Research associate

that most were male. When they moved on to a behind-the-scenes look at the New Yorker cartoon process in Manhattan, they also saw most of the cartoonists were men. This really made them think: Are women really less funny than men? Looking at humor research, scientists found that men were more likely than women to enjoy jokes and cartoons…

However, this term is relevant for service members and civilians alike, and is a term that resonates with me. As a clinical psychologist it is necessary to support your clients, and it is a phrase to symbolize collaboration, a necessity when conducting research. Before and throughout my time at the University of Virginia, my personal history and my combination of volunteer opportunities, classwork, and labwork shaped my future career aspirations into pursuing a doctorate degree, joining the…

The primary objective of this article is to examine the strategy-performance of the firm. The paper studies the issue of strategic group from different theoretical point of views. There are some researchers suggest that it is beneficial to consider the firm characteristics while other researchers recommend studying the industry as a whole. The strategic group discipline is the center focus of the individual firm and industry, which helps in achieving explanatory study between the firm strategy…

this argument I will be exhibiting the ethical concerns that are relevant to conducting a business research study. This reason for this criteria is to ensure that there are no ambiguous claims or biased information, which inadvertently or intentionally would persuade interested parties toward a desired result. Ethical and Legal Considerations of a Business Research Study. The focus of any research study is to present a fair report on a particular situation. The use of manipulation to present…

RESEARCH BACKGROUND: The end stage renal disease (ESRD) is a debilitating, chronic condition whereby the renal failure requires dialysis or renal replacement therapy (RRT) to survive (USRDS, 2002) According to the National Health Survey (NHS) 2009 it is evident that the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) among the adults in England is around 13%. Over the last four decades, there has been a major development in treatment of CKD that has improved the life expectancy when compared to previous years…

range of things that I still have yet to discover about this competency. But from what I know currently is learned in most of my classes were to have a peer-reviewed article, make sure it has valid information and can be proven. In my agency they do research in order to determine how their agency is doing throughout the agency as a whole. They do this by testing from a program called BrandIntegrity which determines how each department is succeeding or what needs improvement within the Lutheran…

Out of 100 people, 35% of the participants strongly approved with embryonic stem cell research. 25% approved of the research and experimentation of embryonic stem cells. 20% of the participants in the study were neutral towards embryonic stem cell research. 6% disapproved and 6% strongly disapproved of the research on embryonic stem cells. Overall, 60% of the population approved of the research, and only 12% disapproved. This general information is further broken down and analyzed to show…

David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON, Canada keshav@uwaterloo.ca ABSTRACT Researchers spend a great deal of time reading research papers. However, this skill is rarely taught, leading to much wasted effort. This article outlines a practical and efficient three-pass method for reading research papers. I also describe how to use this method to do a literature survey. 4. Read the conclusions 5. Glance over the references, mentally ticking off the ones…

1. Upton Sinclair was called a "muckraker." How did Sinclair "muckrake" for social reform? Upton Sinclair “muckrake” for social reform, by reporting the horrible conditions women, men, and children were working in, he dedicated himself to uncovering the ill conditions of the meat industries. 2. Sinclair was convinced ".... through art one could cause change." What was established as a direct result of the public outcry from this novel? Sinclair wrote “The Jungle” which opened the public eyes…

In America there have been two Red Scares that occurred, one in the 1920s and the other in 1950s. Both Red Scares in America arose out of fear of communism and foreign policy that could have impacted America greatly, especially since both Red Scares occurred after World War One and World War Two. After World War Two the United States developed a policy of containment to try and stop the spread of Communism. After the Second World War the United States entered the Cold War against the Soviet…