Journal Annotated Bibliographies Samples For Students

Annotated Bibliography

Anderson, J., & Etches, D. (2007). Prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage. American Family Physician , 875 - 882.

The authors of this journal article in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology are two doctors trained in Family Medicine specialties. Their 8 page article focuses on the importance of vigilance in the management of the third stage of labor or the placental separation stage. Most of the hemorrhage episodes typically occur on this stage of labor. The authors emphasized the importance of uterotonic medications like oxytocin as a routine medication to help the uterus contract and stop a potential bleed. The ...

Avena, N., Rada, P. and Hoebel, B. G. (2008). Evidence for Sugar Addiction: Behavioral and Neurochemical Effects of Intermittent, Excessive Sugar Intake. Neuroscience Biobehavioral Review, 32(1): 20-39.

The nervous system evolves to motivate and reinforces an individual to subconsciously eat sweet foods and other foods that may trigger such addictive behavior similar to that of alcohol addiction. In this research, Avena and colleagues attempt to find whether or not sugar should be included in the ranks of heroin and cocaine that could also lead to a natural form of addiction. Avena and colleagues contend that food addiction may be a plausible explanation to explain how the brain pathways evolved in response to natural reinforcements that are activated in the same vein that pathways for narcotics are also activated. ...

The article contains information about the differences in livelihoods between the heterosexual homeless families and the transgendered homeless families. The target was the mental and physical challenges that these two face when they come out in the open and the comparisons in terms of the magnitude on each group. The findings illustrated that the transgendered, lesbians, gays and the bisexual communities were prone to social vices and other physical assaults.

The findings illustrated that the minority groups were at an increased risk than the heterosexual homeless. This was especially once people got to know the correct status of these ...

Annotated Bibliography on Protestant Ethic and the Enlightenment in America by Benjamin Franklin

Beeman, Richard "Benjamin Franklin and the American Enlightenment” The Intellectual World of Benjamin Franklin. Eds. Dilys Winegrad. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania. 1990. 15-28. Print.
This is a volume of works that consists of essays written by different authors that contributes to the body of knowledge of Benjamin Franklin. The book speaks of the deep philosophical thought of Benjamin Franklin and explains further why the man still holds high appeal in the minds of Americans today. It is a scholarly piece of work where the authors have written personal essays or responses to the overall topic. The article written by Richard ...

Ascano-Martin, F. (2008). Shift Report And SBAR. Nurse Educator, 33(5), 190-191.
In this article the reference guides for adult learning to be employed by nurses in the service are outlined. These guidelines are emphasized on as being extremely strict and thus the adherence of nurses to these guidelines is of the utmost importance. In this particular article, the guidelines entail nurses building a personal relationship with the adult in question in order to ensure that optimum service is offered by the nurse to the patient. This personal relationship will also endear the nurse to the patient in question ...

Anderson, James A.; Baym, Geoffrey (December 2004). " A first look at communication theory, 1995-2004". Journal of Communication (Blackwell Publishing Ltd.; International Communication Association) 55: 437–448.

The Journal is an examination of the communication theory. The communication authors give an analysis of the ideas that the theory is criticized of and its strength. The authors identify preciseness as a factor in the theory of communication that can be brought to clear understanding by means of observation under presented standards. The Authors presents their beliefs of the dangers that are associated with misunderstanding the measures and standards that are laid to present the misrepresentation of information from one source or the other. The authors make clear judgment that there exist no precise measures to determine whether people ...

Introduction

Stress is caused by a number of factors such as pregnancy, disease and financial constraints and the environment. It is possible for mothers who are pregnant to often experience stress due the anxiety of delivery or having too much responsibility. Stress can also be experienced by college students due to the new environment and colleagues. This paper analyzes the annotated bibliography of several articles about stress management in various situations.

Talley, L. (2013). Stress Management in Pregnancy. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 28(1), 43-45.

Talley (2013) points out that pregnancy is an exceptional life event which in itself may ...

