Initial Article Reviews Samples For Students

Psychology

Studies show that odor perception is directly related to the condition and functioning of the orbitofrontal cortex. The olfactory abilities of an otherwise normal human being can be largely impaired by neurological diseases as well as brain injuries. Moreover, scientists have also found that the ability to identify smells is often closely linked to functional brain activity levels. Killgore and Associates (2007) conducted a study to showcase the effectiveness of odor detection tests in predicting susceptibility to sleep deprivation as measured through Personality Tests. This experiment sought to prove that a small olfactory test can be a good predictor of emotional and ...

Summary and Reflection: Shitty First Drafts by Anne Lamott

Summary and Reflection
Anne Lamott discussed the value of first drafts in writing through the article Shitty First Drafts, an article in her best-selling book Bird by Bird. As a professional writer, Lamott disputes the commonly held notion that good writers find it easy to create written works without any indication of anxiety or difficulty whatsoever. For Lamott, all writers experience obstacles related to their written works. In turn, Lamott referred to first drafts as those that tend to reflect the obstacles of all writers towards producing the final version of their written works (Lamott, 1994).

Lamott does ...

- Where did you find the research article? Did experts in the field review it before it was published?
The research article was published in the Journal of Education for Business in 2011 . The paper was classified as peer-reviewed, therefore, validating that it was reviewed by experts in the filed before it was published.
- Does the article have a stated research question or problem? That is, can you determine the focus of this author’s work? If so, what is the stated research question or problem?

Research Question 2: What values do students place on interview traits?
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Abstract

Researchers from the University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research published a study in Nature based to demonstrate the identification of immunological role of a class of cytotoxic T cells in genital herpes. They identified the cells to be CDT cells that primarily exist in the skin of genital region and mucosa. These cells inhibit the recurrence of genital herpes. Since they suppress the replication of the HSV-2 virus, at the site of recurrence they also prevent symptoms in the patient.

Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease affecting more than 24 million people in the US and 60-80 million ...

Black & Decker Incorporated is a company in the general consumers market, and located in Connecticut. It was founded in 1910, and it has over 21,000 employees with sales of over $ 750 million worldwide. This company offers products such as coffee makers, toasters and firefighting equipment. The success of this company illustrates how a company can adjust its product line to reach the high end market. Black & Decker was successful with the Dust buster vacuum cleaner that led it to the acquisition of the General Electrics’ appliances division in 1984. After this milestone, the company faced challenges of redesigning some of ...

Introduction of the research project

The purpose of this article was to assess the rate at which bacteria contaminate the surface of ventilator equipment and other equipment being used by the hospital for the patients care. The implications of this study are many, as there are many microorganisms that can grown on environmental surfaces and causes severe bacterial infections in the patient. The hypothesis is that the use of 75% alcohol will decrease the contamination rate of mechanical ventilator systems.

Methods

The study was done at Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei City, which has a 15- bed respiratory care center. All patients included in this study ...

` Literature Review
Will the implementation of strict count process and other means lower the retention of surgical items (foreign bodies) in patients and during surgery and how does it help to increase patient safety?
Ali, A., Omar, B., Okacha, N., Abderrahmane, A., & Mohamed, B. (2012). Paraspinal Textiloma. After Posterior Lumbar Surgery: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. World Neurosurgery, 77(2)375-380. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2011.07.017
Paraspinal Textiloma is a complication that is common after posterior lumbar surgery. This study aims to inform spinal surgeons and radiologists on the experience of Paraspinal Textiloma so as to minimize unnecessary death that is ...

Article Review:

Effect of Community-Based Clinical Teaching Programs on Student Confidence
Synopsis
Current clinical dentistry must deal with not only continually expanding clinical techniques, but also many administrative challenges needed to properly run a dental office. To address this, the traditional teaching model of developing clinical experience with a variety of techniques needs to expand to include holistic management skills necessary to also run an office. It makes sense that a teaching program should include both. Community-based clinical teaching in a representative environment allows a student to gain experience in not just the clinical techniques necessary, but gaining experience in the practical environment as ...

2007 Economic Crisis Review

Abstract

This article is an academic review of the economic crisis that struck in 2007 whereby the world economy experienced deep and long prolonged recession with the crisis being considered as the worst to be experienced since the Great Depression . This article largely lies its basis on the U.S experience during that period with the effects, which resulted from the crisis in the overseas markets outlined. Also, the article brings an understanding of some of the conceptual underpinnings of the issues lying at the heart of the economic crisis. The underlying causes of the economic crisis ...

