...This is a reality of our living here in this culture. Americans have a greater chance of falling prey to a violent crime than most western nations. Specifically I want to write about abduction here and abroad. The United states citizens end up missing quite a lot. The statistics show as one of the highest committed crimes domestically. According to one study 2,300 people are reported missing every day in the United States. It seams as a relentless parade of missing persons. I believe that number to be inflated so I wont go to lengths to support it or site it, however I do think that we as citizens here are unaware of how dangerous it is to live here. On the up side we are much more vigilant at perusing the missing persons cases. I would...
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...205 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………...3 Section 1.0 – Executive Summary………………………………………………………………..4 1.1 Objectives………………………………………………………………………………..4 1.1.2 Business Objectives ……………………………………………………………….…….4 1.1.3 Financial Objectives ……………………………………………………………….……4 1.1.4 Marketing Objectives ……………………………………………………………………4 1.2 Mission…………………………………………………………………………………….5 1.3 Keys to Success…………………………………………………………………………….5 Section 2.0 Company Summary………………………………………………………………….5 2.1 Company Ownership………………………………………………………………………6 2.2 Start-up Summary………………………………………………………………………….6 Section 3.0 Products and Services………………………………………………………………..8 Section 4.0 Market Analysis Summary…………………………………………………………..8 4.1 Market Segmentation………………………………………………………………………8 4.1.1 Family Consumers……………………………………………………………………….9 4.1.2 Channel Sales to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)…………………………9 4.1.3 Businesses……………………………………………………………………………….9 4.1.4 The Military……………………………………………………………………………..9 4.1.5 The Political Market…………………………………………………………………….9 4.1.6 Maritime Market………………………………………………………………………...9 4.1.7 Pet Supply Chain Stores………………………………………………………………..10 Section 5.0 Strategy and Implementation Summary………………………………………….…10 5.1 Competitive Edge………………………………………………………………………….10 5.2 Competitors' Disadvantages………………………..……………………………………..11 5.2.1 Effectiveness……………………………………………………………………………11 ...
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...Human Sciences. Paper 164. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cehsdiss/164 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Education and Human Sciences, College of (CEHS) at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Open Access Theses and Dissertations from the College of Education and Human Sciences by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AS PREDICTORS FOR PHYSICAL AGGRESSION IN LOW-INCOME CHILDREN by Xiaoyu Li A THESIS Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Master of Science Major: Child, Youth, & Family Studies Under the Supervision of Professor Soo-Young Hong Lincoln, Nebraska November, 2012 FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AS PREDICTORS FOR PHYSICAL AGGRESSION IN LOW-INCOME CHILDREN Xiaoyu Li, M.S. University of Nebraska, 2012 Adviser: Soo-Young Hong The purpose of the current study was to examine the unique and collective contributions of...
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...their child’s education and their child’s success in academic domains. Subsequent studies have been presented which support the findings from Coleman, et al. (Duff & Adams, 1981; Henderson, 1987; 1988). Even so, other studies have reported either mixed or no significant differences between experimental and control groups when measuring the effect of parental involvement on student achievement (Griffith, 1996; Heller, & Fantuzzo, 1993; Henry, 1974; Keith, Reimers, Ferman, Pottenbaum, & Aubrey ,1986; Ryan, 1964; Searles, Lewis & Morrow, 1982). Some of the discrepancy across studies relates to the nature of the data collection and research design. For example, some investigators have studied the relationship between parental involvement and child school success using direct observation (Arbuckle & MacKinnon, 1988), surveys, or questionnaires (Edwards & Warin, 1999). Other investigators have utilized a traditional experimental design to compare student performances across...
