Political Ecology The recent crisis due to Covid 19 has brought about an incredible focus on matters public health and particularly social issues and how they affect humanity. While it is essential to focus on public health as an immediate issue affecting the people, it is also vital to address Covid 19 from an environmental and ecological perspective. It is crucial to identify the existing link between Covid 19 and the crisis on the environment as a meant to address the issues affecting society. Some of these issues include migration from the rural areas, abandonment of farming, destruction of natural resources, and industrial approach to agriculture. Covid 19 has forced us to hit a pause button, and this has revealed various challenges with our current order with several adverse effects on humanity and the environment (Gatti, 2020). With the rapid decline in tourism, there have been far-reaching implications on wildlife. Their ecological system had been far interfered with by human beings, with millions of tourists flying the world over into these ecosystems. However, Covid 19 has put a stop to…

    Parenting & Family Problem Solving (Sociology) Cowan, C. P., & Cowan, P. A. (2018). Enhancing Parenting Effectiveness, Fathers’ Involvement, Couple Relationship Quality, and Children’s Development: Breaking Down Silos in Family Policy Making and Service Delivery. Journal of Family Theory & Review. This document provides an opinion for improving parenting accountability, improving partners’ quality of interactions and to bring better conditions for children growth and development. The paper also provides more information that is precisely compatible with the issues affecting families and creating disunity among mothers, fathers, and children. The importance of coming up with such documentation is to give out the specific views that can help individuals to come up as a parent who is understanding, flexible, patient and one who can express love to the entire family members. A family also operates like a system whereby every component in it functions when other parts are also working. An individual member of the family cannot be understood if they are isolated from the other members. However, understanding family members requires one to understand the whole family. This shows…

Tips For Building Your Family’s Dream Home Building your family’s dream house has to be among the most significant life-changing decisions. Even better, it gives you a chance to redefine your goals and relationship to your family. If well planned, it’s an exciting investment, that’s worth every cent. However, this project entails countless critical decisions, and you might end up a little overwhelmed. Below are a few helpful tips for building your family’s dream home. Have An Idea Of What You Want Setting up a family home is all about setting goals and working towards achieving them. Building your family home comes with so many options. Working with an end in mind inherently simplifies the whole building process. Envision what a typical lifestyle looks like for your entire family. Then, you can develop your house plans from this. How large a house best suits you? Additionally, do you need to set aside space for your hobbies? If you work from home, plan a space for the same. Most importantly, your goals must be detailed, practical and realistic. Sometimes, not everything…

It is an anticonvulsant, non-sedative drug which is used in the treatment of epilepsy. Male patients after the use of this drug complained of impotence. Chemically it is regarded as NO3 group name Antiepileptic. Its generic name is 5, 5 diphenyl-substituted hydantoin Trade Name; Epigran, Dilantin, Dantonio (1). Phenytoin is excreted in human semen in small quantities, and this may affect the testosterone levels. Reduce the plasma concentration of free testosterone that has been detected in male epileptic patients receiving phenytoin. For those patients who are receiving phenytoin, the serum level of testosterone is reduced (2). It has been observed that phenytoin has a mutagenic effect on human sperm cells. It is observed that hyposexulity and the low fertility rate are greater in epileptic patients than in the general population. There are reports that they reduce testicular weight, spermatic count, and gives abnormal morphology of spermatozoa. They reduce spermatozoa’s motility to interfere with the normal HPG (hypophyseal gonadal) pathway (3). Its biological name is Cocoas nucifera. The coconut oil is abstracted by mechanical means from the mature kernel of the…

Myths in sports broadcasting Introduction It is exciting whenever one turns on a television or radio and watches or listens to their favorite sports. Professional and reports discuss and commentate the live sporting event. Whether it involves sideline reporters, color analysis, play-by-play announcers, or talent in the main studio, all these are accompanied by misconceptions and myths. As sporting events continue to evolve, at is attracting more and more people who want to become sports broadcasters. For instance, there is a lot of glamor surrounding the television, and the lure of being a celebrity is increasingly becoming enticing. Also, there are a lot of reports circulating in the mainstream media and social networking sites of how sportscasters earn millions of dollars, making sportscasting a lucrative career.  It is also important to note that young people find themselves torn between covering and watching sports. Therefore, this paper examines common myths and misconceptions about sportscasting – things that are commonly assumed about the career. Origin of sports broadcasting The origin of sports broadcasting can be traced back to Lawrence, Kansas, in 1911…

