Summarization of an Article Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression is a relevant article that outlines new techniques in treating Treatment-resistant depression (TRD). The report provides Ketamine as the ideal treatment for people with TRD. The article focusses on new therapeutic approaches like Ketamine with a little emphasis on using monoamine hypothesis in treating depression. For years, clinical psychiatrists have always used the monoamine hypothesis in predicting the underlying functional changes caused by depression (Limandri,2018). The article looks at other approaches of Treatment of ATD, such as N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor antagonist and other substances that inhibit the psychological action of another, with little relevance on monoamine hypothesis (Limandri,2018). The article begins by outlining the implications of ATD patients in assessing efficient treatment. The report asserts that it is usually problematic for ATD patients to switch from one antidepressant medication to a new treatment technique like Ketamine (Limandri,2018). Limandri (2018) establishes arguments in supporting his findings on Ketamine by providing instances where Ketamine to be vital and efficient in treating ATD. Ketamine is an anesthetic drug used in relieving pain…
INTEGRATIVE CASES 10.0 Cisco Systems: Evolution of Structure The evolution of Cisco from a university campus computer networking solution devised by the husband/ wife Stanford team of Len Bosack and Sandy Lerner to a global technology leader has been a dynamic process. The speed of technological innovation means that managers are already talking about the “next new thing” during the launch of each new product or service. Parallel with the rapid technological evolution at Cisco have been the changes in organizational structure necessary to meet the management and decision-making needs of the corporate giant. Growth Faced with the challenge of devising a system allowing Stanford computer networks to talk to each other, Bosack and Lerner created a multiprotocol router to break through the communication barriers. The perceived need by many organizations for increasingly sophisticated routers and related products led to the founding of the Silicon Valley hi-tech powerhouse Cisco in 1984. As a start-up company, Cisco had a vision, eight employees, and a host of financial challenges. The early days were financed by credit cards, home mortgages,…
The National Association of Realtors website The National Association of Realtors is a trade association of Americans that represents members of councils, societies, residential and commercial real estate industries. The collective membership of this association is composed of real estate professionals, property managers, residential and commercial brokers, and appraisers. The mission of this association is aimed at supporting all stakeholders who work to protect, preserve, or improve the right of property to others. The mission of the NAR is a summary of its international outreach goals. These goals are the creation of a conducive environment for Realtors to work professionally to get profit in the global market, promoting ethical practices in the real estate field by recruiting and retaining realtors with expertise. Besides, increasing member involvement and business outreach, preparing realtors for adjustments in the global economic markets, and linking members of NAR with international real estate experts. From the mission statement, the NAR’s mission statement can be stated with an elevator pitch of being an association that puts the value of its members at the forefront. The association provides…
ancient Greek theatre, its characteristics, and its evolution over the years Introduction Theater refers to a form of collaborative performance that feature live performers (actresses or actor) The performers present either an imagined or real event to a group of live audiences in a stage or other specific space. From the ancient Greek period to the current modern era, amphitheaters have been the epicenter of many live performances. They are open-air venues commonly used in live performances, sports, and other entrainments. The paper is a detailed look into the ancient Greek theatre, its characteristics, and its evolution over the years. Background Information on Greek Theatre Thespis, an ancient Greek performer, is one of the performer credit for his dramatic impersonation of other people. In 534B.C He won a competition that entailed the imitation of Dionysus, a Greek god. Greek theatre took a central role in the political and social organization of the community. Most of these performances were held in hillside amphitheaters that could accommodate more than twenty thousand people. Some of the playwrights that dominated Greek theaters such as…
Americans response to the cultural changes brought by the WWI, the Great Migration and Technology Introduction Change is inevitable, so they say. America before WWI, the great migration and technology were a dull America with people relying heavily on traditional methods of production. The rise of modernity brought numerous changes in the culture of the American citizens. For instance, before WWI, women were not allowed to vote, but the involvement of the men in the war meant that the nation was left with less taskforce. The women took over the roles previously taken by men. The women in the workforce organized themselves and formed movements to fight for their rights. By the time WWI was ending, women had held equal voting rights as men (lecture module 9). The change in women’s roles is just one example of the changes that America experienced with the rise of modernity. This paper will study the role of WWI, the Great migration, and the technology in the transformation of the American culture. The entry of the USA in WWI changed the course of the…