Annotated Bibliography

Atkinson, R. C., & Shiffrin, R. M. (1971). The control processes of short-term memory. Institute for Mathematical Studies in the Social Sciences, Stanford University.

It is a theoretical study mainly a review of laboratory results about memory. The author explains the difference between long term and short term memory. It further explains how short term memory works. In this regard, the authors examine how short term memory make decisions, keeps and passes on information and how as part of the overall brain controls and regulates learning and forgetting. With the help of scientific data, the authors explain the concept and reality ...

How African Americans are Portrayed in the Media

Wilson, B., & Sparks, R. E. (1999). Impacts of black athlete media portrayals on
Canadian youth. Canadian Journal of Communication, 24(4), 589-589. This article provides an insight on the media effects to the races and most evident the black as athlete by examining the limitations of the current theories about the same. It provides a rationale for using Janice Radway’s concept of ‘interpretive communities’ as a means of giving insight into the influence the media has to the audience and most importantly the youth as far as athletics is concerned. The research involves audience and media-related ethnographies that help ...

Introduction

This paper will explore existing literature on the topic of eco-tourism as a form of sustainable business. It is argued that eco-tourism has been around for 20 years however during this time it has been hard to define, this is due to the complex nature of eco-tourism. This paper will provide annotated bibliography based on the form of eco-tourism to discuss the link between eco-tourism and business. The annotated bibliography will look at cultural variations and different eco-tourism products to identify any common patterns.

The research identified the use of a holistic approach to eco-tourism which is in alignment with the ...

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Ahluwalia, G. (2013). Cosmetic applications of laser and light-based systems. Norwich, NY: William Andrew.
Smith, G. (2013). Cosmetic applications of laser and light-based systems. Norwich, NY: William Andrew.

The book by Smith is a good point of reference for any person who may wish to undertake a research in this chapter. Not only is the book written in a simple language, the integration of points is exceptional, and the definition of terms meets the point. Smith gives a general overview of the process and argues that the process is beneficial. Although he does not address the principles, the book gives the basic ...

Annotated Bibliography

Au, W. "Fresh Out of School: Rap Music's Discursive Battle with Education." The Journal of Negro Education, 74.3 (2005): 210-20.

The purpose of this research paper is to determine how such discourse in education is challenged by the discourse in rap music. According to Au, rap music opposes and critiques education as a dominant discourse. In this study, Au makes an analysis of rap music lyrics from the perspective of the hip-hop culture on the African American education system. Au uses academic literatures, discourse analysis, and ground theories to support his findings from several lyrics of rap ...

Annotated Bibliography: Organizational Development

Aubry, M., Hobbs, B., & Thuillier, D. (2009). The contribution of the project management office to organizational performance. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 2(1), 141-148.

The objective of this article is to be able to summarize and defend some scientific results on in regards to a recent Organizational Development phenomenon, the Project Management Office (PMO), in a location where most of the literature is currently coming from advisers. The emphasis of this research article shows how important the project manager is when it comes to the PMO transformation process rather than on the clarification of their great diversity. ...

Coope, Christopher Mill. “Death with dignity.” Hastings Center Report, 27.5, (2007): 37.

This is an argument about the greatest disadvantage about euthanasia. It makes the people think that the only ay to die with dignity is by going to euthanasia. This is quiet misleading. As opposed to this option, the author argues that the best way is to give the different options on how to die with dignity.

This paper will help in developing an argument against euthanasia. It indicates that the practice tends tow whitewash the minds of the patients and the medical practitioners, thereby blinding ...

An analysis of the poem by Sylvia Plath and Elizabeth Bishop aims to demonstrate female suffering. Women were forced to live under violent conditions and inequality circumstances. Therefore, Plath and Bishop used metaphor and irony to show the desire of feminism and equality in society. This paper shows how profound feminism has developed over the years as denoted in different writings by various Authors

Black-Phones: Postmodern Poetics within the Holocaust Poetry (Sylvia Plath Boswell), Matthew Critical Survey20.2 (2008): 53-64,112.

