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Internationalization Challenges and Strategies in China, 2006.
This dissertation is an extensive report of research to analyze the internationalization strategies taken by Xerox, Ricoh and Canon to respond to challenges posed by China's emerging market.
15,125 words (approx. 60.5 pages), 100 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This paper explains that one of the major findings of this research to analyze the internationalization strategies taken by Xerox, Ricoh and Canon to respond to challenges posed by China's emerging market was that cultural distance was a far less significant internationalization challenge in the Chinese office electronics industry than the literature review suggested. The author points out that the research confirmed the significance of administrative heritage and organizational structure as key internationalization challenges that firm's face including those in the Chinese office electronics industry. The paper indicates that the internationalization process leads to a network of international market activities through foreign direct investment and other forms of international business involvement and may result in the inter-dependencies of all multinational corporations in one host country, which is one important aspect of internationalization.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Literature Review
Internationalization Challenges
Local Market Disadvantages
Disproportionate Operating Costs and a Denial of Benefits Afforded to Domestic Firms
Cultural Distance and Market Entry Modes
Political Bargaining and Positioning
Institutional Differences and Corruption
Local Density and WFOE Performance
Organizational Capabilities
Administrative Heritage
Organizational Structure
Internationalization Strategies
Exporting
International Licensing Agreements
International Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
Wholly-Owned Foreign Enterprise
Doing Business in China
The Global Office Electronics Industry
Research Design
Case Study Approach
Data Collection
Framework for Analysis
Case Studies
Short-Term Challenges
Cultural Distance and Organisational Capabilities
Political Bargaining and Positioning
Long-Term Challenges
Administrative Heritage
Organizational Structure
China Strategies of Office Electronics Firms
Discussion
Short-Term Challenges
Long-Term Challenges
Limitations
Conclusion
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"There are many local market conditions that could test a company's resolve to enter a new and unfamiliar market, which present themselves as key challenges to firms. The initial challenge comes in the form of entry barriers. Jennifer Rankin (2003) interprets these barriers in terms of the huge investment and risks that the undertaking entails. Moreover, the return on investment may take years to materialize. So if the company is a penny-pincher afraid to take risks and also in a hurry to recoup its investment, it might as well forget internationalization."
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Domestic Violence Intervention Programs, 2005.
This paper is a research proposal to examine the effect of incorporating multiculturalism in domestic violence intervention programs.
2,580 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 77.95
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This paper explains that domestic violence, also referred to as intimate partner violence (IPV), which is increasing among ethnic minority populations, is a public health concern requiring the need for multicultural treatment options for both batterers and victims. The author points out that the great challenge is the limited number of professionals trained to work with multicultural court-ordered clients, who face challenging issues of compulsory therapy in the context of cultural diversity. The paper relates that the purpose of the proposed research is to evaluate qualitatively a domestic violence intervention program directed at Latino male batterers charged with domestic violence; the research question is whether or not the various components of this intervention program are effective in the reduction of recidivism.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Research Questions
Literature Review
Introduction
Implications for Social Work Practice
Methodology
Introduction
Subjects/Participants
Instrument
Design of Study/Data Collection
Feasibility
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"What was once believed to be a private family matter has converted into a pervasive societal problem. Law enforcement officials now find themselves in the middle of domestic disputes on a daily basis. Perpetrators are faced with jail time and mandatory treatment while survivors seek emotional support and social justice. Clearly, this paradigmatic shift of how domestic violence situations are handled has placed a strain on society, its resources, and its members. The underlying theme, however, states a clear purpose: the batterer must be held accountable, and the victim must be protected (Stith, Rosen, & McCollum, 2003). For this reason, the work that therapists do is so essential in creating awareness and providing education and opportunities for self-growth. "
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The Source in Research, 2006.
Argues that researchers should go directly to the appropriate sources to get a true picture of the outcome of surveys.
