...CHAPTER 1 The Problem and Its Scope Alcohol has been cited as the drug of choice among the youth (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 2006). It is prevalent, enduring, and rampant across the majority of the different realms worldwide. Underage drinking is when anyone under the minimum legal drinking age drinks alcohol. Aside from being illegal, it is a widespread public health problem that poses much risk attracting many developing adolescents and teens. The use of alcohol is a worldwide concern resulting to millions of death, including hundreds of thousands of young lives lost. Indicators revealed that underage drinking seem to be on the rise among the adolescents. Statistics showed the assessment of the five-year trend of under-age drinking where out of 73 responding countries, 71 percent indicated an increase, 4 percent a decrease, 8 percent were stable and 16 percent showed inconclusive trends (World Health Organization [WHO] Global Survey on Alcohol and Health, 2011). According to the World Health Report (2002) alcohol is responsible for 4 percent of total diseases burden and 3.2 percent of all premature deaths. It is associated with more than 60 types of diseases and other health conditions, including mental disorders and suicide, several types of cancer, and other non- communicable diseases such as cirrhosis, as well as intentional and unintentional injuries. It is very dangerous and harmful for the health and well-being of people especially...
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...Pearl Sold to the Devils for Gold CHARACTERS * JOHN, right eye-blind boy, Paul’s almost little brother * PAUL, left leg-amputated boy, John’s almost big brother * BOSS, syndicate’s leader * SYNDICATE 1/ DOMINIQUE * SYNDICATE 2 * WAITRESS * BOY THIEF * POLICEMAN SCENE ONE Mid-morning, at the street SYNDICATE 1: I think were lucky today! SYNDICATE 2: Why? What’s the reason? SYNDICATE 1: See that kid….Standing near the store. SYNDICATE 2: Yeah! Yeah! I got you. [Syndicate 1 approaches the kid] SYNDICATE 1: Hey there kid! What’s your name? JOHN: I’m John. SYNDICATE 1: How old are you? JOHN: I’m six years old. SYNDICATE 1: Why are you alone? Where are your parents? JOHN: I lost them two years ago. SYNDICATE 1: What happened? JOHN: I can’t remember anything. SYNDICATE: Don’t you have any relatives or friends here? JOHN: I don’t have friends. SYNDICATE 1: Why? You know what, friends give each other gifts. JOHN: Like what? SYNDICATE 1: Like chocolates. Do you want some? JOHN: Uhuh… SYNDICATE 1: Does it taste good? I have more chocolates do you want some more? JOHN: You have more? Do you have lots of it in your pocket? SYNDICATE 1: Yes! But a friend of mine has lots of it in his house. JOHN: Really? She must be rich! How lucky, I wish I was like her…rich… eating all those chocolates. SYNDICATE 1: I’ll introduce you to her. Don’t be afraid, she’s friendly especially to kids who are lonely like you. JOHN: You think so...
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...------------------------------------------------- Pityriasis rosea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pityriasis rosea | Classification and external resources | Pityriasis rosea on human torso | ICD-10 | L42 | ICD-9 | 696.3 | DiseasesDB | 24698 | MedlinePlus | 000871 | eMedicine | derm/335 emerg/426ped/1815 | MeSH | D017515 | Pityriasis rosea (also known as pityriasis rosea Gibert[1]) is a skin rash. It is benign but may inflict substantial discomfort in certain cases.[2] Classically, it begins with a single "herald patch" lesion, followed in 1 or 2 weeks by a generalized body rash lasting about 6 weeks.[3][4][5] Contents [hide] * 1 Signs and symptoms * 2 Causes * 3 Diagnosis * 4 Treatment * 5 Prognosis * 6 Epidemiology * 7 See also * 8 References * 9 External links | ------------------------------------------------- [edit]Signs and symptoms Pityriasis rosea on human torso The symptoms of this condition include: * An upper respiratory tract infection may precede all other symptoms in as many as 69% of patients[6] * A single, 2- to 10-cm oval red "herald" patch appears, classically on the abdomen.[7][5]Occasionally, the "herald" patch may occur in a 'hidden' position (in the armpit, for example) and not be noticed immediately. The "herald" patch may also appear as a cluster of smaller oval spots, and be mistaken for acne. Rarely, it does not become present at all.[7] * 7-14 days after the herald patch, large patches...
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...[pic] JAMS 201 | MEDIA WRITING | Fall 2013 Department of Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Bolton 150 | Facebook |Lecturer |Teaching assistants | office hours | | | | |Jane Hampden Daley |Rachel Anderson rea@uwm.edu | Tues 10-12 | | | | |jhampden@uwm.edu |Steven Cuff smcuff@uwm.edu | Thurs 10:30-12:30 | | | | |Cell: 414-962-0776 |Kate Kallenberger kallenb4@uwm.edu | Thurs 10-12 | |Office: 414-229-4885 | | | ...
