Study Research Papers Samples For Students

The following is the qualitative doctoral study that I have selected and its abstract. The consideration for the study as a qualitative study stems from its use of a literature review to study the research topic. The review of a doctoral study as a preliminary to a doctoral study offers a researcher the oversight of how to organize a doctoral study. The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (2009) recommends that analyzing or peer reviewing something it is important to include what one sees and identify what is missing. As such, this the evaluation of the doctoral paper will target to evaluate the qualitative ...

Abstract

It is held that women react faster to hearing than men. Evidence also existed that suggested that hearing loss that was related to age differed between women and men. While men are said to be more likely to suffer hearing loss than women. When it comes to environmental factors, women on the other hand are more likely to suffer hearing loss than men as a result of advanced age. Studies have been conducted to show that there exist differences in hearing as far as sound ranges were concerned. This theory was, therefore, attributable to hormonal differences between women and men. ...

The elderly population, beyond the age of 65 has tremendously increased, and current projections indicate that this population will continually increase in the coming years. The healthcare settings have not gone free of these changing demographics, and there has been a need to develop policies that cut across all healthcare settings to facilitate quality care for the aging population (Bennett & Flaherty-Robb, 2003). Different literatures have addressed the issue of care for the elderly population in various ways. While many recommendations exist at technical level, the primary idea is that the healthcare sector needs to adopt policies that facilitate quality ...

One of the aspects that were of interest to me in this article was the strategies that are put to ensure that there are efforts made in acquiring informed consent from persons with intellectual disabilities. Through analyzing the article, I wanted to understand new ideas that could possibly improve the manner of conducting the research that involve persons with intellectual disabilities. Through proper analysis and examining the mythology used, I wanted to establish an effective strategy for ensuring informed consent among persons with intellectual in regard to their medical condition.

The study’s methodology entailed interviewing strategically selected candidates. ...

The main objective of the author was to establish the relationship between the reasons why females practice cigarette smoking with the notion that the behavior helps to control body weight. The author wishes to establish that the same objective can be achieved through other means such as physical activity. The author intends to examine the effects of a behavioral task. Body image exposure was meant initiate concerns on body weight and their image among women. The women’s ages ranged between 18 to 24 years. It is also important to note that they did not have the same levels of ...

Embedded Expertise and the New Terrorism is a journal for crime, conflict and the media written by Jonny Burnett from University of Leeds and Dave Whyte from University of Stirling. The article was written in December the year 2003. The article surveys the field of terrorism since the attack of September 11th. The article does try to assess some of the main successes, future challenges and perennial issues. The authors of the article claim that terrorism studies has matured and grown since the attack took place. Some of the successes of the attack include new dedicated researchers and scholars and ...

Obesity causes a number of health problems for those who suffer from it. And there are a significant number of people across the United States that suffer from obesity. In fact, we often hear that obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. The condition of obesity that many Americans suffer from has now been categorized as a disease by the American Medical Association. However, three recent studies appearing in the journal Psychological Science show that labeling obesity a disease may have psychological costs to those who suffer from it. Throughout this paper, I will discuss the findings of studies that show ...

People subscribe to social networking media as it helps them widen their networks as well as reconnect with loved ones and friends. Considering sites such as Multiply, Bebo, Twitter, and Facebook, among others, are readily available on the Internet, the lure to try and check what these sites offer is so high. While these networking sites aid in providing meaningful social relationships with other people, teenagers are also exposed to the dangers the networking media brings. Exposing teenagers to social networking media such as Facebook opens the doorway for them to experience emotional and mental stresses, cyber bullying, online ...

Cigna is a global health service organization that provides things such as accident, life, health, dental, life, and disability insurance, and associated health facilities in an exertion to assist those in the society that need it. The Cinga Insurance Company is looking to bring some influence in Hong Kong community. With that said the main goal for this paper is to expand Cinga Insurance Company in Hong Kong.

In order for this to be done, the company has to be able to understand Hong Kong before any of this is done. Who are the 7 million in the city? They ...