1,174 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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In order to get the most accurate perception of a desire or belief, researchers must go to the source - those affected by the research subject or involved in the research subject. The paper argues that those who have no connection to the subject and no clue as to the impact their input can have will only distort the eventual outcome. Further examination of the world of misconception and vague ideas is presented in this paper in order to hear what the people really have to say. The paper includes tables and diagrams.
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"Could the variation in priorities be a result of the times? Or is it that people are just more honest in their answers today? Do money and benefits mean more today because people are materialistic and self-indulgent? These are random, general questions and not meant to intimidate or infuriate anyone. They are meant to encourage thought and provoke workers and management alike to honest, open discussion in order to come to an understanding of mutual priorities. A positive outcome that can be shared by workers and management alike resulting from this understanding will far outweigh any expense incurred or time needed to get there."
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Traditional versus Web-Based Learning, 2006.
This paper discussed the development of a research proposal to examine the demand differences between traditional face-to-face versus non-traditional web-based learning delivery methods for a training course in a multi-national corporation.
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper explains that, because a large number of corporations and schools, now using traditional face-to-face classroom training, are looking to increase the convenience and to improve the quality of instruction while decreasing costs, they are switching from the traditional form of training and instructional materials to web-based methods and materials. The author points out that management seeks recommendations toward curriculum changes based on the result of the proposed research to assess students' performances and preferences between these methods of delivery. The paper reports on the procedure and findings of a completed small pre-research project, which concluded that web-based training will be in demand.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Research Question
Literature Search
Purpose Statement
Ways Data Might Be Collected to Support the Research
Research Analysis
Conclusion
Table: Sample questionnaire Answers for Research Study
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"Based on the research question, the literature review was conducted by looking into various resource engines such as EBSCOhost and ProQuest. The keywords needed for the search - in our case we used "web-based training" - comes from the question proposed. Then some abstracts were read as well as some articles that pertained to our subject. We then chose the ones that had the information that will aide us in our decision towards our research."
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Researching and Protecting Prospective Employees, 2006.
This paper explores an employee's right to privacy in the workplace and contains a detailed action plan for researching potential employees.
2,705 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 81.95
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This focus of this paper is to determine which employer actions are in violation of federal rules on access and use of personal data. This paper discusses which policies and procedures should be developed for protecting and maintaining the confidentiality of personal records and related employee information. This paper contains a detailed action plan for researching and gathering pertinent information on prospective employees while also protecting the potential employee's right to privacy. This writer of this paper also probes state and federal laws on employee privacy and the unlawful practices of file tampering and discrimination in the workplace.
Topics covered in this report include:
Introduction
Attitudes on Privacy
Research Instruments
Structured Interview
Unstructured Interviews
Action Plan
Conclusion
References
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"The researcher's opinion is kept out of this kind of research because he won't be able to influence the participant, thus making the survey a good method of research. Finally, surveys are not invasive to the participants, as most surveys will arrive through the mail or even distributed for some to take home. In order to determine who needs to be trained, researchers could analyze the data from the survey of those who show that they access and use data intentionally. Also, it would be wise to provide training to those who unintentionally access data. A follow up questionnaire can also be used after any training sessions to see if employees are satisfied with the training they received."
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Human Lifespan, 2006.
This paper is a complete demographic life history analysis of a geographically local human population, to support the hypothesis that, due to medical advancements, mankind is living longer than compared with the 1930s.
995 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper explains that, since a cohort analysis of human lifespan is impractical, a static analysis of human lifespan was performed using data collected from local graveyards and obituaries of persons who died from 1930 to 1939 and from 1990 to 2006. The author concludes that, when survivorship curves for each period were plotted against each other, the curve from 1990 to 2006 was greater for nearly every age group; therefore, it can be concluded that the demographic data show an increase in lifespan for both males and females from the 1930s to the present. The paper concludes that decreased mortality rates in the United States are due to advances in preventative medicine, more advanced and targeted treatments of disease, lower incidence of disease due to vaccination and better education. Graphs.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results
Discussion and Conclusion
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"Once over 1366 data points were collected and checked for duplicate data, it was put into Microsoft Excel and the age of each individual was calculated using the formula year of death minus year of birth. The data was then separated into two groups based on the date of death and this was plotted into various graphs to better analyze the results. Two static life tables were constructed, using this data, which contained survivorship (lx), mortality rate (mx), and survival rate (sx) of all the individuals in each group and then another four tables were made by separating male and female data points in each group. Survivorship intervals were spaced from 0 to 0.99 years of age, 1 to 9.99 years, 10 to 19.99 years, and so on until 100 years of age."