Article review

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Introduction

Government interference play huge role in the economic processes: by conducting monetary or fiscal policy, policymakers are able to stimulate the economy during the periods of downturn and moderate too fast growth during the periods of economic boom: both these cases have devastating consequences for the general growth and development. Particularly, central banks, that make decisions regarding the monetary policy, are most important players. By using different tools, such as interest rates, open market operations, required reserves etc., central banks might influence on aggregate supply and aggregate demand, thus shifting equilibrium to the desired level (in other ...

Article Summary

Abstract
Humor is considered as the effective means of enhancing the wellbeing of the individuals by means of developing the positive inclinations in the individuals and become socially active. Humor is categorized in two categories, adaptive and maladaptive humor, hence, their effects are considered to alter the wellbeing of the individuals. The humor exercises are found to be effective in enhancing the mental health of the individuals. The current study was aimed to determine the effectiveness of humor, gratitude and savoring exercises on the wellbeing of the individuals. The participants of the study in a control group incorporated the ...

Klein, D. V. (1990). Foiling the cracker: A survey of, and improvements to, password security. In Proceedings of the 2nd USENIX Security Workshop (pp. 5-14).

The article ‘‘Foiling the Cracker’’: A Survey of, and Improvements to, Password

Security by Daniel V. Klein was published in 1990. Klein looks into system security and discusses how people can hack passwords. He claims that the issue of security has always been a challenge to most individual accounts as there are people who know how to manipulate such accounts such that they hack them and get vital information about another party. He discusses the various ways in which technology has motivated the interference of system ...

The deliberate hostile activity to cause physical harm or mass killing of a targeted population in places like schools, workplaces, places of worship, public gathering is a Hybrid Targeted Violence (HTV). The places of gathering where people have least option to shield themselves are the preferred locations for an HTV action. The weapons used in this kind of violence may be the conventional firearms or other explosive devices. These incidents of atrocity have multi-threat, and often go against the conventional procedural strategies of the relevant agencies of public safety to initiate a rescue or counter the violence. The initial moments are very ...

Summary of the Article

The article generally speaks of the reality of forgiveness and what it brings to other people in an individual and group basis. It begins with the realization that, according to studies, forgiveness interventions results in decreased anxiety, depression, and anger, and in increased self-esteem, hope, and positive affect (Magnuson & Enright, 2008). These factors show that forgiveness can provide beneficial impacts upon society at large.
The model for forgiveness intervention by Enright and Worthington were first implemented in educational institutions as a social scientific work. However, an emphasis was given on the fact that forgiveness first finds its shape in ...

Introduction

Financial markets are subject to market factors including those that affect demand and supply for money. In that respect, this discussion refers to an article on US debt crisis to demonstrate the effect of such factors by analyzing the effect of US debt ceiling crisis that include foreign financial institutions hoarding funds and their refusal to accept US treasuries as collateral.

Body

- Financial market’s debt ceiling impact on interest rate and private investments without an agreement that US was no longer able to borrow.
With a debt ceiling but lack of an agreement that the US government could ...

Part 2: A Different Mirror [Chapter 1]

Rather than an unfolding, sanitized look at America’s historical past leading to its present in terms of ethnic diversity, Takaki takes the reader on a mini lecture-tour across time. In the chapter discussion he re-routes the audience to consider that the ideals and decisions of the U.S. forefathers (i.e. Thomas Jefferson) held the initial power and responsibility to establish the tone, power structure and belief of what evolved to become ‘American’ culture. Takaki agrees that the “narrow” focus “widely shared” is a generally accepted sense that an ‘American’ is a so-called designated ‘white’ person having descended from an Anglo Europe. The ...

Sathyanarayanan Rajendran, and John A. Gambatese (2009) in their research on the “Development and Initial Validation of Sustainable construction Safety and Health Rating System,” seek to validate the sustainable construction safety and health (SCSH) rating system. The main focus of the authors was to establish a rating system on the degree of implementation of safety and health elements in construction. The main target audiences are the health professional from various sectors of the construction industry, the contractor, and construction regulation agencies. The authors used the Delphi research methodology to develop the SCSH. A Delphi survey was used in the research ...