Introduction

Born First, Born Smarter is the title of an article of a study conducted by Robert Zajonc and Gregory Markus in 1975 (Zajonc and Markus, 1975). The researchers planned to study why previous research had concluded birth order in a family relate to definite characteristics (Zajonc and Markus, 1975). Several studies found out that first-born child tend to be less reckless, more verbally articulate, better performing in school, more active, more likely to go to school, and tend to exhibit a greater aspiration to achieve (Zajonc and Markus, 1975). They also found that first-born children tend to score higher on tests of ...

Studies propose that although higher education is expensive, students who complete this level of education are found to be healthier earning a good salary as compared to high school graduates. Moreover, these individuals make the life of their offspring quite easier and are seen to be more productive at workplace. Due to a higher education degree, these individuals rely less on government funds and benefits. In other words, as compared to those individuals who receive a two-year associate/certificate degree, students having completed four years of college enjoy a better status, lifestyle and earn more (Kathleen, 2002). For this purpose, higher education does not ...

Perseverance can be considered to be a most crucial element for success in every sphere of life (Frank et al. 2005). Frank et al. (2005) refers to perseverance as carrying on efforts unto success without being halted by opposing forces. When it comes to study, perseverance means continuing studying without being stopped by failure in exams or complications that come with study. The student’s ability to stick to their goals with hard work and effort that is required has a lot to do with accomplishments than to getting to a highly ranked university. Arguably, children can not learn the art of ...

The study examined the effects cared for pets have on mood, relaxation and the ability to control emotions. It is limited to aged patients requiring varying levels of skilled nursing care.  Their ages were, 15-50 years.  Ethnicity or Gender did not limit the range. Only 56 participants were men while 242 participants we women, this limited the data extrapolation to men who have a stronger compulsion for affection; thus the ability to oversimplify their results is limited to other comparable populations.

The study demonstrates that the student’s felt more relaxed with the more pets that they owned. While human ...

Introduction

Children’s psychological effects of divorce seem devastating, and most divorcing couples are totally oblivious of how much their private conflicts have lasting effects on their children’s psychology. Unfortunately, most parents do not stop to think of the consequences of treating their future ex-spouses inappropriately. In addition, they do not fathom their perpetual behavior of maligning them in the presence of their children. These adolescents or children undergo serious manipulation from their parents for financial, social, and personal reasons (Ogloff & Schuller, 2000). It is evident that children from divorced families have the imposition of psychological problem challenges than ...

Violence against women

Research paper proposal Any act that emotionally, physically or psychologically harms a woman or a girl is violence against the woman or the girl. Despite race, religion and geographic locations, the acts of violence against women are increasing in every corner of the world. However, intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women and girls prevailing in the world. It is one of the serious public health concern and a threat to the women’s rights and to national development. A. The violence against women has serious health consequences like physical injuries, depression and post-traumatic stress ...

Psychology

2014 Research The study is about the ‘study habits of students of Rasmussen College. Study habits include areas like internet reading, book reading, reading from notes or other materials, reading during day or night etcetera. However, in order to better understand it, I can address a precise aspect of the study or simply formulate a hypothesis, like

Most of the students prefer to read from internet.

Doing research about the study, survey method would be a suitable one. Case study and experimental methods or more than one method (say survey and experimental method) can also be suitable for the study but, I would like to use the survey method. ...

Abstract

Background: Many people in the public circles tend to think that fast food is responsible for the increase in obesity cases, particularly in the US (Marlow & Shiers, 2012). There has been a notable increase in the cases of obesity in the US, in the past few decades. Aim: To find out if there is there a link between the increase in obesity cases and the consumption of fast food in the US?

Approach/method: An analysis of current literatures on this topic.

Findings: They vary. Literatures have revealed that there is a connection between frequent consumption of high calorie fast foods and obesity. Behavior, and not fast food is to blame. ...

Problem Statement

The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of AHIMA body knowledge in medical field and also to analyze the impact of AHIMA research in the real world today. The main purpose of this research is to observe the industry transitions from paper-based health records to electronic use.

Purpose of Study

The aim of this study is understand the Impact of AHIMA in the medical sector and the roles & responsibilities of health information management professionals in the drastically expanded in industry’s demand.

Methodology

- I will conduct survey from market and conduct interviews from professionals. - I will also ...

