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Consumer attitudes and concerns about e-book technology adoption

The marketing of e-books could be retooled to successfully meet the demands of consumers as well as allay their fears about the technology itself. As evidenced by the survey, one of the biggest grievances that consumers had with e-book technology was that they felt it was not reliable.

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University of Hawaii at Hilo pharmacy education and cultural experience

Have you considered the ramifications of relocating and/or living in Hilo, HI for the duration of your pharmacy academic career? If so, does the possibility of living in Hawaii appeal to you? If so, why? Do you have any concerns? If so, what are they?

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Environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the Three Gorges Dam

Costing $24B and having the dimensions that rival one of the American Great Lakes (Salazar, 2000) the Three Gorges Dam Project displaced 1.2 million people and forced the relocation of 116 cities and towns, the redistricting of a province and near extinction of thousands of plants and animals.

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Immunization coverage and herd immunity in developing nations

Vaccinations, associated with the prevention of many once common and deadly diseases that cannot be combated by traditional medicine have saved millions of lives all over the world.

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Defining visitor attractions: cultural and natural features that meet leisure needs

One definition of a visitor attraction, according to the Dictionary of Travel and Tourism Hospitality Terms is "a physical or cultural feature of a particular place that individual travelers or tourists perceive as capable of meeting one or more of their specific leisure-related needs.

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Strategies for succeeding in pharmacy school through time management and collaborative learning

The pharmacy program is known to be an intense program that requires the mastery of a great amount of information in a very short period of time. Additionally, the information being learned is of great importance and very specific, in that small errors can result in drastic consequences.

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JD MATT Technology's customer satisfaction and marketing strategy challenges

JD MATT Technology has come under extreme pressure as its customers are shifting their attention to their competitors. Previously the company has buried assumption in optimizing their marketing mix to connect with customers, sell more of whatever it is to sell, and thus earn more profit.

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Questioning Maslow's hierarchy of needs and individual differences

Do you believe that people at lower levels aspire to higher levels? I believe that the motivation to aspire to higher levels depends on the individual's characteristics. The mass of the people, as Nietzsche (1986) was won't to say, seem to prefer fulfillment of their basic needs.

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Peak oil, climate change, and the nuclear energy alternative

We need to learn to live without it and to rely on alternative, renewable sources of energy. With global demand rising and available supplies shrinking, higher and more volatile prices and shortages could provoke the end of suburbia.

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Strategies for building parental involvement in schools

Kersey and Masterson (2009) advise teachers how to connect with parents and involve them in their children's performance.

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