Quantitative Research Critique Quantitative research, which includes experimental research, was used in the study by Mohammadpour, Mohammadian, Moghadam, & Nematollahi (2013) to discover how localized heat effects chest pain in patients with acute coronary syndrome. This research critique critically reviews the strengths and limitations of their research study by examining the following areas: the protection of human participants, the problem statement, data collection and analysis methods,
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FILM CRITIQUE (Final Version) Mona Lisa Smile At the very first glance, the title “Mona Lisa Smile” gives me an impression of mysterious and controversial, which is exactly the same as the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci. This impression inspires me to watch the whole film excitedly. The film does show a great 1950s period with the brilliant cast performance. The leading character, Katherine Ann Watson (Julia Roberts) is amazing. She is a very special woman who is the center of the whole
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Article Critique Article Critique This paper summarizes and analyzes an article by Ruble and Turner (2000), entitled “A Systemic Analysis of the Dynamics and Organization of Urban Street Gangs.” The authors discuss how street gangs, which are highly complex, open and ongoing social systems with structures, processes and functionality, can be compared to family systems using a systemic and holistic perspective in order to provide professionals with a better understanding and more effective
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Literary Critique of “I Stand Here Ironing” Tillie Olsen’s “I Stand Here Ironing” focuses on a mother who receives a phone call while ironing, about her eldest child Emily. The call comes from a school guidance counselor asking her to make time to see her so they could discuss helping Emily. While listening, the mother partakes in a mental or interior monologue of her first born child’s life, and how being a single teen mother facing poverty shaped her daughter into who she is to today; a stiff
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Theory Critique Two Najah Dail-Harris Liberty University Theory Critique Two Jay E. Adams the author of How to Help People change (1986) created a four step biblical approach to guiding the Christian Counseling process. Adams (1986) centers his biblical approach around the concept of change and derives his theory from Timothy 3:14-17. He believes “all Christian counselors must follow these words if they would help people change in ways that please God” (p.10). Adams (1986) also derives
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Research Critique 1 Running Head: CRITIQUE OF A NURSING RESEARCH STUDY Critique of a Nursing Research Study Research Critique 2 Critique of a Nursing Research Study The nursing research study, A comparative study of uncertainty, optimism and anxiety in patients receiving their first implantable defibrillator for primary or secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. Is a research project where the problem being addressed is, "To determine if patients receiving their first Implantable
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Journal Article Critique Salleh, F. H. M., et al. (2009). Development of mobile workforce management system for electricity supply industries. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Mobile Computing and Multimedia. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ACM: 346350. 1.0 Purpose of the study This study aims to demonstrate how mobile computing delivers benefits to power utilities such as TNB and the Electricity Supply Industries (ESI) in general. The authors made clear description
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Running head: LIN ARTICLE CRITIQUE 1 Article Critique Effects of Forgiveness Therapy on Anger, Mood, and Vulnerability to Substance Abuse Among Inpatient Substance-Dependent Clients Liberty University March 31, 2013 LIN ARTICLE CRITIQUE 2 Introduction In the article Effects of Forgiveness Therapy on Anger, Mood and Vulnerability to Substance Use Among Inpatient Substance-Dependent Clients (Lin 2004) the researchers
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Research critique Background Regnier Denois, V., Poirson J., Nourissat A., Jacquin J., Guastalla J. P, & Chauvin F. (2011) European Journal of Cancer Care 20, 520-527. Adherence with oral chemotherapy: results from a qualitative study of the behavior and representations of patients and oncologists. This study was conducted to evaluate the importance of partnership between the patient and the prescriber in oral chemotherapy adherence. 42 patients taking Capecitabine for the treatment
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Constitutional Law: Feminist Critiques of Public/Private Distinction By Frances Olsen INTRODUCTION Frances Olsen (born on February 4, 1945) is a professor of law at UCLA. She teaches Feminist Legal Theory, Dissidence & Law, Family Law, and Torts. Feminist Legal Theory is just over a decade old in the United States and is even younger in most other countries. Here, Frances Olsen presents one of her articles from within this burgeoning field. The topic of “private/public” has been actively
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