Introduction

Beef is a significant source of proteins, and it is estimated that meat has 16.5 percent protein content (Chapter 9). Meat also has a considerable concentration of fats. Meat is an important source of proteins and fats, but it is unfortunate that excessive consumption of meat and meat products leads to the development of cardiovascular diseases owing to the presence of trans-fatty acids in those products. Dieticians worldwide are recommending that people should reduce the consumption of trans-fatty acids, but increase their intake of essential fatty acids. Essential fatty acids are more beneficial than trans-fatty acids (Chapter 8). Previous studies have ...

Introduction

InsiderAdvantage has currently conducted a mix-mode poll that involved using online sample techniques and telephone to survey 804 registered voters in the state, through random selection. InsiderAdvantage released their results on 16th April, 2014, only affected by a marginal error of plus or minus 3.4%. Online participants were selected randomly for an identical poll. The polls concentrated on political affiliation, age and gender. When people were asked whom they would vote for as republican nominee for governor, the results were obtained as following. The nomination for governor was participated by Deal, Barge, and Pennington. On the perspective of age, Deal ...

Introduction

Indiana University Bloomington is public/government owned university in America that offers an array of faculties includes technical professions, as well as liberal arts. This university that is popularly known as IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana. The university was founded in the year 1820 as a state seminary. Today, several years after this institution was established, the university offers a large number of various programs to its relatively large student population. Some of the faculties that can be found in this university include the school of business, public health, Jacob’s school of music, school of law and education and ...

Introduction

Building simulation methods should focus on the effect that occurs between convective heat repulsion between external air circulation and the given wall surfaces. This study will take a closer look on the effects of heat transfer on a brick surface. A tetrahedral mesh will be used to scertain for the effects that are caused on the walls. A brick wall is known for its thermal characteristic of absorbing heat. Therefore, this thermal property will also be studied in this study. Most authors have attributed this norm to behavior of the different correlations that are used to estimate the exact value of ...

Introduction

Research, according to Burns and Grove (2011), means to examine carefully. In essence, it is a diligent, systematic study, which refines or validates existing knowledge or develops new knowledge. Planning, organization and persistence are the key underpinnings of a diligent and systematic study. The main objective of nursing research is to develop an empirical body of knowledge for this profession. In addition, Burns and Grove (2011) contend that reading and critiquing research studies requires learning of new terms, understanding the steps of the research process and applying a variety of analytical skills. This paper critiques a study conducted by Karavasiliadou and Athanasakis (2014), ...

Introduction

The Cardiovascular Health Study focuses on the aged persons, who are about sixty five to a hundred years. The article states that, the number of persons above the age of eighty continues to increase at a fast rate. The persons above age eighty need constant medical attention because they face many risk factors that affect their health. In this article retention has been described as having retained persons used to conduct this study, through subsequent assessment. The information collected for the assessments, gets collected through longitudinal cohort study which uses observation. A longitudinal study uses repeated observations with same variables. The ...

Introduction

The article “predictors of fracture from falls reported in hospital and residential care facilities: A cross-sectional study” is a detailed analysis of a study conducted to identify the predictive association between fall related factors in health facilities and the fracture outcomes for those clinical fall incidents that are routinely reported. The study is a retrospective study with findings analyzed through logistic regression analysis. The study was done on a total of 197 public health care institutions in Queensland, Australia. The study had two sets of participants picked from these institutions. The first group of participants was comprised of 24, 218 adult patients admitted ...

Introduction

Childhood obesity is a contemporary problem of great relevance. Rates of the children diagnosed with this condition have increased considerably in the recent decades. Studies account that about 30% of children and adolescents in America are obese (Kiess 213). Obesity can easily be recognized; however, it cannot be treated easily. Nutritionists mainly associate obesity with unhealthy weight gain caused by aspects such as lack of exercise and poor eating habit. An abnormal weight gain trend indicates the likelihood of developing an obese condition. However, a child is not regarded obese until when he or she records a weight of at least 10% ...

Influenza Vaccine among Health Workers

Influenza Vaccine among Health Workers

Introduction

Evidently, the human body possesses a remarkable capability, which can however be jeopardized by disease. Influenza occurs as one of the widely discussed diseases whose influence on humans has and continues to raise immense concern across various contexts all over the globe. This can be accredited to the fact that this disease occurs as one of the leading causes of respiratory infections. In fact, influenza remains a significant cause of mortality amongst the elderly populations aged above 65 years. Worth noting is the fact that the pathogenicity of influenza is dependent on environmental factors; hence grouping ...