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Death Anxiety, 2005.
This paper is a complete research study evaluating the potential death anxiety caused by confrontation with the death of a child compared with that caused by the death of an adult.
1,075 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper explains that a growing body of research has indicated that confrontation with another person's death can cause death anxiety, whether the deceased person is known or unknown and especially if the death is that of a child. The author reports that, in the research, a dichotomous Death Anxiety Inventory survey was used to measure anxiety by 10 adult participants self-reading a scenario describing the unexpected death of a female aged 5 years or of a female 85 years. The paper states that there was no significant difference and concludes that this survey was flawed either by lacking internal validity or by failing to evoke true thoughts of death and loss.
Table of Contents
Introduction and Literature Review
Method
Participants
Materials
Procedure
Results
Discussion
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"The present data revealed no significance in death anxiety affected by the death of an unknown child versus death of an unknown adult. Although results were nearly identical for the two groups, statistics indicate that a larger scale study would provide results contradictory to the present hypothesis. Although the margin was very small, it seems that group B (Linda = 85 years) felt more death anxiety than group A (Linda = 5 years). This is contradictory to what was hypothesized based on the literature reviewed."
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Global Sanitary Health Conditions, 2006.
This paper is an empirical study of World Health Organization data evaluating the relationship of sanitary health conditions to the number of cases of HIV and tuberculosis.
7,765 words (approx. 31.1 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 168.95
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This paper explains that home-based care is a strategy increasingly relied on by many countries adversely affected by HIV/AIDS because they have weak health systems and infrastructures and are overwhelmed by the volume of patients requiring long-term care, and yet, their sanitation and hygiene, which underpin these home care strategies, are often poor. The author uses variables such as the number of people living with HIV, GDP/Capita (US$), expenditure on health per capita (US$), access to improved water resources in urban and rural areas, access to better sanitation facilities in urban and rural areas, prevalence of contraceptives (which serves to explain the sexual behavior) and the number of new tuberculosis (TB) cases detected in a year. The paper is based on a statistical regression procedure including ANOVA on all the selected variables with the number of people with HIV and tuberculosis living in 70 countries; the data is reported by organizing these countries into global regional zones.
Table of Contents
Analysis of Data for the World
AFR (African Region)
HIV
Tuberculosis
South-East Asian Region
HIV
TB Cases
West-Pacific Region
HIV
The Eastern Mediterranean Region
HIV Cases
TB Cases
American Region
Data
HIV Cases
TB Cases
European Region (EUR)
HIV Dependent
Concluding Remarks
From the Paper
"While in many African countries, everyone is vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, the people worst affected are those living in poor, over crowded areas that lack adequate sanitary facilities, water supply, and medical care. Having a potable water supply and latrine close to one's home is a basic human right. Access to adequate water supply and sanitation facilities helps people to live healthier lives, free from the risks of water and sanitation related illnesses and affords them the dignity that is due to them being human being. For a person living with HIV/AIDS access to water and sanitation facilities is especially critical. The risks posed by poor facilities can be fatal. It is an undeniable fact that poverty goes hand-in-hand with inadequate hygiene and sanitation facilities and people living in over crowded slum areas severely face this inadequacy. It is observed from the data obtained from WHO that the incidence of HIV is positively correlated with absolute poverty (in terms of income <$1) by a factor 0.25 and with the Gini coefficient by a factor of 0.21. In this study, data have been analyzed on various variables and has made an effort to explain the correlations and trends for each of the regions classified by the WHO."
