Earthquake Disaster Management National University Holly Montgomery NSG 411 Professor Mason October 7‚ 2014 EARTHQUAKE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND MANAGEMENT Introduction Nations abroad‚ individuals‚ families and entire communities are experiencing unprecedented disasters. Disasters occur suddenly and unexpectedly‚ and they often cannot be prevented. A disaster is any natural or human made incident that causes disruption‚ destruction or devastation requiring external assistance (Stanhope
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Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE This chapter presents the literature and related studies that clarifies the different aspects of the research. It also discusses the theories about the subject‚ and its purpose. The commodities‚ new devices‚ services‚ in technology are needs of man for a better fuller life which is the concern of the research. These useful arts are the products of the technological environment and the end-user is society in general. The excerpt was
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Obesity Literature review I. Introduction Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse affect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy. Child obesity has been increasing dramatically and it has become one of the most common chronic conditions for youngsters and it’s accompanied by several psychological effects. As for the children it might lead to being isolated and having peer problems and sense of discrimination from
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Excessive intake on the quantity and quality of food could result to an increase in weight and obesity. Individuals are less likely to suffer from heart disease‚ diabetes‚ stroke‚ some cancers‚ and other chronic diseases if they consume foods which are rich in fruits and vegetables (http://www.uwec.edu/Watershed/research/upload/HealthyEatingPoster2012-2.pdf). Research also shows that children in poor diet contributes to overweight by eating on fast food restaurants including
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2. Literature Review 2.1 Cost Estimation of Light Rail 2.1.1 Whole Life-cycle cost estimation of Light Rail As light rail is playing an increasingly important role in public transportation‚ more concern is put on light rail and the costs of the flexible and expandable transport. Most of our light rail transit decision-making considers the project forepart construction investment only. But in terms of the annual operation cost‚ scrap value and so on after project completion‚ there is less or even
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examination of the role of attachment that eating disorders play in adolescents is explored. It is hypothesized that lower quality of attachment to parents in adolescents is associated with higher level of eating disorders. The following six literature reviews attempt to display and support this hypothesis. In a research article by Bachar‚ Canetti‚ Hochfdorf‚ Latzer ( 2002)‚ two questions were addressed to conduct the study. First‚ is the role of the family environment related to anorexic and bulimic
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Literature Review Functionalist‚ Emile Durkheim‚ was one of the first sociologists to study the issue of suicide and this work has become known worldwide. Many have either refined his work or criticized it. Although Durkheim’s book Suicide: A Study in Sociology (1970) focused on suicide rates in some European societies‚ he was able to distinguish four types of suicide and he spoke about the type of person who would commit suicide. Two of the types of suicides Durkheim defined occurred in industrial
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Present and Future of Olympic Marketing. Summary: This dissertation is dedicated to the analysis of Olympic marketing as the implicit side of Olympic movement; evaluation of past‚ present and future profiles of Olympic marketing. Research literature review There’s a list of research papers dedicated to commercialization of sports in general. At the same time‚ there’s apparent deficit of studies‚ dedicated directly to the problem of Olympic marketing‚ due to the specificity and complexity of the
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STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM‚ PROVIDING FOR THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AND INSTITUTIONALIZING THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN‚ APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010”. Sec. 2.
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Literature Review LIME Grenada Ltd is a well established company that has been in operation since 1989 on the island of Grenada. Currently‚ LIME Grenada serves a customer base of over 109‚000 residents‚ excluding the large number of visitors to its shores. This company has a significant role to play in bringing the telecommunication services to the nationals of Grenada. They are referred to as the market leader in fixed-line services and broadband services in the state of Grenada. As a result‚ this
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