This journal talks about the suffering of Plath. She uses the poem ‘Lady Lazarus’ and ‘Daddy’ to describe her generation. Plath’s technique of using “Lady ...

Alain-Yves Huc. “Heavy Crude Oils: From Geology to Upgrading - An Overview”U.S.A: Editions TECHNIP, 2010. print.

Alain-Yves Huc wrote this source. He wrote this book in order to bring to light some of the countries where crude oil is obtained. In his book, he defines Crude oil as the raw oil which has been taken directly from the ground. It is the oil that has not yet been processed and refined. According to Alain-Yves Huc, crude oil is made from decaying plant matter which has been under pressure inside the Earth’s crust for a long period of ...

Technology in education has become, not an option, but a challenge to educators. This document contains an annotated listing of references that are helpful in a researcher’s study on integrating technology in the classroom. These sources provide information on effectively using technology for a wide spectrum of learners – from early childhood education to higher education. A combination of peer-reviewed journal articles and reference books gives a formidable source of theories, research and practice in the field of educational technology.

An, Y.J. & Reigeluth, C. (2011-2012). Creating technology-enhanced, learner-centred classrooms:

K-12 teachers’ beliefs, perceptions, barriers, and support needs, Journal of Digital Learning in ...

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 ...

Annotated Bibliography: The Impact of Employee Training on the success or failure of Small Business in First Years of Operations

Dearden, L., Reed, H., & Van Reenen, J. (2010). The Impact of Training on Productivity and
Wages: Evidence from British Panel Data*. Oxford Bulletin of economics and statistics, 68(4), 397-421.

The research incorporated in this article served to establish the effects of training programs on the organization’s productivity. From the results, increased employee training programs and wage reflected an increase in the aggregate productivity.

Kotey, B., & Folker, C. (2011). Employee training in SMEs: Effect of size and firm type—
Family and nonfamily. Journal of Small Business Management, 45(2), 214-238. DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00210.x
The ...

Mental illness; SAMHSA and the ad council launch national campaign to raise awareness about mental health problems in Hispanic/Latino communities. (2010). Marketing Weekly News, 395.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA announced the launch of the campaign that was aimed ate enlightening the public on the issues pertaining to mental health. In collaboration with the Advertising Council, SAMHSA aimed at using the campaign to promote the process of recovery from mental health and its related ailments. The campaign target was the Latino/Hispanic community, especially the adults. The culturally targeted activity sought to motivate a number of ...

Annotated Bibliography

Chao, D. V. K., N. Y. Chan and W. Y. Chan. "Euthanasia Revisited." Family Practice, 19 (2002): 128-134. Print.

In this journal article, Euthanasia Revisited, Chao, Chan and Chan offers an insightful overview about euthanasia in their report. The journal article gives a lot of insights on the definition of euthanasia to include an elaborate classification of euthanasia. Their recognition of euthanasia as a debatable issue prompted them to make an extensive research on the history of euthanasia in humans in developed countries such as The Netherlands, Australia, United Kingdom and the United States of America.

Chao, Chan, and ...

Browne, A. (2007). Teaching and learning communication, language and literacy. London Thousand Oaks, CA: Paul Chapman.

This is a comprehensive guide for teachers and it offers teaching and learning of communication literacy and language in the early stages (3-5 years). In his work, Browne (2007) draws on research findings and good practice that provide practical guidance regarding working with children in reception and nursery classes. The book further examines how young children progress as learners and users of literacy and language and the combination that school and home make in children’s learning. Browne (2007) locates learning in a curriculum that is play based. It also provides rationale for making play a context and a resource for learning. Additionally, ...

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Clark, Rebecca, Culver, and Lisa Allison-Jones. "Investing In Human Capital: An Academic Service Partnership To Address The Nursing Shortage." Nursing Education Perspectives 32.1 (2011): 18-21.

The article explains why the current nursing education programs are challenged to increase student enrollment since many of the college universities are faced with problems such as limited financial infrastructure, lack of qualified faculty, and difficulty establishing clinical sites needed to support additional students. As a result, many of the qualified students have been turned down.

The article discussed why the national strategies that were implemented in order to improve the nursing workforce ...

Basch, C. E. (2011). Teen Pregnancy and the Achievement Gap Among Urban Minority Youth.Journal Of School Health, 81(10), 614-618. doi:10.1111/j.1746- 1561.2011.00635.x

Teens who become pregnant are at risk in terms of educational achievement (many are high school drop outs) and poverty. Moreover, daughters of teen mothers are more likely to become unwed teen mothers themselves. (Basch, 2011) Basch agrees with Kearney and Levine that teen pregnancy is mostly due to low socio-economic status. There is also an indication that teen mothers score lower on cognitive exams. He also agrees with Pazol and McKay that decreases in teen births are due to increased sexual education and use of contraceptives. However, he also indicates that among African-American females, the increase may also ...

1. EDUCATIONAL THEORY

Introduction to Brain Based Learning & Eric P. Jensen

Principals of Brain Based Learning
Eric P. Jensen’s home page is entitled Game Changers on other connected pages he offers Principals of Brain Based Learning, some of the principals he views as most important and other tools that might be important to someone looking into his theories on brain based learning. Jensen also has several pages devoted to his workshops books, and other presentation materials. It is primarily addressed to the general public, instructors and policy makers.

Teaching with the Brain in Mind, Revised 2nd Edition

Eric P. Jensen was considered a pioneer in brain based learning when he released the First Edition of ...

- Barro, R.J. (1997) Determinants of Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Empirical Study. MIT Press: Cambridge, MA.
This book gives a lot of information on the factors which determine economic growth. It can help in doing this research as an invaluable resource.
- Galor, O. (2005) From Stagnation to Growth: Unified Growth Theory. Handbook of Economic Growth, Elsevier.
In this book, Galar explores the importance of economic progress in the society. It explains that people can only realize economic growth if right decisions are made to change the status quo. It can be great if used in this ...

Abstract
The majority of the articles included deal with the subject of organizational change. Several of them explore organizational change from a theoretical viewpoint and offer ideas for research, while other articles offer more practical information for management with examples of change, elements affecting change, and concrete examples of organizations’ implementation of change. Several of the articles focus on leadership. Again, some approach from a theoretical perspective, while others offer concrete examples of styles of leadership that can be utilized on a practical level. Altogether, the articles provide a diverse picture of theories and practices behind leadership and organizational change. This diversity ...

Browne, L. L., Mehra, S. S., Rattan, R. R., & Thomas, G. G. (2004). Comparing lecture and e-learning as pedagogies for new and experienced professionals in dentistry. British Dental Journal, 197(2), 95-97. doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4811484
Objective: To evaluate the relative effectiveness of e-learning versus lecture learning in VDPs and trainers. Design: Experimental comparison of two groups'learning retention. Setting: VDPs and trainers from two regions were assessed by independent researchers.Method: One region's VDPs and trainers received e-learning; another's received a traditional one hour lecture. Retention and understanding were tested and compared. Personal preference was assessed in group interviews. Results: Significantly greater retention ...

Tyler, K., Hoyt, D., and Whitbeck. The Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Later Sexual Victimization among Female Homeless and Runaway Adolescents. Journal of international violence 15 (3) March 2000 235-250.

The authors Tyler, Hoyt, and Whitbeck wrote this article focused on the risks magnification and victimization approaches. They used path analysis to examine the influence of child and youth sexual abuse. The study involved investigating behaviors and background information on some homeless females and adolescents in different Midwest states. The authors found out that the child and youth sexual abuse have an affirmative direct influence on sexual persecution ...

Violence Against Women

Bad acts committed towards women because of their gender are referred to as violence against women. Violence against women is a clear manifestation of the unequal power relations between men and women. The acts range from physical abuse to psychological torture. Women are viewed to be of a lesser importance in comparison to men. Sexual harassment is one of the major crimes committed against women. Cases of marital rape, harassment at work places and suggestive language used towards women suggest that they are sex symbols. This behavior seems to have been accepted by the society since nothing is being done about. ...

