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50 Percent US Kids With Mental Health Conditions Remain Untreated, Claims Study

Half of the children in the United States suffering from any kind of mental disorder remain untreated, revealed a recently published study. The researchers analyzed data gathered from the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health, a nationwide survey administered to the parents of young adolescents. The findings revealed that out of the 46.6 million youngsters in the age group of 6 to 18 years, whose parents filled the survey, around 7.7 million teens were suffering from at least one type of mental health issue like anxiety, depression, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Also, a year before this survey was conducted, only half of these children received counselling or any kind of treatment offered by a mental health provider. The survey further showed that the percentage of young teens diagnosed with a mental health disorder and not receiving any treatment from a provider fluctuated extensively between 72.2 percent in North Carolina and 29.5 percent in the Distric...

PIM Team Case Study - Creating Text Effects With PHP And GD

See how you can create graphic effects on text with PHP and GD – drop shadows, arcs, fonts and colors. Problem A-tec Signs and Sraphics Inc. launched a web site with the idea to sell decals online. To achieve better customers ineterest the website had to integrate online decal builder. The company is offering also decals for vehicles which brought some specific requirements to the builder like having the decal text turning around 4 types of arcs. Goals Provide users with preview area Allow visitors to choose font and color Allow adding drop shadow and selecting drop shadow color Allow turning the text into arcs Real Time calculating Solution Because of the need for increasing customers interest we had to think about not for perfect math formulas when showing the graphs in the preview area, but for the people who will look at them. As we will reaveal below, there were few problems going around human appreceptions for something ‘perfectly smooth’ and the matchematical p...

E-Commerce Venture and Cloud Technology - A Case Study

John Grope, a veteran in e-commerce was running a profitable online venture selling women’s clothing. However, he faced fierce competition from others. It was imperative that he reduce expenses and work with razor thin margins. John had heard of cloud technology from other sources. Though he was skeptical about venturing into new technology, he had no option but to have a closer look at the cloud. The process of discovery John Grope was a firm believer in the process of discovery. Though not a technical man himself, he appreciated the nuances of technology well – at least to the extent which affected his business. He also believed that automating processes can considerably reduce manpower requirements and lead to savings. Automating online server administration John could easily grasp the advantage of cloud technology as far as automating online server administration was concerned. Obviously, there are different ways in which cloud service providers present their management ...

Feasibility Study Components

A feasibility study is created in order to minimize risk and to ascertain the viability of a project. As soon as it is certain that a specific project could be carried out profitably, it is only then, that it could be implemented. It is not merely an investigation but at the same time a plan or a framework on how the operation of a business project shall be accomplished. A feasibility study contains five major components namely: marketing study, technical study, management study, financial study and social desirability. During marketing study, the researcher must determine if there are sufficient demands for the product as well the competitive position of the firm in the industry. Sale projection for the project must also investigate as part of market study. The manufacturing process, plant size, production schedule, machinery, plant location and layout, structure, raw materials, utilities and waste disposal is taken into consideration when it comes to technical study. Management study...

Feasibility Study - Securing the Funds You Need For Expanding Your Business

There is nothing quite like owning your own business. It can give you not only a lot of satisfaction and with the proper care and attention grow into one that will take care of your financial needs. When the time comes for growth you might find that you have to seek the help of a set of financial investors. If you have to present your expansion plans to them in order to secure the money you need, you best chances of success are likely to come if show them a well documented feasibility study. What is a Feasibility Study? If you have never worked with a feasibility study then you may not understand what one is let alone how to use it to your advantage. This type of study is undertaken when a business needs to make changes or grow and needs t show its investors that the ideas presented are sound. Considering the current economic climate most businesses are shrinking rather than growing and you will have to work hard to prove that yours can sustain the growth. If you have never written one...

Distance Learning Degree Program - How to Study

The format of distance learning courses is different than what most students have experienced. The teaching style is more student directed and you will have to become accustomed to these differences. Distance learning relies heavily on technology. If you aren’t computer and internet savvy, you will need to learn new skills, in addition to your coursework. Look for classes or workshops on computers and the internet. These are often available in public libraries or community centers. You may feel overwhelmed at the thought of taking another class, but the time you spend learning to use the technology will save you time in the long run. Most colleges offer support for new students. Some schools may have orientation sessions at the start of a new semester. If your school offers this, plan on attending. You will gain valuable information about the structure of the course and the technology used. Instructors often give advice for organizing your time at these sessions. In addit...

Study MBA Energy Management for Better Prospects

This field is highly valued by the global economy if we take a look at the industry insights covering a basic idea about the ongoing trends. Among the most crucial issues doing the rounds in this area is of carbon management. Job Prospects Pursuing the programme of MBA Energy Management gives a fresh perspective to foresee the future of this area. The discipline definitely has good career prospects as studying energy management lets open many doors that lead to different industrial sectors. In this field, they get opportunities to fulfil roles like an oil and gas analyst, project coordinator, project performance analyst as well as an energy and sustainability manager. Thus, the area looks forward to developing an emerging generation of leaders in the field of energy. The two year programme is career-oriented and has been designed to help the students in understanding, enhancing, combining and applying the knowledge of core management areas as well as their practices in the energy domai...

Integrative Business Planning - A Case Study On Insufficient Planning

Introduction Entrepreneurs would always do some form of business planning before they start a new venture. Quite often this will result in a formal business plan. The format will probably be determined by one of the following: A business planning software package; A guidebook on business planning; Another business plan; An external consultant. Although all the above can have satisfactory results, they all have potential pitfalls. One serious pitfall (when using one of the first three methods) is the way that the entrepreneurs tackle the problem. Although all of the methods cater for the addressing of the apparent salient features and even for the interdependence between them, they can not cater for all the intricacies and multi-directional relationships that exist between various features in a business. Outsourcing the whole business planning process to a consultant also does not solve all the problems. A consultant would need to work quite interactively with the entrepreneurs to b...

Surviving Study Hall When You Don't Have Anything to Study

Study halls can be a real savior when you find yourself franticly trying to cram for your next test after a night of hanging out with your friends. Or when you just realized that term paper you’ve been avoiding is due next period. Of course, just like anything else there is down side to study hall. What do you do when you don’t have anything to study? When you’re bored out of your mind and the teacher keeps giving you the evil eye, and it looks like she’s about to kick you out if you pass one more note, or tell one more joke to your neighbor. Fortunately a trip to the office isn’t your definite destination. There are tons of things that you can do to occupy yourself in study hall that don’t involve schoolwork. Yes, believe it or not you can find entertainment at your school and it doesn’t even involve rule breaking. 1. If you like to read you can always bring along one of your favorite novels and escape for the duration of the period, from the m...

How To Study Faster For Exams

fast studying is the way you gain the most out of your subject with the least amount of time and effort so that you can study more with less time and effort. The problem comes when you can’t focus on what you are studying because of the following: You don’t have confidence for exams You have fears that what you studied won’t come in the exam you are preparing for So the first step you should take is to solve these problems by preparing yourself and doing the following: Expecting the worst case scenario that can happen to you if you will fail the exam Doing your best regardless what you know about the subject Having faith that whatever will happen is the best for your case By preparing yourself this way, you will gain more confidence while solving your exam, and your fear about unexpected questions will decrease to the least. How to Study fast For Exams So it’s time now to know how to study fast for exams. Most articles around the internet that talk about the f...