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...Servant Leadership Melanie Halpin Grand Canyon University Servant Leadership LDR-630 Prof. Carolyn Broner July 11, 2012 Servant Leadership Northhouse wrote Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal. My favorite is a statement from Peter Drucker, “the only definition of a leader is someone who has followers.” That is a simple statement, and that puts it in a simple form. Leadership is not a simple form, and Warren Bennis and I agree that Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having vision that is well communicated, building among colleagues and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential. The 2012 Summer Project and the Servant Leadership Work Issue are going to be combined in this paper to produce a result using at least three different models of leadership. PROJECT The project is to implement 660 new HP 6000 Series laptop/desktops computers into the 7 elementary school classrooms, carts and get ready for teachers by the 2nd week of August. This gives the Department of Technology six weeks to complete the job. There are two Schools that have summer schools going on until August 28th. All old equipment has to be removed and brought to the warehouse for central storage then final pickup. The schools are listed DJM, JBBES SES, MWES, and JRES. The last two are going to be held because of summer school that is MES, and CBB, they will start on August 28th. STAFF The Department...
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...Trans. Nat/. .Acad. Sci. & .Tech. Philippines 29: 251-260 (2007) /SSN 0115-8848 Teaching High School Physics Effectively Christopher C. Bernido and l\faria Victoria Carpio-.Rernido Research Center for Theoretical Physics Central Visayan Institute Foundation Jagna, Bohol 6308, Philippines The Ascending Levels of Learning and Pedagogical ~1axims that could guide effective teaching of physics are presented. As an example of how these may be applied, the Dynamic Learning Prof:,lfam (DLP) of the Central Visayan Institute Foundation is briefly discussed. The DLP, together with 21st century technology, provides a scenario where the perennial lack of high school physics teachers in the Philippines can be bypassed. Introduction The breadth of topics that may be covered in teaching physics can be extremely wide. After all, physics probes the smallest things in the universe (the quarks and leptons), aiJ the way up to the "biggest" subject one can think of-the birth, death, and fate of the universe itself. One definition for physics states that it is the study of matter and energy. Most everything in the universe is either matter or energy, and this can make physics quite interdisciplinary. No wonder, therefore, that sub-areas in physics may be referred to as Biophysics, Geophysics~ Chemical Physics, Mathematical Physics, Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics, Econophysics, etc., and one also has the physics of sports, the physics of art, and so on. Because of its breadth, there is always...
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...impulse starting in the atria. The heart beats so fast that the heart muscle cannot relax between contractions. When the chambers don't relax, they may not contract strongly or fill with enough blood to satisfy the body's needs at rest or especially during times of increased oxygen demand. Because of the ineffective contractions of the heart, the brain does not receive enough blood and oxygen. My patient came into the hospital light-headed, dizzy, or feeling like she might faint. Her admitting vitals were: 138/58 (BP), 136 (HR), 97.5 (temp), 98% (O2 sat) and 24 (RR). She was tachycardiac, breathing heavily and feeling very dizzy and tired. She was placed on digoxin and diltiazem, both medications that work on the heart. In the article Acad Emerg Med. (2007 pg. 577), we discover digoxin acts by increasing the force and velocity of myocardial systolic contraction. The mechanism of action causes digoxin to increase the contractility of the heart muscle. Digoxin helps slow the heart rate by reducing the number of electrical impulses that pass through the atrioventricular (AV) node into the ventricles (Drugs for cardiac arrhythmias, 2007). Digoxin increases heart contractility (positive inotropic effect), lowers the heart rate (negative chronotropic effect) and slows atrioventricular (AV) conduction (negative dromotropic effect), which is helpful in my patient experience tachycardia. This is indicated in this patient because she was experiencing rapid heart rhythms which were...
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...J Indian Acad Forensic Med. April-June 2012, Vol. 34, No. 2 ISSN 0971-0973 Review Research Paper Euthanasia Revisited: The Aruna Shanbaug Verdict *Arsalaan. F. Rashid, **Balbir Kaur, ***O.P. Aggarwal Abstract Euthanasia and its procedure have long history of locking horns as a vexed issue with laws of countries across the world. Every human being of adult years and sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with his/her own body. It is unlawful to administer treatment to an adult who is conscious and of sound mind, without his consent. In patients with Permanently Vegetative State (PVS) and no hope of improvement, the distinction between refusing life saving medical treatment (passive euthanasia) and giving lethal medication is logical, rational, and well established. It is ultimately for the Court to decide, as parens patriae, as to what is in the best interest of the patient. An erroneous decision not to terminate results in maintenance of the status quo; the possibility of subsequent developments such as advancements in medical science, the discovery of new evidence regarding the patient’s intent, changes in the law, or simply the unexpected death of the patient despite the administration of lifesustaining treatment, at least create the potential that a wrong decision will eventually be corrected or its impact mitigated. Key Words: Consent, Permanent Vegetative State, Passive Euthanasia, Parens patriae Introduction: Euthanasia is the intentional premature...
