Logistic regression

Due to the constant emission of harmful chemicals, such as carbon, into the atmosphere, the climate and the environment as it was once known to mankind is changing. Many scientists have come to the conclusion of that there is no way to help prevent climate change or help repair the atmosphere. Unfortunately, our planet will never be the way it was before, even if we were to watch how much carbon is released into the atmosphere, and because of this many countries do not see why they should change…

I am the eighth child in a family of 10. My father retired from the army after almost 20 years of service. My family has always attended church. Over the years, from a small East Texas town in the 50s, to deployment on military bases abroad and finally settling in Fort Worth in the early 70s, their religious experiences have varied greatly. My family has experienced their share of death and personal tragedy, but has remained strong in their religious convictions and beliefs. Not all of my…

Children’s White Lies: Sociocultural Influences White lies are distinguished from selfish lies by their underlying intention that generally aims to not harm the individual, but to protect with good intentions. What is considered good or bad intentions are dictated by culture and society, thus learning the appropriate contexts for a white lie depends on sociocultural influences. Looking at Warneken and Orlins’ experiment of children and white lies, the sociocultural theories of development is…

The OSA group had significantly more microvascular burden (e.g., MRI signal hyperintensities) compared to the non-OSA group (see Table 3). In logistic regression analyses, the combined effects of each baseline cognitive performance and each C-SVD measure improve predictive accuracy of having OSA. However, only the volume of white matter hyperintensities significantly contributes to the prediction. The…

The term, “resource curse” was first coined by Richard Auty (1990). It is used to describe how countries endowed with rich natural resources were unable to experience exponential economic growth as compared to countries with little or no natural resources. In particular, there is limited understanding on the influence of transmission channels of resource abundance on economic growth, especially when it comes to oil wealth. This literature review aims to examine the existing transmission…

Abortion has always been a topic that many find uncomfortable. With all the politics and politicians including Justice Anthony Kennedy from the Supreme Court involved there is constant debate on whether abortion is safe for women and if abortion should be part of women’s rights. (Davida Becker, Jillian Henderson, Julia Steinberg 2011) In this day and age women are told both the good consequences and the bad consequences with abortion before they can have one. There are many pros and cons for…

Juvenile delinquency is an umbrella term that characterizes a variety of illegal behaviors committed by minors. The majority of these illegal behaviors are referred to as status offenses, or offenses that are only considered illegal because the perpetrator is underage. One pattern of deviant behavior that is very prominent among juveniles is partaking in risky sexual behaviors, particularly when alcohol or illicit drugs are involved. These risky behaviors most often include having sex with…

homelessness due to a mental illness was 15 percent. This study included 10,340 patients who were treated for mental illnesses such as, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression. Methods such as analytic analyses, multivariate logistic regression analyses, and odd ratios were used to determine variables, ratios for factors associated with homelessness and mental health, and utilization of mental health services used by homeless individuals (Folsom et al., p. 372, 2005). Research…

Summary Gallois, Buck, Dreas, Hassel and Zeeb (2012) carried out a quasi-experimental study for descriptive, explanatory and evaluative purposes to examine the effectiveness of an intervention named ”OPTIMAHL 60plus” that contains counseling aids for the elderly on the basis of self-regulation. Four hypotheses proposed by the authors, corresponding to four different aspects: fruit and vegetables (FV), dairy products (D), fish (F), and physical activities (PA), was that the intervention would…

The role of gait variability in the elderly Introduction Fall-related injuries have been one of the main causes of accidental death in older adults. Moreover, it has been shown that over 33% of adults over the age of 65 will fall every year [1]. For people between 75 and 84 years old it is the second leading cause of injury death, and for people over 85 it is the leading cause [2]. The high number of falls not only has great effect in the elderly health, but it shows a very high cost in the…