Whenever you save energy‚ you not only save money‚ you also reduce the demand for such fossil fuels as coal‚ oil‚ and natural gas. Less burning of fossil fuels also means lower emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)‚ the primary contributor to global warming‚ and other pollutants. You do not have to do without to achieve these savings. There is now an energy efficient alternative for almost every kind of appliance or light fixture. That means that consumers have a real choice and the power to change
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We Can But Should We? Laurel Lotterhos Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361: Information Systems in Healthcare May‚ 2013 We Can But Should We? Technology is an ever-changing part of our society that has affected the healthcare profession greatly. It seems that every few months a new technology is introduced to improve quality care and safety in every aspect of healthcare‚ whether it be inpatient services or emergency services. “Trends in the rise of smartphone adoption and usage by
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Natural Gas: The Best Choice for Tomorrow’s Energy What comes to mind when you think about energy? I bet most of you probably think about electricity‚ heat‚ and basic everyday things that we use that require some sort of energy. Let’s think about that for a moment. How are things like electricity and heat produced? Many of the commodities that we all in enjoy in this world like electricity‚ heat‚ and many other things are produced by an energy source. These sources for a very long time consisted
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Why should we conserve our wildlife? You will be curious to know why we should save endangered species. Why is that all policy makers‚ scientists and interest citizens argue that species extinction is one of the most serious environmental problems? The importance of the need for protecting endangered species is discussed below. i) Value as genetic reservoir: Plants and animals possess undiscovered or undeveloped traits‚ which are very important for the survival of a particular species. When
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We Can But Should We? Your name Your College NR-361: Information Systems in Health Care Instructor: your instructor Spring xxxx Introduction The digital age has given us the opportunity to store all sorts of information about ourselves electronically. Let’s take a look at one of the current trends in technology that may help emergency responders enhance the care they give to us in the event of an emergency. Review of QR Codes Quick Response codes‚ or QR codes‚ were developed by an automobile
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We Can But Should We? Healthcare is an ever-changing entity and technology is constantly advancing. This technology can be both good and bad and‚ while most technology is thought of as a good and positive advancement‚ some technology is not. Pros and cons must be weighed in an effort to determine what works and what does not with regard to healthcare technological advancements. As the advantages and disadvantages of Quick Response (QR) coding are weighed‚ one would be able to make a good‚ educated
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We Can But Dare We: A Look into the Use of Social Media in Healthcare Sydney Sobocinski Chamberlain College of Nursing NR360: Information Systems in Healthcare September 2014 We Can But Dare We: A Look into the Use of Social Media in Healthcare In the world today‚ smartphones are becoming the “norm”‚ with basic phones becoming nearly obsolete in recent years. Pairing the overwhelming presence of social media with the rise in usage of smartphones brings to light an entirely new set of problems
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systems‚ energy sources‚ and ethics will do so. (Source C) By allowing our planet to grow in a healthier‚ cleaner‚ and natural way‚ we will overcome global warming and it will be easier for us all to take care of our planet. Helping to keep our planet clean such as using less water in homes‚ recycling paper products‚ glass‚ aluminum‚ and oil‚ and also avoiding certain harmful products can result in lowering our man-made greenhouse gases. “According to the Energy Information Administration‚ the United
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it ultimately beneficial to the society we live in or has it destroyed our natural environment. These are the questions that need to be answered. I will try to determine some of the aspects that might make it potentially dangerous and yet potentially highly economical and beneficial to North Americas vast resource system. What is fracking? Well; it gets its name from “Hydraulic Fracturing‚” and this is the process by which fossil fuels‚ usually natural gas or petroleum‚ are extracted from the earth
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price of living for us. Moreover‚ even though we barely had enough to provide for ourselves‚ we always did what we could‚ above and beyond‚ for others. Recently‚ much like most families in this nation‚ mine was affected drastically by the crisis we are in now. Although my family was not one to live in wealth before‚ we had to reconstruct the way we lived our lives. Even though my mother and I did not have much‚ there were many opportunities given to us. We were offered the chance to excel and flourish
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