Cohen, Eli B. Growing Information, Part I. Santa Rosa, Calif: Informing Science Institute, 2009. Print.

Cohen in this peer reviewed article has given an insight on a well researched paper. Cohen gives the essential components of a well researched and articulated work through giving the best research problem statement. The article provides practical example for new comers into the world of research (Cohen, 2009). The elements of scholarly research are also a basic component of the article. This article is essential for a starter due to the fact that, it provides insights on how to create a research statement in order to obtain a ...

Blackburn, M., Busser, R. & Nauman A. (2001). Removing Requirement Defects and Automating Test. Software Productivity Consortium NFP

This article underscores the problems that impede operations and growth. In this regard, the article discusses model based approaches to reducing defects in the production process. The article discusses the use of model-based approaches in order to reduce defects, reworks and rejects in order to increase scheduled savings and reduce costs. Automation of development and tests is important in the production process. According to the authors of the article, automation in this way helps reduce resources and time in an attempt to develop high quality production systems. This article is important for this topic as it gives a different perspective ...

Abstract

Different research studies have sought to provide the best counseling method to reduce or treat addictions. These addictions range from internet addictions, drug or alcohol addiction, and painkiller addictions among several others. In the past, professional counselors were instrumental in treating alcohol addictions. However, Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs has provided accreditation standards for addiction counselors.

Different strategies including group and individual counseling techniques have proved effective, well tolerated, and deliverable in different situations considering the type of addictions. While some addictions such as painkiller or alcohol addictions might require group counseling, other addictions ...

Smoking has already been identified by numerous publications and journals as one of the top risk factors for the development of heart and cardiopulmonary diseases. This rationale has been used by policy makers to make policies and ordinances that prohibit the act of smoking tobacco products in public places. Unfortunately, some countries are yet to follow suit. Their ordinances and legislations’ laxity against the spread of second hand smoke are evidenced by the fact that smoking in public places are not yet fully enforced. In an academic journal published in the Journal of American Association in 2006, the authors ...

Introduction

Over the last 50 years, explanations related to recreational behaviour have grown complex and sophisticated. More information about this topic has come to light as experts engage in comprehensive research about various issues associated with the topic. Having been a fan of human sciences for a long time, I have also decided to conduct my own research on the topic particularly focusing on one aspect and this is the educational and psychological theories that drive recreation behavior. I chose to concentrate on three theories and these are the Flow theory, The Self Determination Theory and the Individual Experience Paradigm. To do ...

Whalen, Ryan. "The U.S. Government as an Interagency Network." Inter-Agency Journal (2013): 70-80.

In this article, Ryan approaches the issues of inter-agency cooperation through a two threaded approach. One perspective evaluates the structure of the US government and the other perspective evaluating the methodological issues, which are relevant to inter-agency issues and inter-organizational network analysis. This study adopted the use of online data available in regard to inter-agency relations and inter-organizational analysis. There has been numerous studies in the recent past in regard to inter-organizational network studies based on the availability of data on the relations of organizations with each other. This article explores the inter-agency issues from the perspective of the government ...

Bird, C. E. (2010). Handbook of medical sociology. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press.

Gabe, J., & Monaghan, L. F. (2013). Key concepts in medical sociology. London: SAGE.

The writing Gabe and Monaghan is relevant to the topic of interest since it addresses the key concepts on the subject area. The main subjects of concern here is that sociological studies have become more oriented in not only social status of a community but further relate that to the health, illness and state of health care facilities in a society. It further lays emphasis on how the social distributions in health or disorders have ...

