. Wep is the basic security encryption mechanism. WEP is weakened by the use of a 24 bit initialization vector (IV) that is reused in a short period of time, thus rendering WEP vulnerable to attack by several readily available cracking tools. One of the challenges of wireless traffic analysis is the ability to inspect the contents of encrypted data frames. Now wireshark has the ability to decode many different network layer and higher protocols, encrypted traffic limits the ability to analyze packets and troubleshoot network problems. Wireshark offers some options to analyze WEP encrypted data. Wireshark offers some options to analyze WEP encrypted data. When configured with the correct WEP key, Wireshark can automatically decrypt WEP encrypted data. When and dissect the plaintext contents of these frames. This allows the administrator to use display filters, coloring rules and other Wireshark features on the decrypted frame contents. In this day in age WEP...
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...importance of the advertising marriage with Ford Sync, Juanes, and the ability to target the audience that likes to listen to their mp3 players in the car during their long commutes to and from work. The advertising specialists did a very good job of what it looks like hitting every marketing channel they could. SYNC Zones at Juanes concerts, syncjuanes.com, banner ads, video banners, paid search, widget clocks or temperature gauges, email blasts, magazine and newspaper ads, radio spots, talking billboards, text messaging, and social media blasts on Facebook and Twitter. This type of campaign is like the poster child for efficient marketing for a targeting a specific audience that had a very high turn out. 2. Now apply the Facets Model of Effects (Figure 4.3) to analyze how the campaign worked. See pp. 106-121. There should be a paragraph on each of the following areas (no more than two double-spaced pages): · See/Hear (perception) The see/hear perception of this campaign goes very deep into the other effects that control human emotion. Since the target audience of this campaign is deeply influenced by music, why not bring one of the biggest music stars of that time into the mix. Juanes has a huge impact on the Hispanic culture that works very long hours for what we would perceive as little pay. This demographic is also a very tech savvy group of people that love their ability to connect their music to multiple devices. Bringing a car that can...
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...enforcement in recent days has been somewhat flawed by the way law enforcement has been portrayed in the media, and in news articles. The understanding of the police system in today’s society should have improved from what it was century ago, the agenda should be enforcing the law and keeping the peace amongst the people that they serve. I’ve never had an encounter with any police, but I’ve had opportunity to know how they treat others and how they target and even profile certain ethnicities. Many times I've seen law enforcement turn the their head when crime is being committed depending on ethnicity. Today we have to many police officers utilize force to get a handle on situations and in past days they have taken their forcefulness too far. In maintaining peace the police have rules that they must follow that will not go against citizen’s rights. The system has now more opportunity, and programs. The system is now structure in a way they can best help those that are found to be in their grip. In ( Hendrix, N., & Inciardi, J. (2013). chapter 11 and 12 we see how law enforcement has evolve from the way they viewed crimes and criminals were being house and discipline. The Courts The courts system that hear the majority of criminal and civil cases, is structure much like that of the federal court system. State trial courts hear matter of criminal concern, many of the civil cases that do not deal with constitution issues are reviewed by the states courts. Whereas any decisions that are...
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...VoIP Advantages and Disadvantages The pros and cons of IP technology by Daniel Kochmanski DDK Telecommunications Buffalo, New York VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is the ability to transmit and receive voice telephone calls over an Ethernet data connection. Ethernet data connections are used to connect computers inside an office building across a LAN (local Area Network) also known as intranet as well as connect computers to the world wide web (www) also known as a WAN (Wide Area Network) or internet. I must explain that VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is utilized in two different ways. The first method, and the first one created, is for inbound and outbound phone service via VoIP service providers. The service can be via SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) trunking or a VoIP adapter. The second method is utilizing VoIP signaling directly to a business multi-line telephone is known as an IP (Internet Protocol) based phone or IP phone for short. I shall explain the advantages and disadvantages of IP business phones later in this article. I’ll also explain why a Hybrid system may be your best solution in the final paragraph. VoIP service provider companies, such as net2phone (IDT Corp) and iConnectHere (DeltaThree Corp.), started selling VoIP phone service back in the 1990’s. My personal experience back then was that the quality was very poor mostly due to lack of sufficient bandwidth, internet speed and compression techniques. Today there are hundreds...
