According to a study done by the University of Rochester Medical Center, nearly 40 percent of children and teens living in Rochester’s city are overweight or obese (City Child Obesity Rate Almost Twice as Large as Suburban). The number lowers when looking at the suburbs of Rochester, but 25% of children are still obese or overweight in these suburban areas. We believe that these numbers are higher in the city due to a few reasons. The first and obvious reason would be due poor eating habits. These children
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a given situation (Macoby 1964). Davison, P.W., Rovlar, J., Yu, F.T.C., (1997) Mass media (2nd Ed), p. 176-178&184. We know a great deal about children’s television habits and the fare to which they are exposed(Barcus and Wolkin 1977; Howe 1977), but it is difficult to determine the extent to which their habits and their view of the world are shaped by this experience.
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and why it exists at all.” Stephen Hawking Although the goal is termed as simple, it is a monumental albeit fascinating task and qual research often gets endowed with that task in a marketing environment. Hence, the hunt to explain the reasons behind a particular phenomenon or phenomena and arrive at insightful solutions continues. Having said that, Qualitative research also comes under the axe for producing results that are “too conceptual and airy/fairy” or “not robust enough to be actionable” or
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Kacy Noble Medical Research and Ethics HCS/ 435 March 7, 2011 Patricia Tobin Ph.D., LCSW Medical Research and Ethics In the medical field ethics plays a large role in dictating what is deemed acceptable. The role of ethics has changed drastically over the past hundred years. There are many well-known unethical medical studies that have taken place in the past. Current research is being questioned by ethics professionals as well. The difference between now and then is our resources. Now,
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Submissions need to cite at least one peer-reviewed study. We understand that not all of our members are involved in academia, but submissions should primarily come from journal articles and sourced and long-form articles. If your submission contains a link to the source journal article, please comment in the thread with the URL. Images, GIFs, jokes, and content discussing philosophy, religion, and pseudoscience (except when in the context of a study) are not appropriate and will be removed. Links
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conducted an interview that was as follows. 1) What are the behaviors commonly encountered by adolescence who use the internet for long periods? -Although the internet has now have become essential for any adolescent in studying and entertainment, studies have reported strong associations between aggression and the Internet, up to classifying the frequent use of the internet as an internet addiction disorder (IAD) in the new psychiatric classification of disorders. In addition, the frequent use of
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines obesity and overweight as a range of weight that is considered healthy for a given height. The body mass index (BMI) is the measurement used to define who is overweight or obese. For adults a BMI of 25-29.9 is considered over weight, anything above 30 is considered obese (CDC info at cdc.gov). Obesity is one of the most discussed current health issue, because it is a precursor to hypertension, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, gall stone
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2 Related Literature and Studies This study sought to present related literatures and studies that are relevant to the study. It includes foreign and local literature, and foreign and local studies from journals, websites and books, online newspaper and online articles, similar studies such as thesis, and dissertations that have been previously conducted by other researchers, some studies that were analyzed by the researchers. These following literatures and studies will surely be very helpful
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Evaluating the Research Process Megan Gardner HCS/465 Pamela Bennett 05/06/13 Evaluating the Research Process Pregnancy is a major factor that is over taking the teen community. This is an action that is happening and no one can find a way to slow it down. It seems that everywhere you look; another teenager is pregnant or knows a friend or pier that is pregnant. In the article “Aggression is a predictor of rapid repeat teen pregnancy” the author talks about how teenagers are not
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