Literature Review If you believe everything you read‚ better not read. (Japanese Proverb) [pic] What is a literature review? A literature review is an account of what has been published on a topic in the past. Its purpose is to inform the reader what has been established about a topic and what the strengths and weaknesses are. A literature review must be defined by a guiding concept and should not be a list of all the material that you can find (Porter‚ S. 2008‚ p.49). What is
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PP: 1 - 6 Available online at http://www.ijpfs.com/ Review article A Review of the Literature of Dalbergia melanoxylon Dr. Washa B. Washa Lecturer‚ Life sciences Department Mkwawa University College of Education‚ P.O. Box. Private Bag Iringa Tanzania E-mail: wbugalama@yahoo.com 0752 356 709 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract Last review of the literature of D. melanoxylon (African Blackwood) or Mpingo was done
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Essay: The Features of a Good literature Review A literature review discusses published information in a particular subject in a critical and thorough manner. It may be placed at the beginning of a research paper or it may be an entire paper by itself‚ frequently the first phase of a large research. It enables one to know that they are on the right path on that specific research. There are several features of a Good Literature Review that crafts it into making a comprehensive and effective piece
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Video Game Literature Review Violent video games are said to have a negative effect on those who play them‚ but there is also the debate that violent video games help those who play them rather than hurt them. There is a rating system that separates games into groups from games for everyone all the way to games that can only be bought if you ’re eighteen and older. The main questions with this rating system seem to be‚ "Where do we draw the line‚" and "Who draws the line?" All to often younger
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Postpartum depression impacts the lives of 10-15% of postpartum women and typically occurs within one month of giving birth‚ despite the identification of some clear risk factors1‚2. Furthermore‚ having a baby is often viewed as a joyous event and there is a negative stigma associated with depression that occurs following the birth. Research has indicated that there are risk factors that can strongly predict postpartum depression‚ such as socioeconomic status‚ relationship status‚ and mental health
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Writing A Literature Review and Using a Synthesis Matrix My professor says I have to write a literature review‚ what do I do? Well‚ to begin‚ you have to know that when writing a literature review‚ the goal of the researcher is to determine the current state of knowledge about a particular topic by asking‚ “What do we know or not know about this issue?” In conducting this type of research‚ it is imperative to examine several different sources to determine where the knowledge overlaps and where it
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HEAT AND DEHYDRATION LITERATURE REVIEWS 1 Literature Review #1 By Josh Schreck A Review of “Exerciseinduced dehydration with and without environmental heat stress results in increased oxidative stress” Summary: This experiment and its results are very important for understanding the effect of heat on dehydration and their relationship. Many 90minute cycling trials were performed‚ with different combinations of temperature and hydration status. While all trials presented cellular stress
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CHAPTER TWO 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction Over the last two decades‚ Performance Information‚ its implementation and presentation to the end users which directly refers to the subject of performance measurement (PM) has gained increasing interest and recognition in the general management literature‚ leading Neely (1999)‚ when referring to the many contributions on the subject‚ to talk about the Performance Measurement Revolution. He demonstrated that between
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Literature Review of Health Promotions Grand Canyon University NRS 429 September 12‚ 2010 Literature Review Traditionally the United States health care system has been sickness-oriented. However‚ in the last two decades‚ a new paradigm has emerged. This new paradigm emphasizes wellness rather than sickness. As a result in this change in focus‚ health promotion is now an integral part of the nursing profession. This research paper will review current literature from
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Why write a literature review? New discoveries don’t materialise out of nowhere; they build upon the findings of previous experiments and investigations. A literature review shows how the investigation you are conducting fits with what has gone before and puts it into context. A literature review demonstrates to your reader that you are able to: Understand and critically analyse the background research Select and source the information that is necessary to develop a context for your research It
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