Article Summary: Rorschach Measures of Cognition

A group of researchers, Raeanne C. Moore, Donald J. Viglione, Irwin S. Rosenfarb, Thomas L. Patterson, & Brent T. Mausbach, conducted a study on measures of cognition associated with functional disability of the schizophrenics. American Psychological Association published in their journal “Psychological Assessment, (Vol. 25, No. 1, 253–263)” in the year 2013, this study (Rorschach Measures of Cognition Relate to Everyday and Social Functioning in Schizophrenia) with conceptual framework, the rationale, the research, the results and conclusions. The study is a scholarly work with plausible, useful and applicable findings that can help the practitioners and researchers in the management of Schizophrenics.

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Memory is one of the most explored areas in psychology. It is defined as a means by which individuals retrieve past experiences for purposes of using the information in the present. It also refers to the process by which individuals retain and maintain the information about past events (Cardwell & Flanagan, 2005). Memory is conceptualized by many psychologists as an information processing system that involved three fundamental processes. The processes are encoding, storage and retrieval (Nevid, 2013). Encoding involve changing the information format that is usable in memory while storage means retaining the information in memory. On the other hand, retrieval ...

Introduction

Golden Rice refers to the rice that was developed by scientists for the purposes of supplementing the need for vitamin A. The reasons behind the efforts that were marshaled to push for its discovery were along realms of the urgency and the need to salvage the effects of lack of Vitamin A in most foods (Schulze). As a result of the lack of the vitamin, many children in the world are suffering. Ultimately, several deaths had been reported. At the same time, medical reports dictate that, pregnant women are also greatly affected by the lack of Vitamin A. For these ...

The overall research method used in “Teaching Diversity: What Can History Offer?” article is the descriptive qualitative method that involves comparing data from various articles. The descriptive qualitative method provides a tool for the author to develop detailed description importance of history using interviews, observation and document review. The strength of this method is that it provides the individual case information such as Clerk’s case. It also provides a description of the rich detail phenomena such as sexuality in disabled people. However, this method does not provide a way of testing hypothesis and theories. The types of the descriptive qualitative ...

The article looks at a study carried out to ascertain the effect positive emotional variability has on mental health. It is looking at theories and previous researches that have associated emotional variability with either improved mental wellbeing or a deterioration and degeneration of someone’s mental health. However, this study narrows down to positive emotion variability rather than general emotional variability as has been the subject of study by previous researchers. Similar research on negative emotion variability indicates that it spawns depression and enhances vulnerability to mental illnesses. On the flip side, research also points to variability of emotions leading to ...

Abstract

As the title suggests, this paper covers the importance and purpose of the female orgasm. Since the female orgasm is not essential for conception, this paper attempts to shed light on why it regarded as so significant, not only by women but by men as well. This paper lays stress upon the fact that achieving a vaginal orgasm is not an easy ordeal for women. At this point the paper distinguishes between vaginal and clitoral female orgasms, while explaining why the latter orgasm is easier to achieve while the other one is not. Although this paper points out the lack ...

L. Baker, A. J. (2005). The long-term effects of parental alienation on adult children: A qualitative research study. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 33(4), 289-302. doi:10.1080/01926180590962129

The Long-Term Effects of Parental Alienation on Adult Children:

A Qualitative Research Study Introduction Parental alienation is experienced by children after divorce when one parent uses emotional manipulation to make the child dependent on them and turn the child against the other parent. In 2004, Opperman estimated that 20 million children were victims of parental alienation and predicted that an additional 25 million children will experience parental alienation to some extent (i.e. mild, moderate, or severe) before reaching ...

- What are the common teacher incentive pay program designs? - Are the teachers’ incentive programs effective in enhancing students’ performance? In that view, the study summarizes the four articles’ study findings as well as authors’ conclusion and then draws a conclusion on the issue based on the quantitative studies presented by the authors. Those articles include Steele, Murname and Willnett (2009) that seek to analyze the effect of incentive on teachers’ retention. In the article, a natural experiment done in California between the year 2000 and 2003 involving an incentive of $20,000 that was called the Governor’ ...

