Akhtar-Danesh, et al., examines the parents' perceptions on why children become obese, on how obesity impacts a child's health, and the challenges involved in preventing a child from becoming overweight and/or obese. Parents' perceptions and attitu Continue Reading...
Results suggest that heavy multitaskers underperformed because their brains are unable to filter out irrelevant stimuli (why). The where question or the research coverage was addressed by the psychological research account but was already left out b Continue Reading...
Many of the same issues that arise in regards to diabetes, also apply to control of obesity as well (Tilghman, 2003). Conceptual Model The symptom-focused intervention model was developed by the University of California -- San Francisco Nursing Sy Continue Reading...
01 (p = 0.32), and the regression predicting number of non-pharmacologic ways produced a change in R2 of 0.02 (p = 0.10) The research made by Griffin and colleagues (2008) had quite a few number of limitations -- for example, the patient photos were Continue Reading...
Personality Social Psychology Suzanne Kobasa's Personality and Social Psychology article entitled "Stressful Life Events, Personality, and Health: An Inquiry into Hardiness" builds upon past research to examine individual and group differences regar Continue Reading...
Psychology of Sport Exercise Conroy, D.E., and Coatsworth, J.D. (2007). Assessing autonomy-supportive coaching strategies in youth sport. Psychology of Sport Exercise, 8(50, 671-684. Summary of Research Findings: Grounded in the application of self Continue Reading...
Healthcare Economics Evaluation This report is about a proposed healthcare economics investigation. Some early research has been done and will be described based on what was found and how it was found. The report will conclude with a proposed plan f Continue Reading...
As activists in women's liberation, discussing and analyzing the oppression and inequalities they experienced as women, they felt it imperative to find out about the lives of their foremothers -- and found very little scholarship in print" (Women's Continue Reading...
International Social Science Review, 85(1-2), 62-63. Halachmi, a. & Bouckaert, G. (1996). Organizational performance and measurement in the public sector. Westport, CT: Quorum Books. 3. How has congressional agenda setting changed over time? Continue Reading...
As the term suggest, liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been reduced to a liquid by cooling it to minus 161°C thereby eliminating oxygen, carbon dioxide and other unwanted components to achieve almost pure methane (Liquefied Na Continue Reading...
(2011) report that cognitive therapy "especially cognitive restructuring…can help correct faulty perceptions of danger, improve perceived self-control of memories and accompanying negative emotions and strengthen adaptive coping responses unde Continue Reading...
In reviewing this study, we do not know the exact parameters and methods of the way that the studies were done before this leading one to view the results with some further questions. The results of this particular study include that "institutional Continue Reading...
This study was similar to the third study in that both involved a retrospective review of data based on prior studies and program data. This study differed from the third study in that the prior study involved only a review of published literature, Continue Reading...
At long last, here is a book that provides women on the autism spectrum the opportunity to tell the world about their experiences, good and bad. Their candid reflections will warm your heart while giving you a backstage pass to another realm. Leadin Continue Reading...
role of video games in gender socialization of children growing up. For example, what would parents buy their 9-year-old son on his birthday and would it be different if it was a daughter. Also the effects of video games on the age groups that play t Continue Reading...
These strategies should focus on parolees' risks and need and conducted in a way that would motivate change. Aware of these realities, States continue to innovate and evolve reentry strategies towards this end (Yahner et al.). The BRI was a particu Continue Reading...
Mixed Method This was a mixed methods study that was applied to the topic of school psychology The purpose of Powell et al.'s (2008) journal article was to show the benefits of mixed method study using the field of school psychology as an example. Continue Reading...
Gay Marriages ame sex marriages' has been a ubiquitous argument for critics, activists, and political commentators for quite some time now. While some critics choose to reflect on the religious and ethical stance of gay and lesbian marriages, Andre Continue Reading...
Social Science There are, of course, a number of theoretical approaches to social science -- and a number of sub-theories that construct a larger, more detailed template that helps us critique the differences between critical social science, and th Continue Reading...
