“Health and Quality of Life: Exploring Neuroprosthetics”

 Pedro Da Luz Moscardo De Souza MYP5A Neuroprosthetics A shining innovation in the world of healthcare, biomedical engineering and neuroscience. The nervous system is one of the most important parts of the human body, it sends the signals and transmissions through your body which are essential for all movement, cognitive abilities and processes in … Read more

Is Google Making Us Stupid? Nicholas Carr Argues Our Ability to Think Critically is Changing

 Pulitzer Prize finalist, Nicholas Carr, argues in his 2008 essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” that the internet has altered our way of thinking and decreased our concentration and critical thinking skills.  He claims this is due to the way information is provided to the public through the media.  Carr begins his article by … Read more

Assessment for Learning in Primary Science: Using AfL Strategies to Support Understanding

 Assessment can be defined as recognising a child’s mastery, ability and understanding before, during or after teaching (Harris and Lowe, 2018). Previously, assessment has been formally categorised into assessment for learning (AfL) and assessment of learning (AoL) however it is crucial to remember that it is dependent on how the practitioner uses a child’s … Read more

Climate Change Threatens Agricultural Production: UN Strategies and Solutions

 Primary threats against agricultural production lies amongst: climatic extremes, warming in high altitudes, poleward advance of monsoon rainfall, and reduced soil water availability. While the most familiar dangers are in accordance to increases in global temperatures created by greenhouse gas emissions, humans are responsible for 30 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, … Read more

Execution by Death Penalty in the US Examined

 On August 16th, 1936, a man and his wife came home to the sounds of their two daughters (Barbara and Dorothy) in agony in the upstairs bedroom. The couple rushed to their daughters’ aid only to discover that while they had been away for the night one of their daughters had been brutally raped … Read more

The Link Between Indian Farmer Suicides and the Country’s Financial System

 Due to the twenty-first century’s exponentially growing population size, the rate of food consumption is dramatically increasing. In July 2000, the Indian Academy of Sciences, the Mexican Academy of Sciences, the U.S. National Academy of Science, the Royal Society of London, and the Third World Academy of Sciences presented a “Transgenic Plants and World … Read more

Understanding Digital Marketing Strategy: A Conceptual Framework

 2. Conceptual framework Summaries eMarketing, Stokes,5th edition Chapter 2 Digital marketing strategy: When a company wants to use marketing, the marketing strategy starts with understanding what the company would like to achieve, or which kind of problem the company wants to solve. After that the company looks at the context in which the company … Read more

Dollar Hegemony and Dismantling an Empire

 Dollar Hegemony and Dismantling an Empire In his book, The Battle for Bretton Woods: Harry Dexter White, John Maynard Keynes, and the Making of a New World Order, Benn Steil identifies a meeting of nations in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire as “the most important international gathering since the Paris Peace Conference of 1919” and … Read more

Decreasing Interrupting Behavior in a Self-Case Study

 Decreasing Interrupting Behavior in a Self-Case Study Catherine A. McGrath University of New Hampshire Abstract The presented self-case analyzes the excess negative behavior  of interrupting. The behavior was monitored and interventions were enacted in a simple AB design. Interrupting others during conversation was the negative behavior in the presented case study. The subject was … Read more

Improving Children’s Health: Glendale Healthy Kids Give Kids a Smile Program Evaluation

 Glendale Healthy Kids Give Kids a Smile Program Evaluation Kate Karpenko Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Description of the Agency In 1993, the community of Glendale had recognized an ongoing problem and came together in order to address it. The 3 local hospitals in the Glendale area performed a needs assessment … Read more

Transforming Care for Patients with Long Term Conditions

 Long term conditions (LTCs) also known as chronic diseases or non-communicable diseases have been defined by the World of Health Organisation (WHO) as conditions that have origins at young ages take decades to be fully established, with their long duration, requiring a long term and systematic approach to treatment (Pruitt et al, 2002). Currently … Read more

Understanding the Breadwinner-Homemaker Model and Gender Roles in the Traditional Family

 Appointing a universal standard definition that can apply to the family has become convoluted and even controversial. The terminology of the family manifest into three valuable categories: political, economic and legal implications. However, it is important to acknowledge that the meaning of the family varies due to culture and values. The concept of the … Read more