EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON COMFORT LEVELS OF OLDER PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES IN FLORIDA John Onyango1 & Angelica Tavarez 1 School of Architecture‚ University of Miami‚ USA‚ j.onyango@miami.edu 2 School of Architecture‚ University of Miami‚ USA‚ g.wang2@miami.edu Abstract It is estimated that temperature and humidity levels in Florida will increase on average by between 4° F and 11° F by 2080 due to effects of climate change. This will results in the characteristics of the indoor
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Change Management Introduction A need for growth in any organization to stay a viable entity must occur. Organizational change is inevitable. Just like anything in life‚ markets and cultures change which require constant attention and preparation. In order to be successful in any market‚ an organization has to be able transform itself to the needs for the market. CrysTel is no stranger to change. CrysTel is a telecommunication company with over 2500 employees and a gross income of approximately
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A larger change in which I was recently involved was changing which grade I teach. Since I began at my school‚ I have taught ninth grade (though as I mention above‚ it is not the norm to continue teaching the same grade). As of the beginning of April‚ I no longer teach ninth grade and instead am now teaching seventh grade. As the RTC chart shows I’m not very resistant to change. Although teaching ninth grade had become my routine‚ I mildly welcomed the change. There are a few reasons why I didn’t
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Article 1 Wind of Change Change having a consistency since the beginning‚ the beginning of time. First‚ the big bang‚ then our forefathers‚ then the apple and now the apple again. Now the kinds of changes; passing of the years brought about the change of man from ape‚ wood age to the current age of technology and speed. Now to speak about the constant‚ the social change‚ Satyagraha‚ force-love and force-truth. Changing the physiology from resistance and non-violence to patience and
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opposite sex.” The average type of beauty is no longer being appreciated‚ and people are not considering internal beauty or other traits‚ like intelligence or unique talents. These are interesting changes spurred by the digital media’s prevalence in today’s society. To understand the dramatic changes of the beauty perceptions‚ we must examine the history of beauty before the introduction and dissemination of digital media. Back in 1910s‚ the “Gibson Girl” was considered to be the ideal of femininity
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Conceptually‚ the change process starts wit awareness of the need for change. An analysis of this situation and the factors that have created it leads to diagnosis of their constructive characteristics and an indication of the direction in which action needs to be taken. Possible courses of action can then be identified and evaluated and a choice made of the preferred action. It is necessary to decide how to get from here to there. Managing change during this transition state is a critical phase
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INTRODUCTION TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT Change management is a structured approach to transitioning individuals‚ teams‚ and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. Change management (or change control) is the process during which the changes of a system are implemented in a controlled manner by following a pre-defined framework/model with‚ to some extent‚ reasonable modifications. Change management is the process of developing a planned approach to change in anorganization. Typically
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Everything Changes My existence started the day I was born. The day a new angel sent from above live the outside world. And day by day‚ life is changing and I’m growing up. After years had passed‚ I realized that only change is constant in this world. Because It seems so normal at all‚ but as I looked back‚ I realized‚ I’ve gone so far. Now‚ I’m a teenager‚ and life’s too different compared to childhood years. Childhood years were the time we were learning and copying insights from our parents
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first factor to be assessed in a change process is to determine whether or not a particular status quo is in need of change. If the answer is yes‚ then the agent needs to identify the nature and relative strength of the driving and restraining forces operating in the force field. From the analysis‚ a determination is made of which one or several restraining forces is to be altered in order for the desired change to occur (Lewin‚ 1951). In my organization‚ the change that management could undertake
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Most people don’t like change because they don’t like being changed. When change comes into view‚ fear and resistance to change follow. People fight against change because they fear to lose something they value‚ don’t understand the change and its implications don’t think that the change makes sense‚ or find it difficult to cope with either the level or pace of the change. Resistance emerges when there’s a threat to something the individual values. The threat may be real or it may be just a perception
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