China Annotated Bibliographies Samples For Students

Sexism and Classism were seen majorly in the communist China during the period lasting from the year 1949 to the year 1979. Sexism which refers to discrimination and prejudices that is not based on race but on the sex of the individual. This usually is channeled towards the female sex due to some ancient cultural, religious or social beliefs. This can surprisingly be seen till date in our present day society. Classism on the other hand refers to this same practice but with the tendency of being based on the race and ...

Chen, Bingheng, et al. "Air pollution and health studies in China—Policy implications." Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 61.11 (2011): 1292-1299. Web.

In this paper, researchers from Fudan University, Shanghai, China, noted that levels of air pollution in China are higher than most parts of the world. They reported that with rapid economic development, some types of air pollutants such as particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤10 μm (PM10) and SO2 have been decreased due to controlling measures, whereas other types of air pollutants such as NO2 have been increased. Further studies ...

Population action international, why population matters to food security? 2011, Washington.

As the name of the article states, the entire article is meant to highlight the high impact that population growth has on the state of food security. According to the article, a rising population leads to a direct rise if the demand for food which in turn dictates the use of additional water and arable land especially in the absence of adequate food production technology and integrated programs. The projection by the Food and Agriculture organization that the population and economic growths could lead to a doubling effect on the demand for food by 2050 further ascertains significant effect of population growth ...

Glaser, Sheri R. Formula to Stop the Illegal Organ Trade: Presumed Consent Laws and Mandatory Reporting Requirements for Doctors. Human Rights Brief. 2007. Web. 8 Oct. 2013.

Glaser in this article uses a mildly aggressive approach towards Organ Trade and Organ traffickers. The article describes and discusses cases of organ trafficking and the methods of the Black Market of the organ trade.

An example from the conduct of the Chinese officials with executed criminals’ bodies and how the judiciary involves throws a hint of how governments are involved as well. The article also points out the involvement of doctors, both knowingly ...

Bibliography

Differences between Eastern and Western Culture

Lang, S. Communication Differences Between Eastern and Western Cultures: Managing Intercultural Communication Differences. Yahoo Voices. 12 May 2008. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.

This article is focuses on the differences of communication and the importance of understanding various communication approaches between the East and the West. According to the article, the eastern cultures are perceived as high context cultures. Such cultures use more nonverbal and indirect communication and conflict is common. The people from the Western cultures are individualistic, communicate directly, and use concrete language while communicating.

The perceptions of power are different ...

Anyaegbu, R., Ting, W., & Li, Y. (2012). Serious game motivation in an EFL classroom in chinese primary school. Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 11(1), 154-164. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1140132176?accountid=11652

The authors of this qualitative study found out that serious games, such as Mingoville, can motivate Chinese students to learn English. Students of two primary schools in China were asked to play the Mingoville interactive English learning computer program. Not all the students were interested with some saying it was a boring game. The study was carried out to find out how a serious game motivates students to ...

Karpetis, George. "How experienced social workers apply recovery-oriented mental health policies in everyday practice." European Journal of Social Work 23.1 (2020): 106-117.

Social workers are the first line helpers to people who have recently suffered stress, trauma, and crisis events. They go through various training to handle these individuals because each individual has a different perspective and crisis or trauma that they may have undergone, and each one of them requires a different kind of attention. Most of these techniques that social workers use include offering psychological first aid, listening to the victim, and offering them a temporary ...

Part I: Post-disaster management

Crawford, L., Langston, C., & Bajracharya, B. (2013). Participatory project management for improved disaster resilience. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(3), 317-333.

This study contributes to understanding of disaster management relative to project and stakeholder management. Placing value in participatory project management approaches, the study aims to contribute to improved disaster resilience opportunities. Summative content analysis (qualitative) of project management in disaster management discourse is used based on two sets of text from institutionalized discourse (e.g., policies) and the inquiry report from the 2011 Queensland Floods Commission. Limitations were identified as a narrow analysis – a wider ...

Annotated Bibliography

Earthquake and Volcano Forecasting

James, H., Kazuyoshi, N., & Donald, T. (2005). Earthquake forecasting and its verification. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, Retrieved from http://arxiv.org/pdf/cond-mat/0508476v1.pdf This was a manuscript presented in 2005 in the University of California. According to the researchers, Earthquakes are comparatively more dangerous than hurricanes and volcanoes as floods increase gradually and the hurricanes can also be predicted. Earthquakes can occur anytime and they are hard to predict. The Authors have adopted a relatively different approach on the basis of pattern informatics method. This method quantifies temporal variations. Specific areas on seismogenic region have been identified where earthquakes ...

Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial that studied the effectiveness of acupuncture in reducing pain and bothersomeness in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) compared to placebo treatment. Bothersomeness and pain were measured using visual analogue scales (VAS). Disability, health status, and depression were other outcomes measured using various instruments. The study used a sample of 130 adults with CLBP for three months before the trial and recruited from three medical hospitals in Korea. They were randomly allocated to two groups – real acupuncture group and sham acupuncture group. Treatment was given twice a week for six weeks by physicians specializing ...

