Advantages of Cloud-Based Storage Cloud-based storage has been of great help and support to many firms in the current technological world. The old methods of storing data for the companies that were opened in the earliest days were prolonged and were vulnerable to losing the data for these firms, among other uncertainties. Currently, these firms have shifted to the new cloud-based storage, which has made the company exhibit various benefits from it. With all the benefits gained for this company as a result of the application and use of cloud-based storage, there are also problems accompanied by its use. One advantage of using cloud-based storage is data recovery. In times when a company faces natural calamities such as earthquakes, among others, the information or the company premises is destroyed. If the company uses cloud-based storage of data, this will help in retrieving the lost data. Through this, it helps in data management. With the application and use of the cloud, it helps in managing the data of the company and that of the customers. It will help in making sure…

Midwives as Promoters of Public Health Introduction Despite significant advances and developments in healthcare, pregnancy, and childbirth still faces numerous challenges, going by statistics. Each year, there are 2.6 million stillbirths; 2 million newborns die within 24 hours of being born, while 350,000 women die while giving birth or during pregnancy (Smith, 2012). As such, pregnancy and giving birth is now a significant public health concern of global importance. Most of these deaths are preventable, but they still happen since many women remain marginalized, poor, and unable to access the necessary healthcare while pregnant or delivering. This paper discusses a new and evolved role of midwives as being an important cog in public health. Discussion Public health appears far removed from the daily happenings in a maternity hospital or the midwives in these facilities. Still, they have an emerging and highly significant role to play in public health, going by the statistics in the introduction. Midwives have become essential and indispensable in public health, and this is now just being acknowledged. There are several barriers that result in midwives not…

Research project.   1.       Introduction/background information Individuals used to purchase goods and services from traditional markets and stores before the invention of the computer and internet technology. However, the development of the internet and technology across the globe has led to the growth in popularity of e-commerce. E-commerce can broadly be defined as the application of technology in conducting financial transactions. E-commerce occurs when data is processed and transmitted electronically, where it currently features business activities such as online transactions and the use of credit cards. A recent trend of e-commerce named e-shopping has enabled consumers to purchase goods and services virtually. The virtual shopping means that customers can access goods and services without a physical location constraint. E-commerce has gained popularity in many countries across the globe; due to the rapid growth of the technology industry. A Euro monitor report of 2012 indicated that e-commerce in Saudi Arabia had been expanding significantly, where 60 percent of the citizens were using it at that time. The report indicated that customers in Saudi Arabia were motivated by high disposable incomes and…

Research Proposal: An exploration of the accommodation of problems faced by immigrants in Ireland Research Proposal Ireland has, of late become a home of immigrants but the kind of changes made have been immense despite lacking a long history of immigration. How immigration policies are made highly depends on its history with immigrants. It is, therefore, not even easy to collect data regarding immigrants because it has never been an issue for the country. In this regard, the policies made on immigrants in the country have been ad-hoc in nature because the focus has been on how to handle the challenge when it is experienced. There has, therefore, not been a proper plan for the immigrants as it could be in other countries. However, with the formation of the ministry of Integration in 2007, the country has made some significant steps on issues immigration. Many people have moved from the new member states and are no longer regarded necessary to deal with Irish shortage. In the past, the immigrants were welcomed because they were considered essential in helping the country’s…

Bilingualism essay Linguistic or language proficiency is very critical for an individual to possess the capacity to speak or perform in one or more languages. Although native speakers of a particular language can be fluent without being considered proficient, having the ability to speak fluently two or more languages is considered as language proficiency. The main goal of the bilingual education program is to assist the English language learners to master the state curriculum and teach English to all participating students. This is done through explicit instruction in speaking, listening as well as writing in entire academic areas. Researches depicts that learning a second language provides a better understanding of individual own culture and language (Romaine, 2013). Bilingualism also enhances student’s creativity, thinking, as well as cognitive, social and analytical development compared to monolingual students. Researches further have shown that being bilingual has several cognitive benefits. Romaine, (2013) suggests that speaking a second language can mean that a person has a better attention span and can multitask better monolinguals. This is because when a person is bilingual, they are constantly…

