a Nation with No Constitutionally Entrenched Bill of Rights

 Introduction Australia and the United States of America have both held the act of securing human rights to high esteem, and as liberal democracies, are formed on the basis of freedom and self governance. Although both nations have different methods to protect the rights of its citizenry, efforts are made through their respective legal … Read more

Reduce Transaction Cost w/ Vertical Integration: Benefits for Global Companies

 2.1 Relationship of Transaction Cost and Vertical Integration Coase (1937) proposed the transaction cost theory that explains the addition cost a firm incurs when executing an economic trade in the market. For example, opportunism, asymmetric information and bounded rationality in the market could cause the extra cost incurred by the firm. Transaction cost theory … Read more

Moral Relativism in Society: The Abandonment of Absolute Truth

 Moral Relativism in Society. The philosophy of relativism is very pervasive in our culture today.  With the rejection of God, and Christianity in particular, absolute truth is being abandoned.  Our society wants to avoid the idea that there really is a right and wrong. This is evidenced in our deteriorating judicial system that has … Read more

Improve Mobility & Quality of Life: Exploring Osteoarthritis and the Keeogo Exoskeleton

 Christina Patterson Osteoarthritis, the leading cause of impaired mobility in the elderly, affects all structures within a joint (3). Approximately twelve percent of the adult population is affected by osteoarthritis and approximately one fourth of adults over the age of 55 experience knee pain (2). In the case of osteoarthritis, hyaline articular cartilage is … Read more

The Key Factors of Success in Implementation of KM2 in Education Organization of Mazandaran Province

 The Key Factors of Success in Implementation of KM2 in Education Organization of Mazandaran Province Nabiallah Yoosefi Gorji ¹, Mansour Ismail Poor ², Alireza Islambolchi ³,Mohammad Reza Rabiee Mandejin4, Alireza Amirkabiri5 1. PhD Student, IT Management, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan Branch 2. Associate Professor, Department of Computer, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan Branch 3. Assistant … Read more

The Factors That Led to Great Britain’s Industrial Revolution

 The Industrial Revolution, which originated in Great Britain, took place roughly between 1750 and 1850.  It was a progression in revolutions; ranging from advances in agriculture, industrial technology, organization of labor, as well as transport and business. Great Britain took the lead in industrializing primarily because it had an immense profit making and industrial … Read more

Validity and Reliability of Portuguese Version of SXI: Quality of Life and Public Health Impact

 TITLE PAGE Title: Validity and reliability of a Portuguese Version of the SXI Running Title: Portuguese version of SXI Article Type: Original Manuscript Keywords: Reliability and Validity, Psychometric, Quality of Life, Questionnaire, Public Health, Saliva Authors: João Pedro de Almeida Rato Amaral1; Duarte Nuno da Silva Marques1,2, William Murray Thomson3, Alexandra Rosa Rodrigues Vinagre4, … Read more

The Importance of Communication in Healthcare Professionals: A Focus on Radiography

 “Communication is essential to the role of the healthcare professional” Introduction Communication is vital to the role of healthcare professional. Ramlaul & Vosper (2013:1) defines communication as a complex, dynamic process that involves creating, exchanging and sharing thoughts, ideas, emotions and information. Communication in healthcare takes different forms to include verbal, non-verbal and visual … Read more

Unmet Need for Contraception in Malappuram: Inequity and Social Determinants

 Unmet Need for Contraception in Malappuram District in Kerala A Case of Inequity Submitted as part of SFC1 assignment by Shaik Nishan Ashraf (M2017PHHP017) Kerala The state of Kerala in India is well known for high achievements in human development. It has a human development index of 0.764 and gender-related development index of 0.745 … Read more