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...of the mind James Garrett Excelsior College PSY235 Dr. Victoria Ferrara June 21, 2015 Abstract Hearing loss can have a tremendous effect on the cognitive development of human beings. Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory can be connected to this issue. Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory can also be tied into the effects of hearing loss on development and the theory of mind is another theory that can help explain the why. Language development is one of the main reasons for a child’s mental growth and is also one of the main areas effected by a hearing deficit. There are many ways to combat the ill-effects of hearing loss including new technologies in hearing aids along with proactive parents, teachers, and healthcare professionals. How hearing loss affects development of the mind Pediatric hearing loss is not a low-incident disability with the educationally significant hearing loss being approximately 12 in 1000 children (Matkin & Wilcox, 1999). Anderson (2015) tells us that usually during the 24th week of pregnancy, an unborn baby begins to hear. Hearing is a vital means of interacting with the family and the world throughout life. A baby starts to distinguish sounds like human speech in the first months after birth. The foundations of language, both hearing and speaking, develop by age two. The development of language from the youngest age is directly tied to cognitive development, primarily affecting reading, learning, and social skills. Any issues...
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...first reflection and before reading any of the course materials, consider what comes to mind when you hear the term informatics. What is it? How does it work? What are your assumptions? At the end of the module, has any of your assumptions or concepts about informatics changed as a result of your learning? Explain. My initial thought about healthcare informatics has not changed; I think it is supported by what I have learned in this course over the last 10 weeks. I understood informatics as being a vital piece to assist in abstracting data from different systems in a healthcare setting. It is used to help improve the overall quality and enhance patient care. I have found that having a clinical informatics team established at the healthcare organization is key to providing and guiding healthcare leaders in creating a system that will be utilized efficiently and effectively. As technology progresses toward interoperability (better interfaces and access to information on one system); Providers will have more time for quality patient care experiences and ability to communicate with other providers effectively; Patients and Providers will have access to diagnostic tests results, medication, and a summary of the provider visit, including the history of the patient’s healthcare status; Patients and Providers will use technology for face-to-face visits and counseling, as well as the ability to monitor vital signs and respond to critical changes. Ultimately, all resulting in the improvement...
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...questions in at least 100 words. The answers are found in Ch. 1–4 of Environmental Science. 1. What would you include in a brief summary on the history of the environmental movement? The environmental movement was formed right around the end of the 1700’s. The movement itself didn’t become well known until maybe twenty or thirty years later. Between 1950 and 1957 there was a tremendous increase in the amount of people that became aware of the environmental movement’s ability to stop problems with the environment. Around the mid 1950’s, there were several catastrophic environmental disasters that occurred. Because there were access to radio and media at the time, it was easy for many people to see as well as hear all about the environment and the disasters that it involved, and this made a lot of people more “environmental friendly”. 2. Explain the main point concerning exponential growth and whether it is good or bad. Compare exponential growth to a logistic growth curve and explain how these might apply to human population growth. What promotes exponential growth? What constrains population growth? Our planet has many problems concerning the exponential growth of human life. Our main problem has become a great big problem to deal with, and I am sad to say that eventually our population will be so big that humans will not have enough resources in order for us to sustain life on our planet. Without human life on the planet, it would cause other...
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...Shannon Law ENGL 30H Dr. Womack 04 November 15 Schizophrenia and its Causes “When I began hearing voices, I told myself that this was just some weird coping mechanism for my stress. I began sleeping to hide from the voices, which were getting worse and handicapping my ability to listen to my own stream of consciousness.” Imagine having to hear voices or screams coming from invisible bodies. This is what individuals who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia have to deal with every day. Schizophrenia is a severe mental disease characterized by unpredictable disturbances in thinking. The word “schizophrenia” comes from the Greek words meaning “split” and “mind.” It refers to the characteristic schizophrenic behavior of withdrawing from reality and thinking in illogical and confused patterns. The thought problems associated with schizophrenia are described as psychosis. Many people with schizophrenia develop delusions and behave as though they live in a fantasy world. They may hear “voices” that others cannot hear and they believe that these “voices” carry messages from important people, such as God. Schizophrenics often suffer from disturbances in mood and behavior. Some patients may be unresponsive or withdrawn and may have difficulty expressing normal emotions in social situations. Over the last few decades, schizophrenia has become embedded in mainstream vernacular as any behavior or emotional response that is out of touch with reality. However, even with its attention...
