Essays Tagged: "research literature"

Wolf Predations. This paper discusses four hypotheses to explain the effects of wolf predation on prey populations of large ungulates.

lating hypothesis, the predatorpit hypothesis, and the stable limit cycle hypothesis. There is much research literature that discusses how these hypotheses canbe used to interpret various data sets ob ... studies. It was concluded that the predation limiting hypothesis fitmost study cases, but that more research is necessary to account for multiple predator - multiple prey relationships.The effects of ...

(7 pages) 144 0 4.5 Jan/1995

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Effects of Wolf Predation

lating hypothesis, the predator pit hypothesis, andthe stable limit cycle hypothesis. There is much research literaturethat discusses how these hypotheses can be used to interpret variousdata sets obt ... studies. It was concluded that thepredation limiting hypothesis fit most study cases, but that moreresearch is necessary to account for multiple predator - multiple preyrelationships.The effects of p ...

(7 pages) 51 0 3.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

Strategies For Teaching Reading

There is massive amounts of research literature available discussing the different reading strategies which suggests that readin ... illed readers, reading is a holistic experience where they look for meaning in the words they read. Researchers have identified a wide variety of effective strategies that good readers use when they r ... as used. The authors examined limited number of different reading strategies that were supported by research evidence, and rigorous scientific testing. Although they acknowledged that more research is ...

(20 pages) 368 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Motivating Readers

There is massive amounts of research literature available discussing the different reading strategies which suggests that readin ... illed readers, reading is a holistic experience where they look for meaning in the words they read. Researchers have identified a wide variety of effective strategies that good readers use when they r ... as used. The authors examined limited number of different reading strategies that were supported by research evidence, and rigorous scientific testing. Although they acknowledged that more research is ...

(20 pages) 193 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Colors

Combinations and Their Affect on Stress Levels when Performing Simple TasksWhen looking through the research literature on the psychology of color, it is apparent that it covers a wide variety of topi ... erials when performing in and outside of the classroom. According to a study by Radford (1997), the research supported the hypothesis that putting a transparent sheet of colored plastic over reading m ...

(5 pages) 40 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Stress, Race and Substance use in College

e issue across race and look both at measures of traumatic stress and life stress. A perusal of the research literature reveals that the relationship between traumatic stressors and substance use beha ... l differences in the role of stress in substance use among colleges students, we seek to extend the research in this area.The role of stress in substance use among college studentsThere have been impo ...

(14 pages) 107 6 4.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Continuum of Strategies

assroom. It will also discuss when these strategies may be used inappropriately in the classroom.In research literature, learning strategies of three types have been identified, which are cognitive st ...

(3 pages) 110 0 5.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Internet in Europe

community of Internet users included computer scientists, engineers, and academics. In the Internet research literature, it is generally acknowledged that online communities have been established base ... Indeed, the bulk of the system today is made up of private networking facilities in educational and research institutions, businesses, and government organizations. Overall, more than 35 percent of In ...

(9 pages) 16 0 3.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Health and its Determinents

of personal independence and encourage our creativity and innovation."It is well-established in the research literature that individuals who have been in education for longer and who have higher quali ... ve educational success. An alternative explanation is that education itself makes people healthier. Research analyzing the inter-relationships between years of education and health throughout people's ...

(11 pages) 39 0 0.0 Nov/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology