Elderly Abuse

The aim of this paper is to inform individuals about the rising issues of Elder abuse. The different types abuse includes mental, physical, emotional and exploitation. Each state has their own regulation surrounding abuse. 1993 All states enacted laws addressing elder abuse. The laws are very diverse with many sections. (Domestic Elder Abuse and the Law Gerald J. Jogerst, Jeanette M. Daly, Margaret F. Brinig, Jeffrey D. Dawson, Gretchen A. Schmuch, Jerry G. Ingram). Elder abuse effects many lives across the United States. The lives that it affects are forever changed. Elder abuse is a major concern in healthcare and the United States. This is a major concern because trust and the well-being of individuals health are at risk when abuse happens. Something that I hope to learn from this project is how to detect abuse. Not all individuals report abuse because of the fear of what the abuser might do. Another thing I hope to learn is the correct way to report abuse in the United States. Elder abuse has a very large impact on healthcare. Abuse is occurring everywhere in some manner. Once abuse occurs trust is lost in the hope of being safe. Healthcare relies on a certain amount of trust so that individuals can be taken care of in the proper manner. Individuals that inflict elder abuse has a wide range. It can be a care taker, family member, or Stranger. No matter who is causing the abuse it needs to be dealt with. This is where people make a home because they no longer can live on their own. Let’s help these elderly individuals stay safe

Avoiding heteronormativity: Breaking barriers in the English classroom: A potential model for a teaching workshop

English Language Arts has typically been characterized by the texts taught in the classroom. The traditional English classroom is filled with a combination of texts from the British canon and classic American works. I recognize that English teachers now are striving to include current texts, but the traditional curriculum still thrives today. Students still read Shakespeare and To Kill a Mockingbird and Frankenstein. Given that fact, we should also teach students how to find themselves within those texts. Within English education, we tend to interpret literature in a very “standard” way. We stick with what we know and what we have been taught. Typically, this means that literature is interpreted with only “majority” groups in mind. Characters, their actions, themes, and many other aspects of literature are analyzed and interpreted with the white, heteronormative, cisgender, male-created power structure in mind, even if we do not realize it. This type of interpretation means that many students have trouble recognizing themselves in classical texts. Students who identify as LGBTQ+, specifically, struggle with finding characters like them in those texts. Heteronormative interpretation assumes that all characters are heterosexual and, in some cases, assumes that characters cannot be anything but heterosexual. However, it is integral that we, as teachers, open up our minds using various lenses of interpretation to include possibilities of other sexualities within literature so that we can help our students do the same

Identifying Correlates in Anti-Semitic Incidents on College Campuses in the U.S.

American colleges experienced approximately 5% of anti-Semitic incidents nationwide in 2014. These incidents included harassment, verbal taunts and physical attacks. This study will seek to identify the possible correlating factors of these incidents and others like it. The factors examined are the presence of Jewish student organizations, pro-Israel student organizations, pro-Palestine student organizations, pro-Pease organizations, Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) support and resolutions, as well as the campus location in relation to hate groups in the state. The significance of these factors being present on campuses is examined utilizing information from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), Brandeis University, and the AMCHA Initiative. Ten U.S. colleges were chosen across the country with varying factors present on their campuses. A scale is utilized to measure the likelihood that a campus will experience anti-Semitic incidents. Five questions are explored and policy implications are discussed

Experimentation and Modeling of the Effects of Along-Wind Dispersion on Cloud Characteristics of Finite-Duration Contaminant Releases in the Atmosphere

Along-wind dispersion, or stretching of the cloud in the direction of the wind, plays an important role in the concentration and modeling of contaminant releases in the atmosphere. Theoretical and empirical derivations were compared for appropriate parameterization of along-wind dispersion. Available field data were analyzed to evaluate and improve previous parameterizations of the along-wind dispersion coefficient, σ_x. An experimental test program was developed and executed in an ultra-low speed wind tunnel at the Chemical Hazards Research Center to determine the effects of the time distribution coefficient on true finite-duration releases from an original area source. Multiple wind speeds, release durations, and downwind distances were investigated with ensemble averages for improved quality of the cloud characteristics for each set of test conditions. An overall relationship between the time of peak arrival (TOPa) and the time distribution coefficient σ_t= 0.23*TOPa was demonstrated across all parameters. From this relationship, the along-wind dispersion coefficient can be accurately predicted and scaled appropriately. Additional relationships for the leading and trailing edges of the cloud are appropriately modeled

The Spaces In Between: American and Australian Interdiction Policies and Their Implications for the Refugee Protection Regime

Interdiction policies by countries such as the U.S. and Australia are embedded in these states’ perception of their obligations to asylum seekers as strictly territorially bound. With the aim of limiting asylum seekers access to protection mechanisms, these policies are carried out in an arena firmly within the reach of executive-driven actions yet beyond the purview of constitutional or judicial safeguards. In the case of the U.S., the long-standing Haitian interdiction policy illustrates the manipulation of this protection gap, and, in Australia, the administration’s reaction to the Tampa incident in 2001 and the subsequent policy developments provide further illustration. The autonomy with which states carry out such policies poses a significant threat to the refugee protection regime, especially the international norm of non-refoulement.Les politiques d’interdiction poursuivies par certains pays, tel les États-Unis et l’Australie, reposent sur leur conviction profonde que leurs devoirs envers les demandeurs d’asile sont strictement limités à leur territoire. Dans le but de limiter l’accès des demandeurs d’asile aux mécanismes de protection déjà en place, ces politiques sont appliquées dans des lieux fermement sous le contrôle des forces de l’ordre, tout en ne bénéficiant d’aucune garantie constitutionnelle ou judiciaire. Aux États-Unis, la politique d’interdiction déjà ancienne envers les Haïtiens illustre bien la manipulation de ces interstices dans la protection, tout comme les politiques australiennes qui ont suivi l’incident du Tampa en 2001. La grande liberté dont disposent les États pour appliquer de telles politiques constitue une menace pour le système de protection des réfugiés, en particulier pour le respect du principe cardinal de non-refoulement