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Merger and Acquisitions, 2005.
This paper is a complete research project that, based on the integrative model, analyzed merger and acquisition (M&A)s including human resource management (HRM).
9,990 words (approx. 40.0 pages), 125 sources, APA, $ 202.95
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This paper explains that the purpose of this study is (1) to develop and test the integrative model that synthesizes theoretical perspectives on the strategic combination, organizational integration, resource management (HRM) and financial performance components of merger and acquisitions (M&As) and (2) to examine the mechanisms through which several critical characteristics of an acquisition affect its performance. The author describes in detail the reasons for selecting the case methodology instead of a questionnaire and for using the qualitative methods. The paper relates that this research provides new insight on the effects of relative size on acquisition performance by suggesting that bigger acquisitions do better because they offer greater synergy potential, not because managers pay more attention to the integration process when targets are large as suggested in past research. Tables.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Problem Statement
Purpose of the Study
Rationale of the Study
Scope and Objectives
Summary
Literature Review
Combination Potential
Organizational Integration
Employee Resistance
Interrelationships among Antecedents of M&A Performance
Management Style Similarity
Cross-border Combination
Relative Size
Methodology
Sample
Measures
Reliability and Validity of the Data
Data Analysis
Results
Findings
Discussion
Analysis
Future Implications
Summary
Conclusion
Summary
Recommendations
From the Paper
"Organizational and HRM researchers have pointed out that strategic combination potentials are not automatically realized, and that the extent of synergy realization depends on how the new organization is managed after the M&A deal is closed (Datta 1998, Hunt 2004, Schweiger et al. 2001). Organizational integration, defined as the degree of interaction and coordination between the two firms involved in a merger or acquisition, is commonly cited as an important consideration in the M&A process (Buono and Bowditch 2004, Pablo 1998, Shrivastava 2004, Yunker 2003). Indeed, numerous typologies of organizational integration processes have been suggested in the literature, each distinguishing between high and low degrees of integration (e.g., Haspeslagh and Jemison 1998, Hunt 2004, Napier 2004). The degree of integration has also been used as a moderator of the organizational fit/M&A performance relationship by Datta (1998), who found it to be non-significant in his study."
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Workforce Absenteeism, 2005.
This paper is a research proposal to study the correlation of demographic and behavioral factors to the problem of workforce absenteeism.
3,520 words (approx. 14.1 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 98.95
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This paper explains that because absenteeism is a financial burden to management, causing increased stress on the remaining workers and decreased productivity, research is needed to understand the relationship between the levels of absenteeism in the workforce and (1) demographic factors, such as age, marital status, income, and gender and (2) employee behavior, which is derived from stress, motivation, family health and personality. The author constructed a custom-designed questionnaire, which seeks the nominal or interval data through single-response multiple-choice, multiple-response multiple-choice, simple dichotomous category scales, and modified versions of the Likert scale. The paper suggests that based on the information to be gained from this study, companies can alter human resource policies to make wiser employment decisions from their pool of applicants and can work closely with employees to provide more perks to ensuring that the work environment stimulates the motivation and reduces behavior associated with absenteeism. Custom-design questionnaire included.
Table of Contents
Problem Statement
Purpose Statement
Hypothesis
Research Objectives
Definition of Terms
Independent variables
Dependent variables
Constructs
Literature Review
Research Design
Participants
Materials
Data Collection Method
Instrumentation
Questionnaire Design
Construct
Logistics
Pilot Test
Evaluation of Response Bias
Design and Procedure
Ethical Considerations
Budget
Questionnaire Layout and Printing
Cost Summary
Schedule
Facilities
Project Management
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"The study will have two independent variables (descriptive and employee behavior) with multiple levels and one dependent variable. The dependent variable is the frequency of absences from work reported to the company within the last full-year of employment. For the independent variables it examines either the descriptive factors or the employee behavior influence the frequency of absenteeism in the workforce. Of the descriptive factors (seven levels) under study, the research examines the following factors: age, gender, education, socio-economic status, ethnicity, employment status, and marital status. The employee behavior factors (five levels) include motivation, stress, relationship with colleagues and management, repetition of job, and family responsibilities."
