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the behaviour change (Orji, Vassileva, & Mandryk, 2012). Not to mention, some of the constructs were found to be weak in predictability while others were strong. For instance, perceived severity is found to be a weak predictor while perceived benefits and barriers were strong predictors of behaviour (Carpenter, 2010). This lack of homogeneity in the constructs implies that some constructs may not be a necessary component of the HBM, therefore questioning the validity of this framework. With the…

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a disorder that can be passed down from generation to generation. It is caused by a deficient hepatic phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH), which is an enzyme in the liver that catalyzes the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine, using the coenzyme, tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4). One treatment for PKU would be to have a restricted diet because PKU does not allow for the process of phenylalanine, which is a protein found in many foods (Scala et al 2015). With the help of BH4,…

Procedure The study will be submitted to Northern Illinois University’s Institutional Review Board for approval. Once approval is granted and a middle school has agreed to participate in the study, a letter will be sent home to parents explaining the study and that their consent is required for their child(ren) to participate. All students whose parents return the consent form will be discussed among school staff in order to make pairs. Teachers, social workers, and paraprofessionals will…

Predictors of Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) is “contributions to organizational effectiveness that are neither mandated by individual job requirements nor recognized by the formal reward system” (Organ & Moorman, 1993). Early research by Organ (1988) laid the groundwork for the dimensions of OCB: altruism, courtesy, conscientiousness, sportsmanship and civic virtue. Further research segregates OCB into two separate facets, OCBI and OCBO, which…

Dropping Out Of High School Being in high school can be very hard on a teenager because so many things can effect a student’s performance. In high school there are cliques, peer pressure, good and bad teachers, a lot of work, interesting people, and there are high expectations that can sometimes stress students out. In high school there are pressures to want to fit in and be popular. The common idea among students is that doing work is not cool and that being in school is an absolute waste of…

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9 months postpartum, whereas in countries where formula feeding is typical, incidence peaks at 3 months (Labbok, 2001). Additionally, personal or familial history of depression has been found to be a moderate predictor of postnatal depression and prenatal depression is a strong predictor. Moreover, the method of delivery of the child is a risk factor for postnatal depression. Delivery by caesarean section is considered a significant risk factor for patients with major symptoms often appearing…

alcoholism as “a disorder of young people” ages 15-25 years old. My opinion concerning the matter do not differ, I also agree that alcoholism starts at a young age majority of the time. Dr. Willenbring also discussed how family history is the strongest predictor of alcoholism. He is correct because many people who are addicted to alcohol have parents or siblings that are addicted or was addicted to alcohol. Of course, there are also exceptions; not all parents who are addicted to alcohol have…

of how oxygen is being consumed. This measure can be a predictor of the ability of the heart in delivering the required oxygen to the working muscles. It also shows the ability of the muscles to extract the supplied oxygen from the blood in the utilization process to propel the body energy (Astorino, 2012). This step of measuring VO2max is a very crucial step in the field of health and fitness. Researchers claim that VO2max is the best predictor of cardiovascular fitness. It can be used to…

The article presentation “Age-Appropriate Secondary Transition Process and Resources” identified and explored identified predictors of positive student outcomes. Those predictors are “skills for postsecondary education and training employment and independent living (Gray, Age-Appropriate Secondary Transition Process and Resources, 2014).” This process usually starts around 9th grade and the first step that the IEP team should take is to gather evidence by using Age-appropriate transition…