DEFINITION: Telemedicine is a rapidly developing application of clinical medicine where medical information is transferred via telephone‚ the Internet or other networks for the purpose of consulting‚ and sometimes remote medical procedures or examinations. EXPLANATION: Telemedicine may be as simple as two health professionals discussing a case over the telephone‚ or as complex as using satellite technology and video-conferencing equipment to conduct a real-time consultation between
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Command Post of 8th US ARMY in Korea (EUSAK) in Taegu‚ 60 miles northwest of Pusan. The Pusan Perimeter was held for 82 days in the fall of 1950 and this is one of the first major battles in the country. The North Koreans decide to attack the United Nations (UNITED STATES‚ GREAT BRITAIN‚ SOUTH KOREA‚ CANADA‚ NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA). The UN had around 140‚000 troops on ground and they were losing against 100‚000 North Koreans Soldiers (The Steamrollers). During the battle the North Koreans push
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Peloponnesian war When people think of the Peloponnesian war they think only of the major battle and victory of Sparta! But what of the events leading to this triumph? There was the "first Peloponnesian war" But this war had only lasted 10 years. During this time the Spartans dominated the land and the Athenians dominated the sea. One advantage the Athens had was that they constructed massive walls all the way from the city to its seaport Piraeus. This allowed them to remain inside the city
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What assignment was the most meaningful to me this semester? This semester I did multiple tasks. They all taught me something new. After doing all those assignments‚ only one assignment was the most meaningful. That assignment was the autobiography. The autobiography assignment was meaningful to me for many reasons. One reason is that the autobiography was significant to me is because it was an important time for me. It was the time I learned a valuable lesson.The autobiography assignment gave me
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Did you know that world leaders do not exactly agree on what a democracy means. A democracy’s most salient and universally agreed upon component is a voting system. Athens was not truly democratic because they had slaves‚ no woman rights‚ and no equal rights. The first reason Athens wasn’t truly democratic is that they had slaves. Slaves were viewed as insignificant‚ vapid people‚ for this reason they did not get to vote. Since they were classified as slaves‚ they didn’t have the privilege to
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What is a metanarrative and why should we be sceptical toward them? A significant influential philosopher whose work focused on the postmodern condition was Jean Francois Lyotard. As Jean-François Lyotard explains in his book ‘The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge’ (1984) he is concerned with ‘the condition of knowledge in highly developed societies’ (Lyotard‚ 1979). For the purpose of discussions regarding Lyotard‚ it is prudent to note that the use of the term "postmodernism" is not
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Implications for the Future Environmental Psychology PSY460 February 20‚ 2012 Introduction Environmental issues have become a norm in today’s society but that does not have to be the case. There are so many situations and relationships that occur between psychology and the preservation of the environment that will be discussed. Environmental issues and problems can be resolved but the willingness must be present. Creating a solution for waste management is just the start of helping resolve
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What is Hypnosis? Describe the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis and discuss the role of relaxation in Hypnotherapy. I shall be looking and exploring what hypnosis is‚ the role of relaxation in it and the connections between the mind and body in hypnotherapy. Hypnosis has been used in every culture in some form. People who used hypnosis were often referred to as ‘witch doctors’‚ ‘medicine men’ or ‘healers’. The earliest evidence has been found among shamans. They avoided chemicals
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Data exchange standards provide a mechanism for allowing healthcare technology to communicate. The key operative word is interoperability‚ meaning a proficiency in sharing and utilizing information across technological platforms (Cantwell & McDermott‚ 2016). In part‚ healthcare technology has failed to interconnect as a result of purchases from multiple vendors‚ each with their own trademarked tools for interfacing (Cantwell & McDermott‚ 2016). Also‚ some medical devices do not possess the ability
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“The worst was behind us and things would soon get better” . So much for that after the crash banks started closing and people became homeless live savings were gone every cent was precious. Bankruptcy Over the course of the crash many banks closed some people never trusted the bank again. Several thousand banks closed making the American people vulnerable bankruptcy. Those who were smart saved some nickels and dimes in jars in case of absolute emergency . Also stock
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