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Medical ID, 2005.
This paper addresses the advantages and disadvantages of a national medical identification number.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 45.95
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This paper discusses the question of whether or not having a national medical identification number is a good or a bad idea. The writer examines the notion of introducing such a system in the United States. The writer discusses whether the information for such identifications can be safeguarded. The writer also questions whether such information would be abused by the government or by individuals.
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"According to an article by James Thurman published in 'Christian Science Monitor' there is a debate raging in the United States over whether or not each American should be issued a medical identification number. The ultimate goal of issuing Americans with a national medical identification number would be to create a single national repository for all medical information that could be accessed by any health care professional. The database would provide historical as well as up to the minute information about every American citizen's medical ... "
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Medication, Errors and Technology, 2008.
This paper looks at the electronic medication administration record (E-MAR) system of medication administration.
1,322 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 64.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the E-MAR that consists of a combination bedside medication administration tool and electronic medication administration record (E-MAR) which is designed to provide safety and flexibility in medication administration. The writer explains that the primary function of bar-coded medication administration is to reduce medication errors at the point of care. The E-MAR makes use of bar-code scanning technology which scans the patient's ID, identifies the caregiver and the medication. The writer then discusses advantages and disadvantages to the use of the E-MAR. The writer notes that the most significant benefit of the E-MAR is that it greatly reduces the potential for drug errors. The writer concludes that bar-coded medication administration should be adopted because of its contribution to optimal patient safety.
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Benefits of the E-MAR
Disadvantages
Recommendations
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"The system contains its own built-in decision making tools related to certain medications. It is also designed to conform to regulatory compliance. Use of the E-MAR assists in preventing drug interactions as well as missed doses. These tasks are achieved through reminders received at the nurses' station that display a window of opportunity for effective dose administration along with identifying critical drugs that require priority administration. The system is designed to capture pre- and post-dosage clinical charting. The E-MAR identifies the patient to the system, and determines the medications that have been ordered. The system then checks for allergies and drug interactions, and reviews the dosing schedule. The E-MAR also can manage its own inventories for medication supplies on the floor.
"The E-MAR system assists in documentation since it provides reminders related to charting, assessment, or documentation of an outcome. In addition, the E-MAR allows for complete point of care documentation, automated ordering of medications, along with critical pre- and post-dosing clinical charting support."
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Integrated Delivery Systems (IDS) for Healthcare, 2004.
This paper discusses an organizational model for reducing the cost of healthcare delivery: Integrated Delivery Systems (IDS).
2,035 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 93.95
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This paper explains that three factors led to the development of the Integrated Delivery Systems (IDS) model: A greater interplay between all the players in health care delivery, increased influence of business health groups, and the movement away from "bean counting" to risk management, early detection, and demand prevention. The author points out that Integrated Delivery Systems, no matter their specifics, are primarily for one purpose: To connect users to the information they need to do their job in the health care delivery system as quickly as possible. The paper stresses that the IDS is the best model for leaping the chasm between the ideal medical world of the clinical sector of health care and the ideal financial world of the administrative and operational sector of health care.
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Background
Development
Qualitative Impact of IDS
Economic Impact of IDS
The Future
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"Shortly after these changes began, ?inclusive? delivery models got underway, with early ones being physician-hospital organizations (PHOs) and integrated delivery networks (IDNs); arguably the coexistence of these led to the development of IDSs capable of operating within the four structures another researcher had identified, by 1996, as the evolving types of IDSs. These four models were HMOs, joint ventures such as Columbia/HCA, federations of community hospitals and a ?hub and spoke? arrangement bring large medical centers and nearby community hospitals into sync."
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Intelligent Design (ID) and Its Critics, 2004.
Examines and critiques the ID movement from philosophical, theological, and scientific perspectives.
2,271 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 26 sources, APA, AU$ 101.95
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The central claim of the ID movement is that certain biological systems are inexplicable by solely naturalistic causes. William Dembski, a prominent ID proponent, argues that he has proven that intelligent causes are responsible for a certain type of information found in nature. Far from meeting with the kind of fame that one might expect to follow such a seminal 'proof,' Dembski has been strongly criticized by scientists, philosophers, and theologians. This paper examines the most prominent critiques from these areas. It concludes that Dembski's scientific claims have been thoroughly refuted, his theology is built on what will appear to many as a false dichotomy, and philosophers have revealed serious flaws in his 'design detecting' analytic machinery.