Fall 2012

Information Skills in Electronic Age Library 1551

Annotated Bibliography Hohenegger, B. (2006). Liquid jade: the story of tea from east to west. New York: St. Martin's Press. Beatrice Hohenegger is a guest museum curator for a tea exhibition. 5 book versions are published in several countries, so it’s very reliable source with no advertising. It was published in 2006 by St. Martin’s Press. Tea is examined in all its social and cultural aspects using many references. Chapters include Tea History, Social Aspects and Tea Trade History. From the East to the West, tea was used in ...

Bibb, R., D. Eggbeer, and P. Evans. "Rapid Prototyping Technologies in Soft Tissue Facial Prosthetics: Current State of the Art." Rapid Prototyping Journal 16.2 (2010): 130-7.

The objective of this study is to determine the implications of prosthetics to the quality, economic status, technological and clinical aspects of digitizing maxillofacial prosthetics. This study also focuses on the rapid prototyping of prosthetics. Using multiple case studies on the capacity of digital technologies to prepare, design and produce maxillofacial prostheses, findings show that rapid prototyping illustrated the potential clinical uses of prostheses that cater to the needs of maxillofacial ...

Bell G, Filatotchev I, Aguilera R (2014), 'Corporate Governance and Investors’ Perceptions of Foreign IPO Value: An Institutional Perspective', Academy of Management Journal, 57(1), p.301-320; [Peer Reviewed]

This article examines the responses of stock market to different groups of corporate governance strategies at the firm level by putting emphasis on initial public offerings in the U.S. it depicts how a blend of different incentive-based and monitoring strategies under corporate governance result into the same level of valuation for investors. Equity investors are highly influenced by their expectations regarding the corporate governance strategies adopted.

Bell G, Moore, C. B., ...

Prenatal Methylmercury, Postnatal Lead Exposure, and Evidence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Inuit Children in Arctic Québec. By: Boucher, Olivier, Jacobson, Sandra W., Plusquellec, Pierrich, Dewailly, Éric, Ayotte, Pierre, Forget-Dubois, Nadine, Jacobson, Joseph L., Muckle, Gina, Environmental Health Perspectives, 00916765, Oct2012, Vol. 120, Issue 10.

This study sought to determine the relationship between behavioral changes and ADHD in children and their prenatal diet. Basing on previous studies (that associated Methylmercury and polychlorinated biphenyls to impairment in attention and performance), this study on Inuit children examined amounts Lead (Pb) in their diet in relation to exposure to Methylmercury ( ...

Conferas, Sofia (2010), In Climate Change and Its Causes, Effects and Prediction. New York: Nova Science Publishers.

The source is relevant as it includes the climate change and the land variability resulting from changes in the land use. That includes the major drivers of ecosystems alterations. These are includes the factors that influence the human health as well as the effects on the ecosystem. This includes both economic and ecological issues that influence and threaten the native species that in most cases may lead to extinction. The article has a wide review on the climate change effects especially on the aquatic and invasive species and the management activities that would help mitigate the environmental problems associated with ...

Garley, Matt, Slade, Benjamin and Marina Terkourafi. “Hwaet! LOL! Common Formulaic Functions in Beowulf.” Proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Association 45 (1): 111-126.

This paper identifies six different formulaic functions that appear both in modern blogs and in Old English poetry. These six are discourse-structuring, filler, gnomic, epithetic, tonic and acronymic. The commonality of these linguistic features is interesting given the amount of time that has passed between the two genres. This shows that the purpose of communication has remained constant, at least in these areas.

Godfrey, J.E. “Beowulf as Martial Epic.” Unpublished dissertation, Texas Tech University, 2011. http://repositories.tdl.org/ttu-ir/handle/2346/19379

This dissertation focuses on the similarities between Beowulf and other epics of war. The conventions of this type of epic are discussed, as well as the rhetorical devices that the martial epic typically encompasses. This is ...

Annotated Bibliography

Jurisevic, M. (2012). Students’ Motivational Patterns to Learn. Studia Psychologica 54(3): 221-236

Jurisevic (2012) focuses on the identification of motivational structures responsible for influencing the learning patterns of students. Jurisevic (2012) identifies learning as complex pedagogical-psychological phenomenon that is undertaken using different structures. The author cites academic motivation to being a key ingredient in facilitating the learning process among students. By citing several research studies, Jurisevic (2012) confirmed that it was possible to link motivation to student’s learning and subsequently their academic achievements. In this study, the author states that improving academic achievement among students calls ...

Maya Lin – Annotated Bibliography

Works Cited

Rothstein, Edward. "Maya Lin". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2009. This biographical article focuses on the strengths of Maya Lin as an architectural genius and also discusses several aspects of her work. Paul Berger (November 5, 2006). "Ancient Echoes in a Modern Space". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2009. This article looks at some aspects of Maya Lin’s work in the context of her redefining of space with a blend of ancient architecture. Peter G. Rowe and Seng Kuan (2004). Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern ...