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Analysis of America's Airlines

is a huge factor in terms of how well airlines will do on a profit (or lack thereof) basis. The problem here is that rising fuel c...

Obesity Research and Motivation

Lingering Myths about Content and Process Models As shown above, recent research is starting to dispel the myths of one-sid...

19th Century America's Economic Developments

majorities in terms of the Senate and the intermittent control of the White House, change was not significant (2000). The desire t...

Childhood Obesity and Public Health Nursing

The funding agency chosen for this program is the Childrens Aid Society, a nonprofit organization that has been dedicated to impro...

Southern Hemisphere's Political Economy and America's War on Drugs

some headway during the 1990s, something that caused investment to increase (2002). The state of affairs in not surprising. In the...

Community, the Individual and Native America's Sociopolitical Order

women had with their community would, in many ways, come to be emulated by American women as they made their footholds in the new ...

America's Slavery Legacy

were unable to teach their children good values and morality, or how to be men and women. The removal of parents made families wi...

Increasing Spending to Hold Down Costs

decrease costs, which seems to be counter to increasing spending. Increasing spending on diabetic screening and testing, however,...

An Article on Obesity, Diabetes, and the Effect of Estrogen Reviewed

instance, causes "rapid onset of severe hyperglycemia associated with the progressive loss of islet area and insulin immunoreactiv...

Proposed Reforms to America's Tax System

a new system is necessary, its been difficult to get people to agree on what, exactly, that system should be. There have been prop...

Consumerism and Television for Children

endless parade of gorgeous people living fabulous lives; it is attractive and seductive, and that makes it an ideal platform for m...

North America's Teenage Consumers

points out that an ideal engine, in optimum condition could theoretically conceive 100 percent efficiency, but that real-world req...

Methodology Proposal on Depression and Obesity

- take the weight of the patient in pounds, divide this number by the square of the height in inches, and multiply this value by 7...

Childhood Obesity and Effective Treatment

respiratory conditions, such as asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (Thorpe, et al, 2004). The long-term consequences of childhood ...

Brazil's Obesity Problems

in the US are 20.7% (Martorell, 2000). In general terms the many developing counties appeared to have obesity consecrated in the ...

Gluttony and How Dante Would Punish It

and contest the idea that their weight is problematic. They contend that they are healthy the way they are and there is a fat acce...

Paradise Lost, California's Experience, America's Future by Peter Schrag

that imposed minimum spending formulas on schools, three-strikes sentencing laws, land conservation measures and measures abolishi...

North America's Security and Prosperity Partnership Agreement

protection, and both of the nations are on an even keel as it respects economic considerations. Mexico fares much worse in that de...

Adolescents and Health

the ages of 12 and 19 were considered overweight (Surgeon General News, 2005). If that werent enough, this number is nearly triple...

America's Living Wills

terminal condition she might face. That is the precisely the purpose of a living will - to speak for the person who has been medi...

Latin America's Liberation Theology

to unite theology and sociopolitical concerns within the framework provided by this school of theological theory. Rather than spea...

Obesity is Not a Problem of Epidemic Proportions

away from parents who are blamed for abuse or neglect if a child becomes too fat. In the old days, this was unheard of. Families t...

Alberta, Canada's Health Concerns

have in promoting her citizens wellness while Alberta still lags behind in her recognition of the importance of education in promo...

Obesity and Nutrition

as obese (Liou, Pi-Sunyer, Xavier and Laferr?re, 2005). Raatz, Torkelson, Redmon, Reck, Kristell et. al. (2005) provide a...

America's 'Victory' in the War of 1812

Canada" (The war of 1812, 2001). All of these various forces found voice in a group called the "War Hawks," a "rising young gener...

America's Famed Ballerinas

best known of the American Indian ballerinas, not only because of her great artistry and beauty, but also because she was married ...

Dallas, TX and Obesity Prevention

Dutch, Swedish, Native American and Russian ("Dallas, Texas," 2005). What does this mean? It seems that the largest demographic is...

Various Factors That Contribute to Obesity

care physician (Ridings, Rapp, Boosalis, and Pomeroy, 1998). Millions of Americans, in fact, can be classified as obese. Obesity...

Childhood Obesity Control Measures

Another important area of research is obesitys impact on childhood from health, psychosocial and cognitive development standpoints...

Obesity and American Health

determine what is normal or clinically notable. For example, a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m ( Must, Spadano & Coakley et al., 19...