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Cartoon packaging and children's food preferences: beyond marketing influence

McWilliams, James. (2010, July 22). What we know, and don't know about children and junk food. The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2010 at http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/what-we-know-and-dont-about-children-and-junk-food/?scp=2&sq=childhood obesity&st=cse

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Wound care standardization and nurse training for elderly, diabetic, and burn patients

Proper wound care is crucial for all patient health outcomes, but especially for three key populations: the elderly, individuals with advanced diabetic conditions, and burn victims.

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FedEx's employee healthcare benefits expansion and wellness initiatives

Providing employees with adequate healthcare is one of the challenges of any responsible American corporation, given that healthcare is largely employer-provided. For many years, the FedEx Corporation offered health-care packages through managed care programs such as HMOs and PPOs.

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Parfit's bundle theory and the split-brain cases argument

Why does Parfit believe the split-brain cases support the bundle theory? Parfit believes that the split-brain cases support the bundle theory mostly because in his view, the split-brain cases are nothing more than a more dramatic version of ordinary existence.

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Communication skills as transferable skills in organizational redesign

Managing organizational change in general and implementing organizational redesign in particular present serious challenges for organizations.

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Paul's conception of Christian identity and spiritual transformation

The Apostle Paul was a great sinner and persecutor of Christians who became a great saint. The phrase the 'Road to Damascus' has become a common metaphor of bright flashes of insight, such as what occurred to Saul when he became Paul, and was converted to Christ with a great, shining light.

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Pursuing a physician assistant career to serve underserved communities

My original motivation for pursuing a medical career goes back to the unexpected loss of my mother in 1995. She was the victim of medical malpractice due to the errors of her physician. Prior to that, I had never realized how vulnerable ailing patients are to mistakes in the medical field.

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Barbie's whiteness and racial representation in dolls

As a male, I've never played with Barbies or really understood their appeal. However, I have given Barbies as gifts to younger female relatives on many occasions, upon their request.

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Concept mapping as a writing strategy for students with learning disabilities

Students who receive special education services often find themselves struggling with traditional classroom curricular for subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics.

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Advantages and disadvantages of home ownership versus renting

There are both advantages and disadvantages to owning a home instead of renting private property. Owning a home has represented an important milestone in life for many people since the middle of the 20th century.

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