For propose of having an effective study that was complimented by factual data collected from the ground, the study made use of interviews as the primary methodology for the study. Four different managers that ran four different restaurants were interviewed in this study. Seventeen questions were used in the interviews to understand the managers’ viewpoint, concerning the study. The questions were also used to get some brief history about the managers’ careers. Through interviews, the study was able to understand exactly how the managers ran the restaurants. The main reason interviews are considered the best method to use ...

Introduction

Medication process is the series of steps involved in the administration of medication to patients. The process begins from prescription to monitoring and evaluation of the effect of the drug on the patient. A number of health professionals are involved at different stages of the process with physicians participating in the initial stages and nurses at later stages as they are the ones who administer the medication to patients. It is, therefore, important that an effective coordination be ensured so that the process is free of medication errors. Medication errors refer to occurrences of avoidable nature that may harm ...

Overview

This paper is across examination of a specified primary school education experience on the overall academic performance of junior secondary school students’ one, in Egerton Junior high school, Ndeffo, Naks. The private schools that are used in this study used instructional materials in a teaching and learning experiences in class. The materials varied from charts, tables and other audio visual aids used in a normal class setting. A sample class size of a 100 students of the school with 50% having come from government public primary schools and the rest of the students from private primary school institutions. In both types of institutions ...

Introduction

Low socioeconomic status (SES) has been considered one of the key determinants of criminal behavior. Family-level SES is usually determined by measuring income, education level, and occupation, but SES is a multilevel concept that applies to both family and community levels (Bradley & Corwyn, 2002). Families with low SES will more likely live in neighborhoods with low community-level SES, which limits the children’s educational opportunities and increases their exposure to violence (Bradley & Corwyn, 2002). Consequently, the children will identify themselves with the community and adopt its patterns of violent behavior. The influence of both family-level and community-level SES is ...

English

Philosophy of Happiness: Approaches to Happiness Around the Globe (A Cultural Comparison) Introduction It is generally understood that everyone would like to be happy. However, how happiness should be defined is often called into question. Happiness can mean different things to different people. The way that a person defines happiness for him or herself can be based on individual goals and values. This makes the examination of happiness difficult from a philosophical standpoint. Each person’s own definition of happiness makes it hard to measure what happiness is across a cross-section of people. What makes one person happy may not ...

Abstract

Work done by Schellenberg (2004) revealed that music lessons were in fact beneficial to enhancing a group of 6-year olds IQ. Schellenberg’ study revealed that over the course of 36 weeks, voice and keyboard lessons were more successful in increase in student’s IQ as compared to drama and no lessons. The present study proposes to extend the work further and test two separate age groups as opposed to one group (6-year olds) to see how age might affect the way music increases the IQ. In addition to comparing the two age groups another time frame will be tested, eight ...

Background

Poverty is broadly defined as insufficient resources for an adequate standard of living. (ECLAC, 2008). Crime is defined as action against the law or violation of the law (Finkelhor, 2009). Glaeser and Kahn (2008) have indicated in their research on Chicago inner-city communities that an adolescent getting exposed to crime due to poverty has 100 times more probabilities to commit crimes later in his life. Finkelhor (2009) in his research sought an answer for the root causes of criminal behavior. He found a relationship between poverty and criminal activity. His findings show that a poor person is five times more likely ...

versus silicone Foley catheters in reducing catheter associated urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients

Introduction

- Construction of PICO question - Identification of key terms - Description of the population, intervention, comparison, and outcome of the question.

Description of at least 2 EBP model(s) appropriate for focus area; critique similarities and differences of models.

Identification and description of articles obtained from searching and possible need for further refinement of question. Conclusion - Selection of an evidence grading system such as the one cited in the directions above and rate at least four studies, using the EB Review Matrix to record your assessments. - Describe the relationship between levels of evidence and ...

Abstract

Automatism is a rather interesting and difficult issue in criminal law. Not every lawyer is able to help in such a case, as well as not every barrister will protect the defendant in the case of automatism. In this research paper, I will try to outline the main peculiarities of automatism and provide the examples of it. There are many cases when automatism has been involved and all they have their special features, their peculiarities. I will support my points of view with case studies, as well as with scientific findings and research results. I have based my research on the ...

