Research Assessment: What Do Aging, Railroads, And Black Plague Have In Common In Their Dieting?

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Research is "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of information to increase understanding of a topic or issue. A research project may be an expansion on past work in the field. To test the validity of instruments, procedures, or experiments, research may replicate elements of prior projects or the project as a whole. The primary purposes of basic research (as opposed to applied research) are documentation, discovery, interpretation, and the research and development (R&D) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge. Approaches to research depend on epistemologies, which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences. There are several forms of research: scientific, humanities, artistic, economic, social, business, marketing, practitioner research, life, technological, etc. The scientific study of research practices is known as meta-research.Assessment may refer to: Health assessment, identifies needs of the patient and how those needs will be addressed Nursing assessment, gathering information about a patient's physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual status Psychiatric assessment, gathering information about a person in a psychiatric or mental health service Psychological assessment, examination of a person's mental health by a professional such as a psychologAssessment (journal) (ASMNT), a psychology journal Educational assessment, documenting knowledge, skills, aptitudes, and beliefs Environmental impact assessment, assessment of environmental consequences of a plan Library assessment, to learn about the needs of patrons Risk assessment, determining value of risk related to a concrete situation and a recognized threat Survey data collection, marketing assessments Tax assessment, determining amounts to be paid or assessed for tax or insurance purposes Vulnerability assessment, identifying, quantifying, and ranking vulnerabilities in a system Writing assessment, examining practices, technologies, and process of using writing to assess performance and poteExam (disambiguation) Examination (disambiguation) Types of assessmentPlague or The Plague may refer to: Common may refer to:Dieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated way to decrease, maintain, or increase body weight, or to prevent and treat diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Dieting to lose weight is recommended for people with weight-related health problems, but not otherwise healthy people. As weight loss depends on calorie intake, different kinds of calorie-reduced diets, such as those emphasising particular macronutrients (low-fat, low-carbohydrate, etc), have been shown to be no more effective than one another. As weight regain is common, diet success is best predicted by long-term adherence. Regardless, the outcome of a diet can vary widely depending on the individual.The first popular diet was "Banting", named after William Banting. In his 1863 pamphlet, Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public, he outlined the details of a particular low-carbohydrate, low-calorie diet that led to his own dramatic weight loss.One survey found that almost half of all American adults attempt to lose their weight through dieting.