Wave Energy: Examining Marine and Hydrokinetic Devices

 Renewable Energy Project Marine Energy MET 422 Ethan Moffett, Evan Kattan, Nate Graber, Reece Heilers,  Carly Goonewardene Wave Energy In this section, “Wave Energy” or more currently referred to as, “Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy”, will be examined. Waves are created by wind, which is an indirect effect of uneven solar radiation from the sun, … Read more

Exploring Criticisms of Traditional Budgeting: Challenges, Solutions and Trends

 Criticisms about budgets have been frequently voiced and acknowledged ever since Argyris (1953) first identified ‘human problems with budgets’ over 60 years ago. This debate has continued since then and has become more refined in the last two decades. Marginson (2013) criticises and evaluates budgetary control, eventually reaching the conclusion that there is no … Read more

Ischaemic and Haemorrhagic Stroke Classification and Prognosis

 Introduction Classically, stroke is a sudden phenomenon of cerebral ischaemia that lasts for more than 24 hours and results in focal neurologic syndrome. Annually, there are around 5.5 million people died worldwide along and 44 million disability-adjusted life-years lost due to stroke. (1,2) In the United Kingdom, stroke has contributed in no small number … Read more

The Causes of Seating Choices: A Psychological Study

 Multiple studies were done in order to test the accuracy of seating bias’s in different settings. The hypothesis of this article is to attest that people are more likely to sit on the right side of the room when sitting in a movie theatre. Students were given a real-life scenario in full detail, without … Read more

Solving the Lockean Conundrum: Does Tacit Consent Justify Political Obligation?

 In The Second Treatise of Government, Locke puts forward his consent theory, highlighting the distinction between tacit and express consent; and the domain in which they apply.  I shall argue, with reference to Harris, Simmons, Pitkin, and Mill, that the aforementioned consent theory is an unsuitable foundation for political obligation. This is for the … Read more

an Study Investigating Effectiveness of Allopurinol for Stroke Prevention: Randomized Trial.

 Title and abstract 1a. Identification as a randomised trial in the title Figure 1: Title of the study. The title as stated above indicates that the study design is a randomized trial, meaning that the participants were randomly assigned to their comparison groups. 1b. Structured summary of trial design, methods, results, and conclusions. A … Read more

Maximize Savings, Maximize Value: How Online Shopping Outperforms Brick and Mortar

 Tsuruoka (2012) conducted a research on Amazon spending and earning trend and identified that buyers at all times are attracted by the quality of service that seeks to maximize their welfare at every single purchase. In particular, in most instances, buyers will seek to minimize the cost of obtaining the commodities they desire while … Read more

The Impact of Childhood Trauma on Adult Health: Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

 In the early 1900s, diseases such as tuberculosis and polio were the leading cause of death in the United States.[1] Advances in medicine and public health have increased life expectancy, but modern research has shown that the risk factors for chronic diseases has also increased. There have been extensive debates on the underlying determinants … Read more

The Harmful Effects of Over-Reliance on Technology for Communication

 The movie Elephant was inspired by the Columbine school shooting. Looking at the interactions the two shooters have with other humans is interesting. Technology is constantly advancing and changing the way people communicate and stay connected with friends, colleagues, and family. Staying in-touch with acquaintances started with letters, advanced to Morse code, and finally … Read more

Seismic and Electric Geophysical Methods in Tunneling

 Seismic and Electric Geophysical Methods in Tunneling Jack Krone Global warming and related environmental problems are some of the most talked about issues today. In fact, at current warming trends, major global cities like New York, Shanghai, and Mumbai are at risk of being partially submerged by the year 2100 due to rising sea … Read more

Understanding Impaired Gas Exchange in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure

 Abstract The focus of this paper is to discuss the NANDA-I nursing diagnosis of impaired gas exchange in C.A., a patient admitted to Del Sol Hospital CCU section and was diagnosed with respiratory failure, exacerbation of congestive heart failure, and concentration of bilateral infiltrates in both lungs. Impaired gas exchange occurs when there is … Read more

The role of employer branding in talent retention

   1. How can an employer attract and retain talented employee in their organization? The values with which the organisations attract and retain talented employees are very different now than before. In the late nineties the employement market was tight. The internet boom was approaching its highest point. Not only has quality employees changed … Read more