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Components of Qualitative Research, 2005.
Provides the definition and examination of qualitative research design, approaches, classifications, methods, strategies, techniques for collecting and analyzing data and criteria for judging the research study.
2,980 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 27 sources, APA, $ 87.95
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Qualitative research often implies multiple methodologies. In qualitative research the emphasis is more on veritable generalization of confidently established causal relationships from an examined group to a wider population. This paper defines and examines qualitative research design and other issues regarding research study.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Definition
Classification of Qualitative Research
Methods of Qualitative Research
Qualitative Research Strategies, Processes and Approaches
Techniques for Collecting and Analyzing Data
Criteria for Judging Qualitative Research
Conclusion
References
From the Paper
"Historically originating in the field of cultural anthropology (Vidich and Lyman, 1994), ethnographic approaches to social research have been applied in numerous fields: social and cultural anthropology, sociology, human geography, organization studies, educational research, and cultural studies. Ethnography and participant observation can be understood as the description of some group's culture from the group's perspective. One can identify different levels of involvement in participant observation: (1) complete observer; (2) observer as participant; (3) participant as observer; and (4) complete participant (Atkinson and Hammersly, 1994, p. 248)."
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India's Central Government Health Plan, 2006.
This paper reports original research regarding the financing of India's central government health scheme.
8,750 words (approx. 35.0 pages), 27 sources, APA, $ 183.95
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This paper explains that the Indian Central Government Health Scheme was launched in 1954 with a dual purpose of providing a comprehensive medical care facility to the Central Government employees and pensioners including their families and to do away with the cumbersome system of medical reimbursement; however, the purposes for which the scheme was launched appear to have been lost given the introduction of private medical care. The author investigated 364 cases, as a random sample from the Postal & RMS (Railway Mail Service), located in the NCR of Delhi and the city of Bangalore, by analyzing the financial implications of treatment at various types of hospitals: Government (GOV), Private Recognized (RP) and Private Unrecognized (UP) hospitals under the CGHS scheme. The paper reports that the percentage satisfaction level for IP treatment in private hospitals is greater than the government hospitals and investigates extensively possible private insurance schemes involving the government. Many tables and charts.
Table of Contents
Research Objectives
A Brief Overview of Functioning of CGHS
Recognition of Private Hospitals by CGHS
Facilities Provided to Serving Employees and their families
Facilities Provided to Central Government Pensioners
Other Facilities in Non-emergency Cases
Emergency Care
Rates of Subscription and Recoveries
Findings
Quantitative Data
Treatment in Different Categories of Hospitals
The Claim Spread
Out-of-Pocket Expenses based on Hospital Types.
Out-of-Pocket Expenses based on Disease Types
In-Patient and Outpatient Treatment: Delhi V/S Bangalore
Comparative Cost of Treatment
Budgetary Allocation, Expenditure and Cost of Treatment-Scheme-Level
Outpatient Cost of Card (Pensioners Included)
Inpatient Cost of Pensioner Card
Average Total Cost of Card for Pensioners
Average Total Cost of Card: Serving Employees
Welfare of Employees and Subsidy-Scheme Level
Implications for the Central Government Health Scheme
Employee Benefit-Case of DOP
Qualitative
ICICI Lombard
Mediclaim or Hospitalization Benefit Insurance Policy
Abbreviations
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"Budgetary allocation to CGHS scheme is made every year under various heads based on projected requirements of the CGHS dispensaries. There is no analysis of performance of the dispensary or review of utilization of funds while making fresh allotment of funds. Their utilization neither is monitored nor is any expenditure-benefit analysis carried out. Although the scheme was introduced with welfare angle, it is no denying the fact that the money allocated to the dispensaries should be properly utilized and the benefits should overweigh the expenditure. In the present practice, there is no monitoring mechanism to ensure efficient utilization of funds by the dispensaries, one of the reasons for the same being non-maintenance of financial/cost records properly."
