What's wrong with May?

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Term papers   |   03/17/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «In April 2006, a 92-year-old Caucasian widow, May C., fell in her kitchen 10 miles west of Yakima, Washington, resulting in a compound fracture of her right femur. May called her LifeLine service for help and was transported to Providence Yakima...»

Synopsis abstract : «A difficult assessment. Relevant research. DSM diagnosis. Discussion. Conclusion. References....»

Catholic workers: The family life

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   03/17/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Working parents are often faced with the daunting challenge of balancing their time between work and family. As providers, they have to work to support their family, but as parents they have to spend time with their children. Now imagine the plight...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Members of the Catholic Worker Movement.. Margot Patterson's article Finding Family at the Catholic Worker.. Overcoming the problem of child neglect.. The support of the community.. Raising a family in the Catholic Worker Movement and...»

Overview of hardware & information technology

Science & technology   |   Computer science   |   Research papers   |   03/17/2009   |   .doc   |   39 pages
Document abstract : «A computer is a device that accepts information (in the form of digital data) and manipulates it for some result based on a program or sequence of instructions on how the data is to be processed. Complex computers also include the means for storing...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction to computers. Hardware. Introduction. Classification of hardware. Central processing unit. History. Discrete transistor and IC CPU's. Microprocessors. Graphics processing unit. Digital signal processor. Architectural features of digital...»

Importance of organizational marketing

Business & market   |   Marketing   |   Term papers   |   03/17/2009   |   .doc   |   13 pages
Document abstract : «Since the 1950's various concepts have captured the imagination of scholars and practitioners (organizational identity, corporate identity, corporate branding, corporate image, corporate reputation and corporate communications). Each of these...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Key questions and constructs. Two levels of marketing. Strategic marketing . Operational marketing . Four P's. Product. Pricing. Promotion. Placement (or distribution). Marketing: New...»

Training and development

Business & market   |   Human resources   |   Term papers   |   03/17/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Organization and individual should develop and progress simultaneously for their survival and attainment of mutual goals. So, every modern management has to develop the organization through human resource development. Employee training is the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Training and development. Definition of training and development. Need for training. Training objectives. Areas of training. Training content for different categories of employees. Steps in training and development process. Need...»

Dealer network: A brief study

Business & market   |   Business strategy   |   Term papers   |   03/17/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Dealers are essential part of the industry. He helps the products by familiarizing the goods to the customers, by distributing and thereby creating demand. He is the kingpin in the business world of manufacturer and distributor. Today he is the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Conceptual framework on dealers network. Role of the dealer. Need of the dealer. Dealers relations. Dealers satisfaction. Conclusion....»

Employee welfare measures

Business & market   |   Human resources   |   Term papers   |   03/17/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «"Welfare" is a broad concept referring to a state of living of an individual or group, in a desirable relationship with the total environment - ecological, economic and social. Labor welfare includes both the social and economic contents of welfare....»

Synopsis abstract : «Labour welfare measures. Concept. Definition. Need for welfare measures. Employee demands. Trade union demands. Employer's preference. As a social security. To improve human relation. Objectives of welfare and safety measures. Merits of the welfare...»

Employee training and development

Business & market   |   Human resources   |   Term papers   |   03/17/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «Human resource is the most important determinant of success, efficiency and effectiveness of an organization. Dynamic, component and motivated human resources build dynamic organization and enable an organization to achieve its goals. Therefore, to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Conceptual framework. Introduction. Concept and nature of human resources management. Objectives of human resources management. Importance of HRM. Features of Human Resources Management. A part of management discipline. As a process. As a continuous...»

Life insurance and brand equity

Economics & finance   |   Finance   |   Term papers   |   03/17/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «"Insurance is a contract between two parties whereby one party called insurer undertakes an exchange for a fixed sum called premiums, to pay the other party called insured a fixed amount of money on the happening of a certain event." Insurance is...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Insurance . Need of insurance. Alternatives to insurance. Benefits of taking insurance. Encourages savings. Whole life policies . The Life insurance policies . Endowment policies. Money back policies . Annuities / Children's policies...»

An overview of the organic semiconductor industry

Economics & finance   |   Management   |   Term papers   |   03/17/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «In the late 1970s, three researchers published a groundbreaking paper on the discovery that certain classes of plastics were capable of being modified to enable them to function as a poorly conducting metal. So groundbreaking and significant was the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Organic semiconductors: What is it all about?. History. Structure of the industry. Commercialization. Increase in patenting activity . Investment. Government funding. US funding. European funding. IPO's. Mergers, acquisitions and joint...»

