... Sunderland Library Discover, Science Direct, CINAHL, PubMed, PCYCLIT, Google Scholar, EMBASE, British Nursing Index (BNI) using the Patient, Intervention, Comparison and Outcome (P.I.C.O) tool to guide the search (Ely & Scott, 2007). The key word for the search included; Efficacy OR effectiveness AND life-style OR lifestyle OR diet OR nutrition OR food OR physical exercise OR resistance training AND prevention OR ... (weight loss, weight maintenance and weight gaining groups). However, there was no clear validated method of group allocation (Jadad, Eldin & Jadad, 2008). Large number of sa...

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... substantiated self-neglecting elders suffer from some degree of confusion. 2 Nov. 1997 U.S. Census Bureau report on disability status of persons 65 years and older in 1994-95. 3 For purposes of this study, the definition of "self-neglect" excludes a situation in which a mentally competent older person (who understands the consequences of her/his decisions) makes a conscious and voluntary ... agency personnel using a specially designed participant guide book and instructional videos. The training focused on identifying elder abuse according to the standardized definitions and related sign...

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... modeling tool in 2004. A large number of processes created during client engagements were modeled and maintained in this repository (see Exhibit 3 for a sample process model from the repository). To create consistency in the process-oriented approach, CPE developed a Process Facilitator Certification program that ... not forget that we were trying to change while we were still doing our daily work.... Their [CPE's] role was to guide us to write down our process; ensure that we document reality and list the discrepancies/gaps.They challenged us on our process ... utility industry's high...

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... development; particularly her social development and her ability to interact with her peers and adults outside of her home environment. These observations have enabled staff to provide the right support for both child G and her family. Child G was consistently subjected to being a witness of aggressive behavior shown toward her mother, Bandura's Classical Conditioning theory suggests that witnessing this behavior could ... us with insight into a child's needs, capabilities, interests and development. Engaging in child observation and recording of this information is one of the oldest a...

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... we operate. Values To achieve the above vision and fulfill Sagicor's mission, the following values will guide the company, in an effort to achieve maximum performance through their S.C.R.I.P.T which represents: Service - We will always remember that the customer is the reason for our work. - We will always make every effort to go above customer expectations. - We will ... command, span of control, formalization, centralization and decentralization. Additionally, there are three main types of organizational structure: functional, divisional and matrix. The Divisional structure is rather i...

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... organization success. House (1971) proposed that the leader could affect the performance, satisfaction, and motivation of a group in different ways: 1. Offering rewards for achieving performance goals 2. Clarifying paths towards these goals 3. Removing obstacles to performance He mentions that a person may perform these by adopting a certain leadership ... group. Being a small group has helped to bond closer together as a family, valuing and respecting each other's differences. The next area of study was to examine what motivates people to do better. The question asked was "what is my j...

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... enhance their collaboration and teamwork abilities. These can be in the form of a research project, presentation, or field study. No matter what kind of project it may be, or who the members of the group are, I often find it is difficult for everyone to work together as a team. What usually happens is that the students will divide the work and ... 2001; Jordan & Troth, 2004). Salovey and Mayer (1990) initially defined emotional intelligence as the "ablity to monitor and regulate one's own and other's feelings, and to use feelings to guide one's thinking and action" (p. 189). In 1998, Gol...

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... that society and the government should be led or influenced by corporations. It is an apparent form of capitalism that preserves private ownership and private management incorporating government guarantees for the assured flow of material goods. Under true capitalism this guarantee is not existent. Corporatism blends both capitalism and socialism by combining socialism's promise of a government- ... should be led or influenced by corporations. Corporatism has an extended history. Earlier corporatism is basically the "organisation of society according to shared national interests and objec...

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... Chomsky) or a theory that truth is constructed and reproduced in the discourse of the powerful (cf. Foucault) are not just abstract and general statement but they also guide and inform research. Language Policy and Planning has also been impacted by such theories about language. Typology of Language Planning In language planning literature the types of planning which have ... laws and regulations, which may bring about: a. Covert assimilation-prohibition situation by prohibiting, tolerating, prescribing non-discrimination, overtly or covertly permitting or promoting the use of minority l...

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... or even thinking about acting violently) it is section c of this part that is most worrisome. Does anyone act without considering their political, religious or ideological consciousness? The mores that guide an individual are exactly what are under scrutiny in this law. In Louis Althusser's "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses" he states, "there is no ideology except by the subject and ... with protecting members of the public from a risk of terrorism." (Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005) This allows further control over a suspected terrorist by the state. Sixteen specific regulat...

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... to prevent accidental violations of the mitzvoth. These are codes that were instituted by the early leaders of Jewish thought in order to strengthen the mitzvoth. For example, a dietary mitzvoth is one that forbids the boiling of meat with milk. This has been extrapolated into the form of a severe kosher ... consist of particular details that are specific to a certain sect and group, and are retained by the Jew no matter the contrast with local minhags. A study of the Jewish faith reveals that it is one of many rituals and traditions. It can be said that every act that is performed by a ...

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... : "The Passion of Jesus became for him the only reality" (20). Signposts to that paradigmatic Christian story abound throughout the novel: the "cruciform tree" against which the thirsting Latour understands the dimensions of his own suffering; the fallen but redeemed Magdalena; the good guide "Christobal" Carson. And beyond Christ's passion is its own typological predecessor, the Genesis narrative, indicated by a succession of ... gardens-lost, hidden, neglected, or ultimately restored-and serpents. In fact, interpretive regression often serves a rigorous Christian typology, invoking New...

