software, electronic resources and other valuable information on any medical field the students needs. (National Library of Medicine [NLM], 2010) If the student do an internet search and type in What is a medical library? The student will find the definitions for medical library. Then you will find National Library of Medicine, Medline plus Health Information from the National Library of Medicine, etc. (NLM, 2010) This website of Medical Library Association it is a nonprofit, educational organization
“Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient’s clinical health status” (American Telemedicine Association, 2013). Telemedicine is the use of technology such as email, mobile devices, and computers to communicate health information (Mayoclinic.com, 2014). Telemedicine has enabled the use of communication technologies by healthcare professionals for the evaluation, diagnose, and the treatment of patients in rural
The Basketball Association of America came from a league in North America, 1946; being one out of three professional basketball organizations. The Basketball Association of America (BAA) and another basketball organization, National Basketball League (NBL), formed together to become the National Basketball Association (NBA). Surprisingly, they came together after being big rivals, and fighting for three years over who gets the better players and the most fans to watch the action and most likely to
The number of IT professionals are increasing at a very fast pace and Information Technology is becoming more global as well as complex in nature thus demanding a more comprehensive code of ethics for IT professionals. This critical review examines an article that presents and categories code of ethics for IT professionals in particular and Business professionals in general. The article, “Similarities in Business and IT Professional Ethics: The Need for and Development of A Comprehensive Code of
gain the freedom of speech and ideas. The impression that creative ideas and important information should be hidden from society and controlled by the government, is a discordant one. Censorship is the act of controlling the freedom of speech, ideas, and information. Unsuprisingly, people in the nineteenth or the twentieth century had no problem with the controversial issue of censorship. A century ago, technology just started to make itself known in the world. People had the radio, the television
released on Tuesday by British brand security firm Netnames, give or take 432 million excellent Internet customers far and wide "unequivocally searched for" copyright-infringing substance all around January 2013. In the territories of Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, the study found that pretty almost one quarter of Internet customers in those locale searched for infringing substance all around January, which extended by 10 percent since November 2011. The study was sponsored by NBC Universal
Interac is Canada’s leading payment brand and is recognized as the world leaser in debit card services. Interac is owned by the Interac association and Acxsys Corporation. The brand is chosen an average of 12 million times daily to pay and exchange money (Canada NewsWire, 2015). Interac Association started in 1984 and 1984 as a cooperative project between five Canadian financial institutions. The Financial institutions were Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), The
As our generation continues to progress, technology also takes its course with us. Current day technology can provide an excellent aid for scholars attending school or even big named companies and businesses. On an average, most schools in America use textbooks to teach their students. This may be the default way for decades, but that should be changed soon as technological advances are coming in tact. Although it may just be a small handheld device, it can pack a punch for its size and can out win
important. One goal for CTE is to put individual students to work to achieve success defined in several ways, including earnings and quality of life. A second goal is to provide the skilled labor force to enable America to maintain its place in the world economy. According to the Association for Career and Technical Education, CTE programs currently serve more than 14 million students in 26,000 public high schools, 10,000 private secondary schools and 1,200 two-year community and technical colleges
and proliferation of Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR). MICR was devised to allow computers to electronically read and recognize consumer and business account information for the purpose of automating check processing and to automate the debit and credit of bank accounts electronically (http://www.rosistem.ro/www/technologies/micr/). Although most people were unaware they were using it, MICR could well be considered the first electronic banking innovation used by consumers. It is said that
is satellites. Satellites have impact America in weather, search and rescue programs, and in astronomy. When bad weather is approaching, satellites are the reason meteorologists are able to inform Americans so quickly about the weather. In the article “Hurricane: Tracking and Researching Hurricanes,” satellite images are important to weather forecasters because by putting hours of pictures together from satellites into motion, they can gather information on the track and development of a tropical
responsible information access and censorship which has centered around the electronic access of documents. Society has proven intolerant of anything that hints of censorship due to the history of those who have tried to impose forms of extreme censorship–like Mcarthism, Hitler, and the like. The age of the 1960's and 1970's brought forth an era of liberation from restrictions and limitations within our own country. The library has always been a storehouse of free access information to all ages
gold, industrial minerals (borates, titanium dioxide, salt, talc), and iron core. With company expanding into such many products, this saw it growing and being located in six continents. Continents such as Europe, South America, Asia, Southern Africa, Australia and North America. The group also acquired the Rossing Uranium mine, Bongaville Copper mine as well as small companies. Such growth saw the company being the largest in its industry, with the revenue growth of more than $14.7 million with
Personally, I believe the three most critical factors that influence nursing/healthcare organizations today is technology, shortage of healthcare providers, and available resources/funding. The first critical factor influencing nursing/healthcare organizations is the shortage of healthcare providers. According to the National Rural Health Association (2012),“The Association of American Medical Colleges projects a shortage of 124,000 full-time physicians by 2025” (p. 2). The shortage of nurses
Heffernan provides comes up short with providing information on why headphones are harmful. This section could also be considered as an argument that supports headphone use. Heffernan mentions that workers used headphones to block out the loud sounds of machinery, headphones provide a way to have greater focus to the job at hand. Additionally, returning World War II veterans used headphones as a coping device, which is another positive use of this technology. This history section tried to appeal to logos
The "Fairness Doctrine": Fair? The United States of America embraces democracy that fosters the rights of the citizenry to unlimited access to information and the ability to exercise free speech. These values, upon which this country is built, were under test when the Federal Communications Commission established the Fairness Doctrine in 1949. As it turned out later, the provisions of this doctrine abridged the First Amendment rights and necessitated its repelling by FCC in 1987. So, why reinstate
but according to (Booth, 2013), “despite its confused beginning, the critical point of facilities management appears somewhere around the 1980’s”. However, the faci... ... middle of paper ... ... which has the aim to align People, Process and Technology initiatives of a company more closely with its business strategy and vision. In turn this helps to support and innovate new business strategies” (Business Transformation, 2007). According to (Bill, 2011), the result of transformation in business
Gold Medal Award. Alfred P Sloan was a very recognized man. He was the CEO and President of General Motors. Alfred went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has a systematic understanding of the forces of nature and society. The Foundation has broad-based education and research related to science, technology, and economic performance, also so that they can improve the American lifestyle. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation was found in 1934 by Alfred P. Sloan Jr.
in Northern California, United States, is known. The Silicon Valley pseudonym comes from the association of the semiconductor chip making industry that uses silicon, fine sand, as basic raw material. Its name is no more associated with the raw material but with the most famous high-tech cluster in the world. This 1,290.10 square miles area is the location for most headquarters of the largest technology corporations e.g.: Google, Intel, Apple Inc., Symantec, Hewlett Packard and Facebook. In order
suffering from disabilities, many would believe ea... ... middle of paper ... ...ia offers information about education issues. Used for the definition of NCLB Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia, Public Education in the United States, 2004 <http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2004 Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved November 28, 2004> This encyclopedia article described the public education system in America and the large portion of the education system now revolves around NCLB standards. Business