Concepts of job satisfaction

Business & market   |   Human resources   |   Term papers   |   03/17/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «Job satisfaction refers to an individual's general attitude towards his or her job. A person with a high level of job satisfaction holds a positive attitude towards his job. While a person is who is dissatisfied with his assignments hold a negative...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Definitions. Motivational factors. Extrinsic factors. Job expectation. Salary. Comparison of outputs. Job security. Performance appraisal. Intrinsic factors. Recognition and praise. Autonomy or freedom. Participative...»

Performance appraisal system in organizations

Business & market   |   Human resources   |   Term papers   |   03/17/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «Appraisal of performance is widely used in society. Parents evaluate their children, teachers evaluate their students and employers evaluate their employees. However, formal evaluation of employees is believed to have been adopted for the first time...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Performance appraisal. Concept of performance appraisal. Objectives of performance appraisal. Parameters of performance appraisal. Evaluation process of performance appraisal. Methods of performance appraisal. Traditional...»

Basic concepts of job satisfaction

Business & market   |   Human resources   |   Term papers   |   03/17/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Job satisfaction is a set of favorable or unfavorable feelings and emotions with which employees view their work. Job satisfaction is an effective attitude - a feeling of relative like or dislike toward something. The term job satisfaction not only...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Various definitions of job satisfaction . Bullock . Smith . Locke . Models of job satisfaction. Subtractive models. Multiplicative models. Theories of job satisfaction. Need satisfaction model job attitude. Level of job...»

Fundamentals of retailer relations

Business & market   |   Business strategy   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «Marketing is indeed an ancient art. Its emergence as a management discipline however is of relatively recent origin. In fact, today most management thinkers and practitioners around the world regard marketing as the most important of all management...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Market. Buyer behaviour. Factors influencing buyer behaviour. Impact of information on buyer behaviour. Socio - cultural environment: Buyer behaviour. Influence of the intimate group on buyer behaviour. Influence of the broad social...»

Subhas Chandra Bose: Nationalism, Morality and Empire

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «In the 1940's the range of Indian nationalism had reached a full spectrum of discourse previously thought impossible. The British declaration of war on the Axis Powers on India's behalf was followed quickly by a mass resignation of elected Indian...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The aim of this paper: Contextualize Subhas Chandra Bose and his actions in the 1940's . Examining Bose's words alongside those of two different Englishmen . Willful disengagement from Indian matters. Thompson's assertion . Britain...»

Public transportation in the Arab World

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «The creation and refinement of public transportation in the Arab World are issues that are infrequently brought to the public eye. However, these issues have underlying importance in the institutions of politics and economics in the Arab World....»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Flights from the Arab world after the 1980's.. Religion and the governments.. Anti - American sentiment and resentment towards globalization.. Critics of the IMF and the World Bank.. Terrorist attacks in the Arab World.. Attacking the...»

Italian futurism and art: Poetry, theatre, and war

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «"Erect on the summit of the world, once again we hurl our defiance to the stars!" (MASD 253), cries Marinetti in "The Founding and Manifesto of Futurism 1909". A very passionate, yet aggressive statement which, when analyzed, serves as a very...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A successful aeropoem and what it should contain.. Four categories of aeropoetry.. Poems dedicated to describing the feelings that come with flying. . Poems which describe the scenery that one can see from these great heights. . Using...»

Profession in Dentistry

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «What do you want to be when you grow up? I've been asked this question many times since I was young. My reply was always rapid and quick from a teacher to a nurse to a tattoo artist. My answer changed as frequently as I changed my socks. This...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Researching careers as a dentist and dental hygienist. . Dentists performing many different tasks in one day.. Working as a dental hygienist.. Talking about different requirements for the dental college.. Talks with various dentists....»

The evidence for a link between stress and ill health

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «This essay is going to examine the evidence for a link between stress and ill health. It will include sections on what stress is, how it is caused and its effects on the body and the mind. This essay is going to look at and evaluate different...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The effects of stress . Flight-or-fight response. Physiological changes due to stress. Three main stages in the stress response. The general adaptation syndrome . Link between stress, the immune system and illness. The risk of coronary...»

The theoretical explanations put forward to explain alcohol dependence: The rationale for prevention programs for hazardous drinkers

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Although the term "addiction" is still widely used current theorists and scholars are tending to use the term "dependence" in modern research and studies. People can become dependent not only on external substances that are ingested but also to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Three main approaches that can be used to explain theories of addiction. The psychological approach. The biological approach . The 'environmental approach' . Benefits of understanding the theoretical framework of addiction . Brief...»

