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body mass index that is greater than the 95th percentile for age and gender, they are classified as obese (Dietz & Hunter, 2009). ...

on around the stomach) (Nazario, 2009). Obesity is linked to heart disease and stroke because it often causes high blood pressure...

guidelines that these should be used only as a last resort when all other options have failed, with the possible exception of surg...

Post highlights what is ostensibly a growing problem in the United States: the rising prevalence of childhood obesity. In the firs...

obesity, tobacco use, substance abuse, responsible sexual behavior, mental health, injuries and violence, environmental quality, i...

mapping. This is not a new approach but it is one that has gained a great deal of attention in the last several years. Concept map...

a minimum. He points out that the protection that the oil companies have "provided for wildlife" at their drilling sites at Prudho...

a mammal really but an animal that can nurture its young with its own milk? The author begins at the beginning and where the firs...

field of nursing and in particular for nursing home facilities. Valid data could put pressure on nursing homes to hire an adequate...

The authors state that for children who are in foster care, it is well-known that there are certain factors which contribute to pl...

suffering from them lack the capacity to understand the grave nature of the effects, but most theorists agree that anorexia nervos...

can present themselves as plain. The online experience gives individuals the opportunity to express unexplored aspects of their pe...

the same level needed by pre-Medicare eligible retirees. However, in order to comply with the new ruling -- given the choice of ei...

how to change their lives on a basic level by changing their thinking, primarily by changing the way they react to stress situatio...

they posit that in order to reduce teen birth rates, it is imperative that there should be further comprehension regarding the sig...

In eight pages research articles are considered in a discussion of the correlation between the reading aptitude of a child, vocabu...

In eight pages the social impact upon the so called 'Barbie Doll culture' on the violence within heterosexual relationships is con...

This is an analytical overivew of an article that considers the word order as it pertains to Japanese linguistics, which is an are...

In eleven pages this paper analyzes ten anthropological articles featuring research focusing upon marriage patterns in China. Ten...

In sixteen pages this report reviews journal articles featuring research regarding children's education and the importance of pare...

This research report looks into various strategies to address problems with civil service. One article by Klingner is the primary ...

This paper consists of five pages and critiques an adult learning article through the identification of the study presented, its s...

In four pages this research paper discusses journal articles that emphasize vital signs importance. Two sources are cited in the ...

In five pages this paper discusses the importance of gleaning articles from scholarly journals, interpreting and assimilating thei...

the most common reasons for the referral of children to psychological and psychiatric services. Seventy-five percent of the child...

study relied on the input of professional males such as dentists, veterinarians, optometrists, osteopathic physicians and podiatri...

learning of this, was distressed that she was not consulted. Hilbert relates, "My feelings were hurt" (p. 16). However, her princi...

the original house, which is far better suited for raising the children (MacLean et al, 2002). Protection under British and...

those results in greater depth. It must also be remembered that as an integral part of the study it cannot be avoided that the res...

the case. The hypotheses were: 1. The mean response on the measure of perceived change will be less than 3. Not supported, mean av...