Using tools like SHELL, the predictive nature of emergent literacy skills can help teacher's better understand new techniques and performance standards at the elementary level (Snow). Finally, all the articles under review seem to stress that formative assessments are vital and should be regular. This does not need to become complicated, but instead, should just be a regular part of the day's activities. With this, the authors all seem to agree that younger children need writing to help them learn more about reading; and reading to help them learn about writing; thus, oral language training to help them learn about both.
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Havie, P. (2004). "eview of Diane McGuinness: What Science eally Tells Us About

How to Teach eading." eading in a Foreign Language. 17 (1). etrieved from: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/FL/April2005/reviews/harvey.pdf

Lonigan, C., Shanahan, T. (2010). Developing Early Literacy Skills. Educational esearcher. 39 (4): 340-6.

Many, J., ed. (2009). Handbook of Instructional Practices for Literacy Teacher…...

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Havie, P. (2004). "Review of Diane McGuinness: What Science Really Tells Us About

How to Teach Reading." Reading in a Foreign Language. 17 (1). Retrieved from: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/RFL/April2005/reviews/harvey.pdf

Lonigan, C., Shanahan, T. (2010). Developing Early Literacy Skills. Educational Researcher. 39 (4): 340-6.

Many, J., ed. (2009). Handbook of Instructional Practices for Literacy Teacher Educators. Malwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a complex medical condition that affects about 5 million American people. The condition is characterized by "chronic widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, stiffness, impaired memory and concentration, anxiety and depression." (Facts of Life, 2001). Sleep disturbance and an increased sensitivity to pain follow a cyclic pattern in individuals having FMS, the result of which is a positive feedback loop. (Etiology of Fibromyalgia, 2003).
Typically, fibromyalgia affects women, especially those between the ages of 20 and 55. (Who gets fibromyalgia? 2003). Women in this age group, as also people with rheumatologic or endocrine problems (such as thyroid disease), are at greatest risk for developing fibromyalgia syndrome. Fibromyalgia can also manifest at the time of menopause, and the malaise has also been seen to exist among members of the same family in successive generations. This syndrome also sometimes affects men and children.

The cause of fibromyalgia is yet unknown, and…...

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References

Boon, R. (n.d.). Fibromyalgia. Retrieved May 10, 2003, at  http://home.iprimus.com.au/rboon/Fibromyalgia.htm 

Brignall, M. (2000,October). Exercise Spells Relief For Fibromyalgia Sufferers. Retrieved May 10, 2003 at http://www.enerchihealth.com/healthnotes/20001026_exercise_spells_relief.htm

Barclay, L. (2003, February) SAMe Benefits Depression, Osteoarthritis, Liver Disease. Retrieved May 10, 2003 at  http://www.fibromyalgiasupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/ID/4317/ 

Chaitow, L. (2003, April). Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia: The Brain-Sleep Connection. Retrieved May 10, 2003 at  http://www.fibromyalgiasupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/4516

meta-analysis on the literature related to nonpharamcological interventions for agitation in older adults with dementia. The authors intended to investigate which, if any, of the interventions used were the most effective.
Since the results of the effects of nonpharmacological interventions on decreasing agitation in dementia have varied, with some of these studies showing contradictory results, and since nursing staff need to know which particular intervention(s) to employ, a meta-analysis (which investigates and analyses the reliability of the various studies, comparing one against the other) is in order.

The procedures for this review were based on the eight steps suggested by Egger and Smith (2001). These are to: (1) formulate review question; (2) define inclusion and exclusion criteria; (3) locate studies; (4) select studies; (5) assess study quality; (6) extract data; (7) analyze and present results; and (8) interpret results.

Being that this is non-experimental study, no issues of control were used here.…...

Management STATEGIES IN UTILIZATION OF NUCLEA ENEGY AND WASTE DISPOSALSFO SUSTAINABILITY" Comment by Owner: You are still not getting it Komi.In chapter three you need to tell your readers exactly how you will conduct the research.Apply the method to the studies you plan to research.Please address all of my comments in your chapter three
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This research proposal explores the link between public perceptions of nuclear power, how those perceptions are formed, and what influence those opinions have on energy policy. These issues are important in light of two realities. First, nuclear energy is declining in its share of global energy. Second, nuclear energy offers what might well be the best solution to climate change. Given the threat posed by climate change, it makes sense that nuclear power would be increasing in…...

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Alic, J. (2012). Six things to do with nuclear waste: None of them ideal. Oil Price.com. Retrieved June 17, 2015 from  http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/6-Things-to-do-with-Nuclear-Waste-None-of-them-Ideal.html 

Alley, W. & Alley, R. (2013). Too hot to touch: The problem of high-level nuclear waste. Review by Konikow, L. (2013). Hydrogeology Journal.