The advantages and disadvantages of the behaviorist approach to mental disorders

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The behavioral approach to psychology emphasizes the effects that environmental stimuli can have on a person. Because of the importance of the environment, behavioral psychologists concentrate on the process of learning and any lasting change that...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The behaviorist theory.. The behavioral model for abnormality.. Pavlov's (1927, 1941) theory: Behavior is learnt through association.. Techniques developed from classical conditioning to treat mental disorders.. Replacing the...»

How behaviorist concepts of learning processes can be used to explain how children learn to talk and think

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «This essay will explore the behaviorist approaches to both language and cognitive development, at the same time critically evaluating it in terms of the main alternative approaches of nativism and constructivism (which also includes the social...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Defining the main approaches. Rich environment and the passive child. Chomsky and the apparent creativity of language. Mental representations. Rejection of the idea of mental representations by behaviorists. Recent connectionist models...»

Ulysses and Androgyny: Bloom as modernity’s new womanly man

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «"Is he a jew [sic] or a gentile or a holy Roman or a swaddler or what the hell is he…or who is he?" (Ulysses 438) asks Ned Lambert regarding the character of Leopold Bloom to the pub-dwellers at Barney Kiernan's. This appears to be a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Reasons why modern writers were intrigued by the emergence of the androgynous third sex.. The Online Oxford English Dictionary's definition androgyny.. Bloom's character and its links to androgyny.. References to him suffering from...»

The relevance of attribution theory to educational psychology

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Attribution theory refers to the "causal explanations that individuals infer for their own behavior, and that of others, in an attempt to interpret their social world" (Burgner and Hewstone, 1993. p.125). As Eslea (1999) notes, "attributional styles...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Weiner's (1979) theory of achievement attribution. The importance of controllability as a critical determinant of the expectancy of success. The effect of antecedent and program-specific attribution training in combination with...»

Can we predict which infants will grow up to offend?

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «Positivist criminology's vision was to become so advanced that criminologists could differentiate a criminal before they committed crime. Positivism emerged in the late 19th century and endeavored to utilize scientific methodology to explain crime...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Control theory . Involvement in crime. Family as the most important source of social control. Nye's concept of social control . Internal (personal) beliefs, commitment attitudes and perceptions. Discussion on `bonds' of social...»

How temperament has been defined and studied by developmental psychologists

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Development is a multi-faceted process concerned with the pattern of normal development as well as individual differences in development. There are various inborn qualities that distinguish infants from each other, one of which is temperament. This...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Examining the diverse methods used by different theoretical approaches to measure temperament.. Thomas and Chess' longitudinal studies on temperament.. Buss and Plomins research.. The New York longitudinal study.. The concept that...»

Does intelligence have a stronger genetic or environmental basis?

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «In light of the pioneering nature of behavioral genetics and in terms of explanatory power and predictive ability, highlighting constructive directions for future research, the aim of the current essay is to examine a wealth of evidence within the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Understanding the empirical findings of research pointing to a genetic or environmental basis of intelligence . Twin and Adoption studies and predictions to be made regarding the environmental contributions in acquired...»

Fundamental attribution error in explaining people's behavior: Overestimating the power of personality traits and underestimating the power of social influence

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Stanley Milgram (1963) demonstrated that the majority of the subjects in his studies on obedience (65 per cent) 'average, decent American citizens' (Milgram, 1963. p.5 ) who had volunteered for a Yale University experiment on learning would...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Milgram's experiments . The first situational variable Milgram manipulated. Manipulating the physical proximity of the experimenter to the subject. The manipulation of 'group effects'. The presence of another subject who delivered the...»

A critical analysis of William James's statement on attention

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «In this essay we will critically analyze the famous philosopher, William James' views on attention. James appears to be right when he describes anyone in this condition is not paying attention. When describing attention as the mind's taking...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The main approaches in the study of attention.. Early selection.. The two stage model of the attenuation theory.. Discussing the various theories to evaluate James's statement.. Implications of the definition of attention by...»

Freud and Le Bon's perspectives on the psychology of crowds

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Le Bon was of the opinion that when people joined large, relatively unstructured social groups, they sometimes engaged in spontaneous and atypical collective behavior. Le Bon suggests that crowds are ruled by a collective mind, and that contagion...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Le Bon: The author of The Crowd . Merging into the collective state. The perceived 'loss of self' . Freud: Theory on crowds initiated from Le Bon's. Emphasis on the role of the leader. Criticism of the theories of Le Bon and Freud . Le...»

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