Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Introduction The practice of Pharmacy has gradually improved over the last few years‚ from the traditional practice‚ patient counseling to dispensing automation‚ the practice continue to develop more means to deliver efficient pharmaceutical care and facilitate the reduction of medication errors in all aspects of health care. Interestingly‚ one of the means that was implemented is the program called Telepharmacy. This program
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Literature Review: Six Sigma William J. Mooneyham Liberty University Abstract Six Sigma is a set of techniques and tools for used for process improvements. Six sigma has penetrated many parts of today’s business world. Six Sigma has its origin in the industry environment since its inception at Motorola in 1986. Six Sigma has since spread to other business environments such as the service industry in general and specifically healthcare. This literature review will seek to define Six Sigma and it’s
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Review on Related Literature (RRL) Recent data on college age drinking from NIH‚ specifically the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)–its first update since an initial review in 1976– has brought to light the significant consequences of binge drinking among college students. While the incidence of regular drinking has remained stable‚ the incidence of binge drinking has sharply increased. With it‚ the many adverse effects of overconsumption of alcohol can be life shattering
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3. Literature Review Within the last decade in particular‚ there have been many reports which identify the need to improve questioning which takes place within the classroom and the importance of using them to stretch and challenge learners. “Questions play an important role in the processes of teaching and learning because children’s achievement‚ and their level of engagement‚ depend on the types of questions teachers formulate and use in a classroom”. (Kerry‚ 2002). Effective questioning
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What Makes a Person Violent: Literature Review Since the beginning of the human race‚ domestic violence has been present. However‚ it was not until recent centuries that people began to look at it as a crime. To many people‚ in many cultures‚ domestic violence was seen as not only acceptable‚ but necessary in some situations. In a study conducted by Hines and Saudino (2002)‚ domestic violence in close‚ intimate relationships is a country wide problem within the United States. The last nationally
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think and behave in order to adapt to new situations. For organisational purposes‚ change can be defined as the process of continually renewing organisations direction‚ structure and capabilities to serve the ever changing needs of external and internal customers (Moran and Brightman 2001111).Due to the increase in Globalisation and the advances in technology‚ organisations are being forced to change in ways that were never anticipated. Graetz (2000) believes that due to these factors‚ as well as
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LITERATURE REVIEW: MOBILE PHONES AND ITS USAGE Today‚ mobile phones are very common and prevalent in our society. Human relationship and mental concentration are now replaced by electronic connections.Mobile phones have become a necessity and this industry is taking every one’s mind by storm. This technology brought many facilities with it i.e. convenience‚ ease of usage‚ accessibility because of which people gets connected with each other in case of emergency‚ can enjoy music‚ can carry it anywhere
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Video Game Literature Review Violent video games are said to have a negative effect on those who play them‚ but there is also the debate that violent video games help those who play them rather than hurt them. There is a rating system that separates games into groups from games for everyone all the way to games that can only be bought if you ’re eighteen and older. The main questions with this rating system seem to be‚ "Where do we draw the line‚" and "Who draws the line?" All to often younger
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LITERATURE REVIEW Semiotics is an important concept when it comes to studying media and communications because we use signs whether it is seen‚ heard or felt in order to communicate. Umberto Eco (1975‚ p.7) defines semiotics in a broad sense that it is ‘concerned with everything that can be taken as a sign’ however it is unclear specifically what a ‘sign’ is‚ Daniel Chandler (2007‚ p2) elaborates further on Eco’s definition by stating that semiotics is ‘anything that stands for something else’.
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and that social processes are best to be studied when change is introduced to observe the effects of these. Furthermore‚ It makes use of a cyclical approach in order for an initial holistic understanding of a social setting. The action research literature has strongly challenged the character of positivism. It is believed that this type of research is derived from a different ontological basis; it tends to a humanistic social practice rather than a traditional natural science. Lewin started with
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