Introduction

In research, ethics refers to principles held by individuals that could change the way of thinking used in the research based solely on the actions carried out and the decisions that were made. Ethics is the decision-making process bases on whether the entity being decided on is right or wrong. Research in the science and in this case, the field of nursing is governed by values that also govern communities and individuals. When conducting research in the field of nursing, there are three governing value systems: that of nursing, science and the societal aspect. The nursing aspect is concerned ...

Canada is a multicultural area, which has the different sense background, of religious, racial, and cultural festivity. This is notable through the Canadian government adoption of the Multiculturalism policy, in the 1970-80s. This placed the Canadian government, as being the multiculturalism ideology instigator, due to its public prominence on the articulating the social significance of immigration. Therefore, placing the Royal Commission in Canada, dealing with Biculturalism and Bilingualism, often to be referred in multiculturalism as being; the modern political wakefulness derivation. "Multiculturalism" as a term, has been used by Canadians both descriptively, what is seen as a fact sociologically and prescriptively ...

Schizophrenia is a very serious mental illness that is characterized by serious disturbance in the sufferer’s thoughts, perception, behavior and even imagination and perception. When looking at it critically, schizophrenia happens to be an umbrella diagnosis that covers several mental disorders. But what contribute most to this condition are the depressive and anxiety disorders which people experience in everyday life (Jones & Buckley 2006). Some of the common symptoms include hearing of internal voices, believing that other people might harm the sufferer and this will always leave the patient fearful and very much withdrawn. According to the Substance Abuse and ...

Depression is a medical condition, causing a wide array of physical, as well as psychological symptoms. According to an article entitled “Depression in Adolescence” published in The Lancet, nearly 8 percent of all adolescents will experience depression before they reach their teens . Nearly 4% of them will remain depressed through their teenage years. Unfortunately, many times this mental illness goes undiagnosed because the symptoms can be difficult to recognize in this age group (2012). Regardless of whether it is diagnosed or not, if untreated, it can become a significant problem in the adolescent’s life. Though the exact cause of depression ...

ABSTRACT

Spring-time events such as flowers budding have advanced by two and a half days per decade since the 1970s in Prairie regions (Korner C, Science, 2010).The flowering of a plant is a central event in its life-cycle, especially in plants growing in temperate regions of the world. These events are known as phenological changes and phenology is the study of plant and animal life-cycles in relation to annual and seasonal climate variations. Flowering phenology combines various diverse fields of study such as plant physiology, climatology, historical studies, and botany (Tooke F, J of Exp. Biology, 2010). The break of dormancy ...

A Review of a Journal article

What are the key objectives of the study? The key objective of the study is to guide the reader about all the aspects of the research processes, which mainly includes objective formulation, choosing appropriate research methods, securing participants of the research and data collection, analysis and interpretation.

What is the research problem?

The research problems refer from simple to complex, depending on the nature and number of variables (both dependent and independent) and the nature and relationship between the variables (Bryman, 2012, pp. 3). Once you understand the nature of the problem, it will make you able to develop the result of a specific ...

Abstract

The correlation between criminal activity and genetic composition is one of the polarizing issues in criminal justice today. This paper investigates the relevance of using genetic testing in courtrooms for defense and the causation relationships between the genetic composition and criminal behavior. The study conducted a survey on a random sample of 100 participants. The results indicated that most people do not support using genetic testing as defense in criminal procedures. Similarly, many people do not see the causation relationship between the two phenomena. Nevertheless, this research concluded that, following the implications of criminal behavior, and that, most criminal activities such ...

Article Analysis: Data Collection and Measurement

Article Analysis: Data Collection and Measurement

Question one

The researchers have a sufficient and holistic operational and conceptual definition based on the theory of self-efficacy and the concept of social learning.

Question two

The major variable in this study was increase in knowledge on Osteoporosis. This variable was operationalized using interviews which were conducted in Mandarin to enhance the quality of data and reduce communication challenges. All methods and tools used had been proved effective on Caucasians in the reviewed literature.

Question three

The key instruments such as the Osteoporosis Knowledge Test and self-efficacy questionnaires have been described adequately in the study and supported by relevant ...