Analytical and Interpretative Preciseness The small number of participants and open-endedness of the focus groups also led to a degree of imprecision in the analysis and interpretation of the study's results, but this was expected and even sought Continue Reading...
But research is very mixed on what that answer is when the data is voluntarily revealed. For example, if someone "likes" Apple on Facebook and Apple then in turn markets Apple products to that person, it should be asked whether Apple is acting impro Continue Reading...
ideographic tradition and seeks to focus on the insider's world and the meanings that are attached to behaviour. While this is a general view of qualitative studies each qualitative design has unique foci. Hudacek (2008) examined the concept of cari Continue Reading...
Strategic assessment 2. Project Preparation 3. Project Implementation' 4. Facility Operation These four assessment tools are to be standalone tools that are applied at specific stages of the Gipsy Lane brickworks road extension and the industria Continue Reading...
The authors contend in this phase that once the constraint has been identified, it needs to also be isolated so that controllable and uncontrollable areas can be defined. The control mechanism, often called a buffer, shields the constraint from extr Continue Reading...
The study will also be important to those in the future, because scientists have not yet found ways to cure these chronic illnesses or correct some of these problems that are seen today, and therefore it stands to reason that there will be more peop Continue Reading...
The Concept of Intelligence in Psychology:General Intelligence versus Multiple IntelligencesPerhaps no more polarizing concept exists than that of intelligence in psychology. Quantifying intelligence is an emotional, not simply a scientific issue. Th Continue Reading...
Introduction In the research article “Effect of Digital Marketing on Competitiveness of Automobile Companies in Kenya” by Eva Nkatha Kigunda, the objective was to assess how digital marketing strategies affected the competitiveness of aut Continue Reading...
Introduction Emotional intelligence and effective leadership, an article written by Bano Fakhra Batool (2013) studies the effect emotional intelligence and mode of leadership has on, specifically, the Pakistani banking industry. This research helps i Continue Reading...
Evidence hierarchy exists as a means of evaluating the strength of the evidence that has been provided in a study. The highest order of evidence, for example, is a meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) that have clear results. The lowe Continue Reading...
Philosophical Overview and Underpinnings The way we think about a phenomenon has greatly and definitely been influenced by phenomenology which is a school of philosophy with wide spread recognition. Phenomenology which has its origins in European di Continue Reading...
Blueprint for Teaching Ethics in Nursing Practice The development of a test blueprint is an important component in teaching practice just like architecture is to the building and construction industry. One of the major reasons for the development a Continue Reading...
Social Media and Technology Today, a growing number of the world's population subscribe to various social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace and others. Moreover, just as the overwhelming majority of enterprises jumped on the Continue Reading...
Opportunities to Promote Travel and Tourism for Greenbushes 6254, Western Australia This study provides an evaluation of Greenbushes 6254, Western Australia, to best determine how to preserve its culture and heritage to attract more tourists to use Continue Reading...
Powell (2008) is discussing the utilization of mixed method research. What actuaries found is that the majority of actuaries used this kind of approach sparingly (with only 13.7% of the studies classified in these categories). This is providing a ba Continue Reading...
A poll conducted by the Gallop group and published in the journal Public Administration Review (Ward, 2002, p. 726) shows that 59% of adults surveyed agreed that "…some police officers stop motorists of certain racial or ethnic groups" simply Continue Reading...
Psychology of Aging Aging of whole organisms is a complex process that can be defined as a progressive deterioration of physiological function, an intrinsic age-related process of loss of viability and increase in vulnerability. Many psycholological Continue Reading...
They computed a variety of measures to determine whether there was in fact a narrowing of a gap between teacher qualifications across wealthier and poorer schools and found that there was. This narrowing -- indicative of changes in hiring practices Continue Reading...
Furthermore, 34 other states offer insurance discounts of up to 10% following completion of such a course. Insurance points assigned by the individual insurance carrier are used to determine the cost of auto insurance and, therefore, are not reduced Continue Reading...