Rethinking Your Startup’s SEO Strategy for Success in the Era of COVID-19 Four months into 2020 and COVID-19 has changed every aspect of life as we know it. From public institutions to private establishments and personal lifestyle, everything has had to change in order to adopt the new normal. But it is startups that have been hit harder by COVID-19, with some of them having to abruptly change the way they operate. To position your startup well in the current era of uncertainty, it is vital to rethink your SEO strategies. This guide is a comprehensive outline, detailing both short and long-term SEO considerations that your business should adopt in response to the changing operating environment. Short Term SEO Consideration When we talk about SEO considerations in the short-term, the focus is mainly the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2020. But you may also consider including the last quarter because it is unclear how long the COVID-19 pandemic will take to be contained fully. Determine if Your Enterprise is Offering Essential or Non-Essential Services To handle the coronavirus pandemic, we…
Maternal care Dorothea McCarthy (1906-74) was an American developmental psychologist. She worked with Alan S. Kaufman on the development and standardization of the McCarthy Scales of Children’s Abilities A scale is a psychological tool for infants and toddlers that measures cognitive skills in six areas: Motor Verbal Perceptual-Performance Quantitative General Cognitive Memory These are the six points on McCarthy Score. Motor skills section looks at fine and gross motor ability in addition to laziness and the development of left or right-handedness. Each domain scale comprises several individual subtests. The Verbal range includes the subtests of Word Knowledge, Pictorial Memory, Verbal Fluency, Verbal Memory, and Opposite Analogies. The Perceptual Performance scale consists of the subtests such as Puzzle Solving, Tapping A Sequence, Block Building, Right-Left Orientation, Draw-A-Design, Draw-A-Child, and Conceptual Grouping. Subtests of Numerical Memory, Number Questions, Sorting and Counting. The General Cognitive scale includes the previously enumerated subtests, which compose the Verbal, Perceptual-Performance, and Quantitative levels. The intent of The McCarthy Scales of Children’s Abilities was to evaluate progenies aged 2 to 8. McCarthy Scales is very…
Why people like scary movies Primarily scary movies are meant to frighten, shock, horrify and disgust through the use of several visual and auditory leitmotifs, including many other devices. The films refer to supernatural, abnormal, mutilation, blood, and infliction of pain. Scary movies are also referred to like horror movies. Horror movies consist of an element of evil that is brought out by a human, a creature, or a supernatural force. The force has the power to cause a change of events and cause disruption and instability and must be challenged and defeated. Sometimes when horror movies employ natural things like plants, alligators, sharks, spiders, snakes, and dinosaurs to be able to create chaos and instability in the horror film. Suspense and resolution are the crucial components of horror films, and it determines how people respond to horror. Suspense refers to how threat builds up and the tension that is created before the threat. The tension created can be as a result of suspense from events which conflict and those that show dissonance and instability. According to a theory of…
Afrocentric perspective Afrocentric perspective is culturally constituted social work that affirms and integrates the fundamental cultural values, interceptions, and life experiences that involve people having African descent. It focusses on studying the history of the people with the past and recent African descent and brings out the global attitudes about the African American people and the challenges they face in their daily life. In the first quarter of the 20th Century, African Americans suffered terrible racial discrimination, and most of them were subjected to forced labor, accessed limited national resources. In contrast, others faced physical and psychological torture. Afrocentrism tend to fight against the vices of racial discrimination and advocate for equal treatment for all races across the globe. Black Americans dream of a better world without the whites. Africans migrated to the United States as slaves, and their role was to provide cheap labor for the indigenous white American’s plantations. They worked under harsh conditions, and this led to the creation and formation of the human rights organizations that advocated for equal rights of all Americans regardless of their…
The journal article “RLGN 1324 Study Notes” The journal article “RLGN 1324 Study Notes” explains the major concepts that are found in various religious traditions. It discusses the practices and rituals that are important in most religious traditions, such as leisure, burial rites, and death. According to the article, religion grew from communal and personal human experiences, and it has emotional and intellectual dimensions. It is difficult to define religion because it changes with time and experience. Religion is viewed from a personal or social communal experience, and it does not qualify to be a norm. However, religion is human in nature, and it is embedded deep in human history. The article also identifies significant developments in religion, as indicated in our coursebook. My major interest in the journal is the aspect of Islam and how it relates to leisure. According to the journal, the Quran is the last revelation of humanity, and it encourages leisure and service to humanity. Muhammad’s teachings also encourage people to help the less fortunate as part of the leisure and social activities, and this…