Remember When?: Infantile Amnesia. (2008, February 29). Retrieved from Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science: http://dujs.dartmouth.edu/fall-2007/remember-when#.UVNtMReG00E

The article provided detailed information that explored the reasons for infantile amnesia through identifying the role that autobiographical memory plays in the process. The author, though not specifically identified, was considered part of the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science, whose editorial board members are considered academicians. As such, the audience for the article could be considered members of the academic community, from vast fields of disciplines, as long as interest for the subject is evident. The findings revealed that although greater understanding has been expressed in the area of infantile amnesia, it was noted that the accuracy of the ...

Annotated Bibliography: Why are we too dependent on computers?

Altun, Arif, and Mehtap Cakan. "Undergraduate Students' Academic Achievement, Field Dependent/Independent Cognitive Styles And Attitude Toward Computers." Journal of Educational Technology & Society 9.1 (2006): 289-297.

Conocenti, Paul, and Cindy Azima. "Computer Vulnerability, Consequences and Preparedness - Experiences From World Trade Center." International Journal of Disaster Medicine 1.1 (2003): 69-73.

This paper examines the use of computer technology in healthcare. Computer has become a major tool in health through informatics. It is easier to keep and share information by health professionals through informatics.

Haider, S. Wali, Colin L. Moodie, and James R. Buck. "An Investigation ...

IT Organizational and Key Manager Assessment and Analysis

Dube, L., Bernier, C., & Roy, V. (2009). Taking on the challenge of IT management in a global business context: The Alcan case – Part A. International Journal of Case Studies in Management. 7(2), 1-10.
This journal explores the IT governance model or methods at Alcan. The document is based on the perspective of Robert Ouellette, hired as the Vice-President of CIT at Alcan. An overview is given to the corporate IT functions. The overview covers the hierarchy in IT governance and Alcan’s strategies at that time. It continues to describing how the IT department relates with the ...

Annotated Bibliography: Correlation of Wingate Anaerobic Test and Lower Extremity Power

In this paper, periodization of training is compared with non-periodization and the benefits achieved from periodization are significant in establishing weight-training program. The periodized training of strength involves altering the type of exercise program performed during training to achieve the optimal gain in power and strength.
The paper demonstrates that there have been no significant changes observed in strength and power using Wingate test during one-set training of I RM bench press. However, the periodized training demonstrated significant increase of strength and power using Wingate test in comparison to the one-set training.

T. Jeff Chandler and Lee E. ...

"I Had To Teach Hard": Traumatic Conditions and Teachers in Post-Katrina Classrooms. (2010). High School Journal, 94(1), 28-39. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

The Writer: No author was listed. The Publication: High School Journal is a publication that comes out in order to serve educators but providing articles about stories and studies conducted about the process of education in adverse conditions. The Writing: This article shows how Katrina affected the education and public school system of Louisiana, and how it is the responsibility of educators to create a better environment for the children and carry them through that disaster. The Use: ...

Benoit, D., Madigan, S., Lecce, S., Shea, B. and Goldberg, S. (2001). A typical Maternal Behavior toward Feeding Disordered Infants Before and After Intervention. Infant Mental Health Journal 22(12), 611-626.

Atypical behavior and disordered communication during infant-parent interactions as evaluated by Atypical Maternal Behavior Instrument for Assessment and Classification (AMBIANCE), has been associated with unsystematic infant attachment. The journal outlines a study, which was conducted to examine the significance of AMBIANCE as an effective tool of eliminating disordered communication and atypical behavior. The study used 28 mothers of infants with feeding problems. The intervention strategies focused on teaching the ...

Annotated Bibliography for Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is both a multinational business enterprise operating as discount stores, supermarkets, and supercenters to provide a variety of merchandise that include apparel, housewares, electronic appliances, small appliances, and other parts of hardware. Numerous reports and studies have been conducted on the store. The following are some of the reports and research studies conducted on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Bloom, P. N., & Perry, V. G. (2001). Retailer power and supplier welfare: the case of Wal-Mart. Journal of Retailing, 77(3), 379-396.

Bloom and Perry (2001) provide an understanding of the retailing business in ...

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 ...

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., ...

Ferguson, C. (2007). The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: A Meta-analytic Review of Positive and Negative Effects of Violent Video Games. Psychiatric Quarterly, 78(4), 309-316. doi:10.1007/s11126-007-9056-9

Video games continue to be a major concern in the society. There are various concerns that have been raised on the impacts in video games in players’ aggression. Playing of video games tends to have good and bad impacts on the players. Through meta-analytic review, it is possible to comprehend the effects of video games on visuospatial; cognition and aggressive behavior. Various methods are used to determine the bad and good effects of video games on its players. The research shows that the exposure to video games increase visuospatial cognition. Much of the research that has been carried out in ...

Introduction

I understand advertising as a major tool that companies use to communicate messages concerning their products. However, some of the advertisements are not regulated making them ignorant of the various principles that control the ethics of an advert. Following improper regulation of the advertisements in the media, the issue of alcohol advertisement has become common. The number of advertisements directly impacts the level of consumption of alcohol in the society.

It is evident that the media are being driven by the amount of income they fetch from such advertisements. Therefore, the media find it extremely difficult to ignore the income ...

Marston, Jerrilyn Greene. King and Congress. The Transfer of Political Legitimacy, 1774-1776. Princeton Legacy Library, 2014.

This book describes the history of the Continental Congress in the light of its being in the forefront of the struggle of America with the Great Britain. It is valuable for the research, because it provides a new perspective on the history of the Congress. The author of the book claims that the expectation of Americans as for the central government functioning were formed under the British monarchy and were of executive kind. Uniting and describing different perspectives will help in formation of complete view of the problem.

Adams, William Howard. Gouverneur Morris: An Independent Life. Yale University Press, 2003.

This book is a biography of the prominent racy, plainspoken patrician, who was ...

Annotated Bibliography

Baym, Geoffrey. "The Daily Show: Discursive Integration and the Reinvention of Political Journalism." Political Communication, 22(3) (2005): 259-276.

The article informed about disappearing boundaries between politics, pop culture and entertainment. During earlier time programs containing political information & news were completely different from the programs designed for entertainment. Programs containing mix of politics and comedy are gaining popularity, and liked by the people. The article informed about how fake news is utilized in comedy shows, and make audience sometime confused. The emerging media or entertainment can be described by the multiplying technological forces, discursive integration and ...

Blindness also known as visual impairment is a term used to define a condition when one’s central visual acuity is less in his/her better eye. It is the condition of low or poor visual perception. The condition can occur in partial of full state. Some of the common causes of blindness are cataracts, trachoma, and glaucoma amongst others. A person with blindness can still learn through the sense of touch or even sound. We are going to review some of the literature with regard to teaching of the blind and visually impaired in the section below.

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Winn, S. (2007). PRESERVICE ...

Appelbaum, S. H., & Fewster, B. M. (2002). Global aviation human resource management: Contemporary recruitment and selection and diversity and equal opportunity practices.

This journal presents a series of selected audits on the main findings of human resource management on airlines from nine selected nations in 2001-2002. The data results indicate that efficient function ability of the any aviation industry relies on the proper model of operation and governance. It was further discovered that proper CRM is quite critical to spearhead the strategic development of customer-centric environment and reduction of uncertainties.

Collins, R. L. (1996, 04). The solo crew: Flight resource management for a single pilot. Flying, 123, 92. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/216147555?accountid=1611

This journal mainly advocates on the best approaches for corporate flight training. It has expanded on the bests methods on how a single crew may make the maximum advantages while in the pilot` ...

- Groot, E. (2012). Personal preference or policy? Language choice in a European-based international organization. Corporate Communications: An International Journal, 17(3), 255-271. DOI: 10.1108/13563281211253511.

Research methodology applied in this paper was analyzing the languages that were used by the employees in the organizations at Europe. The data collection included surveys and personal interviews. The demographics for this study included the employees of most of the European nations and were in the age range of 25-40 years. It consisted of both new joiners and experienced ones. The findings concluded that, it is important to work upon language barriers in order ...

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Bothwell, R. K., Duhon, K. W. (1994). Counterfactual thinking and plaintiff compensation. The Journal of Social Psychology, 134 (5), 705.

The research sought to identify the relationship between counterfactual thinking and plaintiff compensation. This research provided information regarding a victim who attained severe injuries during a robbery. It involved two sets of subjects; one set was told that the victim got the injuries from a store he had not visited before while the other set was told that the victim had visited the store from which he attained the injuries. It was found that the set of subjects that was told that ...

A.Rehman, M. (2011). Human Trafficking in the era of Globalization. the case of trafficking in global economy , 1-2.

According to this Journal written by Majeed A.Rehman, human trafficking is in practice for many decades. Just like many global problems, human trafficking is also one of the global crises. The writer of the journal is identifying the countries that are mostly affected by human trafficking. The writer has pointed out the country Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, every year large number of people is trafficked for a sex industry. Many young children and women are exported. The main reason is the low level ...

Introduction

This paper demonstrates in detail on the outcome of divorce on a child. It entails that as a result of divorce, it brings about insecurity on the child, and it can also cause a child to become vulnerable when dealing with relationships of their own. A child tends to have a desire to be wanted, and hence this shows that children go through negative implications as a result of divorce (Das, 2011). Furthermore, divorce contributes to unhappiness among children as they are exposed to a high level of discrepancy from their co-parents before and after separation. This is so as a child has a tendency to have ...

Alesina, Alberto, James Mirrlees and Manfred JM Neumann. "Politics and business cycles in industrial democracies." Economic Policy, (1989): 57--98. Online.

This particular article, while somewhat out-of-date for the current time period, compiles evidence to suggest that business cycles have a tendency to follow political cycles closely. Economic fluctuations are commonly consistent with political instability or perceived political instability, as postulated by the researchers. Alesina, Mirrlees and Neumann suggest that political cycles with economically-undesirable outcomes will have a negative effect on the economy in most sectors, while other political events will have a bolstering effect on an economy.

This article in reality, a discussion piece between the authors in which they accumulated, analyzed, and discussed the data regarding macroeconomic implications of political cycles in ...

Podolsky, S. H. (2005). The Changing Fate of Pneumonia as a Public Health Concern in 20th-Century America and Beyond. American Journal of Public Health, 95(12): 2144-2154. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.048397.

The article proposes the essence of understanding the history of pneumonia. The article covers historical data from the emerging awareness of the disease in 1930 to the 20th century. Within this timeline Podolsky illustrates the significance of vaccine, control programs and reeducation of physicians. The author also provides insights on how penicillin and sulfonamides affected control programs. As control programs regressed government concerns also become devoid. As a consequence, pneumonia reverted ...

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Chilingar, G. et al.Greenhouse Gases and Greenhouse Effect. Environmental Geology, Vol. 58
No. 6 (Sep2009) p1207-1213. Web 05 July 2013.

The source is a journal article about environmental geology that seeks to give different views on the relationship that exists between the greenhouse effect and global warming. In this source, Chilingar et al argue that increased levels of greenhouse gases within the atmosphere does not lead to global warming. However, their argument is limited to one greenhouse gas that easily condenses on cooling. They fail to consider the effects of carbon dioxide on average temperatures of the earth, and ...

Economidoy, Electra, Klimi, Amalia, and Vivilaki, Victoria G. Caring for Substance Abuse Pregnant Women: The Role of the Midwife. Health Science Journal, 2012; 6(1): 161- 169.

This article explores evidence-based practices that can be used for caring for substance abuse pregnant women by midwife. The article is based on a through literature research based on the premise that proper approaches, support and health provision are critical in addressing drug abuse in pregnancy. The article also outlines the effects of substance abuse in pregnancy and postnatal period, provides ways of managing women who abuse drugs during pregnancy and provides a model care. The role of the midwife is described as being very important since she is the first professional a pregnant woman encounters when seeking maternity care. The article ...