Introduction

SOPA or stop online piracy act is a proposed bill which targets to eliminate the infringement of copyright. This is by blocking access to any site that is facilitated or host pirated content. Stop online piracy act was formed to target any oversea site such as torrent hub, which is widely known for providing unlicensed product. The creators of web content have had an endless war with the web content piracy for an unusually long time. The fact that these websites are located overseas makes it difficult to, totally, stop it. The intention of SOPA was to ensure that the ...

Metaphors effectively convey the message about intertexuality because a reader’s understanding of the context of the words used by the writer produces the overall meaning of a written work. When the writers use metaphors, the readers are able to get the message because these words represent bits and pieces of experiences which the reader already has a knowledge of. The meaning of a text becomes fuller because of the reader’s previous knowledge. The metaphors, therefore, facilitate a greater understanding about the texts and enables the reader to enter into a discourse community. In the discussion of intertexuality, James E. Porter, through his essay ...

Article 1: “Lost in Arizona Fire, an Elite Crew That Rushed In”

In the article entitled “Lost in Arizona Fire, an Elite Crew That Rushed In” written by Santos (2013) and published online in The New York Times on July 1, 2013, the author presented relevant information regarding the wilderness fire that ensued in Yarnell Hill in the mountains of Arizona. The firefighters who were deployed on the scene were known as the Granite Mountain Hotshots, which was reported to be part of the Prescott Fire Department. Apparently, the fire allegedly started from a lightning that struck on June 28, Friday, and caused a fire to spark due to intense dry and extremely ...

- Introduction
The Midwest has for many years been known for its lucrative agriculture. Large scale production of agricultural products such as corn and soya beans characterizes a large proportion of lands in the Midwest. Considering that agriculture is a main source of income for many Midwesterners, the US department of Agriculture(USDA) has over the years conducted studies to determine the profitability of agriculture and the patterns that characterize the agricultural market in the Midwest today. In a published article in the Economist entitled Fields of Gold, it is evident that the Midwest has in the recent past become a victim ...

The article by Jessica analyzes the move by apple Inc to introduce a watch like device in the market. This device is aimed at competing with smartphones and IPods in the market. The company has resulted to this strategy considering that many other companies have developed watch like devices that have not performed well in the market. The changing technology is leading to innovation of products that are able to meet the needs of the customers. Apple has not been left behind in this strategy since it is wishes to ensure that it remains competitive in the market.
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As urban centers have grown and more members of society has become less involved in agricultural practices, the connection that people have had to the environment has also become more distant than in previous generations. During the last couple of hundred years, fewer people than ever are more aware of how important it is to protect the earth on which we live and the natural resources that it has to offer. This has become even more evident during the 20th and 21st centuries, expedentially each decade.
Most people in industrialized nations, before sustainability efforts came into the forefront ...

Article Reviews

Mayer, J., Wilson, R., and M. Hazlewood. “Personal Intelligence Expressed: A Multiple Case Study of Business Leaders.” Imagination, Cognition and Personality 30(2): 201-224.

Summary

This article acknowledges the wealth of intelligences that can lead to success in many different areas of life, focusing on the ways in which personal intelligence (PI) can influence life expressions. Defined as “the capacity to reason about personality and to use personality and personal information to enhance one’s thoughts, plans and life experience,” PI can increase one’s interest in one’s own personality, and the personalities of others, inspire the creation ...

Sexual assault is an assault of sexual nature or sexual act directed on another person without their consent. Most Sexual assaults are committed by men towards women but it may also involve man to man, woman to man, woman to woman or even towards children. The term sexual assault may be defined as an involuntary sexual act in which a person could be threatened, coerced or even forced to engage in sex against their consent or any sexual touching of a person against their will.
Rape is a form of sexual assault in which there is intercourse or actual penetration either ...

The article entails a research conducted to determine the core factors responsible for the flourishing career of USAFA. The results deduced from the research are not just confined to Air force academy of U.S rather its implications are equally useful in other sectors. All the researches that have been previously carried out kept only the syllabus and subjects taught at the academy under focus, none of it ever dealt with the predetermining factors responsible to give cadets at academy a satisfying and progressing career. The fundamental indicator of any promising academy is the performance of its cadets at work. Article has ...