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...Summary of Outstanding Charges LEE, Jin Woo Hanoi My Dinh Song Da The Manor C 201 Hanoi,10000 Student ID: Program: Acad Load: Acad Level: 20311766 SBM Undeclared Plan: 4Y Full-Time 1st Year The following is a summary of the charges that you owe on each due date: 19 Aug 2015 Due Date: Charge Tuition Fee - UG Caution Money Compulsory Medical Insurance Students' Union Entry Fee Students' Union Annual Fee Due Amount: Term 2015-16 Fall 2015-16 Fall 2015-16 Fall 2015-16 Fall 2015-16 Fall HK$40,921.00 Amount(HK$) 40,000.00 300.00 421.00 100.00 100.00 02 Sep 2015 Due Date: Charge PG Hall Fee (year) House Member Fee Residential Fee Due Amount: Term 2015-16 Fall 2015-16 Fall 2015-16 Fall HK$6,814.00 Amount(HK$) 6,484.00 280.00 50.00 Total Due Amount: HK$47,735.00 Printed: 13 Aug 2015 Page 1 of 2 PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS Students may choose to pay at the ATM, via the Internet, Payment by Phone Service (PPS), deposit cheque at Cheque Deposit Machine, at bank counter with the prescribed bank pay-in-slip (available at the Academic Records and Registration, Academic Registry / Student Housing & Residential Life Office / Finance Office counter) or by telegraphic transfer. Please refer to the Payment Information posted on the Student intranet ( http://www.ab.ust.hk/fo/StudentPayment.pdf) for more details. 1. Payment at ATM or via the Internet i. Payment can be made at the ATM of HSBC, Hang...
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...Financial Research Report ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. FIN 534 Name Instructor Date ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Financial Research Report 1.0. Introduction Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a publicly traded company in the United States of America in the biopharmaceutical industry. The company is devoted to discover, develop, and commercialize small molecule drugs that are useful in treating disorders in the central nervous system. The current engagement of the company is in treatment of induced dysfunction in Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, neuropathic pain and glaucoma. All company product candidates are a product of discoveries made at the company’s discovery platform. There is a strong team with industry experience which is put in place to aid in the development of these products. This team work together with the company’s world-class scientific and clinical advisors who are also hired by the company. It was found in 1993 and has it’s headquarter situated in San Diego, in California. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the performance of the company using ratio and stock price analysis. The financial statements for the year ending 31st December 2012, 2011, and 2010 will be used in this analysis. These are complete financial statements covering the whole financial statements retrieved from yahoo finance. 2.0. Rationale for choosing the company for which to invest This company was selected because of interesting trend in the industry. For the past three years,...
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...Quality & Quantity (2006) 40:661–674 DOI 10.1007/s11135-005-2072-7 © Springer 2006 Research Note Factors Related to the Academic Performance of Students in the Statistics Course in Psychology ` ´ JOAN GUARDIA∗ , MONTSERRAT FREIXA, MARIBEL PERO, JAUME TURBANY, ANTONIO COSCULLUELA, MAITE BARRIOS ` and XAVIER RIFA Dept. de Metodologia de les Ci` ncies del Comportament, Facultat de Psicologia, Divisi´ de e o Ci` ncies de la Salut (IV), Universitat de Barcelona, Passeig de la Vall d’Hebron, 171, 08035 e Barcelona, Spain Abstract. Many studies have examined the factors that influence academic performance in primary and secondary education as well as at university, with the purpose of enhancing learning at these stages and reducing drop-out rates. It is within this research framework that we want to emphasise the deficient performance of students enrolled on the statistics course in the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Barcelona. Consequently, this paper attempts to determine the factors that affect student performance in this subject by undertaking an analysis of a structural equation model and determining its stability over time. In order to accomplish our objective, we worked with two samples of students enrolled statistics classes. The first group comprised 211 students enrolled in the academic year 2000– 2001, while the second comprised 287 students enrolled in the academic year 2001–2002. By administering a questionnaire, we obtained information concerning...
