Ionising radiation can damage living cells and these may be killed or may become cancerous Ionising radiation can initiate a cancer and can cause hereditary defects | In paper mills‚ the thickness of the paper can be controlled by measuring how much beta radiation passes through the paper to a Geiger counter. THICKNESS CONTROL | | | Ionising radiation is dangerous because when it comes into contact with
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Cross-Cultural Communication As discussed earlier‚ managers increasingly find themselves functioning within a global environment. This trend toward a borderless world complicates the communication process and thereby threatens the manager’s success when attempting to build rapport‚ probe for information‚ and interpret nonverbal behaviours. Let’s begin this discussion by explaining the role culture plays in the communication process‚ and by pointing out key factors that increase the likelihood of
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This assignment will be based on a patient from a different culture to my own and how the culture difference had a significant impact on the ability to communicate or engage with the patient. During this assignment the patient will be referred as Mr Y as confidentiality of the patient must be maintained in accordance to the Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines (NMC‚ 2010). In the time of my placement in Outpatient Department in one London Hospital‚ Mr Y a 63 year old patient‚ originally from
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Cultural Differences Paper COM/360 Nicole Kragt Cultural Differences Paper “People must live and interact together for the culture to survive. In doing so‚ they must develop a way of relating that strikes a balance between showing concern for themselves and concern for others” (Koester & Lustig‚ Chapter 5‚ 2010). There are over 7 billion people in this world with thousands even millions born even day‚ but we as individual units think we live our lives as independents. We are not without influences
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Jiang Professor Moldawa Lit-160 16 October 2007 Time Cultures in the American Campus Introduction: For most of international students‚ the American campus life is full of challenge because of the cross-cultural adaption process. Once you step into a different culture‚ you will face the differences from external aspects such as food‚ dress and customs to the internal ones‚ such as values and beliefs. And anyone who first comes to the America will notice the Americans¡¯ attitude towards time. Why the
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Cross-Cultural Communication Lowell C. Matthews and Bharat Thakkar Additional information is available at the end of the chapter http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/45816 1. Introduction In a global environment the ability to communicate effectively can be a challenge. Even when both parties speak the same language there can still be misunderstandings due to ethic and cultural differences. Over the last decade‚ there have been countless examples from the business sector that demonstrate how poor communication
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Communication and behaviour need to be adapted depending on the age of the child or young person. The level of attention a child will need will depend on their age: younger children will need more attention as they require higher levels of reassurance especially when adapting to a new environment such as starting school or moving into a new class. Providing reassurance when doing a new task helps to improve a child’s independence and confidence: children are more likely to try something new as they
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THE BENEFİTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON COMMUNICATION Since ever the existence of human race‚technology and communication have gone hand-in-hand.İnitially‚ancient people used to write on stone and then the invention of paper and printing press spread the communication.The ever evolving technology helped circulate the newspaper from one part to another part of the world. The invention of the telephone‚ radio‚television ‚mobile phone and text messaging made communication faster‚ less expensive and widely
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TDA 3.1 communication & professional relationships 1.1 Explain why effective communication is important in developing positive relationships with children‚ young people and adults: It is important you communicate effectively towards all children and adults but in different ways. They are many different types of ways of communicating and many different gestures you may use to communicate with others. When communicating with a child it is important you make eye contact with the child
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The cultural influence of difference in focus and categorization In the research article‚ “The influence of culture: holistic versus analytic perception” provided by Richard E. Nisbett and Yuri Miyamoto‚ there is evidence that perceptual processes are influenced by culture. The research found that Western cultures focus on salient objects and use rules and categorization for purposes of organizing the environment‚ whereas‚ East Asian cultures focus more holistically on relationships and similarities
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