Context for Longitudinal Study Using Competing Risk Approaches Despite the fact that the effectiveness of RAAS inhibitors in the primary prevention of AF has been evaluated by several population-based observational studies [23-25], it is not clear whether the RAAS inhibitors remain effective in the reduction of new-onset AF in the older adult hypertensive population when competing risks (e.g. all-cause death) exist. All of these studies simply ignored the existence of the competing risks in…
journal article is a longitudinal study of 1,214 children and 888 adolescents. The longitudinal study was done to research the children’s relationship between early child care and adolescent functioning. It was experienced that children in center-type care were linked to higher class rank and had a higher academic standing. Higher quality child care predicted higher academic grades. Fewer hours in child care was related to behavior problems in kindergarten. The studies suggest long-term benefits…
Sherlock Holmes has become known as a tremendously intelligent and unique individual who has a strong passion for solving mysteries. In fact, his name has almost come to stand for, someone who almost seems to have telepathy. Sherlock in the new adaptations, Elementary, House M.D. and Sherlock Holmes, has the ability to look at any given character he can distinguish their life story without even speaking a single word to them, just using his observations. Within the BBC vision of Sherlock, he…
The male sex role theory popularized by Robert Brannon created a great foundation for gender studies, specifically studies concerning masculinity. The following essay will uncover his research design and analysis, his key contributions to the theory, and some strengths and weaknesses of his theory. Ultimately, the central premise is to show how his conception of masculinity and the sex role, in particular, has many faults and lacks evidentiary basis, which conclusively leads to its demise.…
proposal before bringing it to the attention of administration. Effects of Fast Track in a University Emergency Department Through the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Study This article…
to Joint Commission (2015), “every year in the United States, hundreds of thousands of patients fall in hospitals, with 30-50 percent resulting in injury. Injured patients require additional treatment and sometimes prolonged hospital stays. In one study, a fall with injury added 6.3 days to the hospital stay. The average cost for a fall with injury is about $14,000” (Joint Commission, 2015, para 1). “An accidental fall has been defined as a sudden and nonintentional change of posture to the…
Prevalence is a point-based estimate, so although at the time of the survey they may have Tb, by the time the study started they may have recovered. Including these people would overestimate the effect as there will be more ‘cases’ than in reality. Alternatively, the results could be underestimated as it is likely that more people will have developed Tb since the survey was conducted. Furthermore, using a point-based estimate like prevalence to obtain cases means that the data will only be valid…
This paper focuses on one of the most important point in an organization—employee motivation. As a sustaining goal-directed behavior, employee motivation affects organization’s turnover rate and organizational effectiveness. In order to increase company’s productivity, understanding how to raise employee motivation is crucial. Based on the six needs, managers can increase the motivation by fulfill employees’ needs, create incentives, communicate, and empower employees. Every coin has two sides.…
design matches the research question, examining how the study was and selecting the dual explanations for the study (Lauer, 2006). The study of this article includes conducted Participants and Selection, Definition, Description, and Implementation of Treatment, Definition, Description, and Implementation of Treatment, The Data and How They Are Collected, and Data Analysis (Lauer, 2006). This essay will end by stating the results of the study and what was supported…
studied, you cannot be that person who knows everything; however, we still need to study and research and teach to develop this world where we are living in. Study abroad that students learn from other country by travel, and you can learn from other country without travel as study online, but we cannot called that study abroad. Nowadays, most of students prefer to study abroad than study in their country or study online, it is not because their country poor education or their education has…