Bangert-Drowns, Robert L. & Rudner, Lawrence M. (1991). Meta-analysis in educational research. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2(8). Retrieved September 4, 2008 from http://PAREonline.net/getvn.asp?v=2&n=8

Bauer, N., Brecha, R. & Luderer, G. (2012). Economics of nuclear power and climate change mitigation policies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Vol. 109 (42) 16805-16810.

Meta-Analysis and Procedures for Synthesizing esults
Key aspects of meta-analysis

Meta-analysis is the process of integrating the qualitative findings of separate studies through formal statistical approaches (Swanson & Holton III (eds). 2005). The aim of meta-analysis is to increase the precision of estimating the treatment effect of any intervention used. In other words, a meta-analysis combines the outcomes of various studies with the purpose of answering a set of related research hypotheses. The collection of studies can be in the form of raw data from clinical studies, summary statistics in abstracts or report and even published literature. In a broader sense, a meta-analysis is the product of a systematic review.

Strengths

Integrating data from a pool of appropriately conducted primary studies could offer a precise estimate of the underlying effect unlike any individual research (Swanson & Holton III (eds). 2005). This means that by synthesizing the samples of the separate studies, the investigator increases…...

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References

Swanson, R. A. & Holton III, E. F. (eds). (2005). Research in Organizations: Foundations and Methods of Inquiry. [Books24x7 version] Retrieved from http://common.books24x7.com.lib.kaplan.edu/toc.aspx?bookid=11859

Lawler, E. E., & Mohrman, S. (2011). Useful Research: Advancing Theory and Practice. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Meta- Analysis and Evidence-Based esearch on Children Feeding Disorders
The eating disorders are among pediatric clinical problems in the United States that can cause distress to clinicians and parents. Typically, eating disorders are affecting more than 40% of children of pre-school and school ages, and the associated psychology and health problems of the eating disorders include a mental retardation, behavioral problems, growth retardation, and poor academic records in schools. This study carries out the critical appraisal of a quantitative research article written by Williams et al. (2012) to demonstrate children eating disorders, and behavioral intervention in treating the problems. The study evaluates the credibility and reliability of the study by evaluating its research design, research findings, qualifications of the authors and its relevance to the clinical outcomes.

Background

The objective of this paper is to carry out the critical appraisal of evidence-based research of the article titled "Pediatric Feeding Disorders: A Quantitative Synthesis…...

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Reference

Dovey, T.M. & Martin, C.L. (2012). A Quantitative Psychometric Evaluation of an Intervention for Poor Dietary Variety in Children with a Feeding Problem of Clinical Significance. Infant Mental Health Journal. 33(2): 148-162. DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21315.

Melnyk, B.M. (1999). Building a case for evidence-based practice: Inhalers vs. nebulizers. Pediatric Nursing. 1999; 25: 102-103.

Melnyk, B.M. (2002). Strategies for overcoming barriers in implementing evidence-based practice. Pediatric Nursing. 28: 159-161

Melnyk, B.M. and Fineout-Overholt, E. (2002). Putting research into practice. Rochester ARCC. Reflections on Nursing Leadership. 28: 22-25

Program Utilizing Meta Analysis
Qualitative research evaluation technique is primarily inductive. The hypothesis is developed as the study progresses so that it can capture the setting of the study. Qualitative research evaluation technique involves systematic and detailed study of population in natural setting and is not contrived by the person conducting the study. This technique involves the interviewer using open-ended questions intended to explore detailed accounts of the interviewee's perspectives on research issues, situations, or events. This technique employs data as words including open-ended questions, written observational descriptions of activities and conversations. The objective of qualitative research evaluation is to understand a phenomenon from the points-of-view of the study population. The advantage of this qualitative method is data accuracy, making the data authentic without misleading outcomes. In addition, the method uses techniques with accuracy level that minimize data redundancy and incorrectness. On the other hand, the major disadvantage is that validity…...

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Substance Abuse

Smoking levels among adults has been steadily declining as from 1998. From the table in the website it is clear that low numbers of adults are engaged in cigarette smoking as compared to a decade earlier. Latinos for example have recorded declines in their smoking levels from 1998. Their smoking levels have been reducing significantly with each passing year as from 1998.

Healthy people 2010's goal was to reduce substance abuse among children and safeguard their health, safety, and life quality (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2012). This goal is being met given the reducing percentages of individuals diagnosed to be suffering from drugs related illnesses and

Nuclear Power
A meta-analysis is defined by Cochrane as "the use of statistical techniques in a systematic review to integrate the results of included studies." What this means is that the scholar will gather a number of studies on the same subject, and then seek to find commonalities in the results, and differences in the results. The objective of gathering together the different studies is to highlight patterns that hold across the different studies, and identify those that do not. Particularly in medical research, the studies will often be specific to certain demographics, particularly geographies. So a meta-analysis will pull together a study from Australia, one of Germany, another from Japan, a few from the U.S., and then add in others that focus on different age or ethnic groups, or genders. Individually, none of these studies can be extrapolated to the public at large, but any trends that are affirmed by…...