Development and validation of a short form of the Comprehensive assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy processes (CompACT-SF)

Psychological flexibility is the purported mechanism of chance in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), theoretically underpinned by the six processes which make up the ACT ‘hexaflex’ model. However, it has been suggested that the processes can be clustered into three dyadic processes, namely ‘Openness to Experience’, ‘Valued Action’, and ‘Behavioural Awareness’. The Comprehensive Assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Processes (CompACT; Francis et al., 2016) was developed as a new general measure of ACT processes, in response to criticisms relating to the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II) being a conflated measure of distress. The three-factor structure of the CompACT, and its reliability and validity, were subsequently demonstrated in an independent sample (Bayliss et al., 2018). However, at 23 items in length, the full CompACT measure may present an undue respondent burden for use in idiographic research or as a therapy tracking measure, thus indicating the need for an abbreviated measure. The present research concerns the development and validation of a short form of the CompACT (the CompACT-SF). To derive the short form, the 23 CompACT items were assessed according to internal, intuitive, and external criteria; this included: 1) internal scale reliability assessed by Cronbach’s ; 2) inter-item correlation assessed by Pearson’s r; 3) factor loadings in a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA); 4) judgements regarding content coverage and semantic redundancy; 5) association with measures of psychological flexibility, wellbeing, and distress. The internal reliability, concurrent and convergent validity, and factor structure of the new CompACT-SF were assessed in an independent sample (N = 571). The CompACT-SF demonstrated acceptable levels of internal reliability ( > .70) and good convergent validity via significant correlation with the AAQ-II (r = -.69; p .50) and good performance on various indices of model fit. This research provides promising evidence that the CompACT-SF may be a useful, reliable, and valid tool for the brief assessment of psychological flexibility, in both research and clinical practice

Material Sustainability

This paper addresses the sustainability of the materials used to construct buildings today. Timber, concrete and steel are analyzed for carbon output, cost, and recyclable-ability

Exploring employee energy efficiency awareness in UK commercial offices: IT and small power

Energy consumption reduction is called upon across UK business facilities in order to mitigate the rising impacts of climate change. Business facilities such as office buildings rely on a range of electrical equipment on a day-to-day basis (Carbon Trust 2005b). However, it is not always appreciated how much electrical equipment can cost a company (Carbon Trust 2005b). The need for businesses to assess their current office energy use and seek ways to significantly improve their energy efficiency and energy cost is increasing (Pellegrini-Masini and Leishman 2011).The implementation and effectiveness of energy-efficient measures within a commercial office environment is reported as a key to the success of improving a business’ energy efficiency (DECC 2012; Westminster Sustainable Business Forum 2013). Office electrical equipment can be responsible for up to 30% of total energy consumption. Using equipment more efficiently is suggested to enable a difference to energy use and spending (Npower 2010).Individual IT equipment and small appliances is an area where wasteful electricity consumption can often occur through the inefficient use. Typically, desktop and associated IT equipment such as computers, printers, modems and fax machines average about 160 W per work location commercial offices (BRECSU 2000). According to Bray (2006), employee usage patterns relating to IT equipment and small power appliance use are a more important factor in determining energy consumption than the energy efficiency ratings of the equipment itself. In addition, out-of-hours usage is a common issue which needs further investigation by exploring small power behaviour of office workers when leaving at the end of the working day (Bray 2006).The purpose of this survey-based approach paper is to examine employee awareness and behaviour regarding energy efficiency implementation in commercial office buildings in the UK, with a focus on IT and small power equipment. The IT and small power equipment which are included as part of this study are laptops, desktop computers, printers, teleconference equipment, fax machines, kettles and microwaves. The following sections discuss key literature on the topic followed by a section on research methods. This is followed by a discussion of key findings, discussion and conclusion outlining key contributions and implications

Compliance or Complaints? The Impact of Private Enforceability of Lactation Break Time and Space Laws

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The New Agriculture: From Food Farms to Solar Farms

Across the United States, government agencies and energy developers are looking to agricultural land for development of renewable energy. One attraction of agricultural lands is that they are already relatively ecologically impaired compared with the previous solar development sites in the California and Arizona desert that have been a major source of concern for many environmental groups—and subject to expensive mitigation requirements under the Endangered Species Act. Renewable energy development pressures are accelerating the existing loss of agricultural land, heightening concerns about food security and the economic viability of agricultural communities. California farmland is at the center of this conflict. Suburban sprawl in California already leads to conversion of nearly 40,000 acres of agricultural land a year. Now, a new competitor has entered the scene: solar energy facilities. Both users compete for water, which is only becoming scarcer in the face of climate change and periodic drought. The pressures on California’s agricultural land have long inspired the state legislature and local governments to enact various measures to protect farmland and promote the business of agriculture. We examine the ways California’s Williamson Act (which provides tax benefits for agricultural land) and the California Environmental Quality Act (the state’s environmental review statute) have proven and not proven to be obstacles to taking agricultural land out of crop production and putting it into solar energy production. We demonstrate that current laws are neither protecting prime agricultural lands nor adequately creating conditions for evaluating the tradeoffs and alternatives when farmland—or ecologically sensitive habitat—is used for large-scale renewable energy development