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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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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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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------------------------------------------------- REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE PROSTITUTION Prostitution is defined as an act or practice of rendering sexual service in exchange for immediate payment in terms of money or other valuables. It is one of the branches of the sex industry. It is estimated that the annual revenue generated from global prostitution industry is over $100 billion. It is a very old and universal phenomenon‚ and even oftentimes referred to as “the world’s oldest profession
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Coal Ash Coal ash is a collective term for the residues left during the combustion of coal. Depending on the source and makeup of the coal being burned‚ the composition of the coal ash vary considerably‚ but all includes substantial amounts of both amorphous and crystalline Silicon dioxide (SiO2) and Calcium oxide (CaO)‚ both being endemic ingredients in many coal-bearing rock strata. Coal ash is made up of two types of combustion by-products: bottom
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Literature Review 2.1 Introduction In the concrete industry‚ there are large amounts of concrete being produced around world. The quantity demand will reach $105.2 billion by the year 2015 in the world market for readymix concrete (Global Industry Analysis‚ 2014). Hence concrete quality becomes more and more important‚ because it refers to the quality of building construction and the capital usage efficiency of company. Furthermore‚ product quality is
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 1. Introduction In this chapter various related literature and research pertaining to this research will be presented. It addresses the views and effect of using extensive reading method to improve comprehension and motivates reading. 2. Related Literature Up until now there is still no definite definition for ‘reading’ as Criscuolo (1973) says “There is no exact definition for reading’. Another view‚ Alderson and Urguhart (1984) in Fauziah Hassan HBET3203
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Review of Related Literature The review of related literatures of this study is made here in the Philippines and in abroad. It is acquired from the internet and unpublished theses. It is nearly related on the relationship of computer game addiction to interpersonal relationship to adolescents especially‚ K-12 students. To enrich the background on the subject of the researcher‚ the literatures that were found are here in presented. A. Foreign Studies Based from the study of Mark Griffiths (2007)
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PRACTICES ON PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES BY SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES: A CASE OF GUSII MWALIMU SACCO‚ KISII CENTRAL DISTRICT‚ KENYA A. Onsase1‚ C. Okioga2‚ D. K. Okwena3 and A. N. Ondieki4 1 Bondo University College‚ Bondo‚ Kenya 2 Kisii University College‚ Kisii‚ Kenya 3 Jomo kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology‚ Nairobi‚ Kenya 4 Gusii Mwalimu SACCO‚ Kisii‚ Kenya Abstract Gusii Mwalimu SACCO Society is a member owned and controlled Savings and Credit Society
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Running head: IFRS IFRS: A Review of the Literature Intermediate Accounting III (10089) Abstract Due to the global integration of business and finance throughout the world‚ approximately 113 countries have adopted or are working on convergence with IFRS. This paper is a look at the history and an examination of where IFRS stands internationally and with the United States. For several decades the industrialized world has been working toward an international set of accounting standards.
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