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References

Cochrane (2015). Cochrane Community glossary. Cochrane Collaboration. Retrieved July 15, 2015 from  http://community.cochrane.org/glossary/

managers and the employees play an important role. In the present day, organizations incessantly experience and go through rapid technological changes, decreasing product life cycles, globalization, international global economic setting and also the extensive accessibility to information. As a result, in order for these organizations to continue surviving and being relevant in the market, style of management becomes a significant element in the success of the organization. The role of a manager as a leader within an organization can result in different styles of management chosen. The different styles selected by the managers have an influence on the behavior patterns within the organization, which in turn impacts the morale and motivation of the employee. In the end, the managerial style influences the level of satisfaction of the employee, which directly influences the level of productivity. According to Olmedo-Cifuentes and Martinez-Leon, Managers utilizing the fitting style of leadership can increase…...

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References

Lawler, E. E., & Mohrman, S. (2011). Useful Research: Advancing Theory and Practice.

San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Swanson, R. A. & Holton III, E. F. (eds). (2005). Research in Organizations:

Foundations and Methods of Inquiry. [Books24x7 version] Retrieved from http://common.books24x7.com.lib.kaplan.edu/toc.aspx?bookid=11859

SYSTEMATIC EVIEWS AND META-ANALYSESDiscussion: Systematic eviews and Meta-AnalysesAccording to Corcoran and Pillai (2008) systematic reviews come in handy in not only the identification, but also the synthesis of the evidence considered to be of relevance to the research query. With this in mind, systematic reviews could be considered an enhanced form of the traditional literature review approach. This is more so the case given that systematic reviews makes use of, or deploy, systematic methods in the combination as well as assessment of available evidence (Corcoran and Pillai, 2008). In a far as validity of systematic reviews is concerned, Patole (2021) observes that this has got to do with how trustworthy the review\\\'s conclusions are for a reader (193). It is important to note that in epidemiology, systematic reviews could be used in the formulation of strategies meant to impact the health and wellbeing of populations. For this reason, the relevance…...

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ReferencesCorcoran, J. & Pillai, V. (2008). Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. Oxford University Press. Patole, S. (2021). Principles and Practice of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. Springer. Uman, L.S. (2011). Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 20(1), 57-59.

Memory and Forgetting: A Comprehensive Analysis
Memory loss is a huge problem in an aging population.

No substantive cure for memory loss.

Forgetfulness does not always accompany aging.

Different types of memory loss:

Forgetfulness

Dementia

Alzheimer's

Confusion

The memory impairment that comes with aging may be due to confusion as well as memory loss.

Memory loss and forgetfulness may be preventable.

There are a number of different approaches to reducing forgetfulness

Background music

Categorization

Control

Daily behavioral changes

The goal of the paper began as a meta-analysis of efforts aimed to reduce forgetfulness

Too many promising approaches to aiding memory impairment to engage in a traditional meta-analysis

Look at the theoretical overlap of different known approaches that may enhance or impair memory

F. Not engaging in a meta-analysis of a single therapy because single therapies do not have therapeutic efficacy.

G. Examine the hypothetical overlap between various treatment modalities

II. Literature eview

A. Three types of memory as defined by Cowan, 2008.

1. Long-term memory

2. Short-term memory

3. Working memory

B. epetition

1. Does repetition move…...

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References

Bottiroli, S., Rosi, A., Russo, R., Vecchi, T. & Cavallini, E. 2014. 'The cognitive effects of listening to background music on older adults: processing speed improves with upbeat music, while memory seems to benefit from both upbeat and downbeat music.' Front Aging Neurosci, vol.6. pp. 284-. Available from: [November 11, 2014].

Cairney, S.A., Durrant, S.J., Jackson, R., & Lewis, P.A. 2014. 'Sleep spindles provide indirect support to the consolidation of emotional encoding contexts.' Neuropsychologia, vol. 63, pp. 285-92.

Cowan, N. (2008). What are the differences between long-term, short-term, and working memory? Prog Brain Res, 169, pp.323-338. doi: 10.1016/S0079-6123(07)00020-9

Lo, J.C., Dijk, D.J., & Groeger, J.A. 2014. 'Comparing the effects of nocturnal sleep and daytime napping on declarative memory consolidation. PLoS One, vol. 9, no. 9, e108100. Available from: . [4 November 2014].