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"It is pertinent to note that no neo-Darwinian biologist would ever propose that this is how the flagellum came about. Evolutionists maintain that the flagellum evolved from earlier precursors that most probably fulfilled different functions. Dembski's imaginative prob-abilities are therefore not only ridiculous, but completely irrelevant to the question of complexity. Given that Dembski has not successfully demonstrated the complexity criterion, his argument fails and thus specification becomes irrelevant. Nevertheless, Howard Van Till has raised serious concerns even with this latter question. Recalling that Dembski's definition of 'specification' is that an event or object conforms to an independently given pattern, there is good reason to suspect that the flagellum is neither complex nor specified."
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"ID Theft: More Hype than Harm", 2007.
Examines Dean Foust's article on identity theft entitled "ID Theft: More Hype than Harm".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 67.95
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This paper explains that in the 7/3/2006 issue of Business Week, Dean Foust, the author of "ID Theft: More Hype than Harm", argues that identity theft is really more hype than harm. The paper relates that Faust discusses the public's hysteria which pertains to identity theft and claims that the public overreacts with the issue of identity theft since it really is not as bad as it seems to be for the victim. The paper reflects on Foust's assumptions and claims regarding the seriousness of the identity theft problem in the United States today.
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"According to Foust, it is not easy to convert stolen data into money. Because of the media attention that identity theft is receiving today, many consumers are on alert for such activity and from the first indication that someone else is using their information, the consumer will call banks, credit card companies, license bureaus and other places and either cancel their accounts, report the possible theft, and information the agency that they suspect unauthorized use. However, there are many consumers who are not aware of what is happening until it is too late."
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Promotion for Nike's "Shox iD" Shoe, 2004.
Analysis of Nike's advertising and marketing approach for its "Shox iD" shoe.
1,232 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 60.95
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This paper takes a look at the manner in which Nike has chosen to promote its "Shox iD" shoe. The paper analyzes Nike's Internet marketing strategy for the shoe, the message Nike tries to convey about the shoe, and how Nike continues to capitalize on its image as a great shoe company.
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"However, in terms of promotions, Nike still is masterful in conveying a strong message to a targeted segment of the running shoe market as well as eking out, if not dominance, then a still secure area of the sports apparel industry. One recently promoted shoe of great importance to Nike is that of the new Nike Shox iD running shoe. The Nike Shox iD running shoe has not been marketed in a general fashion, however, on television, Internet, and the print media in the same diffuse manner as, for instance, the Air Jordans of the past. This was because many non-basketball players wore Air Jordans to convey their solidarity with the great basketball player and themselves as his great fans."
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Criminal Justice and ID Technology, 2008.
This paper discusses the evolution of identification technology in law enforcement.
2,551 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 9 sources, APA, AU$ 112.95
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In this article, the writer notes that in barely a century and a half, law enforcement identification capabilities have evolved from rudimentary procedures for positively establishing the identity of criminal suspects to incredibly sophisticated methods of identification. The writer points out that modern law enforcement authorities have the benefit of age-old interview and interrogation techniques perfected long before the technological explosion of the late 20th century. The writer discusses that fingerprinting revolutionized police identification procedures at the turn of the 20th century, and computers, DNA science, and digital analysis expanded the identification tools available to law enforcement exponentially. Still, the writer maintains that after 150 years, the basic investigative approach to law enforcement identification procedures remains essentially unchanged, except for the tools themselves.
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Background and History
Line-ups and Mug-Shots
Interviews and Interrogation
Fingerprints
Blood Evidence
Psychological Profiling
DNA-Based Technology
Shared Computer Databases
Future Directions of Identification Technology
Conclusion
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"The traditional methods of positively identifying subjects that developed in the earliest eras of policing relied heavily on the deductive reasoning skills of police investigators, on the availability of witnesses. In this regard, criminal investigations often hinged on the individual investigator's ability to canvass crime scenes, solicit cooperation from witnesses, and information from crime victims and known associates of subjects under investigation or criminal suspects. In turn, the potential value of eyewitness testimony has always been limited by the inaccuracy inherent in human memory.
"Criminal lineups were devised as a method of testing the accuracy of memory, and consisted, in general, of simply presenting a group of subjects containing only one actual criminal suspect to an eyewitness or victim of the crime, with instructions to the witness to identify the individual suspected of perpetrating the crime."
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Health Care Systems, 2003.
Discusses growth of integrated delivery systems (IDS).
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Examines how IDS impacts on an organization's competitiveness. Discusses factors that cause IDS to fail, the need for integration within or between health care systems, and the result of bringing physicians together.
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"Degree of Integration and Organizational Competitiveness
As managed care penetrates the health care market, providers of health service must be competitive in this ever changing environment in order to survive. In an effort to do so, providers are ..."
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Film: "Malice" (1993), 2007.