Societal marketing   Societal marketing is the marketing approach under which firm marketing decisions are not only based on customer’s needs and expectations or the organization’s goals but also the long-term society’s interest. Organizations do not only exist to make profits, but it has some social responsibility towards society. The success of an organization is based on the organization’s public relation approach, firms that adequately invest in public relations enjoy the benefit of improved customer loyalty. There has been increased pressure within the operating environment forcing the organization to engage in sustainable development. Under this, the organization is to ensure that their activities have minimal negative impacts on the environment. Marketing decisions have to be made in considerations of the entire society well-being. Societal marketing promotes the brand image among its customers, consumers also have started embracing the companies that appear socially responsible while shunning the firms which are profit driven. Societal marketing is the best persuading mechanism an organization can use, this because the approach presents a win-win situation for both parties. Consumers will, therefore, tend to purchase from…

Use of ATP bioluminescence for assessing the cleanliness of hospital surfaces: A review of the published literature (1990—2012) Introduction Hospital cleanliness has been a significant concern for both patients and the public as it is taken as the indicator of the general quality of healthcare. Researchers are testing the availability of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to represent microbial contamination in the healthcare sector. It is believed that dirty surfaces can be contaminated by microorganisms which expose patients to a risk of acquiring infections. The rate of acquiring infections from the healthcare facilities by patients is alarming. Environmentally medicated transmission of pathogens that are antibiotic resistant have been reported in most hospitals in the United States. Despite the increased exposure of patients to pathogens and microorganisms, routine housekeeping practices are reported to reduce the risks of infections; besides, disinfection when improved and the ultimate result will be reduced bacteriological environmental contamination. Also, ensuring routine disinfection can reduce transmission of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus and other prevalent bacteria in the hospital setup. Promoting cleanliness of the hospital environment is perceived to be one of the…

MY EXPERIENCE AS A POLITICAL SCIENCE STUDENT IN UNIVERSITY.   It has been a pleasure to be a political science student. For the few years, I have studied am glad that I have been able to gain a number of skills and experiences that l have and from my personal view l will also give my recommendations on the areas that our institution needs to improve on, to make us become established political scientists in our careers. My communication has tremendously improved since l started as a political science student, and I can communicate ideas clearly and efficiently in different mediums through listening, clarification, and giving comprehensive responses when needed. I have also been able to convey my arguments and opinions through creative thinking effectively. Managing information with the aid of effective and efficient information systems is another area I have gained as a political science student. This skill has opened my mind to conducting both qualitative and quantitative researches and explaining the results of the researches. I am also able to gather information and use information resources available to…

    The spread of substance use and Delinquency between adolescent twins. Introduction This report examines the spread of substance use and Delinquency between adolescent twins. The research answers the question, to what extent is the proliferation of substance use and Delinquency between teenage twins? This topic is essential because it provides a significant perspicacity into why Delinquency intensifies the growth of substance abuse during the first half of the second decade of life. This essay summarizes methods, the results of the study, limitations of the research, and the conclusions (Hartl et al. 2016). Method The participants of the study were a sample of 628 twins drawn from the Quebec Newborn. From the 632 twins, 302 boys and 326 girls exist in 179 MZ and 135 of the same-sex DZ pairs. Previous research suggests that a continuous study of the population-based sample of twins were born between 1995 and 1998 in the outstanding Montreal area. Testing of ten highly polymorphous genetics markers was done. A corresponding rate obtained in older twin samples of 96% was revealed by Zygosity comparisons (Hartl…

  The idea(s) developed in the The Color Purple (book) about how individuals maintain hope as a means of persevering through hardships             Different people devise various ways on how to maintain hope as a means of perseverance through hardship. The Color Purple by Alice Walker is no exception, with its central idea revolving around staying strong and keeping fighting. In The Color Purple, Alice Walker shows how Celie maintains hope through the belief in a higher power, Remaining silent and invisible, and being determined despite experiencing hard times at the hands of the men around her. Remaining silent and invisible is one way of maintaining hope. Being silent may assist one as a way of taking time to figure out what seems troubling him or her. Alice Walker in The Color purple represents the idea of perseverance in many ways. Celie writes to God, believing that everything will be okay soon.  In his book, Alice walker emphasizes that one’s ability to express thoughts and feelings is essential to develop a sense of self. Alice walker shows that Celie is…