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IV. VISION and PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

Greene, Forster, and Winters (2003) report that charter schools typically serve disadvantaged populations. "The targeting of charter schools to disadvantaged populations I so common that many people have come to believe, incorrectly, that all charter schools serve disadvantaged students." (2003) One reason for this is that the "procedures by which new charter schools are created often encourage such targeting." (Greene, Forster, and Winters, 2003) Greene, Forster, and Winters reports case studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Education, one of which included 91 schools and states conclusions that "charter schools are held accountable for their performance...resource limitations are the biggest obstacles facing charter schools." (2003) in another study involving 150 schools and 60 authorizing agencies the U.S. Department of Education states findings that: "...charters learn quickly the best way to satisfy their various constituents is to focus on quality instruction." (Greene, Forster, and Winters, 2003)…...

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Bibliography

Elmore, Richard F. (2000) Building a New Structure for School Leadership. Albert Shanker Institute Winter 2000.

Charter School Basics (1998) the Charter School Roadmap, September 1998. Online available at  http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Roadmap/ch1.html 

Greene, Jay P.; Forster, Greg; and Winters, Marcus a. (2003) Apples to Apples: An Evaluation of Charter Schools Serving General Student Populations. Equation Working Paper. Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. July 2003. No. 1. Online available at  http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/ewp_01.htm#01 

Finn, Chester E.; and Vanourek, Gregg (2005) Lessons from the U.S. Experience with Charter Schools. Prepared for the PEPG Conference: Mobilizing the Private Sector for Public Education. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, October 5-6, 2005. Online available at  http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/pepg/PDF/events/MPSPE/PEPG-05-10finn.pdf

Case Statement
This case involved a white woman and a black man who had an encounter in a parking lot and there was controversy if discriminatory action ensued. The two, Hope and Dillon, gave two different versions of the encounter.

At its very core, the conflict in the case is about racial discrimination. Legal advocates and scholars have given various definitions to racism and have focused on disparate impact and differential treatment. Their definitions can be crystallized into differential treatment occurring when individuals are accorded unequal treatment because of their race and disparate impact occurring when individuals are subject to the same treatment based on specific predefined procedures and rules, but where the procedures and rules are structured in favor of one group (Devah Pager & Hana Shepherd, 2008).

Issues to Resolve

Where there is a history of discriminative practices, an exchange like the one between Dillon and Hope is just one of many…...

Genome-Wide Association Study for OCD Complications
The OCD (Obsessive -- compulsive disorder) is referred as repetitive behaviors and thoughts experienced by individuals. (Visscher, Brown, McCarthy, et al. (2012). Typically, the genes' characteristics of twins and families have revealed that the OCD has the feature of multifactorial familial condition involving both environmental and polygenic factors. (Moran, 2013). Genetic studies have revealed that the interaction of the glutamatergic, serotonergic, and dopaminergic systems and genes affecting them play a crucial role in functioning of the circuit. (Yang, Lee, Goddard, Mand et al. 2011). Meanwhile, the environmental factors that include psychological trauma, adverse perinatal effects and neurological trauma may modify the risk genes, which can consequently manifest the compulsive-obsessive behaviors. (Visscher, Brown, McCarthy et al. 2012). The OCD is a frequent and, relative common debilitating neuropsychiatric disorder affecting 2% of the U.S. population. (Arnold, Sicard, Burroughs, et al. (2006). Typically, the OCD is obsessions…...

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Reference

Arnold, P., Sicard, T., Burroughs, E. et al. (2006). Glutamate Transporter Gene SLC1A1 Associated With Obsessive-compulsive Disorder. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 63(7), p.769.

Baxter, A., Scott, K., Vos, T. and Whiteford, H. (2012). Global prevalence of anxiety disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression. Psychological Medicine, 43(05), pp.897-910.

Barrett, P., Healy-Farrell, L. & March, J. S. (2004). Cognitivebehavioral family treatment of childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder: a controlled trial. J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry . 43, 46-62.

Cantor, R., Lange, K. and Sinsheimer, J. (2010). Prioritizing GWAS Results: A Review of Statistical Methods and Recommendations for Their Application. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 86(1):.6-22.

Janove (2001) does point out that there are many victims of sexual harassment in the workplace, but that often those most affected tend to keep quite, or attempt to avoid their harassers altogether when possible.
In a case study the author points out that some managers still fail to take action against supervisors or managers that may be engaging in sexually harassing behaviors, in part because they may be engaging in similar behaviors themselves. This was shown to be more often the case in a male dominated work environment that one that was more gender neutral.

Silence according to the author does not indicate a lack of knowledge regarding H law or sexual harassment issues, but rather suggests that many employees have expressed a desire to avoid conflict rather than face the consequences of coming forth against harassers.

The author cites a study reported by Joan Kennedy Taylor in "What to do…...

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Rotundo, M., Nguyen, DH, Sackett, P. (2001). "A Meta-Analytic Review of Gender

Differences in Perceptions of Sexual Harassment." Journal of Applied Psychology, 86(5):914-922. 12, November, 2004:

http://www.apa.org/journals/apl/press_releases/october_2001/apl865914.html