Maternal Mortality and Race One of the significant challenges that women face is maternal related complications. There is a growing threat to the women and newborns’ wellbeing because of difficulties, before, during, and after birth. With this public health issue in mind, the healthcare system has been at the forefront of ensuring that the affected women get the needed assistance they need. However, these health services providers have fallen under the realm of care disparity, with women from minority communities experiencing more healthcare challenges compared to women for European descent. Statistics are continually showing that African American women are more prone to end up losing their lives due to maternal related complications compared to white women. These statistics are an indication that the healthcare measures put in place to curb maternal mortality are more accessible to white women and compared to women of color and other members of the minority communities. This is a public health concern that calls for immediate interventions because healthcare is universal and therefore needs to be accessible to all people regardless of their background.…
5 Small Business trends to leverage in 2020 To be successful in business today, you need to be aware of specific trends that currently exist and are here to stay. As we enter 2020, we can see the significance of these trends growing every day, and to stay abreast of the competition, you have to leverage them to get the maximum benefits. The following list will make you aware of these trends and motivate you to capitalize on them: Never underestimate the power of reviews: The days are past when people used to only surf online for their products and just read the content put up on websites. Nowadays, it has become second nature to read reviews of products. Customers make decisions based on the ratings given in the reviews. All these points out the importance of getting good reviews. It will boost your business significantly if you get your business listed on popular sites that people visit frequently. Firstly, ensure that the product you are offering is of high-quality. That, combined with excellent service, will surely get you good…
negotiations in a business environment In the discipline of business management, negotiation is very paramount in dealing with various business activities. Negotiation is a process that engages two parties or more that contain different goals and needs. The two parties come together to look for a mutually acceptable solution. In the line of business, negotiations are used in daily activities interactions and the official purpose of an organization. Every kind of consultation has an agenda to accomplish with well-elaborated goals to achieve. Negotiations in business entail various aspects to ensure the success of a business. This essay will focus on negotiations in a business environment with a specific agenda to achieve desired objectives. Every good negotiation must have an agenda. There is always a reason why people doing business engage in talks. A particular organization might decide to make offers of certain products. The interested party of such kind of an order will have to negotiate with the manager of the company giving suggestions to make sure they reach a consensus in doing business. This will all depend on the…
Contractual Claims and Dispute Resolution Introduction The construction industry is one of the most prone industries to issues concerning disputes related to delays. All the stakeholders should, therefore, be well informed on the actions and procedures that they should take in case such disputes arise. The delivery of a project on time and according to the stipulated budget is something that of importance in the construction industry. However, looking at the situation o the construction industry, it is evident that delays in projects are very difficult, if not impossible, to avoid. These delays could happen at any stage of the construction period from the start to the completion of the project. The unsuccessfulness of completion of projects in time is very common, and contractors should, therefore, be able to make their claims in case there arise disputes due to delays. In cases where the delays are not a result of the contractor’s fault, then they should not be asked to make a payment or incur pay cuts for compensations of the delays. Various factors may lead to delays in payments.…
Challenges of Mitigating Climate Change Climate change mitigation and mitigating its effects requires an understanding of climate change, its impact on the economic, social, and political aspects of a society, and an unwavering commitment to the process of mitigation. So far, there is an understanding of what climate change is and how to solve it; however, mitigating the effects of climate change has proved to be a challenge. To be successful in mitigating the effects of climate change, it is important that we fully understand the challenges facing today’s society in the mitigating process. Climate change and its effects is a global problem that requires global solutions. The international organizations that deal with the effects of climate change have around one hundred and ninety-four members. Subsequently, it is very challenging for such a large number to reach a consensus. Moreover, it is even more difficult for all members to commit to changing the process of driving the economy (Carrington). All member nations have to be fully committed to the process for it to be successful. However, for this to be…
