Literature Review on Childhood Obesity By: Obesity is a growing problem among U.S. children. In 1994‚ one in five children between the ages of 6 and 17 was overweight. This is double the rate of 30 years ago (National Center for Health Statistics‚ 1999). This adverse trend has potentially profound effects on children’s health‚ including their long-term health. The terms "obese" and "overweight" often are used interchangeably. Technically‚ "obesity" is the upper end of "overweight
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(2006) 412–419 available at www.sciencedirect.com journal homepage: www.intl.elsevierhealth.com/journals/jden Review The bleaching of teeth: A review of the literature Andrew Joiner * Unilever Oral Care‚ Quarry Road East‚ Bebington‚ Wirral‚ CH63 3JW‚ UK article info Article history: Received 15 December 2005 Accepted 16 February 2006 abstract Objectives: To review current knowledge of tooth whitening with respect to external bleaching methods. Data: The scope is the external bleaching
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Literature Review ‘Mobile marketing’ is a dynamic and cutting-edge channel of communication for marketing messages. Before evaluating whether there is a future for mobile marketing‚ it would be sensible to analyse the current literature in this area. To begin with‚ this paper will look into the growth of the mobile phone globally and how the term ‘mobile marketing’ has developed. From here‚ it is important to get an in-depth understanding of how consumers’ attitudes <TO WHAT?> contribute
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Appendix 2: Environmental and Social Impacts of Mining This appendix is meant to provide a brief review of the literature with regard to environmental and social impacts from mining‚ as well as key regulatory issues. Key Environmental and Social Impacts Environmental and social impacts of mining have been well-documented and an ample literature exists on this topic. The following discussion summarizes those environmental and social issues that formed the basis for the Mining and Critical Ecosystems
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The purpose of this literature review is to evaluate the influence episiotomy’s have on postpartum pain. In the first study by Leeman et al. (2009)‚ the purpose was to evaluate the pain associated with genital trauma‚ labor care‚ and different incidences during birth from a group of healthy women who had few instances of episiotomies and delivered vaginally. The sample size consisted of 565 midwifery patients that were at least eighteen years of age. These women signed consent forms allowing their
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Review of Related Literature and Studies According to George Epstein “Computer is an electronic device that performs calculation and processes information. It handles vast amount of facts and figures and solves complex problems at incredibility high speeds. A computer can processes many kinds of information‚ from book titles and customers account numbers to chemical formulas and words from ancient Greek texts. It handles all such data in the form of numbers. Retired General Melchor P. Rosales
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Andrew Bogenschutz Professor Rafaei ENGL 2089 Literature Review July 22‚ 2015 “Optimizing Utilization of the Respiratory Therapist” Traditionally the role of the respiratory therapist has been heavily dictated and rather limited by the physician’s orders. For seemingly as long a respiratory therapy has been a recognized medical discipline‚ therapist have had to endure working under this physician-directed approach‚ until recent developments prompted an in-depth look into the overall efficiency
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The Marketing Review‚ 2002‚ 2‚ 319-355 www.themarketingreview.com Pachauri Moneesha Pachauri1 Nottingham University Business School Consumer Behaviour: a Literature Review In order to develop a framework for the study consumer behaviour it is helpful to begin by considering the evolution of the field of consumer research and the different paradigms of thought that have influenced the discipline. As described in this article‚ a set of dimensions can be identified in the literature‚ which can be
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Literature Review Music has always played an important role in the communication of culture. In the Caribbean people listen to many genres of music‚ but dancehall is the most prevalent. The Trinidad Express (2013) states that‚ “Jamaican dancehall music dominates the airwaves of the Caribbean.” It is heard frequently through various means which causes children to be immensely affected. They highly esteem dancehall artists and view them as role models. Therefore they learn from what their role models
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REVIEW OF LITERATURE (Michael S. Lane‚ Gerald L. Blakely‚ 1990): Management development programmes are increasingly being studied and evaluated‚ regarding their efficiency and effectiveness. Presents the results of a survey of 155 directors and vice-presidents of personnel and human resource management departments regarding the current status of their management development programmes. The results indicate that management development programmes do not seem to differentiate between levels of
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