Connecticut is a generally affluent place. A glimpse into the perception people have and the actual lives of the people confirms this assessment. However, behind the curtain of assumptions and statistics lies a marginalized group of people. People who rarely ever get noticed. Insight into the lives of the vast variations of people reveals that all these people encounter the same life challenges. They all […]

In the current era of competition, the success of supply chains increasingly depends on the ability of the management to integrate the company’s networks of business relationships. Supply chain integration is a major contributor to organization’s success. According to John (2014), supply chain integration involves redefining and connecting internal functions within a company with the external processes of suppliers and consumers among other participants to […]

Drawing upon existing literature, cybercrime encompasses a broad spectrum of offenses many of which are linked to traditional crime activities supported by digital technology (Broadhurst, 2006).). Cybercrime is a relatively new crime, but a tremendous threat to today’s digital society. Whether purely digital crimes or traditional crimes enhanced by the use of digital technology, cybercrime is increasingly a significant criminal activity around the world. Notably, […]

Literature offers no single embracing definition of terrorism. However, scholars agree that terrorism is the use of violence against civilians with the intention of advancing fear and forcing certain beliefs upon others (Fahmy, 2017). Terrorism and the fight against it are major elements in domestic and international politics. As Marthoz (2017) notes, the media is often in the front position, especially when attacks target civilians. […]

What do you believe about the influences of theory on nursing practice? A nursing theory includes a set of definitions, concepts, relationships, and assumptions derived from nursing models or other disciplines with the purpose of guiding the nursing practice. Notably, although some scholars have out rightly disregarded the importance of nursing theories, El and Osuji (2016) note others have insisted that the real value of […]

B. Muze welcomes you to fantasy literature through the spellbinding story of Yaku Shaman, Jovai, the significance of their names and the characters they portrayed. The author exhibited nothing but talent in this book. I have always enjoyed reading fantasy fiction, but this book is on some other new level. The adventures and accounts of characters are well described to the reader’s enjoyment. The author […]

“We can think of a bank’s liabilities as the sources of its funds, and we can think of a bank’s assets as the uses of its funds.” The above statement implies that bank liabilities are the means that banks use to source their funds. The sources of fund for an organization include deposits, borrowed capital, and shareholder funds. Deposits from customers is the largest source […]

September 11, 2001 is a date so familiar with majority of the Americans. It is a day that shone the limelight on the then little known terrorist group, Al Qaeda. Terrorism, according to Freilich et al. (2009) can be understood as a systematic, unlawful and organized use of force. Terrorists enjoy and get an upper hand when their operations instill fear on populations as they […]

Inflammation is the body’s natural way of protecting itself against damage, irritants, and pathogens. Without inflammation, the healing process does not begin. It is an innate immune response. This means that it is a naturally present capability as opposed to being adaptive. There are two types of inflammation. The first is acute inflammation. This is quick and will usually be triggered by injured tissue or […]

Culture is a multifaceted element that encompasses race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, language, socioeconomic status, individual beliefs, and customs among others (Aragona-Young & Sawyer, 2018). In the global society, dramatic demographic changes in both cultural and linguistic diversity of people are occurring challenging education institutions to modify the curricula and instructional strategies to meet the needs of the diverse learners. Unfortunately, while incorporating a multicultural/global […]