Lecture 1 Research Basics • Definition o Process of applying creative thinking in a logical way o Acquisition & creation of knowledge informed by theory & practice • Misconceptions o Not simply gathering existing information o Not merely gathering new data o Not necessarily the production of something original o Not always involving a problem • Knowledge-driven o Explores o Speculates o Describes o Explains o Predicts o Evaluates • Purposes o Role expectation o Current information
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urbanization‚ affluence‚ and change in lifestyles and nutritional status of the population. Obesity among adult has became serious problem in health department as it increases rapidly. Hence‚ I will discuss on obesity as a contemporary issue in Malaysia. World health Organization (WHO) had defined that obesity is an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A crude population measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI)‚ a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square
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Critical Social Policy http://csp.sagepub.com/ Young people ’as risk ’ or young people ’at risk ’: Comparing discourses of anti-social behaviour in England and Victoria Nathan Hughes Critical Social Policy 2011 31: 388 DOI: 10.1177/0261018311405011 The online version of this article can be found at: http://csp.sagepub.com/content/31/3/388 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Critical Social Policy can be found at: Email Alerts:
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Obesity and Fast Food Wouldn’t it be nice to all the fast food you wanted to eat without having to worry about gaining weight? Imagine eating cheeseburgers‚ pizza‚ and soda without remorse after eating all the fats‚ sugars‚ and calories. Reality is that obesity rates are growing in number. The obesity epidemic Americans face today is a growing problem that affects more than half of the population. With growing body sizes and serious medical problems associated with obesity. Advertisement also plays
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Outline and evaluate research into types of attachment. Ainsworth conducted a study to observe types of attachment behaviours with occur between a mother and a child. She used observation to witness these behaviours. By placing the child in a set up play room with one way glass allowed natural behaviour to be observed without interference from the psychologist. Ainsworth used several situations including a mother a child and a stranger. Firstly the mother and the child entered the room‚ the child
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Research Paper Outline & Thesis: Eminent Domain Some people simply are not prepared for the new neighbors moving into America: the abuses of eminent domain. Although it has been around a great deal of time‚ eminent domain is unjustly taking land from the American people at an alarming rate. Eminent domain really is defined as being the government power exercised to purchase land or property from the people in order to develop the land or property for economic or community expansion. This topic is
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Is Child Obesity an Important Health Problem in America? Webster University Unknown Student Techniques of substance Abuse Counseling Dr. Barbara Omer July 28‚ 2002 Abstract Obesity is a chronic state of being overweight. It ’s a life threatening condition and current research has shown that obesity is the leading cause for the increased health threats that persons of the developed world face. Obesity increases a person ’s threat for contracting diabetes‚ strokes‚ heart problems‚ certain
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Obesity Michelle Scott DeVry University Obesity Obesity has become a major epidemic among adults‚ children and adolescents. It is a high health risk that needs to be fixed immediately‚ rather than later before it destroys the next generation. We‚ as parents and the Government‚ need to address this problem before lives are destroyed by this fast spreading disease. We need to find a solution to get rid of this disease‚ before this problem becomes a major epidemic. The lives of our children
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Introduction : Business research problem Specifications : 1 Page ‚ 1 Source ‚ APA Style : language Business Research Problem /Opportunity Analysis Prepare a 300-700-word examining a business problem /opportunity confronting your organization that you feel could be addressed through the application of business research principles by performing the following ? Create a problem /opportunity statement ? Develop constructs of the problem /opportunity ? Develop an operational definition from
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Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years.1‚ 2 The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2010. Similarly‚ the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to 18% over the same period.1‚ 2 In 2010‚ more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese.1 Overweight is defined as having excess body weight for a
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