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...estimated 399,546 children in foster care. However, the number come to find out, aren’t completely accurate. Children who exit and reenter multiple times in a year are counted only once. “Due to rounding of the original AFCARS source data and to missing data, some percentages do not add up to 100 percent, or the estimated numbers do not add up to the total number in the category.” The goal of this study is to show the statistical increase and decrease in the foster care population. While the population focus is based on all races that enter the foster care system. “Data was obtained from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS). AFCARS collects information on all children in foster care for whom State child welfare agencies have responsibility for placement, care, or supervision and all children who are adopted with public child welfare agency involvement.” This study was conducted by The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services without being bias towards any race, religion, or gender. As such, there is not any evidence of being bias found in this study and based solely on statistical information. The problems I found, as stated above, was the stated fact of the children not being recorded more than once. This missing statistic would benefit the final outcome of measuring the foster care overall statistical recordings. The confounding variables stated in this study revolves around the “unknown or undetermined” race within the statistical recording. As...
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...Is gang membership from 10-17 year olds influenced by parenting or ethnicity? My research question analyses the relationship between two variables, parenting and ethnicity, and aims to evaluate the influence they have on gang membership throughout teenage years. Literature suggests that poor parenting and ethnic minorities are more subjected to joining a gang. Furthermore Smith and Bradshaw (2005:3) suggest that gang members are younger with 20% of young people belonging to a gang at the age of 13, and just 5% by the age of 17. In this analysis I will investigate how prominent ethnic minorities and poor parenting are in gang culture and the effect these variables have on gang membership. Firstly I selected one of my independent variables to be ethnicity because of the controversy over racism in 2006: the data I will use for analysis was taken from the OCJS 2006. Ethnic issues in society were heightened at this time because of the cold case review that was to begin the next year into the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (Cathcart: 2012). Revisiting such a tragic event meant the issues were at the front of the public mind. It was therefore intriguing to study ethnicity as a contributor to gang culture in youth today to see the relative impact it had. Research on ethnicity has been dominated by the labelling of ethnic minorities as offenders and arguably it is merely a scapegoat for the heart of society’s problems. In this report I will analyse whether improper labelling and thus ethnic...
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...set is multimodal. It is clear to me that in the sample data presented while using the spss software there was one value that represents the mode in each variable presented. As is represented in the bar chart below, using the variable height 70.50 cm represent the highest bar and as such is identify as the mode. Fig. 1 represents the mode of standing height of the child in (cm) (Guatemala Data Set) To arrive at the mean, add all of the data in the set under investigation and then divided by the total number of items present (Field, 2013). It was highlighted that mean is a poor representation of variables such as sex, since sex is a qualitative variable and can only be male of female an never a half value as is represented in the...
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...WIRELESS (MWR) UPDATE MGM Wireless launches a new app for schools and parents DIRECTORS Mark Fortunatow, Executive Chairman Mark Hurd, Executive Director Shaun Collopy, Non-Executive Director KEY POINTS MGM Wireless launches MGM PinPoint™, a world leading app enabling schools and parents to locate children who are missing from school. Global PCT patent application filed Primary empathise on children safety to drive demand. Will boost revenue yield per school and is potentially a major contributor to revenue. MARKET DATA ASX Code: Current Price 52 week Share Price Range: Market Capitalisation: Economic Value: Shares on Issue: Unlisted Options: MWR $0.86 $0.32 - $0.89 $7.0 million $6.9 million 8.1 million 0.65 million CAPITAL STRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROPOSITION Over the past two years, MGM Wireless has demonstrated that its business model is sustainably profitable, underpinned by a high proportion of recurring revenue, and has positioned its itself to drive an acceleration in its growth path. The company’s growth over the next few years will be sourced from continued building of market penetration in the core schools and child care centre market, software upgrades and extension business from the existing client base, SMS traffic growth and from new products. The company’s immediate priority is to build sales momentum for its expanding product offering. This will be at the expense of profit growth in the current year but is expected to lead to accelerated...
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...DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY. 8 CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.0 INTRODUCTION.. 9 2.1 CONCEPT OF HOME, SCIENCE STUDENTS AND EDUCATION.. 10 2.2 IMPORTANCE OF THE HOME. 13 2.3 NEEDS OF SCIENCE STUDENTS AS CHILDREN.. 15 2.4 THE ROLE OF HOME IN SCIENCE STUDENTS EDUCATION.. 18 2.5 BROKEN HOMES. 19 2.6 INFLUENCE OF BROKEN HOME ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SCIENCESTUDENTS 20 2.7 CONCLUSION.. 24 CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 INTRODUCTION.. 25 3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN.. 25 3.3 POPULATION OF THE STUDY. 26 3.4 SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES. 28 3.5 INSTRUMENTATION.. 28 3.5.1 VALIDITY OF INSTRUMENT. 29 3.5.2 RELIABILITY OF INSTUMENT. 29 3.6 METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION.. 30 3.7 METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS. 30 CHAPTER FOUR DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 4.0 INTRODUCTION.. 32 4.1 DATA PRENTATION.. 33 4.2 ANALYSIS OF DATA.. 46 4.3 DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS. 49 CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 5.0 INTRODUCTION.. 50 5.1 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS. 51 5.2 CONCLUSION.. 52 5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS. 53 5.4 SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY. 54 REFFERENCES....
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...Running head: School Environment Analysis Essay School Environment Analysis Essay Courtney A. Redford Grand Canyon University: EDA 575-Educational Leadership in a Changing World Facilitator: Dr. Audrey Donaldson Wednesday, July 4, 2012 Environmental and contextual factors affect my school and community on a daily basis. One of the most apparent issues would be the lack of parental involvement. This element influences both the school climate, as well as the community environment. In my years of teaching, I have found that students, who have parents that are detached from their school life, have difficulty remaining motivated and engaged in their education. Abstractly speaking, face to face bullying, as well as cyber-bullying also burden the demographics of my school. As teachers and administrators, we address the predictors of bullying and victimization on an ongoing basis, but the issue still exists. As a result of the lack of parental involvement and bullying/peer-pressure, teen pregnancy, within the district, has been on the rise. According to Gilbert, teen mothers are twice as likely to drop out of high school. This bit of research shows the increasing need to combat this issue. Within the context of this analysis, the factors mentioned above will be addressed and discussed. According to Colombo, research has suggested that the missing link in educational equity, in terms of educational achievement, is parental involvement. Community and parental...
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...ARDI: ARDI: 1. Ardipithecus ramidus dates back about ______ years. Answer: Ardipithecus ramidus dates back some 4.4 million years ago. 2. A big difference between Ardipithecus and Australopithecus was: (compare the diagrams of Australopithecus skulls, jaws, teeth, pelvises and feet) Answer: Skeleton majorDifferences | Ardipithecus | Australopithecus | Skulls | Ardipithecus skull rests atop the spinal column, indicating this species was bipedal, although it probably walked in a slightly different manner than humans. | -The dark area at the bottom of the skull is the foramen magnum, the hole through which the spinal column passes. It has a forward position in australopithecine skulls | Jaws | -Ardipithecus has rectangular shape of ape jaws. | -Their jaw has the parabolic shape of human jaws. | Teeth | They have large canine teeth. | -The teeth of australopithecines are similar to those of humans.-They do not have the large canine teeth of apes | Pelvises | -Their pelvis has a mix of features useful for both climbing and upright walking and suggests the species still spent significant time in the trees.-The lower pelvis is large and the angle of the ischial surface does not face upward as it does in humans and Australopithecus. | -Australopithecine pelvises are far more similar to humans than to those of apes, and shows that they were undoubtedly bipedal.- Despite the overall similarity, australopithecine pelvises are not identical to those of humans | Feet | The...
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...(Joint Commission, 2015). The event described in the case study is a sentinel event resulting in the abduction of a child. The event begins when a child is admitted to the preop unit for outpatient surgery with her mother. The child’s mother leaves the facility during the procedure, giving instructions for the nurse to call the mother if the procedure was quicker than expected. After the procedure, the child is discharged home by the recovery room staff with her estranged father who does not have custody of the child. The child is recovered by law enforcement in the care of the father, but the potential harm and psychological damage ensued categorizes these happenings as a sentinel event. Personnel/ Personnel Issues There were several people involved in this sentinel event at Nightingale Community Hospital. Here, they are listed along with their roles and any issues involving them in this event: Person | Role in the event | Barriers | Registrar, Katie Jessup | Responsible for initial intake information and consent to treat. | Followed process as outlined. Knowledge of potential information gaps and custodial issues with children could provoke further questioning. Lack of awareness of how her job affects other areas is a barrier. | Admitting Nurse in Preop of Ambulatory Surgical Unit, Gretta Doppke | Admissions nurse. First person to assume care of the child in the facility. Responsible for obtaining information regarding discharge as well as educating the patient and her...
