Azure Luna Buck, the daughter of the acclaimed American R&B artist Jonathan David Buck, known to fans as Jon B, is beginning to attract attention in her own right. Jon B rose to prominence in the 1990s with his chart-topping hits and platinum-selling albums. His debut album, “Bonafide,” released in 1995, achieved significant success, earning platinum certification and selling over a million copies. The album’s track “Someone to Love” earned Jon B a Grammy nomination, featuring the renowned artist Babyface. Continuing his streak of success, Jon B’s second album, “Cool Relax,” released in 1997, further solidified his position in the music industry. Before his own stardom, Jon B demonstrated his songwriting prowess by penning tracks for iconic ar…
In today’s fast-paced and demanding world, efficient staffing and scheduling are paramount, especially in sectors like healthcare and education. Effective management of these aspects directly influences the quality of service delivery, employee satisfaction, and operational costs. This is where Smart Square HMH, a cutting-edge solution, steps in to transform the way businesses manage their operations and resources. With its comprehensive features and adaptability, Smart Square HMH has garnered significant interest from various industries, positioning itself as a powerful tool for workforce management.
The Importance of Effective Staffing and Scheduling in Healthcare
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Motorcycle accidents happen quite often, and, due to the nature of motorcycles, they can be fatal. In order to reduce the risk of accidents and have a safer journey, there are, of course, several precautions that motorcyclists can choose. After taking these precautions, motorcyclists reduce their risk of accidents and become more conscious drivers. But not always accidents are caused by people not taking these precautions, and sometimes accidents can occur only because of the negligence of the other party. Even if such accidents happen, it is essential to take precautions.
Use of Protective Equipment
Often people who are new to motorcycling don’t use this protective equipment, which is essential when riding a motorcycle. Ther…
As a physician, being good at diagnosing and treating diseases and illnesses are at the forefront of your mind.
Sometimes, physicians can be so wrapped up in the solution to the problem, that they forget they are treating a human being. This can come off to the patient as cold and uncaring.
Even if you treat the symptoms successfully, patient satisfaction will be low if they feel like they are being dismissed.
That’s why bedside manner is such an integral part of your success as a physician. If you feel like you could brush up on these, you’ve come to the right place.
This article will give you seven tips that you can use in your daily rounds to help increase your patient satisfaction and retention.
1. Really Listen
There are times when p…
Athar Parvaiz
KATHMANDU, Sep 20 2009 (IPS) – As the Copenhagen Conference on climate change draws nearer, South Asia, which appears poised for severe threats from the impacts of climate change, faces a stiff challenge on two fronts.
For one, South Asia s member states home to half the world s poor need to convince the developed world to take steps toward the mitigation of future climate-related risks in the region.
For another, divergence of ideas among these countries over some crucial issues arising from the impact of this global concern on the region is a potential stumbling block to training some of the global climate change spotlight on South Asia.
The region will need to lobby hard during the Copenhagen summit in December to get the support they need, gi…
Zofeen Ebrahim
KARACHI, Pakistan, Apr 22 2010 (IPS) – Already on dialysis, Sukhil Johal was told by her doctors in the United States that she needed a kidney transplant. But they also told her that it would probably take 10 years before a suitable one could be found for her.
Unwilling to wait that long, Johal headed for what was then known as the world s kidney bazaar: Pakistan.
That was in 2008. Johal, now 47 and working as a beautician in Britain, is healthy. But non-Pakistanis who may be in need of an organ transplant as she once did may now find it harder to replicate her medical experience here.
At least that is what many doctors and government officials are saying more than a month after President Ali Zardari signed the historic human organ and tissue tr…
Elizabeth Whitman
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 31 2011 (IPS) – A new report by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released Thursday found progress in combating HIV/AIDS worldwide to be promising, yet inadequate to meet the needs of the 33.3 million people estimated to be living with HIV in 2009.
The report, entitled Uniting for universal access: towards zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS- related deaths, assessed major obstacles in the path to this ideal world.
The secretary-general listed five recommendations to help bridge the gap between this vision and the reality for people living with HIV/AIDS, calling for a prevention revolution that relies upon the energy of young people and new methods of communication to empower people to protect themselves fr…
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CASABLANCA, Morocco, Apr 6 2016 (IPS) – This is not a minor issue. Chickpea, faba bean, lentil, common bean, field pea, mung bean, black gram, pigeon pea, cowpea, and grass pea are the major pulse crops produced globally. And these especially play an important role in food and nutritional security and sustainable agricultural production systems in the drylands, which cover over 40 per cent of the world’s land area and are home to approximately 2.5 billion people.
“These crops are the mainstay of agriculture and diets in these regions, constituting a major source of protein for billions. With an ever-growing health conscious population, the dem…
SINGAPORE, Apr 16 2020 (IPS) – COVID-19 has disrupted supply chains that are essential to assure food security in the Asia Pacific region, yet countries overall seem to have managed, so far, to keep supermarkets stocked with food and feed those who can afford it.
The Asia Pacific region is home to over 60% of humanity and also contains sub-regions with among the highest frequencies of severe weather events and some of the most challenging environments for agriculture. As a region it is characterized by diverse food systems and a multiplex of supply chains. Under normal circumstances, food security is already threatened by a multitude of factors.
Paul S. Teng
The CO…
Andrés Cañizález is a Venezuelan journalist and Ph.D. in Political Science
A teenage girl covers her face with her hands in front of a laptop computer, frightened by the news she reads about the pandemic. Photo: Dusko Miljanic/Unicef
CARACAS, Aug 6 2020 (IPS) – Every era brings its own buzzwords or catchphrases along with it. The term du jour is ‘pandemic’, namely ‘coronavirus’ and ‘COVID-19’; but alongside these words, speculation and forecasts over the post-pandemic world are flourishing. There is a proliferation of pieces and commentary on what our daily lives or the economy will be like once the epidemic is under control, that i…