Essays on Generalizability

Holder, M. D., & Klassen, A. (2010). Temperament and happiness in children. Journal of Happiness Studies, 11(4), 419-439. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10902-009-9149-2 The article under discussion focuses on personality traits as predictors for happiness levels in children: the authors seek to clarify the correlation between the EAS model of temperament and happiness in childhood. The primary large-scale purpose of the research is to clarify relations between temperament and happiness following the pattern of similar researches in adulthood, identify personality traits, which are especially important for happiness and, by this, contribute to efficiency of programs improving children’s wellbeing. The findings illustrated in ...

Results/ Data Analysis

1. Were the analysis undertaken to address each research question and hypothesis? The analyses were adequately done to address all the hypotheses in the study. Four hypotheses are guiding the study (Annesi and Mareno, 2015): 2. Were the appropriate statistical methods, given the level of measurement of variables, the number of groups being compared, and assumptions of the statistical test? Appropriate statistical methods were used for the analysis of the data gathered during the study. First, regression analysis was used to assess the prediction of emotional eating by body satisfaction at baseline. A multiple regression analysis was also ...

Introduction

Young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 need at least seven hours of sleep each night to maintain their cognitive, emotional, and physical functions, but college students tend to lack quality sleep. A sample of 1,160 college students reported sleeping on average 5.85 ± 1.85 hours per night, and 35% of them considered their sleep bad or very bad (Elagra et al., 2016). Lack of sleep has been associated with higher risk of negative moods, unintentional injuries, risk-taking behaviors, and poor academic performance (National Adolescent and Young Adult Health Information Center, 2014). Although various negative effects of ...

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Organizations from around the world are working on improving the qualities and capabilities of leaders and managers, and developing new leaders. Moreover, a large number of executives and officials consider leadership development as an important priority not only in the present world but also in the future. Nearly, two-thirds of 500 executives showed leadership development as their top most concern (Gurdjian, Halbeisen, & Lane, 2014). This is due to the fact that organizations can’t flourish with average leaders. Whereas, an exceptional leader can deal effectively with employee commitment, productivity, customer satisfaction, and profitability and these things ...

Summary of the observational study

The study that is involve was done using the direct and indirect observation methods. Direct observation encompasses an evaluation of an actual occurrence or behavior, while indirect observation involves a study about the result of such behavior or occurrence (sciencebuddies.org). To present the background of this study, the discussion will focus on the topic showing how motivation affects the employees’ ability to create a productive workplace. Direct observation will be conducted to employees who are motivated while indirect observation focuses on the effects of such motivated behavior. It was stated that the factors affecting the development of motivation are ...

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Depression is one of the most prevalent psychological disorders in the world, and it can be estimated with the help of a number of different instruments. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is one of the most popular self-assessment instruments in the world to determine depressive symptoms. This instrument was initially proposed by Aaron Temkin Beck and his colleagues, and has been used in over 7,000 studies (Wang & Gorenstein, 2013).

Revisions of BDI

Since its development, BDI has gone through two major revisions. One revision occurred in 1978, when it was modified into BDI-IA, and the second important revision occurred ...

Literature review

Kaasa, S. (2015). Is Cancer Pain Control Improved by a Simple WHO Pain Analgesic Ladder Approach Combined With Tumor-Directed Treatment?.Journal of Clinical Oncology, JCO647537.

Article summary

This article takes into consideration the role that the WHO analgesic ladder plays in addressing cancer pain in palliative care patients. The authors identify that cancer pain occurs in 90% of cancer patients but only half them are under proper pain management. To this effect, therefore, there is the need for applying opioids under the WHO ladder guidelines as a way of addressing cancer pain in oncology care patients.

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George, S., & Thomas, S. (2010). Lived experience of diabetes among older, rural people. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66(5), 1092-1100.

What is the purpose of this research?

What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit. The research question was not specified. A likely research question can be stated as “What are the lived experiences and views of insulin-dependent diabetic rural older adults on diabetes self-management? Did the authors describe the research design of this study? If so, give a description.

Describe the population (sample) for this study.

The sample was 10 female English-speaking, rural-based, insulin-dependent diabetic older adults between the ages of 65 and 85 years aged ...

Improving cost-effectiveness of product designs by cross-functional collaboration

Abstract Procurement management is a widely recognized strategic management tool used to keep the cost of production of a company under control. Design-to-cost process is a process that is capable of improving cost effectiveness of the process of product development. The DTC process essentially involves cross-functional collaboration within the organization. The objective of this dissertation is to provide a cross-functional collaboration driven DTC framework for the case company which is an information technology firm. The proposed dissertation is single qualitative case study in which adductive approach will be adapted to the analysis of the results. The theoretical perspective of ...

The Effect of Student Leadership in University Classroom Management on Attendance

Background of the study Literature Review Leadership is all about influence in the sense that the leaders find ways in which they can be sources of power to people who look up to them and in this case the followers. Transferring the leadership notion to the school area is in order. It is quite evident that school leaders ought to offer an environment where is the element of support, guidance and behavior that promotes changes in the performance and the behavior of the said school; this is according to Morgan (2015, p, 10). Morgan continues to add concerning the ...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia

Abstract The intensive care unit in most hospitals plays the role of providing care to patients dealing with life-threatening conditions. The technological and other set ups in these hospital units are vital in ensuring that these patients continue to receive the best regarding care while with the intentions of having them emerge with desirable outcomes. There are however challenges relating to the care that these patients receive since, in most cases, they are usually under mechanical ventilation. A patient under this condition faces the risk of developing ventilator-associated pneumonia if the ventilators are not handled with the required care. ...

The Lived Experiences of Staff Nurses on Burnout in Oncology Department

Research Question: What are the lived experiences of nurses in the Oncology Department? What are the coping experiences of nurses in the Oncology Department? Objectives of the study: Conceptual Framework Figure 1 Conceptual Framework

Research design

The current research uses the qualitative research design to attain main aims and objectives of the research. As the central objectives of the present study seek to reveal the lived experiences of the nurses in the Oncology Department, it is believed that the qualitative research design suits it the most. It is considered that qualitative design is constructed for the researchers who aim at revealing ...

Quantitative Study

Vamos, E. P. et al. (2012). Association of systolic and diastolic blood pressure and all cause mortality in people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: retrospective cohort study. British Medical Journal, 1-10. Retrieved from: http://www.bmj. com/conte nt / bmj/345/bmj.e5567.full.pdf

Research Problem and Purpose

Vamos et al. (2012) posit that maintaining a blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg is recommended for the population diagnosed with hypertension, and an even lower blood pressure of 130/80 mm Hg is recommended for people with chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. However, clarity on the effects of the blood pressure on all-cause mortality is currently lacking.

Hypotheses and Research Questions

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Primary Strengths and Weaknesses of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Designs

Quantitative research designs are an objective and deductive method of problem solving. Qualitative research designs, on the other hand, are a subjective and inductive way of problem solving. Previously, quantitative studies were considered to be more rigorous than qualitative studies. Qualitative studies have, however, gained additional credibility in recent decades (Keele, 2011). Some researchers actually posit that judicious use of both research approaches can enrich research in some areas of enquiry. This paper will examine the main strengths and weaknesses of quantitative and qualitative research designs. The main strength of quantitative study designs is the generalizability of their findings. ...