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False Confessions, 2006.
This paper reviews an experiment relating to false confessions as conducted and reported by Saul M. Kassin and Katherine L. Kiechel (1996) in the article "The Social Psychology of False Confessions: Compliance, Internalization, and Confabulation".
1,040 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 36.95
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This paper examines research about coerced-internalized false confessions, which occur when innocent suspects actually believe that he or she is guilty of the crime; many of which are the result of police interrogation in which deceptive and deceitful practices may be used and accepted by the judicial system. The author points out that the article "The Social Psychology of False Confessions" tested the hypothesis that the presentation of false evidence can lead individuals who are vulnerable to confess to an act, which they did not commit, and, more important, to internalize the confession and perhaps confabulate details in memory consistent with that new belief. The paper relates that the researchers used an experimental method, which the paper describes, and concludes that this experiment was well-executed and well-reported.
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"There were two independent variables in this experiment. First, the subject's level of vulnerability was manipulated by varying the pace of the task. Therefore, the confederate read at either a fast or slow pace. Second, the experimenters varied the use of false incrimination evidence. The confederates either "witnessed" or acknowledged the mistake or some confederates did not "witness", or see the subject touch the ALT key. The dependent variable was the confessions. Three forms of social influence were evaluated: compliance, internalization, and confabulation. To assess compliance, the experimenter handwrote a confession and asked the subject to sign it. "
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Age, Anabolic Steroids and Athletes, 2005.
A research paper to assess the effect of age and steroids on an athlete's performance, aggression and anxiety.
4,327 words (approx. 17.3 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 114.95
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This paper is a research study to answer three questions to improve knowledge within the physiological and psychological fields of sport science. The first and second questions studied are the effect of anabolic steroids on an athlete's performance and aggression personality measure. The third research question aims to find out if older athletes (aged 35-45 years) experience higher anxiety than younger athletes.
Outline
Abstract
Introduction
Method
Results
Research Question One
Research Question Two
Research Question Three
Discussion
Conclusion
From the Paper
"There is debate as to whether older people are really at lower risk for depressive disorders, or whether endorsement of symptoms is low. A study by Christensen et al, (1999) assessed the effects of age on anxiety and depression, and examined whether age had direct effects on self-report of individual symptoms independent of its effect on the underlying dimensions of anxiety and depression. Structural equation modelling was used to assess the structure of the items and their associations with age and a number of demographic variables. They sampled 2622 participants aged between 18 and 79 years. Results found that both scales were found to fit satisfactorily to a two factor model. Items with direct age effects reflected physical (feeling slowed down; waking early) and psychological (hopeless about the future) components of depression."
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Interface Design, 2006.
A proposal for a study on how to produce an interface design that will be mutually beneficial to users and the e-commerce community.
2,538 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 76.95
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This paper proposes a study, based on the collection of data encompassing physical, visual, perceptual and cognitive factors, to help expand current knowledge of effective interface design for the e-commerce community. The paper focuses on the reasons why users tend to scan a screen page rather than read the onscreen content word-by-word and suggests that understanding why the users scan will aid in developing strategies that would either cause the users to want to read more or enable them to scan faster and retain more.
Abstract
Problem Statement: Why do Users Scan?
Literature Review
Methodology
Deliverables
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Micro-computers in homes, schools and the workplace have become the norm. The Internet has, in a little over 10 short years, radically changed the way the world does business. These changes are seen in how we shop, how we bank, how we work, how we study and how we entertain ourselves. There have been great strides in the interface design industry; however, they have mostly been implemented on an ad hoc basis and in response to an unsuccessful or ineffective interface design."
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