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...Quality & Quantity (2006) 40:661–674 DOI 10.1007/s11135-005-2072-7 © Springer 2006 Research Note Factors Related to the Academic Performance of Students in the Statistics Course in Psychology ` ´ JOAN GUARDIA∗ , MONTSERRAT FREIXA, MARIBEL PERO, JAUME TURBANY, ANTONIO COSCULLUELA, MAITE BARRIOS ` and XAVIER RIFA Dept. de Metodologia de les Ci` ncies del Comportament, Facultat de Psicologia, Divisi´ de e o Ci` ncies de la Salut (IV), Universitat de Barcelona, Passeig de la Vall d’Hebron, 171, 08035 e Barcelona, Spain Abstract. Many studies have examined the factors that influence academic performance in primary and secondary education as well as at university, with the purpose of enhancing learning at these stages and reducing drop-out rates. It is within this research framework that we want to emphasise the deficient performance of students enrolled on the statistics course in the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Barcelona. Consequently, this paper attempts to determine the factors that affect student performance in this subject by undertaking an analysis of a structural equation model and determining its stability over time. In order to accomplish our objective, we worked with two samples of students enrolled statistics classes. The first group comprised 211 students enrolled in the academic year 2000– 2001, while the second comprised 287 students enrolled in the academic year 2001–2002. By administering a questionnaire, we obtained information concerning...
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...J. of the Acad. Mark. Sci. DOI 10.1007/s11747-011-0248-3 Exploring CRM effectiveness: an institutional theory perspective Bas Hillebrand & Jurriaan J. Nijholt & Edwin J. Nijssen Received: 25 June 2010 / Accepted: 28 January 2011 # The Author(s) 2011. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract This study identifies the potential contribution that institutional theory can make to understanding the success of marketing practices. Based on institutional theory, we argue that the effectiveness of marketing practices decreases when firms are motivated to adopt such practices under the influence of institutional pressures originating in firms’ environments. However, alignment between a practice and a firm’s marketing strategy may buffer against these negative effects. We apply these insights to the case of customer relationship management (CRM). CRM is considered an important way to enhance customer loyalty and firm performance, but it has also been criticized for being expensive and for not living up to expectations. Empirical data from 107 organizations confirm that, in general, adopting CRM for mimetic motives is likely to result in fewer customer insights as a result of using this practice. Our study suggests that institutional theory has much to offer to the investigation of the effectiveness of marketing practices. Keywords Customer relationship management . Institutional theory . Mimetic motives . Adoption . Marketing practices B. Hillebrand...
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...Lupus, Latin for wolf, is the word used historically to describe any chronic, usually ulcerating, skin disease. Dr. Max Gerson's rise to medical prominence in pre-WWII Germany was owed to the curative effect in lupus vulgaris of a salt-free diet bearing his name. Lupus vulgaris, a European plague of the early part of this century, was tuberculosis of the skin, a bacterial disease that has been largely eliminated through improved public health measures and, to a lesser extent, by antibacterial drugs. Today's lupus is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an inflammatory disorder of connective tissue which frequently targets skin (hence the designation lupus) as well as joints, kidneys, mucous membranes, the nervous system, and virtually any other organ or system in the body. Onset of the disease may be sudden and acute, with fever, painful and swollen joints, skin rash, and influenza-like symptoms; or it may smolder for years with low level malaise and intermittent fevers. Symptoms The list of symptoms attributable to SLE is extensive and astonishing. Among symptoms most frequently observed are painful joints, usually of the hands and feet, which may also include the larger joints. Of all SLE patients, 92% endure significant joint pain. Similarly, 84% of all SLE patients suffer from fevers. Skin eruptions, including round or discoid lesions, as well as a butterfly rash presenting on the cheeks below the eyes and bridging the nose, will afflict 72%. Inflammatory kidney dysfunctions...
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...J. of the Acad. Mark. Sci. (2014) 42:361–379 DOI 10.1007/s11747-013-0364-3 ORIGINAL EMPIRICAL RESEARCH When do incentives work in channels of distribution? David I. Gilliland & Stephen K. Kim Received: 31 December 2012 / Accepted: 1 November 2013 / Published online: 7 December 2013 # Academy of Marketing Science 2013 D. I. Gilliland Aston University, Birmingham, UK B47ET incentive offers because monetary rewards offset the agent’s risk and unpredictability of its income stream (Jensen and Meckling 1976). Despite general support for this logic, researchers have been puzzled by a substantive dilemma: Incentives often do not work. Benabou and Tirole (2003); Bouillon et al. (2006), and others have found that agents do not always respond positively as incentives increase. Other findings indicate that monetary incentives are sometimes demotivational (Ryan and Deci 2000), lead to dysfunctional activities by rewarding the wrong behavior (Baker 2002; Oyer 1998), are an inefficient control mechanism (Akerlof and Kranton 2005), promote shirking rather than compliance (Gibbons 1998), and are unpredictable under turbulent industry conditions (Prendergast 1999). The idea that incentives often do not work has been substantiated in the practitioner literature as well. Kesmodel (2008) reports in the Wall Street Journal that even dominant firms find it difficult to structure effective incentive portfolios with the resellers of their products. These and other findings...
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