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Effectiveness and approaches in substance abuse treatment programs

Illicit drug abuse, prescription drug abuse and addiction, and alcoholism are all significant contemporary social problems. All of those problems involve aspects or combinations of behavioral, physiological, or psychological dependence (Gerrig & Zimbardo, 2008).

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Budgeting priorities and resource management for police managers

Although municipal police departments are typically required to abide by many of the same accounting standards as private sector companies, there are some fundamental differences in the respective missions that are involved that must be taken into account in considering how their budgets should be…

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Vietnam's economy during the global financial crisis

Vietnam's economy has been one of the fasting growing economies in Asia during the past decade. (EIU, 2010, p.

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Teacher perceptions of differentiating instruction for gifted and talented students

Does teacher instruction challenge the needs of the gifted and talented in a mainstream classroom?

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Critical thinking in hospital pharmaceutical inventory investigations

Therefore, critical thinking adds the all-important dimension on reason to the professional decision-making process. In our personal life, we can get away with making decisions based on emotional or hasty habitual reactions to stimuli.

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Health promotion theories and nursing practice applications

At the interface between nursing practice and public health is the concept of health promotion. Health promotion is defined in the literature as "the process of enabling people to exert control over the determinants of health and thereby improve their health," (Health Promotion Agency 2009).

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Interview study of transformational leadership in neuroscience nursing

The nursing leader interviewed in connection with this project has an educational background that includes a Bachelor of Business Administration and a BSN, and she is currently pursuing a Masters of Science with a concentration in Nursing Administration.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and the American Dream

F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in Minnesota in 1896, a descendent of the author of "The Star Spangled Banner," hence the name "Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald." Fitzgerald attended Princeton University and began his writing career by contributing to student newspapers and other publications at the…

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Observing shoppers at a neighborhood grocery store parking lot

Two turkey vultures are soaring around directly above. They are a common sight here, and no one pays much attention. it's a Tuesday afternoon and the shopping center parking lot is about one-third full. This is not a large shopping center with multiple businesses.

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Counselor attitudes and person-centered therapy with Doris

What is your attitude about Doris wanting to leave her husband and her child? How would your own values influence the way you would work with her?

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