Application of Background and Methodology of the Research Process The pervasiveness of obesity and obesity-related disease among children living in the United States is causing increasing attention. In the past two decades‚ childhood obesity has more than doubled in children aged six to 11‚ rising from 6.5% in 1980 to 17.6% in 2006. Obesity among adolescents between the ages of 12 and 19 has more than tripled from 6.5% to 17.6% within the same period (Li‚ & Hooker‚ 2010). The increased prevalence
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Applying Methodology in Research HCS/465 July 8‚ 2013 Dawn Bricker Applying Methodology in Research When doing a research on a particular topic it is important to think first about what the purpose of the research. Most of researches conduct to help solve a problem or a situation. Then the research continues with the evidence that the person can gather to help solve the problem. This paper will explain how the research process with problems in Health Care. The research will be childhood
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INTRODUCTION Social research is conducted using a logical and systematic process that can be carried out for numerous reasons and it is concerned with the empirical study of social phenomena. The purpose of conducting such research is to enhance knowledge of how the social world operates through the study of human behaviour and investigates how humans interact with others in society. Research in general‚ is usually conducted by adopting either a qualitative or quantitative approach (Henn et al‚
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T.N. 9/21/2012 The potential for specific crime-fighting methodologies‚ such as using biometrics‚ implementing cybercrime spyware‚ or mandating DNA collection programs (300 words) Criminology has changed‚ and has grown and become very advanced over the years. Criminology of the future will evolve as the current technology evolves and becomes more advanced. DNA is generally used to solve crimes in one of two ways. In cases where a suspect is identified‚ a sample of that persons DNA can be compared
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Should animals be used in medical research? The use of animals in laboratory research is a very well known debate. Many people wonder if the animals are treated well and if they are taken care of properly; however‚ if medical and scientifical experimentation were done in only human trials the knowledge and understanding of how drugs and procedures can affect human would be decades behind. That is why the use of animals in experimentation is a necessity in order to continue advancing medicine
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Background and Methodology of the Research Process to Problems in Health Care Childhood Obesity HCS/465 August 2‚ 2012 Donald Steacy Introduction The purpose of the paper is to show how to develop and understand methodology of the research process when pertaining to health care. The process consists of retrieving a peer-reviewed article and applying the research methodology to the article selected. The article selected for the research methodology was Childhood Obesity: A Global Public
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Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that causes the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas to be destroyed‚ preventing the body from being able to produce enough insulin to adequately regulate blood glucose levels. Type 1 diabetes may sometimes be referred to as juvenile diabetes‚ because it is commonly diagnosed in children and the condition can develop at any age. Insulin dependent diabetes is another term used to describe type 1 diabetes. Since type 1 diabetes causes the loss of insulin
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The types of assessment a tutor could use in lifelong learning may include: initial‚ diagnostic‚ independent assessment‚ formative‚ summative‚ internal‚ external‚ formal and informal assessment methods. Tummons (2007) states “Assessment is a way to find out if learning has taken place.” Gravells (2012)‚ describes the assessment cycle in the following terms; “the initial assessment‚ assessment planning‚ assessment activity‚ assessment decision and feedback and finally‚ review of progress”. The
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03/07/12 Quantitative research techniques used in Sociology Devon D.E. Francis Definition Quantitative research consists of those studies in which the data concerned can be analyzed in terms of numbers; Research can also be qualitative‚ that is‚ it can describe events‚ persons and so forth scientifically without the use of numerical data. Quantitative research is based more directly on its original plans and its results are more readily analyzed and interpreted. It is more open and responsive
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their teaching method. There are many teaching method that teacher can apply in their classrooms for the students. Some have had their heyday and had fallen into relative obscurity‚ others widely used now; still others have a small following‚ but contribute insights that may be absorbed into the generally accepted mix.In addition‚ with the existence of internet‚ Education has transformed into a vast scope of interest. Stakeholders as well as educators adapting and modifying the language learning theories
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