Jamaica Trade Unions and Labor Relations Before gaining their independence from Britain, Jamaican leaders played a very significant role in the creation of trade unions as early as the 1930s. By enacting the Labor Relations and the Industrial Acts of 2006, the Jamaican legislature gave its citizens the right to create, join, and belong to trade unions of their choice. Despite those leaders becoming members of major political parties at the time, trade unions in Jamaica can operate without any interference by their government today. About 25% of the Jamaican working population belongs to specific associations. By membership, the government and other private employers are prohibited by the labor laws against discriminating and firing their employees. Also, interference with a worker’s participation in any union activity is an offense that attracts huge fines to any employer or individual who ignores such rights. Besides, there has been tremendous involvement of the Jamaican legislature in the inclusion of labor laws in the Industrial Relations Act. These laws mainly addressed the statutory arbitration mechanisms, the recognition of trade unions, establishment and implementation of…

mitigating information vulnerabilities Most organizations are perceived to experience insecurity incidence within their information systems every year. For organizations to mitigate information vulnerabilities, many technical and information management policies have been applied to ease the spread of the threats. Firms are required to educate and train employees on how to effectively adapt to the policies of mitigating the chances of vulnerabilities. By exposing the employees to the security measures reduces the possibility of presenting the organization assets and systems to the threats. Theoretical methods have been established to bridge the gap of employee understanding of the security policies on information technology threats. To enhance more understanding, professionals give simple guidelines to the workers to guide them when on daily activities. Occasional training of the employees helps in improving information security standards in the organization by equipping the employees with adequate knowledge in handling invasion of risks in information machines, causing their crackdown. The use of conceptual principles also aids in the improvement of information security management from the managers to reach the employees in the working areas. The managers are…

The Reality Vs. Perception Attribution theory is based on how individuals perceive events and how the events affect their thinking and behavior.  In this theory, persons try to establish why people do what they do, by attributing the causes to personal conduct. In the purpose of determining why a person did a thing, the use of the action is attributed to a specific behavior or trait (Martinko, 2018). A three-stage process underlies an attribution, and it begins with a person observing a behavior. After perception of behavior, the individual believes that the action was deliberately done, and then finally, the person must determine whether the behavior is attributed to an external or internal cause. The critical factors that contribute to achievement include effort, task difficulty, and personal abilities. The process of decision making in an organization depends highly on the relationship between perception of attributes and performance.  Causal attributions in organizations determine efficient reactions to success or failure. Perception is the ability to recognize and interpreting information in our environment and how we give meaning to that information (Martinko, 2018).…

Third-Party Organizations Dealing with insurance on behalf of patients is one of the most basic and core beliefs of the healthcare business. Third-party organizations pay for the insurance expenses covered for an insurance beneficiary. These organizations, which include government insurance like Medicaid and Medicare or private insurance like Blue Cross, are entities that pay medical claims of the insured and reimburse partially or fully the cost of healthcare provider services. There is more demand for transparency from consumers as they pay more for their healthcare. Third-party organizations stress that inadequacies in healthcare transparency lead to higher care cost and significant patient safety risks. These organizations can address transparency by collecting data about provider companies as driving improvements through transparency creates better care and considerable cost-efficiency. Increased transparency can help ensure that providers are accountable for patient cost and safety (Austin, McGlynn, & Pronovost, 2016). Third-party organizations contribute to increased transparency and patient safety improvement by combining healthcare quality data with cost data. Through sharing cost and quality information simultaneously by a third-party organization, they can aid the consumers to make…

Vision for my local health community Developing a vision for the local public health organization will be a very significant task for the organization and me. Vision is very important because it is the key to strategic planning which is a very critical function in the local community’s management. Vision helps in setting priorities, allocating resources and ensuring that the entire health care workers are working towards a similar goal and objectives. The healthcare set goals and objectives are created with the guide of the organization’s vision. The community health care vision to be developed will be based on 3 major health care priorities which must be accomplished for better healthcare services The priorities chosen and to be documented in the community healthcare vision are: Participation & Willingness to Act for the Common Good: Individual capacity, For better health care outcomes and reforms, the individual workers will be expected to work towards what is shared and known to be beneficial for the members of the community in terms of their health care services. Every healthcare worker will be expected to…