CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Research design This study was conducted using questionnaire based‚ cross sectional analysis. Questionnaire used were based on the translated survey questions obtained from a similar study performed in Japan in 1999 and Penang General Hospital in 2014 (Hyodo‚ 1999; Maryam Farooqui‚ 2014). Study method & Design The study population include cancer patients in Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah‚ Kuala Terengganu who underwent chemotherapy treatment in the hospital
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European CRISIS: An Overview of Facts EU rules state that no nation in the euro bloc should have an annual budget deficit which is higher than 3% of its gross domestic product. The Greek government aims to shrink it to 9.1% of overall economic output this year‚ down from 12.7% last year. Meanwhile Greece’s national debt stands at about 300bn euros ($419bn‚ £259bn). Following downgrading by Fitch‚ Moody’s and S&P‚ Greek bond yields rose in 2010‚ both in absolute terms and relative to German government
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Communication Crisis HCS/320 Communication Crisis It has recently come to the attention of the Emergency Management Office (EMO) that a biological agent has infected the local water supply and is potentially life threatening. Steps will begin to be taken immediately in handling this crisis. There will need to be clear communications channels both internally and externally. It is crucial that steps be taken to identify what advantages can be gained from using different resources when communicating
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According to Berk (2014)‚ longitudinal‚ cross-sectional‚ and sequential designs are forms of observational studies that research a particular variable and how it affects the participants over their lifespan. A longitudinal design measures a single individual or small group repeatedly over an extended period to provide information about changes. Regarding timeframe‚ longitudinal designs can relatively be short or long. On the contrary‚ a cross-sectional design can analyze people of diverse ages at
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Communication and Crisis Rosa Singleton HCS/320 [ 12/8/2012 ] Kristin Thrun Communication and Crisis My name is Rosa Singleton. I am the director of the Emergency Management Office in the area of Ohio. Today we have received official reports that the public water supplies for the city of Canton and other nearby cities have become contaminated with a life-threatening biological agent. It is the duty of my staff to implement contingency plans and address them within the organization‚ and
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The Greek Crisis The European Union. A lot of people know of the name and most will probably be able to give a vague description of what it is and how it works. Outlined here is a brief discussion of the European Union and one of its member states‚ Greece. The financial crisis that has occurred and its subsequent impact on the European Union and the rest of the world. In the 1940’s the world was at war and European countries such as France‚ Italy‚ Austria‚ and England were in disrepair and scared
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Water Crisis in UAE Introduction Water crisis refers to the situation where the available water within a geographical location cannot meet the water needs of the population in that location. This prevalent situation has drawn considerable attention in most countries due to its severity to humanity. Because of the tripling of the population in the 21st century‚ the demand for water has remained considerably higher than the available clean and safe water. Despite the fact that the earth is covered
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Differentiate the causes of the Great Depression and 2008 financial crisis In October 2008‚ President Obama said that the United States is suffering the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. As this crisis continues to develop‚ it has led to a global economic recession. At the beginning of the 2008 financial crisis‚ many people wondered: Will the current financial crisis be another Great Depression? Both the Great Depression of the 1930s and the current recession are world-wide‚ and
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The recent financial crisis has provided evidence that financial markets are not efficient. Critically‚ evaluate this statement and its implications for investment management practice. In reality a financial market can’t be considered to be extremely efficient‚ or completely inefficient. The financial markets are a mixture of both‚ sometimes the market will provide fair returns on the investment for everyone‚ while at other times certain investors will generate above average returns on their investment
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Financial Crisis A financial crisis is “an economic recession or depression caused by a lack of necessary liquidity in financial institutions. A financial crisis may be caused by a natural disaster‚ negative economic news or some other events.”(InvestorWords.com‚ 2009) Financial crisis usually decrease business activity because people do not have enough financial resources. The reason why I chose this topic is because it is a daily theme in all of the European tabloids. We read every day’s
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