Mexico’s Climate If I were to live anywhere in the world, Mexico would be my first choice. Mexico’s climate varies from tropical to arid, with a defined split. Given that the Tropic of Cancer divides the country into two, one section is tropical and the other, temperate (Williams, 2013). Consequently, land to the south experiences constant temperatures year-round while more northern regions have cooler temperatures during the winter season. Moreover, Mexico experiences variation in the north, with winters being colder and summers hotter. Though I may not move to Mexico for its fantastic climate alone, it is one of the most attractive features that would influence my decision. My ideal place to live would be Mexico because the climate is not only favorable but also typifies my perfect climate. I prefer a reasonably cold winter for most of January and February, and I am perfectly comfortable with temperatures of about 20 degrees Celsius. However, I find it annoying when winter extends to March (Williams, 2013). I like Spring, particularly Fall. While I prefer some dry climates, I’m not too fond…
The use of pesticides in industrial/ factory farming In most industrialized countries, agriculture has been considered as the primary contributor to economic development (Van Hemmen, 652). Intense agricultural production has resulted in adverse effects on the environment in most regions of the world (Van Hemmen, 652). Increased challenges in food production and prospects of reduced food production have led to the intensification of agricultural output by the key practitioners hence decreasing environmental capacity to ecosystem service population supply. The need for agricultural intensification has led to overreliance in chemical use, especially pesticides, veterinary chemicals, and fertilizers. Besides, rapid agricultural expansion has increased the demand for pesticides and agro-chemicals, becoming an integral part of the protection of public health, livestock, and plant. Evidence has shown that exposure of pesticides by most industrial and factory farming to the workers has intrinsic environmental and public health risks in all stages of application during production, importation, usage, disposal, and storage. Most of the pesticides are carcinogenic, endocrine disruptors, and mutagenic. Pesticides have been linked in many adverse health effects to the exposed individuals.…
The French Vs. the American View of the Environment France is lagging in the fight against climate change. France must conform to European regulations both for the climate and initiatives to counter the imminent dangers of global warming. The significant features of climate change policies in France have been controlled and changed times by European union with hefty fines for not meeting the “Eu ecological rules.” Throughout France, taxes are a significant factor determining the race against climate change. There is a strong tendency towards general taxation to fund the disposal of potentially contaminated materials. These are already popular on vehicles, on containers, on electronic devices, on batteries. There’s even a picnic tax, which is typically imposed. In the context of his election pledge (very prominent environmental activist Nicolas Hulot had vowed to run for President, if the politicians had not made a commitment to do anything substantial in the area of environmental issues) President Sarkozy held a large meeting in October 2007 to include successful improvements in its government’s climate policy (Environment in France, n.d). France discharges three times…
Implementation of Adaptive Traffic Light in Kuwait Technology has been a crucial factor that drives the rapid developments witnessed in the contemporary world. The technological environment has been highly volatile, thereby presenting rapid changes, and for this reason, all processes and systems have to adjust themselves to these changes to retail their importance within the current society (Sotra, 2019). Governments are also realigning their systems and processes to suit the technological demands in the contemporary world to maintain their relevancy in service delivery to their citizens, and the Kuwait government has not been left behind in this. There has been the adoption of e-government across the globe. E-government is an electronic platform in which a country’s population can access relevant services offered by the government. This system helps in areas such as e-procurement that comes in suit with platforms that facilitate tendering and payment electronically. The rapid rise in the urban population has also been presenting several challenges, and one of these challenges is traffic congestion in these respective urban areas. This has been facilitated further by technological development in…
Hurricane Katrina Impact Hurricane Katrina made landfall in 2005, causing catastrophic damage in Florida and Louisiana. The hurricane was described as a category five hurricane resulting in extensive destruction and over 1200 deaths (Kettl, 2006). Hurricane Katrina also had a significant impact on the country’s economy since it had paralyzed imperative operations such as oil supply, grain exports, and transportation due to the destruction of road networks, particularly the Gulf Coast highway. The catastrophe also affected the forestry industry, with millions of acres of land under forestry destroyed. Of all the sectors that were adversely affected by the catastrophe, the ones that managed to rebound the fastest were educational institutions, restaurants, and nursing care facilities. One of the companies whose operations were adversely affected by Hurricane Katrina was the Golden Corral Franchise (Burton & Hicks, 2005). Golden Corral can be described as a restaurant chain that provides customers hot and cold food varieties in the style of a family buffet. The company has been in operation for forty years, with over four hundred stores across the country. The company, being…