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...Persuasive Memo To U.S. Army Human Resources Command To: Gina S. Farrisse, Mayor General, From: juan Fiqueroa, Sergeant Date: May 02, 2011 Subject: Enlisted Promotion System Each year Congress passes the Defense Authorization Act, this act defines how many people is to serve on active duty. Is to my understanding that promotions to the higher grade are derived from this number, promotions from the grade of E1 to E4 are of no concern to me since they are done at company level and for the most part by time in grade under first line supervisor control. Also promotions to E7 and above I believe to be well administer since for the most part are the comparison of competing members service folders by a promotion panel and at this grade the responsibility swith from being direct like a foreman or section chief to more managerial. The promotion group that is concerning is E5 and E6 promotions. E5 and E6 promotions for the must part are fair taking in consideration factors like physical fitness scores, weapons qualification, performance on the board on military topics, military education, civilian education and military training. All of this topics with different percentage factors. The key part missing to make this a good system is an on the specific military specialty performance part on the system, and one that accounts for a good percentage factor on the equation, let's say at least 25 percent. The main benefits of this move would be a more ready and competent force...
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...Business Communication Essentials, 6e (Bovee/Thill) Chapter 2 Mastering Team Skills and Interpersonal Communication 1) Teams are at the core of ________ management, which is the effort to involve employees in the company's decision-making process. A) autocratic B) participative C) top-down D) personnel E) laissez-faire Answer: B Explanation: B) Teams are often at the core of participative management, the effort to involve employees in the company's decision making. Classification: Conceptual LO: 1 Difficulty: Easy Learning Outcome: Describe best practices in team and interpersonal communication 2) Teams can increase performance levels by ________. A) pooling experience B) discouraging consensus C) encouraging groupthink D) duplicating effort E) promoting hidden agendas Answer: A Explanation: A) By pooling the experience of several individuals, a team has access to more information in the decision-making process. Classification: Conceptual LO: 1 Difficulty: Easy Learning Outcome: Describe best practices in team and interpersonal communication 3) Simon has just launched a startup and has big ideas for the company. He assembles a large team of people from different backgrounds who have the skills he needs to get the job done. Simon's brother criticizes this, saying that such a large team will result in too much conflict, because the different team members will all have individual approaches to a problem. Which of the following should...
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...Business Communication Essentials, 6e (Bovee/Thill) Chapter 2 Mastering Team Skills and Interpersonal Communication 1) Teams are at the core of ________ management, which is the effort to involve employees in the company's decision-making process. A) autocratic B) participative C) top-down D) personnel E) laissez-faire Answer: B Explanation: B) Teams are often at the core of participative management, the effort to involve employees in the company's decision making. Classification: Conceptual LO: 1 Difficulty: Easy Learning Outcome: Describe best practices in team and interpersonal communication 2) Teams can increase performance levels by ________. A) pooling experience B) discouraging consensus C) encouraging groupthink D) duplicating effort E) promoting hidden agendas Answer: A Explanation: A) By pooling the experience of several individuals, a team has access to more information in the decision-making process. Classification: Conceptual LO: 1 Difficulty: Easy Learning Outcome: Describe best practices in team and interpersonal communication 3) Simon has just launched a startup and has big ideas for the company. He assembles a large team of people from different backgrounds who have the skills he needs to get the job done. Simon's brother criticizes this, saying that such a large team will result in too much conflict, because the different team members will all have individual approaches to a problem. Which of the following should...
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