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...See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296695247 USING DATA MINING TO PREDICT SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION Dataset · February 2016 DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1465.8328 READS 2,200 2 authors: Fabio Pagnotta Hossain Amran University of Camerino University of Camerino 8 PUBLICATIONS 0 CITATIONS 5 PUBLICATIONS 0 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE All in-text references underlined in blue are linked to publications on ResearchGate, letting you access and read them immediately. SEE PROFILE Available from: Hossain Amran Retrieved on: 12 April 2016 USING DATA MINING TO PREDICT SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION Fabio Pagnotta Mat:-093579 Mohammad Amran Hossain Mat:-093192 Department of Computer science, University of Camerino Advanced Database In this project, we use a data set about Portuguese student on two courses ( Mathematics and Portuguese ) which was collected and analysed by Paulo Cortez and Alice Silva, University of Minho,Portugal. Our work intends to approach student addiction on alcohol in secondary level using business intelligence (BI) and Data Mining (DM) techniques. The result shows that a good predictive accuracy can be achieved, provided that addiction of alcohol can impact to the student performance. In addition,the result also provides the correlation between alcohol usage and the social, gender and study time attributes...
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...The Plight of Missing Persons Naomi White Kaplan University CM220-15 Professor L McCuish December 15, 2012 The Plight of Missing Persons According to staggering statistics, there are close to 60,000 + Jane and John Does buried, cremated or lying in coroners offices across this country with no names; all scattered across a nation with no standard protocol for case sharing and identification (NamUs, 2012). These unidentified people are young and old, male and female, from all walks of life. They are someone’s mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, sisters and brothers. These bodies and spirits of our nations unidentified cry out for their names, proper burial, and many times, justice (Reitterer, 2012). The heartbreaking reality behind these statistics is a world no one wishes to be a part of. Well over 100,000 active missing person’s cases in this country at any given time. There is an estimated 60,000 sets of human remains unidentified throughout this nation. Hundreds of thousands of family members and friends living in limbo wondering what became of their loves ones. To the families of the missing, this situation has been called our nation's "Silent Mass Disaster; a problem of epidemic proportions" (NamUs, 2012). Families and advocates of the missing cry out for change within our communities and justice system and we must not allow their cries to go unheard. The Doe Network is an international non-profit volunteer organization created in 1999. Its focus...
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...SENTINEL EVENT This is a case of an inpatient admitted at the Nightingale Community Hospital for a medical procedure which by all standards was a success but the patient is discharged from the hospital without the knowledge of the mother culminating into a sentinel event. Joint Commission (commission, 2013) defines a sentinel event as “an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury or the risk there of. Serious injury specifically includes loss of limb or function”. Like in this case, “an event can be considered a sentinel event if the outcome was not death, permanent harm, severe temporary harm and intervention to sustain life”. (commission, 2013). The required procedure being on appointment, the hospital was prepared for their patient scheduled for Thursday, September 14th at 12:30pm, a three year old Tina Gerhardt admitted to the ambulatory surgery unit (ASU) for bilateral myringotomies (insertion of ear tubes) accompanied by her mother. They were received by the hospital registrar who entered all the required information, processed all the necessary documentation with sign ups and verifications by the mother prior to being forwarded to the pre- op area. They were then received by the Pre-Op Nurse whose main job is to prepare the patient for surgery. In here, all that is necessary was done on Tina while briefing the mother through the entire process and the time each task was estimated to be completed. During the protocol, the mother...
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