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... with their constituents, but also to shape public opinion. One of those eight cases focuses on President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he transformed the political landscape for nearly half a century (Zarefsky 10). This study documents Roosevelts success in transforming the idea of what liberalism meant. Traditionally, liberalism means that the government had no role to play in economic development or ... social welfare, and that individuals would fend for themselves in a race of life (Zarefsky 10). However, when Roosevelt comes into office, he uses his speeches to effectively ... rhetoric...

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... than even smoking." Researchers at Stanford and the University of Michigan recently found that an insurance policy that offered lower rates for obese customers who participated in a walking program was successful in getting these patients to exercise more "(Kramon). The Study was conducted by studding the population members of Blue Care Network, to determine if incentives would create healthier lifestyle ... other studies of pedometer-based walking programs the researchers have done. Due to the big financial incentive, everybody did it. And they stuck with it for a full year, which was ...

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... both in boxes that were later picked up by prison officials and returned to the researchers. RESULTS Table 1 contains means and standard deviations for the variables analyzed in the study. Following the table, results are discussed for the hypotheses and research question relating to prisonization and social skills. PRISONIZATION Hypotheses 1 through 3 predicted that information seeking, external communication, and ... could be offered. Such a nonrandom sampling method is susceptible to self-selection biases. It is therefore possible that individuals who were willing to volunteer their t...

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... education attainment (high school, GED and/or college) as their life goal. Yet for several reasons, by the time these youth exit foster care, they have not and will not attain this goal. In the Midwest Study sample, Skyles et al. (2007) found that over one-third of the youth ... these young adults from achieving their goals was lack of, a stable family, sufficient education, access to resources and a sense of belonging. The Midwest Study provided the first comprehensive look at how youth aging-out of care fared at four points in their lives during the transition out of care. The results ....

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... as choilentrase inhibitors (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 2013). However, there is increased voicing of the need for therapeutic relief, methods of curing persons of this ailment and improving life. One such area is the study of gene therapy for the disease, although there has been ongoing research there has yet to be a breakthrough in the field of research, ... cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) enzymes, aid in the formation of cholesteryl esters that have numerous function, namely mediation of storage of cholesterol and cellular cholesterol homeostasis. This en...

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... and how it was recalled later. This research applied regular college students in a divided visual field task that indicated the right hemisphere would be the part that is responsible for pattern recognition. Study of hemispheric specialization was first done on patient W.J.. He was a split-brain patient that had his corpus callosum severed. Corpus callosum is a bundle of axons that link the right ... so only the hand could go through and other sensation would be limited. Training was conducted first with zero second delay. The results of the study showed the left-hand showed superiority...

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... in order to significantly reduce testosterone levels (Bertrand, 1999). This drug, triptorelin, reduces the testosterone levels by limiting the emission of luteinizing hormones (Bradford, June 1998). It was used in a study of 30 men that all had a history of paraphilia. The Israeli researchers discovered that there was a decrease in deviant sexual Green 7 behavior and fantasy and their serum testosterone concentration dropped ... of all sorts by referring to the California Sex Offender Treatment and Evaluation Project (SOTEP). SOTEP is the main publishing agency of studies of relapse preve...

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... look at the attitude of school children towards physical education. The views of children must be considered as this will be the prime time for the formulation of attitudes towards both netball and sport in general will begin. A study by Meek (1994) looked at the attitudes towards PE of physically awkward children (poor coordination). The subjects were both males and females randomly ... how children become more aware of their own abilities between the ages of 11 and 14 years, which could account for older children having negative attitudes towards physical education and sport. Biskup (...

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... pathogen. Next, lymphocytes called T and B cells (manufactures of free- flowing antibodies) are produced to target a specific type to pathogen. These B and T cells remain in the blood stream for years, thus, preventing that particular pathogen from causing disease in the future (2). After the antibodies and memory lymphocytes are established, additional cells are produced in order to keep these antibodies ... immune and allergic disease as individuals from industrialized nations had a significantly higher rate of autoimmunity compared to individuals living in undeveloped nations with the ...

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... also influence parents' rate of divorce greatly. According to Marital Happiness and Marital Duration and the U-Shaped Curve: Evidence from a Five-Wave Panel Study authors Amato, Johnson and Van Laningham show that "analysis indicates that certain life-course transitions, primarily those involving changes in the number of children ... that, "Age at marriage is probably the most consistent predictor of marital stability identified in social science research (Heaton, 2002:395). In the study conducted by Heaton, age at marriage as a factor in leading causes of divorce demonstrated to have th...

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... fast, yet timely manner. However, it is very difficult to accomplish such tasks without having adequate time or adequate help from the rest of one's team. According to a qualitative study conducted by Newman and Maylor in 2002; poor management, a poor work environment and staff shortages all contributed to the job dissatisfaction and intention to leave the organization. Nurses are ... that is documented nowadays is completed through computer charting and reporting online. Several studies that were conducted found a significant correlation between nurse staffing levels and patient outcom...

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... to understand children would only excel from the findings and methods Johnson, pg. 9 used by teachers. Furthermore, any other research that is conducted on children with ADHD is a classification study because of the lack of precision consensual accepted definitions of those disorders. The public must understand the essential need to make classification issues explicit in ADHD research. Practitioners would then ... undertaken in order to more effectively remediate these complex disorders (Maynard, 1999). In a 2000 report, an alarming increase in the general use of psychiatric drugs for p...

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... sources. We will begin our data collection process by gathering secondary data from electronic sources and utilizing search engines, provided on the Internet. We have accessed public libraries for secondary information utilizing industry specific publications, such as medical journals. This has helped educate the researchers on the target market, marketing mix, and our prospective competition. Other ... is a highly marketable business. Through proper strategic market planning we feel this service will become a dependable business. Marketing Mix There is virtually no competition in the m...

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