Discussion

Periostin, an ECM protein, was named because of its expression in the periodontal ligament and periosteum of adult mice.30 PN is expressed in tissue growth and remodeling, as in cardiac and valvular development and disease, wound repair, tumor tissues, and inflammation.31-37 PN is also widely expressed in various atherosclerotic vascular lesions: it could be located in the intima, preatheroma regions, and the extracellular matrix of advanced lesions with calcification. PN variants are associated with extent of atherosclerosis in young persons, which suggest the importance of PN in the development of atherosclerosis in the arterial wall.38,39 This study used ...

Carole Clair, Nancy A. Rigotti, Bianca Porneala, Caroline S. Fox, Ralph B. D’Agostino, Sr., Michael J. Pencina, , and James B. Meigs

Critique of Association of Smoking Cessation and Weight Change with Cardiovascular Disease Among People With and Without Diabetes

Introduction This article presents results of the study investigating the association between weight gain and cardiovascular disease (CVD) among people who have recently stopped smoking. The study made use of data collected FROM 1984 TO 2011 and focused only on very specific categories. These are smoking cessation, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. The total number of participants has reached 3,251 and follow up was 25 years. The source of the data was the Framingham Offspring Study ...

Introduction:

A personal philosophy of ethical practice using core values and essential principles and practices for doctoral research in the field of education should encompass intent, practice and the final use of the materials. To conduct oneself ethically involves more than doing the right thing. Ethical conduct must include acting in the right spirit. Setting out with the right intent and obeying the rules is not sufficient, ethical conduct must also abiding respect and concern for other individuals. Ethical conduct for doctoral research in the field of education is particularly sensitive and demanding. Unlike research undertaken for commercial purposes, ...

The article titled ‘Early Predictors of Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk’ was authored by Sera Lindberg, Alexandra Adams and Ronald Prince, who are affiliated to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was published on the 9th issue of the Maternal & Child Health Journal in 2012. The article contains the details of the research conducted to investigate early predictors of obesity in American Indian children between the ages of 5 and 8. American Indians have the highest obesity prevalence rate in US. According to Leadership and Healthy Communities (2010), about 39% of American Indian and Alaska Native children between the ages of ...

Article Analysis: Population and Sample Size

Article Analysis: Population and Sample Size

Qi, B. B., Resnick, B., Smeltzer, S. C., & Bausell, B. (2011). Self-efficacy program to prevent osteoporosis among Chinese immigrants: A randomized controlled trial. Nursing research, 60(6), 393-404.

Questions

- Was the population identified and described? Was the sample described in sufficient detail? The researchers have identified and described the target population adequately. The population targeted in this study is foreign-born, Mandarin speaking Asian adults who were over 45 years old. Describing the target population is important as it allows the people reading the study to appreciate the inclusion criteria and to ...

It is interesting to note the presumed reason these people are suffering such a high level of diabetes is because they were forced into unhealthy lifestyle changes when the water they needed was diverted. The narrator observed, “For the Tohono O’odham and many others across the globe, land, culture and work vanished in the last century.” . Earlier in the film, Henrietta Lopez states clearly, “water is our life.” Yet, no one ever discusses the simple and just solution of restoring the flow of water so these people could return to their healthy lifestyle. Research on diabetes frequently focuses ...

2008 BIPAC MARKET RESEARCH REPORT 2008 BIPAC Market Research Report

The basic reason of conducting a market research is to identify issues affecting business in the employer-driven market. The analysis is based on the employee awareness related to the significance of employer-driven messages that have an increasing impact on business affecting issues. The BIPAC research report of quantitative data using online survey has interviewed with the employees of the major organizations named as Florida Power & Light, members of the American Forest & Paper Association and PPG. The selection of these organizations was due to their high level innovation and ...

Methods in Behavioral Research

PART I: What is the purpose of each of the sections in a typical research article? Scott and Hofmeyer (2009) state that research articles are a very vital part of acquiring knowledge in the academic world. This means that intellectuals need to learn the intricacies of research journals. Learning the format of an average article will enable readers learn to derive the important information from the articles. If this happens, researchers will have maximum benefits from the research sources. The first section of every research article is the title. It should illuminate on the topic discussed as well ...