This paper is a psychoanalytic analysis of the film "Malice" (1993), directed by Harold Becker.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 60.95
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This paper explains that, in the 1993 film "Malice", although everything appears to be normal, the audience soon finds that not far beneath the superficially polite exterior of all the main characters there exists an unconscious and barely controlled subsurface of jealousy, anxiety, sexual insecurity and narcissistic greed, all common plot elements of the generic suspense thriller. The author points out that the thriller genre deals quite blatantly, with what Freud referred to as the resurgence of the repressed id, over and against the demands of society in the form of the externally imposed superego. The paper relates that, when the ego of repressed characters such as Andy, becomes threatened by loss of control, especially in the sexual sphere, it utilizes what Freud called defense mechanisms in an increasingly desperate effort to protect itself from the ever-increasing demands of the id.
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'The two main male characters do not escape censure in the film, however. About midway in the film, Dr. Hill is described by another character as possessing a "God complex," which is not a psychoanalytic term in itself but which, in this context, implies someone possessed with an exceedingly strong form of narcissism, an individual trapped to some extent in an infantile phase of development and thus subject of his own libidinal impulses. In the film, this complex is narratively depicted as being not only self-destructive, but destructive of the other characters around Dr. Hill."
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Intelligent Design, 2005.
A discussion on whether "intelligent design" should be taught in public schools.
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This paper takes the position that intelligent design is not science and should not be taught in the public schools. The writer argues three main points: ID cannot withstand scientific scrutiny, irreducible complexity cannot be established, and ID is nothing more than repackaged creationism.
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"A Harris Poll from June 2005 found that 54% of American adults don't believe the theory of evolution to be true. Further, 55% believe that creationism and intelligent design should be taught in the public schools alongside evolution (Pincock 13). That is what is at stake in this issue. A disturbing number of Americans believe that intelligent design is a valid, scientific way of looking at the world and explaining natural phenomenon. As will become evident, however, the claims of intelligent design theorists do not constitute science. To teach it to public school children is a mockery of science and the U.S. Constitution, which explicitly forbids any collusion between church and state."
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"South Park" and Philosophy, 2006.
Discusses how philosophical theories on human nature are defined in the popular television program, "South Park".
1,218 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 60.95
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The animated show "South Park" depicts dozens of different characters interacting in ways that reveal the writers' assumptions about human nature. Each episode examines a particular situation from various perspectives, drawing out the multiplicity of voices and opinions that characterizes human social life. The paper shows that although the writers usually don't intend to pay homage to philosophers like the Buddha, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Darwin, Marx, or Freud, these thinkers and their theories helped shape our culture's value system and worldview. Therefore, popular shows like "South Park" inevitably reflect some of these core philosophies. The paper shows that, in particular, "South Park" deals intermittently with Freudian ego/id/superego theory as well as his theories on unconscious desires; Hobbes' and Humes' ideas regarding free will and determinism; and Kierkegaard's theories on social alienation.
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"A prime example of neurosis is the character Eric Cartman. A raving sociopath at times, Cartman occasionally lets his eight-year old consciousness shine through. Unlike most of the other characters on the show, Cartman rarely if ever shows any concern for superego. Cartman unabashedly has no sense of right or wrong, willfully hurts people for his own gratification, and cares not for the social norms and mores that guide social behavior. In several episodes, Cartman acts cruelly because it gratifies his id while ignoring his superego. As a result of his lack of conscience, Cartman does not suffer from the types of neuroses that affect other characters on the show."
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Internet Banking Security, 2005.
This paper discuses that there is no definitive answer to the question of banking and security transactions on the internet because, as increasing safeguards are added, the defrauders and hackers on the internet always seem to catch up.
2,020 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 23 sources, MLA, AU$ 91.95
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This paper explains that internet crime includes eager young hackers, who infiltrated web sites to see if they can get away with it; professionals, who are looking for individual data and account numbers and computer frauds such as pyramid schemes and stolen credit cards used to defraud people by ordering high-end merchandise. The author points out that Citibank has three "lines of defense" against unlawful use or access to a customer's account information: (1) Firewalls and VeriSign digital IDs, which act as an electronic checkpoint, refusing access to any intruder; (2) a scrambled 128-bit strong encryption and (3) log-on authentication, which includes not only the T-PIN number but also an additional 6-digit alphanumeric code, containing both letters and numbers. The paper relates that internet security has become an industry in itself; many large financial institutions are building gateways to protect their information storage and retrieval systems from unlawful entry.
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"Banks and other institutions that rely on electronic money transactions are now taking additional steps to assure security for their customers. Citibank is one prominent example. Their "privacy" message, accessible on the Internet, explains "In order to provide better service or to address security hazards, we will occasionally use a 'cookie'. A cookie is a small piece of information which a Web site stores on your Web browser on your PC and can later retrieve. The cookie cannot be read by a Web site other than the one that set the cookie. We use cookies for a number of administrative purposes, for example, to store your prefer3ences for certain kinds of information or to store a password so that you do not have to input it every time you visit our site."
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Freud and Bandura "Analyze This", 2006.
A modern take on Sigmund Freud and Albert Bandura's differing theories of behavioral patterns. The author uses their beliefs to examine the main character in the movie "Analyze This".
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The author seeks to show how Sigmund Freud's personality theory and Albert Bandura's competing theory can help shed light on contemporary theater, including the 1999 film "Analyze This", about Paul Vitti, a mob figure who experiences guilt over "whacking" his enemies. The writer believes that while Freud would contend that Paul Vitti's ID and ego have taken over his life, Bandura would insist that the internal and external are heavily interrelated, and inextricable from one another.
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"Freud would remark that Paul Vitti's id and ego have taken over, and his superego is dormant. His actions are largely, if not completely, devoid of ethical considerations. Murder, beatings and extortion are part of Paul Vitti's day. However, the more sympathetic Bandura would offer that Paul Vitti's behavior is learned, since as mob boss, we infer that he grew up with the mob."
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eGovernment and the Delivery of Services, 2005.
Considers the ways in which eGovernment enhances the ability of the government to deliver services.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 9 sources, APA, AU$ 114.95
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The paper considers the ways in which eGovernment enhances the ability of the government to deliver services to citizens. It includes an examination of Web sites and national ID cards. The paper concludes that government agencies are recognizing the potential of the Internet to provide information and improve delivery of services to citizens.
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"The Internet brought forth entirely new ways of doing business. No longer do companies have to have a physical location near their customers, it is now possible for companies to do business ..."
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The Creators of Psychotherapy, 2005.
This paper discusses the work of the three major creators of psychotherapy: Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Erik Erikson.
1,990 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 91.95
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This paper explains that Sigmund Freud, considered to be the seminal figure in the creation of psychotherapy through his technique of psychoanalysis, pioneered the underlying theoretical perspective of the id, the ego and the superego, which are still applicable today; however, many more contemporary psychologists discredit his theories as a sort of self-focused sexual mayhem plagued in a latent way by the romanticism of his era. The author points out that Carl Jung shares many of his underlying concepts with Freud's basic philosophies; however, Jung was more spiritual in his pursuit of meaning than Freud, who detested religion and saw it as a unproven illusion. The paper relates that Erik Erickson, also a follower of many Freudian principles, established his own psychotherapeutic theories of social development that, during childhood, after establishing a sense of self-regulation, individuals must begin a process of struggle and change, which continues throughout childhood and into adulthood.
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Introduction
Early Work of Freud and Jung
Early work of Erickson
Conclusion
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"The individuation process was also seen by Jung to be potentially induced by trying to make a connection in the individual between their conscious and unconscious self/selves, through analysis and deliberate action. Jung favored this form of coaxing out the individuation process in an analytical setting. Obviously, this process does not occur
during early childhood, and is seen by most to have its roots in the second half of an individual's adult life. "Perhaps Jung's most original contribution is that of the collective unconscious and archetypal patterns and images that arise from it. " Jung was also somewhat strict about the individuation process being facilitated only by his own methods and descriptions and was distrustful of other methods such as yoga or other eastern paradigms of awareness and enlightenment as being legitimate."
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Border Security, 2007.
An in-depth analysis of the illegal immigration problem facing the United States.
5,425 words (approx. 21.7 pages), 19 sources, MLA, AU$ 192.95
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The paper discusses how border security is becoming a major issue in the post-9-11 world. The paper relates that the problem was seen first in economic and social terms, then as a law enforcement matter and now as a national security issue. The paper discusses how while this may have made the nation more serious about controlling the flow of illegal immigration, it has not immediately suggested how to accomplish this difficult task. The paper examines the various means that are being recommended and tried; increasing the number of border guards, building a fence, enhancing ID cards and using facial recognition software.
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Introduction
Economic Security
Immigration and Crime
The Immigration Debate
Conclusion
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"The immigration debate has been ongoing for many years, with an effort to determine the degree to which legal immigration will be supported and illegal immigration will be tolerated. The United States has two major borders, the longest with Canada (not generally seen as an issue) and a shorter one with Mexico (considered a major problem and at times a major threat as thousands of illegal immigrants cross each year seeking economic benefits in the U.S.) For decades, the border has been relatively porous in spite of the many people who have raised the issue and who see illegal immigration as a major economic threat."
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